The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-04-21

this week for the spring and summer
trade. Ii will pay To you come to Emmett
when you want bill OF goods.
All stockholders OF the Last Chance
Ditch Co. will take notice that they
must have their taps and bitches in
shape TO receive the water as n will be
turned in he ditch on Monday. April |
30, 1894 j. II. CARPENTER, Secy.
N. y Mason is putting in sixty-five
acres in wheat. oats and barley. on the
Oakes ranch. north Of Emmett. He has
it ploughed and seeded This is pretty
good work in a month for one man.
Sub-irrigation will save him considerable
labor
We want and expect TO see Emmett
make some big strides forward this
summer. The upbuilding and develop
ment Of this place is matter that
should elicit the support and encourage
ment Of every body in the surrounding
country. Let every body pull together.
"A representative Of Staver * Walker
hardware and implement dealers Of
Portland. Oregon, was in Emmett this
week looking up location for branch
house. Being unable TO make satisfac-
tory arrangements for local agent he
was not certain what the firm would Do
in regard to establishing house here.
Dan Richards was up from Payette
during the week looking after his inter
ests in this vicinity. Dan informs us
that he recently made short tour
through eastern Oregon and the
weastern portion OF this state and he
believes times in general are far better
in this section THAI any place he visited.
-Messprs Nelson & Hurley OF Emmett
have been working on their quartz vein
on Willow creek for two weeks with
fiattering prospects. During this week
they expect to move camp to their plac-
er diggings in the same vicinity. We
hope TO see both Of them make for
tune for they are on our subscription list
Clint Jones and wife, Of San Louis
valley. Colorado. arrived in Emmett
last week and will make this their fu-
ture home Mrs Jones is daughter
Of our esteemed neighbor, f. VI. Dewali.
Mr.. Jones is a newspaper man Of consid-
cradle experience but in health has
induced him to temporarily quit TIA,
business.
The Caldwell Tribune will here
after be issued semi-weekly. The form
IS changed from a five column quarto tc
seven column folio. and is said to BE-
very much improved, but as the Tribune
has accidentally or purposely dropped
the INDEX from the roll of honor. we are
unable to vouch for this assertion. al
though We are almost certain il is true
The Statesman says il is rumoreC
that Marcus DAILY. one Of Montana
millionairs. will shortly commence th'
work Of building railway from BUTT
to Boise and on west. II true it ma,
be that it has something to do with tn
Golden Gate road from Red Bluff q
Boise. Or it may be that DAILY. VIII
sometimes takes a notion to make Unite,
States senators. merely has his eye oi
| the coming session Of the Idaho legis
lature and talks railroad not meanin
/ it.-Democrat.
| i. J. HAYS. is putting in about eleve
acres Of prune treees, on his ranch fe'
miles below Emmett. Mr.. II. is onl
one Of the many enterprising farmer
who are rapidly converting the uppc
part Of the lovely and prolific Payeti
| valley into one vast and producti,
orchard. In very few years the incom
from these orchards can reasonably
expected 70 be immense. The esial
lishment Of fruit cannaries will soon I
necessity to handle the yield frol
these orchards
"A new ditch called the Billberr
: Ditch. is being taken out Of the Payetl
river Just below where the Enterpri'
p ditch starts. The owners are I. Biilberr,
- Ed. Bishop. W Batch. F. Wilson.
Wilson and J. T. Evenhart. They pu
pose TO have water turned into il
irrigate their respective ranches th
L. season. The ditch will be one mile an
half in lenth and will carry thrl
thousand inches Of water. The line
aa ne the ditch has been surveyed and team
and scrapers are at work movir
- dirt. They expect 10 have the ditC
done in about month. Success
them.
Subscribe for the INnEx. We ca
: not whether you do SO from an inclin
- tion to be charitable. in the spirit
aims giving. or from a purley busine
standpoint. we want you 10 subscrib
By all that is good and bad or indiife
ent don't put it of any longer. Near
Is. all your heighbors have already done
from one inclination or another and y'
. certainly want To be in the swim vii
the rest Of them. II you can't find an
thing in the lNDEN your ponderous bra
can fool away the time 10 read lu
drop a couple Of dollars in the slot al