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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
Saw Meteor at Bend.

The meteor mentioned in the In
dex two weeks ago, was also seen at
Horseshoe Bend. Mrs. J. B. De-
Clark writes: II was pleas d II
see an account in your paper OF a
meteor being seen at Emmett Tues
day night january ). 1 thought
| would let you know how we Nv
it up here. Sister was staying with
me that night. We had retired, when
all at once our room was lighted up
so brilliantly that we might cas- ly
have seen a pin upon the oor.
thought | heard a peculiar no Sc and
rushed TO my north window and
looked up the river where there is a
very high mountain and there was
big light for a minute, then it
went out. So it must have struck
way above the Banks ranch and not
at the butte, or. as your paper says.
thousands of miles away. We were
very much startled by the sight.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
WESTLAKE is SOLD
Arthur Richards Pur h-ser OF Fam
Gus Fruit Fam.

The Westlake fruit farm, a mil >
south of town, has been pur hased
by A. A. Richards, for many years
manager of the place. The consid-
eraion has not been made pubic
When the improvem snts 10 the
place are made in accordance with
the plans prepared by Mr.. Richards
Westlake wwiil be one of the pref
tiest farm homes in the valley. The
house is to be enlarged by an addi-
ton / 4 by "a feet, basement built
under it, and a complete water
works and heating plant installed. A
row OF shade trees will be planted
around the entire farm and the
prune orchard increased in SIZE.
Westlake is one of the noted fruit
farms in this end OF the valley. IL
has been owned for many years by
company of Michigan capitalists.
1t has large prune and cherry or
chards and large quantities of these
fruits are marketed every yer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21

E. L. Holverson this week bought
CT Irwin o. Brown through the Coz
vim Real Estate Co. the c. d. Till
lnghast residence on Fourth street
Consideration $500.
A deal of considerable im2o tance
this week was the sale tn ough the
berg-Marvin Co. of 20 acres
from A. Hoisted to B. H. Coleman o
Boise at s425 per acre. This iand
Is situated on East Main street
and is a fine piece. 1t adjoirs the
John Dewey farm on the west l.
Will be cut into acre tracts.
Andrews & Hargus have bo lght
en- acre OF ground on Main sire [
east of the Langroise resid nee. Bot
of them will build residences. Mr..
Andrews will start work at once.
J. w. Sammon, an attorney or
Boise. bought the Charlie Bays res
idence in the eastern part of town
on Tuesday, and he and his wife viii
at once move here. Mr.. Sammon
has rented an office in the port
lock building and will practice law
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
Died

Mrs. NJ Morton, wife of Mickey
Morton. died yesterday of para ysiS
at the home of her daughter, MIS-.
Frank Handley. Deceased was 80
years old and had lived in this val
ley about 80 years. She was mar
ried toMr. Morton at Fort Cameron,
Utah, in 1875, while he was In the
service of Uncle Sam. Eleven child
ren were born to them, eight OF
whom are living. Three of them
are residents of this section, MIS-.
Frank Handley, living on the bench.
and Mrs. Frank Gould and James
Morton, residing down the va ley.
She was well known through this
secion and was greatly beloved by. a
large circle of friends During the
past two years she had been help
less invalid from paralysis and had
been a severe sufferer. The fdner-
al was held this afternoon.
The six weeks old child of Mr.. an
Mrs Harry La Forge died in Boise
hospital Friday as a result of an op-
Grafton for a CLEFT palate. The re-
mains were brought to this city
for interment. the funeral tax ng
place Sunday afternoon
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
INSTALLEDASPASTOR
Rev. 5. A. Parker Installed by Pes
byteIian Syn,d.

