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

Whitman for Plumbing and Tin
work. Phone 46-J.
]. X. Landers is busy this week
moving to his ranch east of town.
Fred Monroe was here from Boise
over Sunday, visiting at the home of
his parents.
Rev. S. Mex. Hunter left Monday
for Caldwell to attend the meeting of
the Presbytery.
Gem City (Auto) Transfer, phone
189-W. Piano moving and quick de-
livery speciality.
Vern Myers returned Saturday from
Boise, where he has been attending
Links Business College.
H. D. Buys has opened blacksmith
shop in the building next to the G. A.
R. hall, formerly occupied by AL
Pickle.
Home cured breakfast bacon and
home made lard at the Emmett Meat
Market. Superior to packing house
products. Patronize home industry.
Clark Miles, sergeant of Company
l, Idaho National Guards, was in En-
NETT over Sunday, visiting at the
home of his mother, Mrs. Ethel Miles.
Rev. Dean Hamilton, who was for
several years pastor of the Baptist
church in this city, is now located at
Prescott, Arizona, where he is having
very successful ministry.
Dave Gilmore, who has spent the
past month visiting relatives and
friends here, left Tuesday for Good
ing, where he has accepted a position
as line rider for the Idaho Power COM
pany.
Germany's national debt is now
nearly 5000 per capita. Ours is only
$40. To pay years interest on his
share of his nations debt costs Ger
man thirty times as much as it costs
an American.
Ralph Womack, formally owner and
publisher of the Cascade News, has
accepted position with the Boise
Payette Lumber Co. Mr.. Womack is
now in Donnelly and vicinity buying
hay for the Company-Donnelly Ad-
vocate.
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
a trial. The Don't Worry Shop.
A. Wheeler.
Sundays Capital News contained
the following item of interest to En-
NETT people: "Mr. and Mrs. D. L.
Selbv announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Lorraine, to Mr.. Everett
Barton of Emmett, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. C.. A. Barton. of Boise"
The business of the barber shops OF
Emmett has increased to such an eX-
tent that it has been necessary for
them TO put on extra help. Saturday,
Nat White of Kansas City was put to
work in the Carnage barber shop, and
Monday a new man was put to work
in the Chambers & Blaisdel shop.
Rv decree of the Council of Nice,
A D. 325, Easter is kept on the Sun
lav which falls next after the first
full moon following March Il. If a
moon falls on that day, then the next
full moon is the Paschal moon and
he first Sunday following becomes
Easter Sunday; and if the Paschal
noon itself falls on Sunday, then the
,ext following Sunday is Easter Day.
The American people have already
oaned 2 billion dollars to the allies
That represents $40 for every one OF
mr. nopulation. Now the government
tself proposes to loan 8 billion dollars
more To the allies. That will bring
he total sum owed by these belliger-
n+s 70 each American $50, five times
be amount of the United States fed
raj debt. The allies are now paying
n average of per cent for their
oonev If the United States lends Its
ext 3 billion dollars at per cent IL
ill cave the allies 80 million dollars
uear in interest charges. Never be-
ore did one people do so much as this
for her friends in war.
rowing that while Uncle Sam is the
rize money getter he is no mlser'
Over half the human race is no"
,noed in war against the Germans.
he man strength of the Teutomc
,rces is outnumbered six to one by
,o;r foes Omit all of India, and the
lies backed by the United States
iii have four times the population TO
row unon that stands behind the
-e;ser Substract all the wealth OF all
10 German fund from the wealth OF
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