The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-12-17

tween now and the holidays and paying
up II you can't pay All you owe pay
part OF IL. We have bills coming due
and We need the money you owe Us 10
pay them with. This is matter OF
business. savey,
The TSDEx was n error last week in
stating that thee. A. X. and W. X. c. will
unite IN puolic installation exercises
on New Years evening. We un lerstand
that only the husbands Of the corps mem
bers who are not old soldiers and the
wives Of the members OF the q. A. r
who are not members Of the corps will
be invited TO b. present on that oc casion.
-James Little. Robert Gray and Tom
Krigbaum went over 10 Boise on Friday
OF last week ard returned OH Sunday.
Messrs. Little and GRAY had BUSINESS at
the Y. s. Land Office. the former filing
desert entry on 80 acres on Sucker
creek. about ~ miles north Of Emmett
and the latter giving notice OF his inten-
tion TO make final proof on his hone
stead. in the same neighborhood, in the
near future.
-Artie Iret0n who with his sister Nsl
lie is attending the Portland University
writes his parents that they like the
school first rate only that he don't get
hardly enough To eat. In the sane let
ter. however. he remarks incidentally
that he now weighs l48 pounds having
gained about 20 pounds since the begin
ming OF the term. John thinks Of put
ting Artle on short rations when he
Comes home next summer and Tins CO..
operate with the University people in
making a man OF the boy.
The principal Of the Payette public
school furnishes the Independent r.
! port OF the school for last month which
com prises list of the pupils who were
neither absent nor aardy during the
month. Ac ,ompanying the report is }
note in which he SAYS: . We are glas
for this opportunity and cheerfulls pre
pare suchs reports as will. in our opin
D ion increase the ATTENDANCE. and preven
D habitual tardiness in our pupils" Tn
5 INDEX will b. glad to publish such ~
ports Of the Emmett schools il the teach
ers will furnish them.
"A travelling man on the VESTS d
train the other day said h. could tell b.
- the looks Of the passengers what politIca
d party each Of them belong 10. ''Thi
: man here. said the passenger. lis a r.
> publican" ''Yrs." said the passenger
' that is nv politics" That man ther
is democrat That is correct" r,
spnnded the second passenger. "Tha
: man in the third seat is populist.
Correct You are" said TIE popnlIs
, And that man down further is a gol
bug democrat No I'm not, prompt
lv responded the fellow. I've been sicl
4 That's what makes me look this way.
q -Ex
= With the advent Of cold weathe
some Of our local theologians are cettir
warmed up in many an interesting arg'
ment John Hughes and Rev. |. G. Pc
% kns. became 50 much interested in
10 discussion. M one Of the stores the 9th
- DAY. as u whether there is 4 versr IN q
bibls which reads. Thou shalt lo'
in thine enemy As thyself. that each ma
III backed his judgement by the wager Of
K ton Of hay and plug OF Climax Tobacco
a Mr.. Hughs thinks there is such yer
and Mr.. Perkins is SURE there Is nc
. The bet has not vet been decided bl
our religious editor sthinks Mr.. PerSi
has a ten OF hav aud a plug Of tobac'
the best Of the deal.
ng DEATH OF MRS. MCKINLEY.
Ms Nancy Allison Mckinley. Prr
k dent McKinley's mother. died al
Of home in Canton. Ohio. on Saiurd
Is. December H.. The funeral occurred