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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
COMMENCEMENT week
BEGINS
Baccalaureate Sermon by Rev.
misunderstanding Exer-
cises Tonight and Friday

Commencement week of the En-
nett High school was ushered in Sun
day evening with the baccalaureate
sermon by Rev. S. M. Hunter. The
Methodist church was filled and the
address listened to with deep atten-
ton.
The sermon was thoughtful and
earnest plea for right choosing of a
life work. The text was taken from
Solomon, Remember also thy crea-
tor in the days of thy youth, before
the evil days come, when thou shalt
have no pleasure in them"
The central point in Rev. Hunters
discourse was service to God and to
humanity. Care should be exercised
by the young in choosing a life work
Youth is formative period; the mind
and heart and character are plastic
and are susceptible of being moulded
by the influences by with they are sur
rounded. To have God in the heart,
to be guided by His precepts, forti-
fies the young against temptation and
builds up a strong, healthful and pure
character.
The sermon was inspiring and full
of good counsel for those just start
ing out in life, and was one of the
best ever delivered here on such an
occasion.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28

grade known as Cougar Hill. 1t re-
ceived its cognomen from desperate
fight Indian Jake had with cougar
in the early days. Jake, so the story
goes, was riding along the trail on
horseback one day when a cougar
pounced upon him from the hillside.
The Indian was dragged from his
horse, but he lit a-fghting. Three
times he hurled the cougar from him.
The fourth time, the beast came at
him with mouth wide open. Jake
rammed his fist and arm down the
cougars throat, grabbed him by the
tail, turned him inside out, and with
a kick started him in the opposite di-
rection. The cougar took one look
at itself and another look of despair
at Jake and took to the hills. For all
Indian Jake knows the beast is still
running. He claims to have seen the
animal few years ago. 1t was still
going, but its legs were worn down
till they were scarcely two inches
long.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
SLICK BROTHERS GET
CAPITAL
Sunnyside and Other Irrigation
Projects Are FL
nanced.

Definite information reached this
city yesterday that the party of East
ern capitalists, who have just COM
pleted an inspection tour of the irri-
cation projects in charge of the Slick
Brothers Construction Co., had
agreed to finance the projects and
that money will be available at once
for the construction and completion
of the Sunnyside, Crane Creek and
Sage Hen projects.
This news will be of particular in
terest to the Squaw creek valley. The
Index on several occasions has given
detailed information in regard to this
project. In brief, it is planned to
build storage reservoir in Sage Hen
basin, the waters of which in conjunc-
ton with the surplus waters of Squaw
creek will be used to irrigate several
thousand acras =,
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
Inspector Here

Field Inspector Morgan for the
North Pacific Fruit Distributors of
Spokane, was here this week getting
line on the probable shipments from
Emmett. He was much pleased with
what he saw here and congratulated
US on our prospects. Mr.. Morgan re-
ports a heavy crop of peaches in
Yakima country. With the new mar
kets being opened up in foreign
countries the demand for north
western boxed apples was going to
be very strong he said.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28

Mr.. Page is every bit as good g
farmer as he is a road builder. His
is the last farm in the valley on the
east-the jumping off place, as he
calls it. His crops of alfalfa and
grain are prolific He makes use of
artesian water for irrigating a por-
ton of his place, and is building a
ditch to utilize the waters of Sucker
creek TO still further increase his wa
ter supply. Travellers passing along
the road are ready to swear that his
ditch is at least hundred feet high
er than the creek, but Henry says he'll
bet million against a gnat's heel
that the water will run all right. The
test of a good irrigator is to be able
to make water run up hill, and Henry
is an adept at irrigating. His good
wife is in the chicken business on an
extensive scale. She has two incu-
bators running full tilt, and has de-
cided to order three more. All FIVE
will be kept in operation the year
round, provided she can get enough
eggs to feed them.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
DECORATION Day

