Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-01-29


mills have been built and put In opera
tion In thestate Of North Carolina with
In the past four years. It is by just such
enterprise as this that New England
Is made 10 find out where she is at.
DIR. Geo. NJ. Waterhouse, of weiser
Grand Master Of the Grand Lodge OF
Masons, Ia In the city today, on visit
to Grove City lodge. A meeting win
be held this Friday evening to meet
with him. Work In the first degree.
Thirty Of the young people Of the
Baptist church and society had very
enjoyable sleigh riding party to Fort
Hall Thursday evening. Rev. Bowler
accompanied the party and preached a
good sermon 10 the Indian youths.
Nobody was caught sitting on the
bank Of the river and fishing this week;
nobody sang: "Spring time has come
again, gentle Annie,' and no lady was
seen on the street In last summers
organdie dress and Easter bonnet.
Services At the Baptist church SUM-
day al the usual hours. Preaching by
the pastor. Morning subject, Goods
Gift OF Love- Evening theme, "a
Startling Question Young Peoples
meeting a. d:i5 p. m.
Charlie Hart, formerly a resident Of
Pocatelio, then Of Blackfoot, but for
many months Of Miles City, Montana,
10 suffering from an acute attack of In
nammatory rheumatism. His sufferings
began about the Christmas holidays
and have continued right on from day
10 day. His many Idaho friends will be
sorry 10 learn OF this sad news.
| w. II. stutiiebeam, late receiver OF
the First National bank at Moscow, has
returned 70 Blackfoot. He may remain
permanently In the town and associate
himself with the management of the
Blaekfoot hotel. For years Mr.. Stuffie.
beam was chief Of a division In the
Treasury department ut Washington,
and because OF his eminent fitness was
selected by the Comptroller OF the cur.
rency, receiver for the Moscow banx.
He did good work in charge Of the bank
but change OF administration made
way for change In receivers, and Mr..
stuffiebeam stepped aside at the gate
and the new man walked 10.
II Tho Epworth League viii have Q
special service Sunday evening at t:5t
at the Methodist church. Subject
"EducatIon.n The following will be Q
part OF the program:
Tho Value o. College Education. Prof. Pike
: Education from Professional Mans Stand.
point. .s,....s......,.,.. ..,Jas. Stevens
Soul Culture a. We'll as Head Culture.
.s.s,..s.....s.....,....s.. Mrs. stone
Girls Idoa Of Education rIIa Lillian hnaos.sa wes,
Boys Hamilton Wright
All invited; especially let every mem
ber OF the League be present
Spokane had a sioo, 900 Ore, Monda,
night, In which eight persons are knowr
TO have lost their lives. The fire brok,
, out iu the Great Eastern block, 81,
! stories In height, the upper stories o
which we're living apartments for fam
; ilies and In which i50 people were sleep
! ing at the time OF the fire. As an evi
dence of the wild excitement and start
ling cries among the aroused sleepcrs
The News reports this one case:
A thrilling rescue was that OF Rober
Masson, his wife and their two-year oil
son from the fftn floor on the Pos
! street side. From fire escape on th
fourth door, seven feet TO one side fron
/ their window, a rope was thrown whicl
I Mason made fast to his bed and cam
: down hand over hand, carrying his boy
Mrs. Mason followed. As she hum
suspended far above the ground th
huge crowd watched with breathless In
terest. When she was grasped by tn
fircmen, a shout OF Joy went up.