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Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
Two safebIowers Are Captured.

WO odIeUI0wSIs V'S SoPsU'Su'
Norristown, Pa, Jan. 23.-Two safe
blowers, who cracked the safe at the
Hatfield station of the Lehigh Valley
Traction company, getting $500 in cash,
were caught by a posse of citizens
after 15-mile chase. F
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
Etter CHARGED With Treason.

st. Clairsville, o., Jan. 21.-Joseph
j. Etter, who was to have delivered an
address at Bellaire, was arrested here
on a charge Of treason and taken
to the Belmont county Jail on Tues.
day.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1915-01-27
ILLINOIS LIQUOR FOE DEAD.

Charles s. Tate, Once Gambler, Then
Missionary, Passes Ayaw. ~
Rockford, ILL.,, Jan. 20.-Charles s..
Tate, founder of the Knights of Daniel,
a fraternity for boys, died here on Mon
day at the age Of fifty years. Mr..
Tate, who was formerly saloonkeeper
and gambler, became mission work
er in cities Of the middle West and
was active in local option campaigns
in Illinois.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
Final Lecture Course Number

The Emmett Lecture Course will
close April Is with lecture by DR.
Thomas E. Green, and the world wide
reputation of the speaker as lecturer
author and traveller is promise suf-
ficient that this number will be fit
ting close to a most attracture and
successful series of high class enter
tainments. No man in America has a
wider or more diversified knowledge
of current conditions than he. To this
is added a power of graphic descrip-
ton, and an eloquence of speech that
have become proverbial. He and his
work are known wherever there is
an intellectual American public. His
new lectures dealing with present con-
ditions throughout the world, are to
the last moment timely and full of
vital interest. The Methodist church
will be the place and next Thursday
the date.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
EXPRESS Rates Lowered

Leonard Way, secretary of the
Boise Traffic bureau, received infor-
nation Saturday that the efforts Of
the bureau to secure reductions in ex-
isting express rates in southwestern
Idaho had been successful and that
substantially lower schedules on but
ter, eggs cheese and dressed poultry
has been granted. The organization
has been working on the matter for
some time. From Emmett, Boise and
Nampa the rate to Butte was formerly
$2.85, to Ogden S2.14, and to Salt Lake
$233. The new rate to all three
places is $1.99.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
ONLY ONE CITY TICKET
IS FILED
d. NJ. John Nominated for Mayor
Election to be Held
April q

Up to today only one city ticket
had been filed with City Clerk Stokes
berry. There have been hints that an
other ticket would he entered later,
but difficulty is being found to induce
good men to accept, and the prospects
are that there will be no opposition.
The ticket is headed by D. NJ. John,
for mayor, with D. NJ. Stokesbery as
clerk, Geo. w. Knowles as engineer,
and the following councilmen:
First ward-John Barbour and ]. L.
Steward.
Second ward-R. E. Rose and Her.
bert Haylor.
Third ward-W. W. Hopes and F.
A. DeClark.
No nominations have been filed for
treasurer. The present incumbent is
Walter Knox.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
emmett ODD FELLOWS
WILL Be HOST
Elaborate Preparations Being
Made for Entertainment of
Visiting Brothers

Elaborate preparations are being
made by Emmettsville Lodge, l. o. 0.
F., for the entertainment of those
who will attend the annual convention
of the Emmett dist,iet April 26 The
district comprises the upper end of
the Payette valley as far east as
Horseshoe Bend.
At the regular meeting of the local
lodge Monday night, the following
committees were appointed.
General Arrangements = Finley
Monroe, James Kinzer and j. C. ALL
mon.
Entertainment-C. L. Gamage, VIII
Womack and R. G. Newcomer.
observation-disclosures Burkhard,
Robert Kinzer and Vern Munday.
Hall Arrangement and Reception
E. o. Mech, w. T. Crouch, Herbert
Haylor, v. T. Craig and Roy Keithley.
The indications are that large rep
resentation will be present from the
lodges OF Sweet, Montour, Horseshoe
Bend and Pearl
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08

