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The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12
Effects Of Constipation

Constipation causes stoppage Of
the sewerage system of the body. The
poisonous refuse matter that should bc
carried away Is retained in the system
and often poisons the blood and causes
numerous disorders. No one can af-
ford to neglect his bowels. A dose Of
C'amIerlain's Tablets will afford re-
lief. Avoid drastic cathartics as they
take too much water out Of the system
and their use Is likely to lie followed
Dy constipation.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

A change in the time schedule of the
Meeker- Rangely mail route has been
ordered by the Department. but It af-
fects only the winter months when n
motor truck cannot he used. Mails
will leave both Meeker and Rangcly
on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
both stop over at Groves ranch for the
night. and leave for the terminals on
Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday. So.
instead Of requiring the round trips to
he made In day and half an extra
half day liz allowed, thus taking two
DAYS for the round trip and It avoids
night travelling as well ms doing away
with the driver stopping over In Meek.
or one whole day on each round trip.
Word was received that the change he
came effective on February list, hut
The Herald has not been officially i'm
formed Of this. however.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12
COMING

II. Muslin Risley Optometrist and
cycsight specialist will he at Meeker
hotel Monday and Tuesday. 81, 90.
There IL something more than glass IN
my glasses. They combine science, cx-
pcrience and skill to satisfy your par
ticulnr need. That il why they please
many. Plan now for examination.
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The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12
SHOE REPAIRING

No need to send your shoes to higl,
priced outside shOemakers to. have
them repaired. Take them to VI. n.
Slifka, who Is frst-class shoemaker,
and have them repaired in first-class
way. at less than 1t will cost you In
Denver. Pueblo or elsewhere. He gunr-
Gntces all his work. Shop at residence
on hill east end OF town.
1926
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12
A Cood Medicine For the Grin

George W. Watt. South Gardiner.
Me. relates his experience with the
grip, had the worst cough, cold and
grip and had taken lot Of trash
of no account. Chambcrlain's Cough
Remedy is the only thing that has done
mo any good whatever. have used
one bottle Of It and the cold and grip
have left me.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

j. ]. Queen. well known In these parts
as mining man, spent few days In
town this week. Mr.. Queen is now
connected with the Davis OIL and shale
Refining company which owns a large
strip of territory just west Of the Ran
gely field on which development work
IL now going on. The showing Is good.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

The Meeker hand IL being rcOrgan-
lied and has started OF on the right
foot. A large number are taking an
interest In 1t. They played some good
music Mt the Merchants Carnival as
their advertisement. Lets boost the
hand AZ a good hand IL good sign Of
good town.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12
For the Liver and BowelA

When your liver and bowels become
torpid get hottie Of Chamberlain's
Tablets. They will tone up your liver
and cnuse n gentle momement Of the
bowels. They also improve the dises-
tiOn.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

Arthur Johnson last week took pos.
session Of his recently purchased ranch
on Sulphur Creek and has moved his
family down there.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

Our old friend and college pal. Jack
Rea. the efficieFt first assistant cashier
of the First National Bank, called us
down this week In connection with our
last weeks Item covering notable birth
days this month. We admit our error
and hasten to make correction.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12
Turkey Red Seed Wheat For Sale

have several hundred bushels Of
first grade seed for sale. Wheat has
been rcclenned and graded and free
from I'LL weed seeds. Samples and
prices on request. Michael Sorensen
r. O. Address Meekcr. Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12
HIGH GADE PIANO AT GREAT
SACRIFICE

We have Just ordered one Of our
pianos placed In a public warehouse
in Rife. A big discount will he given
for Immediate sale to reliable party.
Terms. Examine 1t. Full particulars
furnished. Write at once to The Dem
yer Music Company, Denver Colo.
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The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12
Good Piano For Rent In Meeker

with privilege Of buying at special
price and having all rent paid apply
on purchase price. Must he willing to
rent at least six months. Give full
references In first letter.
The KNIGHT.CAMPBELL MUSIC Co.
Grand Junction. Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

On Tuesday. Mrs. d. f. Cunningham.
Mrs. Oliver Edwards. Mrs. r. l.. Cum
bingham and Mrs. W. ]. Cunningham.
entertained their many lady friends ut
the Miller house In delightful way.
About sixty ladies' were present.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

