Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-02-12
uolp IN BRIEF PARAGRAPHS
81. Valentines Day next Monday.

,sJlo. have decided 10 close their places
., business after $50 p. N.
Mr.. Howard recently sold about 600
,ops Of hay 10 be fed from the stacks on
bis raach.
Last year 1852 murders were CON-
mi,,ed In the United States, and only
laa were hanged for their crime.
Ezra A. Burreli and Jesse Brandon.
At 81. Anthony, spent two or three days
in Blsckfoot this week.
The stages running TO Albion give
oue-half fare to students .ho attend the
State Normal School
cassia county had rabbit drive las,
geek in which about 1000 we're captured.
Judge Huston has about recovered
from the effects Of sickness OF last week.
Robt. Herman left town Tuesday
afternoon with small drove Of sheep
for Lost river.
The editor OF THE NEWS spent three
days OF the week In Salt Lake City.
President Gaulf, Of the State UnIyer-
atty will deliver n lecture st Butte,
MoaiAaa, next "Wednesday the 18th.
BORN Saturday. February 9Th, to
Nr. and Mrs- J. w. Molen, a daughter.
III. Hawley of Boise, was In the
city Monday ON professional business.
Paper horseshoes are said TO last
lager than those made OF metal.
The Boise Statesman says: Bishop
csanstoa OF Portland will preach at the
Methodist church in that city 90 the
esenlng Of February 2ist
When man tells you he never makes
Mistakes put 10 down he never makes
anything else.
A special examination Of applicants
ior teachers certificates Tor the county
sill be held At Idaho Fails. commenc-
lag Thursday. February cath.
Kit Lindsay, formerly Of Blackfooi,
has gone To Portland 20 acccp; POSI-
tl0n slih the Oregon Railway & Nayi-
CATION company.
f.M. Watson will not move his Black
foo, stock 10 Poca,ello until after pay
day February 3o,h. Now Ia chance
iog ci bargain.
Areward Of 500 Il offered by Cover
nor staanenbsrg for the arrest and con-
sieiiOa Of the parties who set the Farm
en- warehouse In Gcnesce on fire last
November.
Il Is estimated that Ia the whole
sorld 20 babies are born every minute
and 81 people die every minute, so then
TIE world Is being populated al the rate
q SD souls day.
The House Committee on the es,h
alt rejected the bills TO make States
out o. the Territories Of Arizona, New
Mexico, and Oklahoma. This kills all
statehood legislation for the present
session.
Auditor Scott Il this week issuing
warrants to the amount Of sii5e.4l,
With interest from August sth, 1893, 20
Bingham county. This IL Bannock
sonniys proportion Of tho old Bingham
county debt to old Alturas county
Poca,cllo Tribune.
William Howard IL splcndidly equip
pod for Watering stock on his ranch
and can easily water 1000 head day.
ne has recently put In horse power
pump In one Of his wells where there
nan abundance OF water, and has no
trouble In pumping water in the COLI.
est OF Weather.
State Engineer Mills reserved space
- me mines, agriculture and horticul-
ture buildings for Idaho's exhibit and
notified Governor Stcuncnbcrg OF his
action. He reserved 1913 square feet
10 Tue mines building, $50 In the horti-
culture building and 900 feet In the ag-
ficulture building. Omaha Bee.
IL Is said that Congress has been
Asked to remove the disabilities of a
man who deserted from the Union army
curing the wal, deserted the Democratic
party for Populism In 1894, his wife for
aneighbor's wife later on and deserted
Tue state on the darkest nj ht and best
horse he could find.
~. z. Miller, optician, viii be at the
niackfoot hotel, Monday, February l4th
u'iy prepared TO tcst the eyes. He
comes we'll recommended, and all suf-
'e'ng from defects OF vision or head
acne VIII do we'll 70 call on him. He
'narges nothing for examining the eyes.
minnesota has law TO encourage
lee planting. A bounty Of 500 per
acre is offered, and at least one acre