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The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-10
When House VIII Sail.

LONDON, Feb. 10.-Colonel p. M.
House, confidential agent of President
Wilson, expects to sail for New York
on February 20. He has made no ar
rangements to meet British officials,
but probably will see Premier Asquith
and Sir Edward Grey, foreign secre-
tary, before leaving. @
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Immediate Trial ordered.

Immediate Trial Ordered.
limited Press Leased Wire Service.1
CHICAGO, Feb. 10.-Efforts Of coun-
sci to delay trial Of the four alleged
bandits accused Of robbing the Wash
ington Park National bank, met with
failure today when Judge Barrett
ordered them to trial immediately
Examination OF prospective jurors
who are expected to hear details OF
an alleged conspiracy between police
and crooks, WAS to begin this after
noon.
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route to school. She left a note say.
ing she would not be home early Wed.
nesday night as she planned to go to
party. y.
When found today the body was
frozen stiff The girls bracelet watc',
and small amount Of coin knotted in
a handkerchief were not disturbed.
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AUSTRIA MUST EXPLAIN THE THEFT
BALKANS

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
ATHENS, Fob. 10.-Greece's de-
clslon to remain neutral was re-
affirmed by Premier Skouioudis In ad-
dressing parliament today.
Referring to reports that severe
pressure might be brought to bear
upon tho Greek government, the
prime minister declared that nc
moves Of coercion however painful
could equal tho disasters that would
follow should Greece enter the war.
REsERvlsTs ORDERED HOME.
LONDON, Feb. 1O.-AlI Roumania
reservlsts at saIonlLsa have been or.
dered homo Immediately, according
to q SaIonika dispatch received here
today. A dispatch from 6erne, Swift.
zerIand, reported that the Roumanian
government has appealed to the
people to hoard their gold and dc.
poslt In tho national bank.
SERBIAN TROOPS.
PARIS, Feb. 10.-Less than thirty
thousand Serbian troops now remain
In Albania and these are being trans.
ferred as rapidly as possible to the
Island Of Corfu, according to Athena
dispatches today. They are being re-
equipped at Corfu and made ready
for service In the Balkans.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1916-02-10
GERMANY

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service
BERLIN, (vla wireless to sayviIle,
Feb. 1O.-Ine British cruiser Caro-
line and tho destroyers Eden and
NTH Were sunk by bombs hurled
from ZeppeIins In the last raid on
England, the Cologne Gazette report
ed today.
1.-THE British admiralty gave out a
statement several days ago denying
that any ship had been sunk in any
English port in the last Zeppelin raid.
The Carolina is light cruiser built
in 1914 and displacing $500 tons. The
Eden was built in 1903 and displaced
555 tons.]
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AUSTRIA

UNITED Press Leased Wire Service. ]
VIENNA, Feb. 10.-The dIsarming
Of Montenegrin troops by their Aus
trian conquerors has been completed.
said an official statement issued to-
day,
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Subscribers of The Daily Gate
I'm are served the full Leased
wire Service Of the United
Press Associations.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
An Old Timer Dead

Robert Baldwin, who for the great
er portion of the last 30 or more years
was resident of Emmett, died Tues
day at the Soldiers'home in Boise, aged
81 years. He was native of New
Jersey. He was a private in Co. c,
55th Ohio volunteer infantry and SER
we'd honorably through the Civil war.
When the California gold excitement
was at its heighth he joined the rush
to the gald fields. He was stone
mason and worked at his trade in his
younger days. The foundations for
the E. K. Hayes residence were laid
by him and he also plastered the
James Wardwell logging camps, and
to his employer as well as to the
Hayes family he was greatly attached.
AS advancing years came on and
rendered him unable to work, he was
given home by Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes.
A little oycr year ago he went TO
the Soldiers home in Boise to spend
the rest of his days. He was a quiet,
unassuming, kindly old gentleman,
and was familiarly known as ''Uncle
Baldy." At his request, Mrs. Hayes
brought the body to Emmett for in
terment in the family burying plot
in Riverside cemetery yesterday.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Death of Young Woman

Mrs. Myrtle Baillie, young woman
18 years old whose home was at Nor
row in Canyon county, died in this
city Tuesday. Mrs. Baillie was taken
i'll while visiting sister at Banks,
and her condition became so serious
that it was decided to take her to the
Nampa hospital. While on the train
enroute she went into a succession of
convulsions and when this city was
reached she was taken off the. train
for treatment. Death occurred at 4:30
the following morning. Mrs. Baillie
was the wife of Short Line railroad
man. Her body was taken by her
young husband to Kuna for burial.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
HIGH SCHOOL VICTORIOUS
Defeats Militia in a Holly Contested
Baketball Game

