The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1897-10-08

"A force OF men anu teams are NJ
work this week repairing the Sand Hol-
low road between this place and Pearl.
The Idaho & Alaska Gold Mining Co
OF Caldwell. have issued neat prospec-
tus giving much interesting Information
in regard to the proposed enterprise.
j. NJ. Minthorne. and r. Robinson.
OF Van Wick were in town for few
days last week. Mr.. Robinson is look
ing for a location and Will probably
make Emmett his home in the future,
A pleasant dance was given in HAYES
hall Monday evening IN honor Of Misses
Jones and Scott. Of Caldwell. who have
been the guests Of Miss Annie Haves for
several days. The young ladies left for
home Tuesday morning.
The Social Club held its first mcet-
ing OF the season on Wednesday evening
at the residence Of Mr.. and Mrs. c. p.
Biderback, and spent pleasant even
ing. The next meeting will be in two
weeks at Carter's hotel.
Last week Kansas man. who had
stopped his paper. went over TO a neigh
boris to borrow his and on his return was
struck by lightning and killed. There is
a moral to this fioating around in the
vast aisles rf our temple OF thought but
by giant effort we turn from Tx
A destructive land slide occurred on
the Dyea tran in Alaska. recently. entire
~ demolishing Sheep camp station and
destroying s25 600 worth Of supplies that
had been stored there. One man was Kill
led and a number Of Others seriously ir-
iurcd.
Word comes that win Cowden and
Tom Phillips are at present at Sheep
Camp. on the Chiicoot trail and are maxi
ing their stay there decidedly profitable.
II is understood that they will push on
to Dawson as soon as they can see their
way clear to do so with safety. ty.-Record.
A pleasant entertainment will be given
in Hayes hall this evening by the New
Plymouth Dramatic Company The re-
pertoire will consist Of a number Of pleas
ing sketches and the entertainment will
he one OF genuine merit Everybody
should turn out and give our neighbors
a full house.
Tom Mahan returned last saturday
r from an extended prospecting trip in the
Seven Devils region. He brought back
+ samples from a location he made on the
head Of Rapid river which looks first
rate The ledge is three feet wide and
@ Tom thinks the sample he brought home
will go $1,000 per ton.
The man who has never lived In th'
country, when a boy. made cider. milk
a ed cows kissed the girls at the huskinl
y bres. stacked hay in the wind. swallow
ed qu,nine in scraped apple. drank cas-
s tor oil in cold coffee, ate molasses an'
/. drank red sassafras tea :or theee month
m the spring to purify the blood. ha
lived in wink
= Edison Marsh. has returned iron
Portland where he has been since earl
last spring under the treatmentof a lead
ing oculst of that city. His eyes ar
. very much improved aud his genera
health likewise greatly benefited by Oh
's treatment and a long vacation from Nh
n cares of business. Mr.. Marsh gained /!
pounds IN weight during his absence
s. They were after marriage license
io when the clerk turned 20 the blushiu
is damsel aud said: Were you ever maj
4. ried beforeg" Not ter speak of. sh
replied. archly. Il tied up TWO month
ago with fool man who tried 20 hold
=, steer by the tail while he branded ii.an
died in the 1f'.r.f' f-. ft,. f''r v
were splieed. (Mont.) Chroi
J. icle.
Miss Bessie Nollmer. the successf'
contestant for Queen Of the Fair. il
known in Boise county. Her materni
,n grandmother, Mrs Barbour, WI
D. kno wu in the Basin as the woman mine
~ and o. is said she could cone with any q
the men in the rigorous labor incIder
to hydraulic placer mining. She was
woman Of superb physique and h'
granddaughter IS like her in this n
spect. being described AS a perfect VI
uns in face and form.