The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-03-31
THE LOCAL ROUNDUP.
Latest Happenings in Canyon
County.
NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH.
News that Everybody Ought to Know.
A Little Of Everything.

Gardening has been the order of the
day in Emmett the past ten days.
The Easter Services AT the NJ. f.
church Sunday evening were very en-
The Ladies independent Club will
meet with Mrs. John Carter on Thursday
afternoon of next week, at the usual
meeting hour.
Rev. Evans is back from Payette
and we understand will resume his reg
ular appointments at the Episcopal
church whenever circumstances will
permit.
An interesting communication from
Middleton was received too late to APP
pear this issue. Local talent will give a
grand entertainment at that place on the
evening Of April Z.
Idaho PulmonIc Balsam, the best
Cough Mixture on the market, and a
sure cure for all kinds Of Coughs, Colds,
and all affections of the Throat and
Lungs. When in need Of Cough Mix
ture. ask for the |. p. b., and take no
other. Sold under Guarantee. For
sale at the post Office.
Thomas Lancaster, residing a few
miles above Emmett, has a nice as
sortment Of nursery stock Of his own
raising which he desires to dispose Of
cheap for cash or will trade for -four.
wheat, oats, corn, or potatoes. II you
need anything in the nursery line you
will do well to consult Mr.. Lancaster.
Some one went through F. II. Van
derhof's house and cellar few days
since and appropriated some food and
considerable clothing. Van thinks it
was tramp who was passing through
the valley and who was seen to enter
his premises. II seems as though the
law has no deterring effect any more on
this kind Of dcvilment and some more
desperate measures may have to be re-
sorted to to stop il.
Labor is so scarce in this city that
Mayor Soma gets sl6.74 for permitting
men to dig cellar for him. The cir
cumstances are these: Mr.. Soma want:
cellar dug. The city wants the dirt
from it. and will pay 25 cents a cubic
yard for it, deposited where it is needed
The workman dig the cellar, transpor
the dirt and deposit it where ordreed
The city pays them 25 cents per cubic
yard as above, and they pay Mr.. Soma
l cent per cubic yard for the dirt the!
have dug out OF his cellar. This o
course is a perfectly legitimate trans
action, but there is nothing in it for tn
laborers as they will find out when tn
Job is done.-Sentinel.
The editor of an exchange has dis
covered that this is a very peculia
world, and describes the situation a
follows: Zone man is struggling 70
Justice and another is fleeing from il
One man is saveing to build a house an
another is trying to sell his for less tina
it cost, to get rid Of it. One man
spending all the money he can make i
taking a girl to the theatre and sendin
her flowers. in the hope Of eventual
making her his wife. while his neighb,
is spending what gold he has to get
divorce One man escapes all the di
eases that man is heir to and gets kille
on the railway. another escapes withoI
a scratch and dies il whooping cougl
One man STAYED Off his creditors to go
the worlds fair. while another paid h
debts and staid at home"
One night about month ago eigl
man were held-up in Boise and relieve
of various amounts in cash and VIII;
jewelry they had on their person. II
! same foot-pads did the holding-up
every instance. The bold and fearle
: manner in which they piled their nefa
ious business occasioned no little desi
for their apprehension. but the poli'
were unable to locate them. a few ev
nings ago Mr.. Mcdowell x Son. who ke,
, country store at Star. We're arous'
by some one attempting To forceably G.
ter their premises. After some expe
maneuvering they captured the woul
be robbers and took them to Boise whe
/. they We're identified as the parties vi
perpetrated the numerous hOld-ups
that city on the night mentioned. IL
also evident that they are the same f
lows who recently extracted large
mount OF goods from Fouch Bros. sto
in Nampa. They should be prosecute
to the full extent OF the law. This ella
of ,,entr, are getting altogether too nun