ing is from the schools of the state,
and certainly does them credit. Some
men wondered over the shoes and
tailoring and excellent printing of the
St Anthony boys, and the work done in
sewing by the girls of the industrial
school was a marvel to all the women.
The Albion State Normal school had
a fine exhibit in basketry, hammered
copper, wood turning, carving, weav-
ing and sewing, also wrought metal
work. The Academy of Idaho has a
display of mechanical drawing, sur
veying, penmanship, wood, forge and
machine shop exercises. In the EN-
NETT High school exhibit is seen some
beautiful water color sketches along
the Payette river, loaned by the Cres-
cent Improvement club of Emmett.
The Silver City schools have fine
grade exhibit The schools of Star
and Eagle in Ada county had fine ex-
amples of weaving and fine basketry.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
BUYS 4o-AcRE pRUNE ORCHARD
Mrs. X. l. Perky of Boise Invests in
Emmett Orchard Land.

Mrs. X. l. Perky of Boise, who has
been here for number Of days look
ing after her interests and visiting
friends, closed a deal Friday with j.
W. Cook for one of the best 40-acre
tracts on the mesa.
This tract is located u miles north
of town and commands view of the
entire Emmett valley. 1t is planted
to the best varieties of prunes, which
will commence to bear next year.
The deal is fortunate one for both
Mrs. Perky and Emmett. 1t is more
than likely that the Judge and Mrs.
Perky and their daughters will make
their home here in the near future,
and they will make very desirable ad-
ditions to the community.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
Extending Basin Railroad

Sixty men came up from Boise Mon
day to extend the Intermountain rail-
road up Grimes creek. The terminus
IS now at Sing Sing Bar, about six
miles below Centerville. The road will
be extended this year a distance of
four miles, to the site of an old town
which disappeared from the face OF
the earth long years ago, known as
Boston, located at the junction of
Grimes and Granite creeks. The rail
road crew will soon be increased to
two hundred. Two branch logging
roads will be constructed soon on
Grimes creek.-Idaho City World.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
Wool Going LIN

Indicative of unusually high prces
for wool was a sale made recently in
the southwestern part of the state
The amount of the purchase was seven
thousand fleeces. They were the pro-
perty of the Malheur Land & Live
stock company and were sold to a
Boston house. The price for the lot
was 25 cents pound. This in itself,
while good price, is not remarkable
except for the fact that the feeces
were from old ewes and was but. a
10 months clip. From this, wool men
in this section of the country are con-
templating high prices for the 1915
wool clip in southwestern Idaho.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
Where Are the Old Ones?

Some one, few days ago, inquired
as to what has become of the old auto
mobiles that were so numerous during
the boom days. Where is Martins
Mitchell? What has become of the
Wilton, Crouch, DR.. Clark Bucks? Is
Henry Cookies "Susie" still on earth,
and is she still climbing mountain
peaks, jumping over bitches and dash
ing over trails that no vehicle ever
dared to travel? 1t would be mighty
interesting to know what has become
of the old cars. Of the lot purchased
that year, only one remains, that of
the Durham sisters. 1t is still on
duty and giving good service.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
Black Champion Defeated

Jack Johnson at Havana, Monday,
lost his claim to fistic fame as the
heavyweight championship of the
world, the title being wrested from
him by Jess Willard, the Kansas cow
boy, the biggest man who ever en-
tered the prize ring. Mondays fight
probably has no parallel in the history
of ring battles. For 20 rounds john
son punched and pounded Willard at
will, but his blows grew perceptibly
less powerful as the fight progressed,
until at last he seemed unable or un-
willing to go on. Johnson stopped
leading and for three or four rounds
the battle between the two huge men
was little more than a series of plastic
poses of white or black gladiator. So
it was until the 25th round, when
Willard got one of his widely swing
ing, windmill right handed smashes
to Johnson's heart, This was the be-
ginning of the end. When the round
closed, johnson sent word to his wife
that he was all in and told her to start
for home. She was on her way out
and was passing the ring in the 26th
round, when stinging left to the body
and cyclonic right to the jaw caused
Johnson to crumple on the floor of the
ring, where he lay partly outside the
ropes until the referee counted 10 and
held up Wizards hand in token of his
newly won laurels.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
A Likely Publication

The Idaho Review, published by the
Syms- York company of Boise, made
its appearance this week, and creates
a most favorable impression. The
paper, which will be issued weekly,
will give a comprehensive review of
events pertaining to the welfare of
Idaho, and if it doesn't drift into
the publicity graft" so common to
most of the publications of that char
acter previously established in this
state, it will fill a real need and find
a good field. In that event success to
II
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
ELECTION JUDGES ARE
APPOINTED
The Sprinkling Contract to be
Awarded Sewer Committee
Makes Report.

