The Emmett Index
PUBLISHED IN THE GARDEN VALLEY OF IDAHO
EMMETT, GEM COUNTY, IDAHO, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1919.
NO. 19
TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR
Our
NEWS OF OUR SOLOIER
BOYS
Interesting Letters from
Boys at Home Camps
and Abroad.
From "The Boy."
Jan. 15.—Just a few lines tonight.
After all our plans for return to the
TJ. S. with the 41st division have
failed and most of us will have to stay
in France for several weeks to come.:
We were transferred to the 41st di
vision, as I stated in my last letter,
and on January 6th left for Theise
to join our company, the 164th Ambu
lance Co. When we arrived there
learned that we were to leave for
Brest on the 9th, but after we had
drawn all our equipment and were
ready to go, we received orders to
"hold up the movement for a few
days owing to a storm at sea, the
transports being unable to land on
that account, so it was the storm at
sea that spoiled our trip home.
Since we reached France last win
ter many of the men of the old 41st
■division have been promoted to cor
porals and sergeants, and when the
division was assembled it was found
that there were about 500 non-com
missioned officers too many—that
than were allowed in a
many more
division, according to the table of or
ganizations. As soon as this was
discovered at general headquarters,
order arrived ordering the 41st
an
division to get rid of all surplus non
-corns over the table of organization.
The non-coms held a meeting and
sent in a request to be "busted to j
buck privates" in order that they
might go home with the 41st, but (
general headquarters refused to "bust" ;
us and a few days later an order j
came transferring us out of the divi-|
sion and yesterday we were trans- j
ferred to our original organization
and today 1 arrived at the hospital,
and tomorrow morning will go back
to my old job. So over 500 boys, who
-were original members of the 41st
division are kept in France and men
-who never heard of the 41st division
Before are going back in our places.
Such are the fortunes of war. We
will be in France, probably, for many
moons to come.
Howard Cayford, Lawrence Burt
and Floy Clark are the only boys from
the camp hospital who are fortunate
■enough to stay with the 41st, and
they will probably be in the states
before this letter reaches you. I un
derstand that most of the other Em
mett boys who belonged to the old
The following letter was received
last week by Harry Shropshire, J r -;
from Berle Kelley, in France:
Dec. 26—Dear Pal: What a slouch
J am at writing. I should have an-,
The
The
Co. M are also coming home.
rest will remain.
From Berle Kelley.
swered your letters long ago.
•only excuse
been rather busy the last four
months. What I mean is. really busy,
But having wound up the watch on
the Rhine and put out the Hohenzol
lern cat. we are taking it easy for
the time we have to stay here to see,
that Fritz doesn't get another attack
•of Kultur
Yesterday was our big day. We
had a good dinner and in the after-1
entertainment and Christmas
tree with a present for every man. I
drew a pipe A few of the Christmas
boxes from home got here in time to
be given out. That certainly put a
smile on the faces of the lucky ones,
The pictures you sent sure looked
good, especially as I got them at a
time when our chances of getting out
whole skin were about as slim
We were on the,
noon an
with a
as I ever saw them.
Argonne front at the time and it cer
tainlv was no health resort. We are
located now in a little village between
the towns of Ahrwiler and Bad Naue-ifhat
1 the
nahr, both summer resorts on
Ahr river, about fourteen kilometers
We are billeted in
from the Rhine,
the German houses heje.
along with them very well by letting
them strictly alone. The people seem
to have all they want to eat, but there
is very little extra. Anything to eat,
•such as candy or cakes, costs a small
We get
fortune.
Well, Shrop., as it is getting late
and we arise at 6:30, I must close.
Give my best regards to all friends.
Ft* at Set ft. Gen. Simon.
* Prum, Germany, Dec. 22.— Dear
Dad; Well, here we ate at last locat
ed in this little town (about 3600 peo
pie), situated in the Rhine province
among the foothills. We are nicely
located, using a high school building
for a hospital and a convent for sleep
ing quarters for the men. It seems
very strange to have steam hea.t, elec
tric lights and a regular bed to sleep
in again. We also have made arrange
ments for a non-com. mess, having a
German woman to cook for us, and
she certainly can make any grub
taste a lot better than our cooks can.
