Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-08-13

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Ut Manila proved themselves TO be
every inch soldiers. Had the battle
been . day later ldaho's soldier boys
would have woa like distinction.
Mra. Bsane, Of Goshen, Ind, who has
been visiting her son, Frank w. Beane
for week, left this, Friday, morning
for Salt Lake City, where she will spend
a day or two before returning home.
A new placer mine gold discovery is
reported on Thunder Mountain about
fifty miles from Warren, Idaho. II is
claimed As high as $500 per day has
been cleaned up.
Senator Shoup will be here on the
24th. So will Senator Heidfeldt and
Congressman Gum. So will ex-SeDa-
tor Dubois and most likely Senator
Pettigrew OF Dakota. Big guns will
boom on that day.-Boise Democrat.
Judge Goodwin, 50 fsmiliarly assocIa-
ted In the minds of our citizens with
tha, leading Of Western dailies. the Salt
Lake Tribune, stopped over at Blackfoot
"Wednesday on 4 trip from Salmon City,
Gibbonsville and other points In Lemhi
county enroute TO the City Of the Saints.
Susie Bie,han met with an scciden,
"Wednesday which approached 70 the
border of serious. While riding her
bicycle she WAS thrown of and sus-
tained the fracture OF the right wrist
Medical assistance was called and the
injured member restored to condition
to afford, 50 far ~ possible, relief to
her.
Grove City lodge, +. and A. NJ. have
lately made = change In day and also
In week for holaing its monthly CON-
municaiions. Communications will
hereafter be held on the third Saturday
10 each month. instead of the first Tues
day.
Perry Anson, q partner OF Hank
Barnes, was brought in from Mercur
Monday night suffering from a frac-
tured ankle. MIR. Anson Is we'll known
at Poeatello, Blsckfoot and in the in
termountain country at large.-Sals
Lake Tribune.
On Sunday 1900 houses at Toxdo
were burned, and the flames driven by
strong gale, threatened the whole ol
Manila, :but they were finally extin.
guished, mainly through the efforts oi
the fire brigade organized by the Brit.
ish merchants at Manila.
More farm machinery OF oil kinds ha.
been sold In Moscow this season thar
during the past 1--WE years all put TO
gether. This Is evidence tha, our far
mers are fast recovering from the
effects OF the panic.-Moscow Double
Standard.
Among representatives OF Blackioo
citizens In attendance at the conven
tion Thursday at Idaho Falls. asid,
from the delegates, F. w. Besne, w
+. Young, w. f.. Barnhart, Archi,
Bennett, l.. NJ. Capps, and Frank DE
Kay, W. Piercy and Mrs. WA. Wood
In, ~ interested spectators. notabl,
might be mentioned: c. H. Wheeler
F. w. vogler, A. T. Ryan, Herman
Stufflebeam and w. A. WoOdin.
The returning National Park part,
numbering among It's members DIR
Owens and family, d. II. Biethsn ant
family, Miss Luelling, sister OF Mrs
Givens, and Mr.. Penhallow, of Cali
foruia, is loud In Its praise of the at
trsctiveness OF that unrivalled of tn
worlds wonders. The trip throughou
was pronounced wholly enjoyable b
each member of the party.
Another party has found the en-
vironments of city life irksome, an
betaken itself TO secluded rustic scene
TO recuperate. Its destined end an
way" for the sojourning period in ruru
realms has Swan Valley rs the objectiv
point. This party numbers anon
It's coterie our young attorney. Jas. M
Stevens and wife, Miss Abbie Stevens
Miss Cameron, and Frtd Fisher an
j. 4. Dickens, and started out frol
Blackfoot Thursday morning, to b
absent fortnight or more.
George w. Rea, OF Arangce, VIII
has national reputation rs scout an
explorer, was in town Wednesday a
tending to land matters at the Blacl
foot land office. Mr.. Rea is postmasts
at Arangee and reported the onwar
march of improvement and civilizatio
:, as fast eiracing the landmarks familif
!, to old frontiorsmen. He expressed tt
belief that the construction OF the o
#, egon Short Line branch to the yellow
:, stone Park would soon be consuu
t, mated, and with Its completion u
scenic region through which It wi