Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-06-06
Local Happenings Photographed.

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week, for selling liquor TO the Indians.
Fred w. vogler left for Challis on
Wednesdays stage.
Communication between Wallace and
Burke, North Idaho, was cut off early
In the week by high water.
Custer county court had goodly
number Of divorce cases on its spring
term.
The hottest place In the United
States is Bagdad, Arizona. The Their
mometer stands there for days at time
at 40 in the shade.
The Japanese have law which for
bids gamblers from taking part In any
public service.
Mrs. Jenkins, OF Salt Lake City, came
up Monday to be present at her sons
marriage.
Judge Beatty delivered the Grafton
at the dedicatory exercises Of the Lew
iston State Normal school Wednesday
evening Of this week.
Hon. John M. Burke Is extensively
engaged In mining at Rossland, British
Columbia.
On and after July 4, 1896, the field OF
the flag win consist of forty-fye stars,
arranged In ak rows.
AT Boise barracks, Boise City, an OBJ
servation Of rainfall has been made
each month for the last generation and
more.
The report for the month OF May OF
1895, shows that II was heaviest for that
month in 80 years.
Mr.. c. Bunting and children visited
Salt Lake City first OF the week. The
little folks viii remain with relatives a
month or more.
Statistics show that there are fewer
suicides among the Irish than among
any other people in the world.
The Helena lAioniana) Independent
names this ticket: Boles and Dubois,
and asks, slow is this for pair of sill
yer twins?n
Miss McFadden, a charming young
lady and a leader in HALEY society, is
visiting Miss Blanche Jones, OF Black
foot.
Bannock county holds It's convention
to-day at McCammon 10 select dele
gates TO the State convention TO be
held at Pocatello the 10th OF June.
Kate Field, one OF the best known
women In the United States,
good writer and popular wherever
known, died at Honolulu, May 10th.
Pneumonia, following n severe cold,
was the disease which robbed her OF
her life.
The editor Of THE NEWS has invi.
tations 20 attend the following COM
mencements all 10 be held this month:
st. Mary's Academy, Salt Lake City;
the State University at Moscow; the
Military Academy at Faribault, Min
nesota, and the Normal School at Al
bion, and 20 the Dedicatory Exercises
of the Normal School at Lewiston.
Blackfoot public schools closed It's la.
bors for the term with short program
consisting Of drills and dialogues, at the
Opera House Friday evening OF last
week.
The closing exercises Of the school
work proper were conducted In the
school rooms during the days of the
week, and the entertainment given Fri
day evening was independent and apart
from the every day work In the class
rooms.
Longfellow sold his early poems for
song, but he lived 10 receive $1,000. or
$50 line, for ''The Hanging of the
Crane, and when he died he was worth
1850, 600.
A highest grade New Estey Piano
for sale cheap. Cash or time.
ID. II. BIETHAN.
The loss OF life In the st. Louis cy-
clone is not as large as first reported,
but the destruction OF property was not
over estsmated.
A sack Of -four containing two hum
dred and eighty pounds will make three
hundred and sixty-eight pounds Of
bread in England, and four hundred
and twenty pounds In the United States;
that is, seven pounds OF American are
equal to eight pounds Of English -four.