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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14

pack animals to transport the sup
plies, which were loaded at Umatilla,
Ore. The most Of this traffic crossed
the Payette river at Emmett near the
point where the bridge is located at
the present day and continued up the
south side OF the river
To provide for the comfort Of
these travellers along the route, small
houses were built at convenient dis
tances, where the public might obtain
such entertainment as the places af-
forded. Sometimes these places were
dignified by the name Hotel" more
often they were simply designated as
stopping places" The first real no
tel in what is now Gem county was
established at Emmett After sever
al changes in management this hotel
was bought by David Murray, who
conducted it until his death, when his
wife continued in charge until about
Is years ago. The establishment was
known as the Murray House
The second hotel in the Gem COun-
ty territory was established near the
present town of Montour. This was
back in 1877 when Edward Marsh
formed partnership with VIM. Nit
chell by buying out Michelps part
ner in the ranch where the stopping
place" was located. Later John Ire
ton came in as a third partner. Short
w after. Ireton and Marsh bought
Mitchelrs interest and called the place
the Marsh & Ireton Ranch. The Muir
ray House and the Marsh & 1reton !.
Ranch having operated contemporary
iously during the early days, it is nat
ural for old settlers to call them both I
to mind, one suggesting the other.
The two places were quite different,
but the traveller received the same
hearty welcome that put him at his
ease in either place. His stop was
always one of ease and comfort and
the leave taking one of regret. While
neither resort displayed sign, they
were better known over a wider terri
tory than many a widely advertised
hotel of today, and people often trav-
eled late into the night to reach one
Dr. the other of these Ravens.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14
EARLY "reminiscences OF AN OLD SETTLER
County Assessor George w. Church Recalls
Pioneer Days

These places formed the beginning
Of settlement, which gradually spread
over the bottom lands along the Pay
cite river and Squaw creek. Small
tracts were cultivated and the native
grasses cut for hay to feed such stock
as was used on the ranches. On ac-
count Of the abundance Of this native
grass, the settlers went in early for
stock, and in 1880 the hills Of Gem
county sustained large herds Of both
cattle and horses. 1t was customary
IN those days for the stock men TO
meet in the spring and fall to round
up the cattle. By mutual assistance
they could do the work quicker and
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cover a wider scope Of territory each
day.
The cattle were driven 70 a conven-
lent place, the calves branded and the
shippers cut out for the beef market.
This was continued day by day until
all the cattle had been driven in from
the hills These cattle, receiving
nothing but the toughest treatment
and being by nature wild, were easily
excited, and it was not safe 10 go
among them on foot 1t was not unu-
sual for them to attack even those
who went among them on horseback,
and many an adventure could be re-
counted by these hardy cowmen Of
that period, who often risked their
lives in pure bravado while herding
cattle in the hills.
There used TO be weed that grew
on Mitchell Flat, above Montour,
which if eaten by the cattle in the
spring would poison them The only
remedy which seemed TO have any
good effect on the poisoned animals
was to bleed them by making small
incision near the root Of the tail on
the under side. 1t has never been
made clear TO me why this should
prove so successful, but it always
worked a cure.
One spring had the job Of tend
ing cattle on Mitchell Flat, each
morning rounding up those that were
on the flat and driving them TO the
hills. l generally found two or three
down. suffering from the effects OF
the poison.
Ny occupation in those days en-
braced the two jobs of herder and
cow surgeon and 1 believe became
the more expert at the latter profes-
sion. The operation described seemed
TO arouse all the combative qualities
the animals possessed, and the recov-
ery was sometimes so rapid as to re- 4
uuire an immediate retreat necessary. /
Having had but little previous exper-
fence in horsemanship and the time OF
on some occasions being I
yery limited, my equestrian feats
were very numerous and varied, and
a reproduction of them in the moving
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14

Asked to tell something of the con-
ditions and experiences met with back
in pioneer days, Geo. W. Church, coun-
ty assessor, who is one Of the earliest
residents in these parts, submits the
following interesting article:
At what time the first settlement
was made in the territory now known
as Gem county the writer does not
know exactly, but at the time Of the
discovery Of gold in the Boise Basin
there were only a few people living
within these boundaries. However,
the Boise Basin mines proved rich and
extensive and the population rapidly
increased, requiring many teams and
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14

