The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1893-11-11

west The Emmett band Is source of
pride 10 overyonr interested
In the progress and advancement ~ ihis
town
II you know any Items of news come
IN and give Il to the INDEX: N YOU are
going away on journey or Just returned.
have friends visiting YOU. get licked.
married or have any death or birth In
your own or yonr neighbor's family let
as know Il 10 we can tell IL 10 all your
nelrhbors
The first issue of the Emmett INDEX
has been received. The INDEX Is edited
by Eugene Iorton. late Of the Boise
Sentinel, and II a bright little paper
Iis typographical appearance Is excep-
tionally neat The INDEX Is Emmeffs
first paper and the people Of that place
should feel proud OF II and patronlze IL
well.-Statesman.
The estray law went into effect No
vember lst. and from that date until
May lst. stock Of any kind can be taken
up and advertised as strays. II YOU are
annoyed by stray stock take them up
aud advertise them IN the INDEX II
will aid the owners to recover them and
!. is ihs only way you can get legal
ownership. Ch9rgs. 81 for each animal.
The many expressions Of praise Of
the iSDEx's first issue leads the manage
ment to believe that the enterprise j.
looked upon with favor by sufficient
number Of the substantial citizens Of this
community. to al least make IL self-sus-
tanning and we shall certainly strive To
make the paper fully merit their respect
and most liberal financial support.
The owners In the Last Chance or
Settlers ditch have been working out
their assessments the past few weeks and
have repaired and widened the ditch un-
ti IL is now twelve feet wide on the bot
tom and will carry an abunance Of water
10 irrigate all the land 10 covers The
ditch Is about twelve miles long. very
substantially constructed
Nerve Gill. one Of the old timer,
around Emmett and one Of the finest men
In the valley. has been suffering for MANY
months with paralytic stroke or a very
bad attack Of rheumatism but the past
few weeks has been able 10 ride out q
few hours each day In his phaeton. dur
ing pleasant weather. His ultimate re-
covery Is a matter Of great concern 70 ,
host Of friends.
The United States senatorial fight II
commencing early. Governor Mcconnell
Is building fences anG making speeche
up north. Captain Gum will charge tn
frontier settlements in the eastern part o
the state sometime during the month
and Willis Sweet may b. expected 4
turn loose food Of oratOry on IN
people along the western borders 81 IN
state at any moment.
The band boys came over 10 look a
the INDEX after the editor and midwif
Horn had put on its first dress, an
brought along their horns. That was a
we expected but they forgot their must
or at least failed to serenade ms: tina
was not a. we expected and the order 70
box Of cigars had 10 be- cOuntermanded
That was too bad-for the cigars-bu
Il was great joke on us. They wi
come around some night when we ar
not expecting them and then they wi
have to put up with some Of Dempsey
Co.'S eight grain capsules.
Contemporary newspaper men haf
, said much adversely Of Emmett as
newspaper point. and the INDEX man
sanity has been brought into qucstiO
for attempting 10 publish a paper IN
field so unfavOrble and destitute Of prom
ise for newspaper One Of the wis
acres over at Boise sarcasticlly inquire
why we did not start paper at kuni
But Notwithstanding all this. nothin
{ short Of complete failure and positi,
starvation will convince ms that Emmei
Is not large enough and interested enOug
10 support a smart little paper rigi
nicely.
Mr. and Mrs. +. X Hayes returne
from their eastern trip last Saturda
just after the INDEX had gone To pre-,
with the last page They visited rel'
tives In Maine for several weeks and q
the roturn trip stopped of al Chicago
witness the final windup Of the World
Fair. Both are enjoying excellent healt
and their many friends are very glad
! welcome them home. Mr. HAYS Is on
of our highly esteemed merchants and
. him. Mrs HAYS and Mr. Park Wardwel
belongs the greater part of the origini
, town site of Emmett. Through their III
erality and enterprise the town has bee
very materially assisted TO attain a
that il now is and their unassuming an
cordial demeanOr makes them UNIVERSAL
esteemed.
Monte b. Gwinn and Jake Hor
came over from Caldwell last Saturda
To witness the borning OF the INDEX an
incidentally To transact business In cor
neciion with their respective Offices ,
county commissioner and assessor. IN
visit of these excellent gentlemen To th
Office will be remembered with niue
pleasure. Jake. being an old newspap'
man. got i'm and read proof for us an
otherwise made himself useful AS well d
! ornamental His work as assessor
this county has given pretty general sal
isfaction, So far as we have been able
r learn. Jake used to be- considered Oh
greatest political prognosticator In Oh
state but since "he's got Office" he Is d
mum as an oyster. Mr.. Gwinn is So wei
known In this part Of the county TIA
the first thing new born babe learn
to lisp. is Monte and little later o
they learn to know him as Monte th
slicker" etc. etc. and notwithstandin
Montie's good name suffered slight,
either Justly or iniustly. during Oh
county division fight, he still retains IN
respect and friendship of "A large percen
tage Of our best citizens. while time an
the hurrying incidents of rapidly de
veloping country will heal up the wound
and remove the scars of county division
Mr.. Gwinn is conceded by all 10 be Oh
shrewdest and most enterprising buSines
man in the state. and the INDEX Is prou
10 count him among the permanent cit