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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-19
THE PRIZE SKULL STORIES

foot than they lad anticipated, and
they became somewhat discourag-
ed. But bent on carrying out their
plans, they still resumed their
travels over dangerous mountains
and through beautiful valleys.
They determined to visit the main
cities and towns and rivers on their
way, as another such opportunity
would not present itself again.
Sometimes Indians were feared,
sometimes wild animals and some.
times cold weather. which at times
prevented them going any farther
for several days. One day they
reached the Snake river, which
winds its way between mountain
ridges and through beautiful Idaho
valleys.
One day they met some men ON
horseback, who asked them where
they were going, and on being
.old, asked if they could accom-
pany them and were told they
.ould. At night when the men
we're in camp and asleep, the
strangers who the travellers
thought were honest men but who
were outlaws killed the men, took
their money and buried their
bodies.
Twenty years passed, when the
bones were unearthed by some men
along the Short Line and
one of the skulls brought to En-
nett by Mr.. Birmingham.
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Notice of A..e.sment.

The Reed Ditch company, location OF princi-
pal place OF bus ness is Falk's Store, Idaho
notice is hereby given that at a meeting OF the
directors held on the 5th day of March. 1908 an
assessment OF one dollar and seventy five cents
per share was levied upon the capital stock OF
the corporation, payable on the 18th dly OF
April, 1908, TO d. }. Wampler. secretary, at his
,esidence, near Falks Store Idaho. Any stock
apon which this assessment remains unpaid on
the said 18th day OF April, 1908, will be deli
quent. and together with any prior delinquent
assessments. will be advertised for sale AT
public auction, and unless payment is made
before will be sold on the first day OF May, 1905
to pay the delinquent assess neDts, together
with costs OF advertising and expenses OF sale
D ]. WAxPLEK, Secretary,
Residing two and one-half miles southeast OF
Falks Store Idaho, on the Emmett road
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Belongs to Cowboy.

SECOND PRIZE FRANCES PARRISH
Some thirty years ago, during
the summer of 1878, the Indian,
were committing depredations in
the Snake river valley in the vi
cinity of Huntington and Weiser
was s years old, but we'll l re.
member the excitement that was
created here at that time, one hot
day in July. The heat was in.
tense; it seems to me now the hot
test day | have ever seen, as at that
time this valley was mass of sage
brush and nothing to break the
direct rays of the sun Word was
received that the Indians were on
the war path, had killed three men
that were horseback several miles
below Weiser.
Now, in those DAYS, the men
that owned cattle had round ups
every year and sent men to gather
all the cattle in one place and
brand them. A large cattle owner
sent four men to an out of the way
place to look for cattle. They were
riding along when all at once a
blool-curdling yell was heard and
the Indians were upon them. (
Three of them fell from their
horses, but the fourth with an
arrow in his hat escaped. After a
few days he returned to the place
and fonud the dead bodies of his
companions, minus their seals. He
lovingly carried them to the bank
OF ravine and with the aid of his
bowie knife buried them the best
he could. Who knows but what
the Index skull is one of them?
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And sought to drive her from him
And TO keep the the babe behind
her.
| Varzanne loved babe Muno,
So at night-fall, in the twilight,
In her arms she took her baby
Fled with him without the tribe
life
The tribe life which now she hated ;
Travelled she until she came to
A lone cabin in the forest
A cabin by the swift Snake river.
There she lived for twenty years
Till young Muno grew to man
hood.
There she taught him to hate Red
Cross,
And the tribe of the Roseberrv.
Every fall his father sought him
On every mount, by every river
All seemed vain, till twenty years
passed,
When they came upon the cabin.
Snugly set between the mountains.
AT the door then knocked the war
riofs
Knocked and coaxed, but got no
answer.
Then they forced the door to open
And they stepped across the ;hresh-
old;
There upon the floor lay Muno,
In his arms was clasped his mother
The mother whom he loved and
cherished.
And who had for love she bore
him
Plunged the dagger in each bosom.
IN the mount they buried Muno,
Where he lay for twenty summers,
When a man by name of "Deafy'
Dug him from his place of slumber,
Where dear Muno long had rested
Took him to The Index office,
'laced him i'll the Office window,
\ here the people often loiter, I
-ook, and think, and often ponder |
Nhen and where, and how il came
there
II the Emmett Index Office
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History of the Skull.