In an exciting and stubbornly con-
tested basketball game, the High
School defeated the Militia FIVE Fri
day evening. Score 80 to 20. The
High School rushed the soldiers off
their feet in the first half, but the
militia came back strong in the second
half, holding the score to tie.
The second teams of the High
School and Militia also played,
the former winning easily. Score 81
to IA.
The High School players were:
Giles Carpenter, Floy Clark, Carleton
Lathrop, Hubert Knipe and Leonard
Scott.
Militia-Frank Carter, Kip Harrell,
Lou Opkins, Otto Chambers and Ray
mond Fowler
This was the first of a series of
games for the city championship. An
other team for the league has been
to be named the Athletics,
and composed of Pete Sanders, Ray
Hartley, Willie Logan, Mert Cook
and Fred Monroe. Efforts are being
made to organize another team, thus
making four in the league.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
new FRUIT INSPECTION
DISTRICT
State Board of Horticulture In
cludes Gem and Boise Coun-
ties in District

At meeting of the State Board of
Horticulture, a new fruit inspection
district, comprising all of Gem and
Boise counties, was created and T. E.
Hance of Emmett was appointed in
spector. Hitherto this district in
cluded the entire Payette valley and
Squaw creek.
An appropriation of $500 was made
for the work of this district. Last
year only $50 was allotted to the
Emmett section.
Mr.. Hance is well qualified for the
position of inspector and his appoint
ment will meet with the approval of
the fruit growers. He solicits the
hearty cooperation of the orchardists
of the district with the end in view of
eliminating diseases of trees and
harmful insects and thus still fur
ther raise the standard of the fruit
grown in this section.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Souaw Creek Pioneer Dead

Andrew McQuade, pioneer of old
Boise county, and for many years a
rancher near Sweet, died Monday at
his home in Boise of old age. Mr.
McQuade was a native of Ireland He
came to this country in 1849, came
west to the California fields, but in
1862 came to Idaho, locating on
Squaw creek. He was greatly es-
teemed by everyone who knew him.
His wife survives him, besides many
relatives, among them being two
nieces, Mrs. Zeke Sweet and Mrs.
Clarkson of Sweet and NEPHEW,
John Brown of Montour. The body
was taken to Sweet yesterday and
the llnelal vas he'd this ar ernoon.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Canal Assessment Voted

The election of the Emmett Irriga-
ton district, held Saturday, to vote
upon an assessment of SIPS per acre
upon all the land in the district to
pay the cost of making an open cut
of the Plowman tunnel, resulted in
the assessment receiving a substantial
majority. The vote was:
District No. 1-Yes 81, Nays 8.
District No. 2-Yes SO, nays Al.
District No. 3-Yes 68, nays 5.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Attend Fruit Union Meeting

B. B. Davis, manager of the Fruit
Growers Union, and President N. B.
Barnes went to Boise Saturday to at
tend a marketing conference, which
was addressed by Mr.. Bassett of the
government agricultural department
and W. G. Scholtz, director of the
Idaho market bureau. On Monday
the two gentlemen and Ed Vahlberg
went to Payette to attend the annual
meeting of the sub-central. The re-
ports of the officers showed salts
factory business for 1915 and an opti-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
ACTIVE YEAR FOR COM
MERCIAL CLUB
Annual Reports Show Great
Good Accomplished in Many
Lines of Endeavor.

Looking back over the accomplish
ments of the past year with satisfac-
ton and pride and looking forward to
still greater results during the new
year, the Commercial Clubs annual
meeting Tuesday night took on the
form of jollification and the large
number present spent an evening of
unmarried enjoyment, the concluding
feature of which was a luncheon serv-
ed by the refreshment committee.
Secretary Davis's very complete re-
port gives an idea of the activities in
which the club was engaged and the
splendid results accomplished. Three
big events in which the Club took a
prominent part and which were sue
cessfully carried out were the erea-
ton of Gem county, the building of
the court house and the first Gem
county fair. Gem county was created,
the court house was provided free of
expense to the taxpayers and the fair
was great big success. The mu-
nicipal Christmas tree, with aid for
worthy needy people, was another en-
deavor for which the club was sponsor.
Not counting the expense incidental
to the creation of Gem county, approx
imately $4,000 was collected and ex-
pended. The membership increased
from 25 to $50, and now number Ill
members in good standing.
The secretary's report in part fol-
lows:
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
THOMPSON Case Remanded


