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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28
NEWS OF OUR SOLDIER
BOYS
Interesting Letters from Our
Boys at Home Camps
and Abroad.
From "The Other Boy"

Ralph, who went to Moscow in Oc-
tober for training in the mechanical
branch of the service, has been sick
the entire time he has been there with
influenza. He is now convalescent and
is able to write. Below are given ex-
tracts from his effusions:
You ask me if the nurses are male
or female. Well, guess l shall have
to confess-they are female, and one
is a peach, but of course she is mar
ried, war bride. am still stationed
at the Elk's club and feeling fine and
eat enough to feed an army. tried
to get out and go to the barracks, but
the doctor said, Nothing doing; you
are d. sick boy and will have to
stay here for while" So have decid-
ed that | didn't come to Moscow to
join the army, but to enter the SOL
dier's home.
Nov. 21-I am still in the GONZALES
cent ward. l didn't get out Monday,
as l expected, so have decided not
to say anything more about being out
until get over to the barracks and
sleep there at least two nights. But
I should worry-three meals day, 30
plunks month and nothing to do.
When 1 got my uniform it was at least
four inches too big for me, and now it
is so tight that when | eat l have to
unfasten the top button, and if | am
kept here much longer something
awful is liable to happen. What would
you advise me to do? have only six
safety pins.
1t has been reported by sergeant
that another sergeant told him that
we would be released Saturday, but
one can't believe anything he hears in
the army, and | am not going to be-
lieve anything until l get the official
papers in my hand and am on my way
home. The officers are now checking
up our stuff, but it may be for another
purpose.
see by the papers that some pro-
fessor is going to teach US Section B
fellows how to sing. Some job When
/ get home you will surely have one
song bird around.
went up to get my army overcoat
Monday, but they only had AZ size
and l look like the center pole of
circus tent with it on, so l will wait
until another lot is received.
l sure enjoyed that box of eats,
but you did not send me a cork puller
to open that bottle, and | am afraid
to ask for one, as this is a dry state,
and besides l am in the army now.
Nov. 23-The doctor yesterday
transferred me from the convalescent
ward TO the barracks, and at present |
am located in a small barrack back of |
the big barracks. 1t is a nice place
and is kept warm in the day time. 1t
was awful cold this morning to jump
out of bed on few minutes notice,
especially after being housed in
steam heated room for more than five
weeks. | was placed on kitchen police
duty today.
While was sick in the hospital one
of the soldiers was arrested for steal
ing &c. He was sent to Camp Lewis
for trial and was sentenced to the fed
-eral prison at Fort Leavenworth for
from one to Is years.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28

work on the Emmett Irrigation Ditch.
The deceased is survived by her hus-
band and eight children. Mrs. Murray
was member of the Catholic church.
The funeral was held from the Buck
mum chapel on Tuesday afternoon at
2 o'clock and was conducted by Pastor
A. C. Lathrop.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28
Married

John B. Carlsen and Anna M.
Bremmer procured marriage license
last Monday and went to Nampa,
where they were married in the Catho-
lie church by Rev. Father Refs. Miss
Bremmer is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Martin Bremmer living near
town, and; Mr.. Carlson is in the employ
of the B. P. mill. They will live here
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28

A marriage license was issued We'd
nesday to Farley Yergenson of Sweet
and Nora Harwell of Emmett, and
Judge Sutton performed the ceremony.
Both parties are well known to large
circle of friends, who will wish them
well.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28
DIED

Mrs. Eva Evaline Murray, wife OF
Lewis Murray, died near Montour
Sunday, aged 48 years. The deceased
was sick for about two weeks. She
was born Oct. 10, 1870, in Minnesota.
She has lived in Idaho about 16 years.
About six weeks ago the family came
to Emmett and Mr.. Murray secured
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28

Friends of Miss Theodocia Phillips,
VINO recently removed with ner parents.
to Portland, have received the newsi
of her illness with Spanish Influenza.
She is doinng nicely, however, and
hopes to be well shortly.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28

Ben Surber arrived Monday from
Camp Lewis. He has been released
and is the second Emmett boy to reach
home. He is very much disappointed
that he didn't get to go across.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Dahlstrom
have rented the Burkhard bungalow
on South Hayes street and will move
in this week.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28

Lou Obermeyer this week purchased
fine new Sonora from the Pioneer
Furniture Store.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28

Auditors Report of Gem County
The auditors report of Gem County
completed and forwarded to the state
auditor November 25 shows, in part,
the following items:
Personal property valu-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28

7. c. Breshears stopped over night
in Emmett Tuesday. He was taking a
drove of cattle through to Eagle.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28
Attention [. o. O. F.

Your presence is urgently request
ed at the lodge Monday evening at
7:30, unless Flu restrictions prohibit.
Big feed.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28
Masonic Meeting.

