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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-22
A Fine Present

viii Basye made his mother pres
ent, few days ago, that greatly
pleased her, particularly so on account
of its having been the product Of his
own skill. 1t is combination writing
desk and bookcase, and is a work OF
art. 1t is made of homegrown IN
and the finish and workmanship are
beautiful and credit to Mr.. Basye.
1t looks as if it had just been turned
out of furniture factory, and Mother
Basye is very proud of it.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-22
To Improye School Grounds

Plans for continuance of the inn
provements to the grounds of the
brick schoolhouse north of town on
the bench, started last spring, were
made at the annual meeting. The
grounds are to be leveled, seeded to
grass and fenced and 100 Carolina
poplar trees planted. The services of
Misses Verna Smell and Martha Lath-
rop as teachers were retained for next
wear.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-22

on the area. But with perfected fire
protection organization and with the
dead timber mostly eliminated by
time, wind and decay as fire menace,
it was decided to spend $4,000 or $4,000
in an attempt to bring this now waste
area back into a state of timber pre-
ductivity.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-22
Fell of Sled

Carl, younger son of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. 7. Crouch, was painfully injured
Tuesday by being run over by a sled.
The sled was being used to haul brush
out of the orchard. The boy fell of
the load and one of the sled runners
passed diagonally across his face, cut
ting a cash to the bone in his fore
head and scraping the skin off one
side of his face None of his injuries
is of a serious nature.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-22
THE UPPER PAYETTE
VALLEY
Senator Bowman Writes Breezy
Impressions of the Gem
County Country.
@ @ 900 o O 5000 @ @ @ @ @ @ @S
@ UPPER PAYETTE VALLEY. (

@ | have not single foot of land
@ in the Upper Payette Valley-I
@ have no interest in any real
@ estate or other transaction in
@ that district and yet, as one who
9 has studied Idaho honestly and
@ with a sincere desire to qualify
@ for intelligent and worthy de-
@ scription of her splendid and
9 matchless opportunities | do not
9 hesitate to state to you that in
@ the matter of climate, soil (
@ wealth, water supply, home max (
9 ing advantages-all these and
@ more, there is no part of the (
9 great Snake River Basin where (
!" better opportunity exists than in (
@ the Upper Payette Valley-the (
@ Gem county country.
@ l do not mean to say that the {
@ Upper Payette valley is paradise. {
@ l don't want you to think that l {
@ think that it is land of milk and {
@ honey without effort or without Z
@ price {
@ But do say that in the Upper Z
@ Payette Valley there is pecu- &
@ liar combination of soil, climatic &
o and other natural conditions &
o which makes unusually light the
@ Adamic curse of labor. The {
@ earth there yields wonderfully in &
@ response to the effort made.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-22
RniIding Packing House.

Joseph R. Hunter is experimenting
the building of a fruit packing house
and storage cellar on Frozen Dog
ranch. The dimensions of the pack
inc house are Sc by 25 feet; those of
the cellar, 100 by 26 feet.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-22
Some Gas

During the last year, ending March
81, J. R. Burton sold $4,000 gallons
of gasoline, mostly for use in automo-
biles. 1t is expected that the sale of
the two garages this year will be
more than double that of last year.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-22

Previous to the consideration OF the
bids. Mr.. Knox resigned his position
as councilman and it was accepted.
AS he had only one more month to
serve, no appointment will be MADE TO
fill the vacancy, and John Barbour
will have the burden of administering
the affairs of the First ward to carry
alone.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-22

Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Gowen and Mr..
and Mrs. George Stoval of Caldwell
were Emmett visitors Tuesday, max
ing the trip in the Gowen auto.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-22
sPRINKLING CONTRACT LET
c. B. Knox Given Job for Season at
S100 a Month.

