Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-07-30
A case OF misplaced confidenced was


"trusty" Of the Blackfoot jail played a
leading role. Thus far all clues have
proven misleading looking to efYecting
his re-capture.
1t is rumored that one OF Blackfoot's
fair daughters has passed TO the thresh-
hold OF matrimonial happiness. This
rumor comes by the way Of Challis
messenger.
Mr.. Ed Hartdegan and wife came
In Wednesday morning from the Ogden
hot springs, where they have been for
a week past. They we're both greatly
benefited by this brief respite from
business cares.
Mr.. Geo. Lindsay, the new express
agent, is lately from MountAinhome.
He has family who 1t present re-
side at Boise, but Ia the course OF
month or SO he may remove them
TO Blackioot.
An outing party composed Of Mrs.
Geo. Houck and her daughters, Clara
and Jessie, Misses May and Lottie
Scott, Lizzie Criswell, and Charlie
Fisher and Blaine Houck, left for the
Wolverine and neighboring locality
Tuesday morning, TO be absent for .
week or more.
Mrs. William AndIs, Of Great Falls,
Montans, has been guestsof Mrs VIM.
WeAryrick for . week past. The coca
sion OF Mrs. Andis' visit WAS TO be In
attendance at the funeral services OF
Earl Wearyrick, she being q near relx-
tive of the family.
DIR. w. II. Behle has been absent for
week past on = tour OF inspection In
the Lemhi country. His route was
over Fred Vogler's Red Rock stage
line to Gibbonsyiiie, Salmon City and
other points. Timothy takes the place
OF the alfalfa fields In that section and
he reports II as looking most beautiful
Ia fact that region generally as enjoy
ing d season OF prosperity.
A, no time 10 the history OF farming
experience Ia the vicinity OF Blackfoo'
have prospects for bountiful wheat
harvest been more encouraging. The
golden grain may not have the fasci
mating ring OF the yellow god OF gold
but IL has quite As many devotccs who
pay tribute 70 its power and Willingly
yield allegiance to its sccptred ''staf o
life."
A young mao iu this state saved l50
coupons from the cigarettes no ba,
smoked, and wrote 70 the manufacture
OF the weed, asking what they woul'
give him for them. They wrote an'
told him TO save 1900 more and thel
they would send him a coffin.
| Pos,master-Generai Smith request
the Associated Press to give motto
that all letters addressed To soldiers an
sailors in Porto Rico, Cuba or Manil
will continue to be scut as heretofore a
the two-cent rate. The five cent rat
for letters applies only TO the genera
service.
The Southern Idaho Fruit Growers
associatIou met In the city hall yeste'
day afternoon. The new freight rate
= we're read as follows: eI per hundred o
green fruit to Chicago, 30 cents to a
Missouri river points, ss cents to Der
yer. II was stated the Union Pacifl
offered to furnish refrigerator cars fire.,
says che Boise Statesman.
Passenger Brakeman Shaw, who rur
east from Pocatello, met with An acc
dent which cost him the loss Of on
, foot, Sunday morning at a station nes
NeCsmmon. He endeavored 20 ste
aboard the train as 1t pulled out, whe
he slipped and fell, one foot bein
: caught under the wheel and was take
OF Just below the instep. Prompt q
tention WAS given to his relief and he
|. nov under treatment at the railrou
a hospital at Salt Lake City.
Our old-time and esteemed citize
F. W. vogler, who has 20 long file
the position OF express agent at Blac
Il foot, has found the duties of his uewl
i acquired stage line at Red Rock 10 q
r acting, that he has been reliev cd, NJ
/ the express business given In charge
Geo. Lindsay, Of Mountsinhome, tn
n change does not lose Fred TO us eutirel
a ~ ne has large property interests
+ Blackfoot which will often require /
s presence, much to the qualification
:. his many friends.
:. Unawares a small industry has gro'
up In this community that M
m take rank among the foremost on'
IS This application may be made to
ID growing of berries In the immedi'
ID vicinity of Blackfoot. Daily an avera
o. of eighty cases are shipped out frt
IN this place to Anaconda, Butte and 9th