The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-06-22

a rest Of an hour or 50 they started on |
the return trip via Horseshoe Bend. |
The round trip by that route makes
about rs or so miles, pretty good trip
for Sunday outing.
The preliminary steps are being
taken towards the organization OF an
irrigation district. embracing Caldwell
and vicinity. There win be a mass
meeting today and the proposition will
be thoroughly discussed. The senti-
ment seems to be thoroughly in favor
Of such a move.-Calduell Argus
The Womens Relief Corps gave an
ENJOYABLE entertainment and supper on
Wednesday evening. A choice program
OF musical and literary selections, inter-
spersed with music by the Emmett Cor
net Band, was rendered, and the supper
was at once dainty and bountiful. The
The proceeds amounted to sl7
II the celebration OF Independence
day is 70 be success, the committee
men must bestir themselves. Arrange
ments will not ARRANGE" themselves.
and il the prominent citizens want to
see the affair achieve a full measure Of
success, they should take enough inter-
est to attend the meetings Of their re-
spective committees.
Geo. =. Wheeler the genial manager
OF the press and job department Of the
Caldwell Argus, was in town this week.
Geo. p. is a landmark in the newspaper
business in Idaho, having been identified
with the business in this state since 1884.
He represented the people Of Bingham
county in the last territorial legislature.
occupying the position OF Speaker OF the
lower house, of that body
The initial number Of Clippings has
arrived. Clippings has been launched
on the uncertain sea Of newspaperdom
in Boise City. by Frank Joshua Perry
and James w. Mckinney. The new
venture is 10 be disunctively Sunday
publication and the proprietors will
cater 10 the tastes Of the refined class OF
Boise. IL will be a non-political publ.
cation.
All aboard for Boise Basin, ]. c.
Giesler has put on a passenger and fast
freight line between Payette and Boiss
Basin. He will make the ronnd triT
once each week. leaving Psyette every
Wednesday and returning Saturday
Mr.. Giesler will make the round trip il
three days when occasion requires IL
He has the best kind OF stock will
which to carry on the business.-Pay
ette Independent.
One of VIM. Sayne's horses got loos'
a last Sunday at the quarterly meeting a
n Marsh, and took french leave" for En-
o nett. While running at full speed a
A round the narrow grade near Lightning
Point. he dashed into one OF Reed 4
Stanley's lumber teams. Fortunatel,
the team instead Of going over the EN-
bankment into the river. took the hill
and averted what might have been
serious accident. The runaway wa
captured at the Anderson ranch.
= Dennis Crowley was in town iron
his Squaw creek ranch last Tuesday
;, shaking hands with his many friend
and incidently dealing out some inter
esting "reminiscences cf the early days G
y this country. Mr.. Crowley is one q
Al the early pioneers Of this coast and hs
IS been in Idaho since the first rush /
u Boise Basin. He is 80 years old, bu
20 the boys say he is as hard a man to 70
low on the roundup as can be found i
1r the country.
y The Boise Statesman. despairing
Is ever inducing the people Of that cit
'e TO build the Owyhee railroad, is tryin
III something apparently easier now wit
lie just as little prospect Of success. II
trying TO induce them to build wago
he roads to Willow creek and To Atlantl
h. But Emmett and Caldwell will continu
el to hold the Willow creek trade aud eve
z. the wealthy Boise people who ow
lie splendid mines at Atlanta will continu
s going around by Mountain Home
a. reach that once again prosperous cam
-DeLsmar Nugget.