The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-28
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III Ms WIN many yO8tb uiHCe Als
the man WHO advanced the idea (
standing united lived and breathe
the same air q you and |. Yet wit
. universal exampls of cooperation
which became absolutely nseessAr
during the war, the average indivi
dual will still say that co-operatio
IL theory that remains to be worke
out and IL but Utopian dream. Litti
does he realize that his very life dali.
depends greatly, In this age Of I'D
vaneement. upon the effortS Of other
combining theirs systematically foi
the common good, although the pres
ent incentive for 20 doing Is the daily
pittance to keep body and soul from
rsparation. But tsking this great
commonwealth OF ours ~ nation OF
thriving. thinking. pleassre-seeking
individuals who are thoroughly ground
ed In the ethics Of unionism, do not
think any part Of our great country
holds Z better class Of farmers to
work together than we find right in
our little community, which can be
vouehed for by the example set last
Saturday morning when the ranchers
who use water out Of the old Moulton
lateral joined forces to cut the weeds
out and remove the moss that the wa
ter could run the better and rot back
up on some Of the members, running
over into their crops. 1t has been
found that during the summer months
snoss and grasses will grow in spite
Of the farmers protests and that this
growth must quite often be removed |
70 allow the free passage Of the wa
ter that II may not be checked or
backed up on some one who must suf- |
fer a drowned crop. SO this period |
of ditch cleaning having arrived, be-
ing somewhat fastened by Ed Tyler
scooting around in his Ford and the
information that the Cotter corn field
WAS being put In shape for an open
air bathing resort for ducks, frog
mosquitoes and other aquatic fowl,
the busy huabandmen Of the adjacent
territories journeyed to the scene
where was being enacted the watering
Of the crops by an automatic sys- L
ten Of overflows. Howard Harper
and Russ Haekett were WELDING sho-
gels combating the ravaging flood,
FrApk Shelly a scythe, and Fred West,
Allen Cronk, Marsh Scott and Milo
Warts free use OF the vocal organs
when Alien Garfield and the CORES
'ondent landed. Claude Cotter soon
made fishing trip down the ditch,
'atching all the moss he could with
cuitivator, wnding thru the depths
Is would ssndhill crane or flamlngo.
Most OF the ardent workers soon per-
pired so freely from their exertions
hat Howard Harper had to constant
y warn them TO desist lest they would !,
aise the tide so much all Of us would
ave to get raft. About this time ,
'layt Moulton happened out from
mong the weeds where he no doubt :,
ad been sitting for some time, and :
hen everybody had TO exchange views
nd opinions. A great deal OF cuss- =
~ and discussing was carried on as :.
,e merry mowers cleared the weeds !,
way After spasm Of intense exer. :
,en somebody raised his eyes 10 Z,
asst about and see how far they were !,
-om shore, when they espied Charlie !,
ayford ssuntering along up the ditch. !,
noking his Missouri meerschaum and );
,rrying scythe over his shoulder ,,
tat 1t would better escape being en- /,
InRled In the weeds A halt was n
gain called with the result all must -
sntnre some good advice about what .,
as needed to keep the ditch in A },
der from now, thence 10 the resnr- A,
'ction Of the now apparently dead :,
Top OF weeds. Your humble CORES :,
'ndent ventured the advice that all /.
'e good farmers vote for him and y
nd him to congress so that he might a,
ere cause to be enacted law where >.
: We might get few cans Of chan !,
i eat or bull frogs to eat the moss. II
Il this was vetoed by two-thirds -
sjority. the general opinion being !,
at they did not wish to wait that ;.
ng for results. A few others offer 4;
some good advice, but no one -
emed In very receptive mood.
owever. the time rolled by and so i,
4 the weeds and moss until the work -
IS done. the race was run and all r,
. ranchers adjourned in jolly good ~
irit, FEELING that they had been ma
rally benefited IN doing something G.
rthy and obtaining some New gossip
tell friend wife when supper dishes a
ne done
Miss Ida May Coonrod has had the y,
asure Of weeks visit paid her
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