Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1901-02-06
HOME HAPPENINGS.
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spection, Information and
Pleasure.

a special meeting Of Grove City lodge
isealled for work this. Tuesday evening.
Mrs. John G. Willis, is visiting her
parents Ia Blackfoot.
kootensi county had 37I final home
stead proofs Ia 1850. kootensi is new
county.
Montana weather has been hitter
cold. There is but little snow beyond
the divide.
Hon. Isaac Ericsson came over from
isoi.e and spent Saturday and Sunday
with his family In Blackfoot.
Hon. Mart Pa,rie WAS down from
Market Lake renewing nequaintances
In Blackfo,i, John Marshall Day.
Chas. ]. Mayors, farmer for the In
dlan-. MAS advanced to the third degree
10 Masonry last Saturday evening.
John Marthall day. Monday, WAS oh.
served a. State holiday In Blackfoo,
by general suspension of business.
senator Bsoee spent Saturday and
Sunday ut home. He passed down the
road Monday morning enroute to the
capital.
Prof. Eugene Thompson. who has
been sisitiag his family in Biaekfoot
two or three weeks, will return to Butte
/ Thursday evening.
Both brrnehcs OF the legislature nd
iourned Friday .o Tuesday morning at
II o'clock. This gave many members
an oplrnrtuuii, to visit their homes for
two days.
Writing In the last century jumped
from a gnnse quill 10 typewriter.
From calling th. ferryman nu the 9th.
&c hank Of the river Ia the long distance
telephone.
The county division question has
been given fresh impetus in the north
ern part OF the county. The number
Of thor. fssoriug the proposition II
growing daily.
. Geo. Monroe. 'sscsiey." OF Shelley,
whose preliminary hearing for assault
wi,is deadly weapon WAS given satur
dav, wa. bound over for trial in the die
triet court In bond ol 81 900.
senator Bybec sounds the prope
bu,ie blast when he says: "lt is m.
alm to serve Bingham county and tin
whole county as best eau, and no on
part agaius, another. shall foilo'
The light AZ | see the light"
/, Judge Sample will soon make AN or
/, d..r far ont-sltar exercise for the ja
birds. Their field uf operation Will .
n in the sage brush around the cour
house. rcli.,ui house aud along some q
A the public highways. The clearing
q ,arc brush will he Hppetizing to the'
i. and bcautifying to the grounds.
l. With all of Blsckfoot's elegant socl'
n entertainments aud evening meeting
l. for Measure. we have had no real mus
n cal entertainments. We have Tue Ia
:. emf. The instruments and the voices AN
why no, the entertainment? Nothin
for an evenings pleasure would
more enjoyable. Shall We have mus
Gale.
Attoruev General Martin Saturds
" sent this opinion to County Attorn'
]. NJ. stevens:
To James NJ. Stevens, county alto
'e ney Of bingham county: that proba
!" Judges could not receive fees Tor Ia
!. inc Testimony In preliminary exanin
=. ,ions. charged against the county, NJ
" could they employ stenosrapher
take such testimony.
st Louis Il. Pritchett, an aged p'onet
d died at his home In Blackfoot, fr'd
u. evening, February LIST. Immediate eau
nd of death was pneumonia, The deceas
os vu. nm honest, inoffensive old man, "
ps ,ooked after his own affairs witho
he yi, ing trouble or annoyance 10
as neivhbors. His daily aim was 70
rioht IA he knew the right, ana 10 u
.r. ,n p,.sce with his fellow man.
ss Representative Ericsson has introo'
Is "A two bills and 4 joint resolution
'o' the house which will commend 'ne
NO selves to all good citizens ana wn'
Use merits should crowd them TO ma. p
'o' suve without discussion, we re'er
his bills to prevent members rom 7
ave vidiuu places for themselves oy ""
Is own legislation and Tor shorten
deeds, and to his resolution 'ook''e
Try a constitutional amendment for 'he Q
o'y alton OF county courts.
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