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The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-01-03
THE RAILWAY ADMINISTRATION
ASKS FOR EARLY plSTRl6u-
TION OF FERTlLlzERa.

Washington, d. C.-The United
States administration has asked that
farmers, agents and dealers all over
the country cooperate In getting
spring fertilizer moved at the earliest
possible moment. Winters congestion
may this year, as last year, reduce
movement of fertilizer. Fertilizer
shipped now insures at least part
getting to consumers In time for use.
and ut the same time helps in freeing
the railways for what may be more
important service later In the season.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-01-03

assessment to be made one half on Inv basis
OF iron age upon said Improvement, ana one
half on the busis Of benefits to be derived from
said Improvement. and the special bssessmenS
roll hereto ore prepared by said ass cssor by
order OF the Id resolution OF April g. 1919 FIR
the sum OF a., 997.b5 Is hereby set aside anc the
resolution confirming the same rescinded.
Upon the fling of said special assessment
roll duly certified by the city assessor with the
city ERIK, said TO 10 contain the re-asscss-
ment OF said abutting properties as herein
directed and upon the consecutive numbering
OF the same by said clerk, as provided In the
city charter, said clerk Is hereby directen to.
give notice In some paper published In the city
OF Owosso for at asst two weeks OF the action.
OF the Commission In relation TO the improve
ment above described, OF the ork done ana
the district TO be re-assessed, that the orgie nj
plans, specifications and esi mates for the said
Improvement are on file in his ONCE or public
inspection, ana OF the time when the Q, minis
sion will meet and consider objections thereto,
pared by the city assessor for the purp SO OF
defraying the expense OF said Improvement as
above stated Is also on file In his office for pub
lie inspection, and that the Commission will
meet at time and place specified In said notice
to be not less than two weeks ter the filing OF
said roll for the purpose rev ewing said
special re assessment, at which time and place
opportunity will be given all persons Interested
TO be heard regarding said Improvement and
re-assessment.
Dated, December 10, 1918.
E r. CONANT,
City Clerk.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-01-03
AVOIDING SOFT CORN LOSSES
How Proper Management Enables
Corn Crop to Get Ahead Of
the Frost

An ear Of hard corn may break, but
It never bends. An ear of soft corn
bends easily, but It never breaks.
Sometimes water may even be wrung
out from such corn.
A soft corn year" is disastrous.
The corn can't be stored, and can't be
sold. 1t must be fed at once-with the
result that hundreds Of carloads Of fat
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-01-03
cIves Workers Insuranee.

More than $13,000,000 in old line
insurance policies has been presented
to its employees by a Seattle steel
shipbuilding concern. All workers,
from the heads Of departments to the
boys and women, have received $1,000
policies. No charge Is made to the
workers 80 long as they remain In the
company's employ.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-01-03
EXODUS ON FROM ALASKA
Gives Steamship Companies Problem
to WrestIe With.

How to get hundreds Of persons out
of Alaska who are trying to leave is a
problem that steamship companies of
the north Pacific coast are wrestling
with. More than 800 persons recently
reached White Horse en- route to the
coast. About BOG Of these are from
Fairbanks and the other points on the
lower Yukon river. The last boats leav-
Ing Dawson and other Yukon towns
were loaded to capacity with gold
miners and others on their way to the
outside" The population Of Alaska
and the Yukon territory has decreased
to the lowest number In years as q re.
suit Of the general exodus.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-01-03
WANTED.

From private individual. Ford Tour
ing Car that has been given the beet of
care; 1917 or 10 model preferred. Other
low priced car. considered. Lock Box
2l5, Bancroft, Mich. 33 "a
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-01-03

statesmen WANTED TO solicitor.
ders for lubricatirg ole, gresses and
paints. Salary or Commission. Address
The HARVEY OIL Co Cleveland. Ohio
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-01-03

stare OF Michigan Circuit Court for the
County Of Shiawassee in Chancery.
Eugene y. Brewer,
Plaintiff,
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1919-01-03
w. D. WHITEHEAD
Notice for Appearance.

