The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-08-31
BINGHAM COUNTY
THIRTY YEARS AGO

(From the issue of April 10, 1890,
of The Idaho News.)
Pocatello's building boom is now
in full bloom.
Era mining camp is still dull as
dead o'winter.
| The U. p Railway company will
make $4,000 worth of improve
ments in Ogden this year.
Challis mail between Antelope and
Battle Ground is still carried on
sleighs.
Beane & Kunkel have a new Of
nee across the street and opposite
the U. s. land office.
Henry Dipple is making extensive
preparations for fruit and veget-
able garden this season.
Beithan's new brick store will
soon be looking down upon the old
wooden wareroom near byit.
Hundreds of acres will be added
to the alfalfa fields in the vicinity of
Blackfoot this season.
Mrs. C. w. Bergman has been
quite sick during the week and also
Miss Rosa Benjamin, who has
typhoid fever.
The barefooted boy has made his
appearance; next the bandaged toe
will tell of mothers care for the
darling boy.
Emigrant trains are on the road
again. This Is another sign of
spring. Numerous detachments have
passed thru Blackfoot this week.
James Fisher of our town has
been given the appointment of farm
er at Fort Hall Indian school. He
entered upon his duties Monday.
Cattle in Blackfoot and Snake
river valleys can now make up a
square meal a day from the tender
grass that peepeth fromu nder the
sage brush.
The country surrounding Black
foot will soon be dotted over with
nice little cottage homes. The
amount of lumber going to the coun-
try is wonderful.
G. Bunting &, company are moving
into their new store. A lady, who
peeped in yesterday said, "It will be
a daisy" yes, and equal to the best
in southeast Idaho.
Twenty-Five prisoners escaped
from Spokane Falls jail Sunday
night. Some were recaptured. None
have escaped from the Blackfoot Jail
under the present management.
AS a proof of improvements going
on in the country around Blackfoot,
Judge Hopkins has sold more than
double the quantity of lumber sold to
this date last year.
Commencing April % the Union
Pacific company will inaugurate a
series of home seekers excursions
from Omaha to all points in Idaho,
Utah, Wyoming and Montana.
A United States inspector of land
offices spent last week in Blackfoot.
He gave the office here thoro in
spection and, of course, found every
hing up to Uncle Sans taste.
Special Land Agent Matthews has
moved into his new home, recent
purchase, and is putting the grounds
IN nice lawn like shape. That is the
kind of enterprise that adds beauty
% towns.
DIR. w. H. Belle has recently pur-
chased a nice horse and buggy and
IAN now attend to his country calls
It any hour day or night.
Hon. James H. Hawley came over
Thursday and was full of legal bust
less during his stay.
Workmen are engaged on the
oundation of Johnson & Jones' brick
Eagle Rock has a new military
company with D. F. Chamberlain as
aptain.
DR.. Givens' working force will
ackle the brick yard next week.
The Idaho statehood bill will be I
allied up in the senate when the
liver bill is disposed Of. a..
Barnum's biggest show on earth,
igger now than ever, 26 tents, has :
tarted on it's tour for the year.
George Robethan's fine bay mare
an against barbed wire fence a
ew days ago, and tho not artistically !
ngraved she is engraved all the l
anne.
Mrs. Holbrook sold 26 ladies hats 1
ast Saturday and 27 ladies we're [
lade happy. A pretty lady with a
retty bonnet on pretty spring day a
lakes pretty picture. Nv