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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-04

Walter Larkin made a trip to New
Plymouth last Thursday, returning
Friday.
Rollin Dayton is spending few
days at home, work on the tunnel be-
ing suspended on account of the short
age of coal.
DR.. Reynolds new house on his re-
Gently acquired ranch is rapidly near
ing completion. J. A. Limbaugh is
the architect.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graves took dinner
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Findley
south of town.
Mrs. Gordon and children returned
from Salt Lake Saturday where they
have been visiting Mrs. Gordon's
mother the past six weeks.
Inez Buck visited her friend Inez
Kennedy on the lower end of the
bench from Thursday till Sunday.
Rollin Dayton took dinner with Mr..
and Mrs. Wade Hunter on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Heath called
on Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Beers Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burdell and Mrs. Pen
hale spent Sunday evening at the
Conrad home. Mr.. and Mrs. Schadt |
and Mr.. and Mrs. Krauss visited there
Monday evening.
Henry Conrad has as his guests
this week John Roth, Mrs. Harry Roth
and children and Gus Roth of Ameri-
can Falls, Idaho. Mr.. John Roth and
Mr.. Conrad are cousins and their last
meeting was in Germany some thirty
years ago.
A surprise party was held at the
Saturday evening, large
number of neighbors and friends being
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Burdell and sis
err, Mrs. Penhale, Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
Graves, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Dayton, :;
Mrs. Whiteside and Miss Stone re-
PRESENTED Central Mesa at the New |
Years. dinner in the basement of the
Baptist church Monday. q
The Conrad family and their visi-
ors dined at the Richard Krauss home n
n New Years day. Mr.. and Mrs. Il
henry Meier and baby completed the
amily party.
Last Sunday the Central Mesa Sun
ay school officers for the ensuing
ear were elected as follows: Super {
f. j. Teerink; assistant e
uperintendent, ]. S. Burdell; secre-
airy, Georgia Fulgham; treasurer,
Irs. Grocer; organist, Mrs. Buck.
Miss Stone returned Monday from
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-04
PORTLAND MARKET REPORT
Cattle.


Portland, Jan. = The Continued
light receipts of cattle Monday met a
very keen demand and prices ruled a
good % cents higher than last week
when a so cents advance on the best
beef grades. One load of good steers
| brought $3.50 with another bunch at
$3.50; fair to good kinds brought $3.50
to So. All supplies were sold and
weighed early, there not being enough
here to let each buyer get a load. She
stuff also sold readily although no
strictly good ones were included, in
the days trade. Best beef cows would
no doubt bring 81 or better; fair cows
brought around $3.50 to S6.75 with
ordinary ones around Sc. Only few
bulls available, best bringing $5.25
from feeders. Best heavy bolognas
from S4.25 to $4.75 with light kinds
$3.50 to S4. Trading in feeders was
limited.
Hogs.
Hog prices continued their upward
climb Monday, again breaking all rec
ords for the winter packing season.
There was but moderate run of 1000
head here which was quickly bought
up. Prices were Is to 20 cents higher
on all good kinds, while pigs were
advanced another % cents. The quail
ity of the run was the best of the
year. One load of prime heavies
brought S10.25 with another load at.
5000. Bulk of the good packing hogs
'old from $9.95 to SOLO; pigs brought
$3.50 to SS.75; stock hogs met good
demand with but a light supply. Best
80 to 125-lb pigs are selling from 81
% SIPS.
Sheep.
Sheep prices continued their upward
limb today when prices on all kinds
we're quoted % cents higher. Good
ambs are selling at $1,000 to SLOTS;
With good east of the mountains lambs
It S11; good yearlings SO to 1925 and
'ood mutton ewes So to SS25. Sup
lies continue very light.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-04

her visit at Horseshoe Bend, anc
school began Tuesday morning.
Miss Flossie Seaman, who has been
spending her two weeks vacation with
her parents, will return to her school
work at Nampa Saturday or Monday.
Sunday school at Central Mesa next
Sunday at o'clock. Preaching at
8 p. m. by Rev. Lathrop. Our school
has steadily increased in numbers and
interest, and it is desired that this
year be better than the last. Every
body cordially welcome.
Nazarene Sunday school at 10 a. M,
preaching at IL a. m. Rev. Mitchell,
pastor.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-04
CENTRAL MESA

We forgot to state in last weeks
notes that our Christmas tree, beau
tiful rs foot fir, was gift to the
school from MIR. and Mrs. Seth Rus
sell of Cascade.
The Young Peoples class met at
the home of j. A. Limbaugh last
Thursday night.
Eldon Graves has had tonsilitis the
past week, but is able to be out again.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-04
BRAMWELL
BY &. F. Wells.


