Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-01-02
Local Happenings Photographed

have more eide walks and better side
walks this year than II had last year.
Miss Lula sill, OF Blackfoot, attended
The teachers association Ia session at
Pocatello three days Of this week,
Frank Hit, OF Idaho Falls, il said
10 be candidate for clerk Of the SEN
ate.
Snow In the Wood River country is
nom one and halt 70 two feet deep on
the level
The greatest discussion OF the cur-
rency question to-day grows out Of the
bank failures.
State Treasurer-elect Storer has
gone over TO the capital 10 enter upon
The duties Of his new office.
Mr. A. ID. Morrison, merchant Of
idaho Falls, spent Tuesday In Black
foot
The legislature will be Ia harness
next week, and It viii be amusing 10
see some Of the woald-be-leaders pranc-
lug out under the check line.
Harry King, big cattle oRner Of
gsnno1k county, spent Tuesday III
Blaektooi Kith friends Of former days.
The probate iudge-elect Of Blaine
county was once private secretary fol.
Samuel j. Tiidun.
There will bc another Christmas Ia
1897. Live 20 that yon may enjoy II
more than you did the Christmas OF
1875,
Rev. Williams, evangelist. viii begin
revival services IL the AZ. +. Church,
iiiackioo', nex. sunday morning i, II
o'clock.
Presiding Elder T.aadon will preach
a. the n. 4. Church next Monday even.
lng, alter which hc will hold his second
quarterly conference.
Hon. J. ]. Mccarty, representative
irpm Custer county, spent last sasn,~
daY In iilAcktoot, being en-ruute 10
Boise,
Secretary ~ State Hammond, OF Utah,
spens last Monday In lliackioo, on busl.
Rsss before the U. >. land Office
Tbs nes State administration goes
Into power next Monday. For the first
inns IN H. history the Democrats come
into possession 81 the principal offices
and the relna Of State government
Prof Titus, Mrs. Stone. Miss Warner
ami Nis. Hoack ~ the I,lscktooi school.
ai'eutlcd the State association Of teach.
en u Poassllo this week.
More than a dozrn new residences
rcru erected In Blacktoot last year.
and s.ill homes are In demand.
Judge Morgan win resume The prac-
tee u Law ia BoIaa City, at the close
9; his official term which expires next
week.
The candidates for speaker Of the
hosse u representatives Of the Idaho
legislature have grown TO be nnmcr-
oas and anxious About nine say.
They will take sugar 10 thcr'n."
Tie number Of applicants for the
legislative appointments Il the largest
known 10 the history Of thr state.
There are from three 70 four for every
place.
Cotnmtssioncr.clrct T,umgarncr kill.
g about % pork hogs this season, and
: namtrr Of them pulled down The
ban Of tho steelyards at from $40
70 $40.
Hon. ". A Just, vito and daughter,
and James Just, wife aud ION William
:. Bryan. passed through Blackfoo, en-
ruaie TO Ogden aud Salt Lake City SUM
day evening. They will spend the clos
lng days Of the holidays In those cities.
Attorney Geo. II. stewart, Of Boise,
has been appointed Judge Of the Third
Judicial district, ylco Richards, resign
e, and has entered upon his official
duties.
Senator Dubois will.rcach Boise, to-
aay, Friday, and establish hcadquar-
'efs Tor the Senatorial contest which
may be counted on from the meeting Of
we legislature next Monday.
Cattle buyers were numerous In the
Lost River grazing fields last week.
number Of purchases were made and
several punches OF range stock and
warnings were brought TO ranges near
The railroad.