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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
Transcontinental Trio.

The next number in the lecture
course will be given by the Trans
continental Trio next Thursday
night, March r. This is splen.
did attraction. The company con-
sists of George Bartlett Cutter, the
singing humorist, of Boston; Miss
Maude Annette Drake. the dra-
matte reader of Chicago, and Miss
Helen Golf, prima donna con-
tralto, of Los Angeles. Mr.. Cutter
is an entertainer who is absolutely
unique in his particular field. His
work. ranging from grave to gay
from patriotic and soul-stirring
sentiments to those of side-splitting
comicality; from tender touches of
pathos to boisterous jollity-is
awlays most effective and never
fails to carry the entire audience.
Miss Drake has had considerable
experience on the platform, and
is a reader of unusual strength.
Miss Golf comes from the land of
singers, Southern California;
beautiful woman, with a beautiful
voice, low, rich, deep contralto,
which she Uses with remarkable
effect. The company will give
unique program and cannot fail to
please everyone.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
An Awful Catastrophe.

Cleveland Iowa, March A.
Penned in narrow Railways,
jammed up against doors that open
ed only inward, ITO children in the
suburb of North Collinwood today
were killed by FIRE, by smoke and
beneath the grinding heels of theil
panic stricken playmates. The
awful tragedy occurred this morn
ing in the public school of North
Collinwood, 10 miles east of this
city. At 10 O'Clock tonight 165
corpses were in the morgue at Col.
linwood, six children were still
unaccounted for and all the ho5pit-
ais and houses for two miles around
contained numbers of children,
some fatally and many less serious
ly injured. All the victims were
between the ages of 6 and 10 years.
The school contained between
$40 and 325 pupils, and of this Gu
tire number only about 80 are
known to have left the building
unhurt. 1t will be several days
before the exact number of dead is
known as the ruins may still con-
tain other bodies and the list of ia
talities may be increased by deaths
of children who are now lying in
the hospitals lowering between life
and death.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
FaIks Store Man Hurt.

Robert Galbraith, who resides
on the Mcbride farm near Falk S
Store, was severely injured Sun
day afternoon, when the span of
colts he was driving suddenly
became frightened, and commenc-
ed to kick, breaking the breast
strap and allowing the tongue to
drop, which threw him out of the
buggy onto his head with such force
that he barely escaped having his
neck broken. He suffered intense
ly Sunday night and is still kept
under opiates. No bones were
broken and every hope is enter
tanned for his recovery. .-Payette
independent.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
NEARLY CUT NOSE OFF DISCUSS WA1ERWoRks
Falks Store Young Man In.
jured in Barb Wire Fence.

Wallace Caldwell, a young mar
living in the Falk's Store neigh
borhood. was severely cut about the
face Friday by falling against a
barb wire fence. His nose was
nearly severed from his face.
Mr.. Caldwell and his brother,
who are musicians, had been en-
gagged to play for the dance in the
Bramwell dance hall. While driv-
ing to the hall in a double rig a
single tree became unfastened and
fell on one of the horses heels,
frightening the team and causing
them to run. Wallace jumped out
of the rig for the purpose of seizing
the horses by the bits and ouieting
them until the broken parts could
be repaired. The night was dark.
and as he struck the ground he
stumbled and fell into a barb wire
fence. Four ugly wounds were
made on his face. The nose was
the worst injured. being cut clear
through from the end to the middle.
Sixteen stitches were necessary to
fasten it to its original foundation.
His upper lip, chin and neck were
also severely lacerated by the
barbs.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
Ten Millions of Dollars for
the Idaho Schools.

A bill of great Importance to the
public school system of the various
states of the west has just been in
troduced in the house of representa-
tfves by Congressman French Mr..
French's bill provides that in lieu
of sections 16 and 36 of the public
domain, which has been granted
for educational purposes, and
which may be included within
forest reserves, the state may be
authorized to make selections in
block in forest reserves. The state
of Idaho has something like l mil
lion acres of public land within
forest reserves. Under the terms
of the grant from the General gov
ernment these lands cannot be sold
for less than $40 per acre. At the
present this million acres of land
is of practically no value to the
state, and it is Mr.. French's idea
that the state should select large
bodies of land in the place of the
sections l and 3, which are of
course scattered around in such
away as to be of little if any prac-
,tical value to the public schools at
this time. Were the lands selected
in large bodies the state could eth
er sell or be better able to handle
and supervise them. Mr.. French
also believes that it would be much
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
City Council Nearly Ready to
Submit Bond Proposition.

