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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
Opens Law Office.

George Huebener, a well known
prominent attorney of Boise, has
moved to Emmett and opened offices
in Cartee Woods old quarters in the
Bank of Emmett building. Mr..
Huebener is an attorney of ability and
experience. He has also figured
prominently in politics in the state
for many years. He was Senator
Brady's private secretary during his
short term in 1914 and the acquaint-
:ance with the work of the departments
in Washington and the knowledge of
law matters and procedure he acquir-
ed while there has been of great bene-
fit to him. He comes Highly recon-
mended by his colleagues in Boise.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10

Louis Anderson, a millwright en-
ployed at the B.-P. sawmill, suffered
the loss of two fingers on Tuesday.
While the machinery was in operation
he attempted to adjust two large
bevel gears. In some way his hand
was caught in the gears and the index
and second fingers of his right hand
were ground TO a pulp. DR.. Tukey,
who treated his injuries, says it was
a miracle the young man did not lose
his entire arm. Mr.. Anderson was
taken to Boise hospital.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
A Great Musical Treat.

The production of the operetta "The
Nautical Knot" by the Dendroicans to-
morrow evening at Ideal Theater will
be a musical treat and provoker of
mirth. The cast is composed of En-
mett's best musical talent. The choir
is composed of 40 voices and the or
chestra of 20 pieces. The proceeds
are for worthy cause. The seat sale
is going rapidly and if you have not
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
"Hell Morgan's Girl'

Will be the attraction at the Ideal
Theatre Wednesday, May 16, with
Dorothy Phillips, one of the prettiest
and most talented of screen actresses,
playing the leading role.
This photoplay deals with events
Immediately preceding the San Fran
cisco earthquake and consequent fire,
climaxing in a graphic scene at the
Preside, where refugees gathered and
were provided for by the relief SER
vice of the government.
The most sensational photoplay
ever screened.
Admission 15c and 25c.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
Former Emmett Boy Killed in France

Mondays papers announced the
death of William A. Sproul while
fighting with his Canadian regiment
at the taking of Vimy ridge in France
April 8. Young Sprouts mother is a
daughter of Mrs. Roberts, formerly
Mrs. O. N. Calender, and the family
lived here six or seven years ago. The
family moved back to their former
home in Canada and the young man
enlisted in the 18th Canadian bat
talon.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
YEARS SCHOOL WORK
kEARS END
Commencement Week Begins
Sunday-Graduating Exer-
cises to be Held Thursday
Commencement Calendar.

Sunday evening, May 13-Bacca-
laureate sermon by Rev. Stuart Mex.
Hunter, in Methodist church.
Wednesday evening, May 16-Class
Day program in auditorium.
Thursday afternoon, May II =
Eighth Grade commencement in
auditorium.
Thursday evening, May 17-Com-
mencement address by Rev. Cliff K.
Titus of Weiser, followed by presenta-
tion of diplomas to Senior class, in
Methodist church.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
Canning Demonstration.

Miss Kelly, of the State Extension
Department will give a demonstration
on the canning of vegetables, meats,
fruit. ETC., Wednesday, May 16, at
2 o'clock p. m. at the Brick school
house. All people interested are re-
quested to be present, as her points
will be very helpful.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
Insurance Rates Up.

Rates for fire insurance in Emmett,
as we'll as on farm buildings were ad-
vanced 10 per cent, according to a
notice received by local agents few
davs ago. In some cases the advance
is 25 to 80 per cent. This action is
taken for no other reason than that
the old line companies are in COM
bine and fix rates to suit themselves.
The remedy is to patronize the inde-
pendent and mutual companies or else
organize local company and carry
.our own insurance.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
Lively Scrap Over County Division

The inhabitants of the proposed
Payette county are having lively
scrap over the cutting off of that
county from Canyon. The opponents
of the county, headed by New Ply
mouth citizens, are putting up hard
fight, are holding meetings in every
district of the county, and they claim
that when the final vote is counted
that they will have the necessary one
third votes to defeat it. Tom Nc
comsey, the member of the third house
in the last legislature that put the
Payette county bill through, is GER
tain, however, that the election will
carry. The election occurs next
and will be watched with in
terest by residents of Gem county.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
Burned by Powder Explosion.

