The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-02-24
NO.17.


fastened In the curbing Desr the top
of the well and although considered
perfectly strong suddenly broke and
the barrel of rock and dirt fell with
great velocity npon Reddington. crssh-
ing his head ands kull in friehtfuI man
ner.
Mrs. Sam Pattison il visiting rciA~
tives on Squaw creek.
Born. To the wife Of J. b. Manscll
on February o, 1894. nine pound son.
Emmett is mighty goo%cown to tie
TO. Paste that In your hat and poft
thereby.
"A pleasant dance was given last
night at the John Smearage ranch east
Of town.
-Womack & Son have closed there
blacksmith shop and are working in
Hardy Phillips shop.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Ireton came
down from Marsh yesterday to take
home their children who have beru at-
tending school at this place.
The band boys win give four-bjt
dance On Wednesday night OF next week
for the benefit OF their treasury. Let
Everybody turnout and give the boys
lift.
School is out and the children will
have rest as well as the teachers. The
closing exercises were attended BY
large number OF patrons and were high
ly entertaining. This has been very
successful term.
Tom Wilkerson has sold his resi-
dence. advertised in the INDEX, to Sam
Pattison; consideration not known.
The transfer will be made in few days.
1t begins to look ss though tha IsDkx
would have to establish a real-estste
transfer column. So mout IL be.
j. w. Cook. one OF the well to do
farmers and stock men Of this vicinity
and who has considerable property in
Emmett. has contractors figuring on the
construction OF two-story business
house on his lot opposite Bilderback *
= Cartwright. This begins to look like
business.
> Dan Richards was up from Psyette
during the week shaking hands with his
: numerous friends. He says the survey
u ing party will be along in a few days
and would have been up before this had
e it not been for this spell OF extreme cold
weather which Caldwell imported for
the purpose.
Probably the smallest judgement on
record in this state has been rendered
in Justice Wilson's court. J. Z. Rounse-
IS velle sued Stephen Dempsey. of EN-
5. NETT, for s2l.e3. Dempsey brought in
or a counter claim for s22.i5. The verdict
n OF the jury was that Rounsevele owed
lie Dempsey SO cents. and judgment was en-
IS tered accordingly.
u Jonas w. Brown has been appointed
" guardian for J. B. Oldham by Probate
Judge Ryals- For some time past Mr..
p Oldham has been mentally incapacitsted
and petition for a guardian was APP
II piled for under the direction of the Ma
is sonic order. Of which the unfortunate
Il man is a member Mr.. Oldham is still
re- at the Hot springs and is receiving the
er best OF care. His friends entertain a
on hope he will soon recover.-Statesman.
on "A rousing meeting was held at Pay
H. ette last Saturday and il was determin
u' ed to go right to work and build a rail
u' road to Emmett. The people OF botf
communities are enthused. II occur.
m to US that the time has arrived wher
he the INDEX should apologize for pokinl
his fun nt thi, railroad boom.-Caldwcl
OF Tribune. Our apology is hereby grant
ev- ed. to save cost and to get of as light a
ap- possible.
'eo "A little furry OF excitement wa
ing created in the west end OF town Frida,
morning by an alarm OF fire. The roo
net Of the old post Office building was dis
in' covered to be on fire. Attorney Meach
'ni' en- let out a couple Of war whoops Will
John Conners tossed snow ball upol
are the seething flames and the FIRE was over
ine Losses, two shingles and Meachen wa
led cheated out Of his morning snooze-
the total loss. IL was Il narrow escape 70
In the whole town.
ore Mr.. Barter, one armed gentlems
act residing near Fslk's Store. had a mos
was painful accident happen him few day
r since. II seems that he was going to
nls- neighbours with team that was incir
ght ed to be little "balky and to prever
'th- apprehcnded conduct Of this nature o
their part in crossing an irrigation ditcf
ton Mr.. Barter started them into g ia,
the gsllop just before reaching it, TIL
re- ground being frozen on the opposil
lsed bank the front wheels struck II with
YER substantial bumr. smashing one of thel
the into smithreens and throwing the drive
,ity violently upon the frozen ground. ii
my. face was lacersted in painful msnp'
His and he sustained many other bad brusc
Teil. A neighbor caught the team and too
Of A Mr. Barter in a semi-unconScious col