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The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-11-14
WILL SONS VOTE.
Owe R \ j c II { 6
Is JUST 403,3I2


Eog York nov II 1Hc total pop.
uiM Vote received m each or the
states By President Wilson aad
Charles Il hughes, but based on in-
complete reports and oaiiniates in
dIcatcd that The president received
io3&i2 more votes than Mr. Hughes.
The table follows.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-11-14

Deroos Bailey one Of the oldest at
torneys on the east side Of the state
died at Muskogee yesterday
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-11-14

and II 4 Drought a der@y sheriff
Cook was killed, Mystery surrounds
tbe iair
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-11-14

Covers every rural route The
Daily Leader
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-11-14

A home Tor an orphan babe each
day last week and three on Sunday
was the record made BY the Children
Home Finding society.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1916-11-14

Chas Collins, charged with killing
Tom Gordon Of ,lill Creek election
day has been held in s2aoQ bond for
trial. Collins contends 4 was am
accident.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03
Discovered

Ben Harris. the theatrical man. and
Bat Masterson. the sporting expert.
had an argument over the name of the
discoverer of the Mississippi river.
Masterson said it was De Soto. and
Harris thought il was somebody else.
They decided to leave the decision to
the next man who entered the cafe
where they were seated at the time
In minute in came vaudeville book
ing agent they both knew. Masterson
beckoned him over to their table, and
be came.
Ike" he said. ben here and / want
you to settle dispute for us. Was it
De Soto who discovered the Mississippi
river or wasn't it?'
We'll. if it was him | never heard
him mention it," said the vaudeville
man. II know him well too
Know who well?"
This guy De Soto He's trick Jug
gler. l had him working for me ten
weeks last year on the small time
Saturday Evening Post
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03
The Weakness. of William.

Carefully the burglar effected an en-
trance into the bank. Carefully he
found his way to the strong room.
When the light from his lantern fell on
the door he saw this sign:
SAVE YOUR DYNAMITE
THIS SAFE is NOT LOCKED
TURN THE KNOB AND OPEN.
For time he ruminated.
Anyway there's no harm in trying
If it really is unlocked" said he.
He grasped the knob and turned
Instantly the Office was flooded with
light. an alarm bell rang loudly. an
electric shock rendered him helpless.
while a door In the wall few open and
a big dog seized him.
Il know what's wrong with me- he
sighed an hour later when the cell door
closed upon him. i've too much faith
in human nature I'm too trustingr'-
Exchange.
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Butter Wrappers at the Index Office
Just the Thing for Diarrhoea.

about two years ago l had a
severe attack of diarrhoea which last
ed over a week." writes w. C. Jones,
Buford, N. D. 81 became so weak
that | could not stand upright. A
druggist recommended Chamberlain
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
The first dose relieved me and within
two days | was as well as ever"
Many druggists recommend this rem
edy because they know that it is
reliable. Obtainable everywhere.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

Jap-a-lac, all colors, at Reilly's.
Miss June DeClark was a Bots,
visitor on Tuesday.
Miss Avis Shelby arrived today
from Boise to visit her sister Mrs
Cartee Wood.
Mrs. Ralph Womack and daughter
accompanied the Bucknums from Cas-
cade Monday.
The Crescent Club will hold a
chicken and cake sale at McNish's
store on Saturday afternoon.
Fifteen weeks of thrills in the great
railroad serial every Wednesday
night at the Electric Theatre.
Mrs. Denny Munson is now at We'd
derburn, Ore, and writes friends that
she is enjoying herself there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Finley Monroe, Louise
and Miss Maud Myers returned Mon
day from a trip to Payette Lakes
Mr.. and Mrs. C. D. Bucknum and
children drove to Payette Lakes in
their auto and spent Sunday there.
Breakfast bacon, home grown and
home cured, 20 cents a pound at
Steward & Burkhard's meat market
A party of the high-up officials of
the Mountain States Telephone COM
pany were in town Friday on tour
of inspection.
Misses Meta and Genevieve Ed
wards, who have been visiting friends
in Iowa for several weeks, returned
this morning.
Mr. and Mrs H. S. jenkins and Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Knox and children
are planning to leave Saturday for
an outing in Long valley.
Earl Northcutt, a machinist en-
ployed at the sawmill, has been join
ed by his family and has moved into
George GoodselPs house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farnsworth, who have
spent a month or two in California,
returned last week. Mrs. Farnsworth
IS clerking in MCGOWAN Bros store
Mrs. Ross Seward and baby were
guests of Mrs. r. G. Newcomer Fri
lay. They were on their way from
Vale to Sweet to visit Mrs. Soward's
parents.
Mr. and Mrs. James Kinzer and
.wo daughters, accompanied by friends
rom Boise valley, left yesterday in
heir auto for a two weeks outing
n Garden valley.
The Short Line will run another
excursion from Boise to Smiths Fer
Y on Sunday, leaving Emmett at
500 in the morning and leaving the
Ferry at $50 in the afternoon. Fare
;1.50 for round trip.
L. o. Barry, for number of years
of the Emmett schools
as been employed as principal of
he Sweet school the coming school
ear. Since leaving this city he has
cen living in Denver.
C. C. Moore of st. Anthony was a
uest of the B. c. Bowers and VIM.
loops homes the first of the week.
While here he traded his residence :
roperty in this city to Mr.. Hoops for
e latter's property in st. Anthony.
County Commissioner James Kes
ard this week bought a new Max
ell car, and it is predicted that he {
ill become rip-snorting advocate {
f better roads And the road be-
veen Emmett and the Canyon com :
, line which he must travel, needs
king, the good lord knows :
Screen wire, all widths at Reilly's.
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EMMETT NEWS