The installation of Rev. S. A. Par
ker as pastor OF the Emmett Pres
byerian church and the reports of
COMMITTEES of the Boise dis riot on
the progress of the work of the
! ;nurches OF the district were the
principal features of the Presbyter-
| ian Synod in session in this cily
this week. Ministers and delegates
TO the number of % were present.
he meetings were held in the hand
some new church buiId ng. The
The meetings were open d Tuesday
morning wwith a sermon BY the re-
tiring moderator, Rev. Qui ksndon
of Boise. His theme was, Are the
Church and the Ministry Wo tn
While and he proved conclusive y
that these two factors are doing a
great work that is OF large se.vice
to our country.
The sermon was followed by
the Presbytery being constituted wit
prayer by the retiring mode fator.
Officers were eleced as follows: Rev
e. H Turner of Payette, moderator.
and Elder F. H. Cram of Pay~tte.
temporary clerk
The Wednesday mornings SESSION
was devoted to business. Among the
important items of the days wo.k
were tie report of Mrs. Barton
from the Women's Missionary Bo ard
the presentation of the cause of the
society for the Friendless by Rev.
k. B. Wright of Boise; a repo. OF
the condition and work of the pres
Dytery for the past year by Rev.
turner; report of the Home Miss
sion district showing that all but
two of the churches of the
district were self supporting.
The afternoon session was taken
up largely by reports of committees
Rev. d. A. Clemens of Franklin was
eleced as ministerial delegate to
the General Assembly. The report
of the college board showed that the
College OF Idaho was doing good
work and that the future ofthat in
stitution was very blight. The re-
cietyport of the foreign missiona
committee showed that the FER
lngS for the past year were neariy /
double those of The pre- iols yel
Reports ere made by the S ma ~
5 hool, Fvangeilstic and tenn 9eran ;e
The evening service was taken up
with the installation OF Rev. Par /
lSer as pastor of the Emm IT church
Rev Turner of Payette opolnd d
the questions and preached the SER
mon on the text. when There is no
Vision This people Pc, ish." Rev.
+. A. Springer of Caldwell deliver
ed the charge to the pastor and
Rev. c. l.. Chalfant of Boise gave
the charge to the people.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
A SWEET CHERRY BOU-
LEVARD
An East Side Road Lined on
Each Side With Fruit
Trees.

J. r. Fields and Hen Cooke
have set an example in beautify in:
country roads that IS wo. tny OF emul
alton. The road between tn Il
fruit farms for a distance of {
quarter OF mile has been lined witt
row OF sweet cherry trees, and
It has been named "Che ry BoIle-
ward
The plan which Mr.. Fie and Mr.
COOKS nave adopted is a most worthy
one and one which if generally fol-
lowed will make the Emmerr Coun-
try one of the beauty spots he
earth. Owners OF land along the
roads on the bench and slope and in
the valley should take the pro posi-
ton up and agree upon some such
Plan Tor beautifying the highways as
has been adopted by the gentlem en-
named above.
The improvements made on both
the Fields and Cooke ia ms | IS
year were marvellous. In years
record will not be a whit less. The
40 acre peach and apple orch 4rds
planted last season by these gem
Iemen are thrifty and have mlda a
rapid growth The soil is kept in
fine tilth and it is as free ON we {
and grass as the center o. a well
Travelled street Mr.. ti.lds is now
busily engaged insetting out 20 moe
acres OF fruit trees, five acres of
which is being planted to sweet cher
ries. Mr. Anse is his superintend mt
and the character of the wo k he
Is doing proves that he is most
capable workman. he believes in
thorough cultivation and tne soil IS
Kept loose and mellow with tn : disk
and harrow and plow. during the en-
tire season. Mr. Cooke has SO ad-
ded 20 acres to his orchard this
spring. He is building a pretty bun-
galow and has surrounded it viii
a grove OF selected shade trees. He
Is giving the work his personal
attention. He looks like a farmer.
and the perfect condition of his
place shows that he Is ia m er
and a good one. There is no more
slightly a location for a residence
than where the Fields and Cooke
homes are situated The elevation i
nigh enough to command a view of
the entire valley and the picture is
a most bewitching one and wworth
travelling miles to see.
Several years ago The Index pre-
dlcted that such land would in the
near future be worth not less than |
shopper acre. While we have not |
asked the owners what price would |
puy their land, we doubt very much |
Ii thousand dollar William for |
every acre would even interest them
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
Eggs With T lis.