Mrs. John r. Wheeler Of the up
river country visited town. She reports
that Mr.. Wheeler (whose serious ILL.,
ness was recently notetl) is slowly re-
gaining strength.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

MIR. J. Il. Icgg liz In receipt OF
letter from Tom Scott. who with his
wife IL enjoying the imlmy breezcs Of
the Sunny South. Mr. and Mrs. Scott
will bc home In few weeks.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

d. w. Blanck Of Petrolite. was In
town shaking hands with his friends,
last Saturday. Mr.. Black was down
the river visiting his daughter Mrs Sam
Queen.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12
Alfalfa seed For Sale

First Glass alfalfa seed delivered
anywhere In the second zone for $1,000
per 100. Money must accompany all
orders Address Reid Moore. Meekcr.
Colo. jc0-tf
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

To Mrs. J. \. Neal IL due the origin
alton and management Of the Mer-
chants Carnival. In the work she was
ably assisted by the Methodist Ladies'
Aid.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

Members Of st. James Guild will
meet mt the Rectory every Thursday at
80 p. IN. during Lent. Please come. !
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

Mcssrs lem Gordon and Reid Moore
# Strawberry attended to various bus
mess matters In town, Saturday.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

Looks as though spell Of good re-
gular White river weather was ready
to he tapped. Sunshine.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

If you haven't learned the practical.
use of crop rotation. this would he a
good year to start. Ask the college at
Fort Collins to help you.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

Mrs. II. L. Grinstead wrote the eff
fective poetic parts shown In the Mer
chants Carnival.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

Word comes In that Hon. ]. N. Nc
williams former state senator from
this district is dead.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

Postmaster Simpson Of Marvine. was
II town visitor couple Of days this
week. -
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

Spring must be near Mt hand. Til
robins have put In appearance.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12
For Sale

Rose and sc Rhode Island Red
ROSTERS. size. color. and breed to lay.
f12-1O +. n. JoHantgen
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

Mrs. c. +. Brown Of Flag Creek visited
town friends mid.week.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12
THE MEEKER HERALD
Anss LyrrLr. EDITION AND PaoPaIrroR
SATURDAY. FEBRUARY IL. 1871

Cattle took u 25 cent jump at Kan
sas City last week.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

More laws repealed and less new
ones enacted Is what we need.
The Meeker herald., 1921-02-12

FOR SALE-RANCH-1 acres. Ad.
dress Box 4J6 Mcekcr Colo. fl2-m12
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
lone Sheep Survives Winter.

John Hargraves came out Of Beal
valley yesterday to confer with fores1
officials at the local forest office
John tells weird tale, but he is will.
ing take oath upon = stack Of Bible.
as long as Jacobs ladder that the
facts as he states them are true. A
few days ago he came upon single
sheep in the timber where there is
seven feet of snow. The animal had
been overlooked by John Wicks when
he took his sheep out Of Bear valley
last fall to their winter feeding
grounds. The sheep had lived there
for practically three months and was
as fat as If stall fed. How it managed
to secure enough food in the snow to
even keep it from starving is one won
der, and another is how it escaped
the varmints that consider nice fat
mutton as the choicest morsel in the
world. John butchered the animal and
sdded 1t to his larder.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
EMMETT TO JOIN
LEAGUE
Baseball Team to be Entered in Ida
ho-Oregon Combination

At meeting Of baseball fans held
in the Commercial Club rooms Tues
day evening, it was definitely decided
that Emmett viii have league ball
this year, and will enter the Idaho
Oregon baseball league with teams at
Emmett, Payette, Weiser. Parma,
Ontario and Vale, and perhaps two
other towns, making an eight-town
league.
About 25 baseball fans were pres
ent, and after considerable discussion,
it was decided to. enter the league
providing all home players were used,
making it strictly amateur baseball.
E. K. Hayes was elected az manager
of the Emmett team, and r l. Hol-
verson, secretary treasurer. Mr..
Hayes and Holverson were requested
to seek the cooperation and assist
ance Of the Commercial Club in se-
curing the equipment of the baseball
grounds in City Park with grand
stand, bleachers and other necessary
paraphernaliA. Weekly gAmeS will
be played.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
DRAINAGE NEARS
COMPLETION
Finishing Touches Being Given Pre-.
paratory OF Turning Over.

