The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-07-30

bver 1t, some OF them neglecting Inn
portant work and bushes to help US
or to be ready to do anything they
could. 1t has caused the loss of
thouands Of dollars in the time lost
from the care Of crops alone"
Empey Counts His Blessings
Ernest, the former prisoner, said,
Sometimes people don't know when
they are well off. A man may go
along with his work and get the idea
that this man is trying to gouge him
and that man is trying to get the best
bf him, and that others are not his
friends, and he may get discouraged
and think he isn't worth while any
2how. But let something like this
come onto him and wiring his soul
for week, and when he finds out
THAT the whole country is out doing
all they can for him, it makes him
feel JOY he never felt before. Now
4 have neighbor up there in the val
ley; ! bought part Of his land that
Che had been farming, / was irrigating
4 It when ! was kidnapped, and it need
ed watering right through. Well. sir,
all the time was being held prisoner
hup there ON the mountain that fellow
was down there watering my crops.
HE figgered that if he couldn't 81
but and find me or get me back home
he. could keep my crops growing, and
he did. That man looks good to me
now And again he said, One day
when Dean and were talking he ask
ed me what ! would have thought if
he had taken my boy and left me
at home. said if he had tried that
game probably would not have been
liable to think now, for he would have
had to kill me to get the boy away.
Dean said that was what he thought;
that when he went there he had not
made up his mind which one Of us
he would take, and while he was TAX
ling us all away together he concluded
that if he tried to take the boy it
would mean that he would have to
kill the father, so he took the father.
and for while it looked like he
would not be able to get rid of the
boy"
I Comparison of Editors
John Empey said, Il feel it keenly
that our home newspaper men would
not keep anything out Of the papers
| to make our work easier Now here
lis The Idaho Republican, the editor
knew a good deal of our plans and
our movements from the start, and
all we had to do was to say, This is
not for the public to know yet, and
he kept the secrets
Many Men of Many Minds
Bert Empey was commenting on
the time he passed by within 80 feet
lof his brother and did not know it.
He said he talked it over with Dean
after his capture and asked Dean,
What would have happended if
had seen you and started into camp !"
and Dean said, / don't think you
would have come into camp when you
seen me and seen the expression on
my face told him | bet wouldn't
have left without taking Ernest with
me. He might have held me up, but
I'd have kept on talking and talked
him out of shooting"
A Man of Experience
Ernest looked up an said, Eyes
you would; tried talking him out
Of some things and he made me shut
up. He would have made you do
what he told you to- When you look
into the muzzles you get the idea
that there will be better time later,
to crowd matters, and you knuckle
down and do as you are told. You
can't tell whether man is going to
press the trigger a little harder or
not"
Loyal to Sheriff Simmons
Walter Anderson addressed Sheriff
Simmons as follows: "All the set
tiers and stockmen up there in the
hills are anxious to help when any
thing is going wrong; If ever you
need anybody up our way, just re-
member that we are well enough or
ganized now to get the whole country
under arms and into the saddles on
short notice. This thing has taught
us some lessons, and we are not going
to be as careless as we have been. If
ever you chase up into the hills and
need fresh horses or rigs or men or
meals and shelter, don't forget that
you can get any or all of us by saying
the word
On Monday Dean was given an in
determinate sentence of from one to
10 years and Warden Shook was tele-
graphed to send for him. While in
his cell in the afternoon he wrote the