25 Sep 1901
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Newspaper
Blackfoot News
Location
Blackfoot, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1901
Page
1
The next sale of school lands in Bingham county will be held at Blackfoot on October 22 at 10 o'clock. Parties wanting to buy should govern themselves accordingly.
Five minutes of silence occurred in telegraph offices nationwide during President McKinley’s funeral. Company leaders ordered the hush, making the absence of sound in instruments and rooms a solemn, impressive tribute.
Notice is hereby given that a special meeting of the stockholders of the Corbett Slough Ditch Company will be held at the courthouse on Saturday September 28 at 2 o clock p m. Important business will come before the meeting. A full attendance is desired. H C Dippel Secretary
An elderly man suffering a serious illness along the Snake River in midsummer recovered with aid from caring friends. He endured a severe summer complaint but slowly regained strength with natural recovery and round the clock nursing. The piece ends with a wish for his long life and continued prosperity for his dependents.
A grim morning described as bad for the start of winter weather. Wind, rain and snow clash as farm animals endure the wind and old folk ponder a dreary season ahead.
Quoted excerpts from a Roosevelt address in Chicago emphasize living by church teachings, practicing faith daily, and guiding children by example. He warns that hearing without acting is weak and stresses ongoing effort to keep evil from returning.
Chief Clerk Steunenberg announces land sales across Idaho with events in Bannock Bear Lake Bingham Fremont Lemhi counties. Pocatello Paris Blackfoot St Anthony Salmon City schedule from October 19 to 28 with 40 acre tracts priced 10 to 15 dollars per acre and larger parcels up to 20 dollars per acre.
District court sits in Bear Lake county as bibliographic items note people going to Boise for Odd Fellows and others visiting from Dillon and Salt Lake. The column lists dozens of residents with comings and goings, school attendance rising, medical society meeting planned, and Halloween carnival remarks amid weather forecasts and local bargains.
Local shop Miss Thompson expands offerings by adding an elegant line of ladies hosiery to her existing millinery goods.
Rev S T Hawkins, recently appointed for the M B E Church in Blackfoot, arrived from Nebraska Saturday evening and preached both services Sunday. The elder, experienced pastor, transfer from the Nebraska conference, spoke on duties of Christians from the text Ye shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you and on prayer as the greatest privilege. His sermons drew attentive listening and were well received.
The Auditorium at Pocatello announces the 1901-2 season opener A Runaway Girl a London and New York musical comedy. The company of about 50 is led by Arthur Dunn. The show ran 600 nights in London and 300 in New York and features notable scenic and electrical effects. Presented Friday September 27th at the Auditorium.
A special rate of 7.40 applies from Blackfoot to Salt Lake City and return for the conference and Utah State Fair. Tickets go on sale October 1 to October 5, with final return by October 10.
Consolidated Implement Co announces high cash or trade payment for merchantable potatoes in the Snake River Valley. W E Barnhart serves as general agent seeking shipments and prompt delivery to secure top market prices.
Ordinance 17 grants J. H. Brady and assigns the right to erect poles and string wires in Blackfoot Idaho for electric light power and heat. It fixes rates and requires construction within three and twelve months, with penalties for noncompliance and a fifty year term. The ordinance requires a five thousand dollar bond and specifies rates for home and arc lighting.
An assessment of four percent is levied on all stock of Snake River Valley Canal Co. payable to treasurer John F. Shelley in Shelley Idaho. Unpaid stock by October 5, 1901 becomes delinquent and advertised. If unpaid by November 2, 1901 it will be sold. Ordered by Basalt Idaho Board of Directors September 7, 1901 N C Mickelson Secretary.
A notice states a piano valued at 400 dollars is not included in Biethun's listing. The item remains unattached to the sale, with emphasis on its reserved status and exclusion from the bidding.
Notice of an assessment of 32.60 per share levied by the directors of the Peoples Canal & Irrigation Co on August 1901 with payment due October 10 1901. Unpaid shares after that date will be delinquent and advertised for public sale. O P Swendsen secretary dated August 1901
Lichty's Celery Nerve Compound is a natural health tonic blending celery cocoa cascara sugarada hops dandelion sarsaparilla and chamomile. It claims to restore health strength and happiness for sickly children weary women and worn men. Sold by Scott and Co.
Saintly event notice from October 1 lists Joseph and Oliver and calls for picture submission. Address: George W. Croukeron 258 W. N. Wemple St Salt Lake City Utah.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a lawyer known for candid office door notes. A joke about a lawyer who says he is “gone shopping with my wife” drew impatience from callers who did not wait, illustrating a playful courthouse anecdote.
Take Ballard's Sorehound Syrup for quick relief and cure priced at 25 and 40 cents at Scott & Co. Toy dishes offered cheaply at Palace drug store. Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment promoted as a remedy for blind, bleeding or protruding piles with bottles 50 cents and tubes 75 cents at Scott & Co.
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