The last regular meeting of the pre-
sent city council, held Monday night,
was busy one. Among the important
business transacted was the appoint
ment of election judges and the nam
ing of polling places for the approach
ing city election, authorizing the adj
vertisement for sprinkling bids for the
ensuing year and requesting the White
Pine Milling Company to rebuild the
bridge over its logging canal on North
Boise evenue and the Farmers Coop
erative Ditch Company to repair its
bridge near the same place.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
Weyerhausers Here

Two sons of the late Mr.. Weyer-
hauser, Mr.. Barton of the Barber
Lumber Co. and Harry Shellworth
spent yesterday in town, looking a.
round. Most of the day was spent at
the McNish mill, testing logs and
sizing up the quality OF lumber cut
from upper country timber. It begins
to look as if the Weyerhausers were
getting ready to build that big mill
here.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
BUY MANY HORSES
st. Louis Firm Pays Out $4,000 for
Draft and Riding Horses

Haley & Turner, representing a
st. Louis firm of horse buyers, this
week bought 27 head of horses in this
vicinity, paying $4,000, an average of
Sill for each animal. A few saddlers
were bought, but the majority con-
sisted of draft horses.
The buyers were highly pleased with
their purchase, and stated that it was
the classiest lot of horses they had
ever secured in one locality. Sam
Smiths big team topped the market
selling for 1925. VIM. Little came next
his team of blacks selling for S270
and his big sorrel for S165. Guss Amen
was paid s160 for one. Six were
bought in Squaw creek. Saddle horses
were bought from Bert Basye, James
Renwick and the Dresser brothers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
Studebaker Demonstration

The demonstration of Studebaker
cars on the VanDeusen hill Sunday
was big success, Both four and
six cylinder cars were used and both
demonstrated their hill climbing quail
ties. The Six made the ascent with
ten men in it, total weight of close
to a ton.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
AM Expert Draurhtsman

E. E. Forshay has drawn for The In
dex sectional map of Gem county
which is work of art. Mr.. Forshay
is not only one of the most expert
draughtsman in the West, but he is
a thorough engineer. He was educat-
ed at Princeton university and has
planned and supervised some of the
large irrigation projects in the North
western states. He has also drawn a
map, in colors, of Gem county for the
Russell hotel.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
WOULD FINANCE BLACK.
CANYON PROJECT
C. L. Tallmadge Will Make Prop
OsitiOn to Directors of
Irrigation District.