A decision in the suit which John
Paul Thompson, bondholder, brought
to compel payment of interest, has
been rendered by the United States
Circuit court sitting in San Francisco.
The Office of the district has not re-
eceived a copy of the decision, but the
attorneys for both sides have. The
decision settles nothing, but remands
the case for trial in the federal court
at Boise. An indication of the possi-
bic outcome of the contention set up
by the district that the so-called
commission bonds" are not legal is
given in the decision, when the judge
declares that there is a question as
to whether the district has not a
claim of S175,000 against the bond
holders, inasmuch as the bonds were
sold at 20 cents less than par, which
is forbidden by the Idaho statutes.
Since the decision was rendered, at
-torneys for both the plaintiff and de-
fendant have been East taking deposi-
tions in order to present their evidence
when the case come to trial.
Attorneys for the bondholders say
that Smith has no case; that he will
have to prove that there'is any equity
left in the lands or the canal for him
to levy upon before he can collect his
judgment.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Banks Annual Meeting

Only one change was made in the
board of directors of the Bank of En-
NETT at the annual meeting yesterday
w. L. Powell was elected to succeed
John Driscoll of Boise, who was COM
PEELED to resign on account of his
being a director in national bank.
The directors and officers are E. M.
Reilly, R. N. Cummings. W. L. Powell,
F. A DeClark and D. H. VanDeusen,
C. ]. Billiard is president; E. M.
Reilly, vicepresident; V. T. Craig,
cashier, and Lauren Dean, assistant
cashier.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

The election of officers resulted as
follows: R. E. Rose, president; E. L.
Holverson, vice president; H. T. Davis,
secretary; C. B. Polly, treasurer.
Directors: E. NJ. Reilly, G. B. Mains,
B. o. Clark, Geo MCGOWAN, j. l..
Reynolds. President Rose was compli-
mented for his faithful, efficient and
energetic leadership of the club dur
ing the past year, and to him is due
in large measure the success that at
tended the undertakings of the organ
ization.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Duroc Breeders Organize.

During the annual meeting of the
State Swine Breeders association in
Boise last week the Idaho Duroc
Swine association was formed with
the following officers: H. L. Fest,
Emmett, president; r. C. White, Cald-
well, vice president; o. P. Hender-
shot, secretary and treasurer. This
association has joined the Idaho Live
Stock association as an euxiliary
member.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Important Notice.

Having failed in the attempt to dis
pose of all of our goods at auction, we
have an enormous stock of jewelry,
watches, etc, on hand and will con-
tinue to sell at the same cut prices we
did before Xmas-at cost and below.
and will do so until our stock is dis
posed of.
Watch repairing which requires any
material we have on hand, such as
staffs, jewels and main springs, will
be done at the prices advertised at the
beginning of our sale, viz: $3.50 stats
s1.75; s1.5O jewels s1.0O; and S1.50
mainsprings rs cents.
We are still doing a fourishing bus
mess in our optical department. How
are your eyes?
RAY G. NEWCOMER.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

The question of holding fair this
year was taken up and enthusias-
tically approved. The president was
empowered to appoint a committee of
five to have full charge of the fair
and request farmers and orchardists
to specialize on certain products for
exhibition. 1t is hoped that every
portion of Gem county will make
plans early to have an exhibit at
next falls fair and make it a COM
plete exposition of Gem County's re-
sources.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Train Service Reduced

Owing to the heavy snowfall in the
upper country, the Short Line has
found it necessary to reduce the train
service on the Idaho Northern to three
times week until spring. The north
bound train runs Monday, Wednesday
and Friday; the southbound Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday. There is no
change in the time schedule. The
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Prizes for Fowls

Mrs. Walter Larkin, who had ex-
hibits of fowls at the Boise poultry
show, received first prize on white
Plymouth Rocks and fourth on Buff
Orpingtons. Mrs. Easton's White
orpingtons, though light in weight
on account of age, scored from 81 to
81 out of a total of 100 points, very
creditable showing.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Fruit Unions Annual Meeting

At the annual meeting of the En-
NETT Fruit Growers Union the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Directors
IN. B. Barnes, G. a Warden, J. A.
Wills, J. Loe Reed and E. C. Vahlberg
N. B. Barnes was chosen president;
Loe Reed, vice president; B. B. Davis,
secretary and general manager. Mr..
Davis was elected as delegate to the
sub-central annual meeting in Pay
ette.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
FORECLOSURE OF CAN
YON CANAL
j. w. Smith Gets Judgment for
Construction Work Contract
ed by Faris & Kesl

