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

Of Minneapolis They left town early
Wednesday morning for Boise and We
understand were favorable impressed
with She inducement this irrigation
project offers capitalists seeking an in
vestment. and may conclude 10 under
take the enterprise.
The State officers prepose To use the
s11 900 premium which the State wagon
road bonds brought. TO run the State
penitentiary, the funds ap7ropri-
aied for that purpose by the last legis-
lature having been exhausted. or will BE-
shortly. II ~vuid b. rough on the pris-
oners now II they all had 10 be turned
loose and not get a chance to accupy
those nice quarters just because an abb
stinafe legislature refused 10 make an
allowance sufficient to tide them over
until the next one meets
The Farmers Uuion Ditch company
was organized at Star Saturday. This
is the company that proposes to take
out a ditch few miles below this city
on the north side Of the river The
company is capitalized FOR $4,000 A
large amount Of stock has already been
taken The officers Of the company
are: President. :. :. Foot. Of Middle
ton; vice-president. !. G. Camp. OF Dry
Greek: treasurer. p. J. Fahy. Of Mid
dleion: secretary. p. ;. Farmer. Of Dry
Creek. ovesreer E. F. Husiin.-States-
man.
sam Pattison was up at Marsh dur
ing the week and SAYS activity in placer
mining circles in that vicinity is on the
increase. Denver capitalists headed BY
the mayor Of Highlands are on the ground
with surveying party 10 locate the line
Of ditch to work their pl2cers. consist
= ing % several hundred acres Marsh is
only ten miles away from Emmett and
5 We Of this place are always happy 10
hear Of any improvements in that sec
, tion. and il indications do not belle
D themselves wonderfully we will be made
. exceedingly happy within the next Few
r weeks
! DIED-In Emmett. Idaho. on Friday
. morning. April q. 1894. Mr.. Isaac Peck
Z He had been ailing only a short time
p with spotted fever. local disease pecul
4 lar 10 western Idaho and eastern Oregon
4 and while not generally regarded as dan
: gerous il not infrequently proves fatal a
y in this case. Mr.. Peck had a present
= ment from the first day Of his lines
$ that he would not recover and was full,
!, resigned to the inevitable. He had beel
a resident Of Emmett for a number @
\ years and leaves a large circle Of reia
K tives and friends 10 mourn his departure
5 The interment will take place al tw'
= O'Clock this afternoon from the NJ. z
e church. The deceased was an old sol
X der and an excellent citizens possessing
A many virtues and whose memory vii
2 hnger long with all who knew him.
n In a Pueblo county village ther
! lived .hrce brothers. bachelors; the onl.
other inmate of their household was
II housskeeper. The brothers. returuin.
y home 20 dinner one day. found IN
X housekeeper missing. On making in
n Quiry they discovered that she had tha
A morning married a farmer who live
n near. Il was evident there was n
n chance Of getting back their runawa
" housekeeper, and equally 50 that the.
70 must have some one 20 manage their do
II nestle affairs. The elder brother sal
that the best thing would BE- Tor one d
: them 20 marry. but he added. Il sha
a. not be that one: I an too old TO marry.
N Nor I. said the second one, who cor
sidered himself something of an invalid
j. Il shall never think of marrying
n "Ahl" said the younger brother. 4 =
,s what you are driving al. Il is ju'
~ what exrrcted-if ever there is a mast
/, job to Go it is always left for ne. -
~. Field and Farm.