This is the report of the event as
given in the Index July 9th.
The old maps of Idaho are not COM
plete any more. The new maps will
have Gem county on them. Gem coun-
ty went into legal effect at midnight
July 5, and at o'clock in the after
noon the appointed officers were sworn
in and the wheels of government be-
gan to move without hitch
The inauguration ceremonies were
of the strictest Jeffersonian simplicity
Only few citizens we're present. A.
mong them was Mrs Richard Barrett,
who walked through the hot sun to the
temporary seat of government in the
Commercial Club rooms to "see r. B.
Wilson indicted into office" Mr. Viii
son, county clerk, was sworn by J. P.
Reed, notary public, and he immedi
ately administered the oath of Office 70
the three county commissioner
McNish, James A. Kesgard and J. H.
(Sam) Connaughton The board at
once organized by electing John Nc
Nish chairman, and he then swore in
the other officers, as given above.
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FIRST IMPRESSIONS
OF GEM COUNTY
Continued from Page 9.

beauty of the valley for the first
time knows only the result. He
must remain long to learn the
inside workings, the trials and
tribulations, the monumental Ia
bor that mas made possible the
things Of today. Even with the
land cleared. fenced, plowed and
planted, even with the trees IN
bearing-after slow years Of
waiting even then the prob
lens are not all solved. The
proper marketing methods to
bring financial returns common
surate to the effort Of produc-
ton, and organization among
the growers for protection, are
vital points to be considered.
But there never was a worthy
prize gained without an effort
entailed. There was never a
grand view witnessed from
mountain peak without the hard
climb first being made, so here
as always the end being sought
the happiness which does come
to men VINO have strived, is COM
ing to the people of Gem county.
The work of accomplishment
viii never cease so long as man
exists, but the road along which
the people travel to the heights
of success, viii be smoothed by
the passage Of time and many
feet.
What follows are the facts re-
garding this county and country.
Independent Of the outside world
fortunate in its possessions, sup
porting rovally a healthy, happy
people, cold statistics regarding
II are made entertaining when
interviewer with It's exraordin-
airy descriptive possibilities
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14

Of the real homebuiiders- The past
is behind Us and benefits US only as an
experience. The farther into the past
we delve 70 make comparisons the
more satisfying we find the present
day conditions. Much OF the past has
been spent feeling the way 10 present
achievements, gaining confidence in
ourselves and our country as We pro
gress. Now and again we have gone
out into the world in competition with
other sections and the bringing back
Of many honors has made that conf
dence stronger. Yet even this pres
ent day is only the beginning Of a
future advancement which will be
more surprising than any we have
known.
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and Miss Irene Kirkpatrick of Sweet,
and Probate Judge Vadney performed
the first ceremony in the new county.
The first instrument recorded was a
government patent, issued to Gordon
Terwilegar, for his homestead south
of Freezeout.
The first suit filed in the district
court was by Attorney Finley Monroe,
to collect a note.-Published July Is.
The first jury trial held in Gem
county came up in the probate court
Monday. 1t was to settle dispute in
regard to wages between Joseph
Hughes and A. NJ. Howard. Mr..
Hughes asked for judgment IF S1T0.
He was awarded S142.
The first automobile license issued
was obtained by DIR. R. f Rose Her
man Werle received the Sc -ond and
L. A. Wheeler lie third Al. were for
Ford cars.-July 10Th.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. van Limbaugh
claim that their son, Robert Cum
mings, born two weeks ago, is the
first male child born in Gem county
July 20.
First Term of Court
The first term of district court in
Gem county will convene in Emmett
on Tuesday morning, October 5, at IL
o'clock. 1t will be special session.
The county commissioners nave been
in session this week, wrestling with
the tax levy and the redistricting of
road districts. The Good Roads dis
trict on the Emmett bench ceased to
exist by law when the new county was
organized, so attorney say, and three
common road districts have been
created in its place.
The budget of expenses of the dlt-
ferent offices have been submitted to
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14

