The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-07-27

E. l.. Knouse presented the INDEX
force with some apples Of the-Red AS
tracan variety the largest Of which
measured nearly 10 inches in ciccum-
ference.
j. w. Cook drives the slickest look
buggy in the valley now. He has lately
had it repainted by that artistic work
man p. Abney. who does as fine work /
as can be done any where in America.
The Sons of Veterans will meet at |
the G.. A. X. hall Saturday evening. |
August 3rd 1895, to effect a permanent
organization. All those interested are
urgently requested to be present.
The farmers are busy the past few
days doing work at the head of the
bitches to keep the proper amount of
water in the bitches. The river has
been falling rapidly the last few days
and it is thought it Will be lower this
fall than for several years.
Clint Brown exhibited a model Of /.
hay derrick in the INDEX Office the other
day that looks as though it would work
to perfection. Clint says he put up
several of them in Boise county and
that they give excellent satisfaction.
J. w. Cook informed the INDEX the
other day that according TO weather
prophet Hicks almanac, this is the hot
test week of the season. Mr.. Cook says
he has watched Hicks forecasts closely
all summer, and they have been correct
in every instance.
Mr.. Whitaker, gentleman from
Oregon was in the vicinity during the
week looking for a location. Mr.. Whit
taker is registered druggist and is
looking for an opening for drug store
and also wishes To invest in some good
! fruit land.
} Mr.. Gilmore of Payette passed
through town last Sunday with a party
Of Chicago capitalists who are prepar-
l ing to put in placer mining plant near
5 Horseshoe Bend. They had been up to
t the proposed scene of operations, look
lug over the ground. Their machinery
is at Payette ready for transportation to
, the ground.
Ed Stanley came down from the
mill Wednesday evening. Ed says the
boys at the mill have all been trying "a
make angels of themselves for the last
week there having been a chapter OF
accidents as long as the moral law.
None Of them as serious as they might
}. have been but sufficiently so TO cause
u several to lay Off
) Jim Fuller was in town during tn,
week from his cattle camp in Round
n valley Jim says that the Boise valley
}. stockmen are determined to keep theil
d cattle in Long valley and have sent il
It an extra force of men for that purpose
He thinks there is not likely to be any
D further trouble this summer, and tina
d at this time the cattle men seem to hole
t the top hand.
is Rev Guy Phelps the noted DO.
evangelist occupied the pulpit at tn
First NJ. E.church last Sunday morninl
- and evening. Mr.. Phelps is forcibl
- speaker. much after the Sam Jone
"A build and is much given to saving thing
without regard to whether his hesrer
like them or not. From remark drop
~ ped during his sermon Sunday evening
- we infer that he is not a particular.
- strong Cleveland man, but of his straigh
;" up methodism there seems to be n
doubt.
y Mr.. Hill who lives south Of tow
I'd had an accident in the canyon this sid
Is Of the Anderson place on the Marsh roa
Dr. the other day. He was coming up tn
hill with heavy load and was trying {
ie ''shot gun" his team up the steep plac
y, to avoid stalling, but the team stor
ID ped and the wagon ran back a little
IL went of the grade and went crashing {
Id the bottom Of the canyon. Mr.. Hill
his two daughters and Miss Ruth Petel
er son were on the wagon. but fortunatel
D. they all jumped in time to save then
IN selves. The wagon was mashed /
,e kindlihg wood but the team escape
st serious injury.
MARRIED-Monday evening July 22u
~ 1895. at the residence Of Mr.. and Mr.
- X. Won Harten, near Emmett, Mr. Pet
a. Schoo Of Marsh and Mrs. Ada Brown
- Emmett, Rev F. L. Young, officiating
The wedding was quiet one. only
very few near friends being presen
-. Shortly after the ceremony had be,
I'll performed the Emmett Cornet Band pl
=" in an appearance aud treated the hapT
7' couple and their friends to some deligh
~" full music. The boys were royalty e
b" tanned aud got away with quantities
ice cream etc, a weakness for viii,
F. the band boys are noted whsrev
Ir. known. The INDEX extends congrat
ay lation to the newly welded pair al
he wishes that a full measure Of happine
Of and prosperity may be theirs
in Hugh Lindsey was in town on Su
day and was the possessor Of l0x