Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-28
LOCAL PARAGRAPHS.

4 ular merchant of Dubois, was u business
visitor la the Grove City last Saturday.
Deputy Sheriff McDaniels, of Bannock
county, fell from his bicycle last Sum
day and broke his knee cap.
AL Freiburg, late barber in the Gem
barber shop left last Monday morning
for Walla Walla.
Walter Shoup was appointed first
lieutenant OF the Shoup rangers.
The ssDellnquent Tax List" Is pop
ular continued story with our state ex-
changes this week.
Next Wednesday, June LIST, at noon
President Mckinley will touch the but
ton that will set In motion the machin-
cry Of the Omaha Exposition.
Rev. Yost preached very interest
ing sermon last Sunday evening. His
subject was: ..In1iyldual Peculiarities,
illustrated with bottles.
A msn In Chicago has gone crazy
from reading war news.
A London and New York syndicate
has sent out party OF 40ciyii engineers
and mechanics 10 the Yukon country 10
survey railroad.
Editor Wheeler OF the Idaho Falls
register came down 10 the county seat
Tuesday.
Gen. Merritt, who Il to command the
expedition 90 the Philippines. has ac-
cepted the services Of two trained male
nurses offered by Mrs. Whitelaw Reid.
Dewey's salary with his promotion In
rank II Increased from 5000 to 5000.
As he IL d man OF thousand this II
quite In keeping. -philadelphia Times
The New Era has opened perma-
nent ONCE 10 the photograph gallery,
south OF the mill.
At the q. A. r. encampment held at
Moscow last week, Nelson T.. kimball,
OF Salabria was elected department
commander. Lewiston WINS selected AS
the place for encampment next year.
The Jury In the district court at Po-
catello last Saturday. brought In ver-
dict Of AGO damages against DIR. w. II.
Wilson, OF Soda Syringe. for malprae-
tice.
A thorough cleaning ~ the alleys OF
Blackfoos should be made before warm
weather. A dollar or two paid for
hauling may save you many doctor
bills.
II IL said Of Kansas man that he has
j concluded 10 remain AZ home and con-
! tlnuc war with his vito.
4 Judge Beatty passed sentence on th.
1 Grangevillc stage robbers last Friday ~
4 Moscow. The two men convicted are
sentenced 10 - years In the pcniten-
tlary.
The Lewiston Tribune says Agent
s. q. Fisher has been appointed, tenn
porarlly. superintendent ~ the T.apwai
4 Indian school. Supt. Edward McCun-
I Vile resigned 10 accept the appointment
OF major with the idaho volunteers.
A knot IL 500 feet longer than the
mile commonly used 10 measure distan-
CO.'S. Therefore twenty knot ship has
a speed Of about twcnty.thrce mics an
hour. Some IL the torpedo boats arc
Il capable Of thiriy.fve miles an hour.
Rev. Geo. G. stull, formerly pastor
of the M. Il. church of Bi.ckfoos for
Eve years but now az Billings. Montana,
has been appointed chaplin of the first
regiment OF Montana volunteers and
will go TO the Philippines.
81 Harvey Fisher was called TO pocatallo
last Sunday 20 temporarily take charge
OF the express Office there Before lemv.
ing Harvey made satisfactory compro.
mise with Jacob Gushwa In his land
case.
81 The man who docsen't advertise him.
self by declaring he will 20 10 the war,
gets before tho public these days
Through his wife who says that he
wants TO go but she will not give her
permission.
!. s. johnson has about succeeded In
raising company OF infantry In this
county. He has the names OF over 50
voluntcers here and in Gihbonsyilie 81
more have signed. Success to Cant.
johnson. Salmon Record.
A remarkable case Of suicide occurred
at Bloomington, ILL.,, last week. A Ger.
man tailor, who was addicted TO the usc
of morphine, drove nine large needles
into his breast and heart.
II Is now deemed absolutely neces.
sary TO maintain the strictest secrecy
regarding naval movements and Score.
tary Long has ordered that oil matters
concerning naval movements be with
held from the press, except such az he
will personally give out.
The employees OF tho New orlean,
# Times Democrat hava nrpanf1.,d th.