The regular monthly meeting oi
the city council was almost entire
ly given over to a discussion Of the
proposed municipal waterworks
system and the advisability of at
once purchasing a chemical engine
to give protection from FIRE.
The waterworks plans as sub
mitted by the Bannock Engineer
ing company have been practical
lv adopted. The final adoption of
the plans awaits the result of the
we'll being drilled on the city lots.
If a sufficient supply of good water
is found, the council will at once
submit proposition to the voters
to issue bonds to construct the sys-
TEN. The cost of the system can
not be determined until the water
supply question is settled. The
we'll is now down ITO feet.
The council also took up the
matter of providing FIRE protection
for immediate use. A chemical
engine, with a capacity of 60 gal
lous is being considered. This
machine would cost $3.50. 1t is
equipped with lot of fire fighting
tools, and would be valuable ad-
dition even when the waterworks
system shall have been completed.
Statistics show that 80 pei cent of
the fires in this country are extin-
guished by chemical engines. We
believe the council would do wise
thing bv investing in a chemical.
Emmett's luck will not always
stay with her and it wouldn't take
much of a fire to cause a loss sever
al times the cost of such machine.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
Shot in the Hand.

Tom Mitchell. who is employed
on the Hayes and Banks ranch
above Horseshoe Bend, was shot in
the hand Monday night by the ac-
cidental discharge of shotgun.
His fore6nger was SO badly lacerat-
ed that it was necessary to ampu-
tate it at the knuckle joint. The
gun was set to kill coyotes. A
piece of bait was attached to a
string. which was connected with
the trigger of the gun The bait,
however, was taken without pull
ling the trigger off. While Mr..
Mitchell was examining the gun
it was discharged and the entire
load entered Mitchell's hand.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
CANYON CANAL MEMS.
One Hundrsd Men Now EN-
pIoycd On the Work.

Things are going with rush or
the Canyon canal. One hunderd
men and about 35 teams are now
in the employ Of the company.
The finishing touches are being
given the dam and it will be
completed within 10 days. The
two new headgates were hauled
out Tuesday and are now being
set in place.
Thirty five teams and twice as
many men are tearing up the
earth on the two miles of ditch be-
low the headgate. They are low
ering and widening the ditch to
conform to the decrease in the
height of the new dam. This work
is also nearly finished
A large force of men are at work
on the fumes. All Of them are be-
ing lined. The one above Plow-
mans is being covered with inch
boards, and others are being lined
with roofing material. The trestles
are being braced with longitudinal
braces. and in MANY cases, where
nails were formerly used, bolts are
being substituted. The McNish
sawmill is being kept busy turning
out timbers for the purpose of
Strengthening the weak places.
The fiume at Black Canyon, where
the slide occurred last year. will be
torn out and earthwork substituted.
The changes in the tunnels have
all been made. Over 1900 feet of
timber has been added within the
past month.
Charlie Hedrick is now il charge
of the work, succeeding Tom Bah
bitt. who resigned last week. Mr..
Hedrick says the canal will be
ready for business April Is.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05

Secures On e |.
can County Ccnve

The Republican county coavla-
tion to choose deieEntes to IL
state convention, which mesta q
Wallace in June, to select deiegnies
to the national convention. vii be
held in Emmett few weeks prior
to the state convention, the dnte 70
be set by the county chairman.
Middleton secured the eonvention
to select delegates to the conven-
ton to nominate state officers, a..d
Nampa will have the convention
to nominate county officers
This was decided upon last night
at meeting in CALDWELL Of the
county central committee. Resolu-
tions were adopted indorsing the
national and state administrations.
The lecil option and prohibition
questions bobbed up and were dis
cussed at some length. The COM
mittee. however, was divided in
sentiment, and it was decided to
secure an expression of the people
at the primary election.
Each of the several conventions
will have 106 delegates, apportion-
ed on the basis of one delegate for
every 25 votes cast for congressman
at the last election. This will give
the three Emmett precincts IA or
10 delegates. E. K. Hayes and
Finley Monroe were present from
Emmett.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
NOTED WEDDING CAKE
Was Baked Thirty-six Years
Ago in New York.