from this point, and much of the win.
ter. feed is bought from the local
farmers.
While the topography of the county
is billy and mountainous, there is a
Large area of valley and bench land.
The mountains add much to the ad-
vantages of the territory, storing up
the water in the form of snow during
the winter, sending it down the
streams for summer use. Without
this supply, irrigating would be i'm
possible. Climate, timber, minerals,
water supply. grazing land and seen
cry are all attributable to the noun
tains. Without them Gem county
would not be the gem that it is. They
are the glory and wealth of liaho,
well loved by the people who live
within their sheltering embrace.
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Sun Cooked Eggs.

Yes, it gets hot here in summer,
and this hen took advantage of ma
ture to provide Mrs. Findley with a
finished product all ready for break
fast, according to The Index Of Au-
gust &c. Mrs. Findley lives near
Freezeout hill, and the other day she
noticed that several OF her hens were
laying on top of small stack of hay.
When she gathered the eggs ana en-
deavored to break them to use in
cooking, she found they were well
cooked, having been baked in the heat
of the sun.
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Proprietor of Ford Garage to Build.
H. C. Wilson, proprietor Of the
Ford garage, is worthy Of mention as
an energetic business man who has
come to Emmett TO stay. He came 10
Idaho from Grand Island, Neb-, in
1902 and has decided 70 make Emmett
his permanent home In proof Of this
he is firmly established in business
and is preparing 70 build good resi-
dence here in the near future.
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A NEW COUNTY is BORN

tne commissioners. Inc TAX levy VIII
soon be made
Marriage licenses were issued yes
terday to Alvin e. Biggers and Bessie
Viola Green of Pinehurst, and Blaine
Vanderdasson and Vura Walker Of
Emmett.
By Aug. u settlement had been
made with Canyon county as follows.
J.W Tyler, representing Gem coun-
ty, and Howard Smell, representing
Canyon county, in the settlement, of
the division OF the assets and haDlI-
ties Of Canyon county, have made
their report and it has been ratified
by the boards of commissioners Of the
two counties.
1t was deemed advisable to make a
full settlement with the parent coun-
ty, Gem county assuming its share OF
not only the general Indebtedness, but
also the bonded debt, for which new
bonds will be issued.
A summary of the report is given
below:
Assets
Total, 1929, 561.20.
Canyons share, $21, 657 1886.
Gems share, S2,564,574.
Poor farm $1,000.
Court house site, $4,000.
Court house and equipment, SILL
711.38..
Fire insurance, Sl75.
Bonds, unearrcd, 1926.
Indebtedness
Bonds, s282, $50
Less sinking fund. S4664.
Outstanding warrants, So, 26O.O5.
road warrants, S24,464.
Bridge warrants, S5,135.
Balance in bridge, road, current ex-
pense and warrant redemption funds,
$37, 1881.
Warrants, etc, s297,559.
Gems Share
Gem county share of the net in
de5tedness, S3I.5O4.15. Less apprais-
ed property IS, 465. Leaving a net in
dizziness of s23,04O.65.
To this is added
Delinquent taxes, s4S05.61, and cleo
ton supplies of S37. Leaving total
liabilities Of s27 ,SS426.
The total value of taxable property
is SO, 416, 7O5.4O, divided as follows;
Real property ......-.. 1856, 139.40
Personal .........-.. 1OO,OOO.OU
1856, 739. 40
Less exemptions. ......- oO,O54-Oo
Total for taxation So, 416, 1O5.4O
From the records made by the
county assessors office some interest
ing figures are obtained. The assess
able real property of the county |
reaches a valuation of 1896, 739. 40,
and totals 95,177 acres.
Irrigated lands, acres. 4O, O54 |
Dry farm lands, acres. .....31, O33
Grazing lands, acres. p, 683 |
Mineral lands, acres. ..... 1,34I |
Live stock shows as follows:
Cattle, 4245 head valued at. .S139 ,215
Sheep, 1882 head ...... 1898
Hogs, 2230 head. 12,107
Horses, 1910 head. .... 49,
Mules, 100 head. ..-.... 1905
The sheep indicated here give no
of the number of those
tributary to Emmett. Hun
lreds of bands are pastured on the
,orest reserves back in the mountains,
he products of which are shipped
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14

