Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1888-07-31

every 1876 seconds, from 9p. N. until
7:30 M. These are dog days, and
everybody down here seems mad at
everybody else, and l fear hydropho-
bia.
Our burg has developed a female
muse, and you just ought to see some
of her poetry, and she knocks the
ticks off of anything; but just now
her poetry is attracting universal at
tentlon. If you see piece of poe
try starting off in this wise:
In this land of the brave,
In this home of the free,
My lover has run off
To that cussed Brownlee.
you may know there are three more
sheets of foolscap full of it, and it's
drawing comments clear from Cald-
we'll.
James Wardwell is running his
saw mill. He has sent men to the
woods to cut more logs for another
year.
Mr.. Editor, we went up around the
Squaw Creek Butte, with our new
gun, and it was just as we expected.
We were attacked by an animal,
somewhat resembling sheep, and
had to shoot him at a distance of
three hundred yards, which we did in
grand style and saved our life.
Haying is nearly over. We had
no harvest.
Your humble servant has plenty of
ripe watermelons. Come down.
Jimmy Pulk is getting along pretty
well. His uncle, from the Elkhorn
country, paid him visit last week.
The cattle men have made extern
sive sales of cattle this summer, and
pretty much all surplus stock is dis
posed Of
Men who know what money is, say
it's scarce. We never had any, any
way, so don't feel the pressure.
Nearly everybody is going to Long
valley this summer. Catchall will be
among 'em. We shall try to COM
bine business with pleasure. Wish
we might meet the Joneses of Idaho
City at the lakes.
In speaking of red fish, Mr.. Jona-
.han Smith, of this place, one of the
oldest settlers of Payette valley, says
ne knows from personal, "undefled''
knowledge, that the red fish do pass
up this river every year in schools of
Has seen them, spoken
% them, and otherwise identified
hem. Mr.. Stone, of Horseshoe Bend,
lays ditto. Others verify it, and let
ne add that your humble scribe has
een hundreds of thousands of them
BASS up every year, for five years,
bout the middle of July. This year
hey have not passed SO far; but we
will catch one if they do, and send it
o the World. We are fixed to do
t.
We have had nearly a round doz-
N weddings this summer at Emmett,
md it makes us all seem young again.
A. 0. Miller, of Boise City, is
ringing nice apples to our valley for
ale. Tinker ate so many it made
'im say, "Oh, my God" If apples
10 that as rule, what Is the use of
PREACHERS. They have to work all
winter to make man "holler" that,
hen he amt half as sincere in it.
Next week we shall write up the
business houses of Emmett-as soon
. VIC Sali d]uSi SOil6 STATISTICS. L
ell you we are some, and the world
ught to know it. l will give our re-
ources and as near as possible the
Incomes of our magnates. Just now
is too hot. The leaves hang down
N the trees like dogs tail in fire
racker time. CArCHALI.
P. S.-Since writing this morning
terrific wind and dust storm has
'assed over the valley with thunder
nd lightning, and very little ram.
Enclosed you will find the part
f one of our garden pets that goes
trough the fence last. | have killed
our the past three days. Don't be
frald of this-it's the wrong end.
his end is like politician-makes
DTS of rattling noise, but don't (
mount to much. E