The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-07-14
NEWS OF GEM COUNTY
By The Index's Correspondents

along the route in the Salmon river
canyon. They saw many cars dis
abed along the road through accident
and careiessness, but their little Oak
land took the grades on high anc
stood up under the strain Of travel
while the other types lay by the way
side. 1t surely has made an Oakland
booster Of the Berrys..
Mr.. and Mrs. G. F. Berry and son
contemplate trip to Kuna this week,
possibly Wednesday or Thursday, to
wish their son and brother Fred Ber-
ry, thus combining business with
I, pleasure. John has become good
"chifYionier," as Uucle Josh would say,
having at last trained the young lady
how the fiery steed ia steered while
he may sit back enjoying all the seen
cry as it unfolds along the line Of
vision, but we imagine he is not look
ing at the scenery now that he has
| taught her how TO drive the car.
Howard Harper cut his certified
barley on Tuesday and is now busy
shocking the bundles. As will De re-
membered he had in II acres Of this
pure seed from up in the Mountain
home country, and having made Of the
| new seed careful test he finds that
he has seed that will test 80 per cent
pure. Pretty good we claim for new
ground.
Mrs. Howard Harper had the I'M
usual experie .ce Of hearing her hens
letting on. piaintive and frightened
calls for helo few days aeto. about
b4o time, as near as we coul ascer-
tain, or along after shutdown anyway. !
Going to their rescue thinking tina.
possibly something might be bother
ing them shs was surprised to find a
weasel attacking her young chicks
which she had been missing for some
time. Her good dog Shep rushed in
Go the arena shortly after sighting
the rodent; the dog and weasel then
engaged in la Dempsey and Carpen-
tier one round scrap, in which the
weasel received his knockout in the
first few minutes. Mrs. Harper is
now very proud Of her faithful dog
and his mighty hunting qualities
which have so we'll served the coun-
tryside in the protection of the feath-
cred fowls, for possibly the weasel
would want change Of pasture after
. time and have visited us.
Miss Bess Thompson is planning an
extended visit with her niece, Mrs.
Jim Murnane and brother Will
Thompson at Qusrtzburg. She is !
contemplating leaving the latter part
Of this week or FIRST Of next.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Tyler enjoyed .
visit from his mother Sunday. Ed
Tyler ia now almost through building {
the VI w. Wilton office buildings i
and with Ellis Walters help is at
york on the C. A. West warehouse.
Ed n = carpenter who Is = good work !
nan and like the Carpenter Of Naza-
eth needsth not to b ashamed.
Roger Tyler had an experience Sat- !
friday evening which might have re- '
ulted very seriously and cost him I
'yesight. He, ~ the old, old story [
5 told. lit firecracker which did not r
20 but did. and went while he was
lowing on 1t to get it to. It burned
round his eye and in it, so he suffer
d quite severely for time, but 10
ow able to open his eye, but has to il
ave the bandages on. 4
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Cotter are
aying the pleasure of . visit from n
FRS. Cotters sister and her husband,
ir. and Mrs. Q. Webster from Kan n
as, from which place they drove thru Fl
, Ford car to Emmett. Ii
Roy Modin. the bug killer. was here E
n Wednesday morning killing the
estiferous codling moth with his a
luirt guns. Give him show, he can n
snoyate old buggy tops or anything W
it'll his machine. Eu
Mr. and Mrs. Milo Phillips had the
reat pleasure Of visit Sunday af- v,
,rnoon from Mr.. and Mrs. George 8,
who called and made W
eezer of Mrs. Sehreck's famous veil n
II iceeream to delight the palates of
he guests, who consisted Of Hank Ii,
hillips, Mr., and Mrs Schrecongost cl
nd family, and the correspondent.
ho has good bunch where this con q,
ction is found in hot weather Mt the IN
sighbors. $,
The 0. seetin family were paid a XII
BIT by Howard and family Sunday, II,
&c men folks going to the ball game A,
bile the ladies enjoyed the Afternoon
sitting at nome. w
The water is fine now, just right to US
oil of the parched bsther who de- tn
ghts in refreshing plunge. TRY
folks. II you can't swim Just psa- te