Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-11

husbands. This looks like men are
worse than women.
The Jap strike on the Short Line Is
ended again, and they have gone back
to striking spikes with their sledge
hammers. They have spiked their
strike and are striking spikes. That's
the truth of It.
Bud Ray Is In jail for stealing horse
from Il. M. James OF Lost River. The
horse was stolen at Blackfoot and Ray
was caught between Pocatello and Nc
Cannon.
II is said that the U. p. and o. s. L.
railroads have made q reduction OF rs
cents a ton on coal from Rock Springs to
20 Butte and Anaconda. This will make
o saving 10 those cities OF over $50, 900
year.
All the officials OF the United States
court for this State are expected In
Blaekioot next Monday. Judge Beatty.
Clerk Richardson. Attorney Forney
and Marshal Crutcher. The calendar
shows some business for the term.
II looks like the days OF "auld lang
syne" 10 see Judge Stevens leaning up
against the llniels OF the postoiiice door
again and watching the busy, bustling,
stirring throng OF people elbowing their
way along the crowded street.
John Montgomery exhibited at our
Office Thursday button of gold weigh
Ing 3 ounces, 2 pennyweight and l6
grains which was taken from his placer
claim In one week by two men. Value
abou, s61
The hrst meeting OF the teachers as
sociaiion OF this county has been called
TO meet the 18th at the court house
al Blackfoos. The association was or
lganiEcd during the late teachers instl-
iuic. A program appears elsewhere.
The people are cordially invited to be
present At the meeting.
CINCINNATI, Sept o,h--In the bike
races at Chester park to-day Griffin
Halsiead. son OF Murat Halstcad the
/. journalist. in the aying start, unpaced
! amateur, made a quarter mile In % a-5
seconds, beating the worlds record by
two seconds.
Rev. l.. W. Gowen and DIR. G. W.
Mlngus will start next Monday for Bell
yue 10 attsnd the annual Baptist Asso-
J citation. They win return about Sep
,cnbcr 25,h; DR.. Mingus viii then be
ready for business again In his Office at
the Idaho House.
, Meeks, the Montpelier hank robber,
| gave the officials much uneasiness
about getting him to the penitentiary
II was reported and believed that ef'
forts would be made by his friends q
rescue him, and 20 guard against thii
the train was held until daylight and
e heavy guard accompanied the war
I. den from Paris 10 pocatello. But with
!. Il all he Is safe in the pen.
I The advance In the price Of silver y
!, supposed 70 be due TO the holding bach
Of supplies by Americans and by th'
idea that silver currency win be wante'
!. In India. The purchases were chieii,
q for immediate shipment by people
A Having contracts 70 fulfil In India an'
China.
i The state board OF equalization ba
d hcaped big job OF extra work Oh
!. county recorder Gagon for this week
o In making change OF the assessed
value OF real estate and of horses, cattle
sheep, and hogs, raising some and low
ering others, nearly every name on tn
assessment roll OF the county, is affecte
aud still with million dollars valuation
: the entire difference is less than on
= hundred and sixty dollars.
Y County Supt. Whittier has just fir
: ished compiling the school census
: Bingham county from the reports of tn
J. school census marshals. The tota
Is number Of children Of school age In tn
y county is 29o2, an increase of l42 sine
Of last year. One of the features OF tn
report Is the fact that Idaho Falls ha
!, the same number OF children this yea
!. as last, and that Blackfoot has lost on'
!. The greatest gains were In Riverside
"a Iona aud Shelley.
For the "good Of the cause or U
- rood Of the state, II you please, III
- e NEWS offers this suggestion: Let "
:, Legislators elected In senatorial yea
- confinc their work to the election
United States Senator'S and then a
iourn, and let those elected In oth'
no years enact the laws. We might g
better laws.
nd THE NEWS has always believed tn'
to Idaho had too many laws such as the
were, and we note the Supreme Cou