The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-21
Tales of the Town

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Here's a slogan for you: Get ac.
quainted with your neighbor, you
might like him.
There ought to be just one town
: for every man, and that's the town
where he earns his living.
Any woman can be tired and cross,
but it takes the best woman in town
to be tired and good natured.
Doing without things until you get
the money is good for your pocket
book and good for your moral fiber.
Says Old Bill Misgivens: 81 once
knew man who ate boiled owl and
couldn't close his eyes for four days"
This want ad was picked up in an
exchange: "For Sale-Pair of bron-
cho horses, Good weight, sound
broken. Owner in hospital"
AS evidence that hard work is no
disgrace, we cite the case of Ruth,
who worked in the fields and got as
good Boaz any in the neighborhood
The pocketbook $50 years old, own
ed at Monticello, Mo-, by a man who
treasures it as an heirloom, could
not have had very much exercise for
it is said to be in good condition.
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If you are not good neighbor, you
are not good christian, no matter
whether you were dipped, ducked,
sprayed or sprinkled. Service to your
fellowman is service to God
Old Bill Mlsgivens says the LATEST
man in Gem county is one of his
neighbors. He makes his dog believe
that potato hills are gopher mounds,
and the dog is digging all of his po-
tatoes.
Wall of broken-down old man: If
could only get my strength back and
my appetite was little better and
this weather'd let up SOS could get
over my rheumatism, | believe I'd be
all right.
Two small boys were standing be-
hind Leslie Mills and admiring his
broad back, when one of them ejacu-
ated: Gee, Willie, think of all the
pairs of pants we would have if he
was our dad"
President Wilson will be sorry to
earn that several Boise women, with
whom he was very popular month
lgo, are very much displeased with
lim now. But then Mr.. Wilson re-
yrets, probably as much as they, that
here is only one of him.
Two women were in conversation {
n the hardware store while being t
waited upon. "Now what's that s
hing?" asked one seeing a pronged {
fair hanging up. "Well," said the 8
Their, 81 think that's potato roast
r-isn't it," she asked the clerk. t
Well, no." said he somewhat hest d
at,ngly, "that's called calf wean- b
J." The ladies said no more-they S
urried out. t
An Irishman, an Englishman and t
cotchman once went up into a tower b
, see which could see the farthest p
1rcugh telescope. The Englis'iman a
rho looked first, said: "Oh, Pat, r
an see the minute hand of clock t
,ur or five miles away" 81 can see b
10 minute hand on the same clock 81
owing" said the Scotchman Fat d
God in amazehent listening to his h
When he looked through il
e was seen to smile. Then Faith, e
l don't hear Ire same clock strik-
e." :,
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The following story is related by an >,
laho man who attended the Panama :,
Sposition during the summer; He n,
as about to register at San Fran
SEQ hotel when he noted capable ;,
gnature on the register, "Joel :.
riest, Boise, Idaho, T, G." Unable =
understand the superfuous char !,
tiers, the visitor sought Mr.. Priest, y
no explained: well, these fellows ~
1t here with their eternal California q
posting haven't got me bluffed a )"
tile bit. Every time l go to hotel, ~