The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1896-11-14
town TALK.
Latest News Of Emmett and
Vicinity
Something that Everybody should know
# They would be up with the times

The Boise Evening Mail has been
discontinued.
Since the rain the name Of Emmetts
streets is-mud.
"A grand ball was given at Pearl
Friday evening.
Ed Blanchard made business trip to
Pearl during the week.
About 35 teams are working on the
Last Chance Ditch this week
Dan Reagan jr. is in Omaha this
week with a shipment Of cattle.
H. E. Kelley Il Co. received large
consignment Of goods yesterday.
John Portlock. OF Bruneau Idaho,
is here this week visiting relatives.
-Hosa CARRIER, Miss Fitch and Miss
Barrett drove over to Pearl Monday.
Mrs. E. c. Blanchard and children
are visiting friends in Boise this week.
Thomas Nelson has taken charge Of
the Salubria Citizen, vice Eugene Lor-
ton gone to Missouri.
Robert o. Crawford has fled notice
in the U. 5. Land Office to make final
proof on his homestead
The owners Of the Emmett mine at
Pearl expect to have a car load Of ore
ready for shipment soon.
H. b. Baker has built new resi-
dence on the south side of town and
moved his family thereto.
-Hosa CARRIER left Wednesday morn
ing for the east on visit. He expects
to be away about two months
Emmett has fewer defeated candi-
dates than any other town in Clnyon
county and fewer successful ones.
Boom your business by liberal use
of advertising space in the columns Of
your home paper. 1t will pay you.
The handsome new residence being
built by VIM. McCrossen on his place
south east OF town is nearly finished.
"A furry Of snow struck Emmett
Tuesday evening and the foot hills and
butte soon put on decidedly wintry
appearance.
A side walk was laid this week to
connect the walk in front of Browns
billiard hall with Russell & Reagan's
and the hotel.
Misses Annie Hayes and Maggie
Murray. entertained the members OF the
LADIES' Independent Club. at the Haye:
residence Wednesday evening
Little & Boone the leading mer
chants Of Caldwell have new ad in
this Issue. Read it aud when in tn,
county seat and in need Of anything ia
their line call and see them.
"A wealthy Californian has offered Z,
pay all OF W. J. Bryan's travelling ex
penses as well as a suiIicint amount t,
support himself and his family if Mr.
Bryan viii continue his fight for the re-
storation Of silver for the next four years
This precinct gets commissioner
this year the first time in the history o.
Canyon county that we ever got any
thing in the way Of county officers
Douglas Knox will make a good com
missioner too. one that will Be credi
to his precinct and his county.
Charlie Martin is making a study o
stoves. stove pipe and other paraphena
liza of housekeeping this week Charlie
is confident he can put up stove pip'
without indulging in the customary ac
compartment just now. He will ge
even next house cleaning time though
just the same.
Fred Vahlberg and +. NJ Dewal
tooke two big loads Of lumber to Pear
Tuesday for the Emmett mine owne,
by Biain. Bane x Dempsey The com
pany will at once erect a shaft house
boarding house etc. THIS mine is likel,
TO astonish the natives between now an,
spring.
Harry Kelley was taken with scarle
fever Monday morning and was at ono
taken to his mothers home near the foo
Of freezeout. This makes about hal
dozen cases in the neighborhood latch
aud unless strict quarantine measure
are enforced there is great danger Of al
epedemic.
e. Marsh. Of Marsh. Boise count.
started for Portland Monday morning
where he expects TO undergo an opera
tion for cataract. The sight Of his righ
eye has been considerably impaired laiel.
but he hopes that by consulting com
petent oculist at once the sight Of IN