F. F. Hall last year shipped $4,000
crates Of peaches and eight car loads
OF apples from his ranch He also
grows many tomatoes which he cans
for the market.
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Salaries

While salaries were not definitely
fixed, the following, with possibly one
or two exceptions, will probably be
the amounts. The. county attorneys
salary has not vet been decided:
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The Firsts

Inc FlrStS
The first baby born in the legally
organized Gem county, so far as
known, was a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Smith at 4 o'clock Mon
day morning.
The first marriage license was is
sued to Charles Vahlberg of Emmett
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14

A resolution is like butter, easier to
make than to keep.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1915-10-14

In addition to the $500 allowed each
commissioner as salary, he will draw
actual expenses while engaged In
county business business.
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Continued from Page 1O.)

ing to put in the water and drain
pipes for the toilets and lavatiries.
The commissioners-to-be are look
ing over furniture catalogs and get
ting posted on prices for the furnish
ings.
Then came the momentous date July
5th. Officers had been appointed by
Governor Alexander in the meantime,
and on that date they were sworn in,
as the Paper puts it with Jeffer-
sonion simplicity"
These were the ones who first ser
we'd office in Gem county.
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Law Briefs Printed at Index Office
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COmnlissione-Joh McNlsh, chair
man, James A. Kesgard, j. H. Con-
naughton.
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Total for taxation. -. s., 416, fOo.4o
From the records made by the
county assessors office some interest
ing figures are obtained. The assess
able real property of the county
reaches valuation of 1896, 739.40,
The Pulaskian., 1915-01-29

and the frequent treatment of the stock. It is easy to drive out this pest from Arkansas with a little united eff fort and in this matter MT. Auten has taken the lead. In order to succeed in the stock-growing business Arkansas must get rid of the tick and this she is doing in very rapid and satisfac- tory way.
 MT. Auten was chairman Of the re- cent successful statewide diversified farming campaign and he has contribu- ted to current agricultural literature some strong and forceful arguments for change from the old system of farming as practiced in Arkansas and other Southern states. He says:
 "The whole South must turn away from growing cotton exclusively or we always shall remain poor. The North ern states, with the disadvantage of long, cold winters, have, by growing stock became rich. With the present stagnation of the cotton market we farmers of the South have discovered that unless we turn to diversified farming, with cattle and hogs, there is no promise of better times.''
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had grown cotton for many years be- fore MT. Auten undertook to change it into a stock ranch and as result the soil had been depleted of some of its fertility. This is a common trouble in the cotton-growing section of the South and the farmers are coming to realize that they must do something to stop the soil waste. MT. Auten solved this problem by planting his fields to corn, cowpeas, alfalfa and other feed crops and keeping live stock to con sume these products Now the land rapidly is coming up in fertility and it will grow richer each year. Of course every good stock farmer nowadays has a silo. MT. Auten built one last year with a capacity of 200 tons, and he is going to build three more this year. It is a cheap way of preserving all kinds of feed grown on the farm, without waste, and is as practicable here as in the North and West, where the silo is so universally used.
 During the past season MT. Auten's place was freed of cattle ticks by the building of a dipping vat on the place
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sume almost everything that can be grown on the farm, returning this to the land in the strongest kind of fer tiliGer, this process going on every day in the year without any thought or trouble on the part of the farmer. In casting about for a suitable type Of hogs, MT Auten finally decided on the Duroc-Jersey, commonly called "red hogs" These animals are splendid hustlers, they grow quickly, mature young, and the sows are very prolific
 In the Auten herd of Durocs is High Model, a high-class male which now, at the age of IA months, weighs $50 pounds, and promises to mature at better than 1000 pounds.
 The sows of this breed are good mothers and should weigh at maturity from 500 to 800 pounds each. A March pig should be ready for the market by the following Christmas and should weigh 300 pounds. It is said that more southern farmers are turning to the Duroc-Jersey hog for money-making than to any other variety.
 This splendid Arkansas bottom farm
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Aufen's Pulaski Stock Farm
 Model Home for Purebreds