Bids for sprinkling in District No 1
were opened by the city council Fri
day evening, and the contract was
awarded to c. B. Knox at 500 per
month for five months.
Seven bids were submitted, as fol-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-22
Law Does Not Apply

The amendment to the tax law,
passed by the last legislature, which
reduces the penalty on the second half
of the tax payment, does not apply on
the payment due July /. The reduced
rate and penalty becomes effective
only for 1915 and succeeding taxes.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-22


The March number of the Home
seekers Illustrated Monthly Senator
E. w. Bowman's magazine) contains
the following impressions of the Up
per Payette valley. 1t is written in
Mr.. Bowman's breezy style and is in
teresting and entertaining reading:
"No one ever has done it. No one
ever will do it. No one who is as well
qualified as l am to raise red, black,
white-blue, purple or other colored
hogs, should ever try to do the thing
l am about to make desperate effort
to accomplish. They ought to be
raising swine instead of trying to do
this.
"Before we start in want you to
understand that l realize as well as
you do the utter impossibility of do
ing it. | want you to know that l
know that it can't be done.
cts lot easier to raise purple
hogs than it is to get across with this
proposition. Purple hogs can be rails
ed. There is no doubt of that. |
know men who have seen whole f1ocks
of red, white and green monkeys and
l insist that if green monkeys can
happen purple pigs are not an i'm
possibility. Anything that is not i'm
possible can be done. Hence purple
hogs are practicable. Easy enough
to reason it out if you start right.
Jacob figured all that out long ago.
He knew how to raise spotted calves.
He had it down to fine art. Had
he been herding hogs for his pros
pective father-in-law instead OF
punching cattle he would no doubt
have produced bunch of purple
shoats instead of a flock of piebald
broadhorns. All he would have had
to do was line the pigpen with few
yards of lavender cheese cloth and 1t
wouldn't have mattered whether the
mamma and papa hogs were Duroc-
Jerseys, Poland Chinas or o. l. $,
the inevitable result would have been
large litters of lilac colored piglets.
Jacob certainly understood the pre-
natal influence dope to FRAGILE. But
at that I'll bet a Rhode Island hen
he couldn't have pulled off this stunt
I'm starting in on.
"There is only one way it can be
done and that is to lead you gently
to the top of Freezeout hill and show
it to you. You can't see it till you
see it. 1ypewriters haven't beer de-
veloped to that point yet. Still I'm
going to try to make you see it. I'm
going to try to make you see the
Upper Payette valley, the Gem coun-
ty country, so plainly that you will Re
consumed with an irresistible impulse
to go straight to the ticket office and
buy transportation to Emmett,
Sweet, Montour or some other bud
ding metropolis in Gem county, West
ern Idaho.
"Say what you will you've got to
admit I'm frank about this matter.
/ am concealing nothing. want you
to thoroughly understand me from
(Continued on Page AZ
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-22

Plans for another season of Twi-
light League ball have been COM
pleted. The opening game will be on
Tuesday, May A, and the last game
July 2. With four strong teams en-
tered, the season promises to be as
interesting and successful as that of
last year.
The entries are the Moose, South
Slope, Charlie Vahlberg's Aglicultur-
alists and the High School teams.
The Moose includes a number OF ole
stars, such as Reub Easton, Lee Miles,
Sam Mcmillan, Carl Fels and Ray
Hartley. The South Slope has Frank
Carter, the Obermeyer boys, Claude
Polly, George Knowles and Henry
Clay, new star and classy twirler.
The High School has a likely bunch
of young fellows who are fast in the
field as well as at the bat. They will
be under the leadership of Walter
Keith. The Agriculturalists have
their old battery, Marker and Craw-
fords the Rynearson boys, Melvin Jor-
dan and Charlie Vahlberg in their
lineup.
There will be 18 games and each
team will play nine. Tuesday ana
Friday evenings of each week have
been decided upon. Games will start
at $50 and seven innings will be
played, unless darkness interferes.
Admission 10 cents.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-04-22

Watch main springs, only s1.0O at
Helfert Jewelry Co.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-26
LETTER FROM BURTON FRENCH
Mrs. S. L. Willis Hears That Congress-
man French is Anxious to
Come West

Mrs. S. L. Willis returned Sunday
after a six weeks visit with relatives
in Milford, Utah, and Butte, Montana.
Mrs. Willis reports that in a recent
letter from Mrs. Burton L. French,
Mrs French stated that her husband
is feeling the long strain very seri-
ously, that he is suffering from in
somnia, and that he is anxious to re-
turn to the west for recuperation.
Miss Belle Willis, who is at school
in Washington has spent number of
week-ends with the Trenches and
writes that she has had a charming
time as their guest. Miss Belle is en-
joying her school life in the east but
is eagerly counting the days until she
can come home.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-26
EXECUTIVE BASES ACTION ON ORIGINAL DISAL-
LOWANCE BY REGENTS
AGAINST LATAH RESERVOIR
Annual Boom of Palouse Project Due to Promoters
Butte County Bill Killed by the House
Governor Signs Custer County Bill
By D. w. GREENBURG
(Staff Writer for The Star -MirrOr)

