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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
County Fair Oct. Is.

The Canyon county fair will be
held in Caldwell October l to S,
and the association promises to
eclipse all former exhibitions. Sew
eral new buildings have been erect
ed and the demands for space by ex-
hibitors is greater than ever before.
One of the prizes that should inter-
est Emmett people is for the best
exhibit of products from any precinct
in the county, for which $3.50 in cash
will be awarded. The farmers and
fruit growers in this section should
make an exhibit, and it has been
suggested that the Commercial
club take up the matter and appoint
a committee to collect the products.
A meeting will be held Friday even
ing of next week to talk over the
and those interested
should be present.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
SWEET.

Robert A. Badley went to Emmett,
Saturday with o. v. and family
making their return home from
their outing. being well pleased with
their trip. On the trip down to
Emmett we encountered q thunder
storm which wet things up fine for a
few minutes. The same storm at
Sweet was more severe. While re-
pairing threshing machine prepar-
tory to making q start the light
ming struck and killed valuable
mare belonging to Mr.. Knowlton
and severely stunned three or four
men. Will Warden was prostrated
for some time.
We are glad to note that our min
ister. Brother Seward. will be with
US another year.
The Seward girls are visiting with
the Bailey girls and are having
fine time They are great melon
eaters.
James Phillips is suffering with
the toothache and will likely give
the dentist a job.
The Tally brothers have finished
fine barn and are now putting up
nice house on their lots at Sweet
and considerable improvement is
being done all along the line.
A little excitement was caused by
Uncle Alex Womack Ireton getting
ost while fishing up on the North
Fork last week, he having missed
lis trail and walked some 10 miles
iown to Thompson's. His party
hunted most of the night for him
md was fixing to drag the river
When his nephew, Charles Ireton. |
vent ON down the river and met a |
,arty bringing him back.
Everybody is fixing to thresh and
hree good machines are at work and /
he grain is excellent.
Miss Gladys Seward will teach the
found Valley school and leaves this
week for that point.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
An Interesting Machine.

The county officials now have a
Photographic machine at work in
the court house, which takes pho
tograph of the record books, devel-
ops tones, washes and delivers the
prints ready for the binder, all but
drying Everyone knows that the
county records, or rather duplicates
of them, are indispensable to the
abstracter's office. The old method
was to copy them by hand or type
writer and when there are ten or
twenty thousand instruments on
record. one can easily imagine what
it means and just how useful this
machine is. There are only twenty
of these machines in existence and
as their sale carries with it county
rights, the one in question is the
only one in Canyon county Cald-
we'll News.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Cost of tn. Haywood Trial.

The state board of examiners has
completed its work on the bills in
Haywood trial. The bills allowed
total $84, 900; presented but not yet
passed, $4,000 and bills to come
enough to make grand total of
$95, 900. Mr.. Hawley has been paid
$50, O,O41, go and has bills amounting
to 3,646,50. Hawley's own fees are
$4,000. Mr.. Borah's fee of $1,000
has been paid. The Pinkerton agen-
cy received S29, ,879.71. Mcfarland
was allowed $40 day and money
for incidentals. All'other operatives
were allowed expense money. The
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Real Estate Sales.

J. B. Vickers has sold his fruit
farm south of town to Dave Gil
more. Mr.. and Mrs. Vickers will
spend the winter in Ohio and Mary
and Don will attend school at
Weiser.
w. l.. Briscoe has sold his brick
cottage to c.. B. Knox. Mr.. and
Mrs. Briscoe are talking of moving
to California.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29

expense Of securing witnesses from
Colorado and California was heavy.
In addition to the above the last
legislature appropriated over $50.-
600 to pay deficiency warrants given
for claims paid before the trials
commenced. If Meyer and Petit
bone are tried it will cost $lO0, 900
more, making a grand totat Of $3.50.
900. Among the incidentals emu
merated in McParland's expense
bill are numerous boxes Of cigars at
$5 per box, beer and whisky.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Peaches are Ripe.

