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FIRST NATIONAL BANK The Bank You Will Eventually Patronise. General Hanking Rusi RM8 Along Safe, Conservative Line«. »COIRAL mscwvc SYSTEM Emmett, Idaho. NEWS OF GEM COUNTY Hy The l/idex's Correspondents CENTRAL MESA Mrs. Buck and Ml at the Wallace Fulgham and Koontz homos Sunday and Mr Buck home Sunday afternoon. Virgil Beers'visited at the Koontz hum« Tuesday evening. Mure youngsters are going to schuld since the flu has about run its courae. Mr and Mrs H. Meier visited with the Geo Koontz family Sunday. Inez Buck spent Sunday with Mary Burdell Ralph and Wilmer Buck, John and Floyd Fulgham and Gao. Burdell are back on the ditch at work again. Miss Margarette Marler ia spending the week at Fmitland. Chaa, Whitaell was on 'he sick list few days last week, but not with the Burdell called Mr j flu. Weston took dinner st the Geo. Ko ■ntz home Isst Wednesday Claude Whiteside has bought a new Htudehuker wagon. Miss Potter visited Grandma Zim from Sunday until Wednes mermai day. Clare Zimmerman is visiting at Mrs, l>an Byer's this week. Mis« B. Umbaugh visited at James Howard's last Friday. . Henry fichuening is pretty proud of his sheep and shed with lambs or eight CVel UPPER MESA A number of families on the Mena bave been having a siege of the flu, but all are getting better G. G. Ellis ami Mr Burtholow load ed two cars of baled hay last week. A man from Meridian has bought the 4Wacre tract lying south of the Barks place and expects to begin im proving right away. Mr. ami Mrs. !.. A. White and two daughters visited Sunday at the Rus ael home, down on the lower end of the Mesa. The Eighth grade class are taking final examinations in some of their studies this week. Clyde Reynolds, with his crew of men, has begun work on the cement drops hr is putting in the canal. Fritz Schadt's team ran away last Sunday during the hailstorm, but damage was done. Casper Schlund is huiltiing a nice roomy porch on the south of hi» house. Mias Katherine Gilhride visited at the Hanthorn home several days last week ipper no LETHA James KesganJ loaded a car of wheat at lattha last week Saturday, the point of Interest and excitement was the Anderson school, where a special election was held to determine whether the site of the school in District 21 should be the pre sent one or on the Letha townidte. I-etha lost by a few votes. R. L. Rattan made a trip to Emmett Tuesday. Mr. Underwood left yesterday for I.aGrande, Ore., on account of asthma, hoping the change would bring re George E 'ing spent Sunday after mam with the R. L. Rattans M Lamnan and Esther New Blymouth Sunday. went to Protect Your Family At this limp when so many lives eing taken by the Spanish influenza, it is the duty of every man to protect his fam ily. It can be done very easily by securing a policy with the MUTUAL LIKE INSUR ANCE CO. OF NEW YORK are , , Cct in touch with F. R. CHAPIN, local agent, and secure this protection at once. Tomorrow may be too late. FOR AN APPOINTMENT PHONE 32-J À. FRANK R. CHAPIN Emmett, Idaho. Com Slate Luml>er Co. has carload of posts and shingles and of coal eceived carload K. I Buttan was running lines for a Hume for W. W. Wilton yesterday. Mr, and Mrs Henderson made a I trip to Emmett today (Thursday). ce gorge at the This r* i* Quite an l.<*tha bridge, it ia being watched, und Mr. Purcell went over this morn While not dangerous, A. E. Pomeroy ing to l< Mi». C* •k over the situation. (M»k, a aiater of Mr*. Gum ming», received word that her folks in Portland had the flu, this being the second time this year, Mr. Ru»s«dl received word that his »on Clarence has arrived in the good old H. S. A, from France. He is ceitamly pleased. HAW CREEK. By Mr«. E. Tennyson. M i. Grace Sanders was a dinner guest last Sunday evening of Mr. and Mr*. Frank Sanders. i. W. H. Shane visited with Mrs, K. Feonyaon lust Monday afternoon. Miss Marie Hunthorn is home from at Weiser, visiting her parents. She expects to return when the flu epidemic is belter. Mrs. E M her chool Tennyson spent Saturday afternoon with Mrs. Jay Sunders. Little Wayne Smith is reported ill with the flu, although »t seriously. The Henry Meier family have now fully recovered from the flu and are able to he out again. M. U. Hanthorn 1» a business visitor in Weiser thin week. Mrs. Nephi Yorgenon spent Wed nesday afternoon with Mrs. E. Ten nyson CENTRAL MESA Regina Conrad Mr. and Mrs. Claude Whiteside called at the Walter Larkin home Sun day evening. Loe Cobble ami James Little spent Sunday afternoon with Walter Con rad. Mrs. Ellis Walters returned home Sunday, after assisting the Howards a week taking care of the sick. Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Rice and family and Ruth Crozer were guests at the L. M. Crozer home Sunday. The Knontzs have moved their build ing onto their new farm. Frederick Schadt and »on August spent Sunday at the F. C. Schadt home. Mrs. Lube was a caller at the Schorn inv. H. L. Limbaugh and Byers homes Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Conrad, Jake, Kr :inu ami Cluia and Mr. and Mrs. John Hereth called at the Fred Hercth home Sunday afternoon. « Henry I.uhr and Frank went to Fay ette on a justness trip Sunday. Hereth arrived Friday morning after receiving his d'sihan e He left Camp Presidio on Christmas day. From there he was sent to Camp Lewis for his disenarge which received on the Monday previous. He has been in the service of Uncle Sam for over four month and most of his lime was spent in the cooks' and bakers' school at Camp Bresidio, San Francisco. Mrs. Botter was a guest of Mrs, Zimmerman Sunday. John M Frank Russell ia busy canvassing /or a war history. Mr. and Mrs. I.uhr and Estella spent Tuesday afternoon at the Con rad home. Mr. and Mrs. Kingland have moved on Bisael creek. Mrs. R. J. Kraus called at the Con rad home Friday afternoon. Mrs. Crozer was on the sick list several days last week. Mrs. B. L. Li m ha ugh spent Friday at the Jim Howard home. Mr. and Mrs, F. C. Schadt called at the Conrad home Friday evening. ( lair Zimmerman spent a few days of last week at the Byers home. I 1)1 ED Mrs. Ellen L. Boone Bosteder, died at tlie Bosteder home near Hanna Saturday interning from pneumonia The Bosteders came to the Emmett bench from Iowa about 10 years ago and have been active in its affairs since. Mrs. Bosteder Isirn at Rowley, Iowa, Nov. 1, 1889. Oct. 4, 1899, she was married at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, to Emery O. Bosteder She leaves besides her husband three children Harold, aged 14, Ruth, aged 12, and Richard, aged 11. She 1s also survived hy her father, two brothers and four sisters. One of the sisters, Mrs. Robert McCure, lives here. Mrs. Bosteder was a woman of culture and ability and was actively identified with a Sunday school at Hanna and took part in the religious and com munity life. She will be greatly miss ed. The funeral was held on Sunday afternoon at the Bucknum parlors, Pastor A. C. I-athrop conducting the service. following Flu The body of Thoma« Omar, who died Tuesday evening, was taken to Boise yesterday for burial. Mrs. I.ilie White died Sunday af ternoon at the home of her son, A. R. White, of a tumor in the stomach, aged 78 years. She was a native of Maine, rame to Emmett from Mon tana about 12 years ago, making her home with her son. She is survived by husband and one son. The funeial was held from the Bucknum chapel Tuesday, the service being conducted by Riv. James Adams. HORN A daughter was horn to Mr. and Mrs. loin Bhillips of Sweet Saturday, Jan, 18, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Cronk near Em mett. A baby boy arrived at the Albert Martin home last Friday. Red Cross Sewing The Red Cross sewing committee is alarmed at the apparent indifference of our ladies toward the appeal which has been made for help in sewing. Our chapter was awarded a place on the honor roll for prompt and efficient response to calls for work—and shall we rest on our laurels and allow these urgent demands to ge unheeded? We are behind on work due Oct. 15, and other allotments have been received since then—refugee garments which are as essential as previous work. We must not lag in this—it is imperative. Can you not feel a personal responsi bility, and call on Mrs. Stokesberry, chairman, for articles to be made at home ? COMMITTEE. Sawmill to Start Feb. 3 The sawmill will resume operations February 3, after being shut down for repairs for 30 days. Many new men are arriving to take positions in the plant. Suita for Divorce. Actions for divorce were filed this week in the Gem county district court by the following: Hugh Watson ver sus Maud Watson, and Walter Wo mack versus l.eah Womack. Card of Thanks We desire to express our sincere thanks to the Red Cross and neigh bors for their kindness and assistance during the illness and at the death of our son, and also during the sickrwss of the other members of the family— Mr. und Mrs. J. E. Liebolt. Card of Thank». We desire to express our thanks to neighbors and friends for their kind assistance during our recent bereave ment of a wife and mother, and also for the beautiful flowers. E. () Bos teder ami family. Rice Paper. Of the great army of eigiiretto *mok- ; er» there I» probably not more than one In n hundred w ho knows that rice which in the I» tobacco » with rice. but is made from the membranes of imper. !. has nothing to d< era pi the breadfruit tree, or more com nonly trimmings of flux and of flue Btv hemp. So light Is this paper that 500 of the tiny sheets go It» make uu ounce. Slick Confidence Men. "Some of them Kay See confidence men are pretty sllek, ain't they. Lex ter?" asked old Riley Kezxldew. "Yea. sire« I" replied Lester Lazzenberry. who was Just back from tje Big Barf. "They're so dura slick they'd ptek the packets of a bllllam