For good bread use Fleischman'.
Yeast, at Reilly's.
John Lambie's family have gone tc
Cascade to spend the summer months
Cement blocks at M. Gilbride's &C.
ment works east of Fruit association
A baby girl was born Saturday to
MIR. and Mrs. Gail Jacquith at Cald-
well.
Hugh McElroy is over from Boise
today to look after improvements on
his bench farm.
Just received, another shipment of
binder Irvine. No raise in price. En-
nett Feed Mills.
Attend the chicken and cake sale
at McNish's store Saturday afternoon
from the Crescent Club ladies.
Mrs Orr of Boise has been visit
ing her sister, Mrs. H. C. Wilson, the
past two weeks and will remain about
a week longer.
Arthur Alderman and wife and
Mrs. J. H. Hanigan and daughter of
New Plymouth were guests at the
W. B. Baker home Monday.
We want to clean up all our Schut-
tier wagons and in order to close them
out we will sell them at exceptional
bargains. Hawkins Hardware.
Mrs. ]. L. Steward left last week
for Seattle, where she was joined by
a sister and together they left by
boat yesterday for Valdez, Alaska,
to spend month or two.
Make your contracts for ice with ].
C. Allmon now. We have two con-
tracts-one for the summer months
and one for the entire year. You will
thus save money and insure prompt
and complete service.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Graham of
Boise spent Sunday as guests of Mr.. !
and Mrs. E. c. Rundstrom. Robert
Rundstrom accompanied the Grahams
back to Boise and from there he went |
to Grandview to visit at the Chattin
ranch for a week or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merrill Robinson and
little son Richard are staying this
week at the home Of their parents,
Mr.. and Mrs J. S. Robinson until
they can get located. Mr. Robinson
came over from Boise to work as a
brick molder in Frank Grahams brick
yard.
A bootjack was to be found at
nearly every pioneer settlers home,
dugout, log cabin, sod house,
stone or frame. Today how many
boys or girls would know a bootjack
if they saw one, or have any idea of
its use? The very appearance Of
leather boot is indistinct in the minds
Of most youths of this region.
Five new counties will ask recogni-
ton from the next session of the
Idaho Legislature Blaine county is ]
10 be divided into three parts. The |
Camas prairie country will comprise {
me county, and the eastern end of t
Blaine is to be added to slice from 5
Custer and called Butte county. The t
vest end of Twin Falls county is to q
,e Topped off and named Bull county 7
md two more counties, Selway and i
Randall, are to be taken from Idaho +
ounty-Gooding Leader.
Chimney blocks, any size at M.
iilbride's cement works, east of
fruit Association. q
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For State AUDITOR. L. Folsom.