Decoration Day exercises on Sat
urday will begin at 10 o'clock in the
morning, when procession, headed
by the Emmett band, will leave G. A.
r. Hall for the cemetery, where a
company of young girls will follow
the beautiful custom of covering the
graves of departed soldiers and sail
ors with flowers. AT , in the afternoon
Rev. A. C. Lathrop will deliver the
address in the Baptist church. Mayor
Cummings has by proclamation re-
quested all business houses to close
from 2 to 8 O'Clock.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28

The Van Deusen ranch is the big
central figure of the valley. 1t is big
institution. A small army of men are
employed. The job of taking care of
the ranch alone is tremendous un-
dertaking, and that of handling the
10000 head of sheep is still larger.
The shearing of the sheep has just
ben completed and the last of the
wool will be on board cars this week
bound for Boston. The clip this year
was close to quarter of a million
pounds. Twenty-Five thousand ewes
were carried over from last year and
the flock has increased 95 per cent
from this springs lambing. Sheep
men, as a rule, are subject to great
deal of criticism, justly and unjustly.
This is especially true of the men
who operate on as large scale as
the VanDeusens. But the VanDeu-
sens are exceptions to the rule. Talk
to one of their neighbors and he will
have nothing but kind words to say
of this firm. They have the reputa-
ton of being fair and square in their
business relations. 1t is an enviable
record for firm having such extern
sive interests and large business tran
sactions.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
Glass Day Exercises

The program might aptly be
termed a journalistic extravaganza,
with the Ladies Home Journal as
the object of their endeavors. Miss
Mildred Blom was editor-in-chief, and
the entire class was on the staff. The
hits were witty and went true. The
junior class came in for the majority
of the quips, and the class will be-
queathed among other things the rem
nants of the junior flag which the
seniors so ruthlessly tore from the
flag pole of the weather station.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
MAYOR DOES NOT FA-
VOR WATER LIFT
Is Confident Water Supply Is Adj
equate-Would Enlarge
Pump Pit

Mayor Cummings, after thor
ough investigation for himself and
consultation with experts, has come
to the conclusion that the proposed
compressed air to lift water out of
the city waterworks well is not neces-
sary, and that the expense Of INSTALL
ing such a system can be saved. He
is confident that the supply of water
is adequate for the needs of the city
in times of ordinary consumption, as
well as during a fire, and that under
present conditions an air lift might
be disadvantage and an unnecessary
expense.
The daily consumption of water is
from 10000 to 25, 900 gallons per day.
By actual test, made May 2, 2e,000
gallons were pumped from the well
between midnight and daylight-more
than enough to supply the town for
"a hours.
How about fire protection? Well,
the mayor says, the tank has a cap
acity of 5000 gallons. The pump
can hoist 500 per minute; but that
gait cannot be kept up because the
flow of water is less than the pump
But even at that, the
says a fire could be fought for
three and half hours with two hose,
which he estimates will discharge 800
gallons per minute. The natural flow
of the well is about so gallons per
minute.
The estimated cost of the proposed
air lift installed is $500, which in
cludes the motor needed to drive the
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
The Mayor's Plan

Mayor Cummings favors the build
ing of reservoir with capacity of
10000 gallons, adjoining the present
pump pit. By this means, an ade-
quate supply of water would then be
constantly on hand for all emergen-
cies Another advantage would be to
lessen the work attached to the pre-
sent system of pumping, The cost of
such a reservoir would be between
$500 and $500, a saving of at least
s1100 over the proposed water lift
ing system.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
EMMETT FRUIT IS IN
DEMAND
Eastern Fruit Buyer Wants Is
Cars of Peaches in Bushel
Lots

The Emmett Fruit Association has
a tentative agreement with large
eastern fruit buyer for the sale of
Is carloads of peaches. The price
to be paid is SIS per ton, the cash
to be paid upon delivery. Several
car loads of prunes are also asked for
and the price offered is $25 per ton
The peaches are to be packed in
bushel baskets.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
Memor;al Sermon.