State OF Michigan-Circuls Court for the
County OF SDiAwsssec.
William +. Wilson
Plaiu.jff
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
MILL PRODUCTS GO TO
DISTANT CHIMES
Boise Payette Making Up Car
load of Box Shocks for
Cuba.
Doubtless few Emmett people not

Doubtless few Emmett people not
connected with the business or opera
tive departments of the Boise Payette
,sawmin have any idea of the extent
of the trade of the mills products.
This is especially true of the by-pro-
ducts of the company. An illustra-
ton is the recent receipt of an order
for a carload of box shocks from a
patent medicine mandatory in Cuba.
The order is being made up and will
be sent out this week. The shocks
have printed upon them the kind Of
medicine, the name of the manufactur-
ing company and their address.
The printing is done in the En-
NETT plant, and this doubtless will be
a revelation to most people. Connect
ed with the box factory is complete
outfit for printing on box shocks, con-
sisting of steel type and press.
During the past summer this depart
ment was busy place, having print
ed the ends of several hundred car
loads of fruit boxes manufactured
there.
The box factory also manufactures
crates for all purposes. 1t is now fill
ing an order for five carloads of
crates for stove manufacturing con-
cern in a distant state. 1t is also load
ing out 25 cars of fruit box shocks.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
Christmas Seal Drive.

George Huebener has been appoint
ed chairman of the Red Cross Christ.
mas seal drive for Gem county. Mr.
Huebener will name community chair.
men and chairwomen and will distri-
but the supplies, including Christmas
seals to them. The funds arising from
the sale of these Red Cross seals are
used to fight the dreadful disease,
tuberculosis, not only to aid those af-
flicted, but to adopt preventive meas
ures for the protection of those who
are healthful. Even in Idaho this
terrible scourge has reared its ugly
head as menace, and everyone feels
like doing his or her share to fight it
down. Women's clubs are urged to be-
come active in the sale of these Christ
mas seals and merchants are asked to
use them on their business correspon-
dence from now until Christmas. The
Gem county quota of seals is $500 and
there is no question about sufficient
cooperation on the part of the citi-
zens of this county to raise that COM
parativeiy small sum for such a
worthy purpose nor that word will be
send to headquarters in Boise of the
Anti tuberculosis association that
Gem, as usual, has done her share.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
BANKS GROWTH SHOWS
TOWNS PROGRESS
Total Deposits Reach Almost
One and a Half Million
Dollar Mark.

The financial statements of the
Bank of Emmett and the First Nation
al Bank, published esewhere in this
paper, tell story of Emmett's growth
and prosperity more convincing than
anything else could. They also en-
phasize the business ability, integrity
and progressiveness of the men who
direct the business affairs of those
institutions.
The growth of the deposits has been
remarkable the past year and now
total 81 ,423,442. The ratio Of increase
for the last IL months is shown in
the Bank Of Emmett's comparative
statement. A year ago this month
this bank had deposits of SAFE, 5,667.
Their statement for the 18th of this
month shows $839,614. Their foot
ings lack only $4,000 of being / mil
lion dollars. This figure they expect
to reach by New Years.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
SAD NEWS BEREAvED
PARENTS
Bodies of Fallen Soldiers Must
Remain in France Two
More Years.

The fond hopes of relatives of sol
diers who died in France that the
bodies would be returned to their
homes at an early date has been
rudely blasted by the refusal of
France to permit the exhumation of
the soldier dead for at least two years
Several months ago a questinonaire
was sent out by the war department
to parents or next of kin of the 65,-
900 men who now lie buried in France,
to ascertain their desires as to the
return of the bodies. Forty-five
thousand wish their dead to be
brought home. and the government
was taking steps to carry out these
wishes, when announcement was made
by the French government that "the
bodies must be left in the graves
they now occupy until the French are
ready to exhume their own dead,
which it is hoped will be before jan
uary l, 1922"
The dispatch in Tuesdays papers
says: at has been definitely decided
that the allies who fell together for
the same cause should remain together
in death until circumstances permit
of the returning of the bodies to the
families for whom they sacrificed
themselves"
The proposed law forbidding the ex-
humation of the soldier dead for
three years did not pass at the last
session of the chamber of deputies,
but the foreign offire expects that it
will be adopted soon. This bill speci-
fies delay in exhumation of three
years from the PRONUNCIATION of the
law, but it is expected that this period
will be shortened. At the foreign Of
flee it is said to be probable that the
exhumation viii commence consider
ably before January, 1922.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
Chinaman Jumps Into Society.

