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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-04-20
1t Is Serious.
Some Emmett People Fail to Real
lie the Seriousness.

Mrs Clinton Mrown, First st. anc
Boise Ave, Emmett. Idaho, says:
zone morning while STOPPING
suddenly had a sharp pain in my
kidneys and it seemed as II these
organs were being torn apart. The
pain soon became constant and
grew so helpless that | had to be as
sisted when i got up after sitting.
/ was nervous and | noticed that the
kidney secretions we're in bad shape
Being advised to Try Doan's Kidney
Pills ! did so and the contents of
two boxes drove away my trouble.
Since then | have taken Doan's Kid
hey Pills when l have been in need
OF kidney medicine and they have
helped me-"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents Foster-Milburn Co., Buffa-
10, New York, sole agents for the
United States.
Remember the name-Doan's-
hnd take no other.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-04-20

and yet sleepless Hiram Scranton
of Clay City, H., coughed and
coughed. He was in the mountains
on the advice of five doctors, who
said he had consumption, but found
no help in the climate, and STRAIT
ed home. Hearing of DIR. King s
New Discovery, he began using il.
Il believe IL saved my life" he
writes, 'for ii made a new man of
me, so that l can now go to work
again" For al lung diseases,
coughs, colds. la grippe, asthma,
Group. whooping cough. hay fever,
hemorrhages, hoarseness or quinsy,
its the best remedy known. Price
soc and $500. Trial bottle free.
by b. b. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-04-20
Effect OF Woman sufrao. on Women

Effect Of Woman Suffrage on Women
( ! once asked visitor from New Zea
land as to the vote OF women In tina
much cited place, Her reply was un
enthusiastic. 20, the women OF posi-
ton and influence have to vote be
cause OF the large vote cast by the fac
tory girls" This answer suggests
that the conscience of woman is quite
as likely to be quickened TO the duty
OF franchise when obtained or thrust
upon" her as that OF her brother. A
man from Denver. in answer to 8
question concerning woman suffrage
in Colorado. said: How long have
been suffragist? Ever since | went
to Denver. or course. there is Ger
tain class opposed TO it. as to all re-
form. but no decent man would think
OF wishing TO go back to the days be
fore woman suffrage here. because
OF the good accomplished by the won.
ems vote. Mrs Mary Dillingham;
Frear. Wife OF Gov. Frear OF Hawaii.
In Columbian.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-04-20
THE ASSESSMENT QUESTION.

For the life OF us we can see nc
sense In the criticism OF Governor
Hawley's order 10 assess property Al
iis full cash value. AS Is well
known The Index Is Republican
paper from stem TO gudgeon. II has
no respect or confidence In the indi'
yidual or newspaper which straddles
the fence But II is not so hide
bound that II can see no good In
the acts OF officials OF an opposite
political faith II Democrat inaug
urates a measure or reform that
Is for the public good. this paper
WIN not be a party TO any attempt
10 decry the effort Instead. II viii
use whatever Influence II possesses
TO help the cause along. SO when
Governor Hawley found a law on
the statute books requiring the as
sessment OF property AT its cash val
ue. and declared his determination
10 enforce II because II was a re-
form In the taxation system OF the
state badly needed. We said Bully
for iIawley,
That a reform was needed there
can be no question No two coun-
ties were assessed alike. some pay
ing on 20 per cent valuation and
others between that figure and 40
per cent II was hit-andmiss plar
that was grossly unequal and un-
Just Cash valuation is right. 1t
fixes basis from which there is
10 excuse to deyiate and places ev-
cry county on AN equal footing.
As to the fixed levies, about
which there has been such hue
aud cry. there is no need FOR alarm.
As between violating the law which
requires cash valuation and the law
which fixes the tax leyles. IL were
better TO ignore the latter and en-|
force the former. because Il Is the les
ser OF hte two evils. Aud that is eyi
IDENTITY what Governor Hswley In
tends TO do, as his letter to county
tAsafN0NfH lhAAAANAas TIC Soy .
So far as the accumulation OF
moneys by reason OF fixed levies is
concerned. you need have no fear.
The cons tuition OF the state forbids
an excessive levy. and IL the state
board Of equlization. even following
the strict letter OF the statute, would
create fund greatly IN excess OF
that actually required. they could be
: stopped from doing SO by a proper
action brought The decisions OF
the higher courts OF other states af-
firm the correctness OF this prinei-
pie that have laid down.
As previously stated. cash valua-
tion is right, and the quicker Idaho
gets to Il the better.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-04-20

