The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1900-04-27
4 Hand blown Off.

on duty That nlghI. Inc nature OF MS |
work did not demand often firing of
gun 50 he used it a great deal 10 rest npon |
sticking the muzzle into the ground |
About 8 O'CLOCK he fred the gun and the |
barrel few into three pieces, tearing his |
left band all to peices. The little finger |
and thumb we're blown Off. 1t is suppos
u the muzllc of the barrel was stopped
up with earth aud caused the gun to
burst
Berle Myrcs and Spanish friend,
Victor Gabica, brought ldayaga to En-
NETT that night and DIR. ,Clymer took his
hand Off Just above the wrist. The pa
ticnt has displayed wonderful amount
of grit in bearing has paiE asd misfor-
tune and has not been confined to a bed
ut all on accOdst OF it, and is now getting
| along nicely. Gabica has been with him
at the Carter Hotel caring for him and
acting rs an interpreter.
The unfortunate man is a Spaniard
who came to this country from Bilbao,
Spain about a month ago
In almost every Reigk borhood there is
soae enc whose life h2s been saved by
1 Chamb-rlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, or who has been cured Of
chronic diarrhnea by the use of that med
icine. Snch persons make point Of tell
ing of it whenever opportunity offers,
hoping that it may be the means Of saving
other lives. Fos sale by ID. f. Smitkson.
Davie McCulife and Park Wardwell
came down from Dry Buck last week.
They made good cleanup and indica-
lions are that they have a fine placer loca-
ti,n n. Their water supply played out and
forced them to quit work. but they made
trip to Pearl this week and have made
arrangements with Geo. Sprague, who
has a claim near tn eirs for an additional
supply and YELL go back in a few days to
continue i@5e work.
The Green, Bane, Last Chance Ditch
'ompany and other cases to come up be-
lore the district court in Caldwell this
erm has taken strong delegation from
his vicinity this week as witnesses or
those directly Interested Among them
ire Mrsdamcs Hayes. Murray u. Kelley,
Hanthorne. Reagan and Messrs. McNish,
Blderback, Allerion, Cartwright, M.
Hanthurne. Sayne, j. NJ. Martin, George
iardner, 7. Russell, and G. Little.
Payette, as well as some of the sur
rounding towus, has at last smallpox
.asc to fight We sr.ist that reports a
, short ways from home will not become as
, exaggerated as those in Fegard to En-
metts cases. Rumor had it that En-
nett had II or - cases to deal with ant
& mad suffered several deaths which is ut
" terly false We have had only a few
cases in all and not single death ha!
resulted from the disease. Mr. Allen
house is quarantinrd yet but he is prac
: ticaly well and the town Is clean Of th'
disease.
Those from distance who have reg
stered at the Carter Hotel during th
past week are:
T. f. johnson, Rawhide Jack and hi
gang-l5 in all. Emery Arnold. Caldwell
~ G.. a. Harris. l.. *. Cool, q. \. Sheldon
!. Payette; O. w, johnson, Parma; J. J
I Starr. John Wejner Pont Oliver, W. {
Panquer, Bep Bowen. John a. Garddet
Boise; P Husband, 5. II. MusselwhitC
". Pearl; ]. Moore FIT. Benton, Mont, Ale
n, Brown, Peterson Anderson, John Impler
in Pine Grove; John Sacks, Roy Lee, Bols
Valley; r. T. McCarty, Nyssa; H. NJ
Stevens, Butte, Mont J. L. Mills, Port
te land
" Cases disposed of by the district couI
ne ut Caldwell the past week that will like
r. ly interest people Of this section are:
Hamelton Bros charged with stealth
cow were convicted aud sentenced
or three years Zach in the pcnitenliary.
n The case of l. Il. i2eery VS.. the Idah
RI Northern Railroad company. limited. an
sc J. }. Mcdonald. upon application TO mai
the injunction heretofore granted perpe
ual was granted as prayed for, but wit
ar the reservation; Saving whatever rgl
rs. the defendants may have in law, to pr
N. coed by condemnation proceedings to Il
lie quire right-of-way for 4 railroad ov
tr. and across the lands herein described.
81 Wednesday evening Berle Myrss had
- close call for serious accident. Viii
=. on his road from Emmett to Willow cre'
-. where he is tending camp for James Re
~, wick. Mrs. NoutDu told him that Jol
- Moulton had received word from Berl,
wife that smallpox was in Long a
Round valleys Berle went 10 N
Knouse's where he got Il light rig to COT
II, back TO town to get some one to take
place while h. want ap after his fam
' and brought them down here. On
" gay to town the belly band on one of I
horses came unfastened and he was FIX
it when the horse kicked him aHd
team running away pulled the hack o.
him. Berle was bruised Oh the thy q
bead but no serious damage was done,