The Emmett Index.
PUBLISHED IN THE GARDEN VALLEY OF IDAHO.
EMMETT, GEM COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 1917
TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR.
NO. 37.
MANY SIDEWALKS TO
BE BUILT
Proposed Sidewalk District Will
Include Greater Portion of
City East and North
The city council last evening in
structed the city attorney to prepare
an ordinance creating a sidewalk dis
trict that will include within its
boundaries a greater portion of the
city in the eastern part of town, a j
large part of the new Riverside addi-|
tion north of the Farmers Co-opera
tive canal, and portions of the Sunny
Slope, Cook, Reed, Central and Sabin's
Second additions. The streets affect
ed are as follows:
West side of Boise Avenue from the
North side of Canal street to the j
South side of Oxley avenue.
East side of Boive avenue from the
North side of Canal street to the
South side of Oxley avenue.
West side of Commercial avenue
from the North side of Canal street
to the South side of Oxley avenue.
East side of Washington avenue
from the South side of Oxley avenue
to the North line of Block 14, Em
South side of Main street from the
mettsville townsite.
East line of Lot 5, Hopkins addition
to 4 feet West of the East line of Lot
4 Hopkins addition.
North side of First street from
Johns avenue to the East line of Lot
23, Hopkins addition.
South side of First street from
Johns avenue to the Eastline of Lot
41, Hopkins addition.
North side of Second street from
Johns avenue to the East line of Lot
45, Hopkins addition.
South Side of Second street from
Johns avenue to the East line of Lot
*60, Hopkins addition.
North side of Third street from
Johns avenue to Wardwell avenue.
West side of Wardwell avenue from
■Second street to Third street.
South side of Sixth street from the
Hast line of Lot 5, Block 9, Cook ad
dition to Hayes avenue.
West side of Hayes Avenue from
Sixth street to the South line of Lot
47, Sunny Slope addition.
East side of Hayes avenue from
Sixth street to the South line of Lot
45, Sunny Slope addition.
East side of Hayes avenue from
Sixth street to the South line of Lot
45, Sunny Slope addition.
North side of Main from the East
addition to the
West line of the East % of Lot
Hopkins addition.
South side of Main street from the
East line of lot 11, Hopkins addition
-to the West line of lot 20, Hopkins
addition.
The total front feet is estimated at
13,359.
The appointment of J. J. Love as
day marshal and Walter Crabtree as
night marshal was confirmed.
The report of the committee ap
pointed to appraise property needed
to open streets in various portions of
the city was accepted. Condemna
tion proceedings were ordered in cases
-where the committee were unable to
Æ gree upon an equitable settlement
•of damages.
The petition of C. D. Bucknum for
permission to operate his picture show
Sunday was read and the matter
'laid over until the next regular meet
ing.
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A request for an appropriation of
$600 a year for the maintenance of
the Emmett band was presented and
laid over until this evening to which
time the council adjourned.
Undergo Operations
An operation for the removal of
•gall stonss was performed upon Mrs.
Yem Munday on Tuesday. Twenty
eight stones were removed. The pa
tient is recovering nicely.
Mrs. George Kennedy was operated
upon Tuesday for goiter, and is doing
well.
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Frank Sanders, who suffered a com
pound fracture of both bones of one
of his legs as a result of being thrown
from a bucking horse last week, is
getting along as well as could be ex
pected.
$25.000 FOR MILL MEN
The Boise Payette Lumber company
Tuesday sent to all of its employes cir- ]
culars announcing the inauguration of j
B.-P. Lumber Co. Expects to Handle
Block of War Bonds.
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a plan whereby each man on that con
I cern's payroll will be enabled to buy
a Liberty Bond by paying $5 a month
for 10 months. As soon as the prin
cipal has been met, the bond will
be turned over to the employe making
the investment. No deductions will be
made for the interest or for any other
purpose.
"We have asked for 200 bonds of
the $50 denomination," said C. A. Bar
ton, general manager of the company,
Tuesday, "and expect to order fully
300 more of them, as many of our
employes will take bonds in a larger
amount than $50."
