The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-11-28
TOWN TALK.
Latest News Of Emmett and
Vicinity
Something that Everybody should know
if Thes would be up with the times

on business.
-Thos. Mahan was in town Thursday
from Marsh.
Joe Reed went to Boise yesterday
on business.
-Diprheria in a very malignant form
is raging in Moscow
II it is ike this in November what
will il be in January.
Frank Clarkson of Horseshoe Bend
was in town Tuesday.
The sick folkso Of the neighborhood
are all reported on the mend.
Andy Kelly and wife were Caldwell
visitors the first of the week
Ed Stanley was up at Dry Buck for
few days the first OF the week.
Henry Reed, OF PlacerviIle. was in
town during the week visiting friends
Mrs. Murray entertained a number
OF friends at dinner Thanksgiving day.
Mrs. Peterson. of Star Ranch, who
has been suffering an attack OF rheuma-
tism is better
And now the prudent man will be-
gin to figure on how much ice he will
use next dog days.
Jim Martin. of Sweet, has rented
John Carter's place east of town and
moved his family there
-Four degrees below zero was what
the thermometer had TO say about the
weather Friday morning.
DR.. Lutz was called to Horseshoe
Bend last Saturday to see George Berry
who is very sick with remittant fever
Wesley TalIey. OF Sweet, has leased
so acres from A. p. Peterson and will
move his family there as soon as honse
can De erected.
Mrs. VIM. Splaine Of Quartzburg and
her two daughters Bessie and Edith are
visiting Mrs Splain's daughter Mrs
A. p. Peterson.
Ruth the little daughter of William
J. Bryan is down with diptherla At the
Bryan home IN Lincoln, and the house
has been quarantined.
George Little went up 10 Ola We'd
nesday to be present at the marriage of
Mr.. Bruce and Miss Ballentyne.
The bride is daughter OF James Bal
lentyne Esq.
AT Pocatello last Sunday morning
Lew johnson shot John Keefe. iniiict-
ing fatal injuries. A drunken brawl led
to the tragedy. Both men were employ
ed on the section.
These extremely nipping mornings
make the respectable citizen wish he
were boy again in order that he could
lle abed in the morning while the old
man built the fire.
Will Reagan went 10 Omaha thi:
week with shipment OF 100 head OF
cattle. Frank Fitzgereld went with
him and Frank will 20 on to New York
on a visit 10 relatives before returning
John p. Harris has sold one third
interest in the Black Jack mining claim
and one ninth interest in the Arizorna
claim, both located in the West View
district. to VIM. Bnlis, the consideration
being $500.
Little Bros the well known sheep
men. were in the neighborhood Tues.
: day buying supply Of hay. They Sc
: cured Ed. Valberg's and f. L. Knouse',
; crops. We understand the price pai,
was 81 per ton.
Both of the ditch companies hel,
special meetings of the Stockholders las
Saturday for the purpose Of trying Il
settle some differences with regard 4
the new work now being done at tn
head Of the ditch.
4. -Thos. Peterson and daughter. Mis-
Tillie. came down from Star Rancl
Wednesday. Mr.. Peterson will return
next week but Miss Tilie expects to re
main here aud attend school the re
maindcr Of the term.
j. There is tribe in Central Africl
2 among whom speakers in public debate
r. are required 10 stand on one leg whil
A., speaking. and to speak only as long a
they can 50 stand. This custom nigh
be initiated by some American orator
l. with advantage to their audiences.
e "A four year old child OF famil
n who are living on James Bigham's plac
r died on Thursday morning Of scarie
4 fever and another child OF the same fam
y ly is now seriously III. The family ar
IS strangers here having recently arrive
$ from western Oregon. We were unabl
to learn their name.