The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-04-07

YES" said Mr., Sibley, so would bell If
you took the griddle off.-Spirit of Re
form.
Charles Mullen and Geo. Speigle,
prominent merchant OF Boise. were
down from Mr.. Mullen's mines in the
the vicinity OF Horse Shoe Bend recent
ly and while here paid their respects TO
the INDEX but we were unfortunately
absent at the time.
John Ireton was down from Marsh
again during the week. He was down
this time after wagon load OF 2x4s to
be used for location stakes on placer
mines. Mayor Stearns OF Nampa is on
the ground with surveying party and
is locating ground that has heretofore
been held by Caldwell parties.
Ed. Stanley Ed. Allen, A. Meachen.
;. A. Pattison, p. Abney and others
who have recently purchased property
in Emmett are fixing their respective
places in most creditable and inviting
manner. Property sold to such men as
these is good investment for everyone
else who have property here.
Letters addressed to the following
names remain uncalled for in the EN-
NETT post Office for the month OF March.
Geo. Anderson, J. T. Barter, Miss Kate
Clark, c. V. Craig (3). James Clarke, A.
o. Ehrgood, Mrs. Emma Elluit. Chrisen
Fieldson, Mrs. Martha f. Marion. T. Il
Perkins, o. 5. Wilson. T. W. Williams. q
Representatives Of new mercantile
establishment in Boise were in Emmett
yesterday distributing Cheap-John ad
vertising circulars, and everybody will
be well supplied with toilet paper fol
the next few days. After that it will b,
the same as though they had never beer
here. How different with little ad il
the INDEX.
The weather is fine and has been 70
sometime and an inquisitive gentleman
would like to know what the duce ha
become of that Payette & Emmett rail
road surveying party which it wa
understood would commence operation
about the 1lth day of last Februaryg Is
possible that the INDEX win have to ru
that periodical advertising item" {
rise the ire Of so and so again, or is tn
business past resurrectingl
%. T. Graham. VIM. Woods an
Tom Perkins have located placer clail
a half mile below town and have bee
running a rocker few days; but wit
what success we have been unable
learn. They are said to be as scrupulor
about giving out information concerl
ing their property as were the propri
tors Of the old Constock in its palmy day
but have promised to publish a stat
ment Of their monthly clean up.
With two lible suits on its han'
the Boise Statesman is disposed to be
' little proud. A member of the Idal
> National Guard is suing the Statesmi
I for large sum for publishing repo
; that he deserted Company A during u
! Coeur d Alene war. The other suit
instigated by Attorney J. G. Watts
L Silver City. Mr.. Watts was a Senat
5 from Boise county in the last session
IS the legislature. He claims $40. 600 dai
/ ages from false implication in Worls
Fair scandle.
d The Ladies' Independent Club {
)f sire to officially thank Mr.. and Mrs.
he X. Hayes through the INDEX. for tn
" kind generosity in permitting the CT
to use their hall free of charge duri
re their late entertainment. The Cl
IN also desires to thank all others who c.
er tributed directly or indirectly to
n success OF that occasion, particula
the members Of the Club and outsid
r- who took part in the programme a
be assisted with the refreshments. not
n, getting those who favored them W
% their presence and their patronage.
Hon. a. J. Crook and Rev. a. Pear
go who are foremost among those who
al interested in taking out a farmers di
-st for lands in the vicinity of Payette, "
M in Emmett Thursday comforting "
:. members Of the Last Chance Ditch
relative to enlarging their ditch
." constructing it on to the desired po
- If they fail in this it may be that
Crook and his associates will 20
"e the proposed farmers ditch to irrie
the Emmett Bech and lands on this
OF the river. This would be highly
ne isfactory TO the promoters of this pr'
MI sition and it is believed is fully as z
ic- an opening as any he has investigai
's' The very successful school wh
~ has been taught in the Gill district
Prof. Ben Baker closed a couple Of w
Ice since with an interesting program
on by the school. The closing exerc
me although quite generally attended
er' the patrons of the school. were so qu
AN ly conducted that the usually vigil
&C. INDEX man did not hear anything All
1T. il until several days after it transpi
md After the exercises the lady patron
". the district surprised the pupils