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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02
emmett SOLDIER RE-
PORTED INJURED
Albert Burdge Said to be Victim
of Gun WOund-Particulars
Are Meager.

News of the injury of Albert
Burdge, member of the Idaho Ma
tional Guard from Emmett and now in
France, was received here this week
by Mrs. Edith Miles in a letter from
her son Lieutenant Clark Miles The
letter is very indefinite as to the ex-
tent of the injury or how it was
caused, simply stating that young
Burdge had been shot between the
eyes. The inference is that the wound
was inflicted by the accidental dis
charge of gun, and not received in
action.
The young man is a son of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Burdge, who live west of
town, and nephew of Mrs. Goodsell.
Neither Mr.. Burdge nor Mrs. Goodsell
has received any word as to his in
jury, except what was in Clark Miles
letter. They received letter from
him only a few days ago, in which he
stated he was we'll and feeling fine.
They are naturally anxious to learn
further particulars.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02
WILL BUILD FUNERAL
CHAPEL
Artistic Building to be Erected
by Undertaken Bucknum
at Cost of $4,000

Definite decision to at once erect a
funeral chapel on the west half of his
residence lots has been reached by
C. D. Bucknum.
The building will be of most pleas
ing design. 1t will be 32x45 feet and
will be constructed of cement blocks.
The interior will be provided with a
reception room, dressing rooms, etc.,
and the auditorium will have seat
ing capacity of 200 people.
Plans are being made by an ar
chitect and bids for the construction
will be asked in a few days. The
cost will be about $4,000.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02
Thanks

l want to thank all precinct captains
and their lieutenants who so ably
helped to place Gem county over the
line in the Third Liberty Loan drive.
1t was splendid work and no one
shirked in any way, but gave his very
best. The Boy Scouts, altho they were
the cleaners after the harvest" made
splendid showing and brought in
several thousand dollars to swell
the quota. Gem county has more
than filed its allotment; it was the
most spontaneous subscription that
has been experienced. In the other
two drives the bonds were subscribed
largely by the banks and other corpor-
ations, but the people are now aware
that the war must be financed out of
their savings and they are ready and
willing to do their part. By our
united effort along all lines of war
work we can destroy Kaiserism and
drive the menace forever from the
earth.
V. T. CRAIG. Chairman
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02
CELEBRATE
BIRTHDAY
Odd Fellows and Rebekahs Join in
Patriotic Function

Emmett Lodge, l. o. o. F., cele-
brated the 99th anniversary of Odd
Fellowship in their hall Friday even
ing with inspiring patriotic speeches
and songs.
Mrs. Kirk Landers presided. After
the reading of the proclamations is
sued by the supreme and grand Of
ficers, Mrs. D. M. Stokesbery recount
ed the struggles and the opposition
overcome in founding the Rebekah
order and gave a history of the
growth of the organization and the
worthy work it has done and is doing
V. t. Craig gave a splendid talk
on the various war funds. Finley
Monroe spoke earnestly on the duty
of Odd Fellows in the war. J. w.
Tyler also delivered an eloquent ad-
dress along the same lines. Mrs.
Lanktree told of the financial side of
the Rebekah degree and its part in
alleviating distress and assisting the
unfortunates.
Musical numbers were: Song by G.
L. Carnage; piano duet by the Misses
Langroise; duet by Mrs. Newcomer
and Mrs. Keithley. Miss Anna Camp
bell gave one of her inimitable read
ings.
A feature of the evening was the
presentation of service flag to the
Odd Fellows by the Rebekahs. The
flag contains four stars, representing
B. o. Clark, C. B. Polly, H. Clair Hay
lor and George Dye, members of the
lodge who are in the U. S. Army.
At the close of the program ice
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02

