The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1921-12-29
LINCOLN LINES


Another strand Of life's golden ca
BILE is almost severed, another mile
stone in the worlds history passed.
A year has slipped thru our fingers
beyond all recall; few more and our
short span on this old sphere will be
rounded out and we will depart upon
our different ways, leaving behind
only those remnants of what was our
former existence. Are we going to
leave joy or sorrow in our wake? Lin
coin Lines has been with you almost
year now since the last correspondent
took the reins into his hands and at
tempted to guide the rushing events.
In closing our year with regret and
anticipating new era with pleasure
we feel it only proper to extend the
honor and credit due the founder of
Lincoln Lines. This little division of
your weekly news items was first ga
thered, CLEANED as it were, from the
then sparse fields of our community
by our old time friend. schoolmaster,
representative and public servant, Joe
Tyler. The founding of Lincoln Lines
was established during the time Joe
was teaching school; that is admins
tering justice with one hand and book
farming with both 1t was first really
a digest of news events pertaining to
school life in the Lincoln school, later
expanding into small items relating
to your every day life, which estab-
lished quite precedent. Then for
number of years after Mr.. Tyler had
left behind the school room to serve
the community in a greater capacity,
Lincoln Lines became extinct. The
community spirit suffered as result,
the feeling of neighborliness died out
and we passed thru period almost
as black as the dark ages. But at last
we can see again a spirit of friendli-
ness awakening and thank the Great
Spirit for the renaissance The pres
ent correspondent hopes that he has
been instrumental in helping this
along and takes this means to thank
the community for their forgiving
spirit when he has slashed away in
the past about the unneighborliness
and selfishness existing. In closing
a year of many varied events we wish
to state that we are willing at this
time to let any willing soul step into
our shoes and continue the presidents
established by the founder of Lincoln
Lines. We hope we have at least
helped to make life a little brighter /
for you in our brief interim in which (
we have chronicled your every day
life. We have tried our best to up
hold the standards established by
Lincoln Lines founder; whether we
h4..~c CT not only you who are the
Judges best can tell We have not
overlooked any one Intentionally In
writing ND little human interest stor-
les, but it has been due to our neon
venient method of getting in touch
with YOU and your ideas. Not know
ing that we will remain with you in
the community l would like to see an
other willing. patient human step for
ward and volunteer to continue Lin
coin Lines and not let them die ma
tural death in case of our departure.
Who will be the first to volunteer?
we can see a warmer, friendiier spir-
it pervading our community as it
never before has done since we were
but small fry n the years gone by.
Last, Thursday evening large mum
her of the neighbors gathered at the
Ed Tyler home and prepared the
treats and all the trimmings for the
community tree at the schoolhouse
Friday evening. In our little coun-
tryside many patient self sacrificing
souls stand out as the brighter stars
of Heaven, as living examples OF what
all should be. In our community you
all know who these people are and 1t
is not necessary to name them or to
advertise their virtues as they are
known to all. Let it suffice to say
we are proud to be called a friend to
them. But to get back to our theme
The neighbors gathered and popped