Emmett hens sem to have comet
On the brai, and are laying eggs with
tails on them. One of j. M. Bur-
linghams hens laid all egg last
week that was shaped like gourd
and had handle an inch long. n d
Holmes brought an egg to this Office
Friday thatalso had caudal appen-
dage nearly three inches long. In
each case, the tails dried up and
crumbled to dust after a couple OF
days. Hens in other parts of the
country have the same habit. A
Kansas City dipatch of the 12th
inst. says that farmers near Ind open
dence, Mo-, have decids ed to lock the
doors of their hen houses that the
fowls may not see the comet. Yes
terday a hen belonging to George
Davidson laid an egg with tail an
inch long The tail was abo It tn :
diameter of lead pencil. aIe> Pwa as
composed OF thesame material as the
shell. Today Mrs. Ida Cook reported
one of her prize Plymouth Rocks
had laid two eggs at once. One OF
Rem had little white caudal appen
nn2e shell was soft and 'giyy
4. The two eggs were
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
To Boost the Grange.

State Master Mul in OF the Id he
Grange will be in Emmett Mohdly
and Tuesday to give the iocal So
clety a boost. Monday he viii hold
a meeting in the sohoolnouss near
Hanna and on Tuesday night he wi
hold a rally in Martins hall in this
city The Grange is 5ing a great
work among the farme. of tl1s
country along both educational and
social lines and every farmer should
avail himself OF its ben # IS. A
large attendance is requested.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
Petitions Being Circulat d.

The Emmett Irrigation District
committee held a meeting Saturd ay
afternoon and decided to push the
work of organization of the strict
A committee consis ing o. G.. H.
Martin, Rev. S. A. Parker ard V.
L. Craig was appointed to look after
the details connected with the
formation of thedist.1ct. and w. f.
Bell was employed to circulate the
petition to the county comm ssioners
praying for the formation of the dis
rict The petition wi be pre-
sented to the board at the Ju m eet
ing.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
Improve Freight Service.

through the efofrts of Station A
gent Carl Hiatt, an improvement in
the freight service OF the ldaho
Northern has been secured. Hereto
fore. freight which arrived in Namp;
at $50 on the Short Line was held
over "a hours. orders have been
issued to forward all cousignments
received up to $3.50 on the following
morning train. This will be great y
appreciated by Emmett m er haats
as well as by those of the upper
country.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
To XIII Ground So rels

John Leichty has been very sue
cessful in ridding his ben h farm of
ground squirrels He uses poison d
wheat. For the benefit OF those
troubled with squirrels we pint be-
low his recipe: With every half gal
lon OF wheat mix % cents wo. tn OF
strychnine and one pint OF sugar
dissolved in water sufficient to cover
the grain. Let soak "a hour. Pa e
half a teaspoonful of the wheat in
each hole in the morning before the
squirrels come out of their no es.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
rIost Dam ge Light.

The frost of Friday mo. ming d d
very little damage 10 fruit in this
section. Early strawberries suf er5
as did early aIples A few or
chardists took pre- cautions to smuds
with hay and brush, Andy Nelson
Der Fruit prospects are very bright
and the indications point to a big
crop
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
Two Payette River B.idges.

The county commissioners tn S
week awarded contracts to ] IL.
Forbes & Co. for the const uction of
two bridges on the Payette liJe-.
One of the bridges will be known as
the Willow Greek bridge and the
other as the New Plymouth. The
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
Change of Train schedule.

Beginning Monday mo ming, the
Idaho Northern will change to what
Is known as the Summer s-hedull
The morning train viii leave N mpa
at I:20 and arrive here at S:zO.
There will be practically no change
In the time of the afternoon train.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
VIII Rni,d RungaInw.

