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The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-21

ced in February, 1920, may wipe il
out any season 1t is an uncertain
structure and one that could not b<
repaired IN the spring of any one sea-
son. A collapse of our present di-
version dam would mean a season
without water.
About FIVE miles below the diver
sion dam We have The "big gravel
cut" This cut Is about 1000 feet in
length, with maximum depth of ap-
proximately 100 feet 1t is in 4 grav-
ell formation and was opened up with
side slopes Of about one-haf to one;
in places nearly straight up. These
slopes are constantly breaking and
raveling, consequently filing up the
water channel of the canal. The cut
bottoms in a shAle formation which is
very soft and springy, making it ex-
pensive to clean. But the cleaning is
not the alarming feautre. These
steep sides will not always continne to
stand The sides are continually
Stacking and getting looser, and some
lay we will have big slide in the
gravel cut. If it should slip during I
he irrigation season we might be de-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-21
HEART FAILURE CLAIMS
THREE
VIM. Little, Rush Won Harten
and Caesar Fountain Vie
Tins Within One Week.

In such quick succession as to b.
positively startling, William Little
and Caesar Fountain of Emmett ane
Rush Won Harten of Pearl died dur
ing the past week of heart failure
caused by hardening of the arteries
Death came to each one almost with
out warning.
William Little
The Grim Reaper claimed him while
sitting IN a chair in the M. & H. ci-
gar store Friday afternoon between
1 and o'clock. He had been COM
planning of feeling badly all day.
He had been in John-B -Barbour's shop
the greater part of the afternoon and
was unusually drowsy while there.
About 4 o'clok he left there, walked
down the alley and entered the cigar
store through the rear door, taking a
chair near the front door. He COM
planned Of pains in the chest, and his
condition became 30 alarming that
Drs. Clark and Reynolds and John
Barbour were summoned. They ar
rived as he was breathing his last,
and he passed away in the chair.
Mr.. Little was the oldest Of IL chill
dren, nine Of whom survive him. He
was born near Moffatt,, Scotland, in
December 1866. In 1892 he migrat-
ed to America, locating in Boston,
where he lived until 1905, when he
came to Emmett. He was familiar
figure in the city and few had wild
er acquaintance. He was generally
esteemed for his industriousness,
good citizenship and rugged honesty.
He is survived by six brothers, all
residents of Idaho, and one brother
and two sisters living in Scotland. /
Those living in this state are: John
D., Andrew, Robert and Whlter of I
Emmett, Sam of Caldwell and James
D. of Arco. Funeral services were
held Sunday afternoon in the chapel,
Rev. G. P. Keeling officiating. A male
quartet from the Presbyterian church
sang. The pail bearers were John
Jack Bell, Walter Laidlaw,
Ralph Robinson, Jack Irving and
George Mathieson. A large number
attended to pay their last tribute of
respect. Among those from out of
town were: Mr.. and Mrs. Bob Ak
man, Mrs and Mrs. r. C. Robinson, ]
Miss Margaret Mathieson, Tom Nc
MILAN and DR.. j. S. Springer of
Boise.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-21
MORE BUILDINGS
PROJECTED
Work Started on Construction of
Several More Houses.

Activity in home building seems t.
be gathering force and the spirit Of
Improvement seems to be contagious
Second street gets two more mod.
ern dwellings and Frank Plastino is
remodeling the old house ne bought
from Mrs. Amelia DeClark on Johns
avenue and First street and will trans
form it into . modern residence.
On Second street J. n. Shaw and
Jess Meyer have started excavating
for new dwellings. Mr.. Shaw is build
ing adjoining Frank Foster on the
west His will be . modern five room
bungalow of pretty design. It viii
be for his own home and Emmett peo-
pie are glad that he and his good wife
ara coming back to stay.
Jesse Meyer has moved the old
house Of his mothers away, at Ward
we'll and Second, and has started work
on new building. 1t will be built of
cement blocks and modern. The old
house was bought by Riley Fuller and
moved to his home place.
The Crouch business building on
Main street is going up. 1t will have
IN of the most attractive fronts on
he stree, modelled somewhat after the
Keith store front The entrance win
'c tiled, and will contain a mirror
Vhere the women folks may adjust
heir hats and powder their noses
yhen occasion requires. : Mr.. Crouch
elieves m combining utility with
eauty. The front is being construct
d with cream facd cement brick
in Emmett. h
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-21
R..h Won H.rten.