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^ letter sent out, which ,f properly
signed and returned, will authorize
^e company to deduct $5 from the
monthly pay check of the bond sub
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Assurances Received
from Federal
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Official that Fruit W'ill be Moved
The Yakima Daily Republic of rec
i ent date prints a dispatch from Fed
j eral officials stating that the fruit
will be considered a necessity, instead
! of a luxury, by the government and
J that cars enough will be furnished to
move the crop. This assurance is of
paramount importance to the fruit
growers of the Emmett country and
lifts a big load of anxiety and fear
from them. The dispatch is as fol
lows:
"Washington, May 24—The fruit
crop will be moved and cars enough
will be furnished to move it. A posi
tive promise to this effect was given
today to Frank Reeves and W. T.
Clark of Wenatchee and Senator Poin
dexter by Secretary Houston of the
Department of Agriculture and Her
bert C. Hoover, food administrator.
Fruit is more necessary than po
tatoes, declared Mr. Hoover.
Fruitgrowers have been hesitating
about purchasing fruit supplies, fear
ing their crop could not be marketed
when ready."
MARRIED
The marriage of William H. Rekow
and Miss Marie E. Dresser occurred
Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock at the
Baptist parsonage, Rev. A. C. Lath
rop performing the ceremony,
young couple will make their home on
a ranch near Hanna.
The
Boise papers announce the marriage
of Don Lyman and Miss Edith L. Hib
bard, both of Twin Falls, at Boise on
Friday. Both Mr. Lyman and Miss
Hibbard were former Emmett resi
dents. Mr. Lyman is the father of Mrs.
John McConnell and Mrs. Ed Faris of
Montour. The bride is a niece of
Rev. Roberts, who is said to have been
pastor of the Emmett M. E. church in
an early day.
The marriage of Rev. Clyde L.
Walker of Fruitland and Miss Blanche
Fowler was solemnized yesterday at
high noon at the home of the bride's
mother in this city. The full Metho
dist ring service was used by Dr. J.
D. Gillilan of Boise, assisted by Rev.
C. A. Quinn of this city. The cere
mony was performed beneath a bower
of green and white. During the cere
mony, Mendelsohn's Wedding March
played by Miss Laura Walker,
was
John Walker of Ontario rendered a
flute solo and Arnold Cook sang "O
Following the cere
five-course dinner was serv
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mony a
ed, and Mr. and Mrs. Walker left on
the afternoon train for Fruitland,
where they will make their home. The
groom, a former pastor of the Emmett
M. E. church, is now pastor of the
church at Fruitland. The bride is one
of Emmett's talented young women.
she has been a
For many years
teacher in the city schools,
friends will join in congratulations
Many
and best wishes.
Chatauqua Next Week.
The Emmett Chautauqua will open
Saturday of next week and continue
to Thursday night of the following
week. Tickets are now on sale at eacn
of the drug stores in Emmett and can
be obtained from any member of the
comm ittee. They are also for sale
at Brown Bros.' store at Montour and I
at Harry Sweet's store at Sweet. The j
season tickets are selling rapidly and
as only a ij m j te d number will be of- I
fered you are advised to buy early, j
Season tickets admit any individual
within one's own family and to that
extent only are they transferable.
Charles Hedrick and family have [
moved to the Ed Allen ranch south
of Falk and will have charge of the
ranch this year. |
EMMETT WATER BONDS
UPHELD
Validity of Outstanding Irriga
tion Issue Sustained by
Federal Court.
United States District Judge F. S.
Dietrich upheld the validity of the
outstanding bonds of the Emmett Ir
rigation district in a decision received
Saturday.
The court's affirmation of the dis
trict issue was made in deciding the
case of J. Paul Thompson et al vs.
the Emmett Irrigation district, an ac
brought for the purpose of ob
taining a judicial determination of the
validity of the bonds outstanding,
The district urged the invalidity of
the bonds on the theory that they had
no or
for purposes unauthorized by law but
the court said, "The district has got
ten from the contracts a benefit which
it cannot now restore and rights of the
innocent public have grown up which
would be impaired by any attempt on
the part of the court to reach and can
cel the bonds."
The decision ordered the entering
of a decree establishing the validity
of the intervenors' bonds and directing
payment to them of the interest there
on in a ratable proportion from the
funds available for that purpose now
in the hands of the treasurer of the
district.
The directors of the district an
nounce that an appeal will be taken
to the United States Supreme court.