The following letter from Harvey
Parks, dated March II, was writer
to his uncle L. S. Park of Ola:
While l have time will write you
few lines to let you know about
where | am. We have been in France
a little more than two months. We
were on the boat 10 days on our way
over. | didn't mind the trip very
much, as l was busy most of the time.
1 didn't get sea sick like some of the
boys did. The last four days and
nights we had to keep all of our
clothes on all the time. That was
when we were going through the dan
ger zone. There were a number of
other transport boats with us. 1t
was quite cold when we landed and we
had a very cold ride on the train for
48 hours before we arrived at our
barracks. The barracks are large
buildings and we had number of
stoves and when we got warm and
had moved around little we felt
pretty good. We were only at that
place about two weeks. We are now
located in a village of about 5000
people and I like it much better here
than | did at the other place.
1t is very pretty country around
here. 1t is most all farming country.
Lots Of grapes are grown here and
he people make lots of wine of all
zinds and it is very cheap. All these
owns are full of wine shops and they
ire pretty well patronized by the
American soldiers, but we very sell
lom see a soldier that has more wine
han he should have. Most of the
French people wear wooden shoes and
t seems funny to see them running
ID and down the streets.
| expected to see this country more
ID to date. They are hundreds of
ears behind the times. Very seldom
ee a frame building. They build
hem all of stone and brick. There
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02
Why You Should Keep Your Money in
Bank

Many years ago an old man, who
didn't expect to live long called his
four sons to him and said:
My boys, have here four faggots
which have tied together. l want to
see which of you boys can break this
bunch of four sticks. Henry, as you
are the strongest, l will let you try
first"
Henry took the bundle of sticks. He
bent them across his knee. He strain
ed and put into his efforts all his
energies. In vain. He could not break
the sticks.
Each of the other sons tried to break
this bunch of faggots, without sue
cess, They could not be broken.
Then said the old father:
Boys, no one can break that bun
die of sticks so long as they are all
tied together. But any one could
break a single stick. Just so long as
you boys stick together you are safe.
When each one goes off on his own
hook you are not safe-any one can
break you"
The National Banks of this country
are very much like that bunch of fag-
gots.
Every National Bank is a member
of the Federal Reserve System of the
United States government. They are
all bound together in this vast system
by the same laws.
When you deposit your money in
National Bank you know it is safe.
A National Bank cannot invest your
money where you cannot get it when
you need it. 1t must be able to pay
every depositor in full at any time.
To secure money a National Bank
can go to the Federal Reserve Bank of
which it is member and re-discount
its paper and secure cash for its de-
positors.
A National Bank is one of a num-
Der of Banks bound together by the
laws of the United States Government.
This is a National Bank. It is
a member of the Federal Reserve
System of the United States of Amer
lea. 1t is tied up with all other Ma
-ional Banks in the Federal Reserve
System and we can all go to our Fed
eral Reserve Bank and get cash when
we want it.
When you carry your money in this
National Bank, you have the assur-
ance that back of it stands our FEEDER
Il Reserve Bank and the united
strength of all the members. Back
If our Federal Reserve Bank stands
he entire group of Federal Banks and
he Federal Reserve Board, composed |
# the Secretary of the Treasury of |
he United States, the Comptroller of
currency and five other members ap- |
ointed by the President. Back of |
hem stands the Government of the
United States of America.
Your money is here for you at
ny time you may need it, instantly.
While you do not need it it is abso-
ltely safe.
Are you depositor in The First
|ational Bank? y
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02
Affirms Drainage Decision

The decision of Judge Mccarthy in
affirming the decision previously made
as to the assessment of the Farmers
Cooperative and Noble Ditch COM
panies by Drainage District No. l
has been placed on file in Gem county.
The only procedure now remaining to
be taken in order to complete the legal
requirements before the district may
proceed to actual work is the confrma-
tion of the new assessment roll by the
Canyon county district court.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02
A High Commitment.