The big luscious peaches, Tor
which this section is noted, are be-
ing marketed. Neither the yield
nor the quality is Quite up to pre-
vious years, but the flavor is all
there and the size is not to be sneer-
ed at. The Index was favored with
a basket this week from the orchard
of C. A. Tolman that attracted at
tention. They are great big fellows
to a box and so juicy and
deliciously favored the fabled nee
tar of the gods would taste like
ditch water in comparison.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Idaho Northern Right of Way.

The Idaho Northern Railway com
pany last week filed with the regis
ter and receiver of the United States
land Office an application for Alright
of-way in Boise county, up the Pay
cite river to Garden Valley, across
township 9 and ranges 8 and a. The
right-of-way has been secured from
Emmett to Garden Valley, for the
new road, with this exception. The
survey for the right-of-way men
toned above was made by party
of surveyors in the spring.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Stories by Truthful James

/
1t may be-" said Truthful, 'that
never told you about the expert
ence of Jim Blossom in the cyclone.
Well. the cyclone caught Jim when
he was asleep. The first thing he
knew his wife and himself were
picked up and flying through air.
Jim said that it was certainly the
most narrowing experience he ever
had. The cyclone carried fem about
10 miles and then dropped 'em. Jim
was very bAdheaded man but his
wife had heavy head of hair. She
was always guying Jim about his
bald pate but she never did after
that storm. The fact was that the
cyclone picked the old lady's head as
bare as . dressed chicken but the re-
markable thing was that it took the
hair it plaeked from the old lady
and stuck 1T into Jim's bald pate.
Jim was sight to- see when he was
picked up after the cyclone was
over. He had hair hanging down
to his waist like zone of the Suther-
land sisters while his wife hadn't
hair left on her head. But that
wasn't the only trick the storm play
ed on Jim. He was wearing set
of false teeth when the cyclone came
along. 1t blew both upper and
lower sets |out of his mouth and
sunk them into a big cottonwood
tree. He found them four days
after the storm. They had chewed
their way two-thirds. of the way
through the tree and, were worn
down to the plates. Another pecu-
liar thing was that while Jim was
awayahead on hair he lost all of his
whiskers which were pulled out by
the roots and most of 'em were
found stuck fast in his wife's face.
Both Jim and his wife were awfuliy
down hearted for awhile but after
ward they got job in side show,
'he as the bearded lady and Jim as
, living example of what could be
lone by persistent application of
Prof. Sproutem's hair restorer,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
START FRUIT PACKERS.
Operatiocs Will Commence
Next Week.

Two fruit packing plants will bi
operated here this year, and activ,
operations will begin next week.
\ Charles p. Hartley will conduct
the old plant and is busy getting
things in shape. He will pach
prunes and pears.
w. T. Crouch has bought the FariA
& Kesl warehouse and will PACK
fruit there. The building is well
located for that purpose. He will
handle prunes, pears, peaches and
apples.
There will be about half a crop Of
prunes, but they are of fine quality.
Other fruit is also short. especially
peaches.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Serious Fire at Caldwell.

Caldwell was visited by a fire,
early Monday morning, which de-
stroyed the Commercial hotel and
Prescott's photo gallery. burned to
death R. N. Jenkins and resulted in
injuries to four others. The injured
are M. H. Sweeny, George Young,
Clarence Murray and Dan Hewlett.
The loss is $4,000, with $4,000 insur
ance.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Rev. Luscombe Returned.

The Methodist conference, which
adjourned Monday, made the fol
lowing appointments of interest to
Emmett people: w. J. Luscombe,
Emmett; A. H. Seward, Sweet: j.
M. Hixon, Elgin, Ore; A. w. Harts-
horn, Weiser. o. L. Kendall will
make further theological studies, so
was given no appointment. The
return of Rev. Luscombe to the
church here is especially pleasing to
his people as we'll as to the commun-
ity generally.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Nearess Kisses Her Lawyer.