Rev. Richard Barrett preached an
excellent Memorial sermon Sunday
morning to large congregation. The
church was prettily decorated with
a profusion of flowers and the nation
al colors, and the music was in accord
with the spirit of the day. The Grand
Army Post and Relief Corps attend
ed in a body.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28

The road between the Henry Page
ranch and the Andy Little shearing
corrals is probably the worst in the
state The grades are steep and the
roadway is strewn with boulders. But
teamsters are hauling out Mr.. Little's
large clip of wool over it. How they
get through with the big, top.heaYY
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
Late STYLES in Mnfs

The Mary James were entertained
Monday evening by Miss Pearl VIII
ton. This was the closing meet
ing of the season. Late in the
evening the party paid a visit TO
the w. C. Langroise home and routed
the family out of bed. The invaders
were dressed in grotesque costume,
and one of them wore the newest and
latest creation in muffs.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
Tonight and Tomorrow.

The Eighth grade graduating ex-
ercises viii be held tonight in the
Methodist church, and tomorrow
night, in the same place, will occur
the High school graduating exercises.
Hon. John F. Nugent will deliver the
address.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28

and it is full of water. In ordinary
years grain will mature with the sup
ply of moisture that Nature sends,
but this reservoir is safety valve
in dry seasons. 1t was big job, the
building of this reservoir, although
it occupies natural reservoir site,
but it is well worth the expense and
labor incurred in crop insurance.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28

The cloudburst that last summer
swept Willow creek left desolation
and ruin in its trail. 1t will take many
years to recover from it. The narrow
valley so long noted for its fertility
and picturesqueness has been swept
clean of trees, and boulders and rocks
and huge piles of debris cover the
farms where previously grain and
grasses and fruit grew in prodigal
luxuriancy. Many of the ranchers
became discouraged and have prac-
tically abandoned their farms. Bud
Twillegar has taken up a homestead
on higher ground near by, is putting
up buildings and will soon move. Har-
ry Shropshire has lost all interest in
his farm. The greater part of his
orchard was washed away. The few
peach and apple trees that survived
are loaded with fruit The one oasis
in the valley is the former Jim Knee
ranch, now owned by Mr.. Hall The
ooulders have been cleaned from the
fields, the piles of brush removed
and alfalfa and grain crops are Civ
ng promise of abundant harvest.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
Making Logging Contracts.

The Weyerhauser Lumber Company
is making logging contracts in Long
valley. Messrs. Hoover, Musser and
Shellworth, representatives of that
company, were in town one day last
week on their way to the upper coun-
try to make arrangements for cut
ting timber.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
Lake Ranch Sold

The deal was closed this week
whereby j. M. Johnston of North Da-
kota becomes the owner of the
Chauncy w. Lake 120-acre ranch To-
Gated one mile south of Letha 1t
was cash deal and the price paid
was $4,000, which includes some stock.
The ranch is one of the very best in
the lower valley and the new purchas-
er expects to stock the same with
cattle and hogs, and build new house
and barn. Mr.. Lake will move to
Nevada, where he has land holdings
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28

Adjoining Henry Pages farm is the
Dave Martin ranch. He has one of
the prettiest little homes you'll run
across anywhere. He has 100 acres
in crop and all of it looks thrifty.
The barley stands almost shoulder
high, the wheat is waist high and the
alfalfa is ready for the mower. Ar
tesian water is at hand to water his
orchard and garden and lawn, but it
is not sufficient for his alfalfa and
grain fields. So he has built an i'm
mense storage reservoir on the north
end of his farm. From the road it
looks as if it covered 20 acres at least
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
y O O. r Memorial pay.

Sunday, June Z, is the day set apart
by /. o. o. f. lodges throughout this
country as Memorial Day. The local
lodge will observe the day as usual.
A service viii be held in the hall at
9 80 in the morning. All Odd Fellows
are requested to be present.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
WILLOW CREEK AND
SURROUNDINGS
Beautiful Farm Scenes = Big
Crops-Awful Roads
Poor Fishing.

