Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-12-24

MS newly welded wife, dropped In m
MS biAckfoot friends Tuesday TO renew
acquAinlances aud receive congratula-
lions They were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs' Jas. Stevens. They will mako
Boise their future home.
On the adjournment OF district court
~ focateiio, Saturday, the Bar associ.
alton expressed its high appreciation Of
the services OF Judge Standrod bv
adopting complimentary resolutions. /,
was the close OF eight years service on
the bench In the Fifth judicial district
Next Thursday evening q church and
congregational social will be held IN
The baptist church. All who have AZ.
tended the services Of the church are
invited 70 come and spend social time
together.
n dead Bannock Indian buck was
found on the tender on the arrival Of a
freight train from the north a, Pocx-
'eiio las, Sunday. j, is thought the
engine struck bin while on horse. back
but the train crew knew nothing OF the
accident
The sale OF the Empire mine TO Sen.
aior Pei,lgrew, OF South Dakota, and
his associates. has been contaminated.
About fifteen men are employed upon the
property this winter and some fine ore
Is being extracted. Mr.. Beach is In
charge Of the property as superin,end-
eni, with Angus Cameron Ms foreman
Silver City Avalanche.
The NJ. 4. Sunday school will appear
In full bloom tonight, Friday, In
Xmas entertainment. ln addition TO
the tree there will be rendered a sui,a.
bic program, consisting OF reci,atious
and sclec, music. The program OF
mnsie viii oonsls, Of solos, duets, quar-
tets, and music by the school. All are
cordially invited, and especially the
parents Of the children.
a steamer which arrived from Alaska.
Tue sday, brings news OF an avalanche
on the Chllsoos pass Six persons, who
would no, take advice from old timers,
were buried under tons OF snow. Five
bodies have been recovered. A pecu-
liar coincidence Is that the news OF the
slide Was brough, by the same steamer
,ha; brough, word OF the terrible ava
lanche last spring In which 60 people |
pcrished.
Tho literary society, organized by |
the pupils OF Prof. Pixies room some
weeks ago, 10 awakening considerable |
interest among the scholars. Thursday |
nigh, program was given, the princi-
pal feature OF which being a debate.
The question. Resolved, That Gran,
vas \ mightier General than Lee" was
debated with considerable zeal on both |
sides, and won by the Affirmative.
The mail steamer Scandia from Ma
Mia reached San Francisco first OF the |
week. Private letters from Col. Jones,
bearing dates Of November 3rd TO 18th. |
reports rain storms on the Islands for /
% days. On the 18th ,yphoon raging
on the China Sea prevented the Scandia
FROM leaving for four or FIVE days. An
American paper at Manila published
csblenram the day after the election
saying Idaho had elected a straight Re-
publican ticket, Moss for governor and
Heybu for congress and added 1t was
due 10 the women's vote, but on the l4th
II said the Fusion ticket was elected.
No news about the county elections
have been heard. The general health
OF the command Is thought to be i'm
proving slowly. a large number OF the
boys are In the hospital. Three deaths
have occurred since last writing.
Dement,, OF Co. A, Caldwell; two Jones,
of Co. c. Two were discharged on ac-
count Of sickness, and will return on
the next steamer, namely: Ollie, Amer
lean Falls; and Robinson TO Boise.
Friends OF the boys are urged to write
oftcner 10 them. Letters from home
are highly appreciated.