The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-05-15

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(Received too late last week.
Mr.. Lewis, who has been quite Ill
for few weeks, is able to be up and
about again
Mrs. w. s. Alword has been sick
for almost a week.
Mrs. Enslow has been quite sick
for several days and Tuesday she was
taken to Salt Lake where she could
receive better attention. She will
probably undergo an operation.
Ray Shreck, mother and sisters,
have come to make visit with A.
J. Shreck's and VIM. McRea's. ]. r.
Shrek is also expected soon. Mrs.
Shrek is Mr.. McRea's daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Stearns have
moved into a new seven-room brick
house.
J. M. Latimer has rented his house
in Pocatello and moved out to his
ranch on May /. We hope Mr.. and
Mrs Latimer will be so we'll pleased
with ranch life that they will re-
main with us permanently
Miss Alpha Thayer is visiting with
her sister, Mrs. Abe Shaw.
M. A. Fugate of Hastings, Neb., has
been here visiting his sons.
Ed. PAIL, after spending the winter
in Startup, Wash, is an Aberdeen cit
izen again.
Mr.. Giesbrecht and family have ar
rived from California to take up their
residence on their Carey land.
The writer has just received let
ter from nephew, who is an cleo
trician on the Connecticut, and 1t may
be of interest to the readers of The
Republican.
Magdalena Bay, March "a, 1908.
We arrived here on the 18th after
smooth, hot trip from Calico, last
ing from February 49, We were well
entertained in Lima and had fine
time with plenty of liberty.
All the officers and petty officers
were given an invitation to attend a
bull fight and 1t was something will
never forget and something never
want to see again, for 1t was gen.
uine bull fight and no fake. It was
horrible sight for me-
Six bulls, two men and one horse
were killed in about two hours time.
One man was caught under the chin
with vicious jab Of bulls horn
tearing his neck and severing his
juglar vein. killing him almost in
stantlv The other one was gored
twice once in the abdoman and once
In the hip. He was thrown clear over
the bulls back and lighting like a
mass of jelly on head and shoulders
and died In few minutes. The horse
was horned in the right hip and alb
DOMAIN, tearing a great hole and let
ting his entrails fal lout. He was
taken out of the ring sewed up and |
brought back to die in few minutes.
But this is enough of the bull fight,
1t was too horrible to think about.
They bad bull fights at Rio but they
were fakes, they did not allow the
bulls to be killed.
There is a great deal of business
done in Lima. 1t being the capital
OF Peru, and seems to be settled by
a wealthy class of people.
We are busy at target practice now
having started to work on the range
at 4:30 this morning, firing all the
starboard three-inch and the three
Founders by little after noon. av-
eraging S9.99 of hits and of course
1901 missed. After the three-inch
came the seven in the next target to
the three-inch. Sixty-five shots were
fired, ten from each one of the six
starboard six-inch guns. making a
record OF sixty hits and one doubtful.
The first five shots were fired to de-
termine the correct range and do not
count in the practice. The range or
distance to the target is an average
of 1000 yards, one nautical mile and
with the ship speeding ahead at ten
knots made this excellent shooting.
IF the port side succeeds In doing as
well, the Connecticut will carry away
the fleet trophy and prize money, ,
which will cause great deal of envy .
On the part of the other ships and re-
oicing on the part of ours.
Number is.