Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-12-25

banking methods. Mr.. Bacon was
known In Bingham county. having
made many loans In the county on real
estate, when In the bank business in
Salt Lake City. A new trial has been
asked for by his attorneys.
| The Pocatello postoffice Is the next
persimmon on the bush, and about ten
fellows have poles In their hands to
knock IL down. @. A. Warner has the
longest pole. but Il Is not known posi-
lively that he wants TO enter the. knock
down. contest.
J. L. Seal, sheepherder from Utah,
died at the Blackfool hotel Wednesday
morning, and his remains were shipped
home for burial The deceased had
been In the vicinity OF Houston, Custer
county. Idaho, and was very sick man
when be reached Blackfoot few DAYS
ago.
II Surveyor General Perrault be cor
rcctly reported In the Boise City dis
patches In the matter OF civil service
and the appointment OF clerks for his
oiice, Ringer Hermann may teach him
that commissioner OF the general land
ONCE Is i've inches longer In the waist
band OF his official pants than survey
or general OF state. Binger may ask;
"who Is running this thing anyway,
you or Iy''
Watch night services a, the Method
let church New Years eve. Services
will begin al I:30 with q short program
followed by sermon by the pastor,
subject: ''The Old and the New" All
cordially Invited.
The Fulton meat market Is closed.
II. J. Horton having formed partner
ship with d. w. Swinehart and togeth-
er they will conduct the Palace meat
markc, In the National banx building.
-Pocatello Advance.
The following are the marriage II.
ceEses for the week.
Michael X. Hammer, Idaho Falls.
Anna NJ. Taysom, !.
Philip Evcrion, Poplar.
Lucy A. Dicus, Poplar.
The total population OF Hawaii Is
81 900, or about one-twenty-fifth that
Of New York City. They could all be
put in corner Of that cosmopolitan
city and ''assimilatcd' without much
ironble.-Globc Democrat
The new officers Of the Masonic
Lodge win be installed at It's hall next
Monday evening. A short program
will bc rendered and refreshments
served. soiourning Masons and wives
and members wives and daughters are
invited.
Acting Indian Agent Erwin. Of Ross
Fork, understands the methods OF max
ing pupils Of Indian papooscs. He has
done more TO make the ''old bucks en-
dorse education than all other agents
before him. When he tells an obsti-
nate .old buck" that his children must
90 10 school they 10 aud no questions
are asked.
Between Secretary Cages gold
standard and Senator wolcott's bimet-
alIism, and between Civil Service and
Congressman Grosvener's anti. Civil
Service, and between Mark Hanna and
senator Foraker's friends over the
Ohio Senatorship IL is difficult for the
President TO see where "Merry Christ
mas aud Happy New Year" are TO
come In.
Receiver W. II. Stufiiebeam, OF the
First National bank at Moscow, has
been requested to resign. As The NEWS
understands the situation, Mr.. Stuffie-
beam was entirely satisfactory TO the
creditors OF the bank and was doing
splendid work In getting at Bob
Brownies banking system, and this was
too much for some OF Mr.. Brownies
friends. Some fog-horn talking will
grow out OF MIR. Stuiilebeam's removal
and IL will give spicy seasoning TO the
politics OF north Idaho next year.
Regular services ut the Methodist
church next Sunday morning, service
at 1880 subject: "Christmas Reveries,
evening at 1880, subject: "The Wond-
erful Kingdom, Sunday school at ll:4S.
Epworth League at $3.50. All cordially
invited.
II YOU like good coffee try Chase and
sanburn's Seal Brand. Two lbs. Zoe. ut
Biethan's.
Ezra Christensen, OF Goshen, Idaho,
was a Blackfoot visitor Thursday. The
bright smile on his face indicated that
the clerk would hear from him soon,
and that his friends may have their
presents ready for an early date.
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