Elmer Rose recently closed the dea
for the purchase of the Morton 40
acre tract joining him on the east
The price paid for it was $2100.
Miss Edna Landers spent the week
end at the E. f. Wells home.
Mrs. Rolla Simmons Of Caldwell,
who had been visiting at the home Of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Bell,
returned to her home on Monday.
E. F. Wells returned home Saturday
His father passed to the Great Beyond
on Thursday, December 20. w. f.
Wells was n years of age. The body
was taken to McMinnville, Ore, for
burial.
Mrs. Charlie Puliam and the child
rem, former Bramwell residents, were
out this way Monday for joy ride.
just beyond the Burns hill the little
Ford gave up and no amount of coax
ing could start it again. A phone
message soon brought another car for
them and the Ford was hauled in the
next morning.
A feeling Of sadness swept the
neighborhood last Saturday morning
when it became known that Grandma
Burns had passed away at the home of
her son viii, where she had made her
home for several years. Ann Biglin
was born at Burlington, VT, April II,
1881; departed this life December 30,
1916, at the age Of 81 years, months,
10 days. When small child she
moved with her parents to Black
brook, ~ Y. AT the age Of 16 she !
was married to Philip McBreen at q
Clintonville, N. Y. By this union six {
children were born, three Of whom J
survive, Tom and George McBreen
and Mrs. Sarah Fountain, all living /
in Colorado. She was left a widow
in 1861. In 1868 she was married to
Owen Burns in Central City, Colo.
Four children were the fruits of this
two dying in infancy, Will
and Frank living near Emmett Also =
are left to survive her 26 grandchil-
1ren, ii great grandchildren and sew N
aral great great grandchildren. She T
was a woman who had implicit faith
n her God and church to help her :,
through her troubles. Having lived
N the frontier all her life she endur-
ID many hardships and privations. al
With her first husband she left New OF
York, travelling by boat to Cleveland ca
)hio, when that place had only half "
oxen houses, and from there by tow
oat to Columbus, Ohio, living there b,
I the time so many people died of e,
ubonic plague. Leaving Columbus
efore the first railroad was built in
, that city, going by tow boat to &c
incinati and from there by boat on
he Ohio river to Wheeling, W. Va, NJ
here she saw many a slave sold on W.
he block. After living in Wheeling
'veral years they returned to New ~,
ork by way of the Ohio river, Pitts l;o
irg, Pa, canal boat to the lakes, AZ,
ence to New York, where Mr.. Me- -.
reen died. With her six small child
n she again turned Westward, going 90
: way of the great lakes to the cop -.
r mines on Lake Superior After
ing there several years she start
fox Central City, Colo, where gold up
d just been discovered. From
naha to Cheyenne the train was
arded by soldiers and they were
layed one-half day by buffaloes N
'ssing the railroad. After reaching v;si
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-04
HEALTH AND BEAUTY.
Prominent BOzeman Woman.

mt think Dr.. Pierce's
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-04
Notice.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Billiard & John
son Sheep and Land company will be
held Tuesday, January 9, 1917, at 3
p. m. at the home ranch.
D. H. VanDETSEN, Secretary
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-04

Bozeman. Mont.-"I
Favorite Prescription
is the most wonderful
medicine there is for
a girl just coming in
TO womanhood. Ny
d a u & liter suffered
greatly, often causing
her to go to bed. /
only had to give her
three bottles of Fa-
vorite Prescription
to restore her to
womanly health" M
119 N. Grand St.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-01-04

Ruy your cement at MCGOWAN Bros.
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-04