Butter Wrappers neatly printed
at The Index office.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-04-20


According to st. Petersburg dis
patch. ''the Chinese troops have
surrounded goyieshtehenck." by
whkh IL viii be seen that China
has large army In the field
2 =
Parasites damaged the peach crop
to the extent of million dollars
last year according to the depart
ment OF agriculture. Sometimes the
rest does great kindness to put
the peach crop out OF misery.
- -
When the train whistled the feeb e
walked out on the plat
FORM and drew in deep breaths OF
the pure, delicious air. Isn't this
lnvigoratlng? he remarked to the
No, sir; it's Emmett,
replied the trainman.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-04-20
One Conductor Helped Back to worl

Mr.. MILFORD Adams is his name,
and he writes: 81 was confined to
my bed with chronic rheumatism
and used two bottles of Foleys Kid
ney Remedy with good effect. The
third bottle put me on my feet and
/ resumed work as conductor on
the Lexington, KY, street railway.
1t will do all you claim in cases of
rheumatism" 1t clears the blood
of uric acid. B. B. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-04-20

Constipation brings many ailments
IN its train and is the primary
cause OF much sickness. Keep your
bowels regular madam. and you viii
escape many of the ailments 20
which women are subject. Consti-
patton is very simple thing, but
Ike many simple things, it leads to
serious consequences. Nature often
needs little ass stance and when
Chamberlain's Tablets are given at
the first Indication, much distress
and suffering may be avoided. Sold
by H. T. Davis.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-04-20

Nothing except a mint can make
money without advertising.
- - -
II a man could only unload his
experience for half what It cost. he
would be as rich as Croesus.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1911-04-20
Pekins's Water System.

Chlna's capital. Picking has supplant-
ed its insanitary wells with a thor
oughly modern waterworks system. in
Guiding filtration plant
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25
Balloon Hunting by
"Trig" Successful
Weather Bureaus Sounding Record
Located by Experts Calculations
to Nicely.

The accuracy with which the meteoro-
logical experts can determine the height
reached by a balloon or the distance II
travels has been demonstrated in the in
stance OF the sounding balloon sent up
from Fort Omaha on Washington's birth
day. After soaring TO a height OF fifteen
miles it exploded and dropped to earth.
Mr.. Sherry. in charge Of the meteorological
work, stated that the collapsed bag and
instrument dropped twenty miles south Of
Omaha Returns we're received from the
balloon Friday showing that il had dropped
exactly twenty miles from the place IT
started.
There was another pretty ascension from
Fort Omaha Thursday. From the time the
balloon was released it scared for one
hour and forty minutes and was at ALI
times In view Of the experts who were
peering through lenses especially adapted
TO the purpose The balloon arose 70 A
heighth OF nearly fifteen miles before IT
exploded.
Mr.. Sherry has nine more balloons IN his
supply and he expects 70 have released all
OF them by Friday or Saturday of next
week. This will conclude the meteorological
observations here.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25
Big Claims Filed
in Viaduct Case
Two Adjacent Property Owners Ask
for Ten Thousand Each-Total
Nearly FOrty-Seven Thousand

