The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-01-22

those present. All who attended wer,
very congenial, enjoying the socia
converse, piano solos and table games
which made the time pass rapidly.
Carl Stegner and Russell Hooker o.
Fruitland spent Saturday night with
A. w. Newell, coming up on the P. V
in the morning and returning on the
afternoon train.
Andy Johnson went down to Fruit
land Saturday.
Some Of the boys from the Emmett
bench were very enterprising in max
ing use Of the new bridge. On Friday
afternoon they built a scaffold and
approach to the new bridge in order
TO drive over to the dance Friday
evening. Horses and rigs went over
separately, as it was a terrible pitch
Pell Johnson's house is rapidly
nearing completion. The plastering
is now finished
The representative of Hewitt Bros,
coffee, tea and spice dealers Of Salt
Lake, was Letha business visitor
Monday.
Tom Carr, the sheepman feeding at
Frank Newman's ranch, went down
the line Saturday.
Messrs. Barnard, Frint, Epson, Ew-
iE1 and Pomeroy attended the annu-
al meeting of the Payette Valley Pro-
duce Co. at New Plymouth on Satur-
day.
A girl baby arrived Sunday morn
ing at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. FL
mer Newman.
S. S. Alsager and son Lewis are
cutting wood on Mrs. Seitz's ranch.
Have you heard about the man in
Letha who slept Is hours?
D. j. Wampler is attending the
State Horticultural meeting at Pay
cite this week.
John Goraeke has been hauling hay
from j. E. Wilton's ranch.
B, w. Grover of Fruitland, an old
friend of George Ewing and A. E.
Pomeroy, was buying hogs in this |
vicinity last Friday.
Several Eighth grade pupils will |
lake the examination this week at
New Plymouth. This is a new law
and seems to cause a great deal of |
among the parents.
The expense is considerable because
he children have to go down Tuesday
md if they do not finish very early
Wednesday afternoon, have to stay
'ver until the next days morning
rain. If those in authority who make
uch rules had young, timid daughters
perhaps they would not be so ready
o send other girls to distant towns
o stay at hotels.
Hogs bought in this end of the
alley will be delivered in Emmett
n Thursday and will be received by
!. E. Pomeroy, acting for B. w.
irover.
In response to a call for work on
ne approaches to the Letha bridge,
ne man and team appeared on Mon
ay, working under Road Supervisor
davidson. On Tuesday more men and
cams turned out, although the wealth
r was disagreable. The men who
larry wife or view piece of land
r on some other excuse stay at home
Ill at least be open to criticism. The
ridge was considered crying need. /.
Iany voted for it. All property own :
rs are paying taxes on it. This is t
lie time of year wi en- you are feeding |
our teams and they do almost moth {
Ig. Now then, where is your en-
'rprise, public spirit, boosterism, if
ou stay at home while a handful of l
en- do the work for the wages the
are able to pay? Some {
ny you will want to cross on the
'idge. When you do, remember that 9
ou can't be as proud of it as you f
light be. d
Charlie Harding, formerly of Fruit 2
nd, but now developing mine in {
ong valley, visited at the Barnard
ome this week. He started out of {
mmett on Monday, but the train 4
ruck land slide and he came back a
Letha to wait until he could make D
lie trip through. e
Mrs. Bismark Youtsler required the v
services of DR.. r. N.
on Tuesday.