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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-04-15
THE BRIDGE.

The Gillette Hrrzog Bridge Co.
made application to the board Of county
commissioners for permission To collect
toll Of prisons crossing the Caldwell
bridge. bul were refused; wherenpon
they nailed the bridge up. Thursday
morning the bridge was r'Opcned; the
caldwell board Of trade having rented
the bridge of the bridge company. The
board Of trade then Proceeded la circu-
late a petition praying the county com
missioners TO reimburse them 10 the
amount Of the rental.
Who is that board of trade, II looks
as though that was about AS gigantic a
display OF gall as could BE- imagined. II
is case OF external bluSter 10 show the
outside world that they are just alive.
then petitioning their friends To pension
them ON account Of the misfortune. II
the commissioners could not rent the
brid-e in the name OF the county. how
can they sub-rent from the Caldwell
board OF trade.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-04-15
SWEET ITEMS.

We have al last secured blacksmith
for Sweet. Frank Monroe has bought 10
Of ground from VIII Noland; Frank No
land has leased him lot at Swrct. and
as all the papers are drawn up aud sign
ed II is sure thing; and after this you
can get your smith work done on the
road to Long valley aud Dry Buck. We
have long felt the need OF "A shop here
and have at last secured good man. his
family will accompany him. and the
neighborhood feels proud Of such add.
tions. and all such are cordially welcome.
The health Of our community is i'm
proving.
Our two storrs are rapidly filling with
goods. The crops are nearly all in, and
il is growing warmer, some rain.
Mat Martin is with us again. this time
delivering the tres sold in the winter:
The tres are IN fine condition. and h.
sold quite a number in and around Sweet.
We have just had one OF the fn.'st rains.
Just in time to do a lot Of good
In the burglar case we found the goods
and the thief. but before we could secure
the necessary papers the man had de-
parted. and if not found soon we will
put the people onto him 50 he won't have
SO easy q time IT. the future.
\ burglar case before Judge Badley. an
assault aud battery case just disIssed OF.
and an assault case for the u. is the way
court Is running N Sweet. PlacerVille
aud Pay~itr furnishing the assault cases.
and Dry inck the burglar case; Deputy
Constable CoeuaughloL is after the man
that robbed thu sheepcamp. I'VE report
ed him caught last week.-Editor.l
In the assault cases the school fund
WAS helped To the amount Of $40. and III,
Judge and constable some to.
Easter service at Marsh was well at
tended by ; vect people. (that is. I'eopl'
from SwccD the collection for the mis-
sions was siG5. all wen, home icelin.
that the scr,i,cs were s'iec,ss.
3 April u" SIn''e
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-04-15
AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HOME
SEEK ERS.
IS. 900 Acres Of the Best Land in the
State 10 be Reclaimed.
Several Attempts have bwh Made to Set
tie this Land. but Proved Futile
on Account of the Expense
of Watering H.

on Account of the Expeisc
OF Watering il.
Last Saturday afternoon DR.. J. Is. Puck
Ell. of Runnells. Pix county. lows.
addressed an audience in Carfwrighfs
hall in reference. " his recent withdrawal
from entry OF some 5000 acres OF Unit
ed Stales and state land under the Carey
act and SLATE Legislation supplemental ~
thereto. for settlement according la pro-
visions made by the act. The land is
situated north OF Emmett. aud is As fine
body OF land MS there is anywhere: Tor
proof Of which lies in the nuinrrous
attempts 10 settle IL and eel water ON H.
DIR. Pucket proposes. under his scheme
L. ). cit,zrns. and the land will ct~t
s20.5O per acre with a perpetual water
right. Of this amount 80 cents an acre
goes TO the stale. And citizens who
avail themselves of this offer before fall
will be granted all the advantages and
privileges thnt will be enjoyed by the
people who will locate here from the
several states where interested. lie has
arranged for 100 famiirs TO locate here
and he expects within two years TO have
one-half Of the land taken. The land
will be irrigated by water from the Pay
ette river. taken out at n point Il or 10
miles above Emmett and conducted
through n large canal about 40 tnils $
long and estimated " cost $500. 900. and
he calculates TO have the canal built and
ready TO furnish water to settlers in
about Two years. He offers now To take
onc-half IN work and onc-half cash. that
is. the land will cost the SETTLER 5000
per acre cash and 5000 per acre work
the work to be done ON the ditch. and
settlers will be co-ownrrs in the ditch.
Mr.. Puckrt has been Interested in the
scheme several years and this is not his
first visit 10 Emmett. lie has Travelled
all over the west in search of an Eden.
and h. Justly considers he has found il
in the land adjacent to Emmett. TAX
ing into consideration the fact that all
land available tor agricultural purposes
that is. or can for years To come, be put
under water. is now settled in this and
Other Idaho valleys. makes his PROPOSE
tion the more advantageous for home
se,.krrs AS none but the best class nf
citizens will be allowed % take up land;
the doctor governs that. as no person
can select land OF enter il without his
permission.
In connection with the settlement
manufacturing and other enterprise.
will not BE- overlooked; the families that
are TO settle on the land from the east i
well represented by all lines Of mechanic
. iradesmen aud professional men. Th'
future for the plan looks bright To N
, and we wish the doctor abundance Of sue
cess in the adventure. He will return
IRON the east next September with abou
10 men for the purpose Of commencing
, work and would like TO have about TN
o same number here Interested SO as L
= make force Of 20 men to work lhi
A winter
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-04-15