Claims aEgregatiug t4s.s5o have been filed
by owners OF property along the right-of-
way OF the proposed Nicholas street via
duct, which the Missouri Pacific and other
railroad companies have virtually agreed
to build. The Missouri Pacific railroad and
Margaret D. Burgess hesc the list with
claims OF $4,000 each
Damages are asked by other owners OF
property as follows; Charles II. Creighton
5000; Kate B. curtiss, 5000: Jennie D.
Lauer. $3.50; Louis G. Doup. 1900; W. d.
Young. $500 ana the Omaha Bedding com
pany S7Oe.
These claims will be considered al a
meeting OF the COMMITTEES. composed OF
Councilmen Burmester. Brueker and Hum
mel in which the matter Of apprsisements
have been referred. The committee Is
scheduled to make Its report AZ the next
meeting OF the council
On behalf Of the Missouri Pacific F. A.
Brogan. attorney for the railroad. has
agreed 10 waive the claim for damages II
the council will agree TO close that part OF
Nicholas street between Fourteenth and
Fifteenth streets. lie has also agreed that
as the railroad company viii begin con-
struction OF the viaduct as soon as the
proposition Is accepted and that the via
duct will be completed by the end OF the
year.
In its claim. the Missouri Pacific contents
that u Il is forced to build the viaduct
under the present plans which do not in
elude the closing OF Nicholas street be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth, II viii
be damaged to the extent OF $4,000 in tear
ing up tracks.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25
STUDENTS BUSINESS CLINIC
Glasses from BOyies College Visit
Wholesale House 40 study
Systems.

The students Of Boyles Business college
Thursday took the first OF series OF ex-
cursions into the business district OF
Omaha.
The $50 students we're shown through the
John Deere PlOw oompanys wholesale es-
adjustment al Ninth ana Harvey streets
where the successive steps OF the business
transactions o. the house were exsmpllfied
through the work Of each department.
This is a good way to make Omaha.
boosters, said =. J. Harrington. assistant
manager Of the John Deere company. who
guided the students through the bailding.
These young people VIII carry the fame
Of the big Omaha business houses ali over
the country"
At the close Of their visit the students
we're given copies Of a booklet on better
farming
Al the wholesale house the students were
shown the salesrooms. bookkeeping depart
ment, HtenOgrsphic department. advertising
and printing department and other RANT
fications Of the big business system.
The entire field Of Omaha's wholesale
and manufacturing business viii be covered
By series Of these excursions
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25

supply short. In the building and opera
ton Of q modern evapOrating milk factory
we expect 10 be >able TO take care OF all
surplus milk in the immediate territory sur
rounding Omaha at all times OF the year
and develop the milk supply so that al no
time Of the year shall there Be a shortage
such az existed last summer.
a condensed milk and canning factory
Is what ] would call a safety valve on
the milk supply. Farmers developing dairy
farms and herds viii be assured OF an out
let for a maximum amount and customers
In Omaha, Council Bluffs and South Omaha
will be assured Of a supply at a reasonable
price at all times"
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25
TOO MUCH CREDIT CAUSES
HIS FINANCIAL DOWNFALL
Real Estate Man from kansas Asks
90 be Declared = Bank
rupt.

Too much credit appears 20 have been the
cause OF Frank ]. Quinby's financial down
fall He launched forth in the real estate
brokerage business in his home town OF
Scott City, Kan. and he also tried a whlrI
az the milling business. Affairs went
wrong, and after borrowing 20 the limit he
had not bettered his condition. and was
compelled 10 seek quieter place TO live
He came 20 Omaha, and after having es-
tabiished the necessary residence sought
the bankruptcy court. By his attorneys.
Mckenzie, Howell & Cox he filed a volun-
tary petition with the clerk Of the United
States district court today. In the schedule
he shows liabilities aggregating 50 I50.54.
anc assets amounting 70 only t6g7-50
The unsecured claims represent largely
notes given 20 western Kansau banks. The
name Of his father. =. b. Quinby. appears
as endorser on most Of these. % Il seems
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25
New Scheme to Get
Money is Exposed
Letter and Telegram Fakes Are I'm
earthed by Head of Associ-
ated Charities.

A new system Of fraud which was tried
on the Associated Charities has been I'M
eaFthed by Miss Jontz. II is a letter and
telegram fake and was attempted by two
different people. young woman first
appeared who said that her name was
Eugenia Lurton and that she had part OF
the money for her transportation home
and wished the rest; that her brother was
very sick. She produced letter to bear
out her assertions. The matter was in
vestigated and It was found the letter was
a fake.
Later man appeared with a telegram
from Minneapolis saying his mother was
dying. He wanted part OF his fare paid
When a telegram was sent by Miss Jontz
to Minneapolis II was found the telegram
had been sent by relatives IN answer 20 a
letter written by him making the request
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25
COLLEGE PRESIDENT TO SPEAK
DR.. W. ~. Crawford OF Allegheny Csy.,
leEe Talks Several Times In
Omaha Sunday and MoRday.