Within a few days the board Of
commissioners Of Drainage District
No. 1, composed of C. L. Burt, w
w. Nusbaum and D. J. Wampler, will
receive the drainage works from the
contractors and make the final pay
ment on the contract The main canal
was completed few days ago, but the
board decided to build a small tile
line to drain an additional tract in
the district that the big canal did not
completely reclaim, hence delay Of
a couple of weeks.
The work has been in progress more
than a year. The project reclaims
II, 900 acres between Falk and Bran
well. Eighteen miles of open ditch
and IA miles of pipe line have been
constructed.
w. w. Nusbaufh came up from
Nampa yesterday to attend a meet
ing of the commissioners, at which
time the final chapter in the story Of
the construction of the works viii be
written. Already the great benefits
to be derived from this reclamation
of practically waste land are being
realized, and the addition of this fine
body Of land to Gem county's agri-
cultural resources is important.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
CITY CONTROL OF THE
IRRIGATION WATER
Improvement of Water Condi-
tions Sought Under NUM-
cipal Administration.

| In order to improve irrigation water
conditions in Emmett, an effort is be-
ing made by many water users to have
the city take charge of all the bitches
within the corporation and administer
them. 1t is believed that this plan
will be beneficial to the water users
and the city alike.
The plan which has been under con-
sideration for several years, pro-
vides, in brief, that all the water
rights of individual owners shall be
turned over to the city acting as trus-
tee. This accomplished, the city will
issue certificates Of water rights to
the water users to conform to their
original certificates, and instead of
there being several irrigation COM
panies operating bitches, there will be
but one-the city. The city will then
appoint water master to have charge
of the united systems and appo-tion
the water in an equitable manner.
There will be no expense attached to
the transfer, and the expense Of ad-
ministration, it is stated, will be no
CREATED than under private control.
The advantage will be on the side of
efficiency and a more equitable dis
tribution.
The Index believes the plan is a
good one and should have the support
and cooperation of the irrigation
water users. Anthony Peterson is in
charge of the work of securing trans
fer of stock and is making canvas of
owners in the interest of the
change.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
Maude, Drive IN the Calr..

Miss Anna Campbell has Just re.
turned from Payette after spending s
few days there acquainting the new
chief operator with her duties. We
understand Miss Campbell had quite
an experience in Payette, but we are
lacking some of the important details.
This IS the way We have it doped out:
Upon entering general store she
said TO the clerk: "How much is your
jersey yard? l see by your adver-
tiser1lent in the window that you have
an extra good line of Jerseys The
clerk replied: "Pm sorry. madam,
but / think you must have mistaken
the advertisement, as it refers to
Farmer Browns Jersey cows. .y-Mt.
States Telephone Monitor.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20

F. N. Mingus Of the Cooperative
Exchange has received many inquiries
from Missouri and Kansas points re
questing prices on alfalfa hay deliver
ed at eastern points. Choice hay has
been selling for $50 = ton on the st.
Louis market Mr.. Ningus is
anxious to get in touch with hay grow
ers and the prices they will sell their
hay forss The cost Of delivering the
hay to N consumer in the eAst, which
includes freight and commission
charges is $12. At this price choice
and standard hay win net good re-
turn to the grower. Fred Baisch has
been appointed deputy hAy inspector
for Idaho, so the hay viii be graded
here, and the growers viii not have to
take the eastern grading. Mr. Mingus
has offered free use Of his time and
shipping facilities to get the hay mar
ketsd and win b glad to confer with
anyone interested.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
Emmett Boy Wins Honors.

Giles Carpenter, who is repre-
sentative of Idaho in West Point Mil
itary Academy, has won signal dis
tinction and honor as student by
leading his class In point Of scholar
ship. He is son of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. G. Carpenter and graduate Of
the Emmett High school, AS stu
dent in the Emmett schools he took
high rank. Probably no other COL
lege in this country demands such
thoroughness and application as
West Point, and at none is competi-
tion among students more keen. To
have led his large class is an honor
ct which his parents and his friends
are very proud.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
HIG III SCHOOL IN
LEAGUE
Finst Game Of Basketball Series to
be Played Saturday.