The lifeless body of Rush Won Har
ton was found in he'd Sunday mornins
bv his daughter. Mrs. M. Murnane
A. her home He was taken i'll at his
home at Pearl the Sunday before and
that va. the first time in 81 wears
that he had required the services of /,
nhv.;ci.n On Thursday he was brot
e. to~n SATURDAY he vns feeling
An. and unon retiring that night was
:, Good .nir;ts and With NO premoni-
+;on that that would be his last sleep.
Ru.h Won Harten was born at Peters
hurr w Va. in 1850. He came to
Id.ho IN 1ss3 and engaged in rail
ro.d;no for .evr.l vears. leaving that
,.-unat;on To take I'M n homestead in
~. Rrovnlee country. Several wears
l.t.r ha moved to Pearl and worked
i The mines and for Is years was en-
$500 in the mercantile business
ths,e He was = membr of the /. O.
or ,odge having been initiated BY
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-21

The board Of commissioners Of
Drainage District No. / Of Canyon
county, composed Of C. L. Burt, w
w. Nusbaum and D. ]. Wampler, on
Monday accepted the work Of the
Western Construction company, which
had the contract for draining the 10,-
440 acres in the district It is claim
ed the water table has been lowered
from to feet throughout the dis
trict.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-21
Trades Ranches.

A. II. Hiaring, who several years
ago bought the James Vanderdassoh
ranch down the valley, has traded the
property to Lee Pfost for Pfost's
ranch in the Nampa country, and the
two gentlemen are making the ex-
change this week.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-21
Caesar Fountain

Sitting in chair in the furnace
room Of the Wardwell school building,
Caesar Fountain was found dead
Tuesday afternoon about o'clock.
He had passed away without = strug-
gle. He rang the bell announcing re-
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-21
BasebalI on Sunday.

There will be . baseball game Sun
day between Emmett and Caldwell
regular teams in the afternoon, be-
ginning At , o'clock A large crowd
win no doubt be present to get line
on the kind Of team Emmett has this
year.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-21

Old papers for sale at The Index
office, Csc per 100.
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-21
CONDITIONS CONFRONTING WATER USERS

As the day
Of the election
- April 30 =
for the ratif-
cation of the
contract be-
tween the En-
NETT Irriga-
tion District
and the U. S.
Reclamation
Service for the
building of the
Black Canyon
dam approach
es. it might be
well to call at
tention to two
or three condi-
tions along the
present ditch
from the stand
point of imme-
diate improve
ments to con-
tinue water
delivery.
Beginning
with the pres-
ent diversion
dam, the type
Of construction
of which is
known to prac-
tically all wat
er users, its
tenure Of SER
vice is at the
best very un-
certain. 1t
last for
many years,
1ut a run of
ce such as
unr uno-;on
The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-04-21

Ethel stipp left Tuesday for Los
Angeles, Calif.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-20

world. We have oncihird Of all the
gold coin aud bullion w the world,
which constitutes the haels for our
credit structure. In addition. We pro.
,,ucp . por cont OF the worlds wheat;
90 per cent ~ It's cotton. 70 per cent
NJ IT, corn, - per cent Of its cattle.
20 per cent OF all its dairy products. 40
per cont OF an ns iron and steel. 70 pcr
cont ~ liz gold 30 per cent OF Ito vi.
YER ~ per cent uf It's automobiles. In
brief. W. contribute onc'auarier ~ the
worlds agricultural products. onethird
n its manufactured goods. and moro
than one.ihlrd Of ita mineral products.
And, from n dehicr nation. owing other
countries i've hillion dollars prior To
thu world war. We are todny the second
greatest creditor nation on earth. with
foreign peoples owing us In excess of
twelve billion dollars.
IAN that 10 necessary for ~ 10 CAPT.
talize our vast possibilities N the vision
Ia see our opportunities and the will 10
accomplish ih" tasks that confront rs.
There II not only ample need hut, far
more important. ample reason Tor sane
optimism.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-20
Retail MERCHANTS
I" LISTEN TO BANKER
ON TRADE OUTLOOK
Confined on Preceding Page,

business ethics. Our whole commercial
structure rests upon contractuai
foundation. which. IN turn rests upon
solemn moral obligations. We can
never afford TO impair the stability OF
that structure, and certainly not NJ
this critical time. by permitting any
looscning or deterioration Of Its very
cornerstone.
The Government Must PAY Promptly.
Incidentally. II II OF the very great.
est importance that the Government
should meet its obligations 10 the rail.
roads Of the country Immediately. Al
legitimate pressure should be- brought
70 bear on Congress Is the buslncsr IN.
terests 10 speed the pending legislation
that would permit the secretary Of tho
treasury 10 make partial paymcAts ~
the three hundred and forty millions ~
dollars due 10 the railroads from tho
government. Tho fact that through n
technically the government has not
been able 10 pay it, Indebtedness to the
railroads In initiating very materially
nRni'"' the recovery ~ business cOndi.
ton g'norally. As consequence. the
railroads have been unable 20 meet
many Of their current obligations from
their funds and have been compelled TO
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-20