In order to keep up with the won
derful changes that are continually
and continuously taking place in the
country tributary to Emmett, one
needs to make frequent visits to the
different localities. This was brought
forcibly to mind by recent trip to
Big Willow creek. Three years, any
way, have elapsed since the writer's
last tour of that section, and the
transformation that has taken place
is simply wonderful and surprising.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28

Fishing? Well, it isn't what it
used to be. To tell the truth, it is
mighty slim picking. The cloudburst
washed away or killed practically all
the trout. Holes from which it was
no trick at all to catch dozen nice
ones, the angler is lucky if he
gets one now. The state game war
den should stock the creek with young
fry and restore it to its former popu-
larity among fishermen. 1t is an ideal
trout stream.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28

The trip was made in company with
E. K Hayes and E. L. Holverson in
the latter's car. 1t was hard climb
to the top of the hill that divides the
Haw creek valley from the valley be-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28

E. C. Ross, recently of Kansas,
has purchased 80 acres of the
Schrecongost slope farm, which is i'm
proved. He contemplates erecting
home on the same. MIR. Ross is re-
lative of R. B. Shaw.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28
The Class Play

One of Charles Dickens best eff
forts, David Copperfeld," drama
tized in three acts, was presented by
the graduating class at the auditor
ium Tuesday evening. The event was
largely attended by the patrons and
friends of the school and was sue
cess in every way. The cast was well
selected and each one did his part in
a very commendable manner. The
very difficult part of Wilkins Micaw-
Der was ably taken by Oren Carter
and in manner that would have done
credit to an experienced Thespian.
Verna Kuckku represented the char
acter of Uriah Heep and in way
that would certainly have met with
the approval of the most critical.
Harold Gorton as David Copperfeld,
Earl Graham as Daniel Peggotty,
Gertrude Sanders, as Agnes Wick
field, Eunice Yeck as Betsey Trot-
wood and Pearl Sanders as Mrs. Mi
cawber were all deserving of special
mention. The cast of characters
Wilkins Micawber. 49,. .Oren Carter
Steerforth Bernard knipe
David Copperfeld. Harold Gorton
Ham Peggoty. ........ Fred Monroe
Mr. Barkis. .......... Carroll Fest
Daniel Peggoty. ...... Earl Graham
Mr.. Wickfeld -. Raymond Fowler
Traddles .......B Bernard Knipe
Mr.. Dick. ........... &C. Fest
Bailiff IF. Monroe
TIriah Haen Verna Kuckku
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1914-05-28

Grain Bags and Sack Twine
Order now. Prices the lowest. AT
Emmett Feed Mills.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-08
PSYCHOLOGY OF THE KISS
Learned English Authority Has o.
vIded Oscillation Into Two
Distinct Types.

In a learned disquisltion on kisses
Sir Ray Lancaster divides them into
two classes. "One class takes the
form of nose-rubbing-each kiss giyer
rubbing his nose against that of the
other. The second kind, which is
that familiar to US, consists In press
ing the lips against the lips, skin or
hair of another individual and making
short, quick inspiration, resulting
in a more or less audible sound. Both
kinds are really of the nature of sniff
fling the active effort to smell or ex-
plore by the olfactory sense. The
kissing OF one another by grown-up
men was abandoned in this country
In the eighteenth century; but We
have most Of us witnessed it abroad,
and perhaps been Unexpectedly sub
jected to the process, as ! once was
by an affectionate scientific colleague.
The Russians are the most profuse
and indiscriminate of European PEG
pies in their kissing. | have seen
Russian about to go on a journey de-
voured by the kisses of his relations
and household retainers, male and
female"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-08
Imnorrant 10 Mothara
TO TAKE ELABORATE CENSUS
Statistics of the Prevalence and Pos
sble Spread of tuberculosis
VIII Be Ascertained.