Upon the decision of this court of last
resort will depend whether the en
tire bond issue shall draw interest
from date of issue.
Directors Cannot Be Ousted.
Judge Ed Bryan on Monday hand
ed down a decision in the case of H.
S. Worthman vs. E. J. Reynolds, in
which it was sought to oust Mr. Rey
nolds from office as director of the
Emmett Irrigation District, alleging
that he had been guilty of misconduct
in not making certain reports as re
quired by law. Judge Bryan in sub
stance held tjjat inasmuch as the re
ports withheld were not done so for
private gain; that the said reports
would have jeopardized the interests
of the district in pending litigation
and that no harm had been caused
the district by the withholding of the
reports, therefore the grounds advanc
ed in the ouster proceedings were not
sufficient. Notice of appeal has been
filed by plaintiff's attorney, Geo. F.
Zimmerman.
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CAPTURES BEAR CUB ON I. N.
Fireman Catches Month Old Bruin
Ambling Along Railroad Track.
A live Teddy bear now is in the
possession of H. R. Peacock. It be
longs to the black bear family and is
of brownish color and is presumably
about a month old. It is about the
size of a large cat and has already
become quite a pet.
Two little bears were gamboling
along the Canyon leading to Lakeport
on the Idaho Northern railroad when
they were spied by Mr. Hargis, a
fireman on the road. He sent a Greek
section hand to catch the cubs but the
Greek did not prove to be adept at
this game and when the cub snapped
at him gave it up. So Mr. Hargis
went after the other bear himself,
and succeeded in making the catch.
Mr. Peacock got the bear which was
rather hungry, but it is now being
well fed, and has even been treated
to chocolate ice cream soda for which
it shows a great liking. Mr. Peacock
has become attached to the bear since
it is so tractable, and expects to keep
it as a pet.—Nampa Leader-Herald.
Wanted Pasture.
A young man about 15 years of age
was searching for pasturage for his
horse. Passing the Methodist parse n
age he read on the sign in front of
the house, "Rev. C. A. Quinn, Pastor."
Here was the object of his search. He
declared he had no pasture to rent,
Then why the sign?
demanded. Pointing to the sign he
read aloud, "Rev. Quinn, Pastor." The
preacher will
knocked, and inquired about the pas
ture. The preacher was puzzled and
the young man
recover.
Card of Thanks.
We desire to express our heartfelt
thanks to the many friends and neigh
bors who so kindly assisted us during
the sickness and death of our beloved
daughter and sister.—Mr. and Mrs.
Elmer Hess and family.
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566 YOUNG MEN RE
SPOND TO CALL
Emmett Registration Exceeds
that of Any Town in Old
Canyon County.
Five hundred and sixty-six young j
men registered for duty in Gem coun
ty on Tuesday. The tay passed quiet
ly and the registrations were made
without any difficulty or disturbance
of any character.
If there were any slackers in the !
county, no information has been filed i
with the authorities, and indications ;
are there were none. The three Em-j
mett precincts registered 364. This
is larger than the registration at either
Nampa, Caldwell, Payette or Ontario.
Nampa reports 349, the largest enroll
ment of any of the other towns men
tioned. The registration by precincts
follows:
North Emmett .
South Emmett .
West Emmett ..
Bramwell .
Ola ...
Gross .....
Hanna ...
Sweet ....
Montour ...
Pearl ...
By County Officers .
114
148
102
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31
8
4*1
36
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13
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Total ......
County officers were yesterday no
tified to keep the lists open for two
weeks so that any who were unable
to come may have an opportunity to
yet make good.
Boy Scouts on Duty.
The Boy Scouts are doing their bit
willingly and patriotically, and are
rendering efficient service in many
ways. Yesterday the patrols turned
out and billed the entire city with Lib
erty Bond circulars. Every home was
visited and the work completed in
three hours. Results of the campaign
were at once apparent, as tedephone
requests for bonds began to roll in
from all parts of the city.
Liberty Bonds Nontaxable
Liberty Loan Bonds are nontaxable.
If your city, county or state taxes are
3 mills on the dollar, a not unusual
tax, these bonds are equivalent to or
dinary corporate bonds or other in
vestments bearing 6% per cent. In
addition, no Federal tax which war
conditions may later make necessary
will affect these bonds. The only tax
these bonds are subject to is the in
heritance tax, which applies to all
property of all kinds whatsoever.
property
Organize Home Guards.