Stock-raising is a branch of the farming industry that appeals to the business man. Pulaski Heights has among it's residents several of the most prominent stock farmers in Ar kansas, among these being H. F. Au ten, the lawyer and capitalist whose 400-acre country place lies just over river, partly in Pulaski Heights and partly in. the city of Little Rock.
 MT. Auten was reared on northern farm. When a boy he raised calves and pigs to get money to go to col lege and it was the profits from live stock, made when a young man, that gave him a start in the financial world. Having made money in the business of stock farming, and having seen oth- CTS grow rich in the industry, in sec tions of the country where high-priced land and long, severe winters are seri- ous handieaps, he came to the con clusion that there was an exceptional opportunity for stock-raising here, 
 mild winter climate and long season for growing feeds, with a rapidly in- creasing population and advancing prices for all beef and dairy products.
 Visits were made by MT. Auten to all of the leading stock-growing states in the North, Northwest and East for the purpose of studying the methods and breeds. After careful delibera- tion he came to the conclusion that for dairying exclusively, in localities where there is a sufficient market for milk, the Holstein is the most profi- table cattle for the farmer to raise. The Holsteins have been bred up to a point where there are many cows that produce 30 pounds of butter In seven days The leading COW for all breeds for butter production was a Holstein, owned in New York State, which produced A 1r2 pounds of but. ter in seven days.
 This is the breed that MT. Auten de- cided upon for his dairy herd, his farm being so near Little Rock and Pulas- Xxi Heights, that he was convinced
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dairy would be a profitable branch of his stock-raising industry. However, as this territory was infected with cat tie ticks, it became necessary to start at the beginning and progress grad- ually. He had to bring his registered stock in as calves and young cattle, so that they could be immunized, and then grow them to maturity This has taken time and money, but MT. Auten expects to have his dairy in operation before another twelve months have passed, by which time his Holstein heifers will have matured and freshened.
 In purchasing pure-bred animals Mir. Auten has obtained the highest class stock to be found in the country, including a. young bull and young heifer bred by the S50,000 bull owned in New York, this being the highest priced animal known in any country at any time.
 Finds the Ideal General Purpose Breed
 Realizing that most farmers are so situated that they have no market for milk alone, and that they would want
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High Model, IA months old, weighs
 $50 pounds.
 to produce beef in large quantities, as we'll as milk and butter, MT. Auten visited herds in more than a dozen states in search of the ideal dual pur- pose or general utility breed of cattle. The result was that he finally selected the English Shorthorn, known as the milk and butter strain of shorthorn cattle.
 These cattle get considerably heav- fer than the Herefords for beef, the steers at maturity weighing from 2,200 to 2,600 pounds and the cows from 1,400 to 1,8O0 pounds each. The cows produce from eight to IA pounds of butter per week each, and this pays their way the year around while pro- ducing calf that will make the maxi mum amount of beef. England de- rives from the English Shorthorn cat and 70 per cent of it's beef, and over there these are known as the farmers cattle.
 Prince Evergreen, now at the head of the Auten herd, weighs 2,600 pouds and could easily be made to weigh 5000 pounds if fat. He is one of the greatest sires of the breed to be found in the United States, and produces calves of the strongest kind for both beef and butter.
 The ideal stock farm, such as MT. Auten has planned would, of course, not be complete without hogs. Cat tie and hogs go together and they con-
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TWo Building Sites
 On Easy Terms

lot block south $1O0O 5000
 
 Lot 2 N Pulaski Heights Addition block $000
 HOLMAN REAL ESTATE COMPANY 215 West Second St. Phone 1207
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President, M. M. Rutherford, sul- phur Rock
 First Vice President, Otto Seigle, Little Rock
 Second Vice President, R. M. Eos ter, Jr., Little Rock.
 Secretary-treasurer, Prof. V. C.. Rays, superintendent District Agricul- tura1 School, Jonesboro.