A tuberculosis cens-s of thousands
country will be taken in September,
under the direction of the National AS
ISOLATION for the Study and Proven
ton of tuberculosis. The census will
be part of the preparation for the fifth
annual tuberculosis day, to be OBJ
served during the week of November
20. The ministers of several thousand
churches will be asked to report on
the number Of deaths from tubercu-
losis in the last year, the number of
living cases in their parishes on Sep
TENDER l, the number of deaths from
all causes, and the number of members
or communicates. These figures will
be made the basis of an educational
campaign, which will eliminate in the
tuberculosis day movement for which
occasion sermons and lecture outlines
and other forms of tuberculosis lit
erature will be distributed free to min
listers.
Last year nearly $4,000 churches,
schools and other bodies took part in
the tuberculosis day observance. The
movement had the Endorsement OF
leading church officials of every de-
nomination. More than 1900 anti
tuberculosis societies, scattered all
over the country, will work this year
to make tuberculosis day a success.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-08
FOOD FACTS
What An M. D. Learned.

A prominent Georgia physician went
through food experience which he
makes public
1T was my own experience that
first led me to advocate Grape-Nuts
food and l also know, from having
prescribed 1t to convalescents and
other weak patients, that the food is
wonderful rebuilder and restorer OF
nerve and brain tissue, as well as MUS
Gle. 1t improves the digestion and
sick patients gain very rapidly, just
as l did in strength and weight
Il was in such a low state that I
had to give up my work entirely, and
went to the mountains of this state,
but two months there did not improve
me; In fact, / was not quite as well
as when left home.
my food did not sustain me and
1t became plain that / must change.
Then l began to use Grape-Nuts food
and in two weeks / could walk mile
without fatigue, and in five weeks re-
turned to my home and practice, TAX
Ing up hard work again. Since that
time l have felt e. well and strong
as ever did in my life.
AS physician who seeks to help
all sufferers. l consider It a duty to
make these facts public" Name given
by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
Trial 10 days of Grape-Nuts, when
regular food does not seem to sustain
the body. works wonders. There's a
Reason"
Look in pkgs. for the famous little
book, THE Road to MELVILLE"
Ever read the above IetterR A p~w
one appears from time to time. They
Eenuine, tine, and full of huaaa
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-08
French Kind, Says Dying German.

Paris.--The American embassy here
is daily in receipt of letters written by
dying soldiers, forwarded to 1t by the
French government for transmission
to Germany.
One is from q German aviator, who
had fallen into the hands of the
French. The man wrote:
"Good.by dear father and mother;
my leg has been crushed. The French
officers are very kind"
A postscript to this letter, added b.
a French officer, reads:
AT this point the brave fellow died;
please forward this to his parents"
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-08
Popular FalIacies.

/. That mosquitoes only bite once
2. That mosquitoes only live one
day.
3. That mosquito bites won't itch II
you don't scratch 'em.
4. That If you hold your breath you
can catch mosquito and STAY 1t.
My experience is that mosquitoes
only bite once lin the same place.:
that they only live one day (at
time); that their bites won't itch II
you don't scratch 'em (but rub EN-
with sandpaper and the edge of buzz
saw instead; and that if you hold
your breath you can catch a mos
quito and slay it (provided you have
a shotgun in each hand and are q
good shot.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-08
Man germany Honored u HOSTAGE.

Paris.-The Petit Parisjen points Out
the irony In the case of NJ. Ernst Sol.
way. who with Baron Lambert de
Rothgchild was taken as hostage at
Brussels. The paper says that Solvay,
who is we'll known for his invention OF
a process by which soda can be bought
at an extremely cheap price, was re-
Gently highly honored By European ma.
tons. Germany conferred on Solvay
one Of It's highest honors, the gold
medal Of tho Academy of Sciences Of
Berlin.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1914-10-08

Doctor Poutsma, one of the South
African labor leaders, who was among
the British subjects to leave Berlin.
contributed an interesting article to
the London Daily Citizen on his i'm.
pressions of the German capital in war
time Whether 1t was correct or not