table If you dtda't watch 'em every minute,"—Kaaeil Oty Star. ! j *1» » ft A B mm m m ■ it iÊwM lip 11 Ill I % . m •i m I ll'lr MS Hi ihÆi f'ji ■ nmmhmImWnvw ÿfÿ&ÊÊm ■ r. 1 m mr î\ m I i • h i;| I ill V^OU can't help cutting loose joy'us A remarks every time you flush your smokespot with Prince Albert—it hits WlflU I you so fair and square. It's a scuttle full of jimmy pipe and cigarette makin's sunshine and as satisfy ing as it is delightful every hour of the twenty-four I It's never too late to hop into the Prince Albert pleasure pasture! For, P. A. is trigger-ready to give you more tobacco fun than you ever had in your smokecareer. That's because it has the quality. Quick as you know Prince Albert you'll write it down that P. A. did not bite your tongpe or parch your throat. And, it never will ! For, our exclusive patented process cuts out bite and parch. Try it for what ails your tonguel f °PPy red bags, tidy red tine, handsome pound and half pound tin humidors— and—that clever , practical pound crystal glass humidor with sponge moistener top that keeps the tobaccö in such perfect condition. Copyright 1» * by t. J keyootdo Tobacco Co. ^■w æL» K,. ' [l] [Jaw R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, Winston-Salem, N. C. ARMENIANS LOYAL TO ALLIES None of the Conquered Peoples Have Shown More Devotion to Cause of Liberty Than They. It tins been the Armenians who have [ been most constant In their loyalty to ■ I be allies, and eight months ago, from | the city af Van, 180 of them went forth to take up positions which had been vacated by Russians. After the Turks took Erzerum last February they swept on against the national armies of the Armenians and Georgians through to Tabriz In north western Persia, threatening the south ern Caspian ports and wiping out an Armenians they met, Maynard Owen Williams writes In Asia Magazine. They boasted that they would keep on until they met the Russian army, then nonexistent. The light by the Armen ians and Georgians, lacking allied sup port. became more hopelees. The Georgians bravely declared their In dependence last May : but hardly a 'month later 32 Georgian and Armenian delegate« In Constantinople were ut terly unable to do anything but ac cede to the Turkish demanda that they withdraw their troops. It la evident that the Georgians arc now complete ly dominated. I Delighted. The examining officers at the pris oner |>ens talk German like natives, but often the prisoners don't and that leads to complications. One Inquisitor, who had Just used his best Genhen vocabulary on an uncom prehending Hungarian, turned him o\er to a special questioner and took on fire strangely-clad and somewhat bewildered prisoner« who. after a great deal of shouting and arm waving, man- i aged to convey the fact that they were neither Germans nor Austrians nor ■ Hungarians nor Slovaks. They were llallans live Italian^ taken prisoner last fall and set to mending roads be hind the German lines. They were much pleased when It slowly dawned on them what had hap- i pened. and they wanted to kiss Gen eral Beratung <>r somebody right away. —Burls Suns and Strlpca. Types of Big Guns. There Is no known 75-centimeter gun. If there were Its bore would be more ; than a 9 Inehe». The famous French 75-millimeter gun hits a bore a little 1 less lu size than the American 3-Inch I field gun. being approximately ILOflUTS Inches ; the German TT-mllllmefer Is a ^Hle larger than the American, being ippruxluiately ILpSHO Indies. French m shells could be used in and Atu erb the German TT-milllmeter grins, prob able with tittle no change. German anti American shells could not, he used in the French 75'* chile without remachlntng. I Naw Trick. A new method of lighting the V boat menace Is for (lie attacked vessel to drop s depth charge «* the torpedo approaches In daylight the wake of ; the torpedo can usually be seen quite clearly. When the depth charge ex plodes It either causes the premature explosion of the torpedo or else diverts the deadly missile from II« course. This was found out quite ky accldewt. A iMy'i «Acer la hla czcKsmbi was day threw a depth charge sveeheerd. It 4M t rick. PROPER FOOD Produces endurance and endurance pro duces Success. Success depends greatly on human health. Wholesome food not only establishes Health, but it maintains Vitality essential to daily work. Our Groceries Are selected according to the above. They are wholesome, kept cleanly and represent standard manufacturers. Choice Teas and Coffees Here Fresh Fruits and Vegetables CASH GROCERY W. C. LANGROLSE, Propr. Where They Have Things Phone 189-J. PALACE MEAT MARKET CHAS. CLICK, Proprietor FRESH AND CURED MEATS Sausage, Lard, Chickens Fresh Fish Every Thursday and Friday Highest Market Price Paid for Hides and Pelts. Anto Delivery Phone 160. Office Supplies Typewriter Paper Typewriter Ribbon Manuscript Covers Letter Files Wire Hook Files INDEX OFFICE