Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-18
ooNE AND cFNERAL MINIS

Tse state Normal school al Albion
opened with y stadenss
Railroad wrecks for September have
beeu frequent aad destructive.
Nov come reports Of frost on the
,nmokins aud corn 10 the shocks"
urs. A. whiticn has gone TO Cali
toynla on visit TO friends Of otherd days.
clerk Gagon and Judge Wall are
attending the Grand Lodge OF Masons
al Boise.
Mas Eva Rogers left for Boise City
Tuesday morning 20 resume her studies
At ST. Margaretts.
Hon. Edgar Wilson came over from
Rol.e Monday on business before the
United States court.
Judge Standrod's court AT l3lackfoot
his month win last logger than the
United States court.
Somebody has said; linen could turn
4 birds Al win there would be great
many more buzzards than there are now.
No preaching services at the Baptist
church next sunday. The pastor Il at
tending the Annual Association at
Bellevue.
Y. q. ROeder, one OF the solid bnsi-
ness men Of Pocaiello, was trial juror
81 the United States court ~ this
aeck's tsrm.
II you know anything good Of your
peighbor tell il TO the world. II any.
,hing bad keep Il 10 yourself. That Is
oas secret o. happiness.
The Short Line has made rate OF
fare for tbs Idaho Inlermonntain Fair
10 bs held In Boise III October Of three
quarters Of the one way rate for the
round trip
MIR. Geo. r. Gagon accompanied her
husbund on his Walt 10 Boise Clsy. MIR.
Gagon Is attending tho Grand Lodge 81
Masoas. TnE MEMS besp peaks an enjoy
able ,lne for Thorn in the Capital City.
The Methodist Mission Conference In
Utah says that statehood has had
tendency 20 impede rather than 10 aid
10 missionary work. II further says
thar many Mormons are still living In
Polygamy.
The state 81 Idaho has "a children
hind ard mute, - Of them are being
educated from home. Four arc a.
Colorado Springs, ! Al Vancouver aud
]. ii Ogden. Tho remaining refuse
10 attend school.
District Attorney Hays has ;akon an
appeal from the decision Of Judge Stew
ar; declaring the an,i.gambling Law
Unconstitutional. There i much spec.
ulasioa among Tho legal fraternity ae 10
the ruling 81 the supreme court on that
question.
Big excitement prevails in Fremont
county over charges against eS-ShsriiT
Warner, rx.Assossor brandon and ex.
Prphaie Judge Caho0a on the charge
81 cmbczzlcment. They will have a
bearing q, the next term Of the dis
rlcs court
4 Boise City citizens has been ar.
rested and fined si8 FOR violating the
wecd ordinance. We have heard OF a
dog ordinance and a hog ordinance, but
VIC never before knew toWn 40 sleepy
That !, forced lie private citizens to-
pull the weeds out Of the street. Wake
up,
The 9mllc cowboy race promises TO
~ one u tho most interesting features
Of The racing program at the fair 10
bolsc a number 81 riders have signi-
Ned their Intention Of entering with
good strings Of horses Each rider
must have Eve horses and shall not
ride horse more than one mile with
ont rest
Most gossip IA simply idle and thought
less. Many folks talk about their
hciRhbors because their minda are 50
empty that they have nothing cleo TO
TAX about. They 60 not mean to be
cruel or unkind; but they have got Into
inc habit OF allowing their tongues 70
wag, and they do not know how TO
break IL OF. Some gossippcrs, how
ever are consciously malignant Their
definite purpose is to do harm. Moth
ing pleases them so much as 20 blast
arepuation. Neither man nor woman
IS exempt from their ycnomous assaults.
IN the slightest pretoxt, and often
without any pretcxt, they yet anoa,
scandalous rumors concerning people
mat are as innocent as angels.