The Womans Christian Temperance
Union OF Emmett has been rcorganized
and is now In full running order. This
time il has come To stay. \ large num-
Der of the women OF this vicinity have
given their aid TO the great cause; but
the appeal is 10 every woman who has
the int, rest Of their community al heart
To Join us aud become AN instrument for
the building up Of the temperance cause.
Let the women Of our town lay aside all
prejudice and uniting on The temper-
ance question. let rs work shoulder 10
shoulder FOR our common interests and
the uplifting Of lhuse around us. All
who are interested in the cause of tenn
peranee and purity are cordially invited
a. nuf meetings -iiI e. become enr u' ilsf
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-04-15

AmT"It~f ~ " IIiNrAIf -IIss ~
ceiyed the contract for carrying the mail
over The CAidwrll-S Emmett route for
$40 per annum: chas. Z. Convey. Of
this place. sub-contractrd the route for
800 per ,esr.
Mr.. II. 5. Rnmheld. Of Salt Lake
City. Utah. faiher-in law OF Jam,s Van
derdtssrn. Is visiting Van and family.
Mr.. Rumhrld is an old liner nj Salt
Lake. having went there in the spring
Of 81 This is his first visit to this part
of the country.
Commissioner Knox ielcphoned over
Tuesday morning that the Gi.lett- -Herzne
Bridge Co. had nailed up the bridge At
nj Caldwell
Later ThursdAv We receiv~d n irlc-
phone communication from the caldwell
Board OF Trade. requests us to announce
that through rh<.ir Efforts the bridge Is
now open and will remain open.
AT the close Of The C. f. societies
service last Sunday evening there is re-
ported To havr been controversy over the
bencdiction: transient c. F. wanted to
ring in Caldwell benedication. and the
minister objected That's the prnper
spirit. il The Caldwell abuses cannot be
suppressed from any other quarter, try
the pulpit.
The Murray hotel served n turkey
dinner Easter Sunday; II WAS the last
fowl OF hock that was mysteriously
disappearing. and we and our family
we're invited to assist in the disappear
ance Of the last Of the race: we appeared
on the scene at the appointed time and
our share soon disappeared. for which
we are very thankful.
DIR. :. p Hunt has decided TO locate
in our city: he came 10 Emmett several
weeks ago from Salubria. where he has
been for II years. and SAYS he is tired OF
the deem SHOWS up there: he intended 1,
90 to Van Wyck. but could not get IN
there on account of snow and mud: h.
may spend The summer IN there and
come back into tins valley this fall See
ms card in another column.
Tho K~ndrick stock in the Last
Chance Ditch Co. consisting Of one share
No. II. was sold at public auction n
frnnt Of The Index Office last Monday; i
was kno, eed dawn 10 II. Il. Baker fo
iSli This makes the second time Mr.
Baker has been owner OF that stock
Abe Miller stood around with his moull
watering rs though he would like Il
raise Bakers bid. but neighborly f~'lin.
and a lsnowletlge Of The history Of shar
No. Is kept him from bidding.
Old Davy says Bob Patiison had
fight with cougar that measured sevel
feet from tin to Tip: that the cougar tor
mis- shirt OIL Of him and otherwise NAL
treated. bui ON account Of being an oil
cougar his claws were 81 short and blum
that inh's life was spared. He also sal
that Bob cut the the cougars belly ope
inst as far as We wanted To put it. bu
on account Of never having the pleasur
Of caressing that part cougars anatom
= we refrain from mentioning the lrngt
r OF the cash laid open by Bob.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-04-15
NOTICE.