E. K. Hayes left today for his min
ing property at Profile.
Grass scythes, weed scythes and
brush scythes at 75c each, at Gordon's
store.
Mr.. and Mrs. A G. Shades of
Churchill, Idaho, were guests of DIR.
and Mrs. B. o. Clark Monday evening.
Miss Mabel Gaylord, a student in
the normal school at Lewiston the
last two years, came home last week
"The Girl and the Came, featuring
the fearless Helen Holmes, at the
Electric Theatre every Wednesday,
Ray Hartley went to Boise yester-
day to attend a meeting of Idaho
Studebaker motor car dealers and
the general sales manager
Miss Langhausen and nephew
Francis, went to Payette Lakes Mon
day for a VITO weeks stay. During
her absence, Mrs. J. S. Robinson is
in charge of the store.
Ben Wright, who has been building
a residence and other buildings for
Sam Little at Middleton, has complet-
ed his job and returned home Satur-
day.
The annual meeting of the Emmett
Gun Club will be held Friday evening
of this week in Commercial Club
rooms. Election of officers and i'm
portant business are to come up.
Regular service is being furnished
all over town by our ice wagons.
Those wishing ice are requested TO
display ice cards in front of their resi-
dences. Cards furnished on applica-
ton. ]. C. Allmon.
Joe Williams, a son of Mr. and Mrs. |
w. F. Williams of this city, is mem
Der of the Utah militia now on the
border in the service of the United |
States. He is in the hospital corps.
He has been for several years stu
dent in the L. D. S. university and
prominent athlete of the college.
George Haley is enjoying visit
from his mother, who arrived Monday
and will remain for a week or two.
She was accompanied by her son and
Marcus and Miss Jennie,
and Mrs. Fay D. Young, who return
I'd home that evening. Mrs. Young
spent the day visiting her sister, Mrs.
g. J. Harris.
Lack of preparedness against an
INVASION of grasshoppers in southern
IDAHO will probably result in SER
Gus loss to farmers having clover
ields. Every drug store in the Twin
Falls country has orders filed for
rom 500 to 1000 pounds of sodium
rsenate for spraying clover fields,
ut the supply is exhausted. One
Dcal store telegraphed leading whole
ale houses IN San francisco, Los ,
ANGELES, Kansas City, st. Louis,
and other large places
ut was unable to get even pound
f the powder. The greater part of
he 1900 acres of red clover in that
ection is imperiled. Not believing
he Twin Falls country would ever be |
ttacked by the hopper enemy no :
was made to resist the
lsects until they had quietly pene-
-ated practically every field. p
Buy your cement at MCGOWAN Bros. !,
The great Majestic, the range of S
uality, at Reilly's.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03
LOOK FOR SUCCESS.

In every enterprise one should
lock forward to success. As to
being prepared for defeat, | GER
tainly am not. Any man who is
prepared for defeat would be
half defeated before he COM
menced. ! hope for success, shall
do all in my power to secure it
and trust to God for the rest
Admiral Farrsgut.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03
ANOTHER BIG EXCURSION.
To Smiths Ferry.

Sunday, August 9th. Round trip
fare only s1.5O. See o. S. L. agent
regarding special train service and
further details.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

FOR SALE-Two fresh cows and a
Studebaker surrey. Floyd San
ders 43-3p
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

FOR SALE-Cement posts. NJ. Gil
bride, east of Fruit Association. Al
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

FOR SALE-Underwo typewriter.
Moore, Forestry office. 43
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FOR SALE-Oats, good quality. J..
|. Guthrie.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

FOR SALE-Two lots, SO feet, ad-
joining E. P. C. Hall. Henry Russ.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

FOR SALE-5-room plastered house
on 50-foot lot. Inquire of In
dex office. 43
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Horse, buggy and har-
ness. Also oil stove Inquire of
Index office. a.
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Column
LOST, FOUND, Etc.

TAKEN UP-Pair of mules, one
dark bay, the other dark gray
geldings, yearlings, Branded RE with
cross laid down underneath on right
hip. ]. E. Wilton, Letha. 43
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

An Emmett woman's motto is
Work like Helen B. Happy"
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

FOR SALE-Six room house, with rs
foot lot, good location. Inquire of
Index. "A.
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FOR SALE-Acarload of oats, in any
quantity, $1.35 per 100. A. R. White
at Hawkins store. AZ
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-08-03

FOR SALE-Derrick poles ana fence
posts H. w. Hollar. AZ.
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FOR SALE-An ensilage cutter and
elevator. E. C. Vahlberg. "A
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TO RENT-Comfortable furnished
rooms. Inquire at Index office. 80
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FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Five acres close in, part
In bearing fruit trees, balance al
falfa, broom house, stable. Inquire
Forest Service Office. 25
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FOR SALE-Ten shoats. W. H. Siss-
Ter. 35
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23