tai stock Of ono hundred million dol.
lars CA which. under the Edge Act. Il
can extend a billion dollars In long
term rFodl,s 20 foreign huyora ~ AIacrl
can products and issue its own de-.
henturos against the collateral of these
loaps for mle Ia the American public.
our productive capacity has steadily
been increasing since the beginning II
the world war. II now exceeds tho On.
pacity Of domestic consumption. And II
follows. therefore. that no mere duinoa'
tic readiustment can solve the problem
Of satisfactorily dlsposing Of our sur.
plus goods. Furthermore. all nations
are so economically inicrdapendent that
employment IN any one country Dc.
ponds Ia a large extent upon world.
wide cooperation and facilities FOR the
exchange Of goods. Unless normal con.
dltlons. or conditions that approximate
normal, are restored throughout tho
world. thereby Restoring the normal
purchasing power N the various coun.
tries. W. shall have unemployment In
this country. II In significant. In this
connection, 10 note that macy Of the
industries most affected 10y the bust
ness depression we have experienced
are Industries which have felt "a large
degree of depression In foreign trade
such M steel, coitH. cotton goods.
copper. ana leather. Consequently, II
lchoovcs ua as a matter Of selfish con.
Germ. II for no other reason. Ia do all
In our nowor ~ hasten the restoration
~ universal economic normally.
Because II world conditions and their
influence upon Ms. business recovery
here VIII naturally be- grndual--but all
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-20

borrow from the banks or have forced
their creditors TO borrow from the
hanks and thus placed an additional
strain ON the credit resources Of the
country To the direct or indirect detTi.
mont In some degree Of all business In.
forests This credit could have been
employed to far better advantage In
supplying the needs Of agriculture aud
Industry.
And there is another problem which
vitality concerns all ~ u.s. namely. un.
employment. Like the reputation OF
contracts this also II "A worldwide con.
dillon and must likewise he rcmediod AZ
soon as possible. While W. have been
FAR more fortunate than any other mn.
ton. IL ~ a scfious matter to have
three million people out Of work even
In this rich country That there should
De q certain amount OF unemployment
In any period of dcflation II inevitable
thanks 10 our imperfect economic and
norlnl machinery. but every effort
should b. made To minimize the evil
And one Of the most effective measures
;ha; ran 30 taken u 90 sustain our for.
oign trade. which viii keep the whecls
NJ our industry turning.
Consequently, the task ~ pdequate'
~ financing our overseas commerce,
which II the crux of the problem, II n
matter Of vital interest 10 every bush
ness man. farmer. and laborcr In the
country. II IL essential Tor all these
clements OF our body polltlc-and our
retail merchants nlso--to do all In their
power Ia make successful such move.
mcnts M that represented by the For.
cign Trade Financing Corporation,
which h bc.n. organized with n capt
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-20

the better for that. II n a matter or
national ruugfrtulnilun however. that
there arr abundant Indications that the
tide IN our business affairs has uufnls'
tnkahly turned. Confidence h being re-.
stored. and very important. despite the
prcciptatc fall Ia the price If farm
products. the latest reports from agrl'
cultural districts disclose the fact that
the plight OF our farmers. generally. IN
not 90 had as We had been led 10 he.
llove nj first. Crops are being market.
cd gradually. ana thni means that
newly created wealth In being made
available a. the nation More indus.
trial plants are rcononing. Tnnspor.
tation facilities have been considerably
improved since the railroads were re-.
turned Ia private control. through
greater efficiency In thoir use Eank
reserves have been materially strength.
oned aud banking conditions. In com.
mon with fundamental business condl.
lions are sound aud have bcoa cunsld.
crahlv improved recently through the
rteadcr and moro accelerated move.
nout NJ agricultural products to mar.
kct and through the more rapid llqul.
dnlion ot paper held NY the hanks.
"rho establishments that We are un.
dcrgoing are hut laying the foundation
FOR better and more enduring pros.
pcrlty In the future than we have ever
known m TIM past. Ne nave Mi tue
power and the resources We need Not.
withsiandlng that the United States
has only per cent Of the population ~
tho world and only per cent of tho
land bank deposits ana resources In
this country exceed the combined hank
deposits and resources " the whole
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-20

