The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-10-14

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. that time, and the captain will con-
duct the eclipse in person. II II
should rain, the eclipse will take place
in the Y M. C. A building"
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i Jake Jackson, . native Of Georgia,
i was summoned to court on an assault
charge. The state brought into court
the weapons used--a huge pole, dag
ger, . pair Of shears, = saw and .
gun. JAskson's counsel produced as
the complainant's weapons an axe,
shovel, scythe, hoe, and = pair Of
tongs. The jury was out only . short
while and returned wth this verdict:
Resolved, That we, the jury, would
have given IS to see the fight"
A story going the rounds on the
street: Governor Cox's special train
had stopped in small town to take
on ice and water, and the people who
were at the depot to see the presiden-
tial candidate asked him to make a
talk. There was nothing around that
he could speak from but = new manure
spreader which had just been unload
ed onto the railroad right-of-way.
Mounting the implement, Governor
Cox started out his talk by stating |
that "he had talked from most every |
kind Of q platform, but this was the
first time that he had been asked to |
speak from a real Republican plat
form"
An automobile driven by = lady
stepped all over q man--A pedestrian.
The man WAS knocked down and badly
bruised. The lady stopped the car as
soon as she could, stepped out Of it
and went back to the place where the
collision occurred. "I'm sorry you are
hurt, but / think it was your fault"
said the lady. Ppm an experienced
fact, I have driven a car
for several years" Whereupon the
bruised and manned man said: "Well,
lady, don't know that the accident is
1ue to any carelessness on my part,
FOR l am an experienced walker, In
TACT, l have been walking for forty
,wo years"
Father coming home from work
wanted to know of little Johnny what
le had learned at school today al
earned" answered Johnny, "that
haven't sound tooth in my mouth"
Mother turns to little Mary, who is in
he second grade, and asks her what
he has learned thru the day. "Pm
90 fat" answers Mary. "They weigh II
d me and said that for my age 1 HI
1eighed seven pounds too much"
here was still Louise, who goes to
kindergarten, "And you, Louise" asks
ather, "did you learn ANYTHING ~" II
Yes" replies Louise, ~ learned not
, stick my pencil in my mouth be-
ause there's germs on it."
Price Bane enjoyed so much the fol-
wing story, printed in The Index a
w years ago, that he requests its re-
ublication: An old farmer attended
ne of those old fashioned shouting"
,vivals one time. He owned a ran
lnkerous old mare, who, when she
ot excited, would try to tear every
ing to pieces. He went to sleep
lille the preacher was preaching the
rmon, Pretty soon an enthusiastic
ster got to feeling good and began
punching around and shouting. She
oundered up against the old farmer
no was asleep. The noise awaken
him and he thought his old mare
As having one Of her "tantrums."
ali awake, he grabbed the shouting
tier around the waist and yelled,
Whoa, Nance, YOU old fool. Here,
I'm, cut the belly band and unbuck-
the breeding and crupper or the
! fool will tear everything to
Sees"
Having an engagement with
emit, an oil merchant had to leave
office in charge Of charwoman.
low, my good woman" he said, indi-
ting the telephone, "When the bell
.ached to that little box rings just
to the tube and shout, 'Halloal
hat are your and wait for reply"
e merchant had been gone about II
II an hour, when the telephone bell
x furiously. The woman rushed n
the tube, shouted out the necessary II
cry, and put the receiver to her
:. ~ am Dobson," came the an
err. "Got lot Of oil for you, and i
N to send it in at once. Be ready |
receive it, Presently the mer-
mt returned, and to his amazement
' the charwoman holding an emp
bucket under the telephone tube. I
hat on earth are you doing with -
t bucket?" he asked. "Well, sor," -