The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1917-03-02
Bingham County
Thirty Years Ago

The biggest and best newspaper
in the biggest town ofthe biggest
country of the big continent of South
America never has published line
of scandal in it's whole career. That
newspaper is called La Prensa, and
in Rio Janeiro It is the most power
full institution next to the govern
ment. 1t has been built by one man
who started poor and his plant is
now worth many millions. The mat
ter that is now published under the
head of, Bingham Cpunty Thirty
Years Ago." is taken from The Idaho
News, published in Blackfoot by j..
w. Jones, who always ignored
scandal, and published a clean family
newspaper.
The issue of June 8, 1888, is where
we start with the following items:
A big immigration is pouring into
the Salt river valley
Tammany hall in New York burn
ed Wednesday.
In the cases of the Co-habs called
this term of court all have plead
guilty and sentences suspended on
promises to obey the laws in the flu
ture.
John H. Green, of Era, and Miss
Medora B. Trego, of Blackfoot, were
married June 3 at the residence of
the brides parents.
The following grand jurors were
impanelled on behalf of the court:
J. w. Jones foreman, William Giggy,
William Womack, R. M. Watson,
Harry King, d. F. Morgan, John
Roberts, F. Collins, R. j. Osborne,
F. G. Marin, Clovis Christopherson,
j. c, Fisher, c. P. Pierce, George
Keith, ]. j. Shannon and w. ].
Dineen.
James H. Hawley, Sample Orr, w.
T. Reeves, J. T. Morgan and w. H.
Savidge were appointed by the court
to prepare resolutions of respect to
the memory of Judge Hays.
editorial note: The issue of the
paper which we have quoted from
carried about 220 inches of advertis-
ing, and nearly all of it was for
firms in Salt Lake, Ogden, Pocatello
and Eagle Rock. Blackfoot firms
scarcely mentioned themselves in it.
The paper consisted of eight pages,
half of it being printed in Omaha
and known as ready print" some
times called patent" That part of
the paper printed in Omaha contain
ed advertisements of "Paine's Celery
Compound" "B. B. B. the Great
Blood Purifier" Roots Cure for
Fits" Saint Jacobs OIL" "Prickley
Edge Bitters," Pacific Liver Pills."
"Ely's Catarrh Remedy" "Kidder's
Pastilles," "Pierces Little Liver
Pills." "Dr. Savage's Catarrh Rem
edy," etc. Senator Heyburn's pure
food measures banished all of these
from the advertising columns.)
The directors of the Blackfoot
school employed ]. S. Bonham, Miss
Oral Brooks and Miss Fila Murphy
as teachers for the year 1889.
AS the stage was passing thru
Antelope Basin, Is miles this side
Of Challis near the Lone Pine, it was
held up and robbed of box of silver
bullion. The stage company offered
a reward of $500 for the robbers
and 5000 for the return of the bull
lion. The robbers were captured at
Dillon, Monday.
Braskie's men killed two large
bears in their roundup near the
head of the Portneuf. Braskie gave
chase and lassoed one bear and Mr..
Carmen lassoed the other. Carmen
had all kinds of trouble with the
bear but the other COW boys closed
in with their ropes and helped him
out.
The management of the toll bridge
over Snake river west of town grant
ed free passage to all the settlers
to attend the celebration on the 4th
Of July. The rate Of toll for team
and wagon is $3.50 each way.
Dick Watson, the boss vegetable
grower on the west side, presented
this office with a fine lot of early
peas Saturday, June 80. Thanks.