Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-15

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c. T. Ash, formerly a merchant Of
Blackfoot but of late years of San Luis
obispo, California, died suddenly Of
apoplexy few days ago.
The U. $. Attorney for the state
must have bis office at the capital, so
says the Attorney General This will
necessitate Mr.. Golfers move TO Boise.
An interesting discussion between
leaders OF the regular Mormon church
and Josephites has been IN progress at
Moreland, West Side, all the week. 1t
win close tonight.
With all the hard kicks given civil
service In Congress since holidays, the
appropriation bill for It's maintainance
passed the House last Tuesday.
Salt Lake City adyices say that the
U. T. Company has again gotten con-
troll OF the Oregon Short Line and o.
II. q n. road. This will give the Van
derbilts a through line TO the coast.
The Reed Hotel, Ogden, was dam
aged by IRE 10 the extent OF 5000
Thursday morning at 3 o'clock. There
was hot time In the hotel that morn
Ing when the seventy guests and en-
ployes were aroused and told 20 escape
for their lives.
| Fort Smith, Arkansas, was visited by
q most destructive tornado. the most
destructive, In fact, ever known at this
season OF the year. last Tuesday night.
Forty persons were killed and 81 ,0oo, ,0oO
worth Of property destroyed. A large
number of persons we're also injured.
| The railroad company refused 10 pay
lie assessment Of II mills State fund OF
ises on the grounds that 10 is not war.
ranted by law, aud also lis assessment
for interest on six per cent bonds under
the Law Of 1896, pending a decision In
the supreme court.
At the regular annual meeting oi
the directors Of the First National bank,
Pocatello. the following officers were
lelected for the year: President, Jas.
A. Murray; vIce-president, ID. W. Stand.
rod; cashier, w. A. Antilles. Directors
James A. Murray, d. w. siandrod. c.
W. bergman, A. T. Ryan and Geo
Winters.
Deny corbctt and FitzsImmons space
In the newspapers and they viii be
have themselves like other men. They
will fight and refuse TO dght as Ions
as they can keep in print before th'
public. The better class OF people i
growing sick and tired Of reading mat
ter they are sending over the wires 4
the pness
II Mr.. and Mrs. Fred w. yogler cam
In Thursday morning from their visi
, TO New York, Washington and othe
large eastern cities. They had an ele
CANT time all along their journey an'
count their visit, altogether, the mos
enjoyable ever made from home. Bot
are IN excellent health, aud while de
lighted with their trip are pleased y
be at home again.
Charlie Woods sends New Year greet
lngs TO his Blackfoot friends from hi
new home at Warm Springs India
Agency. Mr.. Woods sighs for Idah
!. and hopes for a transfer back 10 th
! dear old state. Hell far removed froi
!. railroad accommodations. ais wife an
r daughter were six dayson the road fro'
the nearest railroad depot TO the agenc!
= Deputy Supreme Commander +. A
: Taylor and Sir knight z. A. kinz'
d will institute q tent OF The Knights
the Maccabees In the Masonic hall thi
Friday evening. The new tent wi
!, start out under the most favoraol
auspices It's membership being cou
!. posed OF some OF the leading cit
zens OF Blackfoot The Knights OF tn
| MaccAneeh ~ UHe vi enc sS"esne $3.50
nal benifcary organizations having
L membership of about 100000 with
= surplus fund Of over sioo, 900 and abo'
!, d. 900 tents Ia % states and provinces
y North America.
Last week another man was drive
out OF the Ceur d 'Alenes. He was er
!. ployed at the Standard mine and hi
II incurred the displeasure OF the bandi
y who hold sway in that region. The
= took him out and started him towal
10 Wallace with an injunction not to LOO
back. The experience of others W
i. suiiicient 10 convince him that II won
ar be best TO comply, but IL does not sat-
m fy the people of the state that the
:. should not be something OF vigoro
~ character done to bring those cutthros
!. "a Justice. .-Statesman
40 Preaching at the Baptist church ne
Sunday at usual hours, and each eve
n lnp following until further notice. ke
d w. H. Bowler is to assist the pastor
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