Members of Butte Lodge are re-
quested to be present at the next meet
ing, Thursday evening, December 5,
at s o'clock. Second degree work.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28

The Musical Guardsmen Company
received orders Tuesday morning to
return to Kansas City Tuesday morn
ing to disband. The cornetist of the
troupe is on furlough and is required
to report at camp December 25th.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28

Alton White is now at New York
waiting to take ship for overseas. He
expects to go to Siberia
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-28

Diamond Edge knives and rasors
at Rsilly's.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
CARRY FOOD TO TRENCHES
French Employ Canine Courier. to
Take Supplies to the Men In
Most Exposed Positions.

Trench warfare certainly interferes
with the fighters meals. After cap
turing the enemy's position in partic-
ular, Is the fighter at loss to know
how he will get his regular rations;
for no sooner does the enemy find
himself dispossessed of his original
trenches than he opens up with an in
tense barraga fire designed to prevent
ammunition and food from reaching
the new occupants.
The French army believes it has
solved the problem Of carrying food to
men In isolated trenches, in its lunch
dogs, says the Scientific American.
Carrying light lunches and coffee, and
even cartridges for the men in the first
line trenches when the combat is hot
and protracted these splendid trained
dogs are more certain to get through
barrages than men. Each dog is
equipped with sort of double bag,
strapped tight over its body, and pro-
vided with numerous pockets for food,
coffee cans, ammunition and other sup
plies.
1t is at the military dog-training
grounds at Paris that dogs are pre-
pared for this service. Not only are
these four-legged couriers taught to
avoid the enemy and beware Of tricks,
but also to crawl on their stomachs in
order to escape flying bullets. Special
masks are provided for these dogs
when they must pass through pois-
on gas area.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
PENDLEBURRY
TALKS ABOUT ROADS

/ think we are wasting much of
the money that is beng spent on the
roads. Grading and dragging earth
roads and then doing it over when
they flatten out or blow away is only
wasting money. Our system is
wrong anyway; road overseers don't
get the results, and men working
under the direction of road over
seers do not usually arrive on time
nor work faithfully after they do
arrive. And | am not in favor of
contract work either. If we have
proper equipment and proper super
intendence the work can be accom-
plished as well under public manage
ment as by contractor and we can
save the contractors profits. What
we want is the right kind of men to
look after it.
AS to how to begin and where to
begin, think we should go to build
ing hard roads of some kind. The
logical place to start is at the county
seat and build out from here. Build
in one direction one year and in an
other direction the next. We might
build from BlackfoOt to Snake river
bridge first. Then build up towards
Shelley, and after that go on toward
Riverside or out the GrOveland way,
and in time we shall have trunk lines
thru the county and be ready to work
on the branches.
AS to the high lines for handling
coal, / am in favor of it. think
that one man could handle the Of
fee work and weighing for all the
sales of coal at Blackfoot just as we'll
as to have SO many engaged in it.
We are in the coal business, but at
anytime they want to consolidate 1t
under one management to save labor
and expense l am willing to give up
our trade for the general good. 1t
costs so much money to unload cars
by hand. we might just as well
handle it by means of q high line
and dump it all by gravity from the
cars to the bins and from the bins to
the wagons or trucks.
There is q very suitable place for
a high line along the Mackay tracks
just west of the potato warehouse.
A trestle could be put in there and
q bin to hold a carload or more of
. coal. Your article about high lines
l read rather hurridly and do not
see the use of having two, as 1t would
take double the manpOwer to oper-
ate them. But whatever plan is
adopted to economic materials and
labor and release cars quicked by un-
loading them on the gravity plan,
am willing to cooperate in, even to
tho extant Of giving nm our part in
the coal business if necessary.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13

the eagerness with which they tell
you about their best girls and show
you a picturesque of these pictures
look like anything but candidates for
a beauty contest. But the soldier ad-
mirers rave about them when they
are away from the excitement and
dangers of the front lines. Then
they think of people and things over
on the other side of the Atlantic, and
they. confide details of their court
ship and seek advice.
Some of the boys are grieved at
the tone or scarcity Of the letters
from their sweethearts. Then there
ID touch of jealousy or fear in their
words-fear that some rival has cut
them out
IF the girl back home only re-
allied how they can cheer these poor
fellows by writing much and often!
Nothing can brighten the last hours
of MORALLY wounded soldier, and
console him SO long as intimate let
ters from loved ones.
IF / live a hundred years I could
never forget the splendid bravery
and the instances of patriotism
shown by one fthese patient Ameri-
cans who died few days ago.
"He was a big, rough fellow. He
had been a pugilist. From the mo-
ment he arrived at the hospital, I'M
conscious, we saw he had no chance.
Much of the time he was in delirium.
Just before he died he kept saying:
Let me go over once more, fellows
don't hold me. I'm all right. I want
to hit 'em once more. Just once
more
"He died in the midst of one Of
these rawlings. IN the day before,
while he had few rational moments.
he told me he had only $40 more to
pay on his second liberty bond.
That's patriotism for you-lib-
erty bonds and his young life!
"And some people at home think
they are making sacrifices!"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
BRAZIL LOOKING TO FUTURE
important industries Of the Country
Are to Be Encouraged by the
Government.

