Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1899-07-29

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month buying 3 fall and winter stock
OF goods for John G. Brown. MIR. Hart
degan says he WAS able to purchase
many goods for the Blackfoot market
which could not be purchased from
statesmen on the road.
General Shafter, commander OF the
Department OF the Pacific, acting under
the advice OF Gen'l Otis, will not allow
any more women and children to leave
San Francisco for Manila. Gen'l Otis
has always opposed women going TO
Manila.
Attorney General Sam Hays may not
be altogether satisfied with the verdict
Ia the Corcoran case, but he should be
content 70 know that 1t will have sal
u.ary effect Ia that mining region, and
that the public has set its seal OF con-
dcmnation on the work OF rioters.
An exchange says: "A very large
per cent Of the destructive fires is
caused by the friction OF an insurance
policy against = mortgage, and then
the cause is given as unknown or de-
iectiye Ane.n
The next easiest thing TO openly
breaking law In Idaho is TO go into
cour, and have law declared invalid.
And the next To the impossible 10 Idaho
is 10 elect . legislature that can enac,
laws which are no, on test invalid or
unconstitutional.
Charles II. Stol,z, manager OF the
Northwestern osiice, Boise City, OF the
Cincinnati firm OF l.. T.. Grunbsun,
spen, Friday In Blackfoo,. In the eve
ming MIR. Stoltz went north 10 Lemhl
county.
The assessor and collector OF Elmore
county, whose bonds are 5000 IS as
season, and s35, 900 ns collector OF taxes,
had his bond executed by the Fidelity
and Deposi, Co., OF Maryland. Such
companies are doing good business like
,ha, 10 the country y, large.
Mosquitoes are going away, but
plague 1t all, ns time Is near nt hand.
What a sesatlon TO the spirit these
little winged pests are. But then |, is
comforting 10 those who can sing: "Shoo
fly, don't boddcr me-"
Rev. Mr.. Price wants an outing OF
three or four weeks TO see Natures won-
ders In the National Park. He should
have II, aud his charge should send him
OF prepared TO get the fullest enjoy
mcnt and prof, from his visit TO the
wonderland.
The Wood River Times says Prof.
Barton has resigned the principalship
OF the HALEY schools, and his resigna-
tion has been accepted. Some years
ago Prof. Barton was principal OF the
school at Idaho Falls.
Prof Barton goes 10 Wardner where
he will serve as principal of the schools
OF that town.
| A little wee tot girl prayed one even.
Ing ,ha, the next day might be bright
and clear so that she could play out OF
doors. Tho next morning was bright
and clear, aud the little one proudly
told her grandmother tina, her prayer
had been answered. Then asked the
grandmother: "Will you pray ,onigh,
that tomorrow may be warm that | may
get rclieffrom my rheumatism Ger
,ainly," said the little wee tot, and that
night she prayed: Lord make IL hot
for grandmother"
st. Louis 10 the greatest watermelon
center on the earth's surface. Water.
melons arc now crowding In here al
the rate OF 100 carloads day, and they
are OF the finest quality raised. Sew
cnty-ivc per cent. of them are shipped
out OF here TO Northern and Eastern
points, tho rest being consumed by st
I,ouis.ns. They are chcap-lower in price
: than they have been for years. A car
, of 1900 melons Of fair size can be hat
at from $50 10 &I0. These will average
Is pounds each. Melons weighing 81
pounds can be had by the carload FOL
from t75 to tSO and the small, under
sized ones are as cheap rs s25 car
Globe Democrat.