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^v3B6S£?&&* THE INDEX the index TEE EMMETT MEL 111 RBAD BY ^oo VAMX&rXHf, Not reacted by any other one paper. <ai. you afford not to advertlae In It 7 IK PHI.T k:: It In not the ««cation can you afford It. but can y^>u afford to dt» without it? * EMMETT, CANYON COUNTY, IDAHO. SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY «, 1894. . NO. 10, VOL. I. SOCIETIES, piRfiT M K. obqruh of Kmmvtl. Regular *er I nMH oo the finit Sunday in each month at II a. in. and 7:80 n, n|. ; a loo H^rvloc* on ih« 3rd Sundays at 7;HI) \> in. Sunday school every Suu «lay morning at 10 o'clock- ITayer meeting every Wodneieday evening Rev F L. Yooko Pastor F IRST BAPTIST church of Kmmcll. lar MTV tee* at 11 u- m and 7 4u n. in on i fourth Sunday of each month In M. E. church. Rev. I (. Pbhhinm. Fa*U>r Hckm E M.MKTTSVIU.IC LODOENo. II. I. 070. F. Me« in mi 1st and 3rd Saturday night« of «'och month- All Odd Follow« in good Htaiulliu.' cordially tfcvtied t,. attend FiMM.EY M"NI«mK. Secretary. Chah. Oakks, N. (i. Qt:, O, H, DAVENPORT, DENTIST Will he In Kmmclt on Friday and Saturday of each week. All xvork «irloVly nrsV-cla** HR. K. CLYMWH Fliywlclan tfc öurgoou Emmet. Idaho. Day or nUtht call* promptly aiiKwerud. D" C. H. HBIEBLV. PliyslclAU db Sur*ooii Hol*e. Idaho. Oflloo In Spcljdc Hulldimr- Main at. Will be in Kmmctt every Thumday. R. C. A. 8. PROSSER. FJbyeilciau c fa öurgoon Boise. Idaho. D Dr. Proexur Is a graduate ot Uellcvnu Roapilal Medical CuUege New York city, and has spent the lust six luuatUs la the Post I.raduau College ami hospitals of Chicago Office 713 Main Htreel. next door lo Myers' drug store 8. SMITH J. Notary Pukdlo. Kmaiett. Idaho. A OollftwUuft a Hpv WllI pnu*tl«H.* In all court« clality. MEACHEN. Idaho. Emmett. Will practice in all court«, trusted lo my care will receive* prompt attention All matter« c k UANK T. WYMAN. HAMBY U WYMAN. YMAN A WYMAN w Attonioya rat law Boise. Idaho. Wilt practice In all court« and before the E S. I,anu Office. Offllce, T«J6 Main «I.. cor. 7lh. T. W1LKKHSON D Barlsor. AU work «triotly first-cla Shop in Kmiuctt. Hair cutting. 3?» cents; shamiiuoiDK cent« and hhavinK *Ä cents. E. SNODDHASS, w. Emmett. Idaho, Doe* all kinds ot ECni'UCiMi mid Saddle nopnirliis. work strictly tlrst-clas* and the |>atrouabe of every AU in this part t>f the country 1* solicit«*!. p ABNEY. Hoqsg «*? Sign PftlNTeK. Idaho. Kmmcll. Paper han^inv » specUMij. Dempsey & Co. -FMOPBIETOH* OF THF. OHLT »I ..,É r m Idaho. * Emmett, DRUG S drugs PATENT MEDICINES. XV c keep a targe astsxrluient of ^UitiDiiery, Coufectionen', Writing Material, School Suj>plk IVnumerv And SolionsI ! ' ? X 7 <s • / - M •a 2 < S- - E a 3 O ^ CD w i—*. P* O CTQ Cfl T] J. C 3 o 0 ÿ3 m C; o « ju cd y-n CD Ö) —. _ m * ^3 CD Ç'Ooq p = 0 02 ^ t° a CD -■ O T] P = a oq « 3 P P* g S 3 5 P CD •a * n CD o CD 2 —< = o oq D rt^ JU O CD 5' 's» "S V» "5 ~t ^ V) O r n - w DJ P* n 3 ® q.2. (fl CO (I O o _i — —. H <0 & o * n (D 13 & 2 q. ET r> o . CD I I o —ukalkh is— Hardware. Stoves Tmware. MAKKS A SPECIALTY «>P Tin Work of All Descriptions M AM' FA» Tl* K Kl« OF Galvanized Iron Flues. Everjtliinjr at Boise Oit v Prices. Whi n ytm arc in Emmell «to n«»t (all to vail on He will tn*al you white. Tinker.' —Eggs wanted on subscription. —We understand that Rev. It (i. Pt«rk ins was the lowest bidder fur the mail contract for Die line between Emmett .mil Caldwell and of course will gel Die contract. This will please the (ssiple of Emmett tlrslrale. Mr OlTenberger's Conlract lasts until sonn l«:v ill June. Postmaster Demjsiey and Jim Phil went to Boise during the week. »P" They inform us that t.ovenmr McCon n«-il will be in Emmett one to-night and address the people of this community on the irrigation question. This is the Governor's old home and he will be given a cordial welcome. ■k from 1 —A new plan t« raine the fumL« to build a railroad between Payette and Kmim tt will be laid before the people of both place* and intervening (mints at a big mass meeting in the near future. hFrom what we have heard «»f it we h» Affo-vf it is a f*-asiahle proposition and ySvillmeet with th** appr«»baiion ami av Wd*tanre «»f everbody This max !