Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-04-07
The steamer Alpha sailed from Van
conyer, Thursday afternoon, for Cape
Nome with 32i passengers.


VIII be taken away next week. /
Prosperity will be on the Indians of
Fort Hall reservation when the frs,
payment Is made on their LANDS.
The House committee on appropria.
lions has recommended s2s,350, 900 for
The building OF five wsrships.
Poeatello Democrats should be
proud OF the popularity of Vic Roeder.
He WAS the only one on the ticket
whom they could elect.
Both political parties in Alaska will
hold conventions this month TO elect
delegates 10 the National conven.
tlons.
The farmers on the West Side are
looking after their range horses earlier
than usual. Considerable roundup
~ork Is already being done.
R.y. ". c. Price otfiela,ed a, the
marriage Of w. w. woolard and Lila
Hargrsves Of Poca,ello, Wednesday
evening, April 9Th, 1900.
Admiral Dewey Is now said TO be a
Democrat We suspee, sort OF hon
orary Democrat by virtue of bis wife's
former connections with the party.
a late snow on the mountains near
Wolverine, Tuesday, drove the sheep
men 10 the valleys below. York Bros.
will take their nock TO the Teton coun.
Try ueni week.
G. Z. Thum, newly licensed pos,
trader a, Ross Fork, has bought out the
Interests Of Beak Eldredge and will
complete ssoek.laking today. He win
be ready for business on bis own ae-
count, Saturday.
The Democrats OF poca,ello know to-
dAy shy II vas done. when Il was done,
how IL was done and for what II was
done. Ia plain words they know they
wera badly beaten al Tuesdays elec-
tlon.
At thls season Of tree aud shrubbery
planting IL wiil not b. we'll 70 overlook
ihe cemetery. Every tree planted In
the silent city of the dead viii be a
nouumeu, iu it- way 20 The memory OF
some beloved dead.
The local land Office Is fguring on q
heavy increase of business this summer,
A large number Of new townships will
te opened 10 addition to that portion o'
: the Indian reservation which has beet
cedcd 10 the government for settlement
There arc two seasons In the year
: wheu a plantation darkey Is freed from
. the care OF supporting his family
IL when blackbcrries are ripe, and Tbs
other "when dc wstermilyons comes IL
all dar sweetness and glory"
!. Mfr. Garle,z will take number o
work horses with him to Cape Nome
Local freight teams sill be in demand
4 when the mighty crowd gets ashor
with all its baggage, tools aud maehiu
cry.
Rhode Island went the same old wa
at Tuesdays election. But the Dems
} cra,. reduced the Republican majorit
by 900. According To the Salt LAX
Trlbune's figuring on the King electlo
d The Democrats may carry the state
II the November election.
L IL II possible for children TO obtain
correct Knowledge OF the English ial
Is ruage without the study OF Engi's
D. grammar. or to spell correctly witho'
Ic The mao of spelling book. These book
NAV be old.fashloned today but the
were counted indIspensibles IN the
"a time,
n Nature bes,ows four wisdom teeth G
,.b individual, but one OF our We
: side farmers has had five extracted
. the last six years, and is cutting anotI
y or; IL being the third one TO grow
tho sHtno spot. 4 th WV" 49, 49, y
Of wisdom he Is making arrangemeh
m TO 90 to Cape Nome.
y A number OF small towns In ioa'
~ arc boastIng of their Incorporate
rights and privileges, but when exc
a ,ion days come are torn with dlsse
I'd sious, strifes and political oppos,s,o
which lap far over election days, Wh'
~, these days come Blackioot enjoys "
Il. serenity, peace and quiet OF 'he so'. :,
er and peaceful days so common J" v
life OF Blackfoot.
an Raw S. Smith has purchased tne u
,n 80 .,,ure and fixtures from Mr. Thor
a, Nielsop at Idaho Falls ana mas pu'
- handsome stock OF new wa'cn
y clocks and jewelry of all kinds. =
smith has been fortunate III sec'''
no Nr NJ. G. Cochran, first class lewe'
ith from Portland, Oregon, who is e'n'''
pie n all branches OF watch leweiry :
clock repairing and engraving
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