F.. A. DeClark is excavating on
lots north of his East Main street
residence for a five room modern
bungalow. The building will be con
structed of brick.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21

Joined togeather with sort of IL
gament, two inches long, which ap-
peared to be the same material as
the covering. The tail d opped off
soon after Mrs. Cook began to ham
die the egg.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
Is 81 YEARS OF AGE
Emmett Odd Fellows VIII c le-
brate Orders Bithd

The91st birthday ofAm srican Cdd
Fellowship viii be celebrated by En-
melville lodge l. o. o. F. and the
Rebekah lodge Monday evening in a
manner befitting the occasion. There
Will be speeches and music and a
banquet OF immense preparations.
Ihe two lodges have made a large
incresae in membership nee the
and have prospered The members
therefore, are in mood to enter int
the spirit fthe ocIas on with en-
thusiasm
The membership is SO large that
the capacity of the hall will be taxe6
to accomodate them, so the invita-
lions are limited TO members and
their wives.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
Ireton Ranch Doesn't Know on Anef

Lee Cox of Nampa passed through
town yesterday vita his family for
Marsh, where he will have cha ga of
the Marsh G. Ireton ranch this ye lr.
But he doesn't know who his boss
IS. On this point the Nampa Ra,o d
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21

cost for the two viii be s3S4sO.
provided the bonds for the bridges
carry when submitted to a vote of
the people.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21

The Rebekah lodge Tuesday night
conferred the degree upon seven can
dldates. After the ceremonies an
appetizing lunch wwas served. The
new members are Miss Lille Thorn
son, Mrs. Hall, Mrs. Mech, Messrs.
Urrie Critics, Carl Zimne man, w.
{. Langroise and Brink woody.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21

lne right of way COMMITTEES for
the Payette valley railroad ext ension
10 this city has practi"aIy complet d
lts labors. They will rcpo to
night t. the Commerce., Ciub aud
aciol viii be taken as TO the turn
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21

given 10 Und'I 81 "a hat the pro
prietor wwould be there sonnet me
III the future ana that is all the in
formation he has, or at least it is al
he will give out relative TO tAe ow-
nership of the ranch.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
Big Pumping Plant.

pumping plant, with a capacity
sufficient to irrigate 90 acres OF
land, is being installed by Ed Allen
on the farm below Bramwell. The
fumes are being built this week By
w. B. Banks and Charlie He'd lex
of this city. Mr.. Alien has done an
immense amount OF work on his
place since he filed en- it last fall
lie has 20 acres seeded to aIaftfa,
% acres planted to corn and Sc
yeral acres of fruit trees.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
ARE BUILDING TUNNEL
Mountain Between Salmon
and Payette Rivers
Being Bored

le Index has it upon the best
|lthority that the tunnel connect
the Salmon river with the
b Fork of the Payette is in acuai
Sc of construction. Three shifts
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21

Dan Jensen, who sometime ago
bought 20 acres from Andy Nelson.
Is setting out the entire ttact in
apples, peaches and sweet ch er.ies.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
Contract Fifty-Acres Of Peas

Fields & Cloud have contracted
with farmers for the growing OF
acres of peas for the canphae
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21

thing doing and it is certain that
Emmett will draw a prize. The Sc
cret can'tbe kept dark much longer.
It is generally conceded tn IT south-
western Idaho and central oregon
railroad battle in the history OF tn
Is to be the scene OF the fiercest
country, and that the Payette va =
ley will be in the thick of IT,
1t begins To look as if the Snort
Line had control OF tAe Dewey road
and that the Hill peoples invas on
Of this territory is 10 be f1ercely
Hartman peop are lay
ing steel on the unsuarded right OF
= a, belonging to Hill and are
Gg him all kinds of trouble.
fight may result in Emm att be-
pm the lines OF both the Short
and the new Hill road head d
way.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21

SALE-30O pounds good seed
atoes. w. j. Easton. u
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21

M. L. Hanthorn is planting 3 acre
of his bench farm to Eleberta
peaches.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21

being wworked and as la ge a force
VINO is doing the work is unknown
But it is beiieved to be Hill The
pass from one river to the other is
conceded to be a strategetic one and
the Hill people are fully aware OF
its Importance. Large quantities OF
supplies have passed through En-
met to that point during the past
months and more arc IN tho ro a
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21

Marion wilson is setting out a
live acre peach orchard on his sodth
slope farm.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1910-04-21
More Surveyors Here.