The secretary of agriculture of Bra
I'll recently presented a lengthy me-
mortal to the president of the republic
explaining the necessity Of encourag-
ing the coal and steel industries, which
has resulted in the publication Of two
DEGREES of the federal government.
The secretary's report states that
until there are at least ten coal mines
in active operation in the country the
effect Of this industry will not be felt
in the conservation of the wood sup
ply, which Is now being rapidly con-
Sumed to meet the needs of the rail-
ways and of domestic industries. The
steel industry is so largely dependent
upon suitable fuel that, in the secre-
tary's opinion, it should also receive
the attention of the Brazilian govern
ment. The director of the geological
survey of the Brazilian government
states that by process Of washing
metallurgical coke may be obtained
from Brazilian coal, and that this is,
already being accomplished In the
state Of Santa Catharina.
The secretary points out that the
present lack of sufficient domestic coal
of suitable quality should not interfere
with the establishment Of a steel in
dustry, which could temporarily use
wood, and that for more than 800 years
Sweden was obliged to depend upon
this kind Of fuel. He also says that In
the United States some 100000 tons Of
pig iron are produced annually by the
use Of charcoal as q fuel.-Commerce
PonOrtS
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
LEE MILLER
RECEIVES PROMOTION

Lee j. Miller, former Blackfoot
boy, has been stationed at San Diego
Cal. for the past eighteen months
in training and his mother recently
received word from him to the ef-
feet that he has been corporal for
several months.
He has very recently been moved
to Camp Kearney, distance OF
twenty-five miles from SanDiego, and
was given a position in the regimen
tai post office.
Lee mentioned having had the
pleasure of meeting with many of
his Blackfoot friends and acquaint-
ances from the surrounding country
who have been sent there with the
various draft congingents.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
To Be Pitched Only In the Morning

To Be Pitched Only In the Morning.
Many years ago, when Connie Mack
was the Milwaukee catcher and man.
ager, the club opened the season with
several scream veteran pitchers.
There was one youngster with the club
who did not complain Of this trouble.
so they sent him to the slab. Milwau-
kee was beaten something like 16 to 4.
The kid pitcher was downcast. ''The
umpire didn't give me any the best
Of it," he said by way Of an alibi.
"No," replied Joe Cantillon, who had
overheard the remark; neither did the
opposing batters give you any the best
Of it."
The kid walked off in huff. Con-
ME Mack turned to Cantillon. "I'll
say this for the boy" he said, "I've
worked out with him every morning
for the last two weeks, and he looked
mighty good"
Cantillon pulled schedule out Of
his pocket and glanced over it rapid
ly. "The next morning game is on
Decoration day, Connie" he remark
ed. "Save the kid pitcher for then"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
When a Prisoner ls Exchanged.

Ivan Rossiter, captured by the Ger
mans and later exchanged, says in the
Farm and Fireside: '"Then I lay down,
not to sleep but to think. I thought
of the day when enlisted in Canada,
Of leaving home, the training camps,
the trip overseas to England, the
training in England, going across the
channel to Flanders, the terrific fight
ing at Ypres, of the many friends who
fell on that bloody battlefield, how l
was wounded and captured, the inhu-
man treatment I received at the hands
Of the German surgeons, who had four
husky Germans hold me down while
they cut five bones out Of my wrist
and amputated my middle finger at the
second joint when I was wounded in
the palm Of the hand, the kicks and
the cuffs from prison guards and the
terrible stuff the Germans called food
in the prison camps"
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
Looked Like Decorations, :

A huckster drove out into one of
the suburbs with load of produce
late the other night and his horse
wandered into road where repairs
were being made. The horse was on
the edge Of deep sewer trench when
a suburbante called to the driver and
warned him Of his danger.
"Didn't you see the red lanterns?"
the suburbanite asked.
"Yes," replied the huckster, but I
thought they were part Of the decora-
tions."-Detroit Free Press.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
LEFT FOR CAMP LEWIS

Bernard Stevenson left Monday for
Camp Lewis. He has served several
months in the army and was then
discharged on account of ill-health.
Since that time he has tried to re-
enlist, but was still rejected. He
then went under an operation and
has at last been accepted and will
take training at Camp Lewis.
Mr.. Stevenson's many friends wish
him good luck.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
ENLISTED IN THE NAVY

