The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-07-15
Tales of the Town

Why wouldn't the poppy be appro-
pirate as the official flower for Fa-
theirs day?
What has become of the old-fash-
toned movie show which featured il
Illustrated songs?
An Emmett man says he will buy
an automobile as soon as the ten-cent
stores begin handling them.
81 dess my dolly mus be sick NAM
ma said little Marguerite. 81 dess
her tan't digest all de sawdut what
her Gated"
Tommy" queried the teacher, "can
you tell me who Joan of Acc was?"
81 guess she was the wife of Noah
who built it," answered Tommy.
4 4 4
An Emmett man who is planning TO
build new house soon says that it
will have all the modern improve
ments, including a mortgage.
4 4 &
A farmer came to town one day
this week and bought IS worth of
castor oil. When asked what he was
going to do with 50 much castor oil
he said he was going to loosen up
things when the bull wheel on his
binder got clogged up.
4 4 4
New light has been cast on the
bred Scott case by pupil in school {
near White Bear, Mimi, who, in a {
recent history test, wrote: "The SUI
preme court decided that bred Scott I
was neither slave nor free, but hui I
man being like horse or cow" {
The "back to the farm" enthusiasts c
received severe jolt the other day a
when a girl in neighboring state f
who run away, given her choice be-
.ween going back home to milk the \
.ows and going to Jail, elected to go h
o Jail. 7
One day little Bob was given k
PORTION of tripe for dinner, prepared
according to the Spanish method. a
UGH" he exclaimed, after tasting it, pi
amt we got nothing to eat in the if
ouse but this old sour bath towel, a,
p
"No man is entitled to more than tn
alf the bed" is a decision handed h,
own by Tacoma judge, and the cl
IAN who appropriated more than his
alf, much to the discomfort of his tn
life, was sentenced to 30 days in the b
ty Jail. ca
tn
The justice of the peace has al
avs been the target of criticism and lif
irth We have heard of the justice
no, when asked to charge the jury tn
piled: Gentlemen, this has been
long and tedious trial for me; I'll or
we to charge you 80 cents apiece" ba
4 fir
Little Frank had just returned from
urch. "Grandma," he queried, are bal
u a Baptist, Methodist, Presbyteri- in.
or WHAT" 81 am not member 'en
any denomination, my dear" she Civ
lied. "Well," continued little ing
ank, "dont you think it's about do ?
lie you were catching on some gar
ere?"
Well, my poor man, what brought
/ here ?" inquired a visitor in an the
ane asylum of one of the inmates. tins
&c hee hee, was Tilted by my girl, eide
lied the unfortunate crazy man. thin
nd you, my friend, what brought ,,l,;
here?" asked the visitor turning 49,,
another inmate. 81 married the ~
who Tilted that man." snorted the ~
ond inmate. REL
Her
lie began with paSketIul Oh olu won
hes and in 70 years mad fortune out
said an enthusiastic BIZ chet
apher. "That's nothing" said his will
yhbor. 81 know man who bor- pun
ed % cents 20 years ago to buy a heaC
ket in which he carried for sale mos
ar buttons and pins. What do fly.
think he is worth today?" After site
had made their guesses he said: " Fl
! isn't worth a cent and still owes lean
the basket" lear,
alon
It the depot the other morning a told
e thin, elderly woman sat GRO of a
ting. Her eyes were glued to her hapr
k, and her fingers fairly flew. A the
1T, elderly woman sat down near smal