We had a great trip coming to this
place, 10 days on the train in box
cars,' but it was a very interesting
trip. We passed through Verdun and
the iron fields around Metz, and up
the Moselle river to Coblenz, which
W'e also passed
fit h "Other
> s some big city.
j through Freres, another large Ger
Saw the Rhine at Cob
man town.
j lenz-and who would have thought
that American troops would be at the
! Rhine three months ago!
; The people seem very friendly and
we^ad that the war is over One could
"ever tell that there had been a five
year war by seeing this country, as
the people have everything they need,
although maybe a little short on
meats and grease.
A mark is worth about 14 cents in
American money and the boys 'are all
buying out the towns along the way,
as things are really very cheap here.
I wouldn't be surprised if we stayed
here at this town until spring, al
though of course I do not know.
Would like, to move to a larger city
if possible, as the big towns seem
very modern.
LUKE RINKER
AT SALTLAKE
Arrives
from Overseas
Wounded Companions.
Luke Rinker, son of Mr. and Mrs.
George Rinker of this city, arrived in
g a it Lake Saturday from overseas,
other wounded companions, and
w jH be stationed at Fort Douglas un-
G ] discharged. His picture, together
w jth those of three
rounded compan-
j ons< aB f r0 m Idaho, appeared in Sun-
day's Salt Lake Tribune, and while
h e looks like the same old Luke, he
; s bigger, manlier. He has fallen
t 0 The Index indicates:
"Please find enclosed a clipping
f rom the Salt Lake Tribune of one of
friends, as the following
among warm
letter from Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Patten
We say "our
Emmett heroes.
our
hero" because we are as proud of him
as any Emmett citizen can be..
made a rush for Fort Douglas as soon
as we found out he was here. We had
the pleasure of having Luke and his
buddy, a Mr. Henderson from St. An-
thony, Ida., to our house for supper
We
dûs evening. They sure had some in
teresting experiences to tell us.
"Luke is recovering from his wounds
nicely and sure looks fine, as his pic
ture will show—"some man. When
you get through with the clipping,
p ]ease ffive j t to Mrs. Rinker and tell
her t h at while her boy is in Salt Lake
he will not wan t for anything. Our
home is sure open to him."
Brave Soldier Returns
Considerable curiosity was evinced
on our
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last week by the appearance
i streets of a Khaki clad boy wearing
a red cord about the left shoulder,
His face looked very famil.ar to £y
j eral, among them Judge A 0. Sutton,
who upon meeting t e re urne
| dier discovered an old time school
I f r * en d whom he had known
! youngster at what was then Salubria
Ted Mossmann by name, Uter, the
j Mossmann family owned the piesent
j Andy Little ranc on t e u e, ea\
I ing here about 12 or 15 year.^ ago
land "Ted" will be remembered b>
many people of this vicinity. Not yet
j 20 years old. he has had quite a mil
jtary career, wearing a i cxu.an
I vice stripe, besides various stripes and
decorations acquiree in e gie
for special service and bravery in
times of appalling danger. The red
'cord is a French decoration for brav
Mr. Mossman is so extremely
as a
er >'- _
reticent in speaking ol is c*P e •
many in ormation *ee eis
repulsed. He spent a few days of last
week visiting at the home of his
! brother, who drives
the Emmett
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I Boise stage.
Disabled Soldiers
A. O. Sutton is desirous of obtain
and information concern
ing names
ing returned soldiers who are disabled
that they may have the opportunity of
securing training offered by the Feder
al Board of Vocational Education.
Annual Meeting
The annual meeting of the Commer
cial Club will be held Tuesday evening
of next week. A complete new set of
officer* are to be elected, and it ia
hoped there will be a full attendance.
EMMETT GIRL BREAKS
erly of this city, is suffering from a
j broken neck, as the result of a fall.
Her complete recovery is expected by
the attending physician. This morn
ing's Statesman contains the follow
ing account of her unusual experience.