A Coeur d'Alene special to the
Wallace Times says: Judge Edwin
McBee, the we'll known Rathdrum
attorney, won a case here in the
justice court today for Mabina
Owens, corpulent negress, charged
with the theft of money and dia-
monds from the home of Colonel l..
N. Peyton, and the thankful client
Immediately pursued the judge in
the court room and embraced him
andAplanted kiss after kiss from her
ruby lips while she called to him in
the most endearing terms. The on
slaught on Judge McBee followed
similar thanking of the jury but not
quite SO demonstrative. She. thank
ed the jury and sat herself on their
laps and threw her arms around
them. Judge McBee saw what was
going to happen and started TO make
his escape. However, the negress
was too quick for him and got him
into corner.
'Oh, my deah Jedge." she ex-
claimed.
Smack! smack! went her ruby
lips as she threw he arms around
him.
MY dear woman exposulated
the attorney.
"Ah jest loves you, Jedge. deed l
does," cried the negress as she re-
newed her hugs and kisses.
By this time the room was full of
people who yelled to the negress to
keep it up and the judges cries for
aid were drowned in the uproar.
Finally the sheriff appeared on the
scene and got the pair separated.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Batch of Boy Babies.

To Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kuckku,
on Friday, boy.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Anderson,
on Monday, boy.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ander-
son, on Tuesday, a boy.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Fine Country Residences.

1t is said that the farm houses
being erected east of town by the
Durham brothers and C. P. Hartley
will put in the shade the best resi-
dence in town. Both of them will
be roomy, modern in design and
equipment, and have every convent
ence of the city except light. Each
of them will cost $4,000.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29

Recent Investigations made by the
Water Users associationhas brought
to light the fact that the South Side
ditch was not built under contract
with the state and that its accept
aace lies solely with those who con-
tracted for water under it. The i'm
preston has been that this section
of the canal was constructed under
conditions identical with the main
canal.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Frost in Long Valley.

Heavy frosts in Long Valley this
week have wrought ruin to grain,
potatoes and other crops. The
greatest damage was to oats, which
would have been ready to harvest in
two weeks.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Engineers Investigate.

Estate Engineer Stevenson and Sec
retary of State Lansdon, represent
ing the state land board, and A. T.
Ingalls,, an engineer representing
the Canyon Canal Water Users as
ISOLATION, made an investigation of
the canal Saturday and Sunday and
will report their findings to their re-
spective organizations. Neither re-
port has yet been made public.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
School Election.

The annual school election will be
held in the Wardwell schoolhouse
next Tuesday afternoon from l to 5.
Four trustees are to be elected, two
for three years, one for two years
and one for one year. Two Of the
old board hold over.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Marconi Records.
2 stock at Helfert Jewelry Co.
Don't Grumble.

when your joints ache and you
suffer from Rheumatism. Buy a
bottle of Ballard's Snow liniment
and get instant relief. A positive
cure for rheumatism, Burns, Cuts,
Contracted Musles, Sore chest, etc.,
Mr.. |. T. Bogy, a prominent mer-
chant at Willow Point, Texas, says
that he finds Ballard's Snow Lini-
ment the best all round Liniment he
ever used" Sold by B. B. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29

John Fewel. the Pearl mining
man, was in town yesterday on bua-
ness connected with the Hecla-
Checkmate Mining Company. and he
brings glowing accounts Of the work
being done there. Two shifts are
being worked driving a tunnel TO
tap the Leviathan ledge The tunnel
is now in $50 feet and it is estimated
it will be necessary to drive 45O feet
more to reach the desired vein.
When that is accomplished, a mill
will be installed.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Completing M. E. Church,

Carpenters and plasterers have
worked wonders in the Methodist
church during the past two weeks.
The cage in which to confne the
choir has been removed and plat
form built behind the pulpit.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Prestel to Begin Cutting.

A crew of Prestel loggers under
Foreman Monroe left this city yes
terday for the South Fork to begin
cutting timber for next season. 8
drive. McNish & Allen will send out
a crew in week or two. They will
go to Long Valley, where E. E.
Stanley is now selecting timber.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
Assessed Valuations.

