The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-06-13
ing comfortably with fair prospects Of
being all right again 10 few days

Two ladies OF the Baptist church
have been canvassing this week for funds
for the purchase Of a lot on which it is
proposed to build church this fall
They have met with some success but
have not yet secured quite enough, but
hope to have sufficient pledged in a few
days.
Boise will celebrate Independence
day in grand style. There will sure be
a bicycle race. ball game and dance
in the evening. and possibly an Grafton
with the reading OF the declaration Of /
Independence. but that seems to be
feature Of minor importance. How
patriotic.
MARRIED-Monday evening June sth, !
1896 at the the residence Of G. A. Sloper
Mr. William Hanson and Miss Gertie
Brookshire. Judge T. n. Williams off,
ciating We understand that the happy
house where they will at once go TO
housekeeping.
Ed Stanley was down from the Dry
Buck saw mill last Sunday after load
OF grub. He says his firm has plenty Of
lumber on hands now. but as yet the
roads have been in a condition which
rendered hauling well nigh impossible
He looks for brisk marAet however
later in the season.
Rev. L. G. Clark. Of Helena Mont.
will preach next Sunday in r. & r. hall.
Rev. Clark is General Missionary Of the
Baptists for Montana and Idaho. and vis-
its Emmett to advise in regard to the e
rection of church building here. He
is an able speaker and should have a
large congregation.
AT recent school election at Nampa
there were three candidates for the po-
sition Of trustee. Mrs. Simpson, Mr.. Nc
Linder and Editor Mock. Out Of 81
votes cast the lady received 70. and the
other candidates presumably got just
what votes they controlled, VIZ: one each.
R. A. Bailey Of Sweet was down last
Saturday evening attending a meeting
Of the G. A. r. He says Squaw creek
was higher last week than ever known
before. A high water mark made %
years ago and which has never been
reached by the creek since was entirely
covered this season. Considerable dam
age has been done TO crops by flooding.
Two locals were lost in the shuttle
last week. One was to the effect that
George Wells and family had arrived
from Nampa to become permanent
residents Of this place, and the other
that J. L. Reeds family had
moved up 10 the saw mill on Dry Buck
for the summer. Mistakes will happen
once in a while even in a newspaper
Office.
Three big outfits went through
town early last Saturday morning load
ed with a big boiler and other supplies
for saw mill which is TO be put in at
Warrens. They expect to go via Mead.
ows and Payette Lakes but as the latest
word from the upper country reports
n Atfh VI rh0W aun AftA VI rDlAA lAt
on the lake and l2 feet Of snow on the
summit It is likely that the aforesaid
outfits will be somewhat detained on the
way.
&C. F. Drake was in town last Satur.
day on his way into the West View dis
trict where he will examine a number OF
mining properties in the interest Of Den
yer capitalists Mr.. Drake is a mining
man OF large experience, and was favor
ably impressed with the possibilities q
the new camp during a previous visit
He represents some heavy capitalists VIII,
he says. are anxious to gain a foot-holC
in this district. not only because the'
1 have faith in the mines, but also becaus'
A the conditions for work are so favorable
! and because the climate is so salubrious
Frank Grant and family. OF Oregon
on their way to Boise City on a visit
| passed through Payette Tuesday after
= noon. When near the Golding Hol
: Ranch or the bench. their little CIR
e aged about five years fell out Of tn
wagon one OF the hind wheels passin
over her right thigh and crushing tn
Z bone. The family came back to PAY
. ette and had Dr. Scott set the broke
= limb. The fami y will stop in Payett
e for two or three weeks or until sue
e time AS the child is able to be taken o
TO Boise.-Payette Indedendent.
2 w G. McLelland addressed a goo
T. sized audience Monday evening in tn
!. G. A. r. hall on vital questions OF tn
e day Mr.. McLelland IS a forcible an
e entertaining talker aud he has way q
dealing in plain every day facts and O
backing them up with plain every da
! figures. which to say the leas
is rather taking. The speaker di
not confine himself entirely TO the sllve
: question but touched on number d
other live issues OF the day among ther
being the National Banking system. IN
A. =. A. question. Protection. Woman.