The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1922-04-20
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The young folks participated in .
real hard times bali at Modin's last
Saturday evening. And it was all
that the term would imply, for most
of US went with only what we are
used to wearing, rafting a few red
confines IN our jeans. Irl Thomas
aLC Miss Shropshire, as usual, fur
nished the music and all who hoped
about enjoyed themselves as much as
if they were worth & million.
Last Thursday afternoon the teach
ers of Lincoln school held an exhibit
of Children's school work for par
ents and patrons to view that they
might better know how the youthful
mind is progressing over the thorny
ents availed themselves Of this OPP
pcrtunity and visited the school. The
exhibits were fine and the cake and
were right up to snuff. Mrs. Gray
Amos Helmick was Sunday caller
had many stories to tell about his
experiences drilling wells up in the
Spokane country, many of which were
a scream. Some day with his permits
sion l would like to compile volume
of his narratives for the benefit of
the general public. l believe that you
would enjoy his spicy way of telling
an anecdote. OF course, Amos likes
to tell stories pretty well and no doubt
likes US to have chance to hear them
but the thing he said he was looking
for Sunday was daughter-in-law for
his son. Whether he came to the
right place or not only time will tell,
as Marguerite is rather bashful as yet
and retires when anybody comes to
see her.
Thos. ]. Coonrod and son, Alva,
were Boise visitors Saturday after
noon. While there they transacted
some business and renewed acquaint-
ances with some old friends. In spite
of the terrible roads between the Gem
county line and the asphalt road and
the disagreeable weather We saw
many Emmett folks in the Capitol
city. Some of whom were Guy B..
Mains, Ralph Skinner, Mr.. Lehti, a
Finlander who was around Emmett
most of the winter, and many others.
We encountered veritable blizzard
as we were leaving the city about six
o'clock If the ruts ever get filled
thru the hills this side of Willow creek
and on the far side of it, the new road
will be pretty fair. 1t sure is crying
for drag. The difference is very ap-
parent when you strike the Gem Coun-
ty line, where A. S. Honey has been
dragging the roads, for there they are
like a pavement almost. Boise folks
may have US cheated on the number
of nice cars in town, but we have
them cornered on good country roads.
Spraying is going forward with a
rush this week, and the San Jose scale
will have sick time from general ap-
pearances, especially on the West
lake, where we can see Wallace Can
non and Irl Shaw holding the squirt
guns. Wallace never did much spray
ing with lime and sulphur in Arkan
sas, so he was not prepared to combat
its ravages on himself for several
days. He, however, is using liberal
amounts of vaseline, vinegar, cold
cream and anything else that will
stop the fire of the burning spray on
his skin.
Amos Helmick has finished seed
ing his upper twenty to grass and
says he feels pretty lucky to get it
in, in such good shape, the ground
being SO wet.
Oscar Ivie lost a driving horse from
his ranch. No trace has as yet been
heard of the animal since it disap-
peared last Friday or Saturday.
George Coulson sprayed for How
ard Harper last Saturday morning.
Looked like a real bug killing time
from the way the juice hit the trees.
A large force of men have been at
work cleaning the ditch thru the Neil
son meadow the past week. This re-
minds us that we can make our lives
more useful by getting some ditch
cleaning done too in time for the
water. 1t is just race every spring
between time and work and usually
time goes under the wire ahead of us.
Fred West is breaking his corn
ground preparatory to putting in
some big White Dent. He states his
corn run right around so to 55 bus
hels to the acre last year and expects
it to do better if the season is good
this year.
Am you'all gwine to de High Brown
Babies Minstrel May 3rd? Ah'll say
we'uns is, white chile; nevah pass up
anything like dat, when she am by the
most spontaneous, aggravitation OBJ
side splitters what eber was CONCEAL
ed under one cober.
A tractor agent was out to the !
Coonrod ranch Tuesday, looking at the
lay of the land. He was also Wood |