the state or county in which the re
serves is located.
H. B. No. 1926 by Miles Exempt
banks in process of liquidation from
payment of annual license fee.
H. B. No. 80 by Clark of Custer
Cannon and Gilchrist-To abolish tn,
office of water commissioner.
H. B. No. 289 by Cannon-Appro
PIRATES $500 for the relief of per
sons holding claims for bounties, col
lection of which was prevented by 6
decision of the supreme court.
H. B. No. 267 by Johnston-An act
making an appropriation for the SUI
preme court members, employees, etc.
district judges, employees, etc., to-
falling $241,520.
S. B. No. 80 by Carter by request
Amending section 2405 revised codes
relative to the payment of bonds and
interest on bonds in irrigation dis
tricts.
S. B. No. 18 by Elliott-Providing
for the creation of improvement dis
tricts in logged-off land territory.
The senate this morning passed Sen
ate bills 1873, III, and adopted H. J. NJ
3 and killed Senate bill 1856.
s.. B. No. 1873 by Thomas Extending
time for construction work necessary
20 obtain state water right in case
title to land is held up by federal gov
srnment.
s. B. No. III by Lenz-Substitut
or S. B. No. 143-An act defining
slander and providing penalty
herefor.
H. J. NJ No. by Magee- -Memor-
alizing congress to give federal aid
O reclamation projects as represent
d S. B. 1927.
S. B. No. 165 by Elliott Providing
hat security for costs of civil actions
n probate and justice courts must be
iven when case is filed.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-26

effect was the report sent to LIoyd's
from Eastbourne.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-26
NEW ENGLAND FLOODS

BOSTON, Feb 26.-Four are known
to be dead, and thousands of dollars of
damage have been done as the result
of New England floods. The four vic
tins were crushed to death when the
ice-jam at Lisbon, New Hampshire
was swept away.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-26
BECKER DENIED TRIAL

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-Lieutenant
Becker, condemned to die, was today
denied a new trial by New York State
Supreme Justice Weeks.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-26
HENRY vINTON NEAL

Henry vinton Neal, mechanic In
the shops Of the Boston Elevated COM
pany, was awarded the Anthony N.
Brady memorial medal for safety
work, at the annual dinner Of the
American Electrical Railway associa-
was given the corresponding gold med
al for the safety system installed in its
shops largely as result of Mr.. Meals
efforts.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-26

It's all right to believe only half you
hear; but the trouble is to know which
half. New York Times.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-26

titutions-Kinnison for Keane.
Idaho scoring: Field goals Gray 2,
Hyde 1, Keane 8, Jardine 2; free
throws, Gray Z.
Z W. S. C. scoring: Field goals
Hildebrand 5, Glover 3, Moss /, Boiler
8.
j Referee, Hinderman of Spokane.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-26
BASKETBALL TEAM
RETURNS FROM TRIP
IDAHO WINS FROM 0. A. c. IN FAST
GAME
Season Closes With w. S. c. Game on
Wednesday

