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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
U. of 1. Glee Club Coming.

c. H. Darling, advance agent for
the University of Idaho Glee Club,
was in Emmett Monday and arrang-
ed for concert to be given January
27 on it's Southern Idaho tour. This
is the first trip the glee club has made
in four years and with well trained
club Of 10 members they offer a con-
cert Of especial merit. The program
is varied one, consisting of violin
solos, saprano and baritone vocal
solos, quartet numbers as well as
classical and jazz features by the en-
tire club. This trip, which takes in
IL south Idaho towns, involves large
expense and is planned to create a
more lively interest in the state uni
versity. The appearance here will be
under the auspices of tn High school.
0C.,Nexpense-Ivt 'rmhIh-ot,cE, ,Ly .heo
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
WORKMAN OVERCOME
BY CRAMPS
Kirk Landers Rendered Helpless
While Repairing Pump at
City Plant.

While standing in water up to his
waist in the sump at the city water
works plant, engaged in packing one
of the pumps Monday night, Kirk
Landers was seized by cramps and
but for timely assistance would have
been drowned
The automatic pump had been leak
ing badly and was unable to keep up
the supply of water in the tank. Kirk
Landers was employed to repack the
pump at about 10 o'clock Monday
night. AS the tank was practically
empty, the old pump was started and
Mr.. Landers descended into the sump
to pack the leaking pump. When
nearly through with his job, the old
pump sucked in air and stopped
throwing water. AS result the
'sump began to fill with ice cold water
and rose to Mr.. Landers' waist With
out warning cramps seized him and
he was practically helpless. Walter
Crabtree and Charlie McAuley were
standing over the pit at the time and
quickly seized the stricken man. But
he refused to come out until he had
finished his job, even though he was
suffering the most severe pains. While
the two men held him up, Mr.. Landers
his task and was carried out
of the pit in an almost helpless con-
.dition. Dr. Clark was called and af-
ter first aid, the sick man was car
ried to his home and soon recovered.
Yesterday, he had a recurrence of the
attack while on the street, but today
is much better and able to be out.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
To Make Own Boxes.

The Earl Fruit company has decid-
ed to furnish the necessary shook for
the fruit they handle. Last week
Joseph Di Giorgio, president, announc-
ed the purchase of the Klamath Lum-
Der & Manufacturing company for a
sum around 100000. The purchase
includes the Klamath Falls, Ore, saw
mill and box factory, logging equip
ment, along with large timber hold
ings in Oregon and California, esti-
mated at 6O,OOO,OOO feet. The Earl
people will now manufacture their
own boxes for fruit shipments as well
as operate the two sawdust mills just
completed at Eureka and Scotia, the
product of which is used for packing
grapes.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
STOVE ExPLODES IN
FARM HOUSE
Frozen Water Pipes Cause of Ex-
plosion That Injuries E.
Aston and H. Beutler.

Frozen water pipes were the cause
Of terrific explosion in the kitchen
range in the Elias Aston farm resi-
dence on the bench Sunday morning,
and Mr.. Aston and his son-n-law,
Heber Beutler, suffered serious in
juries to the eyes because of it. That
they were not more seriously injured
is undoubtedly due to the fact that
the range was made of malleable steel
instead of cast iron. The force of the
explosion twisted and bent the stove
into hopeless mass, but failed to
break it.
The hot water pipes in the range
were supposedly drained Saturday
night when the family retired, but it
is believed quantity of water re-
manned. Mr.. Aston, his youngest son
and Heber Beutler were near the
stove when the explosion occurred.
Ashes and cinders were blown into
their eyes with sufficient force to i'm
bed them in the eyeball, and the SER
vices of physician were required to
extract them. Mr.. Aston was the
most severely injured, the pupil Of
one of his eyes having cash cut in
it. The boy escaped uninjured.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18

