The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-09-01

lively.
Mrs. Gill. mother OF Nerve. cele-
brated her cigntyeth birth day yester-
day, August 81. The day before she
drove over to town in her phaeton alone
and is still quite active.
The regular morning and evening
services will be held at the NJ f. church
Sunday, September ?, by Rev, F. L.
Young. 1t is the first services OF the
new pastoral year. Everybody invited.
Mr.. Z. L. Knouse presented the
during the week. Also some delicious
peaches from three year old trees. He
is one OF the most successful farmers
around Emmett.
Jerome Cox and family came over
from Salubria the first OF this week for
short visit. Jerome returned Thurs
day but Mrs. Cox and children will visit
another week OF so with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Womack.
The biggest melon Of the season, so
far as the ISDEx's knowledge extends.
was raised by Mr.. J. F. Daley and
weighed over 35 pounds Its flavor was
most delicious and Mr.. DALEY will al
ways have warm spot in the printers
heart.
If the populists have the remotest
idea Of carrying Canyon county at the
coming election they will have to do
some tall rustling and perfect a more
efficient and aggressive county organiza-
tion, which they are minus almost en-
tircly at present.
&C. c. Brookshre lost roll of bed
ding consisting Of two large comforts
and wagon sheet on Saturday, August
is. somewhere on the road between En-
nett and Albert Wilson's place, and
will pay fair reward to the finder for
its return.
&C. c. Brookshire's old family buggy
nag ran away Tuesday last and demora-
lized the buggy. Miss Brookshire. who
was in the buggy, was pretty badly
bruised. the buggy being thrown bottom
side up and dragged partially over her.
, A worthless cur caused the run away.
Uncle Johnathan Smith was n year,
old Thursday, August 30. Mr.. Smith
! although having passed the three score
and ten point. is still pretty lively ole
gentleman and we hope to see hin
scratch out a good many years yet be
fore he crosses over in to the great be
yond.
1t is an old axiom that "the pen i
, mighter than the sword" II any ont
doubts its truth, let him take a wall
I north to the end of ST. Charles stree
and his olefactories will at once con
vince him that the (hog) pen on tn
corner is mighter than any sword
Recorder.
p Semple and wife, OF Oshkosh
Wis, who have been in the city 70
several days, guests at the Overland
have returned east. Mr.. Semple is in
teresled in the immense placer enter
prise at Marsh which was recently in
corporated by the McKinleys.
man.
The people Of Emmett are evidentl
feeling in better spirits than for a Ion
" time. Nothing special has happene
to provoke this sentiment and it mus
Z be on general principles which are quit
sufficient to keep the entire populatio
S in a roaring laugh all the time. Th
+ fact is this Is the best country on earti
n The Silver City Avalanche who's
editor was secretary of the republica
n committee on resolutions at the late col
l. vention in Boise, says resolution @
II the irrigation question was adopted
the convention, but the Statesman d
nies the assertion. IL is not wort
- while making fuss over as it had l
: import as to legislation by Idaho an.
. way.
L. G. Say passed through Emme
Tuesday on his way to the mountains {
e the head waters Of Boise river where
y will fill logging contract for A. Ros
II g. Co. who are going to remove the
large saw mill from Payette to Bois
n Sadie is a regular little rustler and &C
10 there with both feet. The INDEX hop
IN to see him do well in his present unde
taking.
n R A. Cowden and +. X. Hayes
" Emmett, X. ii. Stevenson Of Caldwe
Id and George Poinere Of Iowa, have !
turned from their hunting trip in 4
IN mountains. They killed two bear. t'
H. dear and all the grouse and chicke
nd they could use and caught trout un
ed they were tired Of them. They had
most enjoyable trip.
ps Adam and Eve once owned the Q
lis tire earth-hills, valleys, mountains al
ss- seas. and ''the cattle upon the hills
;e- the richest couple that ever lived
nd America or elsewhere. There descen
ants have divided 1.-THE estate in
ed small holdings-many Of them havi