The assessed valuation of taxable
property in Canyon County, as conf
piled by the state auditor, shows an
increase over last year of approx
mately J million dollors. The total
valuation is s5, ,043, ,96l. The gross
state tax levy for 1897 is $50, 1913. 81.
The levy last year was 500, 1923.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29

The initial chapter Of the serial
story Of the thrilling adventures Of
the Kettle Club in the junaies Of
Taylor's Scott Valley ranch. which
The Index promised its readers. is
crowded out this week.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29

The Whitman company has been
conducting ton tests of ore from
their mine and the results have been
so satisfactory they will also install
mill. Ninety eight per cent of the
values were saved. The process is a
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29

The instrumenta that record the
temperature are kept in the hade
and have free circulation of air.
GEORGE A. SPRAGUE.
Observer U. S. Weather Dept.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29
For Sale.

My place south of town, S acres,
$50 fruit trees and berries. 7-room
plastered house, large barn. Terms
-One-third down, long time on bal
ance. Will take town property in
exchange w. C. Langroise.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29

Government weather report It
Emmett for week ending August n,
1907.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1907-08-29

Thoroughbred Poland China boars.
One 6 months. two A months. B. C..
Platt, Marsh, Idaho.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-24

ought to bring good results to the
schools everywhere. l: will do so.
Please see that your children do good
hard work while they are IN school
The teacher cannot always compel
this without your hearty assistance
A little extra attention on your part
to this matter will pay as great dIvl-
dends as will extra attention to your
corn crop or to your stock, and we
assure you that your children are
worth infinitely more than either.
By your attention to the little mat
tiers of children's habits the troubles
of the school room can often be
avoided. A tendency on the part OF
children to be disobedient should be
corrected by the parent and carefully
watched at the opening of the school
each year. A word from the parent,
as to proper conduct, and the proper
use of the opportunity for study and
improvement will do much to steady
the careless or Indifferent pupil in
school. The teacher who does not
insist upon good honest work in
school, both on her own part and on
the part of the pupils, is a failure.
We cannot say this too strongly.
Parents and officers who want the
children to make real progress will
appreciate this.
Yours for better schools,
j. H. Hetley.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-24
NEWSY STATE NOTES.

A ban has been placed upon slot
machines, and all that were in use have
been removed from Humboldt business
houses. This action was due to com.
plant being made to the board having
charge of township and municipal
affairs
The citizens of Armour have entered
into contract with J. w. Reynolds, an
expert creamery man of Harrison to
furnish him with site for creamery
The citizens have raised the necessary
amount, about $500, and completed
their portion OF the contract. Mr..
Reynolds is to erect a cement block
building, 20x50x16 and to engage in the
active of the business of the creamery
not later than February 1908
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-24
r. Smith at Yankton, Mon

Judge E G Smith at Yankton' Mon
day, overruled the motion Tor new
trial in the famous Kaufman murder
case An appeal from his decision VIII
at once be taken. Mrs. Hau'nann was
found guilty of killing her maidservant'
Agnes Polreis.
Great excitement has been caused by
the report, received from reliable
sonrce' that "A good vein OF SOFT coal mas
been struck at point about eight miles
north of Grindstone The extent OF
the vein has not yet been ascertaihen'
aud but few details OF the reported
find" have as vet been received
A 80, OOO-bushel elevator, full 10 the
root, il standing on the open prairie ten
miles north of Arlington, waiting for
railroad The elevator Is at Badger,
and the road was expected to reach the
place before the house was filled. Ii
probably Will be thr." werks before
shipnents can he commenced on th"
new Hue, which still lacks several miles
of reaching thar uoint with the steel
The four. year oil son of Tostin Olson
living near Hetland. was dangerously
cut in a singular manner bv a sulky
plow. The father was driving through
the ward with the nlnw hiyched behind
a WAGON when rhe little fellow ran OUT
and attemptad 10 catch hold OF the back
end Of the wagon. He ml>S.l his hold
and fell back against IN rlow <rrap
ing bprvreu ~. Wheel ani rhp snarp
share. rho al,a ~ -. .ilre nuttin (:
throp IN ms clorniur ant lviny n !
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-24