asked hOWEaRny years, if any, he
worked on a farm for wages; how
many years, if any, he was tenant;
and how many years, if any, he farm
ed as a owner
2. Whether he owns, rents, or part
ly owns or partly rents his farm, or
whether he operates the farm for
others as manager or superintendent
8. How many acres in his farm
Number of improved acres? Number
of unimproved acres and number of
acres of woodland?
4. Total value of farm? Total
value Of buildings? Value of imple-
ments and machinery on farm?
5. Whether farm is mortgaged? If
SO, the amount of mortgage?
6. Expenses for feed, fertilizer,
and labor in the year 1919?
7. Several questions concerning ar
tificial drainage of his farm.
8. Number of cows, horses, sheep,
ana oIner domeSuc ANIMALS
on the farm January 1, 1920?
8. Quantity and acreage of all
crops grown on the farm in 1919, in
cluding fruits and vegetables?
10. Quantity of milk and butter sold
off the farm during the year 1919?
II. Acreage of timber land on>farm
and value of forest products.
Correct answers to the above ques-
tions are of the utmost Importance
The United States department of agri-
culture assisted the census bureau in
the questions on the agri-
culture schedule and appeals to farm
srs everywhere to KEEP farm rcords
or census purposes.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
JOHNNY'S DIARY AT CHRISTMAS TIME

thursday, dec. 18-we're going to
have turkey for erissmus sure heard
NAV tell a farmer who called that he
must not forget to bring one for cris-
mus dinner which shows uncle jorge
dident no what he wuz talking about
wen he sed there wuz new law agen
eating turkeys crissmus that man gets
more misinformshun about crismus
than you Good shaik q stick at for
hevens sake sed nav will you keep
out from under foot which wuz the
only thanks got for helpin to unpak
the baskit there wuz selery and raj
sins and untz and froot and every
thing for the crismus dinner and NAV
sed yes you kin dance and hoop like
a wild idiyen but this mesns work
for me so take yourself out Of this
kitchen
tommy swoar me to sekret today
he sed cross your hart hope to dye if
you tell and Il done it and Ae'sed santa
claws is mith. whats 4 mith sed
why you bone he'd he sed q NTH il
sumthing that don't eggsist you think
you see it wen you don't then sed
uncle jorge had q NTH the other mite
wen he caime home and coodent see
the stares well. ANYWAY tommy sed
santa claws is a NTH and don't come
down the chimley and put presents in
yore stocking paw and NAV duz it
and lays it on santa claws to scaire
you into being good. pore tommy j
sed the strain of waiting for crismus
has gone to your he'd and sumthing
haz busted inside of it do you feel a
pane back of yore forred sed you
better go to nav and get hot towil
on it. tommy sed you swoar not to
tell don't say emmy thing about it becuz
if it shud turn out santa claws amt
a NTH it wood be cold day for me-
nav sed today there wood be no
sunday dinner. if you think am go
ing to cook awl day sunday with that
turkey on my mind for crismus you
are mistaken so we will get . warmed
up dinner
hate for sundays to come, every
body noes tnat sundays are ths long
est daze in the yeer and wish Good
be inchanted so woodent no Il wuz
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18

senior this year and will graduate
in June from the college of agricul-
ture. He played guard on the varsity
football team. Helen Cochran is en-
rolled in her second year Of liberal
arts course. She is specializing in
economics. Frances Jones, daughter
of o. ]. Jones of the Payette-Boise
lumber mill, is continuing her course
in liberal arts. Norma Langroise is
specializing in music at the univer-
sity. Her talent is much appreciated
by her many friends. William Ian
groise, in addition to carrying a stiff
law course is editor-in-chief of the
University Argonaut," official stud
ent publication. He is also business
manager of the "Gem of the Noun
tains"the college annual. John Nc
Gowan is taking the law course offer
ed at the university.
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BORN