*• th. d * circular neighbor Yen able referred n* receutlx Go- il. The Emmett Index. Pl ai.INHMl* AT X9sxm.Mxi.ott« IcIaHu, BVBUV «ATVttUAY MrBM'HlfTlOII KATE-* Vi »*1 I to One Year. SU Month« made to the proper ulïl» il of the Ini»k,\ thrt v^h ApplU-atlou has boon dais for the transmis*« the U. S. mall iv- aeocmd^BOH mutter. — Miss Hattie Hllderback has returned to sciueil In lloise. —Emmett starts into new year at |ieace with herself and all the world, —The outlook for Emmell is ex cep-! I tonally bright ; brighter than ever before, —Grandma Star Is over from ('rape creek tospend the winter with her (laugh ter. Mrs. Tom Elliott. —The Index has turned out some neat job printing for the Odd Fellows of Emmett the past week. —(Jovt-riwr McConnell has written to H. A. CowdfMi that h«' will s«*t a «lain tu visit Emmett In the usai 1 futur**. — Miss Mar> Gardner returned to Itolso l iiemla.vwlu*re »he ha* l»M*n attend iiiif the Catholic 1 allege for young lautea. ... .. . . * . . —Miss Max Salmon hat returned from near Falk's Stör-, wli.-r the has just taiiKht a successful four month*» t«*rm of gchuol. —Tib* M' lhodist revival was cummnie« (d last M..mluy and «.•understand will :>. conlimiod «ach evening during Hus ntoitlh —Win, Cowdcn nnd Eug«*iM* I«orton have taken up UK) acre« public domain, two miles east of Km melt, and have already constructed palatial residence ! hereon. *h of the —Hon. M. H, Uwlnn denies that he Went through the temple during his recent v sit to Sail I .like. Nevertheless he is very reticent «bout the style of his underwear.—Tribune. —A rubber stamp with your name will mark your linen, books, tools and many othi r articles thereby saving you many times Us cost. You can get such a stamp of S, ,I. (iriffen. Ogden, 1'tab, for 10-41 3Ö cents. Brookshire celebrated his fifty - Anlbtrth-dav on New Year's day: hut as he failed to invite us to participate ill the ct*h*brallntf Ceremoniv* we «re nut to enumerate tin* ba«l and indifferent resolution* b«* made on thin occassion. —Mr. Sheppard. T. (iambic, ami IV. Hall, were the only ones on the sick list nl the Sheppard house during the past few days. If any family in this \ icinify can beat this record we don't know tu But la grippe lias not been fatal in any ease vet. —Tin- Indkx family tiave teen lli of many kind favors since •hieb are duly r«H*ipn*nts coming i" Emmett Appreciated. We would Ilk«* l«» make K|»ecia) mention «if thw* favor« but hope| to have sonn* mon* substantial way ol reelprocati hit and showing mir hijfh appre ciation. And beside«, those wh«i have done the m«»st to stiUHith tin* stormy path of **ye editor" and his family, have not done so f«»r the puriHjoe «»f having advertised, which makes their acts allT j. the more appreciated. —Joseph Dejren. r»*sidinji just north of Emmett, and one of the best citizens] in this community, had « sad misfor tune hap)H*n him rhiirsdax afternoon. He went into his barn about dusk and kicked b\ one of the horses. The lower jaw tsme was broken in a fright ful muoner and several t.s-D, were knock He was otherwise bruised in a Being somewhat XX .1 ed out. most painful manner, advanced in years his injuries are likely to lay him up for several weeks, which Ills numerous friends will sincerely half an hour after the accident before the family knew of it and he was lying i» an unconscious condition when found. Dr. (.'ly mor has patched ( 1(1 the wounds and the patient is resting comparatively easy, but will be unable to take any food excepting liquids for sometime. tvgr«*l. It whs FALK'S STORE ITEMS. Regular Correspondence. Owing to freezing weather Die («lacer mines along the river have shut down until it moderate*. sav two weeks that the cent to the rocker: it should Th«* 13 |h *8 mud«* us irr« >uml whs paying iw* ha\ . h. di •(*»!»