Bourbons. from Louis XIV. to
Charles y. distinguished them
l. selves by their narrowness, per-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23

vast majority fail in this early arnbi-
J ton. and so perish But the fisheries
I bureau adopts the expedient of collect
I ing them by myriads when newly
1 Matched and putting them into tanks
with fishes. so that they can catch
; on Then the fishes are turned loose
in the rivers.
BY this simple means the government
experts during the last year provided
20s,000 nurse fishes for $4,000 600 ba bv
mussels, the latter at this stage Of
{ their existence being so tiny that one
small fish "a sunfish. for eXample) can
serve as nurse for 1000 or even 1000.
The average cost of the work was less
than cents per 1000. babies"
Squeezed Into Glass ReeeptacIes.
The first step is to visit pearl mussel
beds where mussel fishermen are at
work. look over the catch and pick out
specimens Of the finest varieties that
show signs of being about to breed.
These are opened: the brood pouches"
are cut with a pair of small scissors,
and the babies" are squeezed out into
glass receptacle
Meanwhile a lot of fishes have been
netted from a convenient stream. They
are put into a tank. and the "babie
are thrown in with them From five to
IS minutes must be allowed for the lat
ter TO attach themselves-the time be-
ing judged by scooping out a fish now
and again with hand net and examin-
are found to be sufficiently loaded"
they are emptied out of the tank into
the river.
MusseIs Are Particular.
There are many species Of pearl mus
sells. and each one finds only certain
kinds of fishes suitable for nurse pur-
poses. Thus the amucket" demands a
fish Of the sunfish family. such as the
bass. crappie, or Dream. For the pin
pie back" "a very important species)
the catfish are best adapted The vel
low sand SHELF very valuable) calls
for garfish- The '.niggerhead'' seems
to recognize as nurse only the river
herring
Many trials have been required to
determine what kinds of fishes are best
for different species Of mussels. the
aim always being to bring together the /
and fish most suitable to each ]
other. Very encouraging results have
been obtained from experiments in /
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23
BY
Rene Bache

rearing the young bivalves latter they
have abandoned their nurses) in ponds
and in floating crates
It should perhaps be explained that.
under natural conditions the eggs Of
the pearl mussel are Matched in brood
pouches. from which they are finally
thrown out in little TRIANGULAR packets
"a dozen or mOre). each about half an
inch long After lying on the bottom
for awhile each packet "a ffn,- on
velope Of moth OF pearD breaks omen
and hberates thousands of free swim
ming young. These are the babies"
that carry miniature ice tongs-
The experimental work here described
was preceded by an exploration of the
entire area watered by the Mississippi
and its tributaries. the most important
object of which was TO locate the finest
beds of pearl mussels. from which to
obtain superior breeding stock. such
beds are found in Lake Pepin fNfnnD
along the Wabash river. in Indiana. and
on the White and Black rivers. in Ar
kansas
The breeding operations OF the fish
cries bureau though centralized AT
RAPPORT are extended to such distant
ana favorable localities by field par
ties. each Of which Is under the dfrec-
ton Of a scientific expert. but EMPLOYS
a crew Of local fishermen to net fishes.
-inoculate" them with baby mussels.
ana liberste them in the streams and
n
steam launch and two or three row
boats. with nets and tanks.
In the spring, after the annual floods
many overflow ponds" are left near the
rivers. cut off from the latter by the
recession Of the waters Such ponds
commonly contain great numbers of
fishes OF just the kinds most desired for
mussel breeding work Ordinarily thew
dry up. and the fishes perish But dur
ing 1918 the fisheries bureau managed
TO save and utilize 66.645 Of the finnv
unfortunates thus marooned SEEMING
them out, and liberating them after
leading them with as many infant mus
sells as they could carry
It is proposed 10 restock with pearl
the streams and lakes Of the
valley. wherein they were
fcrmerly so plentiful. and also to in
trOduce the valuab bic mollusks into wa
ters to which hitherto they have been
strangers. This can be done either bv
shipping 'in0culated" nurse fishes TO
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23