Louis Fun, Chinese gardener of
Caldwell has just completed new
six.room bungalow at a cost of $4,000
which is situated in Golden Gate addi-
tion. Tuesday he held housewarm-
ing and invited the entire Golden
Gate community to an elaborate din
ner, consisting of oyster soup, celery,
pickles, waters. roast veal, and all
kinds of vegetables, as well as salads,
cranberry sauce and mince pies. About
100 guests were present.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
Daylight Saving Bobs Up.

Surveys by chambers of commerce
and industrial organizations are in
progress in 16 states to ascertain
public sentiment regarding a continu-
alton of daylight saving and the cam
paign will be extended throughout the
country before next April, according
to Marcus NJ Marks, president of the
National Daylight Saving association.
The states where the movement is
under way for permanently exchang-
ing "an hour Of night for an hour IF
light" are Massachusetts,, New u
sey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Mary
land, Virginia, Tennessee, Illinois,
Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin, Colorado,
Utah, Connecticut, Minnesota and
Kentucky.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
Oriole Changes Hands.

T. w. Terwilligar last week sold The
Oriole to G. F. Butts of Boise and
possession was given Monday. Un-
der the new management, the Odd
Fellows building will be made into
two rooms, The Oriole occupying the
west half and meat shop, to be con-
Quoted by the Gatfield brothers will
hold forth in the east room. Mr.. Butts
is an experienced restaurant man and
will conduct an up-to-date cafe. The
name has been changed to "The Oriole
Grill" Mr.. and Mrs. Terwilligar
have made many friends in Emmett
during their stay here, and are leav-
ing to engage in business that will
not be so combining. They will go to
Portland to live, and Mr.. Terwilligar
will travel on the road with theatrii
cal company. They expect to return
to Emmett in the spring to engage in
another line of business.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
FOOD FOR THOUGHT.

The following editorial from the
Councoil Bluffs Nonpareil, written on
the occasion of the death of John s
McGavren, a brother-in-law of Mrs
John Anderson, contains food fol-
thought for the citizens of any COM
munity: "Many people in Council
Bluffs knew John McGavren of Mis-
souri, Valley. Many of the men OF
Harrison say this was the best citi-
zen in their county.
"McGavren lost his life this week
in an unfortunate auto accident. Now
the things he did are being reviewed
and talked about. Missouri Valley
has done some splendid things in re-
cent years. Among those were the
paving of principal streets and the
building of beautiful 100000 High
school building. The same building
would now cost double that amount,
and the paving done few years ago
at cost of about 1920 per yard
would now cost at least 1920. Nc
Gavren was among the chief promo
ters in the making of these improve
ments. Now people see the value of
his work
"This man had vision. He was a
banker. He was not rich in the sense
of this term as we now understand it.
He was frugal and Industrious, how
ever, and had accumulated some re-
serve resources. The point we wish to
emphasize here is that this man was
taxpayer. 1t cost him lot of money
when the people of his city elected to
pave streets and build schoolhouses
and establish fire departments and
do other worthwhile things. In spite
of this, he boosted for these improve
ments. The tax rate in the valley was
high, but John McGavren knew the
people were simply making good in
vestments with their resources.
"That is the sort of man who is
worth while to any community. In
sense the modern Missouri Valley as
we see it now, is monument to Nc
Gavren and others like him, who have
stood with broad vision and unselfish
purpose for these improvements He
died with an enviable record of splen-
did achievement. With him the ac-
cumulation of property was incident
al, and community and character
building W ere first.
Every community in this country
needs McGavrens. Many communi-
ties have them. Others do not. AS
you travel through the country, you
can locate these men by their works
Missouri Valley has lost with the
death of this man one of it's best
friends, and the country has lost an
ideal citizen.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
Bears Draw Sleds.