John Parr, sheepherder in the
employ of the VanDeusen Brothers,
was severely burned about the face,
arms and hands Tuesday night about
10 o'clock by the explosion of a can
of gunpowder. 1t is believed the
powder was set off by a spark from
a cigarette young Parr was smoking.
DR.. Cummings was called to dress his
burns.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
Rehekah Officers Coming.

The local Rebekah lodge is making
preparations to entertain the presi-
dent of the state assembly and Mrs.
Frank Crosson, state secretary, who
will make the lodge an official visit
next Tuesday evening Six candidates
will be initiated at that time, and a
banquet will follow.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10

The curtain will go down on another
year of school activities Thursday of
next week, and 80 young men and wo-
men will leave good old Emmett High
for other fields of endeavor Next
week will be devoted to totaling the
credits, advancing those who merit
it and preparing for the final act in
high school life.
Commencement week will be ushered
in Sunday evening, when Rev. Stuart
Mex. Hunter will deliver the bacca-
laureate sermon in the Methodist
church. The class day exercises of
the Senior class will be held in the
Auditorium Wednesday evening. The
Eighth Graders will have their inn
ings Thursday afternoon in the Aud
itorium and will be presented with
certificates emitting them to enter the
High school.
Commencement proper will be held
Thursday evening in the Methodist
church. The exercises will consist of
an address by Rev. Cliff X. Titus of
Weiser, musical numbers by the Glee
club and an orchestra and the presen-
tation of diplomas.
Of the 80 members of the Senior
class, five have responded to Uncle
Sans call for soldiers and are with
their companies at various points in
Idaho. They are: Floy Clark, John
Gamage, Thomas Eggleston, Paul
Foster and Lswrence Polly. Those of
hem who can secure leave of absence
will be present to participate in the
graduation exercises. But whether
present or absent, those whose work
lad been satisfactory up to the time
If their leaving will be given full ere
Its and granted diplomas.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10

Those who have bills against the
city will have to wait for their pay an
indefinite times unless the outgoing
mayor and Mayor Rose come to an
agreement as to whose duty it is to
sign the warrants. Ex-Mayor Johns
has refused to sign them, and Mayor
Rose contends his signature would not
be legal if attached thereto.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
MILL STARTS OPERATIONS
Machinery Set in Motion This Morning Cut
10000 Feet First Days Run-Force of 200 Men
to be More Than Double By June l.

made your reservations you had bet
ter hurry. DR.. Clark will chaperon a
party of IA members of the hospital
corps from Boise to attend the per-
formance
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
Mayor Rose Announces Commit
tees and Council Get Down
to Business.
Officers Appointed.
Committees.

Committees.
Auditing-Barbour and Knox.
Public Health-Davis and Hoops.
Fire and Sewer-Hoops and Murray
Streets and Alleys-Murray and
Haylor.
Waterworks=Knox and Davis.
Finance-Haylor and Barbour.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
To Clean Cemetery.

The Grand Army post has set next
Tuesday, May 10, as cleanup day for
the cemetery. AS many as possible,
with teams, shovels and rakes, are re-
quested to be on hand.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10

Promptly at o'clock this morning
the big whistle of the big sawmill OF
the Boise-Payette Lumber company
cut loose and announced that this was
the day for the factory to start opera
tions. AS the melodious sound bound
ed from hill to hill and filled the val
ley with it's paean of prosperity and
growth for Emmett and this section
of the state, it brought joy to those
whose energy and inventive genius
and capital had, after nine months of
strenuous labor, reached the goal OF
their endeavors and given to the state
another useful industry. Promptly at
7 o'clock, the whistle blew again, the
machinery began to move, every man
was in his place, Manager c. A. Bar
ton and Superintendent of Construc-
tion Dion were in an expectant mood,
three big logs were thrown onto the
three saw carriages, the logs went for
ward and-the big mill was doing its
work smoothly, easily and perfectly.
As time wore on, here and there
journal began to smoke and there was
a smell of burning oil, but there was
always man on hand with can of
lubricating oil to give relief. Soon the
boards were moving by some unseen
power along the carriers, between the
trimming saws and thence into the
sorting shed.
The big mill was in operation. Man
ager Barton was radiant, Joe Dion
was exuberant, and every one of the
employees was eager and happy. To
this layman, who got up an hour ear
lier than is his custom to be present,
there seemed to be no hitch or bobble.
Everything was moving smoothly, ir-
resistibly. To him it was all Won |
derful accomplishment = how the
countless pulleys and gears and car
riers and all the other machinery |
could be assembled so accurately and
set in motion so smoothly without
getting in each others way and be-
coming so badly tangled up that the
whole mass would just simply go
slap bang into an everlasting mix-up
it was all marvellous!
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10