as busy as before, knitting socks and
wristlets for the soldiers from the
gray wool which they made by card
ing white and black wool together and
later dying it blue to conform with
the Red Cross regulations.
Louie Cohen, a Stacker, was picked
up by the authorities in Oliver county.
He is said to have made some re-
marks as to what might happen in
case an attempt was made to make
him register but when the sheriff
called on him he was decidedly sub
missive. He claimed to have regis
tered in Montana and later to have
had his registration card burned up in
a pair of overalls while in Dickinson.
Anyone heard of an Overalls fire late
ly?
Common ordinary boils, to which
no one had paid any attention, caused
the death in the night of Theodore
Schulz, of Linton, whose father, upon
going to the young mans room to
awaken him, found him dead. Blood
poisoning had set in during the night
and evidently had proved almost i'm
mediately fatal The boy had had
some boils on his limbs for several
DAYS but nothing had been thought of
it.
H. L. Hartman, manager or the Pal
ace theatre at Mandan. was arrested
recently by States Attorney L. H..
Connolly, at the instance OF Attorney
General LANCER, charged with Operat-
ing place of amusement on Sunday.
About three weeks ago Mr.. Hartman
presented a I'm of religious character
and this has been followed for two
Sundays with films of like nature.
Attorney J. F. Sullivan has been re-
tanned to defend Hartman and the out
come of the case will be watched with
much interest.
C. f. Burnstad, owner Of the largest
and most successful cattle ranch re-
naming east Of the Missouri river,
has just clipped a third cutting of al
falfa from 900 acres Of his 2,O00-acre
, Pollock ranch, on the Missouri bot.
TOMS Mr.. Burnstad has installed a
ferry at this place to enable him to
more conveniently cross the Missouri
to his 1920 acres Of grazing land
which he recently has leased on the
Standing Rock reservation, west of
the river.
The program for the annual conven-
ton of the North Dakota Educational
association which will bring from l.
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and boy who made a record for him
self in debate work, is member OF
the 33Sth Field Artillery, Battery B,
at Camp Dodge, Iowa, having left
with the Jamestown contingent on
September 6. Her youngest son,
Charles, enlisted with Company e
when war was declared and expects to
leave with the boys this week for
Camp Greene, Charlotte. N. c. Mrs.
Harter is staying here with Charles
until the militia is called and after
that will go to Warsaw, Indiana, to
make her home with a married daugh-
ter for time before renewing her
struggle for existence Such unset
fish motherhood as this should indeed
be blessed.
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Ingersoli Watches
AROUND THE STATE

tract of land comprising II acres,
adjoining the city of Steele, last week
sold for 500 an acre.
Florence l.. bennett is appointed as
Juvenile Commissioner for the 18th
judicial district, by Judge Fisk.
Gov Frazier has proclaimed Oct
as Fire Prevention Day." There
should be at least 1865 of them every
year.
The N. P depot at Beltield was de-
stroyed by fire last week. A spark
from a passing engine is supposed to
have caused the fire.
Judging from the contents of the
editorial columns Of last weeks Lid
serwood BroadaXe, John Andrews is
again at the helm of that craft.
A reward of $50 is offered for in
formation that will establish the guilt
of the party or parties who broke into
the Balfour creamery and damaged
and removed property.
DR.. M. e. Todd, professor of Physics
and Electrical Engineering at the
State School of Science, Wahpeton,
has resigned to accept position at
the Dunwoodie Institute, Minneapolis.
He will be succeeded by Mr.. H. S.
Rush of Chicago.
Deans Kennedy, Babcock, Squires,
and French, and Professors Gillette,
Spence and Bek, are a committee OF
the University faculty selected to
counsel with Mr.. l.. j. Crawford, DR..
A. Fl. Taylor and Mr.. Vermilya, COM
mittee of the Board of Regents, to
survey the field for possible candi,
dates and to finally select a successor
to Dr. McVey.
Miss Curl Sand, one of the efficient
deputies in the office Of the County
Superintendent Of Schools of Grand
Forks county, has resigned to take up
departmental work in the Belmont
school at Grand Forks. Miss Sand goes
to her work with unusually valuable
experience, as she served for sew
eral years as one of the critic teach
ers of the State Normal school at
Nayville.'
When the members Of the Akra
branch CT the Pembina county Red
Cross chapter ran out Of knitting yarn
they did not stop their knitting but
sheared the wool from their own
sheep, carded and spun it and now are
The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-10-04

