Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-13

Boise City has had splendid winter
season for visitors. The city has been
comfortably crowded ever since ist OF
January.
Mrs. James NJ. Stevens entertained
the Weekly High Five club, Monday
evening. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Woodin
won the prizes.
Every rancher in Snake river valley
should prepare his bitches for low
water next summer. Iii plain that the
water supply will he short.
The Ave northern counties OF the
State furnish more than one-third OF
the patients In the asylum. Shosbone
county leads with twenty-four.
The upper Missouri river is reported
lower than Il has been for many years,
and there Is but little snow in the noun
tains 10 make up the shortage.
Mr.. and Mrs Geo. Z. Bumgarner are
having family thanksgiving reunion
I at their home in honor OF the arrival OF
pretty baby girl Saturday.
James Gray has heen promoted TO a
different branch OF the Short Line SER
vice and ut advanced paw. This is graf
flying news to his Blackfoot friends.
Rev Van Engelen, pastor OF the Bap-
tist church, Baekfoot, has added q
names to his roster OF church member
ship during pastorate OF one year
Judge Rich will open a special term
Of court at Idaho Falls, March 10th, TO
try an important water suit. The term
will probably last two or three weeks.
There have been over 100 conversions
In the union revival being held in Boise
hy DR.. r =. Hammons and other pas
. tors, assisted by Rev. French Il. Oliver.
A woman In Kootenai county holds
three Offices. She l. justice OF the peace,
: notary public and lostmistress. Aud
she Is no horse leech TO cry, more. more
d An exchange telling OF woman's
. sudden and serious illness said: She
IiRy npan the floor breathing out her
n life la short pants" II that WAS not
:. serious 1t would be funny.
c. Il. Kinney. proprietor of the Pal
:. acs. drug store, is in Boise attending
:, the first State meeting of the order OF
Modern Woodmen. Mr.. Kinney viii
not return until the last OF the week.
Mrs. s. 4. Holbrook will 20 over to
Montpelier in day or two to look alter
The children and home Of her son, -
y W. Holbrook whose home has beer
oi closed because OF the death oil his be
loved wife.
p The Curren, Event club will NEE
III With Mrs. Chalmers. Saturday, feotu
nry 18th, at 2:3o. A full and promp
N attendance Is earnestly desired Us bns'
ly ness of Importance is To come beior'
the meeting.
Id Harry Handy. hospital steward OF tn
y, First Idaho volunteers at Manila, die'
on the island Of Cehu in January. ii
a;a moi return with the regiment. IL
~ made the mistake of attempting to sta
too long.
Idaho is much better tha1 Utah les
~ isla,ors thourht I, was before comm
tn the State, and its people are III
cream in the pitcher in their est'm'
~ ton. To know is to love, and IL mas u
ice ways been that way.
The thirtiesh regiment OF voluntee
to which is to sail from Manila home
he the 18th inst, los, 81 members by deal
and $50 discharged ON account oi sic
ness during its short stay OF eighties
GU months In the Philippines.
Senator Shoup has recommend
Ralph L. Morgan for postmaster
ak Harrison, Kootenai county Mr. M'
Tal- ,an ia well-known TO our Blarktt
people, having been resident OF
:, town many years.
i In Governor Hunt has issued proc
nation against the importation or Or
. ing OF sheep from Cache and BOX III.
VIII connties, Utah, and Elko county, l
II vadu, into this State, because HOOKS
those counties are troubled with scan
,nds The State and the American u
true canal and power company have c'
por- Melted their contract for the recia'
lion of &, 700 acres OF land on the w
side under the Carey act. The G.
oNv' uany will begin work with the open
rail- p""s
.,., Of spring.
Attorney w. II. Holden, OF 10
Falls. spent the time between train
pas Blackfoot. Monday. Mr.. Holden
n the no "A candidate for Judge OF the ,
days. district in the event the distfic'
created by the bill nov pending IN
egislature.
:, p.leyates from the clubs OF Il