The Index folks are very proud Of
the following letter received a few
weeks ago from Edward Seymour, &
prominent banker of Wall street, New
York City. The high compliment paio
this paper is especially pleasing or
account of its coming from a man
who is a total stranger and whose
judgment is therefore uninfuenced by
any personal feeling toward the folks
who make The Index. Mr. Seymour
is a large holder of Emmett Irriga-
tion District bonds and subscribed for
The Index in order to keep in touch
with conditions here: His letter fol-
lows:
1t gives me much pleasure to
renew my subscription to The
Emmett Index. l have been in
the bond business for a period
extending over many years, which
necessitated subscribing for many
country papers until such papers
as The Bond Buyer came out,
which gave data about bonds all
over the country, and have sell
dom ever run across as interest
ing and as live paper as The
Emmett Index. enjoy very much
your funny column, and | cut out
the same and send it off every
week to a sick friend. l enjoy
your editorials and the letters
from "The Boy" l consider such a
paper as yours a live wire, and of
interest to the community in
which you live and to its up
building.
l hope Emmett will increase
and prosper, as it has, and the
District also, and that The En-
NETT Index will keep up its high
order of fun and literary ability,
and that "The Boy" will come
home with honors.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02
Y. T. CRAIG. Chairman.
Starts in Rabbit Industry

Miss Lucille, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Larkins has launched out
in the rabbit industry. AS starter she
has bought two pedigreed Flemish
Giants, male and female, paying SIS
for the former and $40 for the latter.
Rabbit meat is running chicken meat
close race for popularity and is
selling for 30 cents pound dressed.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02

and today they have been ringing of
and on, for in France both Easter Sun.
day and the following day are cele-
brated; in fact, Monday is considered
a bigger day than Sunday. The only
thing we lacked to make it pleasant
day was home, the presence of eggs in
any form and the fact that we had
to work as on any other day. We even
had new hats. While we have had
eggs several times for breakfast,
there seemed to be serious lack Of
them Sunday, and so we went without.
When we first landed in France we
all bought Overseas caps" to take
the place of the campaign hats. Also
most of the boys have either leather
leggins or wrapped leggins. In the
last few weeks the government has
issued overseas caps and wrapped leg
gins, but as they are of poorer
quality, or at least don't look as nice,
we had stored them away until called
for. So yesterday all the troops in
this section were ordered to be in
formation at the Easter exercises held
on the square at the Y. M. c. A, in
regulation uniforms, so we had to dig
up the caps and leggins. Thus we had
new clothes to wear on that date.
The Easter exercises were held at
l p. m. The troops formed in solid
block on three sides of the stand, the
front being left open for the French
people and as an entrance. The first
to arrive on the stand were the nota-
BILE French women of this vicinity. /
Later the American generals and
some French officers, escorted by the
band and the standard bearers carry |
ing the Stars and Stripes and the di-
visional flags. The platform was dec
GRATED entirely with the tri-colors. The
first speech was made by the mayor of
the city, followed by the general. Then
came several musical selections by the
band and French musicians, or local
talent, during which time the French
ladies', followed by little girls bearing
baskets filled with flowers, pinned
beautiful boquet on every soldiers
coat. The only thing to mar the pro-
gram was a shower that came up and
cut the program short.
There is very little news to write
about the past week. We have been
busy as usual in the hospital here.
Dur new hospital across the river is
practically completed. We expected
% start moving this morning, but evil
lently something happened to stop it. !
Jesse Meyer, Harvey Parks and How
Ird Gaylord went over this morning ,
o establish the kitchen.
Saturday night l attended meet
ng of Montana Army Lodge No. l, A.
>. & A. M. The third degree work
vas put on This is the second meet t
NO of the lodge that has been held, S
he first meeting being held on board D
ship in the middle of the danger S
one. About so members were pres +
mt Saturday night and we had very u
leasant time.
All the Emmett boys are in the best
health and are feeling fine. We are Fl
Il interested in the big battle going a
n and each day await anxiously for :, =
he papers. q
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02
S1OS,S50 of Liberty Bonds Sub
scribed-Subscriptions Still
Rolling In
-$108,850

