The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-04-19

it will be right.
o. U. Chambers was laid up the
forepart of the week, sufferer from
the grip.
Chimney blocks, any size at M.
Gilbride's cement works, east of
Fruit Association.
Mrs. NJ. E. Carter of Baker City,
Ore, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. C..
r. Whitman, for few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster have been Wis
iting the past week in Caldwell and
attended a wedding Sunday of Mr..
Fosters niece.
II. L. Fest is driving a new Ford
car, the gift of his son Carroll. 1t
is mighty fine present and Mr.. Fest
is proud of it.
Sheriff Dave Nichols this week pur-
chased a Saxon Four roadster from
the Emmett Garage & Auto Co., for
his wife's use.
Cheapest accident insurance-Dr.
Thomas Eclectic Oil For burns,
scalds, cuts and emergencies. All
druggists sell it. 25c and Soc
w. C. Dresser arrived last week
from Postville, Iowa, and will make
his home on his ranch near town. He
is a brother of the Dresser brothers.
Mrs. j. w. Cook went to Caldwell
on Tuesday to assist her daughter
Mrs H. B. Mumford in caring for her
two children, both of whom are sick.
When the Commercial Club va
Gates their present quarters July l
and moves into the Holverson build
ing, the Forest office will take over
the room.
Willis Harrel sold his barber shop
at Meridian the day after he bought
it and has gone to Moscow to work
at his trade. Next fall he will enter
the state university.
ALI (Smiley) Hunt was in town
Tuesday and Wednesday. Since leav-
ing the police force of Boise, Mr..
Hunt has been engaged as a piano
and talking machine salesman.
Remember The Index does all kinds
of job printing at reasonable prices
and the quality Of the work is equal
to the best, and the money received
for the same is all spent right here
in Emmett.
James P Marker and family will
leave as soon as the roads will permit
for their new home on Smiths Prairie.
There are quite a number of Emmett
families living in that section, the
number being about fifteen.
A large bunch of Andy Titles sheep
were started on their way to the
hills Wednesday. They will reach
Upper Willow creek ranch about the
first of May, where they will be
sheared and from there will proceed
to the mountain range for the sum-
mer.
Kenneth Prouty, aged 81, lies in a
Weiser hospital suffering from bull
let wounds inflicted Saturday after
noon by George Fields, a sheepherder,
but will recover. Fields is in jail
awaiting the outcome of Prouty's
wounds. The shooting took place Sat
urday afternoon at the Prouty ranch,
about six miles west of Weiser.
Prouty's story is that Fields, who is
an employee of the Butterfield Sheep
had driven band of sheep
onto land belonging to Prouty's father
and when he went over to induce
Fields to move the sheep away, the
after opened fire and shot him down.
It is understood Fields claims self de-
tense, saying that he was grazing his
sheep along when Prouty came over to
lim and ordered him gruffly to move
lis sheep off the land and move them |
Iuick." Fields, it is said, claims he
,ried to argue the question with Prou-
" but the latter told him to get out
md hunting around, seized rock to
enforce his order. Fields then says
lie drew his gun and opened fire. After
he shooting Fields came to Weiser
md gave himself up. He was placed
n Jail. He will be given prellmln-
nv hearing as soon as Prouty is able
o appear in court. Prouty was
rought to the hospital here and his
Musician announced Sunday the young
nan would recover. He had one bull
ct in the groin, one in the neck, two
through one arm and two in one leg.
fields is a cousin of Shade Fields, who
illed the Ward brothers in Long val
~ in a similar quarrel and was &C
uitted after trial at Caldwell last
ear.
Tents, all sizes, at Reilly's.
For good bread use Fleischman's
least, at Reilly's.