News was received here last Friday
of the birth Of twin babies, boy and
n girl, to Mr.. and Mrs. Clair Haylor
at St. Anthony.
On last Thursday, to Mr. and Mrs.
William Beutler, daughter.
On Friday, to Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Kirkpatrick, son.
On Friday, to Mr.. and Mrs. L. j.
Ashley, a daughter.
On Monday, to Mr.. and Mrs. H. L.
Knox, daughter.
On Tuesday, to Mr.. and Mrs. Nishi
Kora, JAP, a son.
On Saturday, to Mr.. and Mrs. Wes-
ley Cruickshank, son.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18

All of which reminds US of a story
printed in The Index about 10 years
ago, and which is reprinted because
of its pertinency at this time: "a mid
die aged man of dubious character
felt quite sure that Christ would come
before midnight. While, like all
others, he was very anxious on leaving
the earth to go to heaven, still, deep
down in his soul, he had some misgiV-
ings as to his fitness for the society
of the redeemed. In his perplexity,
he longed to be alone; so, instead of
going with the white robed to the
meeting house, he went into an ad-
joining fiel dand climbed on the top of
haystack and, tossed between hope
and fear, lay down to wait the Lords
appearance. Wearied out by the ex-
element of the day, he fell asleep.
Some mischievous boys that had OBJ
served him, about midnight set the
hay stack afire. AS the flames shot
up beside him, he awoke, and they
heard him exclaim, In hell, just as l
thought
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
WHAT THE CENSUS M,u,
WILL ASK YOU
Data the Government Desires in
It's Decennial National
Stock Taking.

The census is required every ter
years by the Constitution of the Unit
ed States and by Act of Congress- The
date named for beginning the 1920
census is January 2, but the Census
Day" is January 1. In cities the pop
ulation enumeration will b completed
in two weeks. The enumeration of
farms will be completed within thirty
days. The census is the means by
which the Government ascertains the
increase in the population, the statis-
tics concerning agriculture, and the
vital information concerning the re-
sources of the nation. The information
gathered is strictly confidential, made
so by law. Census information can
not under any circumstances be used
as basis for taxation, nor can it be
sed to harm any person or his proper
ty. 1t has nothing whatever to do
with detection, arrest, prosecution, or
punishment of any person for any
violation of any law:
Important questions asked of all
persons:
1. Age at last birthday.
2. Each person ten years of age and
over will be asked whether he is able
to read or write.
g. Each person will be asked his
birthplace as well as the birthplace
of father and mother.
T. If foreign born the date of corr
ing to the United States will be asked,
and if naturalized, the date Of becom-
ing a citizen; also mother tongue or
native language.
5. Each head Of family win be ask
ed whether his home is owned by him
or rented. If owned, whether the home
IS mortgaged or free Of debt.
6. Each person will be asked his oc-
:upation and whether he is an employ /
sr or employee or is working on his
,wn account
The answers to the above questions
yive valuable and vital information to
he government concerning the health
Welfare and progress Of the persons
lnder its protection.
Important Qustisns asAed oe farm
N: l.
l. HEAza a4,1lsoe1~dn be
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
Saves Cattle from Drowning.

Shelley-Mrs. Monk and her daugh-
ter, who are alone on their ranch here,
the men having gone to the desert,
had very trying experience one day
this last week. They led their 30
head of cattle over the ice of the
river to water and the ice gave way
and all were submerged. Mrs. Monk
herself rescued II head and when help
came the others were gotten out.Fires
had to be lighted to save the beasts
from freezing.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
Fruitland Gets Revenge.

The Emmett High School basket
ball quintet journeyed to Payette
Tuesday evening, accompanied by a
goodly bunch of rooters, to play re-
turn game with the Fruitland Highs.
The local team suffered defeat, Fruit
land piling up a score Of % to En-
mett's 10. After the game, the EN-
NETT youngsters were honor guests at
a dance at Fruitland.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
BUYS Hargus Ranch.

DR.. j. w. Sifton last week closed a
deal for the T. B. Hargus fruit farm
on the South Slope, paying s505O
for the same. The ranch consists of
80 acres, but only ID acres is below
the canal, and this is in bearing fruit
trees. The balance Of the land is
desert, but susceptible of being re-
claimed by pumping. The new owner
will not change his residence from the
former Tom Alley place, which he also
owns.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
Harvesting Ice.