an 20. X" by a foreman II isthi<sn
into nnothas department. where q !.
cut IN pounds and quarter.ponnd4 Q,sis
then wrap \. working with incfc1lhle
rapidity' ana place Il into the familiar
"Mistletoc' containers. II IL then plsc-
ed In an Immense storage room. WHARF
the Temperature IL krp, AZ about m.
teen degrees below zero. IN ths sapy,,.
mer time. and NJ a niloItlv hlwbsr -.
ure In the winter. Tia osns M ,,hfrh
the cream comes 70 the plant ars s,..,,.
aughly washed and sieflilsea 49, -.
ing sent back 20 the farmers ma 49,,
men. The Nissicy Company also make
Ice cream in large quantities. and shID.
u 10 many Of the Surrounding sossrs
and cities for radius Of hundreds. ~
miles. This leo cream In said hv -.
iorlty ~ the proprictors Of ice,crs~,n
parlora and soda fountains 10 Be Of ~
highest quality. A separate drpartmstf
IN the Amarillo plant IN devoted % uInk.
ing this Ice cream, and dnring Ne
summer months the saler from this ~
product alone average HsskIs = lio>-
aand dollars q day. AL,
The Nissley Company. owners OF ~
Mlstletoe Creamery IN Amarillo. hIh<
have plants in San Antonio an9 Fer'
Worth. The Fort Worth creamery n
even larger than the one In Arharilo,
ana In the largest In the state Of TEXAS.
=. =. lard. % Fml worth, h tie pres
ldent of the company. ana George r.
Maggard ls the manager Of the Ana,
rillo plant. During the two sears'of Ne
stay here m manager Of the AfistlSfbe
Creamery. Mr.. Masgard has made HIN.
self popular and respected BY al
classes. t4 IN.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-20
GROWING
LARGER EACH YEAR
CONTINUED FROM PAGE oNEl
THIS SECTION

ont. urging the farmers 10 have their
cows tested. and that the result Ia that
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-20
Modern Equipment.

The Mistlctoe plant In Amarillo In a
large one. There is plenty of room In
Il for tine installation Of the most mod.
orn equipment throughout There In
more than lC,sO0 square feet ~ floor
space on the main floor. The cream In
tested In n laboratory M 10 liz butter
fat content, following which II In pour.
I'd into a steam heated tank and sub.
iected Ca hlgh temperature. Follow.
Ing the pasicurlzatlon process II In
puHr,d through other tahhs whi,h os'si
II of. When II IL again tested and pro.
nounced absolutely pure. II In taken TO
immense. electrically operated churns.
wherein hundreds ~ pounds Of butter
are churnod at one "churnlng." Tho
butter has proper amount " salt
worked into IL. and when II In given
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1921-02-20

the company has no trouble With milk
from tuh,rculous cattle. Tho climatic
conditions IN Amarillo are such. In the
opinion Of Nh MagEard. that II Il cas-
Ter TO maintain cream. butter. butter.
milk. or frnsh milk In state of fresh.
ness than In other sections OF the coun-
try. II VIII not begin TO aoldulate un.
III much longer period than normal
has elapsed.
The Mistlctoe Creamery would wei
come the coming OF chocSe'naiing
plant 10 Amarillo. Mr.. Maggard says
that his company would be In a POSI-.
ton to buy a considerable quantity %
butter fat from such an establishment.
ana that II would In no way compete
with or lnlure the Mlatletoc Creamery.
lie urges that any such project be- en-.
courngcd In coming to Amarillo II one
can b. secured.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-06-02

Miss Frances Stauffer, of the Jun
Tor high school faculty, will leave to-
night for her home in New London.
Miss Stauffer will teach at Rochester
next year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Coyle and fam
lily drove down from Winnipeg, Can,
last week to be the guests of relatives
and friends in Sank Centre and West
Union.
Miss Nellie E. Larson will graduate
this spring from the ST. Cloud Nor
NAL school.
Miss Florence Vogel returned last
Thursday evening from Minneapolis
where she has finished the teachers
course in the Minneapolis School of
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-06-02