Notice of sale of the Canyon canal
to satisfy a judgment for some $780,
600 in favor of j. w. Smith is adver-
tised in this issue of The Index and
the canal system will be sold by
Sheriff Nichols at the Court house
in this city February II.
J. w. Smith, the plaintiff in the
case, was sub-contractor under the
Faris-Kesl Construction company at
the time of the construction of the
Canyon canal. The original debt
amounted to about $4,000 Interest
on that amount has probably increased
the account to in the neighborhood of
$4,000. The claim was not paid by
the Faris-Kesl company on account of
"a dispute over the classification of the
work In the meantime the Faris-
Kesl company has become bankrupt
and the Emmett Irrigation District is
held liable for the debt. The case has
dragged through the courts for
many years. Finally it was carried to
the supreme court and Smith was sus-
tanned. -
The foreclosure proceedings sug-
gest several complications that may
arise. 1t is quite probable that the
only bidder at the sale will be Smith
himself. In that case, he will become
owner of the irrigation system and
will undoubtedly be compelled to
maintain the canal in order to pro-
vide water to irrigate the land under
the canal. Failure to do this, pro-
minent attorneys say, will render him
liable for damages. Failure to furn-
ish sufficient water to irrigate all the
lands will make him responsible for
such damages as may accrue to crops
because of lack of water also.
Another phase is advanced by a
local attorney to the effect that if
Smith buys the property at the sale
and he becomes owner after a years
time upon failure of the district to re-
deem it, he will have power to dictate
terms upon which he will operate the
system. This attorney believes that
Smith will petition the court to levy
an assessment to pay the costs of
maintenance, together with an addi-
tional sum to pay off his obligation:
Still another view is that Smiths
claim, being lien for labor on all the
property of the district, takes pre-
.cedence over the mortgage of the
holders of Canyon canal bonds and he
can hold the land for payment of the
Judgment. The claim, it is asserted,
may even take precedence over the
warrants of the district.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Value of Corn From Ac
School Apportionment

State Superintendent Miss Mccoy
has completed her report showing the
semi-annual apportionments from
school land sales and leases for first
half cf 1916, and the enrolment of
pupils in the state schools. The total
amount apportioned is S106,oSS.62.
The total enrolment is 122,9S7, an
increase of 3109 over last year Gem
county's share of the funds is 81, ,457.-
70 and number of pupils enrolled 1890.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20

afternoon train to Emmett has not
been changed in service or time.
Residents of Montour and Horseshoe
Bend are complaining of the tri-
weekly service they are now receiv-
ing and will enter protests. They con-
tend that there is no reason why
daily train should not be run as far as
Horseshoe Bend, as the snowfall is
not disturbing factor to that point.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
District Rebekah Convention

A district meeting of the Rebekah
lodges of Horseshoe Bend, New Ply
mouth, Parma, Payette, Weiser and
Emmett win be held in this city Fri
day, January %, for an all day ses-
sion, opening at 1880 in the morning.
Every Rebekah is urged to be pre-
sent.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Big Demand for Fowls

Emmett turkeys and chickens seem
to be prime favorites in the markets
of the coast cities. This week, the
Emmett Produce Co. received an order
for 10000 pounds of dressed turkeys
and 10000 pounds of dress chickens.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Market Day February )

The Index was in error last week
in giving the date of the next market
day as February 13. 1t should have
been the 9Th. Colonel Barnard is
planning to make this big sale event
and requests all who have stock or
other things to sell to list them early
with w. W. Wilton. Remember the
date, Saturday, February 5.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Emmett Hogs Ton Market

w. B. Davidson, bench farmer, re
turned Tuesday from Portland, where
he had accompanied carload of hogs
shipped by the Farmers Union. The
hogs sold for s6.95, 5 cents above the
ruling quotations.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Emmett Irrigation District Warrant
Call

Emmett, Idaho, January 10, 1916
On presentation at the First Ma
tional Bank on and after Saturday
January %, I will pay warrants as
follows:
All warrants on the 1915-1916 fiscal
year fund.
Up to and including No. 519 fiscal
fund 1914-1915.
Up to and including No. 1927 Old
Maintenance fund.
R. B. SHAW, Treasurer.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Ate Pickles. Lived to be 1O2

Binghampton, N. Y.-Mrs. Eliza
D. Lathrop, aged 1O2 years, died in
this city Tuesday. In an interview
given out on her last birthday, Mrs.
Lathrop said that her chief article of
diet was pickles, and said their use
kept her well.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
Over Half of Taxes Paid

County Treasurer Murray has re-
ceived S45,7SO in tax money, which is
several thousand dollars more than
the first half. The total tax amounts
to approximately $4,000.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
d. d. Scott Dead

D. D. Scott, who came to Emmett
last summer from Long valley and
bought the Critics residence property
in Cobban's addition, died yesterday
afternoon. Heart trouble was the
cause of his death.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-01-20
FOR SALE

We offer for sale a block of the
Bullard & Johnson Sheep & Land Co.
Stock, at price which will make an
investment. Inquire of c. ].
Bullard or ]. NJ. Johnson. 1863