The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1889-03-09

ONSi o,ONO pouillS vi SdltuOU
from Snake river have been ship
ped from Ontario for Idaho and
Montana points this week.
On Monday last, owing to tho
kindness of M. B. Gwinn, THE
tribune had the pleasure of an
exhilerating drive to the far-famed
city of Emmett. Emmett is tho
ideal country village-a slow, quiet
place where one may hide from the
active hustle of the outside world
and the weary soul find rest.
Two years ago we visited Emmett,
but so far as any changes Father
Time has wrought, it seems but
yesterday. There has been no
change. The same old buildings,
the same people, the familiar and
jolly face of Hammersly, peeping
through the pigeon holes OF uncle
Sans postotiice, the merry crack
of the festive pool ball in Blanch-
ards saloon across the way, and
the same crowd in front pitching
the same quoits. at the same cid
pegs. And there was our old friend
Bascom-the same old Bascom--
seated in the same chair, smoking
the same old pipe, calmly and
contentedly surveying his we'll
filled store, rubbing his hands to-
gether and chuckling with inward
satisfaction rs he thought of spring
trade. And Blanchard, he was
there as usual-same old Ed.
Then comes Deacon Wardwell, D.
Murray. Jud. Allerton, and score
of other sturdy. old landmarks,
all pursuing the even tenor of their
way and apparently happy. In
speaking of Jud. Allerton reminds
US of an epoch in his experience
that paints beautiful moral. Jud.
is not as young as he was twenty
years ago, but time has dealt light
ly with him, and he is consequent
ly quite a lady's man. Not long
since, while making himself agree
able to couple of Emmett's fair
est chumers, they playfully han
tered him to take them to Caldwell
on a pleasure excursion. Jud.
modestly assented, but imposed
the provision, by way of a joke,
that the young ladies should pay
their own expenses, which was
agreed to. At Caldwell Jud. did
the gallant, and would have put
the famous Beau Brumell to shame
by his many attentive courtesies.
At dinner he excused himself be-
fore the ladies had finished their
repast, slipped out into the office
and paid the entire bill, lighted a
cigar and sat down to enjoy the
surprise of the ladies to find their
bills paid. The charmers emerged
from the dining room and called
for their bill. "Your BILL" ex-
claimed the landlady, ''oh, that's
all right, your father paid that
It.. is said that Allerton tainted,
but that is probably SANDER.
The outlook for Emmett this
year is gloomy. tits feared that,
owing to the lack of snow in the
mountains, the lumber men will
not be able to get any logs down,
as the river will remain too low to
run. Jim Wardwells lumber mill
is one of Emmett's main props.
No snow, no water; no water, no
logs; no logs, no lumber; no lum-
Der, no work; no work, no money;
no money, no nothing-and there
you are! The stock and farming
interests, however, will always keep
the town moving. Some day En-
NETT will boom. She is surround
ed by thousands of acres of the
finest land in Idaho, which will be
valuable beyond belief when once
covered with water; and already is
eastern capital figuring on the pro-
ject; che is the gate city to the
great timber regions, and the iron
horse will one of thasa DAVIS steom