M persons knowing themselves ffidtbt-
ed to The Emmc,t Index on bsck sub
scsiption please call and s-isfe fhe uccoour
wisl me. Mrs. 4. NJ. Church.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-04-15
ks,r.y No,s.

sfcfo reward viii be p.ia for the delivery Of
my oocksa'n mare. heavy 80. ,ox size. branded
eireN B''nl on lett hip, saaoe parted m eonter;
L-ave her At George Cossc<' or Jas. MoDc-
'it''s' AMI collect sio.oo. Thomas Barry.
: y Mr. = ~. l.-.-a- 81. Z -
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1898-04-15
BEE KEEPERS SUPPLIES

bee hives. one and two pound sections;
foundation. SMOKERS, bee escapes. etc.. at
reasonable prices.
Bee hives made To order. Of any sfyle
AZ short notice. All work guaranteed.
Correspondence solicited
NtMPA MILLING Co.
Sanpa. Idaho.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22
THE COST OF THE WAR.

The Washington estimate of the cost of the war to the date of the signing of the peace protocol is $150, 900; ;600. This includes the expenditures from March l. It averages considerably more than a million dollars a day for the period of actual warfare! 70 ea
 There is large margin of i unex- pended war money remaining in the hands of the government to cover the expense of winding up the affair. The made, by congress on account of the war foot up some $360,- 900. 900, which is available up to Janu- ary 1, 1899 With bills for $50, ,00O, ,Oo0 already incurred, there is left the sum of s21O,000.00O in appropriations, while the war revenue act is bringing in in come at the rate of $1,O0O,O0O day and the proceeds are piling up in the treas ury.
 There is an element of danger in this situation On peace basis, congress invariably spends more than the na- tional income. What may be expected. unless the brakes are put on, with all this extra money on hand? We should at once, or as quickly as practicable, get back to a reasonable scale of ex- penditure and tighten some Of the bur borne through patriotism.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22
THE MURPHY TENTACLES.

Our icontemporaryt seems to be frightened about the Murphy tentacles. It does not state which one it refers to, but presumably the ones which reached out to the east and brought the money to Arizona for the building of the s. F. F. & P. railroad, and later those other tentacles that raked the money westward to build the Big Bug branch Then there ara other tenta- cles from the same source that have brought in money for various other enterprises in the county. And then again, these same tentacles have been trying to get grip on the government in Washington to secure the perma- nent establishment of. Whipple bar racks, and others have been trying to twine their folds around the necks of capitalists in, the east to induce them to take water and, sewerage bonds that we may be able to build up a pros porous and healthy town. This jug gernaut of progress is now and always has been a ,terrible. thing. ip the eyes of mossbacks of ali kinds, and silur- ians to whom the praying of the mule ina freight wagon seems more pleas ant music than the sound of a loco motive whist1e-Journal-M Miner
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22
GENERAL SPORTING NEWS.

Jockey William Madden died at Butte, Mont, on July 30 from injuries received in a fall in a hurdle race. ;
 In spite of the rule against laying up heats, the practice still goes on, and the well rated and carefully nursed horse is winning tneeJ money that should belong to another competitor.
 When Andy Mcdowell won a heat with Lena Yin 2:e5A at Cleveland it placed five championships to his credit, as Alix, 2:03A;r Azote, 2:04A ;; Klata- wah, 2:06A; Lena N, 2:05A, and Di- |rectly are all worlds champions. f'
 Nearly all the German pigeons set free from Dover, England, early last week to fly to Berlin, perished in a gale. The greatest flight recorded by a homing pigeon has just been accom- plished by a blue chequer cock, which found it's way home to Blackburn, Eng land from Bordeaux, distance of 63O miles. The pigeon was absent seven weeks. 4.:' s-.--, .n
 Jimmie Michael, the speedy Welsh cyclist, has acquired habit of disap- bearing at certain hours of the day. md Dave Shafer started an investiga- ton, which resulted in the discovery that the midget has begun to haunt public libraries. He explained this by saying that the people did not talk to him, and it was always quiet. Jules Verne is his favorite author.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22
A NEW ERA OF GOOD TIMES.