Nc ludHO DdSkot Ddll team return
ed from its long trip Sunday, after
having played five games, four of
which were lost to the other team,
and one was taken from O. A. c. which
is one of the strongest teams in the
conference. The game with Wash
1ngton was taken by that team with a
easy score. The one with Oregon was
hard and rough, that team being the
roughest team in the conference. The
q. A. G. game was taken by the Idaho
team by score of 20 to 19, and Whit
man took both of the games that were
played on that floor, the last of the two
however, was tie at the close of the
regular time, and in the last five min
utes of playoff, the Whitman team
succeeded in chalking up eight points
to 1daho's none, thus giving them the
game by score of % to TO- The team
returned we'll worn out and did not
get chance to rest up before the
game with Pullman, so that they were
in poor condition for those games,
while the other team was in the best
of condition
Idaho Stuffed off the last two basket
ball games of the season to her old
rival the farmers across the line in
two hard-fought games on Tuesday
and Wednesday evening of this week.
Despite the fact that Idaho had just
of the players were in no condition
for playing, and the fact that w. S. G. |
has one of the two fastest teams in
the conference, Idaho put up a hard
fight in the second and last game of
the season and the visitors streak OF
luck on long goals was all that saved !
her from her first defeat for the sea-
son. The score at the close Of the
first half was 13 to 12, with the farm
ers leading, and at the close of the
game they were six points to the good,
he score closing at 29 to 23.
For Idaho Keane was the star of
he game. He dropped in three field !
goals and played the floor in ALL
Northwest style. Gray showed his ,
Usual class, featuring the game as
Usual by converting seven out of eight .
rec trials into scores. During the
eason Gray has chalked up 102 points
ut of free throws, having had but
36 trials. In the last game he slip
ed in two field goals to add to his
redit. Martinson at. center, had the t
ump on Glover all the time and
howed himself to be easily better c
ian all the way around.
For the farmers Hildebrand and /
ohler were the stars. Hildebrand '
lade five field goals, most of which
ere made from long throws. Both
these men are fast land it proved to
e. dangerous to let either of them get d
shot at the ring, no matter what the I
ngle or distance.
The lineup on the home floor:
Idaho (23) w. S. G. (29)
ray ............ F.. ....... Anderson
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-26

BOISE, Feb. 26-In a message to
the house this morning the governor
applied the veto to House bill 26, the
First National Bank claim, giving as
his reasons that the board of examin-
disallowed the claim while it was fresh
in mind.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-26
POSTMASTERS CONFIRMED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The SEN
ate confirmed the following postmas-
ters today: Albany, Oregon, c. H.
Stewart; Baker City, John G. Foster.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-26
VESSELS OF MANY NATIONS FALL FOUL OF
MINES OR SUBMARINES
UNCLE SAM AS "BIG BROTHER"
French Fleet Moving Through DardanelIes-W Warsaw
Menaced by Two Teutonic Armies-Rains
Force Evacuation of Trenches
(By United Press

WASHINGTON, Feb 26.-The loss
of the American steamer, Theodore
Palmer, with all hands, is indicated in
dispatch received by the state depart
ment from the consul general at
Copenhagen. 1t is said the Esbjerg, a
newspaper, declared that the Swedish
steamship, Vala, arrived in port and
reported that it had picked up in mid
ocean on February 22nd life-boats
bearing the Palmer's name. The Palm
er sailed from New London.
French Boat Sinks
PARIS, Feb. 26-It is officially an
nounced that the French torpedo boat,
Dague, struck an Austrian mine yes
terday in the Antivari harbor and sank.
Thirty-eight members of the crew per-
ished. The Dague was escorting ships
laden with food for Montenegro.
Three Men Perish
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26-Consul
General Listoe of Rotterdam, advised
the state department here today that
three men perished when the Garth
struck mine and sank
Swedish Steamer Damaged
AMSTERDAM, Feb. 26.--The Swed-
ish steamer, Svarton, arrived at
Ymuiden with big hole in it's bow.
the victim of either German mine
or submarine. There were no casual
ties.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1915-02-26
1900 English Soldiers Drown

BERLIN, Feb. 26.-The officials
here still insist that a British trans
port was torpedoed recently by Ger
man submarine in the English chan
mel. The statement by the press bur-
eau is that 1900 British soldiers were
drowned. 1t is declared that this in
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-09-24
TWENTY GOOD FARMERS WANTED THIS FALL
East Texas Improved I arms
ON THE CROP PAYMENT PLAN
prove their the land BY accepting

LOCATION: Pend Sabine County 1870 Gulf
Mexico the Santa Fe Railroad Pine
which the pine has been
SOILS AND CRoPS Sandy loan soils with good clay
uplands Perfect drainage Soils excellent for holding
fertility Large
sudan and especially good for fruits egsb and Irish
Excellent livestock country The most successful farmers diversity
kinds livestock should
crops year Only 20 more farms to be sold this vear
Select farm and move there late this fall.
PRICES AND TERdS Owners will sell fyac
large split with dynamite easily
experienced and practical
men Ten years time you ndi although five ought be
conditions
HOUSES Price Of lumber there low They will sell house
four to $345 They will drill well
payment for house and we'll in crops
successful one these farms
and have
guarantee
seed feed fertilizer, etc.. if it.
farmers he enter
and
oferdyo
ton Aent,San Fe Railway
aton, Krsa5C City Mo
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-09-24
RACING AT TRI-sTATE FAIR
CRACK HORSES OF SOUTH WILL
BE PITTED IN SPEED
TRIALS.

