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Newspaper
Blackfoot News
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1900
Page
1
Blackfoot reports frigid North Idaho weather and a delayed Fort Hall opening. Thanksgiving scenes, smallpox fears, local elections, court house bonds, and political shifts in Idaho are noted, with Blackfoot notes on a Christmas lead and the Character Ball achievements.
Fred Howard was arrested Thanksgiving morning on a charge of criminal assault involving a 13 year old girl visiting a family in Blackfoot. Deputy Sweet made the arrest and he was brought before Judge Molden who set Tuesday next for a preliminary hearing. Howard remains jailed awaiting the hearing.
Miss Warner president of the Hepworth League led a fine program with papers by the president and Prof. Johnson. The audience praised the song service and growing league interest and strength. For fish and oysters the ad promises best in town from F. E. DeKay. Twenty tons of alfalfa and timothy hay for sale by John S. Watson of Thomas Idaho.
Local society items list visits and health updates among residents. Mrs Pyle hosts Entre Nous. Miss Blanche Jones visits friends in Soda Springs. several residents travel to Pocatello Boise Salt Lake City and Portland for holidays. Mentions of local officials, deer hunt results, and upcoming district court cases.
A list of elected Justices of the Peace and Constables from multiple locales including Idaho Falls Blackfoot Moreland and Shelley. Names cover Joseph H. Owen Frank J. Fowers Ammon Basalt Grays Rexburg and others with numerous districts. concludes with domestic family poem excerpt about Thanksgiving and unity.
Blackfoot Ward holds ward conference on December nine with stake president to dedicate the church. Public invited and all seats free. Edwin Watson, Bishop.
Advertisement notes Krause Cold Cure capsules priced at 25 cents available from Hull & Woodruff. Also mentions Columbia Traveling Library at Express office Blackfoot free to readers who return books. White's Cream Vermipage touted at 25 cents from Pioneer Drug Store. Tiny news items report Holbrook's mince meat, Gladstone, Capt Whittington of Co G Idaho volunteers at St Anthony with 3,000 sheep at Labelle.
Mary N Hartvigsen is summoned by the Fifth District Court in Bingham County Idaho to answer a complaint seeking dissolution of marriage on grounds of desertion. The notice specifies response times and details of prior marriage dates and places, with clerk GO F Gagon administering the summons.
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