Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-12-12
emmett INSTlLLS
Community WOOD
PILE FOR CITIZENS
Teams Gather Fuel for Benefit
Of All the People-Sold to
Them at Cost - Lumber
Company Also Active.
Capital News Special Service,

Capital News Special Service.)
Emmett, Dec. 12.-Emmett is prob
ably the second place in the state to
establish a community wood pile
which is in charge Of the fuel commit
tee appointed by Mayor Allmon and
composed of these three prominent
men: E. X. Hayes, chairman; G. b.
Mains, supervision Of the Payette ma
tional forest; and J. ]. Nish, we'll
known merchant.
The fuel committee on Wednesday
started teams after bunch of cord
wood that IL already cut in four-foot
lengths. This in turn will be cut into
16-inch lengths with the big wood saw
which the committee has rented. Dur
ing the period of the coal shortage the
committee will make an effort to Sc
cure sufficient cord wood to prevent
any suffering among the people here
The Boise Payette Lumber Co., own
ers of the big sawmill plant here have
already announced that the company
will ship to Emmett so cords of wood
for distribution among the mill en-
ployes. This wood is already cut into
stove lengths.
SELL WOOD AT COST.
The Emmett city council has author
lied an appropriation of $500 as a
starter toward creating a community
wood pile, the wood to be sold to the
consumers at actual cost.
One car of coal was received here
Monday and IFS distributions were
made. Another car arrived Wednes-
day. Five hundred pounds is the limit
allowed for any one family, with this
exception: Those families quarantined
for sickness are each allowed 1000
pounds.
G. B. Mains, one of the fuel COM
mittee, IS now having his annual 10
Gay vacation and is periodically devot-
ing this time to reduce to minimum
all suffering resulting from the coal
famine. SO far as can be learned,
there is not at present a single case
Of suffering in this community
LAUNDRY IN NEW HOME.
The Gem City Steam Laundry. E. A.
Mckay, proprietor expects to be open
spacious building Mr. Mckay recently
purchased as permanent home for
his laundry.
The building. formerly used as a
garage. is one block south of the Rus
sell hotel 1t Is brick structure 50x
IS feet in area and has a cement floor.
An addition 50x25 feet in size was built
az the rear. The laundry proper will
occupy all the space in the main build
ing The addition contains the big 35-
horsepower boiler Mr.. Mckay recently
p,rchased.S also the.9b coal bin which
has a capacity of two carloads. The
auto delivery wagon has it's station at
the rear Of the big boiler.
A new press machine is now enroute
here from the factory. A hot water
system is also to be installed, also a
carpet cleaning machine.
When in operation next week, the
Gem City Steam Laundry will be a
credit to the community.
CLAUDE POLLY IN BANK AGAIN.
c. B. Polly is again with the First
National Bank OF Emmett, having re-
Gently accepted the position Of cashier.
Mr.. Polly is well and very favorably
known by the whole community. He
was with the A. L. +. in France in
what is known as the American regu-
lating station. From these stations all
American supplies-food. clothing, mu-
nitions, etc.-were separated and sent
TO the various army divisions.
Mr.. Polly returned to Emmett this
fall. took unto himself real help
mate, bought home here, and now is
settled down to become a permanent
resident of this rapidly growing COM
munity.
DISTRICT ELECTS DIRECTORS.
The Emmett Irrigation District
elected two directors Tuesday w. NJ.
Wilson is the new director of the south
side district, and j. I. Guthrie of the
north side district These two together
with W. Fl. Shane, the follower, con-
stitute the new board.
This irrigation district is doing a
splendid work in improving it's canal
system. 1t is hoped a full water sup
ply for each acre of land will be Sc
cured for the 1920 irrigation season.
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