The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-12-26
TOWN TALK.
Latest News Of Emmett and
Vicinity
Something that Everybody should know
if They would be up with the times

~ - A'AA ~ NAihN many bltnuNA1 uufN
been severely injured by the November
frost.
-S.A.Sloper has sold an undivided one
third interest in the Republican mining
CLAIM in Boise County.
-J.F Bevel was IN town Tuesday from
Anderson creek and had his name placed /
on the INDzx subscription list
Dan Reagan. Miss Clara LOOMS and |
Miss George Mcfarland. went over to
Boise last Saturday returning Sunday. |
Mr. and Mrs. F. c. Elliston moved
up to Pearl Monday where they will take
up house keeping. Mr. Elliston isem-
ployed in the mines there.
WE. Minton Of Pearl has sold one
half interest in the Aspen quartz claim to
Charles Lockerman. Of the same place,
the consideration being s2l5. The claim
Is situated in West View district.
DR.. o. II. Davenport the reliable
dentist viii be at the Bancroft hotel in
Boise for the next four weeks where all
persons wishing a first class job Of dental
work are requested To call. 7dl0
The brothers Arthur and Frank Avery
who held up and robbed H. b. Blatchley
at Caldwell a short time ago, were last
week sentenced by Judge Richards to
terms OF five and ten years respectively
to the peritentiary.
ID. W. c. Brown, proprietor of the
temperance billiard hall. has card IN
this issue Of the INDEX Clint
has coy place and any one who enjoys
a game Of billiards or pool. can be ac-
commodated there in good style.
- The INDEX was in error last week
in the notice Of the death of Annie
Fulton. The child did not take sick in
the school room Friday as stated. and
did not get sick until Sunday morning
A typographical error also gave her age
as II when il should have been IL.
In the senate. last Thusday. the Lodge
immigration bill was passed, which pro-
vides that no person over the age Of l6
wears who cannot read and write, shall
be permitted to land on our shores. An
exception is made in the case Of Cuba
during the present trouble on that island
Bob Pat;ison and Bur Llesey went
over to Boise last week to see The Old
Homestead" played at the Columbia.
They report the show first class. II
was the first time in the history Of the
Columbia theater that every seat was
sold and most Of the standing room
/ taken.
The Checkmate mine at Pearl clos
ed down last Saturday but it Is under
stood that work will be resumed on the
first of the year. New pumping m4chin-
cry will be put in during the lay of,
and it is also probable that the COM
pany will be Incorporated and establish
ed on better business footing
Charley Lockerman and Mr. Minton
were down from Pearl Sunday. The
roads leading into that camp. are. they
say. in a deplorable condition. 1t takes
four good horses to draw load Of 1900
pounds over the road leading TO Cald-
well. and the Spring valley or Boise road
has been abandoned altogether. The
gentlemen were well pleased to learn
that the citizens Of Emmett intend re-
pairing the Sand Hollow road sooE. and
think it will be greatly to our advantage
to do so.
p. H. b. Moulton irwho is in charge
Of one Of the largest Prune orchards in
the Weiser country is in town this week
visiting friends. Mr.. Moulton says the
November cold wave which is reported
as doing so much damage to fruit trees
in Boise valley. did but very little damage
at Weiser. and he thinks that orchardisis
are worse scared than hurt all over this
section. Nature, he SAYS, has wonderful
faculty Of fixing things up. and he thinks
but few trees are so badly damaged but
that they will recuperate in the spring.
Mr. Moulton has examined several or
charis in this vicinity and gives il AS
his opinion that but few OF the trees
are seriously damaged.
The maddest editor in the state. says
an exchange resides in neighboring
city. One evening last week he attended
a social given at private residence
and during the evening the ladies inaug-
urated a hugcing bee. the proceeds to 20
10 the church. Prices were graded ac-
cording TO the person 10 be hugged.
For instance, for hugging young inex-
perienced girl you had TO give up 10
cents; married women brought Is cents,