The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1908-01-31
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Saturday the 18th L. r. Jensen
was in Blackfoot on an inspection O
\ some mining property in which he il
somewhat interested, but in which
the other fellow no doubt was tht
y most interested.
At stovepipe cleaning which
took place at the church Saturday
in which Slim McCurdy, Shorty Free
man, and Long Lyon assisted and be-
came much interested in the job AND
began to blacken each other, and ere
long from general appearances one
would think the Happy Alabama
Darkies' were in town ready for the
minstral show.
Stephen B. Talbot has sold his
home adjoining town to M. D. An
drews, formerly of Presto We are
told the consideration was $4,000.
: Some of our people have visited
the Anderson Bros fire sale the PAST
week, laying in a supply of things
~they call cheap.
Walter E. Dye, with the aid of his
friends has moved his residence
across lots, SO he will be on the pub
lie road side instead of at the back
of the field.
Our smallpox patients are all turn
ed loose by law, and are again free
people. They are all happy, to say
the least, and so are we.
A large number was in attendance
at the L. D. s. church Sunday. The
speakers were Niels c. Thompson
and Joseph Dye. The singing was ex-
cellent
Monday several of our prominent
citizens attended meeting at Shell
ley, called by the directors of the
Montazuma Orange and Banana Co.,
certificates, paying for the same with
Snake River Irrigation District
Bonds. BY misapplyed notice R. T.
and Jos. H. Dye and H. R. Whitmill
made trip to Blackfoot with the
understanding the meeting was there
instead of at Shelley
Died of pneumonia at his mothers
home on the goth inst, Isaac Webb,
a bright youth, after an illness of
4. only five days. He was buried on the
- 22nd, under the riets of the l.. D. S.
church, Bishop VIM. NJ Dye officiat-
ing
Ebert White the son of John E.
White, Who has been i'll for so long,
we are informed is improving nicely.
John T. Lyon, proprietor of the
Valley House at Pocatelo, was up on
business Wednesday and Thursday.
Mrs. c. w. McCurdy is quite sick.
Wilson, the blacksmith, is located
! in the old Skinner building ready to
weld anything weldable.
Ezra Christensen was in town
Thursday.
A farwell party was given in honor
of j. H. Berg, Jan. 22nd, who leaves
for the Scandinavian peninsula in
few days. An interesting program
was rendered and enjoyed by all. The
party was followed Thursday night
by surprise party at his residence;
"a fine time was had, playing games,
singing, telling stories, etc. A sum-
ptuous supper was spread by the
surprisers of which everybody par
to6k with the zeal of good, old
western appetite, and went home
avowing the evening was well spent.
The dance given for the benefit of
the piano contest Friday night was
not very we'll attended owing to the
smallpox scare; people of this place
being afraid of coming in contact
with the dread disease.
James Ahlstrom's son is slowly i'm
proving.
According to advice from Wash
| ington, D. c., our old time mail SER
vice will be re-established mediate
! ly, whereby we can exchange mails
4direct daily with trains 9 and 10, in
| stead of lock pouch service from
Nhelley by the Xxi mail cart No. 2.
Rural delivery is o. X. for rural dis
tricts, but when it comes to supply
ing an entersrising town by that SER
vice it is mistake and the party who