The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-11-07
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trip to Boise Friday.
Send 10 the H. D. Blatchley Drug
Co. for medicines.
Sheriff Campbell was in town
Thursday on official business.
Mrs Witt who has been at Dry Buck
for several weeks has returned home.
"A lrage amount Of work is being
dono on the Last Chance Ditch the past
few weeks
President Cleveland has appointed
Thursday Nov. 20 as a National Thanks
giving day. See his proclamation in an
other column.
Rev. Gowen started for Garden val
ley Friday morning where he will preach
tomorrow Sunday. On account OF his
absence there VIII be no church service
At the Baptist place Of worship.
Col. J. II. Ireton was down from
Marsh Tuesday evening to enjoy the
news Of McKinley's election AS they
were received from Caldwell by tele-
phone. Bob Pattison was with him, but
IL IA different with Bob-he is Bryan
man.
--Mesdames Bilderback Hayes and
Pattison and Misses Annie Hayes and
Hattie Bilderback have organized
reading and literary club and will spend
an evening OF each week the coming
winter discussing current topics and
historical and literary subjects
III the election of Major Mckinley
only results as the republican orators
and the gold bug papers have promised
with regard TO wonderful wave Of re-
turning prosperity no one will kick. 1t
is only the fear that they have been mis-
taken or wilfully deceived us that will
worry the people until the wave comes
Better hurry II mp Major.
Now that election is over. we people
Of Emmett should take time to rememb-
er that we have the finest valley on earth
here and that there is still room for
hundreds Of new families to settle
among us and assist in making real
garden spot OF the Payette valley. Let
us begin to consider the best means Of
calling the attention OF homeseekcrs to
our advantages Of soil, water and climate
and be IN position next spring to re-
ceive some benefit from the annual i'm
migration.
The dinner given by Mrs Smith on
election day was quite a success. A
large number OF voters enjoyed good
meal there while number of families
took dinner with Mrs. Smith instead OF
eating at home About s42 was realized
on the occasion. Mrs. Smith was also
given the order for supper for the ball
given by the Emmett Cornet Band on
the e, ening OF election day but for some
reason the management OF the ball saw
NJ to 10 back on their agreement at the
last moment and transfer their patron
age elsewhere. The incident caused
Mrs. Smith considerable loss aud was no
credit to the party who was responsible
for II.
r.. A. Cowden. Of the Central Lum-
Der Co. at Caldwell, returned Monday
from trip TO Long valley. He was
accompanied on the trip by Messrs HeY
burn. Gates, Gable, Williams, and Hay
ward, representatives of one OF the lar
gest numbering companies in the United
States, and which is now operating on an
extensive scale in Missouri aud Arkan-
sas. The purpose OF the trip on the
part OF the above named gentlemen was
TO look over the timber resources Of that
country with a view to engaging IN the
numbering business at this place on an
extensive scale. The party made trip
through the famous canon below Smiths
Ferry. which has hitherto been barri-
er TO logging on that stream. aud we I'M
derstand they consider the opening of
the canon a small matter as compared
with the Importance Of the business that
would be created thereby. The gentle
men We're well pleased with the timber
supply and we believe the chances are
very favorable for the location Of an ex-
tensiye plant IN or near Emmett, next
season.