Ready to finance the Black Canyon
irrigation project, provided he car
: reach an agreement with the director:
+. of the Black Canyon Irrigation dis.
trict, C. L. Tallmadge of New YorR
arrived Friday night in Boise, accord
: ing to the Statesman. He has an ap-
pointment this week with the diree-
tors of the district at Caldwell. Should
he and the directors reach an agree
ment it will mean immediate resump-
ton of work on the project and the
expenditure of between and mil
lion dollars in construction of irriga-
tion works.
Mr.. Tallmadge's proposal is this:
The water must be put on the land
by pumping plant which shall de-
liver it at COST All surplus power
generated shall be sold in any avail
able market and the money received
from such sale used to defray interest
on the bonds. The settlers must pur-
chase the irrigation system.
The district has issued bonds to the
amount of Z million dollars. If the
district accepts his proposition, Mr..
Tallmadge expects to handle the
bonds. For the present Mr.. Tall
madge declines to say where he pro-
poses to place the bonds, but he said
he would tell the directors of the irri-
CATION district when he met with
them.
Confederation of the above was re-
ceived in a letter from Mr.. Tallmadge,
dated New York City March 25, to
Mrs. Ada F. Parks, homesteader on
the project between Emmett and Cald
well. The letter reads:
81 have your letter of February 26,
which have not answered on account
of my absence from the city. 1t is
very gratifying to know the interest
you manifest and which is being man
ifested by the land owners. Doubtless
by this time you know, through the
papers or through other channels,
that l have closed contracts for the |
building of the Black Canyon irriga-
tion project, including power station,
pumping station and all. l expect to
be in Idaho in a few days"
The Black Canyon project was
started IL years ago. A gravity sys-
tenn was proposed at that time under
which water from the Payette river
was to be diverted to irrigate some
hundred thousand acres. The surveys
were made, and some 300 settlers
went on the land. The government
proposed to construct the system and
though the surveys were made and it
to do the work nothing ever
came of it because former Secretary
Ballinger disapproved of the proposed
Trowbridge & Nniver
then attempted to finance the project.
In order to forestall them the settlers
organized an irrigation district. They I
issued several million dollars in bonds
but have been unable to place them.
Until recently it had been anticipated ]
that the government would build the
irrigation works, but recently the rec .
Iamation service stated it would be !
unable to undertake the proposition !
until more money was appropriated |
FOR its work. Mr.. Tallmadge says his I
plan is colonization scheme entirely
and his success will depend on getting
settlers on the land.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
Pumping Plant Installed

Jonathan Moulton returned yester-
day from Ed Aliens ranch, just south
of Falk, where he had been installing
water wheel in the Farmers Cooper
ative canal. The power plant has a
capacity of so horse power, and oper-
ates pump that lifts 60 inches of
water go feet high. The water is con-
veyed in wooden fume half a mile
long. About 60 acres are watered.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
REAL ESTATE MOVING
Fitz Schadt Buys Bench Land and is
Coming Back

Fritz Schadt and son, who a year
ago sold their bench farms and moved
to McCook, Neb., are coming back
They this week bought 40 acres of the
J. A. Lester place on the Mesa, paying
500 an acre.
F. j. Edwards on Friday closed a
deal for the w. D. Mcfarland furn-
ished residence on First street. Mr..
Edwards will remodel the house and
concert it into a modern home.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
Peach Orchards A-Bloom.

The Emmett peach orchards are a
wonderful sight now. Every tree is
a mountain of pink bloom, and the en-
tire slope section is a solid mass of
peach blossoms. Unless Old Boreas
sends gentle frost land uses it with
discretion, of course) and kills off
about rs per cent of the blossoms,
the peach growers will have an awful
job of thinning the fruit.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08

The new election law makes num-
Der of changes, among which are the
appointment of judges for term of
two years and taking from the city
officials the power to appoint clerks
and giving it to the judges and pro-
viding that one of the judges shall
act as distributing clerk, thus reduc-
ing the number of clerks to two for
each precinct. The judges appointed
and the polling places selected are as
follows:
First Ward-Judges H. w. Titus,
R. V. Eaton and w. H. Basye. Polling
place, G. A. R. hall.
Second Ward-Judges: Jonathan
Moulton, E. D. Campbell and George
w. Reed. Polling place, Socialist hall.
Third Ward-Judges: ]. w. Car
michael, A. M. Hanson and George
Coulson. Polling place, City hall.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
Arrested for Stealing Sheen

A man living near Pearl was ar
rested Tuesday by Constable Mech, on
a warrant sworn out by Andy Little,
charging him with stealing rs head OF
sheep. The trial was set for today,
but the county attorney was "indis-
posed" and the case was postponed.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
Baseball Bug Buzzing

Irving Chapman this week received
letter from Manager Brubaker OF
the sPayette ball team, urging that
Emmett enter team in the proposed
ho-Oregon league, to be composed
of Vale, Ontario, Payette and Emmett.
No decision has yet been reached in
the matter, though it is looked upon
with favor.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
MARRIED