Gem county has subscribed for
$1O8,25O worth of Liberty bonds ac-
cording to reports received and tabu
lated up to last night. This is s18,S5O
IN excess of Gems quota. The sub
scriptions are rolling in today, and it
is probable the excess will reach $685.
600 by Saturday night when the cam
palgn closes. From far off California,
good old Bud Bigelow remembered his
old home and sent in a subscription of
$1,000 for bonds.
The Boy Scouts were a factor in
the closing days, getting into action
Saturday. Last night they had sold
a total of 95 bonds, aggregating s525o.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02

Sam King, also of this city, but who
has been a student of Columbia Uni
versity in New York the past year,
has enlisted and has been assigned
to the military psychology" branch
at Fort Oglethrope, Ga.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02

James Dechambeau, Jr., who is serv-
ing in the marines, was in Emmett
several days the latter part of last
week visiting old acquaintances. He
will soon sail for France and has
been given furlough of two weeks.
He went to Burley to visit his parents.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02

notice Monday that he had been called
in the draft and ordered to report for
duty at st. Louis the next day. The
colored gentleman notified the author
tiles that it couldn't be done, but
that he would get there as soon as
possible
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02
NEWS OF SOLDIERS

Lotus Jolley, former Emmett boy,
but resident of Boise for number
of years, left last week for Camp
Lewis with the other Ada county boys
drawn in the draft.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02

April Yesterday was Easter and
at midnight Saturday evening the
beautiful chimes of the cathedral rang
out for about two hours, and yesterday
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02

William Hunt, nephew of Frank
Berry and J. V. Berry and Mrs. Mary
Hunt, spent several days the past
week in the city visiting. His home
is at Indianola, Iowa, but he has been
in training at Camp Lewis for several
months. He is on his way to Jack
sonville, Fla, for special training and
expects to leave for the front soon.
He is fine type of American soldier
and is anxious to get into active
service.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02

News comes from France that Floy
Clark has been promoted to sergeant.
He has been driving an ambulance
truck.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02

Mr.. Jeffries, young man who with
John Soran, had rented the DR.. Judd
ranch above Black Canyon, left yes
terday for Montana in response to a
call under the draft He is registered
in that state.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02

A negro member of the railroad con-
struction crew at work here received
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02

Jesse Stanley, member of the fam
Gus Twenty-fifth U. S. cavalry, is do
ing duty on the Mexican border.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02

A letter received by his parents
from Lawrence Polly, who is in the
base censor's department in Paris,
says the roar of the guns in the big
battle are plainly heard in that city.
He has become so accustomed to air
raids and the bursting of bombs that
he refuses to let them interfere with
his sleep. One night he was awakened
by the whistles warning of an air
raid. He rolled over and went to sleep
again. Soon after a she'll burst so
near that he thought it had hit the
head of his bed. His room mate
jumped up and looked out of the win
dow and declared he saw the side of
building go rushing by. He says most
of the Parisians refuse to believe that
there is such a thing as gun throw
ing a shell rs miles, and declare the
Boches are shooting from a hidden
spot few miles outside the city. The
sheels do not carry much explosive,
he says, only making hole 10 feet
deep in the street.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02

Copies of "The Stars and Stripes" :"
the official newspaper of the American
forces in France, was received by The
Index yesterday from "The Boy"
Major Clark is evidently back at his
post again, as the wrapper on one of
the papers bore his signature.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02

Lee Moore, soldier from Camp
Lewis, is here on a seven-day furlough
to visit his parents on Big Willow
creek.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-05-02

A. NJ. Simonds yesterday received
telegram from his son George stat
ing that he had left Camp Lewis for
training camp in South Carolina
and was due at Nampa at 10:30 in
the morning. Mr.. Simonds was un-
able to meet his son at Nampa because
the telegram did not reach him until
the train was due in that town.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21

