The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-26

whitman Tor PlumDlng and III
work. Phone 46-J.
Mrs. R. F. Cooke went to Mountain
Home last Thursday to visit friend:
there for a short time. -
For any itchiness of the skin, for
skin rashes, chap, pimples, ETC., try
Doan's Ointment. SOC at all drug
stores.
Miss leila Shepard, stenographer in
the forest office, is in Weiser this
week assisting the forest office there
with a rush of work.
Home cured breakfast bacon and
home made lard at the Emmett Meat
Market. Superior to packing house
products. Patronize home industry.
A letter received this week from
Mrs. Lex Brunzell of Eby, New, states
that her mother, Mrs. A. Frazier, left
last Thursday for Solomon, Kan, to
visit with her sister.
Farley Clarence Harrison, former
Emmett young man, and Miss Myrtle
Green were married last week in the
probate court room in Boise by Judge
R. H. Dunlap. The young couple will
make their home in Boise.
Don't worry along with leaky tires
I repair tubes and castings. If you
have blow-outs or sand blisters bring
your tires in and have them made new
We guarantee satisfaction. Give me
trial. The Don't Worry Shop
A. Wheeler.
The boss of a woodworking shop
was examining an Irishman as to his
| fitness for a job as cabinet maker
After a somewhat lengthy examina-
ton, the foreman asked: "How would
you make a Venetian blind?" 'Pd
poke him in the eye wild me screw
driver" answered the tired Celt.
Tuesdays Statesman says: Adult
ant General Moody has asked the war
department to raise the age limit in
the cases of Lieutenant B. o. Clark
and Lieutenant o. F. Page, who are
now on the reserve list in the medical
corps of the national guard. Unless
the age limit is raised neither of the
two physicians would be eligible for
duty in the army.
Taking one of The IndeX's heads
which appeared two weeks ago, as
text, the New Meadows Eagle hands
the local Commercial Club nice COM
pliment. 1t says: planning for a
Greater Emmett" is the heading of a
newspaper report of last weeks meet
ing of the Commercial Club and bust
ness men of that live city. The bust
ness men are cooperating with one
another and with the citizens of their
town to build up the community. And
that's what makes for prosperity and
growth. Let US try it in New Mead
ows.
In the rural districts of Cook Coun-
tv. ILL.,, they are not marrying to es-
cape military service nor lodging be-
hind technical disqualifications. Quite
the contrary. Here is a Norwegian
Lutheran baseball team that is point
ing the way to the "slackers." They
have given I'D their schedule in the
church league in order to enlist. Be-
cause the shortstop, rejoicing in the
good American name of Christensen,
was not heavy enough to qualify, he
had his teammates fill him up with
bananas and water till he tipped the
scales at the desired figure. That may
be a somewhat crude way of demon
strating ones readiness to uphold the
flag. but it is a way that carries con-
viction. Six of these men have en-
listed in the First Illinois Cavalry.
The rest will follow. The manager re-
turns to the navy as a gunpolnter.
saw band of stalwart young fell
lows who had just enlisted In our
fighting navy. They held up their
heads. and had a right to hold them
little higher than when they Of
fered themselves to the recruiting Of
fcer. The American navyl All, my
lads. the chronicles thereof outnum-
her in thrills five hundred to one the
most dramatic exploits recorded IN the
novels of Cooper and Stockton. Think
of that youngster, then under thirty,
John Paul Jones. what ship is
that?" demanded the captain OF the
British Drake. Then answered the IN
tren;d ZONES. "The American CONT
mental ship Ranger. We are waiting
for Won. The sun is little more than
an hour from setting. 1t is time
therefore to begin" Time to begin!
And when that hour OF sunlight van
;shed this American sea rover was
master of his foe. And then that even
more classic reply from the SINKING
Ron Homme Richard: "Have you
YOUR flag?" shouted the Eng
Itch commander. "No!" replied Jones.