Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-12-12

- "a 80 VI eaniZatlon because OF any
lack OF applicants for its minor offices. /
The numbers wanting places will be
large enough for all purposes.
The Populists are laying seige to
Governor steunenberg for pie from his
counter Of State patronage.
Ezra A. Burrell, formerly Of Black
foot, but now of Fremont county, is re-
ported 70 be an applicant for one OF the
offices Of the Blackfoot land Office.
Miss Grace Bunting will deliver the
address of welcome at the Episcopal
church, At the Christmas eve entertain
ment, Blaine Houck at the Methodist |
church.
7. J. Matthews Is candidate for the |
appointment OF Indian agent at Ross
Fork. and his friends say he expects TO
capture the prize.
At the Methodist Church Sunday
morning, the subject win be .'The
Queens Visit" In the evening, lsWhat
You Cannot Find, Brother" All cor
daily invited.
Mrs. Mitchell, the State president OF
the w. G. 7. u, win speak in the NJ.
=. Church on Tuesday evening, Decem-
ber 18th. Everybody come and hear
about the National convention.
Every parent Ia Blaekfoot should see
20 II that the little folks have the best
time possible during the holidays and
fali enjoyment Of q merry Christmas.
Four years ago there were no pro-
nounced applicants for Register and
Receiver 10 the Blackfoot land Office
until In April after the Inauguration.
sth OF March. Now there are Al least a
half dozen, and II Is 81 months 70 the
Inauguration.
Il Mr.. Mcintosh. now clerking for Hull
a Greene, will leaYe for Malad, Oneida
county. LIST Of January. He will engage
10 the drug business with Mr. Wilson
formerly Of Blackfoot.
The supreme court Of the State has
adjourned. The amendment decision
will not be handed down until its meet
ing In January. The case OF Sid Lar.
klns also goes over 70 the January meet
Ing.
Tho suffrage amendment question
has been argued before the supreme
court, HAwley, Borah and Tate for the
sufragisis, and Attorney General Par
sons and II. z. Johnson for the State
board, and has been taken under ad
yisement
, II Ii wonderful how many men arr
engaged In making up McKinley's cab
lnet. II time Is money and the tins
spent In this business be $500 an hour
Mckinley could pay OF the gold bond
and have reserve left In the treasury
Girls, remember that there are onl.
about eighteen days more OF this lea
wear, and there viii not be another on
until 1904. You had better talk fast
and whas you cannot say In person
!. crowd IL Into q phonograph, and Civ
: Ii out 10 broken doses later on.
II will be difficult for some parties :
make Mr.. Mckinley believe that thei
! individual votes for him were wort
. the appointment 20 a presidential oiiic'
n And vet there are some In Idaho VIII
will attempt 70 do this very thing. Bu
Mr.. Mckinley, he heap savyy.
J. Judge standrod has ordered that a
n the ballot boxes OF the county be place
in the custody Of the clerk for sal
keeping until the spring term OF .
court when the contest OF Garletz Y
= coltman, for the Office of sheriff, wi
be heard.
Col. Budlong, late candidate for go
ernor, Is said to hayc been muc
y married man. IL is claimed that
has three living divorced wives. Ju
4. think OF Il! II the suffrage amen
N ment had been In force, where won
ut the gallant Colonel landed with thr
women on his trail. One thing issur
!. Col. Morrison would not have had hi
] for campaign companion,
is, The Ladies' Aid, OF the Method
ia church, will hold their Fair and NJ
England dinner next Thursday att
= noon and evening, the 18th OF Decc
:, ber. The Fair will be open all aft
noon and evening. There will BET nu
her Of things both useful and ornam'
MS tnl for sale. The dinner will be rea
ill AZ three o'clock. There will also
home made candy, popcorn oaiis, u
be tafIy for sale. Come one, come all
M acc and taste the good things.
IL. New York apples, New York sw'
ry cider, cranberries, figs, dates, nv
en seedless raisins, citron, evapora
..aatarinaa nuricOts, ~