Coach Gray's bunch Of ball tossers
representing the Emmett High school
have been admitted to the Southern
Idaho High School League and are
out for championship honors- The
first game will be played Saturday
night of this week in Liberty theatre
with Caldwell High school as the op-
position team.
Because no building could be Sc
cured IN which to hold the games, the
High school had reluctantly given
up entering the league. Finally
Manager Bucknum was prevailed up
on to lease Liberty theatre, but by
that time the regular schedule had
been made up without Emmett
Coach Gray held conference in CAld-
well Monday with league officials and
arrangements were made SO that EN-
NETT could participate in the league
games, and be contender for the
coveted honor of participating in the
state tournament to be held in one of
the towns included in the schedule,
to be chosen later.
Coach Gray has selected the fol-
lowing to compose the team: Ashley
Cochran, captain and center; Harold
Brown and Albert Skinner, forwards;
Roy Soule and Francis Ellis, guards.
Substitutes: Guy Knox, Earl Burt,
Erwin Smoke and Henry Hunter.
The program for Saturday night
includes two games Caldwell VS..
Emmett and the Athletics VS.. second
High school team. The first game
starts at o'clock. Emmett will go
% Nampa for game Wednesday of
next week, January 26, Nampa will
,e here February 16 and Emmett will
20 to Caldwell February 26. The
complete schedule has not yet been
The visiting team will be
at a dance following the
,ame Saturday evening, to which the
'ublic is invited.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
COURT HOUSE NEWS

Byron Deffenbach and Sons, who
have been auditing the books of the
county, completed their work and
handed their report to the commits
sioners at special meeting of the
board this morning. While the report
will not be ready for publication un-
til it has been thoroughly examined
by the commissioners, it is reported
to be very commendatory to the coun-
ty officials and especially praises the
work of Auditor Church and Treasur-
er Zachman.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
Principal Crops, 1919


| The value for all crops for Idaho in
1919 was 1926, ,459, 1866 The total val
&c of cereals was $43, Ills, ,l26; Of dry
edible beans and peas, $2,387 ,a37; Of
clover and alfalfa seed, $2,721 ,2o4; OF
hay and forage, $50, ,8e7, ,443y; Of pota-
toes, s13,546, 1913; of sugar beets, 81
733, ,48, and of apples, S., SIS, ,873.
The average yield Of oats in 1919
was 21.7 bushels; of wheat, 1877 bush
els; of barley, 1913 bushels. The av-
erage yield of oats in 1909 was 81 a
bushels per acre: of wheat 25.6 bush
els per acre; of barley, 34.7 bushels.
In 1919, 1,189,214 acres were in hay
and forage, including 1927 acres in
timothy and clover mixed, 651, ,172
acres in alfalfa, 167 ,531 acres IN small
grains cut for hay, and 1927 acres in
silage crops. The total production of
hay and forage was 2,330, 1856 tons,
of which 81, ,256 tons were silage-
There were 1896 acres in potatoes
in 1919, as compared with 28,341 acres
in 1909, representing an increase OF
52.4 per cent The average yield in
1919 was 1859 bushels per acre, as
against 1862 buShels in 1909.
The production Of Strawberries IN
1919 was 494, BIB quarts; Of apPIeS,
8 3,645, $40 bushels; Of peaches, 297,- 4
101 bushels, and of prunes and plums,
485. .325 bushels
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
Bank He3a. Anna.l Msetinx

The annual meeting Of lie stock
holders Of the Bank Of Emmett was
held yesterday. Reports AZ officers
made = nattering showing. TIE fol-
lowing officers were chosen: D. H.
Van Deusen, president; r. N. Cum
mings, vice president; v. I. Craig,
cashier; Lauren Dean, assistant cash
ier. Directors: D. h. Van Deusen,
]. E. Van Deusen, r. N Cummings,
v. T. Craig. Lauren Dean, "A. P. Pet
erson, E. Il RaiIly.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
LEGISLATURE has 4
HARD JOB
Where Economy Ends and Ne
cessity Begins Difficult to
Determine.