"Hitch your sled to a bear" is prob
ably sight most people, in order to
witness, will have to go to Ashton.
But, nevertheless, that is what boys
in Ashton are doing these days. Some
time age a number of boys caught a
black bear cub in Squirrel meadows
and brought it to Ashton. The cub
soon became a friend Of the small
boys, and one can see bear and boy
parading up the streets nearly any
time. Recently the boys hitched the
bear to a sled in line with string
of dogs and trained it to pull. The
bear evidently enjoys the sport as
much as the boys.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
WATER USERS TO
MEET
Meeting to be Held Saturday to Con-
slider Important Matters.

The Board of Directors have called
meeting of the Water Users Asso-
citation of the Emmett Irrigation Dis
trict to be held in the Commercial
Club rooms on Saturday evening, Nov
ember 20, at 7:30, to receive the re-
port of the committee appointed to
circulate the petition to increase the
seven members and decide what
further action is to be taken along
this line.
The members of the Association will
also be requested at this meeting to
nominate two Of their number as can
didates for the two directors to be
voted upon at the election to be held
December 9.
During the short time the Associa-
tion has been operating it has rem
dered valuable assistance to the
Board of Directors in putting the af-
fairs of the District on a business
basis and in promoting harmony
among the landowners under the pro-
ject. Therefore the advisory board
feels that the candidates the Asso-
citation may select to put forth at the
coming election should be entitled to
the support of all persons interested in
the continuance of the progress made
by the cooperation of the Directors
and the Association.
Every member should be present at
this meeting so that its action may
fully express the will of the majority
of the land owners interested.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
Care of Ferns.

In the Garden Magazine-Farming,
lP. T. Barnes had an article on house
ferns. He gave the following direc-
tions for the successful cultivation of
house ferns: "In the coldest weather
the temperature in which ferns are
growing ought never to go below 55
degrees at night A rise of tempera-
ture during the day to y to Is de-
grees is sufficient and surely no liv-
ing room should be above 70 degrees.
A north window or any window which
has lots of light and but little or no
direct sunlight will suit ferns; the sun
Injuries the delicate fronds. Ferns do
not like heavy soil; one composed OF
four parts of sandy loan and one part
manure will give good results. For
most of the ferns a little leaf mold
may be added, but / would not add any
to the soil in which the sword ferns
are to be grown. Pack the soil firmly
about the roots, but do not make it
hard. The soil in which ferns are
growing must never become dry,
neither must it become water logged.
It is a common assumption that be-
cause ferns grow naturally in damp
places they cannot be overwatered, but
while soil in which ferns thrive out
doors may be very damp, it is always
we'll drained and well aerated. Keep
the roots of the ferns cool. This can
be done by placing the pots in jardin-
eres or vases and packing damp
sphagnum moss about them. If you
want to use the plant for table or
other decoration, it can be removed
from the box, used in the decoration
and returned when the occasion is
over. Keep the leaves of the fern
clean. This is best done by syringing
them with clear water on all bright
days. If done on dull days there is
some danger of the fronds turning
black -
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27

was instantly killed by grasping an
electric power wire c arrying 2200
volts. The young mans father is a
butcher there and he and the boy were
engaged in moving the building con-
tanning the butcher shop. A galvaniz-
ed iron wire, which was supposed to
be telephone wire, was in the way
of the building and young Estell
climbed on top of the building to
raise the wire. The powerful current
killed him instantly when he grasp
ed the wire with his hands, the flesh
of his body being literally cooked. The
body was taken to Boise for burial.
Mr.. Bucknum returned yesterday. On
the train he learned that an employe
of the Boise Payette was killed Tues
day, but he did not learn the mans
name. He says thermometers regis
tered 2 below zero Wednesday morn
ing at Mccall.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
CLUB HOUSE AS SOL
der MEMORIAL
American Legion Post to FOrmu-
late Plans at Meeting
Friday Night.