The oldest wedding cake in the
West, and probably the Oldest il
the world, graced the table at the
wedding feast last week at the home
of John F. T. Basye, when their
daughter Louise was married tc
Norman K Nelson.
This cake has history. Thirty
six years ago Mr.. and Mrs. Basye
were married at Troy. N Y, and
at the marriage supper a wedding
cake was among the eatables serv-
ed. Immediately after their mar
riage they came to Idaho, bringing
with them as a souvenir the top
layer of their wedding cake -pyra-
mid fruit cake. This lay in the
bottom of Mrs. Basye's trunk for 20
years, when it was taken out and
rebaked within a new layer Of cake
for the wedding OF the Oldest daugh-
ter. Cora, to Harry w. Titus. AT
the wedding supper Mrs. Titus was
requested to cut the cake, but some
one suggested that it be kept for
the second daughter. According
ly, it was laid away eight years
longer and then again rebaked in
another layer when Miss Maud
Basye became Mrs. James Little.
Again the cake retired into seclu-
sion until it made its appearance
last week at the wedding of Mr..
Bayses youngest daughter, Louise.
when it was encased in new lay
er and beautifully frosted and deco
rated. The following names and
dates appeared upon its surface:
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. F. T. Basye,
December %, 1871.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Titus,
December 81, 1891.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Little,
November s. 1899.
b Mr.. and Mrs Norman Nelson,
February 26, 1908.
When this unique cake is cut,
each daughter will receive quart
er of it, and the fourth quarter will
go to the Bachelor brother, Bert.
which he hopes will act as happy
charm to beguile the Fates into de-
creeing a bright destiny for him.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
For Sale.

Nine room house and also small
house now renting for $4 per month,
on same lot. -Four lots, four
blocks from postoffice, barn and
other out buildings, 36 fruit trees,
strawberries and other small fruits.
Price $4,000. Only $500 down,
balance in small payments and can
run Z years if desired. Will take
a span of horses in trade. D. Ly-
man.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
Y. M. C. A. sLUGGERs
Basketball Team Resorts to
Unfair Tactics to Win Game.

The basketball game between the
| Emmett and Boise Y. M. c. A.
teams ended before the first hall
was finished. Near the close ol
the first half, with a score of 16 to
10 in favor of Boise, Chase, captain
of the Y. M. {. A. team, delib-
erately fouled Wells of Emmett
and was ruled out of the game by
Referee Coon. The Y. M. c. A.
manager refused to continue the
game without Chase and the En-
NETT boys were awarded the game.
The trouble was caused by the
rough playing of the Y. M. c A.
players i'll general and Chase in
particular. The game had but
fairly started when the rough work
began and Chase was twice eau
toned to desist. What is known as
"Class b" foul was called on
him for his rough handling of Car
ter. According to the rules of the
game, when a player is guilty of
"Class b. foul, he ''may'' be dis
qualified from playing, but for the
second offense he "must'' be. The
second offense occurred when Chase
seemingly attempted to injure
Wells by jabbins his knee into the
small of Wells back and digging
his elbows into his neck. Referee
Coon then had no other alternative
but to order Chase out of the game.
At this Manager Shelter became
wrothy and frothy and refused to
Dut in substitute. This is not the
first time Emmett has had the
same experience. Last year two of
the local players were severely in
jured BY the slugging tactics of
the Y. M. c. A. players: The
Boise players say they are not to
blame. According to ]. E. Tour
tellotte, chairman of the sporting
and the members of the
team, they were coached and in
structed to play as rough as they
possibly could, because, as one Y.
M. C. A. official stated, the Boise
patrons OF the game demand that
kind of a game. If that is the case,
why doesn't that organization give
all its attention TO prize fighting
and be done with it? If the Boise
Y. M. c. A, as is claimed by its
own members, stands sponsor for
and encourages such rough and
brutal tactics in its basketball team,
it should change its name to the
Young Mems Christian Assassina-
ion.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
Korean Woman Comes to Study.

MISS Melissa Kim, a native of Ko-
rea, has arrived In San Francisco,
where she win study medicine. There
IL general movement among the
women of China and Korea, Miss Kim
says, in favor of higher education.
and her intimate friend in Hoo-Chow
was Sing Wong Using Ling, a Chi
nese girl, wfo has recently gone to
Japan to study law there and will
practice in the Japanese courts. But
few Korean women have come to this
country thus far and Miss Kim is the
hrst to speak English at all. She is
% years old.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05

better for the state to dispose of the
school lands at their monev value
and lend the enormous amount
which they would bring. The
interest on this amount would be
of much more value to the public
schools than the lands are at the
present time.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
The Minstrel Show.