Anthony Peterson began putting up
ice on Tuesday and is planning to
store 5000 tons this season. 1t is 10
inches thick. He had some bad luck
yesterday, when the dam in the pond
broke, letting the water out, and the
ice fell. He is using machinery to
cut and load the ice, thus largely in
creasing his capacity over the old
horse power methods. .
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
MARRIED

Anton Lyonsmith of Nampa and
Mabel Sessler of Emmett were united
in marriage by Rev. A. C. Lathrop at
his residence on Saturday afternoon
at 4 p. m. The bride is a sister of
Mrs. c. S. Davis of Emmett After
a few days Mr.. and Mrs. Lyonsmith
will be- at home at Nampa, where the
groom is engaged in business.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
AT
CHURCHES
Special Exercises and Treats for
Children and Grown-Ups.
Baptist.

The Sunday school program for
Christmas will be given at 7:30 p. M
on Christmas eve, Dec. "a, in the
church. At this time a sacred cantata
entitled, "The Heart of the Bells" will
be rendered. A special offering will
be lifted. The usual treat will be
given. There will be large tree and
beautiful decorations The public are
invited.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
Is Active at 7s.

Though 78 years Of age, ]. C. Rund-
strom is as active as a man Of so
yearsAnd declares he is feeling young
er every day. He is the handy man
in the Hargus store and puts in full
time every day. He is an expert
cabinet maker and does this exacting
and delicate work without spectacles
ie is remarkable man for his age.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
New Years Ball.

The Loyal Legion of Loggers and
Lumbermen will give a New Years
ball in Liberty hall on New Years
night. A jazz band of eight pieces
has been engaged and high old time
is assured. A lunch of coffee and
homemade cake will be served. Tic
kets are $780, which includes dance
and lunch.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18

Students from Emmett are making
names for themselves at the Univer-
sity of Idaho this year. The local rep
resentatives ut the state university
are James Warren Barber, Helen
Cochran, Frances Jones, Norma Lam
xroiss, William H. Langroise, and
John n. MeGowan. Warren Barber il
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
Methodist.

The festivities will be held Wednes-
day evening in the church. There will
be Christmas tree, and tableau of
Bible story will be given by the
young people.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
Increase Heating Capacity.

The heating plant in Liberty
Theatre not being sufficient to keep
the building warm, two new chimneys
are being built and two stoves will
be installed. The brick work is being
done by Charlie Tyler and Dell
Crank
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
The Weeks Weather.

According to Weather Observer H.
T. Davis, Saturday was the coldest
day experienced here in many years,
registering 13 below zero. Since then
the mercury has been climbing up and
last night was above. The weeks
report is as follows
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
Uniform Accounting.

Byron Hyatt of Boise spent Tuesday
and Wednesday at the court house
giving instructions in the use of the
uniform accounting system that is
being installed in al Idaho countiss.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18

the Raleigh hotel, Washington, D. c.,
features Baked Idaho Potatoes It's
no wonder there are so many aspir-
ants for jobs in Washington.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
Idaho PntatMa

c. A. West has called the attention
of The Index to the fact that Idaho
potatoes are ON terms Of intimaey with
princes, potaasssssz1psasames" in
the nationnk 1hosDW -
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
An Invitation.

