The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-04-18
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Attention Miners have several hnu
dred cords Of good fir wood and mining
timbers at the mouth Of Rock creek. for
sale on reasonable terms. Enquire OF
Hank Thorne, on the ground, or address
the undersigned. JOHN CARTER.
Emmett. IDA.
Monroe & Strickland have one OF
most promising claims on the head of
Anderson creek. upon which they are
doing considerable development work
this spring They have had a number
Of tempting offers for the purchase OF
OF the claim but want to do little more
prospecting before entertaining any OF
them.
In the Federal court at BOISE on
Wednesday Judge Beatty sentenced
James Tate and John Mulckay to two
years in the penetentiary for holding up
the Silver City stage near Nampa last
fall. John Dougal was also sentenced to
six months in the pen and 500 fine for
selling liquor without government
licence.
Mr. and Mrs. Brown who came to
Emmett from Portland Maine few
months ago tor the benefit OF Mr.. Browns
health, departed for their eastern home
on Thursday. Mr. Brown is 10 the ad
vanced stages Of consumption, and even
this climate was no help to him. lie
has grown steadily worse since his ar
rival and it is doubtful whether he has
sufficient strength left to stand the long
trip to Maine.
The Checkmate shaft at Pearl is
down about 50 feet and it is reported
that the vein is increasing in richness
with depth. Visitors are denied ad-
mittance to the mine now, but il has
leaked out that rich strike was made
last week and some Of the finest speci-
mems ever found in this section OF the
state were secured. One is described as
being las large as a mans fist and al
most half of il solid gold" AT depth
of so feet the vein is said to be four feet
wide.
The members Of the Boise Concert
company will give one Of their enjoy
able performances in Hayes hall. Em-
nett, on next Friday evening April "a.
The company is good one and the per
formance is at once clean and enjoyable.
At the close Of the concert the young
folks will be given an opprtunity Of en-.
joying dance the members Of the com
pany furnishing the music. Every body
should avail themselves of this oppor
tunity Of an evenings amusement.
j. w. Cook came down from Pear
Wednesday evening and reported every
thing lovely in the new Eldorado bar
ring the rough weather and bad roads
He left number OF samples Of ore will
us some Of which are from the mine nov
being worked by Kelsey & Allen Th'
specimens are first rate looking, and 1
test of the ore which is being made il
the Richmond mill is said to show al
well. Specimens from Rock Creek prop
erty in which Mr.. Cook is interested
also look well and show the presence o
copper, silver and gold.
Says the Challis Messenger: "W
are told that Challis lady lately step
ped into the drug store and asked 20
a trial bottle Of that Monroe Doctrine.
The movement for equal suffrage is al
, ready beginning TO show satisfactory
effects Caldwell lady is highly Of
Tended because she has received no IN
vi.ation to the New Party so mucl
1 talked about, and Pavette lady want
prescription for internal Improve
4 ment." But the Emmett lady got ther
best. She recently applied TO say
70 mill man for financial plank in pink
b cut bias.-Caldwell Tribune.