Every thing is in shape for the
lady minstrel show Friday night.
All the old corks obtainable have
been burned, a can of red paint
secured, and every member has her
hair done up in curl papers to put
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
The Skull Story Contest.

The Index is unable this week
to announce the winners of prizes
in the Skull Story Contest. Quite
a number of stories were received
and the judges are now engaged in
reading them. The winners will
be announced next week.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
Schoolhouse for District 81.

The final step in the issuing Of
bonds to build new schooihouse
in district 81, down the valley, will
be taken April 8, when the bonds
will be offered for sale. The issue
is for 1881, and will run 10 years
and 7 months. School is being
held in the Ward house at Bran
we'll. Nels Nelson is the clerk.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
New Carpenter Shop.

Berry & Campbell are erecting
an immense carpenter shop on the
Farmers Cooperative ditch right
of way on Washington street.
The building will occupy 80 X 80
feet of space and will be two stories
in height. Wood working ma
chinery will be installed and it is
possible planning mill will be add
ed in the near future.
The best goods at the lowest
prices at Loree & Reilly's.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05

Applicant What is the first
thing to do before you get mar
riage license? License Clerk
Think it over, young man; think,
it over.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05
Big Real Estate Deal.

The largest real estate deal OF
the season was consummated yes
terday by Crouch & Sinclair to
Colorado parties. The land sold
comprises 450 acres on the bench.
The consideration is $13, :
200.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05

The Emmett Dramatic Co. will
repeat by request "Chick, or the
Mountain Waif' at the hall Sat
urday night. The company did
such a good job Monday night
they were requested to reproduce
the play again.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05

w. w. Wilton also got in on the
deal. He sold to the same party
Perry M. Spratt of Grand juno
ton, Colo. the King so acres
and the Redway 40 acres on the
bench. Mr.. Wilton the sale reports
to o. c. Coonrod of FIVE acre
tract of the Vahlberg farm. and
Wilton himself just to show his
faith by his works, gobbled up the
Miss Kate Maynard 40 on the
bench.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1908-03-05

Cedar fence posts at the Emmett
Forwarding Co.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-03-19
ARE YOU HAPPY ,?

Good. clean. wholesome fun is ap- prcciated by everyone everywhere. and on tomorrow night at Eagle hall "The Snowbalr' will be presented here for the first time. The comedy is replete with laughable lines and funny stories. The incidental music by Dahrs orches- tra and the songs of the soloists are all of a high order. Messrs. Hanks and West have spared neither pains nor ex- pense to make the first benefit for the Kennel Club a success in every partic- ular. The stage setting will be the fin- est ever shown in Nome - the furni- ture. silverware and general furnish ings representing a cost of over g., 900. At l:30 D. m. tomorrow the Nome Bras. Band will parade. and n number of the racing teams will show their speed along Front street Tickets are on sale at Kelly's Overture al s:3O Curtain s:45 sharp.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-03-19
TERRITORIALISTS ARE
 IiOPELESSLY DIVIDED

He declared that the full expense fap maintaining territorial form of goe- than fgS.Oo0 annually He also gave information ta the committee about the means of transportation in the distrie,. and he volunteered many opinions on other matters
 t has developed that Judge Wicker sham drafted the last Gale bill.
 Governor Hoggatt will appear before the committee next Monday. The greatest weakness on the tcrritorialists side comes from the fact that they can not agree
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-03-19
WILL BRING
 UP GOAL
MANAGER GIBSON GOES TO Ex. ANIME WILD GOOSE MINE
 NEAR NORTON SOUND

Manager r NJ Gibson mas tsfr ta examine tho coal mius gi tn. Wul Choose company nesr %eftau SaaHa and much may depend HJ.a 't- Hs,.- tlgation.
 He Will bring aor, -au.Ftr- -1 Sam. which. when tested. will show whether the coal will he shipped ay anuttN ta this city HrSt srriuE -t Hat
 The work of deyrlprmen, has been going aions steadily during tlr winter but ne efpor'aHity has He-a presented before for an .xamiuatta af lae se- suit
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-03-19
SWEDEN WANTS DIRECT
 NEW LINE TO AMERICA
Nuggets spec,sl Service