• c<*lit lo lh<* pan." Everybody is cautioned not to forget the lyceum in the Anderjani si house Sal u id ay evening, lend liave a giHKl time. K jesgard is reported better from Mrs. Rusmussoti is h«s.l All who h( Mil her recent illness, also re|M«rted sick. It is Miss Cardner who is the sliort haud teacher in this neighborhood: but then mistakes will hap|M-n in the best of families. RngFn«* Parmit «uv« Emmett is a (luredly cheap place i«» «pend the hol idB.vft, coiwldering lh«* large amoiint of H e aavs five «d\h«^b«»vH, Imp* hört", ihm* s and him»elf were up for theVhitl-1 mas f«*8tlx*ilie*. and all told, t hey were not «Mit much more than would Ifrub stake a ( hlnamaii. Il ws«jdl to • fellow for a dance; he can ha\e a better one now for half the money; but then Ihofa* were the davs «»f old the day« of (old. l;«hk 1 xv ht.li I | Mr. and Mrs. Birts gave the young I folk» a parly Friday evening. The time .as s|s-nl very («leasaiilly daacing. ,, ... , , . , sick'but wl' -.b' to be mov^ to Èin . i . men the other day. Miss Flora McCall, one of the learner»] in the Emmett public schools, was visit ing her friend. Miss Eltie Anderson, at I this place, during last week. Alter tile lyceum is over some of the boys slay and[practice the manly art of self-defence. Their trainer is a Mr. Few tH «(ilile a (>rtMeKHloua!. e girl« max not b«* in it to s to bMiiiy, but when * in the culinary art. xx e will defy the world to beat *»*ni. clot hex w Falk's > It c mien u - in jmi 1 I ; iJl IVJ • The Farmers to Organize the Company. COMMENDABLE PROJECT, ; j i 1 mv eürTTd v j?tl>!^^ .— m— A Rousing Meeting- Surveying Party j ! in the Field—Other Notes. week's Index was a grand success. c»n- ! sidering the limited notice given. In jthis connection, before giving a report if the meeting, we might as well go details us lo the origin of this | lut' i For many years, first on«* and th«*n ! Jlllot | H . p company of foreign capitalist* ... ' . have been tell I hit the ppciplr of thlscom ; , r . .. . , f munlty about fvor to often that In a few day« they would commence 'acilve 1 operations on a canal t<v|rrlgate (he arid lands in this vicinllv, and non«* «if their l()mani wjlh ,. X(< . |lt i<>n. have 1 ' , ... . ever done anything more substantial i than to file on two or three hundred movement. water in the Payette, and parade up and ; th«iusand Inches of (he unappropriated down he columns of some MW.p. 1 «. j ,,arpa * ^ n ' a . 't. \ . !** .. H ' ^lulemlvd to do with il. T heir intentions. perhaps, were nil right, but unfortunately j |h en . 8( .,. ms t „ haV e alwavs been a hitch somewhere alun- the line and th«*\ were some« hen along tin line amt liny wtn unable to carry them into effect. I'erhajis some of thesi> movements were made In j conceded fact that the main Incentive ! good faiih. but it is pretty generally with must uf them was to obtain liable water right, by the taking, and val i sell it out to some other corporation who CXK'LD take out the water and arrange j | 4) have the iaa»r devil uf a farmer pax I them hack this unnecessary expenditure with good interest along wjlh his annual i water rent. It is in this resis-ct a matter of congratulation Dial the ditch, under i Knt .|, n)l unhappy arrangement, has never I , material!/.« d. Hut the op|*>rlunity to I take out tin* ditch is dot tf«nn*. neither lias tlie enterprise lost any of its merits failures. In fact it would be by the a much more profitable Investment to-day I ti, u „ t«a»^ ^ Park Wardwell, William Cowden. John ( 'arU*r, Adam St«*lnbuwer, ai»«l Eugene j ill A w,l ^ked up to the Hlack canyon, sum«* i ihr«*«* xve»*ks atr«i, l«i view the scene of > In the full glare of j Die light of these facun party consisting of Hon. U. A. Cowden. E. K. Haves. >rt«»n, made up a xvatron load ami many btisU*«! schemes, and on th«* road borne met Dan Richards, with whom small ditch to I *' irrigate the land oath is aide of the river. along the foothills east of Emmett, was bri< . Hv (lis ,., lss( . (t . a tul it was decided to n'meetnigof those direct!