Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-05-07

po Seauy 10 meet II as soon as located,
The civil war reached the enormous
expense Of si,O0O,0O0 day. Our war
has been on little over two weeks and
si00, ,oo0,000 have been accounted for.
War at such expense rates cannot last
long.
HALEY, worldly HALEY, has been
stirred from hill TO hill by a great re-
ligions revival. The church oyerHowed
at every meeting, and converts fiocked
70 the altar TO enroll their names on the
church books.
The Elmore County Bulletin says,
since the Democratic committee meet
Ing last week, 1t has heard OF the fol-
lowing candidates for Governor: Gov.
Frank steunenberg, Phil Ragan, J. Nj.
Walker, Joe Rich and John HALEY.
No use 70 become a ''soonern In this
matter. The convention win call the
right man.
Pocateilo will send her volunteers to
the front with great eclat Saturday
morning. A great meeting is arranged
for at the Opera House, this, Friday,
evening. Addresses, recitations, mus
Icai selections, vocal and instrumental,
supper and ball win make up the pro-
gram.
War has this silver lining: II gives
wives an opportunity 10 satisfy them
solves about their husbands love for
them and little children. II Is surpris-
Ing 10 know the great number OF men
who would 90 20 war II II were not Tor
their families, when, ordinarily, one
would not know that some Of them ever
had families.
Regular services at the Methodist
church next Sunday morning at 1890,
evening nj 500. Special subject for the
esening, "The Maine Heroes.n Sum
day school, ii:45. Epworth League At
T:3o, Special subject, "How Saints, Sin
ncrs. the World, Flesh and Devil Tempt
Men" All are invited.
| FIRST victories are often dcar-boughi
victories, even thoagh won at a small
loss Of life. The yictors become in-
fa,cd with self-importance and conf.
dence, while the defeated 90 TO work
Ia earnest TO redeem themselves and
next time snatch victory from defeat
History furnishes many examples.
THE NEWS Is greatly pleased at the
action OF the State Democratic com
mitlee 10 selecting Boise City as the
place and August 24th as the time fol
1.-THE State convention. Boise IL the log
ical place, and. In the event of fusior
OF the silver forces, or OF q protractet
war, the shorter the campaign the bet
tier for the interest OF all the people o
the State.
ID. S. Murray, superintendent OF th'
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone Co. o
Salt Lake City, was In the city, Mon
day, accompanied by his superinten
dent OF construction, B. F. Lowell. III
says that his company will have II
Hines operating into Pocatcllo In abou
two months. They are building by wa,
, OF Franklin, Preston, Clifton, Oxford
i Downy and Mccammou, and will con
tlnue from here to Blackfoot and Idah
Falls. pocatello Tribune.
Il THE NEWS has great sympathy 70
the mothers OF Blackfoot who Civ
a their boys TO the war. War means bal
ties and battles mean death, and
some mothers darling must be kille
ia every battle. A Spartan mothe
!, who sends her boy TO the front wit
her admonitions to die upon his arm
0 rather than disgrace them, Is worth
lof universal admiration aud praise.
o Hurrah for Blackfootl lovely city
y groves and flowers and patriotic me
y and noble women. She is worth
9 towns that go TO bed at $3.50 p. m. an
! do not wake up during the next da.
!. Her enthusiasm and patriotism are
! the Decatur kind, "for country right
9 wrong Her boys who started TO u
n front Thursday morning would be COY
d ards indeed IL they do not fight und'
the inspirations given them and u
. expressions of confidence In their bra
I cry and true soldierly bearing.
Is Services az the Baptist church, Su
& aay at the usual hours. The past
" wishes TO call especial attention to u
Memorial service to be held In accor
), ance with the request Of Gen. Nels'
/, a. Miles, u. s. A., at 5 o'clock In IL
evening, in honor of the men who pc
ished IN the destruction of the Main
rbe sermon will treat OF that disast
ar and OF our war with Spain. Miss Lu
~ Hammond will give recitation on y
Destruction Of the Maine, A coliecti'
"a viii be taken for the fund being rails
n to erect a monument to the men W
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