Until the journals and bearings get
the roughness worn off and larger
supply of logs is in the ponds, only
.one shift will be operated. About the
first of June another shift will be
added and the force of workmen in
creased from 200 to 400 men. AS
soon as the planning mill, box factory
and dry kilns are completed, the force
will be further increased.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10

The log pond was filled with water
Monday afternoon. Trains are arriv-
ing daily with their cargos of logs
from the timber The logs are fine
ones; many of them of enormous
size, and as fine in texture as can be
found in the inter-mountain country.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
Building New Residence.

Mr. Nav is building modern seven
room house on his land on east Second
street. Mr.. Nav owns several acres
in that locality and expects to buid a
number of other new houses there.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10

The clerk was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for the city printing,
street sprinkling and the re-roofing
of the city building.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10

Permission was given the Emmett
Garage and Auto Co. to install a gaso-
line service station in front of their
new garage at Main and Boise avenue
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10
BORN

On Tuesday, to Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
mer Newman, daughter.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10

You will remember what Sherman
said about war. Well, the council by
resolution decreed that the sale of
fireworks be prohibited until after
the war is over.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10

The city attorney was instructed to
prepare an ordinance to open Haw-
thorne avenue from Second to Fourth,
Third street east to the city limits,
Mckinley avenue from Second to
Third, extension of Hazel street from
Main to Fourth street, open first
street east of Johns avenue from Main
to Fourth.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-10

Without any fuss or feathers the
new city administration took the reins
of government from former Mayor
Johns Monday evening and lost no
time in taking up the public business.
A short session of the former ad-
ministration was held, with Mayor
Johns presiding. The minutes were
approved to date and the bills were
audited and allowed. Then City Clerk
Stokesbery, who previously had taken
the oath of office, swore in Mayor
elect Rose and the six councilmen. The
new mayor announced the committees
and appointments given above.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-09
BEMtDJI NAVY BOYS
%. ..EXPERIGUN L0ADERS;.
HILL WRITES LETTER

Mrs. A. B. Flatner has received a
letter from her brother, Carroll Hill,
Bemidji, boy, who is with the Fifth
Minnesota naval militia
The letter was dated Sunday, Au-
gust 6, and was written at the Y.
M. c. A. building, Norfolk, Va In
the letter Mr.. Hill refers to Victor
Flatner, who is brother Of A. B.
Flatner. The letter says in part:
Both Victor ana 1 are we'll and
are having a good time There is
no chance of us getting hurt yet for
a long time. We were out at Ocean
Park yesterday which is just about
like COney Island and, believe me,
we had some time. We have had a
pail of water to wash in each day so
we will know how to keep clean
when we get horne. Victor is still
acting in the capacity of ships bar
ber and is earning a little extra
money. 1 am in the gunner's gang
and will be up for third class gun
:ner's mate October 16, so If l study
hard and make good will be petty
officer then.
"Vic and I are on the same gun
crew.. l put in L65-pound shells
and Vic puts in the powder. We
loaded the old gun in 3S ,25 sec
onds the other day, so you see we
can load some. You folks need not
worry about the sailors not being
good, because we can't get anything
even if we wanted to. ; We have
what we call a recreation party at
Yorktown every Friday and Sunday
and as the people never pick all the
blackberries there we fill up on them
while there. There are number
of automobiles going to take us to
church now"
Mr.. Hill ends the letter with, "Be
sure and write. Tell all our friends
to write, as letters from home surely
seem good to u.s..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-09
LOCAL BOARDS ARE
ASKED TO CERTIFY
T0DlSTRICTB0ARDS