« interested, ^ (»talk over the project. A few days before the call was issued and in the meantime the idea to include the settlement on the bench north of the river, took root, with the result that this passed by . . was nnallv done, and thus was born the , , , . i.ir.i -i. 11 .nsi " 1 ,H al " V'' (ana ( nti rprtsi (ouDmi.ati the hro.o iniiiih , enii.priMiig 1 m' 1 n ' il i n upi" r ayilli \a > y , in tu mij eessfnl (•onsiinimalion of which all south ... western Idaho are either directly or In-1 directly interested. lad us hope that it will be the nucleons around which will center and gravitate all the benefits which its promoters anticipate THE MRBTIXG. By actual count ninety-two of the sturdy farmers and business men of j Emmet were present aqd lent their in Huence to the success of the délibéra Dons, and others who could not come sent letters of regret, giving assurance that they were there in spirit. I j K. A. 0»wd«*u was «'1 i*c(«h 1 ( TiHirmuii. and Finley M«>ur«H* Sei*r«*i»rv. Th«* chair man pr«MM*«*d**d to «*xplHÎn tin* objocl« *»f [the meeting, after which a general I c 11 salon of the matter followed. Every J on< , t»x|ift»jn^| n deep and lincere Inlereat j in the project, and I« use a trite old ex preaiion, **were right in for it." Nothing definite could he done towards organizing j H company until some reliable estimate [of the probable o«wt of the ditch could j • . he had, and arrangement« were promptly | made with the well-known civil engineer, I Edward Hedden. who. by previous ar-j as («resent, to make » The meeting lasted j rangement, j liminary survey fur three hours and the house Waal ! crowded wh-n adjourned. The .peaches ,« i , ,| were all pretty much along the same j,end and showed that there was no I lukewarmness or feeling of Indifference, one of the old pioneers who hel|ssl take ... ... . . 1 «Mil the loist C hance Ditch, rei»r«*Benia '•1 built : Hal ditch xt hen none .»f «* had k of: had hardlv enough marked; "We struggled along f tiv«*l\ a • j t< Boise valley k. .1 half ton eat. and had log« , and buy ha> at a time: aver U couldn't buy any more, and »r «Mir uf Is i had to raky amt serais, like all-glt-out to get mottey enough to buy that much, all at once. Mot uuw, by ponton of uup fru g»lily ami InduMry. wr iju nul have to go it quite po rough, hut )f wo had had u> pay $lo per acre fur a wnt«i right, in cash, ami $1 -V) per acre, in cash, annual water rent, where would we ba? We would be <»n a rented farm up in Vhe poop house. I'hnI eg|ierieQce has taught us that it In better fur farmers to organize comimnies and lake out ditches them' selves, even If ll lakes years uf beastly labor and much privation, and I am willing to go Into this ditch company it it costs frUO.OOU, ami takes un ten vear* to build it, We will have the satisfac < at least of knowing lhal it j H and If 1 .m I I I i property, to handle as we see lit there Is any Interest to be paid, we pay It direct to the loaner of the priori-1 pul, which we will know was spent for actual work iterforined. Neighbors, us wi* can id I at it intelligently, let ur uriiauiir Ihh comimny," Committees wert« ap|Hilnted tu ascertain all the facta I ., ... . in connectlon with the unter prior, after . . . . .. , .. . which the meeting adjourned. tubjrct to the call of the committee on aubacrip Hon. composed of Ed. Stanley, John Carter, and .1. M. Martin. wnili NOTKr, Dun IMhm-ds is all right, but Ihr I pMINwitlon hud attained larger pr«|a»p- j lions than he anticipated. ! Surveyor Heddeit «ml six h(d|H»r« sre | , h# m » klll(rn NlirvP y and will complete the work within two weeks, j aK)k ftir caM and be presenl at , ■ ; '"l" * e v r iss. . r "»'I cover ZO.tkgl a( IS s on | ;tlM> bp|]) . || M|l( , 4 „ (kK) Hrr ,. 8 ,.