The erection Of a two-story ant
basement club house as memorial to
Gem county's fallen heroes is the am
bilious plans of Lawrence Dresser
Post of the American Legion. A meet
| ing of the organization is called fol
Friday evening Of this week, in Com
mercial Club rooms, at 7:30 o'clock
at which time Lee o. Miles, fresh
from the historic meeting of the ma
tional organization in Minneapolis
will outline the plans laid down by
the national body for the building OF
club houses as memorials to the ser
vice men who sleep "under the sod
and the dew" in France He will also
tell of the important : matters that
came before the convention. The
meeting also has another purpose, to
complete the organization of the Post,
charter for which has already been
received.
In an interview given The Index,
Mr.. Miles outlined the proposed mem
orial as follows:
at is proposed that the club house
will have on the ground floor num-
ber of office and committee rooms, a
woman's waiting room, dressing room
and parlor and an office for the
woman's auxiliary to the Legion; that
the second floor will have a number
of dressing rooms at one end and be
mostly one large dormitory fitted with
beds for the free use of Legionaires,
and that by removing these cots the
room can be used as an assembly hall
or ball ROOM In the basement are
to be rooms for gymnasium and
pool tables. A library, trophy and
reading room are to be included on
the first floor.
"The plan is ambitious, but when
the possible membership Of the Legion
and the assistance it will be given by
a strong woman's auxiliary annd the
War Mothers, it looks entirely within
the bounds of probability and feast
bility"
Other business roming up at this
meeting Friday will be the admission
of new members and the appointment
of committees to give the Legion's
first annual ball.
Lee Miles has much of interest to
report to the local post. He attended
the Minneapolis convention as state
delegate and served on several i'm
portant committees. He promises
some very interesting news on the
subject of soldiers bonus and other
conversation measures
All ex-service men, army, navy or
marine, whether they got across or
not, are urged to attend. This
their organization. There are now in
round numbers a million members of
the American Legion and already its
voice carries weight. Get out and get
behind the local organization.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
TO ADVANCE ADV.
RATES

Effective December 1, both Emmett
papers will increase the advertising
rates from Is cents per inch to &c
cent per inch.
The constantly increasing cost OF
paper and other materials entering
into the printing business has made
this step imperative. Print paper
which used to sell from 215 cents to
8 cents, now costs 7A cents, and
paper dealers expect the pIce will
go to 10 or IL cents by spring.
In view of these conditions, to con-
tinue the old rates means business
suicide. We believe advertisers will
concede the justice Of this conserva-
tive increase in rates.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
Overcome hx Gas

C. D. Snyder of Boise, was over
come by gas from the auto engine
while riding on the jitney from Boise
to Emmett Friday morning. DR.. Cum
mings was called to the hotel on the
arrival of the jitney and found Mr..
Snyder in bad condition. A lady
who was riding in the back seat of the
car with Mr. Snyder also felt the ef-
fects of the gas. DR.. Cummings lays
the trouble to the poor quality of the
gas, causing poor combustion. Mr..
Snyder was able to proceed on his
journey the following day.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
Over the Top for Gooding College.

The members and friends of the
Emmett Methodist church have again
shown their usual generosity and ap-
probation of worthy enterprise by
going over the top and more with
their quota for the dormitory for
soldier students and other worthy
young men of the Intermountain EN-
pire who may attend Gooding college.
In addition to this there comes the
good news that Mr.. H. L. Moody of
Gooding proposes to make possible by
his generosity the erection of suit
able gymnasium.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1919-11-27
Letter Established Speed Record

In 1882 Colonel Charles B. Collier
wrote letter to Colonel Charles E
Sherman. Both lived in Washington
D. c., and the letter had to travel
from the Ebbit house to the Metropoli-
tan hotel about six of seven blocks
The letter was entrusted to the United
States postal service in due form, cor
rectly stamped and addressed and bore
the return to" address on the enve-
lope. Then slowly that letter pro-
ceeded on its way. Several years
passed and the writer died. Still
other years went by and the address
see died. But the letter kept on 60
ing. Finally, a few days ago it got
back to the Ebbitt house after having
spent 81 years on the journey.