The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-08-27
BINGHAM COUNTY
THIRTY YEARS AGO

Eagle Rock is at white heat over
her municipal election next Monday.
Boise City gave Camas prairie
farmers $166.50 to buy seed grain
for the coming season.
Harry Curtis received this week a
nice line Of refrigerators, such as
are needed for family use.
Hay is very scarce in this section
of the country. None can be had ex-
cept that from Fort Hall bottoms
and it is hardly worth hauling to
town.
DR.. Shafer, the dentist, arrived in
town Sunday evening and has rooms
at the Commercial hotel.
Captain Eichelberger, publisher of
the Herald, is candidate for mayor
of Pocatello on the Peoples ticket.
The Kaintuck Bugle is the latest
journalistic venture in Bingham
county. We have not had as yet the
pleasure of seeing the newcomer.
His Excellency Governor Shoup
will attend the Grand Army encamp-
ment at Blackfoot next week.
G. Bunting & Co. announce that
they will open up in the new brick
building on or about April 18th with
a $4,000 worth of new and stylish
dry goods for the season of 1890.
Judge Berry has engaged rooms at
the Hotel Stufflebeam for himself
and wife and will in the future make
Blackfoot his home.
Fort Hall Indian school has been
allowed a regular carpenter. Mr.
Smith of Eagle Rock has been given
the appointment.
Road SupervisorJoseph Parson Is
improving the street leading to the
asylum. He says he will put it in
apple pie order and with nice side
walks make it the best promenade IN
town.
Wyoming will not come into state
hood with woman's suffrage clause
+ in her constitution. Wouldn't it be
cute for a man and his wife to go
down to Washington as United States
senators the first term. They could
take the children along and keep
house, couldn't they.
The ladies of the w. c. T. U. will
hold a gospel temperance meeting at
the Baptist church Tuesday evening.
The Idaho admission bill has not
yet been called up in the senate.
Boise City has caught the contag-
ion known as real estate boom.
A public installation of the officers
n
housee Friday morning.
Rev. G. S. Stull will organize a
lodde of Good Templars at Albion
next Tuesday evening.
Governor Shoup appeals to the
people of the territory to observe Ar
Dor day and plant trees. Blackfoot
people should act as if the proclama-
ton was made for the malone. II
they will do as the governor sug-
gests they will thank hi min five
years for the proclamation and Will
then praise themselves for planting
the trees.
Mrs. W. c. johnson and daughter
and Mrs. Ed Creswell of Blackfoot
and Mrs. George Rea of Camas went
TO HOCdL0llO Ouuudy W otSSAU APAS |
copal services by Bishop Talbot.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. Stufflebeam,
of the Reeves House, gave
an enjoyable dance Tuesday evening |
of this week. 1t was largely attend
ed, and everybody speaks words OF
praise of mine hosts for their courte-
sizes and attentions of their guests
present.
The Ogden Paint company, antici-
pating building boom in Blackfoot
this season, advertises Its paints in
The News this week. The company.
handles as good paints as can be
found in the market.
The w. C. T. U. of Blackfoot gave
heir regular monthly entertainment
1t the Baptist church. Mrs. D. H.
Biethan presided.