To Stephen Frost we are in
debted for the true story of
the skull. He was the man
who unearthed the bones with
his scraper while at work last
summer on the Huntington ex-
tension Of the Short Line. He
took particular pains to trace
the history Of the person who
had been buried there, from
residents near by, and he tells
the story in plain, matter-of-
fact, but interesting manner.
OF course, we are sorry to
spoil the romantic and imagi-
nary stories which the contest
ants for prizes have written,
but for fear the skull might
take offense and in the dead of
night take on a ghostlike form
and haunt us in our dreams,
we print the true history:
At distance of 10 miles be-
low Huntington, Ore, on the
Conner Creek ranch, ! dug up
a skull in a place called China
Wash. According to state
ments of those with whom |
talked, the skull belonged to a
white man, who had been bur- :
led nearly l6 years. | was ex-
cavating for the grade on the ,
railroad when | found the box
containing the bones at depth
of seven feet. He was one of
the original owners of the
farm. better known as the Cook
ranch. During the first years \
on this ranch this man lived in !
a little rock house near the I
bank of the river. | could not ]
find out his name, as the one
who was buried beside him was
his partner, whose name had I
escaped the memory of the new
settler. The casket was in !
such a state of decomposition J
that when the Fresno scrapers !
struck it, the contents were J
hauled out on the dump and !
that is where | picked up the /;
skull and gave it to "Deafy" !
Birmingham, who brought it to /;
En- nett and gave it The Index !
man where it now has its abid- J
ing place. The frame of the !
man was about six feet long. !
The scars on the skull were I
caused by the point of the J
scraper striking it. !
STEPHEN FROST. J
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The Skull.

FOURTH PRIZE-ALIcE LARK.
About 20 years ago three men
left little city in Montana for San
Fransico for the purpose of seeing
the Pacific. 1t was in October
when they left, with the intention
OF visiting numerous cities on their
way to the coast. They bid their
friends and relatives good bye verv
early one morning. not thinking
1t would be the last time they
would ever meet.
They travelled all that day and at
night received lodging in a neigh
boring village. After an early
breakfast they continued their
journey and so continued for some
t me, without any trouble or mis-
fortune. bat as colder weather set
III they found it harder to travel by
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The Professors Wish Realized.
FIRST PRIZE MAMIE VAUGHAN.

FIRST PRIZE MAMIE VAUGHAN.
Captain Lander halted at the top
of sloping hill, and his company
of 80 wagons, from force of habit,
formed three quarter circle. Sud
denly the camp was full of ANNA
ton. The cattle and horses were
turned out to Craze along the green
banks OF Snake river. Suppers OF
bacon and slap jacks were prepared
by the women. After supper
Captain Lander ordered out the
night guards aud cautioned every
man to have his gun in readiness
in case of surprise from the In
dams, which were not infrequent.
for those who have passed over the
old Lander trail know it is strewn
with graves. A large bon FIRE was
lighted and the little moving
village gathered to relate the Incl.
dents of the day, and many grew
reminiscent. Among the latter
was a middle aged man whom they
all called Professor, he being the
only one of the company claiming
the distinction of once teaching
school A man near him had re.
marked upon the strange fancies
people often take upon their death |
bed A smile passed over the Pro
fessor's face as he answered:
That's true, friend. Once, |
when ! was very near death, hav.
ing always had an uncanny feeling
about being placed under the
ground, | begged TO have my body
preserved in such way that my
bones would not decay. | didn't
die. but when | do | hope that
some day my bones will be found
aud placed in place of prominence
TO remind all men that death is
sure; Be thou prepared. P"
"Hark What's that? Indians!"
The captains voice rang out clear
and cool. every woman and
child TO their wagons. Every man
to his gun.
The men fought bravely; the
Indians savagely. The latter, after
seeing several OF their braves fall,
retreated, with yells of rage.
Every man turned TO see if any of ,
their little band had fallen. Beside
his wagon lay the professor stone
dead. Not far away was a father
and son, who had joined the com
pany in their march to California
and the gold fields.
They buried them there on the
hill, aud the lonely graves were
Years later, company
II men were grading through this
same little hill for the branch of
he Oregon Short Line railroad Y
md the bodies were unearthed. s
One skull was brought to En-. |
nett and presented to The Index I
Il has the same broad smile of the
Professor of old, and seems to say, I
Il have come to fulfill my des- I
my
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The Skull of Muno.