st. Paul, Aug. 3.-The war depart
ment will call on Minnesota and
other states for an initial quota. for
the national army to ~ eAtfaihed for
mobilization. comes between SHptemS
Der and Is. Officiaisnoticesto this
effect was received by Adjutant Cen
.eral F. B. Wood, state draft chief,
from Provost Marshal General Chow
der. -gea = -
General Crowder's message res
cinds former regulations governing
mobilization and explains that new
regulations on this subject and the
certifcation of%'men from; district
board to adjutant generals will be
mailed to General Wood August 3.
I'm the meantime, local boards
should certify to district boards daily,
those who have been called and who
have not been exempted or dis
charged either because they failed to
file any claim on because their claim
has been Denied" said the message.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-09
I.W:W''l!l.: =! = Petition
CT rculated To
7 axe Action
Agai nst Mayor

The Pioneer today came into pos
session of confidential information
that petition is being circulated in
the vicinity Of Wilton, seven miles
west of Bemidi, asking Governor
Burnquist to take action against
Mayor vandersluis, the police de-
partment and the Commercial club
of Bemidji, and Sheriff Andrew John
son of Beltrami county, on account
Of the recent deportation of men,
bers Of the l. w. w. from the city of
Bemidji. >~xII2,k S~<E~"'
Most of the signers Of the petition
are either members of the I. w. W.
or radical Socialists, while some in
all probability will sign 50 a. to avoid
trouble with the I. w. w. and other
enemies of the United States.
Some Of the signers reside as far
as Is miles west of Bemidji.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-09
BELTRAMI COUNTY.
!: SH0WSbfG@G GAIN
ASSESSORS BOOKS
FOR 1917 INDICATE
Town of Potamo With 1O4 Persons
Has Only One Watch, According
to the Assessor.
INCREASE OF AUTOMOBILES
SHOW PEOPLE NOT "HARD up
Jewelry on the Increase; Dairying
Shows Growth; Sheep Becoming
More in Favor.

A summary of the personal prop
erty tax list as turned in by the va
rious assessors of the county has just
been completed by the county audit
or and is on file in the court house.
A careful study of the summary
shows many. instances of growth
throughout the"county and also many
peculiarities.
Bemidji leads the cities in the
number of persons assessed with 1928
assessments, and Baudette comes Sec
ond with 297 assessments.r,
r Potamo Live One.
OF all the districts in the county,
Pot tamo, which was organized less
than two years ago, has the largest
number of people assessed, 40, and
of the 40 persons assessed only one
has watch worth assessing, accord
ing to the assessors records.
The total value Of household furni-
ture and wearing apparel of the
county for 1917 is $s0,S09, as COM
pared to $52,2O1 for last year.
In spite of the talk of hard times,
in spite of the war-and perhaps in
spite of the grocer's bills--the num-
Der of automobiles in the county has
climbed from 3O7 in 1916 to 54S in
1917, and the valuation of the cars
in the county has jumped proper
tionately, which shoys that Henry is
holding his own with automobile
manufacturers.
Lumber Business Booms.
The facts as shown on the tax list
would lead one to believe that Bel
trami county is just coming into its
own as far as the lumber business is
concerned, the value of lumber for
1917 being $36O,753 as compared to
$2SO,347 for 1915. And as for pulp
wood and pulp paper 1917 has won
the game by a score of $20,936 to
1921.
The. discovery of pearls in the
river this. summer has evidently had
an enormous effect on the jewelry
valuation of the county as it has
more than doubled in the past year,
the increase being from 1888 to
$5,472.
People Musicallv Inclined.
BeHrami county is also fast be-
coming, "musically Inclined" espec-
tally Bemidji. In 1916 there were
440 pianos in the county while this
FNo0t,IVnd an 1o11 ~ 0oO
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-09
Socialists Are Demanding
Government of the People
AS Substitute for Crown

ence of Catholic representatives in
the government greatly improves the
system.
It appears that DR.. SPAIN, leader
of the Catholic center party in the
reichstag, will be forced to retire
from parliamentary life on account
of his appointment as Prussian min
lister of Justice He must resign his
seat owing to the constitutional pro-
viso upon acceptance in the port
folio. He may stand for reelection,
however.
August Worms, leader of the
Flemish movement In Belgium, said
in an interview in the Berlin Tage-
blatt, the aim of the movement was
the establishment Of Belgium as
dual monarchy of Flanders and
Walloonia under the personal union
of King Albert Herr Worms took
Austria-Hungary as an example OF
the movement for free Flanders in
free Belgium.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-09
! Food Measure! ! {
PaSsesSen'l|a'te|:||;;
Vote Is 66. I