yASHINGTON. D c, Sept. "a
M The time is fast approaching
when pearls will be so cheap
that the every day woman. who works
for a living. can afford TO buy and
wear a string such as only the wife or
daughter OF a millionaire would now be
able 10 possess
They viii be big pearls, and she can
have her choice Of colors. pink. yellow.
salmon, light green, purplish, sky blue.
or Of q bright red that makes them look
like drops OF molten copper
She viii owe this wonderful luxury
of ornament to the pearl mussel breed
ing operations Of the government fish
cries bureau, which undertaken very
recently at Fairport. Iowa. have al
ready achieved surprising success The
shellfish dealt with yield the finest
and most valuable pearls in the world.
the color Of the latter varying with
different species Of the mOllusk.
Fairport is on the Mississippi river
eight miles above MUscatine. There the
fisheries bureau has constructed II
earth ponds. with a combined area OF
seven acres. and i small COncrete-lined
ponds for use in experimental mussel
breeding, and for containing supplies Of
fishes.
Fishes Nurse Baby MusseIs.
The fishes are Indispensable. being
needed 10 serve as nurses for the baby
nussels- Those bivalves in early in
fancy are (like oysters and clams) free
swimming animals-very minute drift
ing larvae-and can survive only IL they
are lucky enough to attach themselves
TO the gills of a fish while undergoing
. stage Of their development During
this stage IN fact, they are parasites
The baby mussel is provided with a
pair Of hooks resembling ice tongs. by
which to catch and hold on. In doing
this. il makes a slight wound. which at
once begins TO heal over. inclosing the
infant mollusk within the tissues Of the
fish There il remains for a couple Of
weeks, and then. freeing itself. falls to
the bottom of the stream or pond and
takes UP the business of life on its own
indeDendent account, as a sendentary
animal
Now. under natural conditions only a
few baby mussels out Of million. say,
succeed in getting hold Of fishes. The
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23

They say a girl never keeps her good
iookS long in the tropics After she
I mas lived there n while she loses her
7 pep and her complexion gets that
burnt look and in short she isn't hale
IS attractive OF course the army Of
J flcers are always on the lookout for
Z Slrls. and when our party arrived at
! the post I had a pretty good time, I
can tell you.
There was one night when I sat on
the battery. and the waves were dash
ing Up against the side, and the stars
looked as though they were suspended
from the sky on wires. and little
clump OF palm trees away off toward
the west looked as II their branches
were getting all tangled up with the
heavens That was the night the can
tain asked me, and I nearly forgot all
. about losing my complexion and the
TACT that ] wasn't in love, and I nearly
said Yes"
Yesterday received a letter from
May Dorian She is taking that very
same trip that 1 took last year.
May Meets the Captain
Z have met your captain. my dear"
the letter ran and he is certainly
Just as fascinating as YOU said he was
OF course. you knew he was married
He must have been so hard hit after
you left that he just had TO have
someone 10 marry His wife is a dear
little thing. very tiny and blonde with
big appealing blue eyes But she II
not the type for him. she hasn't enough
backbone. and I have seen enough OF
this army post life to know that 1
don't want any OF it,"
Now. II that isn't strange"
thought, looking up from the letter.
May vowed that she would come home
engaged TO an officer"
The captain makes her very miser-
able the letter went on. although she
tries to hide the fact. and his manners
before strangers are positively devoted
But I have seen a few things Tor my
self Last night I met him walking
on the terrace with a young widow
who arrived on tOday's boat. And n
moment later I came upon his little
wife talking feverishly with the colo
nefs adutant. a nice boy who has been
lately appointed The poor little thing
was trying to strain her eyes toward
the terrace. and she was tearing her
handkerchief TO pieces. III tell yoy,
YOU just have TO keep busy every
minute in order to hold your husband
at a place like this. You'd never be
able TO let him see you on your Off
days; imagine what a strain that would
be"
I smiled a little as I laid down the
letter, and vet there was a sadness
about IL. too. Not that I don't believe
that / could have managed the captain,
but I'm glad I decided not to try.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-23

As the Wife of an Army Officer Who Was Dazzled With
His Manner
His Manner.
BY JEAN srLEAN.

= HAVE always believed in moon
light and propinquity. That's why
= I nearly said yes when the cap
tain asked me. Many a girl with as
level a head as mine has been swept
off her feet when she hasn't meant TO
say yes at all
1t happened last winter when I was
on q trip Ever since I can remember
1 have dreamed about a military we'd
ding The idea Of brass buttons and
living at an army post somehow
fascinated me. and when I was dropped
right OF the skies at a real army post
in the tropics 1 almost lost my head
entirely.
I'm sure I don't know why it is.