THIRD PRIZE Pearl HoLBRooK
Fifty years ago this summer, in
the valley
Lived Red Cross, an Indian chief
tain
He when young and in his twcntys,
Won the love of Varzanne,
Varzanne, Spanish maiden.
They were married in the autumn,
And all nature wept in sorrow,
And seemed sad because their union
Did not please the tribe he ruled
Ger.
So when autumn came again round,
And son had been born to them,
Red Cross tired Of Varzanne,
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OLA.

Len Williams started for Salt
Lake City Saturday to accept a
position in his brothers. Office.
His mother and brother accom-
panied him as far as Emmett.
DR.. Reynolds made profession
al visit to Paddock's to see the
baby who is quite sick.
The Ladies aid met with Mrs.
Joe Beal Friday afternoon.
Glenn Kennedy had the misfor-
tnue of having his house burn down
while he was absent from home.
Nothing was saved. He is living
at Jacknife at present.
Will Perron moved from Boise to
Ola this week to attend to his
sheep.
The presiding elder of the M. E.
church preached Sunday evening
and large crowd was there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller and daugh-
ter Molly returned from Parma,
where they have been spending
the winter.
Mr.. LLOYD was out to town last
week purchasing farming imple-
ments.
Miss MYRTLE Williams gave a
farewell party for Miss Elyse Scott,
who has just finished successful
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Mealy white potatoes at Loree &
Reilly's.
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Notice for Publication.
Department of the Interior.
Land ONCE at Boise. Idaho, }

department of the Interior.
Land ONCE at Boise, Idaho.
March I, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that the following nam
cd settler has filed notice of his Intention
OF his claim. and that said proof will he made
before W. +. Sinclair, u. y. Commissioner. at
Emmett, Idaho on April 20. 1903. viz: Franeis
Shrum OF Sweet, Idaho; II. f. No 622g,
Feb. ?, 1903, for the 50 nwJ8 nlS sw,<. So D.
township n, range E, b. M
he names the following witnesses 10 prove
MS coaunuouS residence upon and cultivation
OF said land. viz:
Mae h sample, of Idaho City, Idaho GUY w
Gilmore, of Emmett, Idaho Lee Davis IRert
Davis, of Sweet, Idaho
NM. BALDERsToN Register
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six months term at the lower
school, She leaves for her home at
Meridian Sunday.
Mr.. McKauhgan has rented the
Jerry Cousin S place and has moved
his family there for the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert, formerly
of Boise valley, have rented the
Hughes place and have moved in.
A baby girl was born to Mr.. and
Mr.. Grant Vaughn last week.
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Notice for Publication.
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR.
United states Land ONCE,

Q nlltu SIHltS Ldnu UUlCe,
Boise, Idaho. March 6, 1908.
Notice is hereby given that the following
FAMED settler has fled notice of his inten-
lion to make final five year proof In support
II his claim, and that said proof will be made
efore w. F. Sinclair. u. =. Commissioner, at
emmett. Idaho, on April 90 1908, viz: Edworth
Iodin OF Emmett, Idaho; H. f No. 56li, Feb
usry II, 1902, for the nl5 sel4, sel4 neI4, sec
/ w Il.
He names the following witnesses to prove
Ms continuous residence upon and cultivation
" the land, viz:
William c. Mann, Peter Ries Thomas J
Coonrod. David Tappan. all OF Emmett Idaho
WIN BALDERsToN, Register.
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HOUSEHOLD CARES
Tax the Women of Emmett the Same
as Elsewhere.

Tax the Women of Emmett the Sam.
as Elsewhere.
Hard to attend to household
duties.
With a constantly aching back.
A woman should not have bad
back.
And she wouldn't if the kidneys
were we'll.
Doan's Kidney Pills make well
Kidneys.
Mrs. Martha c. Gibbon, living
at 90S Cleaveland Boulevard, Cald-
we'll, Idaho, says "For a number
of years l suffered from backache
and other symptoms of kidney
trouble, which were very ANNOYING
and distressing. AT times the pains
through my loins were so severe as
to make it verv difficult for me to
attend to my household duties.
Ny head ached severely at times
and felt generally miserable. /
took numerous remedies but did
not receive relief until Doau's Kid
ney Pills were brought to my at
tention and | procured box. The
results were satisfactory from the
first, and Twas SO much encouraged
that continued taking them until
the trouble entirely disappeared. /
can recommend Doan's Kidney
pills as being the best remedy for
kidney trouble l ever used"
For sale by all dealers. Price
80 cents. Foster Milburn Co., |
Buffalo, N. Y. sole agents for the
United Stat S.
Remember the name-Doan' s
and take no other.
Sold by B. B Davis.
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Mr.. John Riha. of Vining. Ia,
says 81 have been selling DeWitt's
Kidney and bladder Pills for about
a year and they give better satisfac-
ton than any pill ever sold. /
have used them myself with fine re-
suits Sold by Palace Drug Store.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1908-08-12
NEW ENGLAND WITCHES.
A Small Record Compared With That
Of Othar Countries.

