The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1917-05-03
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Mrs. Charles Vahlberg was in Swee
last week visiting her parents, MI
and Mrs. J. j. Kirkpatrick.
For any kind Of hauling call tn.
Gem City Transfer at Idaho Hard
ware e. Furniture Co., phone 180-W.
Henry Jones of Boise has accepted
position in the H. T. Davis drug
store and will have charge Of the
new soda fountain.
Mrs. Keene of Tacoma, Washington
will address the ladies of Emmett al
parlor melting Friday afternoon al
the home of Mrs. J. L. Reed at 2:30.
st. Mary's Guild will meet with Mrs
Geo. F. Zimmerman Thursday of next
week.
Miss Mary Carnage has been suf-
ferer for week past from rheuma-
tism.
Mrs. Harry Shearer was in town
Friday to shop and Harry came in
Saturday and remained until Sunday.
The basement of E. L. Holverson's
new store building was completed
Tuesday and is ready for the brick
layers.
A letter received this week from w.
H. Barnes, reader of The Index liv-
ing at Hughson, Calf, states that he
expects to be in Emmett the latter
part of July, probably to locate.
Giles Carpenter, who is a member
of the military company at the state
university in Moscow, holds the re-
cord of being the fifth best shot in
the company.
I. P. Ennis, representing the Chi
cago Air Tight Stove company, was
in town Friday and placed an agency
for these combination cook and heat
er stoves with the Hawkins Hard
ware.
The flag of Germany used in every
place except on a battle ship is COM
posed of three broad stripes, red,
white and black, which run the full
angth of the flag. No other mark dis
it. The flag used on a
German battle ship is white with two
black stripes the length and width of
the flag, making a large cross and
three small black, white and red
stripes and small cross in the up
per left hand corner.
c. NJ. Swaziland while out back of |
Kuna Butte Wednesday was surpris-
ID to see pair of antelope browsing |
n the sage brush. The late spring |
weather had doubtless caused a de-
,ree of hunger that drove the animals /
lown among the farms. 1t has been
ears since antelope have been seen
n either Ada or Canyon county. 1t
S to be hoped the visitors may have
afe return to the mountains when the
now has disappeared.-Nampa Re-
ord.
The Western phrase, wouldn't
tand his bluff" was very forcibly
Illustrated Monday morning in a little
pisode that was presented at the
abroad stock-yards. The parties to
he misunderstanding were the oblig-
lg depot agent and bull calf that he |
as trying to persuade to entrain for &
ome point in the lower country. 1t is i
aid that the agent put up vigorous t
kick" and that the calf countered 7
it'll "the horn of plenty" where is +
as supposed to make the most last t
e impression. The calf finally came i
f conqueror and started out to beat | t
lie waiting train to Emmett, which Q
light not be an impossible perform t
ice under some conditions, but was v
,tly pursued by an employee at the I
alton and after leading the train v
r about two miles, was finally side S
acked and returned to the care and u
Istody of the Oregon Short Line for
ture isposition-Cascade News.
It may be some time before the !,
ederal Land bank is ready for bust p
IS in this section. See c. A West +
r quick money. Can make few :,
ans on desirable city property Il