has worked and toiled laboriOusly to
give them the advantages of school
ing enough to enable them to take
up the struggle for themselves and
now when they had begun to pay back
their debt and look after her, the war
claims them and, uncomplainingly,
she gives them up. James Harter left
with the boys from Plentywood and is
now stationed at Camp Lewis, Amer
lean Lake, Washington, with Com
pany A of the 1862 infantry. William
Harter is at present at Warsaw, Ind,
or at least was there when last heard
from. He is in the first draft and if
not already sent, he expects to leave
with the next contingent. John Har-
ter, graduate of the local high school
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had gone to the south ferry to recross
and told people that he had escaped
from Jail. Bartlett is being held on a
grand larceny charge resulting from
spree during which he is supposed
to have robbed friend of money and
valuables. His home is in Canada.
Mrs. Ella Harter resident of Will
liston for the past twelve years, and
known to nearly every one in the
town, has just made the supreme sac
rifice of motherhood. She has given
all her sons to Uncle Sam for the
cause Of democracy. For years she
has borne the burden of bringing
them up and educating them alone,
her husband having passed to the
Great Beyond some years ago. She
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to and figure possible We
WE'LL carefully promptly,
through the mail when send the children We believe
visit this The many lines carry
ways than one
Kod.ks Pocket Books, White China
Candies that and Clean Soaps of kind Hair
Clothes Brushes Tooth Brushes Nail Files
Knives srop' Fountain Fountain Pen So Play
Elaborated Water Pluto Water In fact
in that a drug should have
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A Vest Pocket Kodak

Remember your soldier friend. It is no small
task he has ahead Of him The few moments OF
pleasure kodak will give him will well reward you
the privilege of presenting one to him. Pictures
that will be looked back to by future generations
and that will tell the story better than pen will al
ways be treasured by you and by the one to whom
you give the kodak
Vest pecket model, very compact and
reliable. Price ----------.------5 Sc 90
Other kodaks ---------------.S6 90 up
Brownies OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES % up
Folding Autographs
Brow nies-----------S6O 90 mp to $500
We do developing, finishing and enIarging.
Send us mail us your films.
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Penslar White Pine and Spruce
Cough Syrup, Mentholated
Acough syrup that has been tried and found to
be as good as any sold. The Menthol is beneilSial
as it keeps all the passages 1HC St)S
open. Price .....................
Pensar Cold Tablets 2oc
Dynamic Iron Tonic --------------Sl.5 50
Regular Tablet, non-gripping
or habit forming l0c 23c
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Sterno Stoves

STGfnO Stoves
Burn solid alcohol. Safe, convenient and handy
For outings sick room or for baby
sterno stove with boiler and can heat ---5Oc
sterno stove with boiler, heat and tray 81 90
Sterno Kitchenette, folding,
single burner .oO
sterno Kitchenette, folding,
Sterno Curling Iron Heater,
with can Zoe
sterno Flat Iron with heater 90
Canned solid heat loc, SOC, 75c
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-05-24
WON S5.OOO.OOO OFF $500
Texas Land Taken for Punv Debt Has
Proved to Be Rich in Quick
silver.

ChicaGo.-F. H. Perry. of this city,
iS receiving Il revonu" OF nearly 500
coo month from his quicksilver mine
in the Zig Bend country of Texas,
which he was forced to take over Sev-
cral years ago To satisfy debt Of
5000. In fact when Mr.. Perry came
into possession sc this 1850 acres of
land he regarded 1t as worthless. He
did not even take the trouble to 90 10
see it, knowing the region to be bar
rem and almost uninhabitablc. How
over, fate had decreed that fortune
should smile on Mr.. Perry.
Since the price of quicksilver mount
ed from SO to $50 per flask of -
pounds because of the war in Europe,
Mr.. Perry'S mine has produced So
100000 worth of the material. What
the mine is worth today no one ven
lures to estimate, bur. figuring on its
revenue producing basis. il ought TO
have a value of not less than $1,000
900.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-05-24
When Nancy Dances

NanCy'S mother has just finished
making her Il dance frock which She
IS To wear at the final party Of her
dancing class. II is iiImy and crisp
enough To make a EaUZe-NiuGrd but
t"rtly cnviou>-if butterflies could har-
hor envy-and il IS exactly suited 70
the graceful and slender little maid
and her gently fIflicSomr dancing
Long will Nancy remember IN" glory
IF this frock and the paiuStaking work
and planning that make it such a sue
cess.
Tn" frock is made of S-orEandie
tlOuncing. very sheer. very white and
very wide The edge Of the bouncing
Is Scallopcd and each Scallop frames Il
wreath Of dainty embroidery, made of
small leaves and n single blossom
Above this edge there are small. widely
scattered dots and above them Il mar
row border of little embroidered bios
SONS and leaves. The Scalloped edge
appears only on the skirt. for the dis
eliminating taste of Nancys mother
teaches her that much decoration is out
Of place in the dress Of little children
The skirt is laid In shallow. even
plaits at the top and joined tn Il plain
baby" waist in which the en-
hroidcred border appears Just above
the WuiStln". The sleeves are merely
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-05-24