„ s , f I It is the intention to takeout llie ditch five or six miles above the Black canyon, on the north side of the rher. and Mum It across to the auuth side at i of land ou the bench. It lies ,lnoet in I one strip of a mile wide and live and a quarter long, and extends east and west. | nod is west of a Emmett. the canyon. Tile State has only 1*m- led 3.380 or«*» line due north from . Emmett, excepting one flirty-acre tract, j It is thought most of the State land will be abov e the line uf the ditch. The State land is about two and a half miles back from the river. A Mr. Hedges, a representative of a New York company, was prêtent at the meeting, but no one was aware of his . identity. He is a very pleasant gentle- i j and NX' believe claims (bat hl» j company have every thing ready to com »rk on the ditch in a short time. aience 1 While here he mad«* some preliminary ' inquiries as to the cost «»f lumber, etc. If the surveyors r**porl 1 « favorable, j ! articles of incorporation will be drawn I up and ready lo «Isrn at the next mwl* I I I * ,r atedthe»ucciwso f co^iMratltredltchea Bnd aU wh " CM "' ar, ' b '' in ,M * °" 0 ' which wM1 b, ' buiU and bed at the meeting to pay for the survey, j « hielt will cost •AM), in cash, ami about | HS much mots* in stock. Don't lianir h«*hi ,«1. but b«* present , inj?. I and gel in on the ground tl«H>r. The last Chance Ditch has demon-1 »led in a similar manner. Over one hundred dollars whs snhscri ' , , . , , ,, —D. . Uroeabeck, wife and daughter, are over from Star visiting son-in-law, | j 1-2*1. Vahlberg mid wife, M r. (irœslwck L j w p|j. Interested in the reclamation I ,.f the arid lands of this state and is the . , , , , . principal promoter of a large farmers ditch in the vicinity of Star, which. | when completed, will cover several ! thousand acres of fertile land in Boise) I valley, a greater |iortion of which is still open to settlement. The ditch will ; be lukon out of the Boise river a few miles below Boise and raised lo cover the hind along the fool hills al as near a |>uinl as (sissible. It will continue along j the fool hills until Willow creek is reached when it will either follow up | that stream or else a large lateral will he taken out to water the fertile land aloii^r its banks and th** main ditch car ried on lo lh«* land« below. This is a gigHiitic umlortakin^ ami (he farmers di«-lahme are tackling it with (hat herculean grit and determination so strongly in -1 herenl in the western farmers. Ah there may be «orne question as lo the water supply in the river during ex cepttonally dry «« asoiis. prop«*** erecting a number of small reaer- • I vor* at c«>nvienent internals along the - a . ... . . . ... . . .» foot-hills which will at least |iarliall> | remove ihis difficulty. the promoter* This sort enterprise and manifestation of -help prc-lthemaplvesiiess" among the farmers of Idaho, most of whom are yet compara lively |»s>r. cannot beim energetic ally ipplaud.sl. And besides .1 pn -mises s satisfactory solution of the much vexed | irrj)tllUon |irobh . m ud WP bl ., i ^ vr lr lhl . . fitrmers under the big ditch corporation ihronghoul the judicious planning they can arrange. I m time, lo control, at least. the** xust •si would do a litth* euterprise«. which, under the (»r«*>» ut regime are unmistakable impediment« 1 to their prosj«* Htx and happinem °br ♦*nterpi ; - ng i xx it li no unhiward ob; Max .1. igl.N.re Of Siar mccl «t actes in the hinhsIx «■nsumniali.« of this >I|d Mcw-rfl|| tM ba I been undertaken iu their locmlity. the g ever MIDDLETON ITEM«, KcKalar I Vtrrcnpondaooe. The singing at Middleton, held every Tuesday evening, under the management K K. Shaver. Is quite a success, twenty.feur scholar. unrulled in theclaa* and some good singing la anticipated In the near fnlure. The literary society held at Middleton iMinning smoothly, and meets every Saturday evening with large allendance. Recitations. Songs, etc., are numerous, slid If the Emmett society have any questliins of (miMifiance that Ihey deem themselves incapable of doing Justice, please stud the same tu us. and we wil( K,,W ' thi ' m u '' • 'I««'«'» «—»*>. <*» "a »lf *dy demonstrated the fact that " t>r<- Mv' n Hlioft Line Is a detriment to Idaho: aisu, it, the woman suffrage queg. lion, the women eame out second best. The good-natured, old mu ley cow lhal roams our streets and which seems to bo her delight to go into open hams and through wire fences when there Is a hay idacK III sight, of late, lias hud a weak. u<*mn fop gotug into the mill to liiMnect , * K m,n «o mapeci the machlnrrv. ami of coursr. to br ^ • *** * . * 1 1 curoroeai, >PHn * ***<■*• 1,1 1,11 °* " r day. In her mnmt«» soclabllitx, t u* ina»roKl muley mal her equal In the shsp. of •arrral •U young men. and while one of them held her by the rap« the othem tied a coal oil can to her tail, She was then turned loom* for r«*sul|s. The irood-imtiireil old mi ,lev left Hie mill with as good grace a, |s.sHtblr. but on dlscovcrhigtha. w.mc ihlmr was wrong, she struck a call that wuuld pul to shame Nancv Hanks »ml • w J " WM hHr, "' V r ' Khl to laugh althe |KH>r old critter, but the old muley reite hed Middleton in less time than you could say Meat, and wandering around for a on a neighbor's door-step until sho was relieved of her burden. Then- is a rumor on foul among tho ranchers of this vicinity uf trying to hav* constructed a bridge »cross the Boia« river, near the l-t-mp ranch, but that is nothing new for us. Heretofore we have rhlle, she finally cam|>e(l been com|Ndled to submit to Boise City'a say-so, but now we presume we will be obliged to submit Caldwell. tO III«* SM\ -SO Of Mr. A. L. Smith, «if Mountain Hum«*, has been visiting old friends in mir town a few days this week. Miss l.i/.xie Newman of Middleton is visiting^riends on the Payette. S. F. Cheney has >rot his new barn completed, at hie teach, on (be hill lo|A and it is a tfood which was much n«'''ded on his farm. Middleton will jflxe one «if lh<»s«* if rami s*K*ial ball« on Monday ovenina .Ian. 8. A. S. Hole lain the uupff**ry business. Now is the tim«* lo purchase trees, shrubs, and nursery Bt«»ck. Mrs. J. zMchenberirer. Mrs. Peter Neth and Mrs. A. N Shearer hav»* b**en «»nth»* , . "" ®ick Hat f«ir the past week; supposed u> be la gripiie. Mrs. .1 Hahn pai«l a visit to H*»|s#*f'ity this week. Miss Mary Jervle,. who hashe<-nspend ing a week with Probate Judge Jenkins* folks, has returned to Caldwell. The Sunday schod had their election and elected Mr. James Smith, of Central Park, Smieriiileiidenl ; , . . , . , ... Assistant Sii|HTinleni|ent: Miss J.d'ia Alchenberger. Secretary; Peter Watkins, Treasurer: Mias T re sale Breashears, I.lbrarlan; Mias Ada Kohlhepp, Assist ant Librarian; Miss Bertha Ploughead, .. . . ... .. . Organist. The school is well attended, Mr. S. Toole, Mrs. Noth has recovered and is now able lo be out among her friends, Mr. Alchenberger, who has been sick for some time, has now recovered, and was in Middleton for the tlrsl lime for several weeks. Miss Lucy Alchenberger returned to the college at Caldwell to continue her musical lessons. Steps an- being taken to resume the school. Mr. Myers (s try ing to get sub srripliuns for that |>ur|swe, IHIIIUATOH. % CALDWELL ITEMS. Itegul a r <y>rr«epoixteoee. J. H. Richards made a short visit here this week. M. B. (Jwlnn and Wm. county. Imve b**ughl about l.onu acres *»( placer Ikmmc have* returned from their trip to Portland. The county cornniiNNtonerH meet next Monday to transact the hnsin**«s of ih« It i* mniorvd (hat an ♦■a.«t«*rti firm ground on Snake river. The Masquerade Hall given New Year's niglil was on.- uf the most enjoy able and enterialniuK dances of ih>-.vason. " m Irelon. our popular sheriff. ha.s rented the (has. Re^t house; he Intends Pay et te lo moving his family from spend Die winter. R. A. Owrdm made a trip from Emmett M«Midax % Ice men are beginning to get 4 little anxious ab«M»l the winter*« crop. Mr. Miix haa mad( . a a h.ivc H,. r»B . . ... , wa -' track «» cr ^' h " -«l ^ts Mippls the d«*m«nd, Pna bIhitp per* lo mutin*'.