James r. MacGibbon of Park Rap
ids was the week end guest OF his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Mac
| Gibbon.
Henry Smoody and Miss Laura
Schuester of St. Cloud spend Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. t. F. Myott ana
family.
Mrs. Stauffer of New London, was
a Sunday guest of her daughter MISS
Frances Stauffer of the Junior High
School faculty.
Mrs. H. S. Halverson attended the
annual BANQUET of the Alumni OF the
Ct Cloud Normal at St. Cloud oa.
urday evening.
Rev. C. S. Sparkes delivered the
address at the Baccalauerate service
for the Graduating Class of the Gar
issa Sunday tvening.
general coffee will be held at the
home of Mrs. C. R. Bruce, Wednes-
dav. Junt Sth. Everybody wei
. come. aoV-po
Mrs. A. F. Moynihan and Mrs +
| s. Halverson were st. Cloud VlsltorS
Saturday in the interests OF the
| Child Welfare board.
Leon Dahlem, who is attending the
Minnesota State University speh
the week end with relatives AM
friends in Sank Centre.
| Miss Harriet Wheeler arrived FRI
dav from st. Sloud for a visit VIII
| her mother, Mrs. o. Wheeler re
| turning to her dutits Monday.
/ Mrs. Ed. Evans departed Wednes
| dav for Minneapolis where she J.
| spending the week buying VIM
goods for he rsummer mllllnef
trade.
| Mrs. M. C. Lawrence left Tor
cbo,t visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Z.
Dorian at Saltwater. She accompal
;ed them from Sank Centre to- tn
city in their car.
Miss Ida Schmidt returned non
Saturday after completing a success
full term of school at West Union.
Miss Fern Dobbs is now emplo
ed at the Rydholm Studio.
The Zion Lutheran Ladies a
will have their next meeting WI
Mrs Emil Gamradt on Thursday a
ternoon, June 9th. Everybody W.
come. adV.
Mrs. James Larkins of Anoka W
the week end guest OF the >.
Book family, leaving Tuesday !;
swanville for visit enroute TO-
home.
Miss Hazel Robinson returned no
Monday from few weeks VI
with relatives and friends at Bert
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. Sarteli ana 81
dren of Sartell, were Sunday que
Of the lady's brother, I. F. Myott
family.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1921-06-02
CITY NEWS ITEMS

Lewis Eckenrod of St. Cloud was
the week end guest of the wagner
family.
Andrew Radermacher OF west
Union was a business caller IN oauh
Centre Monday.
Miss Violet DuBeau arrived Satur.
day from Minneapolis for few days
visit with friends.
Miss Marjorie MacLain of Mime.
apolis was the guest this week OIL
Miss Vera Clark.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Nathe and
son of Metre Grove were visiting w,tf
the M. Nathe family "Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Owen Wagner OF
Melrose were the guests OF the LOT
mer's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. II. >
Wagner several days this week.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-22
Second Annual
June Bride Contest
Bigger and Better Than Ever

Dozens of brdes-and many om-w receive beautiful pres
this they married early the month June
and notify this that effect The only requirement. that
they be residents St. Joseph county and that the marriage ceremony
be performed in ST. Joseph county,
The will offer valuable prize the first BRIDE Al
though this the formal the opening the
many merchants have already manifested interest this years
by voluntarily contributing considerable value One
offer mind-t dollar trade the
first bridal couples married June Shoes sierware groceries,
conga great variety other gifts have aead been contributed
which will be announced from day day. from until the first of
June.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-22
How to
Give
to the Bird

Just as many merchandise
South Bend and MishawaEa
are wanted to take partsfn
the June Bride contest as
possible. The listtof prizes
and the donors will. bear
nounced every day and
much publicity and public
attention will result. a,
Any merchant wishing to
take part in the event should
call the Advertising Depart
ment of The News Times.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-20
HIDES AND TALLOW.

Corrected Daily by =. W Lippman,
2fO y. Main ST.
HIDES-3c:- Calfskins. Zoe. rcnd
tallOw. 3djC H.: rough rallow. 2d3c 10.
beesvax. 2Jd35.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-20
South Bend Markets
Ian sTRAW ANp FEED.

Corrected Daily by the Wesley Miller
Flour & Feed Co, 42O :. Michigan.)
NEW HAY-Paying >1i TO SIC, selling
So TO So.
STRAW-Paying S14, selling SIC, or
g0c bale
OATS-Paying +Oc selling COO 10 zoe
CLOVER SEED-Paying $1,000, sell
ing SD 10 S14
ALSIkE CLONER-SellinC SIC TO SIS
ALFALFA (Northern grown Sl4.
NEW CORN-Paying COO. selling i0c
d aQc
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-04-20

Corrected Daily by Major Bros, :. LO-
gan St. MishuwakaD
HEAVY FAT STEERS-Fair 20 good,
case: primes. Sll9c.
HOGS-13O TO 80 lbs, sac; $50 TO
200 lbs. sac; 200 TO 2Jy lbs sac;
20 lbs So.
LARD--13C