An organization to be known as the
Emmett Reserve Guards was effected
Friday evening. The object of the or
ganization is to train men not eligi
ble under the draft law for mutual
protection of home interests.
membership of 113 was enrolled at
the meeting. R. R. Coon, who has
seen service in the regular army, was
chosen as drill master and the title of
Colonel conferred on him. For a few
weeks, drill will be held every night,
and as many as can come are urged to
be present. Then the entire company
will be trained as a body. The school
house grounds are being used.
E. Rose presided over the meeting and
B. B. Davis acted as secretary.
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WOOL GOING
TO MARKET
A Million and a Quarter Pounds is
Emmett's Output.
A million and a quarter pounds of
wool are being stored here for future
sale or else are being loaded into cars
for shipment to Eastern markets.
Wagons piled high with sacks full
of wool is coming to town in a steady
stream. The largest producer, Andy
Little, will store his wool in the Fruit
Association's warehouses. The next
largest producer, the VanDeusens, are
as usual, shipping direct to Boston.
The McConnells had contracted their
clip in advance.
The presentation of the "Nautical
Knot" made a great hit with an aud
ience that filled the hall at Sweet
Monday night. The proceeds of $55
has been donated to the Red Cross
Sweet Entertained.
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The First National Bank has inau
gurated a misspelled word contest, in
which a cash prize of $1.00 will be
fund.
Misspelled Word Contest.
! given each month to the person who
detects the misspelled word that will
appear in one of their advertisements
in the Emmett papers during the
month.
successful applicant the dollar will be
given to the first person at the bank
Friday morning with the correct word
In case of more than one
Mill Men Buy Lots.
J. P. Dion and J. H. Foss have pur
chased a block of ground on East
Main street, near the D. H. VanDeu
sen bungalow, and will erect
modern bungalows for their
two
own use
* n the near future. Dr. Cumming has
commenced work on a modern dwell
ing to be built on adjoining property.
Notice to Stock Owners.
All stock found running at large in
the district south of Emmett will be
ta * cen U P an ^ owners prosecuted to the
full extent of the law. Get wis
L.
Usager an< l Tom Faull.
CITIZENS IN PROTECT
lïE BODY
j Organization Formed to Act As
Intermediary in Labor
Disputes.
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Disturbing rumors of the activities
of members of the I. W. 'W., and other
labor agitators were impelling mo
tives for the organization of the "Citiz
ens Co-operative Association of Em
mett" last evening, with the object of
"promoting and protecting our indus
tries, prevent labor troubles and act
as intermediary between employers
and employes."
The meeting was largely attended
by business men and other citizens
having the interest of the city at
heart. The sentiment generally ex
pressed was that while labor unions
were recognized as necessary organi
zations in present day economics, the
interference of agitators from outside
of Emmett whose sole interest is to
create disturbances, cause unrest and
endanger the public welfare with no
other object than that of furthering
their own selfish interests would not
be tolerated,
that have been received by officials
of the Boise-Payette Lumber Company
and other indications of I. W. W. ac
tivities were mainly instrumental in
effecting this organization. As an in
termediary in disputes between em
ployers and employes, the association
hopes to be of benefit.
Ed Allen was chosen as president
and Claude Polly as secretary. The
Threatening letters
president was given power to appoint
an executive committee of five. The
following resolutions, which were un
animously adopted and signed by
every one present, set forth the ob
jects of the association:
Resolved, that in order to promote
and protect our industries, prevent
labor troubles and act as an interme
diary between employers and em
ployes, that our city and its inhabit
ants may prosper, we, the undersign
ed citizens of Emmett hereby form
ourselves into an organization to be
known as "The Citizens Co-Operative
Association of Emmett, Idaho.
It is recommended by your commit
tee that all citizens, business men,
employers and employees, having the
interests of the community at heart,
be allowed to become members.
The officers shall consist of a presi
dent, a secretary and an executive
board of five members.
The association shall meet on Fri
day night of each week, or on call of
the president.
Seven members shall constitute a
quorum, and any motion passed by a
majority of those present shall be
binding upon all.
There shall be no assessments or
dues, except those levied by a major
ity vote of members present at a re
gularly called meeting.