Rev. r. b. Crawford. pastor OF Hansoom
Park Methodist Episcopal church, win en-
terrain his brother the Rev. William n.
Crawford, d. D.. president OF Allegheny
college. Meadvlis. Penn, over sunday and
Monday. Dr. Crawford viii occupy the pull
pit Of Hanscom Park church Sunday morn
ins and Of the First Methodist church Sun
day evening. He viii also address the
Methodist Union Of Omaha Monday night
a. the Hanscom Park church on Thu
Church and the smm" The Methodist
ministers q Omaha WIN entertain DIT.
Crawford and Dr, claudius r. spencer OF
kansas city 81 lunch Monday noon AZ the
Loyal
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25
Eagles Decide to
Erect Aerie Home
on Capitol Avenue
Lodge Votes to Spend Fifty Thousand
Dollars on Structure-Site
Purchased.

The Eagles will build a club house at
Eighteenth street and Capitol avenue. 1t
-is proposed 10 spend between $4,000 and
10000 on the structure.
Decision to build the club house was
reached at meeting of the aerie Thursday
night. A committee was named by WI
liam Kennedy. worthy president, who will
take plans and let the contract for the
erection OF the building.
The site is on the southwest corner OF
the street. just opposite Trinity Cathedral.
This property has been owned by the
Eagles for some time. The club house pro-
jeet has been tentatively under consider
alton for about a year.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25
HOsis1 underwear. HanikelchieI and N,ckwsar Sale,

women's Split Foot Hose
Women's Fast Black aud
Seamless Hose. 25c values. AZ.
per patr......- .121ko
undorwsar saie-Odds and ends
Children's Underwear, values
up to soc, at..............lso
Broken Lots OF Wcmen's Under
wear, values Up 70 21.25--
for ........... sc
Handkerchief sale - Ladies'
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25
Argue Motion for
Retrial Of Townsend
Rush and 0lmsted to GO to Lincoln
to Present Argument in Land
Fraud Case.

Argument on the motion for new trial
for George 2, Townsend, president Of the
Western Land and Cattle corporation. con
victed of land frauds after strenuous trial
here, will be held by Judge T. Q. Munger
in United States court at Lincoln Saturday.
Sylvester Rush, special assistant attorney
general, and r. H. olmsted, for the de-
Tense. win go to Lincoln to present the
arguments.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25
RObber Leaves Dime
as Car Fare for Use
Of His Two Victims
Note from Hand Of Thief is Found
BY BOOMERS When They
Awake.

Carfare and q note OF gratitude were left
by the burglar who robbed the room Of A.
Brockman and r. Morris, 2sOs Sherman
avenue, last night.
Ten cents and scrap OF note paper we're
left on chair on which the victims had left
their clothes.
The robber took 81 from the clothes Of
the two men.
so you won't have TO walk down town"
said the note. Folded into one corner was
a dime.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25

after he had been told by Councilman
Funkhouser that the council had passed
a motion, resembling its former action.
Mr.. Funkhouser came to my office and
told me motion had been passed. rescind-
ing the resolution. / then returned the
document unsigned. II there is a mistake
II lays with the councilman who made
the motion, and the misunderstanding Of
the motion by Mr.. Funkhouser."
The records OF the meeting show that
Berka's resolution was to reconsider the
resolution.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25
THINKS GOOD BILL
WILL BE MADE A LAW
says Sentiment seems to Favor state
and County Highway
Features,

George Mcbride, county surveyor, re-
turned Thursday night from Lincoln, where
he was for two days. He met the joint
committee on good roads while there and
also a subcommittee appointed by the joint
committee to draft a progressive road bill
covering the county highway commission
and the state highway commission features
He said there seems 10 be a sentiment
among members OF the legislature that
bill drawn on progressive lines will I'M
doubtedly pass.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25
PLAN GOOD FELLOWSHIP FEED
Commercial Club Proposes 20 DupIi-
cate BiE Fest of Last Year on
Anniversary.

second good fellowship dinner VIII
be given by the Commercial club on March
q, the anniversary Of the big dinner last
year.
This decision was reached at a meeting
OF the entertainment committee OF the
club held Friday morning
The dinner program VIII include but few
speakers. while effort viii be made 20
give the affair more Of the aspect Of an
entertainment
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25
PURSE SNATCHER GETS BUSY
RObber seiEes WOmaB's POcketboOk on
Eighteenth Street and Es-
capes with Cash.