Yankees have 30 long ana 30 loudly
confessed their ancestral sins that the
facts In the cate are little known. So
much is said about Salem that tho exc
oution OF witches In Pennsylvania IS
overlooked. The scant score OF persons
hanged for witchcraft In New England
causes more comment than the many
thousands legally burned for that
crime In Europe.
In all New England, according 10
Nathaniel Hawthorne, nineteen per
sons were executed as witches. One
more was accused Of the crime aud
for refusal to plead wns pressed TO
death, after TIN custom OF the day,
The facts concerning the widespread
belief in witcheraft and the enormous
number OF witches killed may b.
found in any encyclopedia. Haydn's
Dictionary OF Dates says; More
than 100000 perIshed. mostly by the
flames, In Germany" Chambers En-
cyclopedia says: I'm England and Scot
land the witch mania was somewhat
later in setting In than on the cont.
nent, but whey 1t did so 1t was little
II at all less v'rulent, the reformation
Notwithstanding" "The number Of
victims In Scotland from first to last
has been estimated at upward OF
1000" DR.. SPrenger In his Life of
Mohammed" computes the entire mum.
Der OF persons who have been burned
as witches during the Christian epoch
at 100000.
Wltchcraft prosecutions In New Eng
land took place In 1902. They were all
done In six months. In England they
continued till well into the next cen.
tury. In 1868 reputed wizard was
drowned In a pond at Hedingham, In
Essex. Says Chambers, 1T was con,
sidered worths Of notice that nearly
all the sixty M seventy persons con.
cerned In the outrage were of the small
tradesmen clahs. none Of the agricul.
tural laborers being mixed up In the
affair" ."--Sprlnsfleld Republican,
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Only the Odd Ones.

Very few of the American tourists
who come to England fail to visit
Westminster abbey. The long history
Of the venerable pile appeals strongly
to our visitors from the other side of
the Atlantic, One lady student while
within the abbey looked about with
the particular object of inspecting the
tomb of King Edward IL. Failing to
discover 1t after patient search, she at
last asked the verger to direct her to
it. I'm sorry, madam" replied the Of,
ficer. with tone of deep regret, "but
we 'aven't Edward II. here, as we only
ave the odd numbers. London Elk.
press.
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-. ..e WEST POINT RIOT.
Il Happsnsd During trS
Jefferson Davis,

| Cadotehlp OF
II Happensd During tns
Jefferson Davis.
Closely connected with Benny Ha.
vens' was the great cadet riot OF Christ
u..s.ss, 1925. In the middle Of Jefferson
Davis thru yeqr. Before Christmas It
was rumored through the barracks
that Davis and other southern apd
southwestern cadets were going 70 ex'
plain TO the other members OF the
corps the mysteries Of cggnog Cadets
Davis, Tilghman aud Temple were to
get the neccsaarics from Benny's. but
Il seems that something prevented, ana
others had to get the materials. The
authorities were suspicious and or
iered the inspectors 10 stay up all
night to keep order, This angercd the
cadets, and tho preparations for the
cggnog went on. In the dark OF the
morning OF Dec. rs the invitations
were aent out. Robert II. lee and 10,
seph Il. Johnston declined. J. y. Ma.
gruder. Drayton. g. ]. Wright and 9th
ers accepted. Davis was extending the
Invitations when he heard rnmor that
Captain Hitchcock was abroad. He
ran back to No. 3 north barracks.
where the refreshmenis were collected.
called out, put away that grog, boys;
old Hitch Ii couIng." and looked mp 70
lind that Hitchcock was already In the
room. Davis was sent 10 his quarters
under arrest fortunately for him, for
after some hilarious nolsc he went 10
sleep and did not get Into the riot
which then began. The instructors
and officers were chased out Of the
halls into their own rooms and there
bcsIcged. The cadets obtained arms
Gnd organized the Helyeilan league to
protect themselves against The bonn
barlicrs, who. they heard. were or.
dered out to subdue them. Davis room
mate, Walter II. Gulon Of Mississippi.
was the leader Of the Helyetians. He
occurred pistol and tried to shoos
Captain Hitchcock. Some Of the oftl
Gers were badly bruised with stove
wood that the cadets threw at them
After an hour or two the riot wore
out Later nineteen cadets. among
them Guion. were court martialed and
dismissed. Davis. with others, was
kept long under arrest and given de-
merits. Professor w. l.. Fleming Ia
Metropolitan Magazine
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A Book She Wouldn't Read,