Ralph Thompson, who enlisted in
the navy about month ago, received
his call the first of the week and left
Tuesday morning for Seattle, where
he will enter into training.
Mr.. Thompson lives at Rich and
has many friends who wish him sue
cess in his work.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
NEWSPAPER WIPED OUT

One newspaper will now be pub
lished down in Ada county, where
three have been "fiourishing" under
three roofs. The Eagle Enterprise
at the village of Eagle, the Star
Courier at the village of Star and the
Middleton Herald at the village of
Middleton.
William Lennon had the nerve to
become the owner of all three of
these moulders of public opinion, and
now he is trying to make some COM
bination that will not make these
three opinion makers so much of a
lemon on those communities.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
FRED billiard HEARD FROM

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles billiard re-
ceived letter from their son Fred
the first of the week. Fred was
gassed some time ago, but states that
he is recovering and is able to work.
He is doing stenographic work in a
recorders office at present and says
he likes his work very much
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
FAMILY TOGETHER AGAIN

Agnes j. Reid Of Presto sends the
Republican a clipping from letter
by B. M. Bower Of Los Angeles say
ing that the X. p. Brown family
formerly Of Blackfoot notoriety, have
gotten together again and they are
living on Ga street, Los Angeles, and
Karl is working out at San Pedro,
and Mrs. Brown in the Brack shops.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
and brave and young my heart bleeds

and brave and young my heart bleeds
for them. Many are for the first
time away from home. They are
patient, but they long for the little
attentions that they have been accus-
toned to get from their. mothers and
sisters.
There's never a word Of COM
plant. They bear their pain like
true soldiers. 1t is amusing to watch
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
IMPROVING RAPIDLY

G. v. Fisher came down from
Idaho Falls the first of the week and
reports that his daughter Maxine,
who was operated upon some time
ago, is improving rapidly and will
be home soon.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
A NEW DAUGHTER

A seven and half pound daughter
was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Tavern
Miller last Saturday. Both mother
and babe are reported doing nicely.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
ACCEPTED A POSITION

Virgil Stevens of Springfield has
accepted a position at the Powers
Pharmacy and is working at the soda
fountain. Mr.. Stevens expects to re-
main here for some time.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
WOMAN'S LOVE
GOES INTO BATTLE
Mementoes of Loved
Ones Gives a Pathetic
ally Personal Touch
War.

AT THE BRITISH FRONT-The
| influence of woman Is felt in the first
line trenches and dugouts and
reaches out even upon the battle
fields.
In the. pockets of dead soldiers,
friends and foes, are found every day
and everywhere along the far-flung
front the snapshots, and often cabi-
net photographs, of mothers, wives,
sisters and sweethearts, love letters
and just simple letters from home.
In many cases they are carried in a
little special pocket just over the
heart. These are the soldiers great
est treasures. 1t matters not what
his army is, in this respect human
nature Is the same. Pictures of SOL
dier's dear ones are nailed on the
walls of his dugout, in underground
tunnels, in the cellars of wrecked
buildings, or pinned on the canvas
walls of lorries and motor trucks
wherever Tommy, Bill, Ralph or
Dick may find a humbie war domi-
cile.
Captives Fight to Save Pictures
These valuables give pathetically
personal touch to war. You wonder
how the mems relatives would feel
If they saw what you daily seen when
the battle is raging. You are thank
full that they are spared the ordeal.
A letter or photograph taken from
a dead soldiers pocket in the process
of Identification suddenly narrows
your conception of war down to the
broken form at your feet to Jim
Jones and Frank Black and the
legion Of others who have died in
action.
have seen German prisoners re-
sist when searchers started to probe
their deep sleeve cuffs, where they
invariably carry the pictures Of rela-
tives.
Finds Husband Turned Savage
/. A letter was found on dead Ger
man the other day. 1t was from his
wife, who wrote that the wives of
soldiers in her neighborhood COM
planned the war had made their hus-
bands like animals. She added she
had noticed difference in him, too,
when he was home on his last fur
Tough, but she hoped that after the
slaughter was over he would be gen.
tie again.
The advanced zone, where death
turks everywhere, is distinctly a
mans world. No Women---even the
most ardent and useful and daring
war woman workers-are allowed TO
get anywhere near that zone.
But in the base hospitals and rest
areas there are plenty of women.
The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1918-09-13
And there they perform wonders.

II any reauer InIHhs Wal NURSES
become flint hearted and calloused,
just let him listen to the good woman
volunteer from Wisconsin, gray
haired and with tender brown eyes,
and a heart of gold. She said:
Boys Over There are Jealous
MANY American soldiers pass
thru our hospital. They are 80 big