We crews of surveyors, each
|ing in size from 20 to 80 men
working in this valley. One OF
crews composed of 20 men is al
! on the south slope today. An
crew is between this ty and
well, and still another is wo,k-
|up Willow creek. Who they
not known and it is impos-
to find out. But there is som =
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-01
A GENERAL STRIKE AND ITS MEANING.

I'D HILADELPHIA business men have been inert during the
I6 strike violence in their city, BY intelligent and combined
effort they could have ayerted much of the trouble. The
action on Sunday by the representatives of the labor unions, call
ing for Il general sympathetic strike next Saturday if meanwhile
there is no settlement Of the street railroad trouble, has awakened
these sluggish business men. They have begun TO realize that the
general strike is moi an idle threat, and they know what it means
Nearly one hundred thousand workmen will be upon the streets
TO be inhamed with The passions of the strike, and, whether or not.
the ten thousand militia of the State be thrown into the city. de
plorable scenes must occur. But for days te great mills and fac,
tories will be- idle. people will desert the stores and business will
stand still, Every trade will have lis strike. and there may be
physical conflicts in many trades. Food supplies will be cut off,
restaurants will close, hotel cooks and walters will desert. leaving
the guests dinnerless. Wagon traffic will stop, because union drivers
will be on strike. The electric light and power men will abandon
their work. Elevators will not be operated. Even the funeral will
have to be postponed. This is the logic of the combined power of
organized labor. vastly greater than that of the trusts, for. While
it cannot be sustained as long, it can be absolutely parayzing to
all interests. At no previous time was there an attempt to invoke
this combination power. If the experiment. shall be made in Phna
delphia next Saturday. at Il tremendous cost to that city, the atten
ton of the whole country will be fixed upon it. and the outcome
may have Il significance pregnant with grave meanings. Philadel
pma business men are now we'll alarmed, and probably before Sat
nrday they will be- enabled TO avert an impending calamity.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-01
TUESDAY EVENING. MARCH l, 1919.
A SALARY BILL RAHRoADED. BY HAND.

S1Ta HE incessant Introduction in the Legislature of bills 10 create
Offices or to increase salaries in counties and municipalities
needs TO be discouraged. At every session these office
creating or salary raising bills are put into the legislative hopper,
and MANY OF. them are snaked through. In this way the expenses
of county and municipal governments are constantly being added
10. against the will of the taxpayers and without any reference to
their wishes. Governor Forts first veto at this session is of the
bill making the salaries Of clerks in fourth class counties S3O0o.
Clerks in the smaller counties have little To do, and command
plenty of time for law practise or other occupations which, accord
ingly. they pursue. The act in question applies only TO Cape May
county. with Il population equal only to that of Il single ward in
Newark. and. as the Governor points out, the salary fixed is larger
than the salaries paid in counties of double dhe population. The
effect of the bill, if made a law, would be to disrupt the county
salary system of the State and invite IL general raid ON the Legis-
lature for increased salaries. 1t is enough to say that this uncon
seionable bill was introduced by Senator Hand. of Cape May. The
date of It's Introduction was February 8: il was referred to the com
mittee on revision Of the laws, of which Nakelee is chairman. and
was promptly reported fayoraby by that worthy, and, by deft
management, was railroaded through the Assembly. And that is
the character Of the legislation that we have been Witnessing at
Trenton.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1910-03-01
The People 5 Rostrum


charges. but will install such a device
%venience for about ten people only.
In the instance herewith referred to
the service was installed in a week or
ten days after application, While [ have
been trying for several months to have
them snstall such service, but always
get the same reply-that they have not
any of the slot devices on hand and
don't know when they will have, or
that they are not putting them in any
place any more.
| am on a f~our-party wire and as |
understand it, some other party can
give my letter to central when call
ing and the call will be charged to me.
And | understand they have no means
of telling whether the call came from
my station or not.
] have been following in the STAR
your brave fight against the extor-
ton of this corporation, and l am
anxious for you to win.
Hoping you can possibly furnish me
the acknowledgement requested in re-
gard to the discrimination | mention, ]
remain, very respectfully.
JOHN F. GILES.
"a Hawthorne ave, city.