by his wife shortly after their mar
riaSe and after their separation. In
this letter Mrs. GillingS made the fol-
lowing statements:
We are not living in the age Of
slaves or heather. nor 100 years ago,
nor even - years ago. Women are
waking UP. They are no longer con
sidered a white slave Of man You
will receive no sympathy from any
well read man or woman of today"
Another passage read:
Not only | refuse on religious or
conscientious grounds, but my own
personal feelings and the welfare of
the future generation of my children.
You are To be pitied, Surely-yOu, with
your century-ago ideas of the duty of
wife TO man, usual martial relations,
etc"
Mrs. GillingS had written this let
ter in Response to his appeals that
She live wifi him and make home
for him.
And she was Il June bride, too" OK
claimed Gilling>. The court granted
the annulmcnt.
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-05-24

short, pointed ilounces, edged ".
val lace whipped on TO , J,
hem. \ little cape hanging IN a,
from The shoulders and al n. !,
and back, wells the embroidery d
b"dic" and is edged with vl /,
The Dutch neck is cut square an
.>h"d with Il fine, narrow edt,I
lace also.
The sash, which suits 50 VEL
iaintiucSS of ths dress. and thp a
ant bow, which holds Nanys /
are of wide, soft satin ribbon n J
sea green. Just why this par1z
color and shade are 50 cOnyindv
the best possible choice for a "A
mcr dress, is not TO be fathOmei4
they are.
Two pctticOats, Joined to a ID
body 10 make them hang eyea
worn under the frOck and thsJ
made of organdie edged with val
No matter what splendOr may 4
little hearts sing at the party, no1
can shine down the beauty Of Nll,
dress.
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cites which marked the government
nous" nj that period, gay" f." the plac"
an intensity of life which il has never
since cqualcd.
Following the capture of Washing
ton British brig and Il TRANSPORT ship
arrived ut Halifax bearing Il large
Aumbrr of fugitive slaves from Viz
C'nia. whose descendants still popu-
lat" negro colonies on The outskirts OF
The town. Another ami larger ant
more important addition 10 the popula-
ton Of Halifax. however. came N the
conclusion of peace between the moth
rr country and the revolving American
colonies in 1883. when thousands oi
IOyaIi>tS. prcfprrinE the old nag tu thu
new. left the states and renewed their
British allegiance in Nova Scotia. BY
them WAS laid the foundation of the
now considerable city of 81. John.
while many IF them settled in Hall
fax. where they contributed at ono"
and in no small measure 10 the enter
prise of the community and where
their descendants still retain that de-
vOtiOn To the empire which has had so
remarkable n demonstration in these
last troubled years for Eritaiu'S far
flung lines.
Halifax has always been essentially
English. 1t is. nevertheless, surround
ed by the settlements which the earli-
or French had established in that part
of the world, beginning as early as
1901; and it was not until 17l0 that
British sovereignty was definitely set
up. BY the treaty Of Utrecht U1l3-
~ the ACadians were permitted TO
remain in the country. continuing
their religion. or to leave with their
personal effects. From 1850 to 1862,
The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-05-24

relations with the United States, all
British regular troops were with
drawn and the care Of Halifax and its
Notifications was committed To the
government of the Dominion of Can
ada. With the outbreak of the Eu-
rOpean war, however, Halifax was
again made military and naval head
quarters for British America. and
many German prisoners have been in
termed upon the well-guarded islands
Of its harbor. Here, 700, was the chief
port of emnarkatiOn for the numerous
contingents which Canada has con-
tributed to the English armies.
Prominent in Napoleonic Wars.
During the NapoleOric wars Hall
fax was the scene of many demon
stration Of English prowcss. The pri-
vatecrs, fitted out by prominent Hall
gonianS, frequently returned with
their prizes, distinguished French
prisoners made use of the enforced
hospitality Of the citadel built by
Prince Edward son of George ",
swhich Stlll caps the highest ground
)and is n landmark far To sea. The
first prizes of the war Of 1912 were
brought by their British Captors to
Halifax, and it was to this capaclous
shelter that the Shannon brought the
captive Chesapeake. 1t was from Hal
flax that the successful naval expedi-
ton against the coast of Maine set
sail, and the succession of prize courts
which followed the arrival of the vic
tory ships. together with the social gay