The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-04-03

I'm liondxy bhn Reagan )r. ana L.
&. Perkins closed deal In which an
exchange OF house and lot owned by
Reagan on lower Main street, aud =
house and lot owned by Perkins in Pay.
ette was effected. Dan is now the for.
tunate possessor Of property In the fu-
tire railroad center and Perkins Is like
wise fortunate IN owning property In
the best town In the upper Payette val
ley.
There Is considerable talk lately
among citizens about the condition Of
our streets but Is yet no one has organ
lied himself 4 committee TO take the
lead in the matter OF having some inn
provements made. Now Is the time 10
do some much needed grading. Next
summer. when the ground is dry As |.
bone 1t can not be done. Next winter
when 1t is frozen hard a. rock II can
not be doue. Now Is the accepted time.
Last Sunday DR.. Lutz was sum
moned to the Marler residence on the
John Smrarage rahch ten miles north OF
town. one OF the children being reported
very low with scarlet fever. When the
doctor arrived The child was thought to
be dead by the attendants but after con-
siderable work the doctor succeeded in
tesuscitating II and at this writing IL
Is reported as getting along well. An
other child Of the same family died
suddenly on Monday evening.
The program OF the social club was
varied Wednesday evening by pleas
ant dance given In the &. A. X. hall.
Miss Loomis being hostess OF the even
ing Members OF the club furnished ex.
celent music aud the occasion was a
most enjoyable one. At midnight a
most appetlzing luncheon Of oysters. no,
coffee etc, was served TO which all pre-.
sent did ample justice. After mid.
night April fool jokes were prevalent
and added much to the mefriment OF
the evening. The club will meet next
week with Mr.. and Mrs. H. G. Riggs jr
-Dore's famous painting. "Christ',
Entry into Jerusalem," first meets In,
eye in the April Midland Monthly tDe,
Molnes) "On the Eastern Edge OF tn,
Andes" follows with beautiful picture.
Of scenery around Cordova. The emf
nent naturalist. Prof {. F. Holder ha,
"A profusely illustrated paper on Living
Homes Under the Sea" "The Vale,
Beautiful" is the title Of II. A. Crafts
prize descriptive sketch, with pleasing
views of Colorado scenery Miss Scots
ACROSS Country in Van" this montl
invades the Indian Territory. Colone
Emmerson' Grant" takes the her,
through thrilling adventure before thu
City of Mexico. A striking piece o
realistic work is entitled Shadows =
Spotsylvania" by Mrs Faville, OF Nor
folk. Va..-an eyewitness description o
the great battle, and scenes following
the battle. Cuba Libre" Is a group o
soul stirring sOnnets by an Ohio poet
w. v Lawrance. The literary pape
of the month Is ''Our Later Literatur
and Robert Browning" by LOUIS Worth
ington Smith, with fine portrait OF tn
author at the time Of his marriage, au'
and fac-simile OF famous sonnet b.
Browning. Two social science theme
are ably treated in this number; one
plea for the Village improvement Gu
by Mrs. Jessie Mallory Thayer. one q
Iowa S ablest wo men; the other is "Ho'
to Relieve the Poor aud Prevent Power
W" by Mrs. Ada knight Terrell.
prominent educator Of Kansas Cit,
Mrs TOwners Club Department thi
month includes AN interesting sketch {
Missouri Federation with portraits. Mr.
Shuey, the California poet. contribute
noble poem, The Light Of the Ne
Era" The Midland's Editorial Depar
meut includes spirited reply TO Hami
ton w. Mable on the narrowness Of Vi
\ layers. also plea for free mail deliver
n in the country. The Book Reviews IL
. clude A review Of the book Of popull
. short stories by James Alltn Whit
. author Of whats the Matter with ka
= sas,' also Of La-To-Kah.' a book Of 1
p dian Tales. by Werner Il Reed Of Col
4 RADIO, on, Of the coming men Of liter
4 ture.