The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-07-13

in a short time-befOre he was needed
but as there was a great deal to see,
Brook did not get home until nearly /
noon aud when he arrived he discovered /
that Mrs. Brook had given birth to fine
girl baby during his absence. Mrs.
Brookshire was alone at the time, but
everything Is lovely now and Brook is
the best pleased man in town.
Now see here Mr.. Evening Mail Man,
you had better interview that kid Fourth
OF July reporter OF yours again, and see
If ne don't hail from Falk's Store, or
Caldwell, instead Of Emmett. The ris-
ing generation of this community are too
wide-awake to leave a first class celebra-
tion at home to take in one Of the other
kind at Boise. There isn't boy in En-
NETT green enough To do that, and then
intimate that Emmett did not celebrate
at all this year. That youngster OF yours
may have wandered away from the be-
nighted regions of The Store or the
county seat, but from Emmett, never
The Canyon County Argus, under
the direction of the Steunenburg broth
ers came to us last week loaded to the
guards with news. The boys do not
make any parade of the change of man
agement, nor any promises Of what they
intend to do. but If their initial number
is to be taken as an index Of what is to
follow, their readers may promise them
selves many treat in the future. Lo-
cal news is what the people want in a To-
cal paper, and that is what the Argus
seems to be dealing in at present.
The July number OF the Midland
Monthly is before us. 1t is a good num-
Der and every westerner who is lover
Of good reading should see 1t. The
Spirit Lake Massacre" one of the most
tragic events in the history of the north
west is vividly discussed by ex-governor
Carpenter, and Mrs. Abbie Gardner
Sharp gives thrilling account of her
experience while a captive among the
Sioux. The Mid and is inc i.ely a
western magazine and should meet with
a liberal support from western people.
Des Moines. Iowa. Sl.50 year.
NARRrED-July 4th.ls05, at the resi-
dence Of the brides parents. near EN-.
nett, Mr.. Ira Knouse. and Miss Amanda
Moulton. Rev. F. l.. Young officiating
The wedding was a quiet affair. only a
few near friends Of the young couple be
ing present. Immediately after the GER
emony an elegant wedding dinner wa.
served. after which the wedding party
repaired to the picnic grounds, where
the happy couple received the cougratu
lations of their many friends. The IN
DEx joins with everybody else in wish
ing them a long, happy and prospercu
. life.
Merchant Oakes and Parson Howell
. of Caldwell with their families campe'
4 in Emmett Wednesday night havinl
e completed their first days journey
b.. towards that Mecca Of the sum
e mer tourist and pleasure seeker, tn
I Payette Lakes. Thay were the guest
o Wednesday evening Of Rev. Youn
and wife. They resumed their pilgri
mage Thursday morning with full con
=, fidence in their ability to cope with tn
. large and ferocious trout. grouse, an
other wild creatures by which the LAX
: region is inhabited.
n The roa6 from the head Of the val
= ley to the Boise county lire should
received by the county as county road
The new grade on the hill was built b
public subscription and now that tn
toll road has been cut of at Marsh. an
BOISE county has accepted the road froi
that place to the county lipe, Canyo
g county should lose no time in acceptin
y her part Of il. That is an importau
" road to this county and it should nc
be allowed to become impossible b
k cause nobody owns it. Emmett peopl
n should circulate a petition asking tn
d Commissioners to receive it and there
l. not much doubt but they would do So
IS Two Of Emmett's citizens had
. scrap Wednesday about noon. Ii seeD
Ie that bad blood has existed between the
le for some time. and on the day in que
tion they met in front OF Murravs saloo
Al and at once proceeded to have il on
a Clint hit Dan swipe in the abdomen
y. and then Dan grabbed Clint. Then the
N tusseled around awhile. and then tn,
IL fell down and Clint was on top. After rol
m ing around awhile however the tide turi
" ed and Dan used Clint for sofa, an
1t they proceeded to argue the case for
is while. and after they got tired of the a
gument they concluded to quit awhil
There was no bloodshed. no ou tside II
reference, and no arrests. Just nj,
sociable little scrap. that's all.
o. Hank Williams was down from Dl
u Buck last Monday. He reports havir
ID closed down his mill for while Z, gi'
c. him time to get in more logs for anoth'
r. run. and make some collections for luu