The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-04-28

spotted fever. which seems to BE- some
what Of an epidemic through this sec
tion at present.
"A young man by the name Of sey-
mour was drowned in Boise river few
miles above Boise late "Wednesday after
noon and at last accounts his body had
not been recovered.
The Emmett and Caldwell telephone
line is jogging along in the right direc-
tion and thework Of putting up the poles
and wire will begin As soon as the pres
ent inundation Of the county subsidies.
The cyphon which carries the water
Of the Emmettsville ditch under the big
canal filed up with debris last Sat
urday with the result that damage re-
quiring several days labor 10 repair was
done both bitches.
1t is said a company Of four men
are operating a placer mine on Ander-
son creek between here and Marsh.
They haul the dirt in a wagon about
one mile and wash il in an ordinary
rocker and are making fair wages
The A. J. Crook Irrigation COM
pany have had party Of surveyors at
work locating the line Of the extention
to the Last Chance ditch. during the
week. 1t would appear from this that
they did not intend abandoning the new
ditch proposition.
The barrel Of whiskey that was
stolen from the L. P. freight house
some time ago. and for which Dougie
and Wilson are now confined in the
county Jail at Caldwell. awaiting the
action Of the grand jury, has already
cost the county over ss00.-Leader.
The Statesman gives the iaforma-
tion out officially that Geo. l. Shoup.
one Of Idaho's republican senators. IS
getting right down to business and
threatens TO have congress do something
for suffers from Indian depridations in
Idaho. II is feared BY many. however.
that all available funds will be exhaust
ed and most OF the claimants die Of old
age before he actually gets around to it,.
Hon A. J. Crook and one OF two Of
his associates in The irrigation ditch pro-
jet were up from Payette Monday and
report that there IS not much likelihood
OF any member Of their company accept
ing the proposition Of the Payette Valley
Irrigation and Water Power Co. as pub
lished in last weeks INDEX which is
equivalent 10 a guarantee that the Last
Chance viii be enlarged as proposed.
The Caldwell Tribune arrives nov
twice a week as regular as clock worh
and according 10 our way Of thinking ].
one Of the best. most Conscientious. fear
less and independent newspapers in th'
state And il IS pleasure 10 the lNDEa
TO have for its nearest contemporary 4
sheet that is not continually trucking
and pampering to inividuals or clicks il
order to get their patronage and friend
ship.
Stanley & Aliens outfit left Emmett
for the State wagon road in BoiSe count,
Monday morning. Their cavy Of paci
horses gave the town the appearances o
mining camp in pioneer times !
train Of thirty-fve or forty horses will
big packs strung out along road is al
interesting sight 10 one who never saw
such an outfit Messrs. Stanley X Allel
arr Idaho men and employed all thei
men in this and Boise county.
| w W. Booth. mayor Of Highlands
the city that is 50 completely surround
ed by Denver that il is difficult to Tel
where the boundaries Of the one ter
inmates and those Of the other begins.
| a guest at the Capitol. Mr.. Booth is in
terested in a big placer niue on th
Payetje river near the mouth Of Squa'
creek He will 20 out 10 examine
| today. and il il prove as has been reI
resented. il viii be worked on an e,
tensive scale.-Statesman.
: The weakest part Of an ordinar
spring seat for wagons is the manns
in which the spring is attached TO n
seat. Anthony o. Peterson. one ,
Emmett's ingenious young farmers, hl
a casting Of his own origination that is
vast improvement over the old arrang'
ment. He had a number Of them ca
and they are for sale at Hardy Phillip
blacksmith shop. at much less igul
"A than original cost. Il viii pay you
se buy pair IL you use a spring seat.
- Tom Shepherd and Walter knc
while out riding in the vicinity Of n
the Smearage ranch last week found
much decayed miners outfit couSistir
} Of frying pans, shovel. ak and tent-rope
!. in one Of the gulches. These thin.
must have been there for years. judgiH
from their rusted state. There were 4
evidences Of anv violent abandonment
the property. and the suppositiou is thi
:. the owner must have gone in search
his horses and failed 70 return.
Harry Hedges. the well know
ditch promoter Of Payette. was in En-
nett portion Of this week showir
a.