The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-02-20
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Two Partners" this week
See Chas. f. Convey about repairing
that watch.
Col. j. II. Ireton was down from
Marsh Friday.
Take your clock to Hayes store and
get it fixed.
j. F. Bevel was down from Ander-
son creek on Friday.
No new cases Of scarlet fever have
been reported this week
-Blackbirds were in evidence in town
this week. Spring is coming.
C p. Bilderback and f X. Hayes
visited the county seat last Saturday.
John Smearage and Judson Allerton
went over to Boise Wednesday morning.
Ed Marsh, OF Marsh, is in BOISE
this week taking in the legislative do
ings.
Leave your watch with f. K Hayes
and get it repaired. Satisfaction guar
ranted.
Mr.. and Mrs Grant Bartlett are over
from Caldwell the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs
a. J. Kelley.
There is no clue yet TO the fire-bugs
who last week attempted TO destroy the
big fiume at Wilson's point.
For Sale, Cheap-About seven tons OF
alfalfa hay. For prices, terms etc en-
qure at this Office. l6dl7.
Services at the NJ. f. church on Sun
day next. both morning and evening
Subject, The Canal Christian. Special
Music.
DR.. Lutz made professional visit
to Sweet on Wednesday. He reports
the roads in that section in almost i'm
passabe condition.
Mr.. Warden. the blacksmith, re
Gently brought his family on from Ore
gon. They are living in thu rooms re-
Gently vacated by w. II. Lowe
-Chas. +. Convey wishes to announce
that he will be at f. X. Hayses' store
Friday and Saturday of each week to re-
PAIR watches. clocks ana jewellery.
The twin babies born to Mr.. and
Mrs. 5. A. Sloper on the 4th inst died.
one on Sunday after noon and the other
Monday morning, the l4th and 18th inst.
and were buried in the same casket Mon
day afternoon.
The sheep bills two or three which
have been introduced in the legislature
have been quieted IN the committee
room and substitute offered; the prin-
cipal feature Of which is that all live
. stock shall be subject to taxation in
the county which it is grazed during tho
year in proportion to the time it Is KEPT
in each county.
Steve Dempsey came down from tn,
Emmett mine Tuesday evening having
spent several DAYS at camp. He reports
, the mine looking firstrate Ore is now
: being taken out ana sacked for run il
one of the local mills.
Mrs Shepherd sends us a sample o
ore from a recent new strike in the Las
+ Chance claim at Pearl, owned by Hal
3 & Brennan. 1t has tho appearance O
= lead ore. aud is said TO carry consider
O. able gold The ledge is three feet wide
The Pierce cattle stealing case wa
dismissed by Judge Steward on Tuesda
the district attorney having decided tina
{ the state could not bring toward suh
cient evidence to convict. The cas-
against Edgar Farris for the same ofTens
( now pending in the supreme court Wa
Z continued until the next term Of courl
{ Frank holland aud r A. Badley, O
). Sweet. were in town Wednesday. The
: report that Young the man who wa
tried tor cattle stealing last week wa
taken to Jail at Idaho City pending tn
! action Of the grand jury. being unabl
{ TO give a bond of 5000 for his appearance
= as required by the justice court.
- The Boise Sentinel has been pu
chased by Frank Walton. Of the Poc'
teno Advance and will hereafter be col
by him. Mr.. Walton is bright new
.s, paper man and will be valuable az
quisition to the fraternity Of BOISE.
is understood that Senator-elect Hei
field is backing him in the enterprise.
The Boise Statesman announce
that +. F. Forshay has been selected
: chief engineer OF the Seven Devils raj
road now known as the Weiser, ldal
4 Spokane Railroad Co.. aud 7.
Clark will be the locating engineer.
is authoritatively stated that the engine
corps will be in the field early in Mare
and thai grading will commence App
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