Carpenters Strike.
Carpenters working on the dwell
ing houses being built by the Boise
Payette Lumber company, went out on
a strike yesterday morning,
men employed except four or five obey
ed the order. The walkout was to
enforce the new wage schedule of 62%
cents per hour and an eight-hour day
adopted by the local carpenters un
ion. The lumber company announced
it would refuse to recognize the un
ion and will fill the places of the
striking workmen,
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Notice Rebekahs.
Sunday, June 10th will be observed
as Rebekah Memorial Day, and mem
bers are requested to meet at the hall
at 9 o'clock a. m. Please bring flow
ers.
FEDERAL FARM LOANS
SYSTEM
D. R. Hubbard, Representative,
Explains Method—Is Now
Making Loans.
The practical working of the Fed
eral Farm Loans act was explained in
detail to a well attended meeting of
farmers held in the Commercial Club
rooms Saturday afternoon by D. R.
Hubbard, appraiser for the Federal
Farm Loan Board of Spokane.
In discussing the new law, Mr. Hub
bard said in part: "The Federal Farm
Loan act or Rural Credits law is a
measure passed by Congress to meet
a long and urgent demand on the part
of the farmers, especially of the West
and South, to procure credit for their
proper use at a lower interest charge
and more liberal terms of repayment
than has been possible in the past.
"The law comes as a result of long
study and very sincere effort on the
part of earnest men to provide a ser
vice both for the borrower and the in
vestor, at once reasonable in cost and
safe beyond doubt. While the effect
of the law will be to give better and
more stable value to lands, the pur
pose was solely to give larger results
to farm management and effort. The
law is to aid in constructive agricul
ture, to increase production and to aid
in reducing the cost of production by
reducing interest cost and supplying
needed equipment.
"Money may be borrowed at 5 per
cent interest, plus an annual payment
of less or more than 1 per cent of
the principal, over a period of from
5 to 40 years. The money will be
loaned only for a specific purpose and
can be used only for the purpose for
which it was borrowed. It may be bor
rowed to purchase land, pay indebted
ness, to buy farm equipment or other
wise improve the farm.
"The business is carried on through
a local organization known in this in
stance as the Emmett National Farm
Loan Association. The provisions are
liberal as to terms and amount loaned,
yet the utmost conservatism is requir
ed in appraising the land. However,
this seems to be provided with ample
safeguards in the system. A loan
committee of three is appointed from
among the members, their approval
and valuation is required; the board
of directors also are required to ap
prove the loan. The Federal Land
Board also has its own appraiser.
borrower is member of the
Every a
local association and is required to
become a stockholder in the land board
in his district to the extent of 5 per
cent of his loan. When his loan is
paid out his investment is returned to
him.
"Valuation is fixed by the present
and prospective producing power of
the land, its proximity to markets and
the ability of thé owner to properly
farm the land. One-half the value of
the land may be borrowed and one
fifth of the value of the buildings.
Orchards are not a considerable im
provement. Alfalfa, grain, pasture
or annual production of such crops
are the basis of value."
Loans are now being made on bench
as well as other lands in this section,
and it is probable approximately $100,
000 will be loaned out here as a result
of Mr. Hubbard's efforts. The secre
tary of the local organization is E.
W. Brown.
Rev. Hunter to Leave.
Rev. S. McK. Hunter has accepted
the chair of English in Bellevue col
lege, his alma mater located at Omaha,
Neb., and will leave Emmett about
September 1 to assume his duties. A
preacher of ability and faithfulness, a
scholar and a citizen having the in
terest of this community at heart, his
removal will be a loss and a matter of
regret to both Emmett and his flock.
Marriage Licenses.
The following licenses to wed have
been issued by the county clerk dur
ing the past week:
Blain WcGee and Mae L. Flock of
New Plymouth.
Earl W. Fliegel and Hallie Bacon.
Clyde L. Walker and Blanche Fow
1er.
Wm. H. Rekow and Marie Dresser.
Fruit Growers' Meeting.
There will be a meeting of all our
members at the Fruit Growers' Union
building at 2 p. m., sharp, Saturday,
June 9. Senator D. L. Ingard and
Manager J. A. Shearer will be present.
Important business to be discussed
and all urged to be present.
GUY B. DAYTON, Manager.