Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-08-14

pr. ilin has decided 10 give up his
Office OF Superintendent of Missions in
Utah and go east to a new field Of labor
Our Idaho people will regret to learn
OF the Doctors contemplated change.
When in Utah they could see him aud
hear him occasionally.
Two parties from Pocatello passed
through Blackfoot Saturday en-route
TO the National Park. One was com.
posed Of Dr.. and Mrs. Keller, Mr.. and
Mrs. George North, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Irving, Mr. Warner and Miss
Beeson and Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Terrell.
The other was Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lester.
Mrs. Donnell and SIR. Dan Kenney
Zone Of the troubles Of this period. =
said the eyer-coniident politician. sir
that We have too much labor-saying
machinery
That's true replied the ordinary
citizen. There are too many political
bosses with schemes 10 save the people
the trouble Of thinking for themselves. 9
The business men Of Salt Lake City
are planning to put up non-partisan
ticket for the city oifices--a ticket Of I
men which will be platform within
itself. The cxtrasagancIes il the man
agement OF city affairs have forced an
expression from the taxpayers and that
expression demands halt, halt. The
movement meets with general favor.
G. G. Stevenson, Secretary OF the |
Grand Lodge Of Masons for this state, |
IL busy arranging the preliminarles for
the meeting OF the Grand Lodge which |
win be held In this city on the 18th,
18th and 10th Of September. There
are - lodges In the state and each Is
entitled TO three delegates, which will
bring large number Of people to the |
city during that time. Boise States.
man.
MADRID, Aug. 7.-Senor Canoras del.
Castillo, prime minister OF Spain, was
assaseinaicd to-day At Santa Agueda,
by an anarchist. The murderer fired
three shots, one OF which struck the
prime minister Ia the forehead and an
other in the chest. The wounded man
fell dying al the feet Of his wife, who
was with him, lingering IN agony for
an hour, and then passing away with
ihc cry Of Long Lave Spain.r which
we're the last words upon his lips.
An Indiana pair Of lovers eioped on
bicycles and the girls father pursued
them on another wheel. taking several
shots n them. He succeeded In pune
turing tire o. HIS daughters wheel
aud the wounded machine was ahan.
doned, tho runaways making the other
bicycle do double duty. Even then they
reached ihe parsons FIRST and were
married before the father passed under
the wire, bad third. There is no tell
ing where the usefulness Of the bicy-
Gle will end.
The st. Paul Press gives IN analysis
Of The wheat situation Of the world. Il
says: "Thu past weak In Minnesota
and the two Dakoias has not been 80
favorable 70 wheat on the whole rs Il
might have been. Tho cnrrcnt estimate
Of the shortage 10 the European crop Is
100, OO0, 600 bushels. which. With stocks
10 al countries low and Argentina,
India aud Australia likely TO ship little
II any wheat this year, will leave the
United States TO supply the deficit from
her surplus. a recent estimate 81 the
European shortage BY Becrhohm Of
London IL Ia, 900 bushels. Wheat
Is being held back by farmers Who ARE
perhaps justified in believing that
prices will ultimately range higher"
i senator Vest recently told this story
Of the origin Of the South Carolina IN.
dus,ry: Jefferson. while minister TO
France visited Italy aud finding there
very superior quality of rice. filled
the pockets OF his Virginia osercoa,
the old-fashioned Virginia coat, with
capcs 20 Il, which our grandfathcrs
wore--wIih II, and 10 use plain Lam
guage smuggled IL out Of the country.
He carried IL to Paris, put II up Ia small
packages of five and ten grains and sent
II TO Charleston, 5. g., and that was the
basis Of the South Carolina rice. the
finest now 10 the world"
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