"lhere Is ore book OF Mr.. Steven
sons that | myself have never read"
said Mrs. Stevenson once. II refused
to read 1t and held to my refusal, |
make 1t q rule never to read novel
the scene Of waich is laid In bygonc
age. The author always deems 1t his
duty to make his characters talk In
what he considers the language Of that
period, and | rp always sure that he
doesn't know positively how they did
talk, SO WONT read such books. |
would never read the Black Arrow
and Mr. Stevenson thought 1t such o
good joke that he insisted upon dedi'
eating 1t to me
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SCHNITZ UND KLAsE.


Treat the Gods Missed, but ProeurabIs
In the Mohawk Valley.
Something In the line Of good things
to cat the gods never had; consequently
the gods missed great treat. And
by the way, friend, have you ever
~."d up to a dish Of schnitz und
klaBe?
Sca Thought 80 Few .-.. 40 - '"ooe ?.
times. and those --a.o have been -
fortunate have just cause 10 .cc.cali a
delicious morSel time can never erase
from the tablets OF memory.
You can order schnitz und kiase until
you faint famished, awaiting It, You
will never get 1t In any public eating
place. 1t isn't on the bill OF fare and
never will be.
The up 10 date chef would give you
the laugh II you asked him to concoct
II for you. Ten chances TO one he'd not
understand what schnltz und klase
could possibly mean. Few know, but
those who do know 1t know 1t well.
A good hlg ham bone Is the central
portion. light dumpllngS and dried ap.
pies. Anything else would spoil 1t.
The ham lone gives the dish a
smoky favor, the dumplings give II
body, and the dried apples give II color
and tartness as well as sauce.
Put the ham bone In cold water and
open the 6ues and let the pot boil.
While the pot is getting into good and
ready shape make your duInplings, and
make them as light as possible.
Put the dried apples In separate
dish and stew them down to a nicely.
When the pot with the ham bone bub-
bles and froths drop In the dumpilngs
one BY one. No; you do not stir the
contents Of the pot. That would spoil
the consistency Of the dumplings and
make mess.
ANY one who has watched a pot boil
knows when dumplings are done to a
dot.
Take deep platter, fish out the
dumpllngs carefully with a drain spoon
and place them about the ham bone In
the center Of the platter. Looks dry,
but when you pour over all the dried
apples and their nice sauce-wow!
That's schnltz und klase as you may
have had 1t years ago when living
with German family in the Mohawk
valley, You can eat 1t until your eyes
start out and your waistband grips your
middle. II will stay by you through a
hard days work, and IL there Is any
left over you hit 1t again for supper
cold.
Ever try lt?-New York Sun.
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ONLY A GUESS.
But It Made Good Advance lnforma-
tion For the Reporter.

But Il Made Good Advance lnforma-
tion For the Reporter.
NeiIs Olsen, who was for forty years
trusted employee OF the New York
Yacht club. was always courteous to
newspaper men and glad to give them
such information as he could with
propriety make public He was sorely
beset by news gatherers while the Dun
raven trial was going on, and often
said to the reporters, with smile, that
he regretted his Ignorance" On the
evening OF Feb. q, 1896, when the
members Of the club met at the old
clubhouse In Madison avenue, there
was much quiet excitement because. 1t
was we'll known that the question of
Dunraven's expulsion would come up
An enterprlsing reporter stopped Olsen
as be came through the door and asked:
"Da you think they'll expel his lord
shlppN
Olsen aaid, How do | know?" and
then added Did you ever read this?"
and handed 70 the young man clip
ping from the Tribune which read:
For Dunraven, newer tumbling. still is
grumbling. still>ts mumbling.
In his lordly ancient castles over on the
distant shore,
And his talks have all tNe seeming of
daft and Jealous seaman,
And the x rays through him streaming
show he's unfair at the core,
And because the Yacht club knows him
knows he's unfair at the CORE
He will race here-nevermore.
Half an hour later the meeting was
called to order, and within twenty
minutes a resolution was adopted
stripping Dunraven Of his honorary
membership privileges, When the re-
porter saw Olsen he said, ''That was
good advance information" to which
he replied. II never give information;
that was a guess."-New York Tribune,