The Bank Of Emmett announces
that they have received their 1920
calendars and invite all their patrons
ard friends to call and get one.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18

Miss Florence Rundstrom, who has
been sick fer several weeks, was able
to resume her position at the Golden
Rule store the first of the week.
Application for Carriers.
A government postoffice inspector
was here this week to check up the
Emmett office. The rapid and con-
tinual growth Of business here has
almost swamped the office and the in
spector has advised Postmaster Riggs
to again apply for city carriers. Ac-
cordingly, Mr. Riggs interviewed the
Mayor and eeuncilmen to secure
plede to order construction of side
walks to conply with government re-
quirements, md has sent in a request
to the post1Rfice department for the
service.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18

The Sabbath school will have a
Christmas tree and a program at
Moose hall on Tuesday evening at
7:30.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18
Train Service Resumed

Daily train service on the Idaho
Northern annd the P. V. was restored
this morning. The trains run on the
old schedule
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18

Several mines in the Oklahoma zinc
and lead field were shorthanded We'd
nesday because the miners refusd to
go down into the ground with the
prospect of the world crumbling to
pieces while they were at work.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18

Quite a number of Emmett people
arose at 5 yesterday morning to OBJ.
serve the promised spectacle in the
heavens, but nothing out of the or.
dinary was visible.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18

sunday til it wuz all over but the
wurst is yet to come tommy and me
have got to go to church and heer
maud sing nanthem. ~.
sundays don't seam to have enl.S
use ennyway but sunday be4 crismus
seams like anawful waist Of time to
say the leest heer is the crismus tree
awl reddy but no present on it heer
is the turkey ordered reedy to be pop
ped in the oven heer is the pantry
chuck full Of raisins and nutz and
cakes heer is my basketball kept o1g
Of site under the bed in the spair
room heer is everybody reddy for
sumthing to start but at the crusial
mint almost everything has got to
stop vile we have = sunday. it is 2
much. it is moste enuff to make boy
throw cawshun to the winds and say
to santa claws keep your old presents
and let me speek my mind on this
arrangement.
wen got to thiplcin it over thot
lie bet a dollar all this trubble has
come becuz santa claws herd tommy
say he wuz mith and sed to hisself
those kids don't deserve ennything. i
wuz mad clear throo and sed to tom
my you bone he'd look what you hav
dun he wuz scaired and sci lie take
it awl back yes j sed . lot of good that
vii do after you hav nocked me out
of drum juice harp and nair gun
maybe.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18

Charles johnson. 65, farmer, living
al. West Salem, Ohio, was in Cleve-
land Wednesday with a reserved seat
ticket, so as to be in the front row
when the world came to an end. After
going to a house where the "begin-
ming of the end" was to be staged,
and finding that none there had even
heard the end was at hand, johnson
complained to the police. 1.-TWO men
came to me last Saturday and sold me
a reserved seat for $15," he said.
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The representation demonstrated
that within everybody there is more
or less superstition. One woman car
ried it so far that she refused to do
her weekly wash on Monday, as is her
custom, and waited until Wednesday,
declaring that she didn't propose to
have ali her work for nothing, if
everybody was to be jerked into the
subsequently,. Another woman put
off buying Christmas presents until
the 18th had passed. Several men
wouldn't pay their taxes until after
they saw what was going to happen,
and one farmer refused to feed his
stock either Monday or Tuesday be-
cause he knew it would be a waste
of effort.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-12-18

Astrologers have predicted the end
of the world on somewhat similar Uc-
casions for centuries. AS early as
1l86 the world escaped one Of their
threatened cataclyms. Disappointment
at the escape did not prevent Stof-
fler from predicting q universal de-
luge for the year 1524Ea year, as it
turned out, which was distinguished
for drouth. Mother Shipton, witch"
of Tudor times, was credited with be-
ing equally sure that 400 years after
her time-in 1881, to be exact-the
world would come to an end. The
prediction caused much agitation in
England when the date she set arriv-
I'd. Thousands Of persons deserted
their homes and went out into the
'ields to await annihilAtien.
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THE WORLD
WAGS ON
Nothing Happened Dec. II, and We're
Still ON Earth

Prof. Portals direfu1 predictions
that the alignment Of a bunch Of
planets on each side of the earth that
would crush the life out Of good old
Mother Earth, which some people
actually believed would come true,
didn't materialize. And we're still on
earth and glad of it.
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Emmett at u. off.

: Indicates below zero.