The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-12-24
TOWN TALK.
Latest News Of Emmett and
Vicinity
Something that Everybody should know
if They would be up with the times

" lneJ "ouiu De up WIN tne ufheS
w. F. warewell went to Caldwell on
Monday.
Rev. Atkinson preached at Sweet
last Sunday.
Edmund Budd,n was in Boise few
days last week.
N. f. Kelley made flying trip to
Caldwell and back Monday.
--Orando Badey came down from
Sweet Tuesday on business.
The INDEX wishes all its friends and
patrons a merry Christmas.
David Knee was in town Monday
from his ranch on Big Willow.
Mrs. A. M. Church is occupying her
new home on Commercial street.
Cuban insurgents won big battle
,aiLst the Spanish troops on the IA tn.
inst.
NoTIcE-Fresh meat on hand and for
sale at }. W. Cooks place southwest Of
town.
5. &c al Christmas exercises win be
given at the public school this friday
afternoon.
Miss Jessie Campbell has returned
from P'yette where she has been for
several months.
Miss Hattie Housed is home from
Brownlee where she has just completed
term OF school.
Miss Eva Deem and Miss Minnie
Martin drove over to Caldwell SATURDAY.
returning Sunday.
j. II. Ireton. Burr Leisey, r. Z. No
land and Dan Cramer, Of Marsh, were
in town last Saturday.
Frank Nesbitt. of Stuart precinct.
was in town Tuesday afternoon on his
way home from Boise.
-Robt. Newly aud daughter visited
friends at Falk' Store on Saturday
and Sunday Of last week.
j E. Martin and family who have
been living on John Carter's place tor
the past year moved to Star yesterday.
Skating is the favorite paslime just
now. and Regan's pond. across the river
Is the scene Of muc Ort these evenings
The pupils Of the high school are
pracucing play which they will pro-
d ice IN the near future. The exact date
has not yet been fixed.
Mrs Ella Mickle. and son Claude. OF
Roise. who are well known in + nmrtt
a e spending The winter with relatives IT,
North Yakima Washington.
j. w. Barrett has a new ad in thi;
issue in which he invites the patronage
Of all those who may be IN need Of any
thing in the boot. shoe or harness line.
Give him a call.
I'm Little is feeding his sheep at
John Bayse's place on the north side Of
the river this winter. Jack has his band
at Knouse's at the foot of freezeout. The
boys commenced feeding about week
ago.
The birthday ball given last Fridry
evening bv George Russell was wei. at
tended and pleasant evening was pass
ed tripping the light fantastic. Mr..
aud Mrs d. K. Smithson furnished the
music.
Mrs. Burdge and Miss Nellie Fuc =
lev, of Boise. were over several DAYS las;
week. They came 10 attend the we'd
ding OF George Burdge aud Mss Luvilla
Fuller. notice Of which appeared in our
last issue.
H. II. Ray. OF Jerusalem. is in thi:
vicinity this week canvassing for book
'TAlerary Gems. which is full OF usefu
and interesting Information. There i,
no one but could learn something b,
reading this book.
- larry Elizabeth Leesc the petticoat
ed nlitician OF "bleeding Kansas. has
ammo need her determination to be a
candidate for congress in the Seventf
, distric Jerry simpson will be obliges
; to step down aud out. il Mary Elizabeth
succeeds 10 stepping up and in.
Louis Lick was down from Jernsa
lem during the week. He reports every
. thing quiet in that vicinity. but say
that over the mountain on the Basin sid
unusual activity prevails. Almost ever,
quartz ledge on this side Of the Basin j
md a. bond and is being worked and n
predicts genuin' boom for that sec
: uOn next summer.
A man named Hamilton who live