The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1895-08-17
A BIT OF HISTORY,

Some time last spring, after the wagon
road had been built from Emmett into
the Willow Creek mines, the people of
the new camp began to want postal com
munication with the outside world. The
original plan. aud one that emanated
from the miners themselves was to peti-
ton the Post Office department for lri-
weekly mail service from Emmett to the
new camp. With this end in view the
people OF Emmett we're asked to lend
their assistance TO the project. propo-
siti. o which they gladly assenteo
A meeting Of the citizens of the new
camp was called to select name for the
proposed post office, and also to name
post master Pearl City was chosen as
the name Of the new camp. which was
afterwards shortened to Pearl, aud Oak
ley Wylie was named AS post master.
Post Master Dempsey of Emmett, was
reduestcd TO draw NJ heading Tor ne
tition, which he did, and the petition
was circu lated among the miners, and
was signed by them TO man. At least
II any Of them refused to sign it we have
failed to hear OF IT,
After the petition had been thorough
~ circulated mt Pearl. 1t was returned to
the =. NJ. at Emmett, who forwarded it
so congressman Edgar Wilson. who in
turn forwarded it together with strong
letter of endorsement TO the proper OIL
cial In the postal department at Wash
ington,
In due time Mr. Dempsey received a
communication from Washington enclos-
ing paper, which he as nearest post
master to the proposed Office. was in
structed To endorse. recommending the
proposed service. He was further in
structed To deliver the paper, personally,
90 the person named as postmaster of
the new office. who was in turn instruct
ed To have a correct plat showing IA gen
cral outline of the surrounding country.
including roads, streams, surveys. neigh
boring towns etc, made on the back OF
the paper. il then To be returned via.
the Emmett Office to Washington Mr..
Dempsey fulfilled his part Of the pro
gram TO the letter. in how Ear Pearl full
filed her part of it the sequel will show
From that time ON nothing was heard
Of the matter. until one day last week.
Mr.. Dempsey received a paper from
Caldwell. similar to the one he had for
merly endorsed with the exception that
At asked for the establishment of de
Levan." with service from Caldwell
Now Il happens that one Of the regu-
iations of the Post Onice department is.
that in establishing n new office the en-
dorscment Of the NEAREST postmaster
recommending the new Office is imper-
alive. As Mr. Dempsey had already rec
omended Pearl as an office. he could not
consistently recommend the Office Of
DE Leyan to be established on almost the
!, he refused point blank-aS he certain
~ had right TO do Ito sign the SECOND
paper. aud SO the matter stands II has
since leaked ont that when the first pa
per was delivered to Mr.. Wyhe num-
Der of parties i'm the camp. who are
more interested in the welfare II Boise
than of Pearl. unpertook by little
smooth" work to divert the petition
from its originil purpose aud have the
mail carried from Boise instead of En-
nett OF course Boise got left on her
scheme. but in the meantime Caldwell
had awakened TO the fact that there are
some mines on Willow creek. and after
being promised substantial assistance
by the county commissioners in building
road into tie camp. they jumped in
aud tried TO get away with the whole
works. In this effort they were ably
seconded by Monsieur DeLevan. former
j. known as Dan Levan, who in order TO
crafty little personal vanity Of the
Pea cock variety tried 10 knock out the
Pearl proposition, ia order TO have the
camp named Tor himself. and Thus ape
she o~yhee maensie, vino Is noted Tor