This war has been the shortest in the history of the nineteenth century when placed in comparison with the results produced. It is absolutely the shortest with the exception of some Of the Austrian neighborhood wars in the last generation. It has not exhausted the United States; it has hardly dis turbed our domestic trade; our foreign commerce has gone on increasing, es- peciaTfyN in the matter of exports of our products in payment for which for eign gold has flowed into this country And now that peace has come and the strain is relaxed, there is before the people of, the United States the pros pect of new era of prosperity greater than ever before because our opportun- ities are enlarged.
 The war has not produced an actual depression. The worst it has done is to raise apprehension of what might befall trade and industry in case of long continued hostilities. With the advent of peace, confidence returns. We find ourselves stronger than ever as a people, with the courage to push on to betters things The country is not crippled; it is not even overburdened. AIlswe want is to get back on a peace basis as soon as possible, and to start at once with energy the new enter prises of peace.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22
GOSSIP FOR SPECULATORS.

New York wheat stocks decreased 399, ,000 bushels last week. The English visible supply of wheat decreased 1,0S9000 bushels last week.
 The visible supply of rye is now 449.- 900 bushels and of barley. 243.000 bush i els. A Minneapolis message says: \ heavy general storm did considerable l damage to crops.
 The New York Herald estimates the American wheat crop 541 million bush els. The Herald employs a good guesser.
 Danubian wheat shipments were nothing last week against 144.000 bush els the previous week and 224,000 bush els year ago.
 The amount of wheat on ocean pas 1 sage to Europe decreased 1,4S0,001 bushels, and corn decreased 1,440,0 I bushels last week. Kansas City grain stocks, with changes last week, are as follows: Wheat, 3S,500 bushels, increase 56,3O0 bushels; corn, 63,S0O bushels, decrease 800 bushels; oats, 10,100 bushels, un- changed; rye, 7.S00 bushels, increase l 1 400 bushels
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22

It appears that the ship on which the American commissioners sailed for Hawaii carried an immense cargo of peculiarly assertive onions to which the departing statesmen violently ob- jected. It was Of no avail, however, and the vessel sailed away, onions and all, but if the commissioners continue in the frame of mind in which they started they may retaliate by propos- ing a law providing that unless Hawaii raises her own onions she can't have any.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22
THIS BUSY WORLDS,

4 private cable says: The Russian wheat crop is very disappointing, and the condition poor. Rains have de- layed threshing and the movement.
 Colonel Cortijo, who spent some time as a Spanish prisoner at McPherson barracks, is not very familiar with English. This will explain his state ment that when he passed through Macon he heard the people say, Hail to Spain ..-... .....-..
 Yvette Guilbert is still lucky The Parisian singer the American public rejected is to warble her off-colored |chansons in Russia, Austria, Germany and Roumania. at the rate of about $150, ,0O0 for the season. Guilbert was ia fizzle here because, as an eastern writer says, nobody understood how wicked she was trying to be, and her igrimaces and winks were quite thrown away on xhe virtuous public in conse- quence.. & s.s.s ; | se is.s. l The cable and the horse will soon
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22
BOUND EASTWARD.
British Mediterranean Fleet Has Left
 Gibraltar.

New York Aug. 20.-A Gibraltar dispatch to the Evening World says: The British Mediterranean feet. whose sailing orders were previously countermanded, has sailed from this port bound eastward. The battleship lllustrious, recently arrived from Portsmouth, replaces the Anson, which IS still here. The Illustrious is brand new ship of 14,G00 tons, sixteen guns The addition of the IllEstrious is significant increase of the fleet. The destination of this naval force is not officially known, but it is believed to be Asia Minor.
 The British Mediterranean feet is composed of nine first-class battle ships. two coast defense ironclads two first class cruisers, five second -lass cruisers, three of the third class, 1 five torpedo gunboats, torpedo ram and five torpedo beat destroyers. Two If the battleships. the Mannibal and , Ellustrious, are Of 14,000 tons. and are 1 the latest products of British naval constructors Tfay have 6 speed Of i17.5 knots, and cary four 12-inch bar 1 bette guns, twel1a 6-inch quick-firers l tuG SiSItlttU 1L-f. 'ttllNCl QuISh-lii besides thirty s7naller guns. The Hood, Families, Revenge, Royal Oak and Royal Sovereign are 14,150 ton battleships, which have equal speed and similar armament to those of the ]; Illustrious class The remaining bat tleship. the Camperdown, is of older construction, and is somewhat slower. She will be remembered as the ship which came into collision with and sank the battleship Victoria in 1893 I during the naval 1naneuvers of Tripoli.
 The French Mediterranean fleet is inferior to that of Britain. It con- sists of eight battleships, two first class, one second-class and two third class cruisers and five torpedo gun i boats. Russia has two battleships in 1 the Mediterranean, besides 0 coast de- fense ship, one small cruiser and a tor pedo gurfboat. The British fleet is lstronger than the combined force of France and Russia, and, if necessary, it could be immediately reinforced by the channel squadron, which has eight i frst-cla battleships, besides seFaisers md smaller craft I5F, i59ils5i sl93C'
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22

