Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-07-24
EEWSY NOTES
from Houston. Antelope and the Rich
Country around Them Houston To.
DAY and Houston Year Ago are
Almost Different Places.

hhlidings nnoccnpied. now Houston is
building and every building filled. A
number Of new ones are under con.
structiOn.
The Blackfoot, Houston and Challis
stage company Is doing heavy busi-
ness ii present
Z. +. Bingham and family have NOV
ed from Antelope to Canada
i j. estimated that 40 head Of cattle
have died from eating Wild parsplps ia
the valley
The hay crop will be fairly good this
season. The late frost only seemed to
check il growth.
A. \ Anderson and family and Mrs.
Hafer aud daughter Of Antelope, are
planning 70 visit YELLOWSTONE Park next
month.
The new station Mackey, miles dis.
,ant across the river, threatens 10 be
rival town. This new station is named
in honor OF John w. Mackey of The
White Knob Copper Company.
Wayne Darlington has telephone
line from his ranch At Antelope posiof-
fee 10 the mines miles from Houston.
a new brick yard Is under construc-
too near l"wn. The company owning
l. ls 10 Furnish 100000 brick for the
new sneiier building to be erected
| 4 branch road from the main line 10
the copper mines is under survey and
is sopn TO be built. Then the company
will ship iis mine products by the train
load
About loo men are In The employ OF
lhe Copper company. Some are atI
work IN The mines, some ~ saw mills
aud some choppiue wood
A rich strike Of lead and silver on
/ Alder Creek, s miles from Houston.
has b,un made 10y Colorado parties.
Erncs, II. Mott, OF Chicago, II, pres
rnl AN cmployc Of the Lost River Mer-
caulilc company. has been engaged 10
teach the Houston school the next term.
The Antelope Live Stock Company
!s bnlldiHa a large canal which Is 10 hc
miles in length. IL extends from near
Houston to Haurahan'- ranch at Ante
iupc.
Mrs. NJ. A. Killion and Miss o. NJ.
Over. 81 lilackloo,. have opened ares
taurunt In Houston opposite the post
office. II has been christencd the 'k.
| u restaurant
Messrs. Gilbert and Carr have a
group Of fue copper claims north Of
the White Knob which isproving to be
very rich. being 30 to 20 per cent cop.
per. They are working It with small
force.
The hay crop 10 the Antelope Valley
is very fine this season aud cattle are
doing splendidly. Hay men are being
paid - day aud board.
The big water suit IN which so many
peonle Of this section are Interested
i VII 10 tried AZ Houston In August. 1t
i will lie hard ON the rnnchers because u
will take them from their hay fields IN
the busiest days Of their years work.
Houston has one physician, DR.. J, ".
t;p,. pns drug store owned by Cue &
I,aker. one dentist, DIR. II. A. Purdy
1.-TWO general mercantile stores--Los'
River Mercantile Co., aud Levi sta
nlcs'. with N. G. 'Fnrey manager; one
hotel. s. J. Vance proprietress; two
restaurants aud lodging houses, The
Houston house, Mrs. G. W. WalburI
nronrietress. and the KID restaurant
nv Ktllion Il Dyer; one barber shop
White Knobb Meat Market OF Hinma'
& Co: -four saloons, White " Durham
II N Daniels, II. L. Gibbert and Saw
: ,er g. Co., respectively owners; on
, lunch counter. by A. G. Draper; tfre
livery aud feed stables, owned by Wal
burn & Miller, }. J. Mitchell aud a
Helm: one photograph gallery anu on
: hlacksmith shop. Mrs. Edith Easle'
! II postmistress, and pleasantly hand
: out the letters with good news trol
home'' as well as the little notices wit
..yur bill Is due" The Methodist
q have a church here with j, d. kenda
: pastor.
:, Your scribe Is under obligations
MIR. w. II, Cherry for many eourtesi'
shown him while in the Antelope VA
u lev. From his ranch aud under b
5 guidance we were given all the EMO
y ments with the gun and line and hool
Q we we're prepared to take IN. ~
streams ON his ranch are fnll OF tro
n aud the fun In catching them Is u
4 mense. While you are b)istering Al
!. burning upat Islackfoot the mornin
Il and evenings here are simply char'
~ ing.