large portion of this wisdom to
insure his success in this age OF CON-
petition and strife. Give children
chance and they will make good.
School patrons have right to
demand properly heated and ventil-
ated school buildings, for the health
and comfort of their children in
school is as necessary as their pres
ence there; if good work is to be
done, they must have plenty of fresh
air and be kept comfortably warm.
Again the law recognizes the rights
of the child in this, for since the first
of July last, all plans for school
buildings plust first be submitted to
the department Of education at Pierre
for approval before building can
legally be begun. There is nothing
more free in Dakota than the air.
unless it be the sunlight; both of
these are absolutely essential to the
physical and mental development of
the child. They cost nothing except
the necessary forethought to provide
the means of getting them to the
child in the school-room.
Perhaps topic that will interest
many is the shortage of teachers.
Every avenue of employment open
to those who usually teach school
offers, at the present time, greater
remuneration for the service and
more steady assurance of employ.
ment than does the school room.
This causes many to leave the pro.
fession. We need whole. souled,
hard. working teachers in the school
room; but the services they render
should be highly appreciated and
we'll paid, SO that the teacher may
have a real pleasant smile to spare
now and then. If your teacher is
doing good work let her know that
you appreciate her work. If she is
doing extra good work, give her a
contract for another year at an
increase of. wages. In this way you
will enable us to keep good teachers
in Day county.
Finally, hard and honest work
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-24
Thursday, October "a, 1907.
County School Matters.

Editor af the Reporter and Farmer:
| desire to thank you publicly for
the offer Of little space in the col.
umns of your paper for any school
matters that might be OF general
interest.
We have had several things to say
to the school officers and teachers
through our numerous letters; but
there are so many things Of interest
to the patrons of the schools that
we ought to use much more than a
column Of your paper, at this time;
however we shall try to be brief
First, let me say word or so
about the new compulsory school
law. THIS law requires the attend
ance of all the children between the
ages Of and IL inclusive this means
until they are 10 years of age), dur
ing the entire term, unless, for good
and sufficient reasons, they are
excused by the school board; or
unless they are being taught in some
other competent school, studying the
same subjects, and for the same
length of time We have not quoted
this verbatim. 1t may be read in
Sections l4S, 149 and $50, Session
Laws of 1907. This law will prove
great blessing to many children, if
it is properly enforced, for last year,
we found several hundred who were
short in their attendance. To these
we have sent letters informing them
OF the requirements of the new law
We have already sent letters to
the officers urging them to see that
the law is properly enforced in their
respective districts. We want the
parents to understand that while the
officers are held especially respon-
sible, any patron or other person has
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1907-10-24

1roned and schnckled to his seat in
the train TO prevent his injuring himself
aud others, Fred Stark weather, twenty
seven years old, who has made his
home In Custer for years, was taken to
Yankton to the state insane asylum,
where an effort will be made to restore
his reason Starkweather turned a raw
ihg maniac without warning, ard
before he could b. captured destroyed
everything about his home and
vicIouSlv fought SIX men who tried to
pacIfv him. He is al athelete, and
when placed III Jail wrecked the meager
furniture until he was confined in a
padded cell The cause of his insanity
is unknown
A jury in United States court has
returned verdict awarding damages of
sS OC0 TO Herbert E. Murphy, of Sioux
! Falls, against the Rock Island Railroad
company The case was the hardest
fought of any at the term Of federal
court which has just drawn to close
at Sioux Falls. Murphy was injured
while switching cars in the local yards
of the company. He instituted an
acton for SIS 0o0, alleging that the COM
pany was negligent in not equipping its
cars with automatic couplers in compli-
ance with what is known as the national
safety appliance law. Murphy was
Knocked down and the wheels of car
ran over his right foot 1t was shown
that the coupler, while not broken, was
| still imperative