The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1923-10-04

> ing warned by the mead OF ais oahr
that he must make extensive deposits
immediately in order that his draw
ing account might balance, made an
swer as follows: Say. look here!
I'm getting tired Of having you fel-
lows bothering me about these petty
financial detail II you begin pes
tering me again III be derned II |
don't take my ovsrdraft out Of your
bank and transfer il TO the bank
across the street"
! A captain and his chief engineer,
tired Of sndlessly debating which the
ship could be more easily dispensed
with, decided TO change places FOR
I day The chief asceaGsd 10 the bridge
and the skipper Owed into the engine
room. After a couple Of hours the
captain appeared on deck covered
with oil and SCOT. Chief he called,
you'll have to come down here at
once. I can't make her go" "Of
course you can't" said the chief
She's ashore
In a case where the charge was the
theft Of a watch the evidence was
convieting. As the jury retired the
Judge observed that he would be glad
to help in adjusting any difficulties
that might present themselves TO the
minds Of the jury. Eleven jurors filed
out Of the box. The one who re-
manned wore an expression Of sx-
IRENE perplexity. Observing his hes
itation, the judge said: Would you
like to ask me a question - ~fss,
your honor" replied the juror eagerly
I'D be glad If you'd tell me whether
the prisoner really stole the watch"
George is the apple Of his fathers
eye, and il would seem that he de-
serves to be. A little while ago a
rough looking Individual called at the
house and when Georgia answered his
mock he grabbed the little fellow by
he collar. IF yer don't tell me where
'er father keeps his money" he
rrowled, I'm knock yer head or"
oh, please don't do that" vhimpsrsd
ieorgie; you'll find all the money
we've got in an old uaistcoat in the
.itchen.' Two minutes later a bruis-
d and battered wreck was hsaved /,
through the front door Of the house. II
ie sat for while in the gutter and II
linked. That kids too smart-un- II
atural smart he muttsred. Never II
aid a word about his father being in II
de the waisteoat." II
q Q II
Il contend said Old Bill Misziv-
rs, that the people who settled out
ere in those early days were the
nartest people on earth; you see
ley had 70 be; having nothing much
} do with, they had to invent things
I'd ways to get along. There, for
stance, was Jed Winters, who set II
ed on a claim out In southwestern II
aho when IL was 10 miles from the II
arrest postofice. II was powerful
nesome out there for fact. and
pecially for Ann Winters. Jed's wife
ot having anything 10 draw a uag- II
except a yoke Of oxen that would
t travel more than two miles an II
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ur 1t took six full days to make the
1nd trip to the postoffice and back.
d he couldn't leave his claim tina,
~ If he took his wife along with II
n for fear somebody would iunp
claim, and Mrs. Winters objected
being left alone. so there was
thing to do bat stay right there on
claim. Then a happy idea &C.
red TO jed. There was a heap of
krabbits hopping around over the
seorush land and Jed managed to II
'ture litter Of young ones alive. II
len the rabbits we're a week old
aid have his wife stand away from
40 or so feet with a pan Of milk
some green leaves that she pulled
m some plants she raised in the
IN. The little jackrabbits could
the pan Of milk and bein- kind
gentle they would hop over and
nk the milk and eat the green
yes and then hop back 10 Jed, who
10 iced them some more. After
'hile he got those rabbits trained
that they would 90 out TO q post
undred yards and back for a feed
milk and green leaves. Well, Jed
nightly interested in training
n, vending them further and fur
each day. In A month h. k.slU