The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-07-28

tNo-hotoc spring WdBons mauc up tue
funeral procession. and OF course the
coffin was plain and there were no flow
ers or tears. But the poor fellow was
just as securely buried as IL the whole
county had turned out and his grave
held down by ton of floral offerings
Democrat
The Last Chance people have their
ditch repaired and good head of water
is coming down. The members of that
company are no drones aud their little
strike of which mention was made last
week only lasted about half day when
they returned to work forty or fifty
teams in all and kept at it until the job
was completed.
III you have little farm or busi-
ness or steady employment and out of
debt, do not fret yourself and wife into
the grave for the sake Of making money
You have but one life to live. and that
is brief at best Take little pleasure
day by day as you go along. try to do
good to others. A morbid desire to
grab everything in sight is at the foun-
dation Of mans misery more than any
other thing. Wealth alone will not keep
your memory green after you are
gone"
Sometime ago Mr.. Lot L. Feltham.
of Caldwell, accompanied by his wife,
made Emmett professional visit and
while here favored the INDEX with
pleasant call. Mr.. Feltham is one Of
the rising young attorneys Of Idaho and
is deeply interested in the question of
bimetallism. He will probably visit
Emmett again soon with the intention
of organizing a bimetallic league of
which due notice will be given in the
INDEX.
Mr. and Mrs. z. X. Hayes visited
Boise Sunday and Monday on business
While in Boise a game of ball was
played between Caldwell and Boise
teams and Ed helped out the Caldwell
boys, none of whom were over sixteen,
excepting Ed and Walter Sebree, but
they were able to knock the Boise pro-
fessionals out to the tune Of six to five.
Those Caldwell fellows do every thing
else just like they play,
The populist delegates from EN-
NETT to the county convention in Cald.
well Monday report very harmonious
and successful meeting. The following
delegates were elected to the state con
vention to be held in Boise August lst'
C. w. Cooper, Caldwell; Sterling J.
Barnum. Lower Boise; J. NJ. Martin,
Emmett; A. J. Crook. Payette; J. A.
Davis, Nampa. J. b. Smith, Middleton
c. VI. Nicholas, Stuart. II was decided
to hold the county convention for the
nomination Of county candidates at Pay
cite. September 22nd, at 10 a. m. th'
primaries to be- held on the afternoon OF
September Sth. In addition to declar
ing allegiance to the Omaha platform
, the convention adopted a resolution
favoring amendment Of the constitution
- to provide for female suffrage.
e. r. Leonard. postmaster at thi
I place, instead OF staying at his post an'
=. turning the Office over to his successo
4 on the lst OF July. left town three day
e before that time and has not since beei
/ seen. An inspector was telegraphed 70
who, upon his arrival, was not long i
@ discovering that Mr. Leonard had sto
en- nearl, eight thousand dollars. Ho'
O much more was taken months ma
o elapse before it can be asceriaineC
4 His peculations covered a period {
several months. That he could do tn
So long undetected shows a lax Of dut
among postal inspectors. II is believe
that he took with him FIVE OF six tho'
sand dollars and blond women. Tt
government will sooner or later run hil
down and give him the punishment
so richly deserves.
:, -"If one man were to give anoth'
man, or woman for that matter, a
? orange, he would merely say. Il gi'
YOU this orange" but If he hires Law
yer to do it for him he puts il dow
according to one who has had exper
ence) in writing something after th
IS style: IL hereby give, grant and conve
Fl to you all and singular my estate an
l. interest. right title, claim and adyai
u tage OF and in the said orange. togeth'
, with all its rind, skin. juice. pulp an
r pips. and all right and advantages Their
% in, with full power TO bite, cut, sue
and otherwise eat the same orange,
D.. give the same away. as fully and effec
n ually as /. the said A b., am now eI
n titled to bite. cut, suck or otherwise ca
e the same orange, or give the same ava,
% with or without its rind, skin. juic'
e pulp and pips. anything hereinbefore
= hereinafter. or in any other deed
n deeds, instrument OF instruments,
what nature or kind soever to the col
trary in auywise notwithstanding. tFe'
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