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The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21
PROFESSOR RESIGNS

Prof. NJ. c. Bates, head of the En-
sllSh department at State College, has
resigned and the family will leave
%Brookings at the end of this college
year. Mr.. Bates goes to a preparatory
school at Manchester, Vt, as assistant
principal and will also have charge of
some farm operations. as the school
is situated on a farm. His work will
be divided between summer work on
the farm and teaching in the winter
months. On their way east to their
new home Mr.. and Mrs. Bates will be
joined by his parents, who now live in
Illinois, and they will make their
home in the same place. The move
is hoped to be made the latter part of
April.
Professor Bates has been a strong
and efficient teacher, we'll liked by his
students, and the family have made
a host of warm friends in the city
who will be very sorry to have them
go from among us. They take with
them the best wishes of all for a con
tinued happy and successful future.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21
FINE PATRIOTIC SCHOOL

We have given accounts Of the first
and second high schools in amounts
raised for the Junior Red Cross work
and now m the report from Pres
ton district No. 5, Miss Florence Pa.
mer teacher. of a social held at the
home of Henry Eichel in Preston town
ship where the fine sun of one hundred
dollars was given for this worthy OBJ
ject. The pupils and patrons of this
school have a very enviable reputation
for their good work. as in addition to
rank as the highest in the contribu-
lions given to the work of the Y. NJ. G.
A.. We are told that a fine program
was given in connection with this baS-
ket social and that the occasion show
I'd the patriotism and good will of the
community. We are pleased to be able
to record this evidence that Brookings
county has the most intensely patriot
ic lot of school children that can be
found in any county in the state. In
connection with the records made by
this school we challenge any other
county in the state to produce its SUI
perior.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21
vOlGA

From the Tribune:
The first Father and Sons" meet.
ing to be held in Volga, as far as
known, was held at the Presbyterian
church last Friday evening when the
Leaders entertained their fathers and
a few other guests at a banquet.
Kathryn Henry, the little daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Henry, who
has been i'll with a complication of
troubles for several weeks, was taken
to the hospital on Sunday and under
went an operation for abcess. The lit.
tie girl has been very i'll for several
weeks, but it is sincerely hoped that
she will oon be on the way to recov-
cry. (Since the above was printed we
learn that little Katharine has passed
away, and the funeral was held in Vol
ga Monday. Her parents have the full
sympathy of their many friends in this
city,
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21

one hundred thousand men would rise
t. the rescue if need be. Unfortunately
the LOSING of the lad is without any
dramatic excitement, though very sad
and very real. The fact is his father
lost him, Being too busy TO sit with
him at the fireside and answer trivial
questions during the years when faith
ers are the great and only heroes of
boys, he let go his hold on him!
Yes, his mother lost him! Being
much e~ngrossed in her teas, dinners,
and club programs, she let the maid
hear the boy say his prayers, and thus
her grip slipped and the boy was lost
to the home. Aye, his church lost
him. Being so much occupied with
ermon for the wise and the elderly
who pay the bills, and having good
care for dignity. the ministers and ell
ders were unmindful of the human
feelings OF the boy in the pew, and
made no provision in sermon or song
or manly sport for his bCylShneSS,
and so the church and many sad
hearted parents are now looking earn
estly for the lost boy!
He must be found. He can be
found. Found just where Nose two
careless, but pious parents en- route
from worship to Jerusalem found
their lost boy; in that particular spot
in the church where interested men
were willing to meet him and answer
in simple fashion the direct questions
of His awakening manhood concern
ing the realities of life and duty. Here
is where the lost boy will be found
by men who are willing to look for
him.
The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-03-21

cure authority from the Adjutant Gen.
eral TO purchase and wear the service
badge.
There are a number of the members
OF old Company c who did o remain
in the service and are now in other
pursuits. These men are eligible for
the badge and should make application
Tor its purchase. Any man who has
fought for his country should be proud
to display the badge of his service.