The twilight purse snatcher is on the Job
again.
Mrs. c. White. 5414 North Twenty-fourth
street, was robbed on Eighteenth street.
between Farnam and Douglas streets, at
o'clock last night. A man approaching
from behind seized her purse containing 81
and ran.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25

Sheer Hemstitched Border
Handkerchicfs. SC kind at. 30
Ladies' i0c Linen Initial Hand
Serch iefs, at, each ..... Sc
Neckwear 9ale-Pretty New
Jabots. values TO 7bc,
al ........ ...- zoe ana Sbc
All SILK Mesh VeilinRs-Worth
up to 25C, at, per yard. 1oo
4 to 81 inch all silk Ribbon.
values up TO isc, at, per yard.
only ............. Toe
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-25
GETS IN A TANGLE
Votes to Reconsider It's Action in the
Water Board Case.
MAYOR RETURNS THE BILL
Councilman McGOvern Insists that
This Has the Same Effect Under
the Law as ~ He Had
Signed IL.

BY vote OF seven to three Councllmen
Davis and Bridges being absent the city
council at an adjourned meeting Friday
morning voted to reconsider its action in
passing the McGoyern resolution which
provided for the appointment OF a com
mittee by the mayor which should go to
Lincoln and use its efforts TO get the Law
creating the Omaha Water board repealed
Following the motion to reconsider 8 mo-
ton was made and carried by the same
vote placing the McGovern resolution on
HE The vote TO reconsider was shot
through without argument, save a futile
attempt on the part OF Councilman Nc
Govern, the father OF the resolution. to
get the chair TO rule in his favor on a
point OF order on which Chairman Brucker
ruled against him.
When the meeting. an adjourned one
from Tuesday night. was called 10 order
Councilman Berka was on his feet in a
minute and offered a motion providing
that the council reconsider its action in
passing the resolution. The motion was
seconded by Councilman Johnson Mccoy
ern rose to a point Of order. contending
that Berka's motion was out OF order. as
the resolution was in the hands Of the
mayor and that the council had no right
TO reconsider. Berka contended that the
meeting was an adjourned one and for that
reason the motion was IN order Brucker
ruled in his favor
Roll Cali e. Demanded.
roll call was demanded. Councilmen
Hummel Burmester and MeGovern voted
against the measure, and Couneilmen
Funkhouser. Sheldon. Berka. Schroeder.
johnson, Kugel and Brucker voted ave.
Notwithstanding the council voted 10 re-
consider, Councilman AcGoyern contends
that the resolution is in fun force and that
the action Of the council was out Of order
His opinion is shared by many city hail
officials, who say the council overstepped
its rights. McGovern contends that II the
council intended 20 reverse itself. IL should
have offered a resolution resembling the
original resolution.
The council had no right TO reconsider
this resolution" declared McGovsrn after
the meeting. And Il is IN as full force
as Il was when Il was passed The council
overlooked a bet When Mayor Dahiman
failed TO sign the resolution OF veto II ana
returned Il TO the city clerk unsigned n
had the same effect as II he signed il
The resolution was returned by the mayor
Friday morning after the meeting I'M
signed. which gives the effect OF signing
H. So the resolution is binding.
MeGOvsra states the Law.
The law provides that any concurrent
resolution must so 20 the mayor within
forty-eight hours from the time Il Is
passed, and the mayor shall then have
three days within which 10 sign or veto
Il. The Law also provides that IL the
mayor returns document unsigned within
this time. II shall have the same effect
a. II he signed H. This the mayor did. 80
he approves the resolution"
Mayor Dahlman admits returning the
resolution unsigned He SAYS he aid tbi.