A representative Of The Index. al
ter spending a day in Boise and rs
tening to tae conversation in the ho-
tel iobbies and talking to the mem
bers OF the law-making body, is con-
vlnced that while 10th Governor Da-
Wis and large majority Of the MEM
bers of the legislature are striving
to the utmost to effect economies and
reduce the tax burden, they have a
hard job before them. One might
say they are between the devil and
the deep sea. The honor of the state
makes it imperative that our state
institutions must not suffer, and yet
It Is the duty Of the legislature to
keep in mind the hard pressed tax
payer and the many problems that
he must meet to keep his head above
water in this period of reconstruc-
ton. Many people do not realize the
task in front of the men who go to
the state capital, and the many con-
hicting interests they come in con-
tsct with in trying to legislate for a
great and growing state It is
hard job at all times. 1t will be more
difficult this winter than ever before.
Every state institution is clamoring
for more money for their natural ex-
This is but natural, and
while the educational and other in
stitutions of the state should not be
allowed to retrograde, it should be
xept in mind that there is time to
put spurs to the horse and time to
iold tight rein.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
.Buildinr Bungalex

While times are dull in his trade
Mike Gilbride is setting an example
worthy Of emulation. He is building
another house and thereby assisting
to better Emmett's housing situation.
The new building, fve-room bunga-
low. With full basement and modern,
is being erected at Third and Johns
avenue, and Is being conatraetsd Of
cement blocks, making . very pretty
building.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
DIED

Mrs. Joseph Kidd died yesterday n
q hospital i'll Ontario of blood poison
ing, after an illness of about week
Mrs. Kidd wss the daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Sillivan Of this city, and
had spent most of her life in this see
ton. With her husband she moved to
Ontario few weeks ago. Her death
il = severe shock to her parents and
husband. The body will be taken to
Boise for burial by the side of sis
ter who died several years ago.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
GirYs Ler broken

Miss Ruth Knopf, a school girl, fell
while playing with a companion on
Friday and sustained a fracture Of q
bone in the leg just above the ankle.
The Knopfs live ir the Mrs. Matte
Fuller cottage in the eastern part Of
town.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20

The annual meeting Of the Enter
prise Ditch company was held Satur-
day and the foliowing offieSss elected:
c. E. Ad&na. president; b c. Oar
1ah, secsytary; Robert Miles, treas
urer. Ddructors: c. E. Adams, H.
c. Darrah. Robert Miles, Mr.. Feaster
and W A. HarWell.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20

Henry Allen, 16-year-old boy, was
ordered sent to the feeble-minded in
stitute At Nampa by the probate court
and was taken to Nampa Monday by
Sheriff Noland. On returning home
the sheriffs car was mired in the mud
near Nampa and he was forced to
abandon the car.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20

Auditor Geo. F. Church will be ab-
sent from his desk next week, attend
ing the state auditors convention,
which meets in Boise.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20

Mrs. Eleanor Japieson died Sunday
at the home Of her daughter, Mrs. /.
J. Diekson. sitter long life Of USE
fulnesS ard sssvics- Eleanor McCon-
AL Was born of Seoteh-Irish parents
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
FARM CENSUS or GEM
COUNTY
Value Of Land and Buildings
Total More Than 8 MiIlion
Dollars.

The census bureau has made the
following preliminary announcement
of the agricultural census Of Gem
county. The statistics given do not
include orche-d products:
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20

In the nature Of things there is
likely to be disappointment on both
sides. The pleas of both the institu-
tipns and the taxpayers will have to
csnsiderel, with the result that one
Nll get 3ess money than they want,
while the other viii think the cut
could have been deeper. The result
probably will be that the legislature
will be accused Of being niggardly by
the state institutions and wasteful by
the taxpayers.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20

The thing that can be prevented is
the enaetement of new legislation that
will bring shout new expenses. There
should be no new useless boards ere
ated to become a drain upon the pub
lie treasury. The things that are now
charge upon the state should be
well cared for and kept up to the high
standard th4t is demanded by the well
fare Of the state. But it would be
well to postpone to the future the
tying out of any needless expert
ments that will prove costly to the
taxpayers and bring about little ben
eft. The people should keep posted
as well rs possible on the various leg
islation that will be proposed, and in
struct their members as to the sensi-
ment back home. The Gem county
representatives will welcome sugges-
tions on any subject under considera-
ton, and such suggestions are often
very helpful to members in arriving
at Z conclusion as to the best thing
to be done. Men are sent to the leg-
lslature not 80 much to carry out
their own ideas, as to represent the
people Of the district that sent them. |
II you read Of bill being introduced
that you believe will be beneficial
'r detrimental, write candidly to your
representatives, giving them your
'easons for the opinion. The logic
you employ may be just what he needs
% arrive 1t = conclusion.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-01-20
BORN

On January 13, to Mr.. and Mrs
John Walters, a daughter.