The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-01-05

river. As soon as the weather will per-
nit he will put in small engine and
pump, to raise water, and will put
force Of men to work on the claim. The
ground is too low for piping or ground
sluicing, and Mr.. Wells proposes to work
it by shoveling up into elevated sluice
boxes. The bar is considered one OF the
best on TIE river, and prospects from
two to ten cents to the pan.
j. II. Kiloran came over from Salu-
bria the first Of the week with two
freight teams, to move Eugene Lortons
household effects back to Salubria. Mr.,
Kiloran reports about six inches Of snow
over in Washington county. He will re-
turn via. Weiser. Mr.. Lorton goes to
Salubria TO again take charge Of the Cit
izen He aud his estimable wife have
made many friends during their sojourn
in Emmett, who Will regret TO see them
leave, and whose best wishes will follow
them to their new home.
1t pays to advertise in the INDEX.
A short time ago an item appeared in our
local columns to the effect that a certain
young man whose initials are ID. w. G. B.
had lost his heart and it was supposed to
be in Bruneau. This Office, few days
ago. receiveda a large package from Bru-
neau, and letter in feminine hand
which stated that the writer having read
the above mentioned notice hastened to
return the gentleman's heart, and re-
quests that we turn the package over TO
him So d. w. c. B. will please call,
pay charges. and take the package away
before the Office cat devours it.
Jim harold is over from Boise val
ley this week shaking hands with his
many Emmett friends Jim is manager
of the big Collister prune orchard near
Boise City, and what he he can't tell
you about fruits and prune growing
would not MI very big volumn. Dur
ing the coming pruning season he will
also have charge of the big orchards at
Orchard Farm and will be kept pretty
busy. Mr.. Harold also has the over.
sight OF the Wardwell orchard at this
place and with the care and attention
given it by Mr.. Pres Wilson it has be-
come a credit to the town and some.
thing that every citizen is proud Of.
The Boston Comedy Co. inflicted
their lack Of histrionic ability on very
limited audiences last Friday and Satur
day evenings. in Hayes Hall. The play
they attempted to present was entitled
"Out in the street" and we predict thai
unless they have a large reserve fund be
hind them. the players Will be out in th'
street, if uot on the county, before spring
unless they go to saving wood, or doinl
something they understand better thar
: they do acting. The show was the wors
il has ever been our misfortune TO wit
ness. The company should cancel al
engagements for a few months and de
vote the time to committing their parts
and by that time prehaps the male i'm
d personator will be more presentable thai
Y at present In justice to the company
5 should be said that they paid their bill
a before leaving town. except the hall ren
Il and that they promised TO remit fror
Boise. Their expenses must have bee
n considerably in excess Of the receipts.
). There have lately been placed upo
y the market several cheap reprints Of a
/ obsolete edition Of "Webster's Dictior
It ary." These books are given variou
e names, "Webster's UnabridgedS' 'Th
Great Webster's Dictionary. Webster
.s Big Dictionary" "Webster's Encyclop
-. die Dictionary" etc, etc. Many al
"A uouncements concerning them are mi
\ leading The Webster reprint porto
o. Of each from A to Z is the same.-fort.
n six years behind the times, and printt
10 from plates made by photographing q
old pages. The old book has been pa
ded out by various additions culled fro
"a various sources. but the body is the san
re that was published when Polk was pres
d. dent and duly buried at the incoming
er Lincoln. The Webster. current fro
H. Lincoln to Harrison. is the popular cop
ST righted Unabridged" which has =
ar Gently been superseded by WEBSTER
o INTERNATIONAL DIcrIONARY.-See a
nj vertisemant in another column.
his
"A double wedding was consumat
in Emmett on New Years eve. whi'
~ has been the cause Of considerable e
of citement around town since. The pa
ND ties to the weddings were Mr.. W
ur smith and Miss Emma Peck, and E.
PET Shearer and Belle Paddock. Both Z
an brides We're Of rather tender years, b
ne as the family of Mr.. Smiths bride rails
nN no objections. no trouble arose in Oh
oi quarter and every thing went merry
hs marriages should go. But in the ca
of Shearer il was different. Shearer
ttg man from 25 TO 30 years Of age, o
,rk rather unsavory reputation. He b
4 only been in Emmett a short time a
e. a came here from Boise where, if reIo
.ile are correct he formerly filed the 20
nts ton Of piano player in questionable
The sorts. Little Belle Paddock is only