Washington. Aug. 9.-The food
bill passed through the last stage Of
legislative enactment at o'clock
yesterday afternoon when it was
finally adopted by the senate, sc to
7, in form previously approved by
the house. :. President Wilson's sig
nature now makes it law. Those
voting against the conference report
were:
Democrats: Hardwick, Hollis and
Reed Republicans: France, Gron-
ma, LaFollette and Penrose.
Immediately after final vote on the
control bill, the senate by viva voce
vote also approved the conference re-
port on the first administration food
bill, providing for a food survey and
appropriation to stimulate produc-
tion.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-09
AuStrianS Strike
AtVir@inia;I WV. Arrested

leaders of the fizzled strike at the
Corsica mine, Mckinley, were held
in $1,000 bail each yesterday after
noon by Judge James P. Carey, in
municipal court here. The men were
charged with being disturbers and
were arrested by Sheriff John r.
Meining l. w. w. cards and stick
ers were found on them. Mejasich
is an ex-bartender and it is believed
the men were also trying to start a
"beer strike" now that no beer is de-
livered to mining locations, follow
ing Order No. of the state safety
commission. The men will be tried
here August 20. They were taken
to the county Jail, having failed tor
furnish bail.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-09
BlSBEE BARS LABOR
PROBING COMMITTEE

Bisbee, Ariz., Aug. "a commit
tee of four appointed by the conven-
tion of the Arizona Federation of La
Dor to Investigate the Bisbee depor-
tations of July 12 was met by citi-
zens at Forest Branch, seven miles
from Bisbee, and turned back.
The committee was advised 1t
could not enter Bisbee. Citizens told
the labor men the government had
several agents in the Warren dis
trict Investigating, and that Wiley
Jones, attorney general. also was con-
ducting an investigation.
The committee was appointed by
the convention at Clifton. AriZ., with
instructions to reports it's findings at
once.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-09
CLOTH WANTED. BY
LADIES RED CROSS CIRCLE

The ladies of the Red Cross circle
will appreciate it if all ladies who
have pieces of clean white cloth. suit
able for handkerchiefs,, napkins or
pillow cases, which they may wish
to donate, will bring the same to the
home of Mrs.eW. E. Dean tomorrow
afternoon. The cloth will be USED
for Red Cross articles by the ladies
of the Red Cross circle.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-09
BLANKET INDIANS ARE
EXEMPT FROM DRAFT
(By United Press)

Washington, Aug. 9.-Indians are
exempt from the draft as they are
wards of the government. This ap-
plies only to "blanket" Indians on
reservations subject to draft.
"No question of their willingness
to fight" said a government official
today, "but they have clung to old
ways and their blankets. They prob
ably would not fight in with the
highly specialized rigid system of
the fighting in France"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-09
F0SST0N'S WAREHOUSE
FOR POTATOES FINISHED

Fosston, Aug. 9.-The warehouse
built here for the Fosston' Potato
Growers association has been accept
ed from Egg & Bas, the builders. In
the basement bins accommodation is
provided for the storing of 5000
bushels of potatoes while 5000 BUSH
els can be cared for on the upper
floor, giving the warehouse a total
capacity of $4,000 bushels.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-09
HINES MAN SAYS HE HAS
FAMILY DEPENDENT

C. A. Hicks of Hines spent yester-
day in the city, being examined for
military service. Mr.. Hicks stated
he has a wife and two sons depend
ent upon his labor. He is an ex-
member of the Hines school board
and has been a resident of that town
for the past six years. He has con-
tract to drive the school bus on route
No, l the coming year.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1917-08-09
CEMETERY BOARD HAS ] IS j
BEEN REORGANIzED

The Greenwood cemetery board has
been reorganized and new faces are
seen in its personnel The board is
now as follows: DR.. E. A. Shan
non, Dan Oracle, Ed French, George
w. Campbell, Len Crothers, ]. P.
Laflr and A. NJ. Collard.
Officers will be elected next Tues
day at the office of Mr.. French.