sbe back punabers in New York. The state railroad commission last week granted eighteen applications of the |Metropolitan system for leave to change it's motive power on its various lines, which, with the permits granted a short time previous to the lines of the Third avenue company, embrace
 the fulfillment of the projected new system of surface railways in Manhak- tan. This means a total outlay of $40,- DOC, 600. by the Metropolitan and about
 $15, 100000 by the Third avenue.
 Phil Robinson; the gray haired and
 venerable war corfespohdent of the
 Pall Mall Gazette, reached New York
 the other day on his return from San tiago. Shortly afterward a newspaper
 man asked Mr. Robinson who he thought was the best American officer
 at Santiago. Well" said the old gen. Itle4nAn. considering the success of the
 recklessly brave attacks and the way the Americans made charges contrary to all military precedent and won 'em, II think the American victories can best
 be attributed to General Gsd.''
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
PHOENIX, AUGUST 22. 1898.
ABOUT ADVERTISING.

Shrewd advertisers patronize the newspaper having the larg- est general circulation. Others, who merely care. to- see their names in print or who let poli- tics interfere with their business. or who advertise out of char i'ty,'' don't. worry about circu1a- stion.. The people who advertise in the Arizona Republican have the satisfaction of knowing that the masses read this newspaper.
 The circulation of The Repub- lican is greater than the com bined circulation of the other Phoenix papers.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22
WILL KEEP TILL NEXT TIME

It is announced that a satisfactory working system has at last been at tained for the regular and prompt pay ment of the soldiers in the field. This is quite reassuring, now that the war is over; but it is to be hoped that the system will keep till the next war; Philadelphia Record.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22

Hooley, the English promoter now in bankruptcy, formed a scheme year chase the island of Cuba for $1, 900, ,000,- 900. The real estate market was dull at the time, however. and the project fell through
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22

The office of supervisor is more important than any other in the coun- ty. The republicans should see to it this fall that only the best of timber goes into the board of supervisors. Men who believe in road improvement ought to be favored. @S'9 -i '.'a ~ ',
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22

Experts now calculate that young MT. Letters attempt to grab all the wheat in the world cost him at least $1O,000,O00 It rarely happens that a man buys so large supply of experi- ence in a single batch.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22

Cuban dispatches report that General Garcia has given his entire army a go where they please. This may not mean that Garcia has decided to go out of the war business, but it looks that way
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22

It is reported that Senator Smith of New Jersey will not be a candidate for reelection. Realizing that his success sor will undoubtedly be republican, MT. Smith has probably resolved to pay no freight on undelivered goods
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22

Assay officers at Seattle estimate that the whole gold output of the Klon- dyke for the present season will not exceed $5,000,000. It is tolerably clear that there has been some tall lying about the wealth of that region
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22

Korea is about to adopt the gold standard. Even that distant country. just awakening to the impulses Of modern civilization, has 10 use for Bryanism in her business.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22

The Missouri democrats have made it plain that the struggle for recogni- tiOn in connection with the war is not to be confined to the actual partici- pants.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22
SICKNESS AND BLUNDERS.

Considering the state of medicine in this country there has been too much preventable sickness everywhere in. the army. and the Seneca and the Concho are instances of blunders that should not be repeated. Some one should be called to account-Philadelph Press.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22

Lieutenant Hobsop's father, fine old Jacksonian democrat, has been ap- pointed postmaster at Greensboro, Ala. That's the kind of politics there is in this war.
Arizona republican., 1898-08-22

The republicans should see to it that only good men are nominated on the republican county ticket The demo- crats put up an exceedingly weak tick ct. With strong nominations the re- publicans ought to win easily.