STOCKHOLM March ls. Amerl- cu Deputy Consul General Carl r. \. f'rthcrg igcturet before the swedish American yaef,fy fn this city on the economic aspects "f direct steamship line hetweeH Ssadya and New York Three hundred persons were present including mauy members If the riks- dag
 The speaker showed how the exports from Sweden To. Norway had been in creased during the last ten years apc also how Swedcu's exports to America had increased 27 per cent.
 resolution was passed in sympathy with the project of starting a direct line If steamships. and committee oi five Was appointed to push the plan About 2o.0oo American tourists visit Sweden annually
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-03-19
BRITISH FLEET TO BEAT
 THE WORLD COMBINED

He caused a sensation. however. b. deelariHg that ta, hatueshlp Dread nougnt was disappointment l. proved. he said. that ships of Us class are taa uuwleldF and that smaller ves- +r1s and mafe af taem would be found ta be more effective He rec minded Hi- listeners that Britain de- pended for i,s supremacy upon It's fleet and that no money should be spared in fh- attempt ta maintain the empire in ts present position
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-03-19
TO COMMUTE
 SENTENCE
PARDON BOARD MEETS TO CON. sloER RECOMMENDATION IN
 ORCHARDS FAVOR.
Nuggets Special Service.

CALDWELL. March IS. - The par don board is Tn session for the purpose of Investigating the orchard affair with a view to acting if possible on the Judges recommendation for commu- tation of the death sentence
 II is almost certain that the board will favor communication.
 Since being sentenced to death Or chard has given no indication of be- ing in the least bit interested He knew. of course. that the sentence must follow his plea of guilty.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-03-19
TAFT IS
 ENDORSED
WASHINGTON REPUBLICAN CON. VENTloN WILL BE HELD IN
 SPOKANE MAY IA.
Nuggets Special Service.

SEATTLE. March 1s. - The repub- lccted Spokane as the site for the con- vention. and has endorsed Taft as can didatc for the presidential election.
 The state convention will be held on May IA and is expected to result in an overwhelming endorsement of the man who has President Roosevelt at his back and who is prepared to continue the Roosevelt policy.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-03-19
UNION MEN
 CONVENE
REPRESENTATIVES, OF oRoANIz ED LABOR WANT SHERMAN
 ACT AMENDED
Nuggets Special Service.

WASHINGTON. D C. March l9 - Representatives Of all the unions are aoW ie convention here and have de- eid~d ta. present congress with q peti- uau h favor of amending the sherman act -a as to prevent unions from being treated az trusts like eapitallstIe com hiuatiaus
 The action was believed to be called fpr tba by the recent findings of some courts which believed that a trust is a trust. ae matter by whom formed
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-03-19
FIRE DEPARTMENT
 DOG TEAM 4 HUMMER

The old fire department dog team which is now in the possession of Jake Berger. is a hummer The animals are strong and quick and the trials made of them are said to be very satisfactory. How many of them will be in the Ber- ger team in the big race is not yet known
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-03-19
Nuggets Special Service.

t.eSHe& Har.H 1a L-# Tweed uaafE one aI The mot EEImIug4t a#rrals cabinet zs1ss1 aza night H =Fe..a delivered T. t4e House ef LaHH= l.H fh- government aautem- plates t. Improvement uf tHe asct ta -aeh au extent t.at t win be greater .H9H tru combined fleets of fH- world Ut sHr ,..8 of the y-af l9ll
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-03-19
CHINESE TO OPEN MINES.

ANDY. China. March ls.-There has been organized Chinese company to open the iron and coal mines in the viz cinity of Aw Tow. 55 miles northwest of Tsuantsiu. The capital of the com pany is 5000 OOO
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-03-19
RICHER THAN EVER
 ON THE LAKEvIEW E

The ownors of the now famous Lake view claim struck richer pay than eyar on the property yesterday at distance of some 300 feet from the place where tho rich gravel was found before.
The Nome daily nugget., 1908-03-19
FAMOUS GENERAL
 KILLED IN DUEL

accusation Of cowardicc Ieyellcd by Smirnoff against Took The whole af- fair arose from the Stoessel trial, dur ing discussion Of which the general who Is now dying. stated that Fool, showed himself to be coward during the siege of Port Arthur Took WIS frightfuliy enraged and shot to kill.