Bert Basye and Mrs. Hyatt were
united in marriage Monday at Ontario.
They will make their home on one of
the Idaho Orchard tracts, of which
Mr.. Basye has charge.
Loren Harris and Miss Izeta John
son were jointed in wedlock Monday
evening at the home of the brides
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Johnson.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
Emmett Artists CompIimented

The collection of paintings of scenes
along the Payette river, done by EN-
NETT young ladies under the super
vision of Mrs. C. W. Cook for the Cres-
cent Improvement Club, is attracting
attention at the Panama exposition, as
is :.lso work of pupils in Idaho schools.
Mrs. Boomer, of Boise, says of the
display: "The only exhibit in the build
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
BUYS New Car

dad" Demasters is now sporting a
new 1915 model Ford car, which he
purchased Saturday from the Wilson
garage. 1t is said Dads horses wept
great gobs of tears when they learned
of his action.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08

C. C. Anderson of the Golden Rule
store, Boise, Rev. Whsle Martin, pas
tor of the Boise Methodist church, and
Manager Ross of the Caldwell store
were Emmett visitors Tuesday. Mr..
Ross was the guest over night of Mr..
Rundstrom.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
DIED

Ernest Reynearson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Rynearson, died Saturday
after a long illness. He was 25 years
of age. The funeral was held Mon
day from the L. D. S. church and was
largely attended.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
Water Scarce

Dave Martin was in town Tuesday,
and reports that the scarcity of water
this year is unprecedented. So far he
has been unable to fill his big reser-
voir on account of there being no snow
in the hills, but he expects to get
pretty good supply yet.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
BORN

On Monday to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Howard, son.
On Wednesday, to Mr.. and Mrs
Frank Newman, daughter.
On Sunday, to Mr. and Mrs. j. B.
Roup, son.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08

The city clerk was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for sprinkling for the
ensuing season, five months. Speci-
fcations will be different from those
of previous years in that they call
for the services of man, wagon and
team nine hours day. The object is
to have the official manipulation of the
water wagon do street work when
there is no need to sprinkle, Bids
must be filed with the city clerk not
later than 5 o'clock April 16.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08

A girl weighing % pounds was born
the other day to Mrs. Mary Sylander
of East st. Louis. Mrs. Sylander, who
weighs 245 pounds, two years ago,
gave birth to a boy that weighed 21
pounds, and is the mother of two
daughters, one of whom weighed 14k
pounds and the other 151A pounds at
birth.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08

Emmett preachers went fishing near
the Letha bridge Monday. In the
party were Revs. Hover, Walker,
Lathrop and Hunter. Mr.. Hover re-
ports a catch of 65, mostly bones.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
Moves Tin Shnn

In order to make room for his large
ly increased automobile business, j.
R. Blurrtcn has moved his tinshop
from the garage to the old laundry
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08

The question of license for auto
trucks came up. AS the present or
dinance does not provide for these
kind of vehicles in the transfer bust
ness, the city attorney was instructed
to include a schedule of license fees
for autos in an amendment to
the license ordinance.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08

building across the street and Eph
Sorenson will continue in charge. Par
titions in the garage have been remov-
ed, thus largely increasing the storage
capacity of the building.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08

Culverts over bitches at the end of
the alley, between Washington and
Hayes avenues, on Sixth street, and
at Fourth and Hawthorne were order
ed put in. Frank Vanderhoof agreed to
build the former culvert provided the
city furnished the material.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08

The city clerk was instructed to re-
quest the White Pine Milling Company
to replace the bridge over their canal
which collapsed few weeks ago.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
New Rates in Effect

Users of electrical current for light
ing and power noticed material re-
duction in their bills when they set
tied for March service. The new rates
went into effect last month.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
Card of Thanks

For the neighborly assistance and
warm sympathy extended to US dur
ing our recent bereavement, we desire
to extend our sincere thanks.-Mr. and
Mrs. John Rynearson and family.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08

The sewer committee presented
their report covering the construction
work and rendered their designations.
The sewer fund has balance of be-
tween $500 and s4O0. The resigna-
tions were accepted.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-08
EMMETT WEATHER REPORT.

A weeks record of the government
weather station, as furnished by To-
cal weather observer H. T. Davis: