The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1910-10-28
EMMETT.

ization that contemplates engaging
in the orchard business on most eX-
tensive scale. The enterprise involves
the planting of over Thousand
acres in apples and other fruits. Mr.
H. S. Huycke, Mr.. A. M. Huycke:
Mr.. w. E. Pierce, together with
Boise and eastern capitalists, have
undertaken the project. Already the
land has been purchased, and ~ teams
will be started to work at once pre-
Earring the ground. Thirty-hve thous-
md trees have been contracted tor
rom Mr.. c. P Hartley of the Hart
'ey Emmett Nurseries. Among thos:
Interested in the enterprise are: J. r.
Clinton, Jr., and Judge J. H. Richards
Of Boise; Messrs. w. R. Cartrigh
md ]. R. Fields of Emmett. sN
]. R. Fields of Emmett, state hor,
ticulture inspector, has rendered bis
resignation to the state board, bur
he board declined to accept it. Mr.
Fields was informed that his resigna-
ion could not be accepted under any
circumstances before the first of th>
ear. He intended resigning in order
o devote his entire time and atten-
ton to his fruit farm and the cannerv
n which he is interested.
w. NJ. Findley, one of the enter
Drising and up-to-date road overseers
If Emmett, has been manufacturing
King road drags for the past week.
He is trying to get the farmers in
!erested in the good roads movement.
He wants each farmer to secure q
1rag and attend to the road running
IN front of his farm. Mr.. Findley
has put in a great deal of good wor.,
on the roads of his district. With
the cooperation of the farmers he is
satisfied a wonderful improvement
might be made by another year.
Emmett has become one of the
most important shipping points in
Idaho. The fruit shipments this
season were the greatest by far in
the history of the town. This month
"a cars of sheep have been shipped
to the eastern markets and Andrew
Little has % carloads awaiting cars
now. Already the Van Deusen Co
have shipped Is cars; Mcconnell
Bros. 7 cars; Walter Little 6; Jack
Bruce IL; George Newman IL and A
Cruickshank q
Last week the Emmett Index was
Is years old 1t is a fine newspaper
and the people of Emmett are proud
of the Index. Six years ago, when
Editor Skinner took charge the Index
was not much of a newspaper. Every
issue since he became the publisher
has shown an improvement over the
last. 1t is to be hoped that the Index
win enjoy many happy returns Of
the day
Mrs. D. NJ Stokesberry, Mrs. Cha
pin, and Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin Myers
have returned from Standpoint where
they went to attend the l. o. o. F
grand lodge and Rebekah assembly
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Seamon of Ce
dar Vale, Kansas, will locate perma
nently at Emmett. At present they
are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Verr
Munday. New settlers are coming it
every day and they are of the mos
desirable class.
w. L. Fuller, who has a ranch M
the north side of the river, states tina
tomato vines in his yard have takel
a second growth this fall and tina
they have not yet been injured b.
the frost. Mr. Fuller has lived in tn
valley thirtyfour years and state
that several years to his knowledg
tender plants have not been injure
by the frost until as late as the frs
of November. He predicts an ope
winter, owing to the heavy rains W
have had early this fall.-Examiner
Emmett took fourteen blue ribbon
at the Boise fair Canyon count
took the county first prize and at til
county fair at Caldwell, Emmett too
the precinct prize. Emmett this yea
is about the whole thing