Announcement has been made by
the Tri-State Fair Association that dur.
ing the fair which opens this year on
September 26, there will be six days
of harness racing.
The Tri-State Fair Grounds are built
around the historic old Montgomery
track, known as a record breaking
oval on which such celebrities as Dan
Patch, and others of hardly lesser
fame, made fame for themselves.
Entries for open purposes will close
Monday. September 20, and indica.
tions are that some of the fastest
horses in the country will receive the
plaudits of the thousands in the big
grand stand. There Is nothing in the
world that will make a man come to
his feet quicker than a neck-and-neck
finish with good horses on good
track, and as Memphis will have both
Of them during fair week, the craving
of even the most rabid race horse fan
should be satisfied.
An elaborate Horse Show for the
first four nights Of the fair will also
be pleasing feature to lovers,of good
horseflesh.
There will be special railroad rates
on all lines. The fair will run for ten
days, and the races will be only one
Of the many big features.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-09-24
AUTO DEMONS AT THE FAIR
MemphIs VIII See Worlds Greatest
| Speed Merchants In Races.

Some OF the best known auto racers
In the country are going to stake life
and limb In mad dashes around the
mile track at the Tri-State Fair this
year. In their efforts to make new
speed records and incidentally win the
trophies offered by the Tri-State Fair
Association.
The fair will open September 26th
for ten days, and the last two-Octo-
Der 4th and 5th--will have auto racing
as their chief amusement features.
Among the speed demons who have
already entered the races at the fair
are Louis Disbrow, of international
fame; Joe Bianchi, the great Italian
driver; Eddie Hearne. who has thrilled
the thousands at the speedway meets,
and Johnny Raimey, of Cincinnati,
who has developed into one of the fast.
est drivers In the business, and who
says that he is determined to make
new record for himself at Memphis.
The track is In fine shape and will
be given few finishing touches. All
danger Of accidents will be placed at
a minimum by police protection and
safety methods.
Special rates are being offered by
he railroads and number of people
ron this section have signified their
ntsntion of going to Memphis to see
he fair and the races.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-09-24
StramoIine. That Lung Medicine

Where it is known and tried physi-
clans prescribe Stramoline for all
kinds Of lung diseases. 1t is the d.
rect product of the tuberculosis Hos
pital Of Memphis years ago. 1t is
sold on positive guarantee to give
satisfaction and the patient is the
sole Judge. Send for booklet of tes-
timonials. Large size booklet sent
by Parcels Post for one dollar. Moore
Higgs Chemical Company, 9I8 Linden
ave-, Memphis. Tenn.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1915-09-24
S 4 N D BOX

jeff and Mutt are now on the
firing line in one or other of the
armies. Wish every poor soldier
mad as much fun in tine service.
...........A pleasant little change
Tuesday morning to cooler wealth
er........ We seem to be furnishing
the money to England and she
tells US what to ship and what
not. Cotton is advancing quite
nicely and if it continues will soon
be up to cost of raising price......
Why cannot Sims get up any stir
among his old constituency in the
8.h district. Won't the big crop
of muscadines make fat possums
though. .......1 Unless the present
grand jury turns out good grit
next circuit court will be slim. -.
Good crowd in Selmer the first
part of the week.. 1t is about
time for those democratic candi-
dates to pay a visit to McNairy.
There are a few democrats here
yet and every vote counts, .........
This is the season for fairs. The
State fair this week and Memphis
next. ...... All we have got 50 far
out of the democratic primary is
$1.00 sub. to McKeller's head
quarters. IPaattrroifiiiiz zc eur ner-
chants who ask you to through
the Independent and you will!
never regret it. Next Monday
night Rev. Lowrey, one of the
very strongest preachers of Mem
phis. will begin a weeks pro-
tracted meeting at Presbyterian
church. ....... Our correspondents
are getting a little lazy. Send
your letters as early in the week
as possible. We do not get the
matter in print in one day..
Cotton is being picked rapidly
this week and going to gins. The
early bird and worm legend may
not hold good this season, though
it usually does........ All three of
the hotels have been doing good
business this week..