"Falling in a faint at the high
school Tuesday morning, Miss Ruth
Callender, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. T. Callender of Boise, struck
against a schoolmate and broke her
neck. The break was peculiar in that
neither the spinal cord nor the mus
cles were injured, and after she was
taken to the rest room, the girl ap
peared for a time to be all right. How
ever, she was sent home in a taxicab
attended by one of the teachers.
"The accident occurred during the
first period Tuesday morning, when
Miss Callender fainted during the re
citation of her history lesson. She
returned that afternoon, but contin
ued to fell unwell, and when she went
to meet her mother, who was at Dr.
A. L. Heine's office, she complained
to her mother of how sore her neck
Mrs. Callender had Dr. Heine
examine it and he immediately real
ized that something was wrong. He
advised the girl to go to Dr. James
L. Stewart, the family physician, at
NECK
Daughter of Will Callender Is
the Victim—Complete
Recovery Expected.
Miss Ruth Callender, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Will T. Callender, form-Jan
was.
once.
"Dr. Stewart had an x-ray examina
tion made, which showed* that the
sixth cervical bone was broken,
nesday morning the girl was taken to
St. Alphonsus hospital to be operated
upon. At the door of the operating
she fainted again and Dr.
Wed-
room
Stewart took advantage of this and
set the fracture without the admin-
istration of an anesthetic.
"Dr. Stewart says that such acci-
dents, while not common, are by no
means unheard of and that as long
as the spinal cord is uninjured a bro-
ken neck is mended much as any oth-
Miss Callender will proba-
er break.
bly be all right is about six weeks;
at present her neck is in a cast till
the bones knit. Her father is William
T. Callender, chief clerk in the land
office, who moved here from Emmett
about two years ago.
STATE ROAD TO
McCALL
Bill Introduced to Appropriate $100.
00« for Construction
A state highway from Star to Mc
Call is provided in house bill No. 120,
introduced Monday. An appropriation
of $100,000 is provided, and the road
must be completed by December 1,
1920. The bill is in part:
"The first portion of said highway
to be constructed shall be that be
tween the eastern boundary of Gem
county about four miles west from
Horseshoe Bend, Boise county, and
Smith's Ferry, Valley county, via
Gardena and Banks. The second por
tion * * * shall be that between
Smith's Ferry and Round Valley, by
way of Round Valley creek. The re
maining portion of said highway shall
be constructed where, in the opinion of
'the official or officials in charge, shall
be most needed."
This road is of especial interest to
Emmett, as it will open a road of
easy grade to Payette Lakes,
proposed road is to follow the river
to Smiths Ferry, thence conforming
closely to the present road north. The
expense of construction will be borne
by the state, the counties through
which the road passes and the forest
service. The bill was favorably re
ported yesterday.
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News of the death of Mrs. Lucia |
J. Sabin at the home of her daughter
Stella in Los Angeles, Calif., on Jan
uary 26, came in a letter this week
from Miss Lynn Judd. The older
residents of Emmett will remember
Mrs. Sabin as being for many years
a resident of this city. Her husband
platted one of the additions to the
city which yet bears his name. The
letter conveying the information also
stated that a daughter was born- to
Mr». Sanford, formerly Stella Sa
bin, on January 16.
Emmett Woman Dies.
| GROWING OF BROOM
CORN
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| Many Inquiries Answered as to
Method of Planting and
Care of Crop
Two weeks ago The Index printed
article urging the planting of
broom corn, especially by dry land
farmers. So many inquiries from not
only Gem county, but also from neigh
bering counties, as to the planting and
care of crop, have come to The Index
and G. W. Driscoll, whrf operates the
broom factory here, that it is impos
sible to personally answer each one.
The following facts are therefore giv
en below for the benefit of those who
are planning to grow broom corn the
coming season:
Seed may be obtained from G. W.
Driscoll, Emmett, at 15 cents per
pound, f. o. b. Emmett.
Seed should be planted 8 to 12
inches apart with com planter in rows
not less than three feet apart. On
dry land, 3 pounds to acre. On irri
gated land, should be planted thicker
to prevent brush growing rank, 5 to
6 pounds per acre
When cut, cane should be cured at
once, after laying one day in shade.
The seed is easily extracted and is
as good a fattening feed for stock as
any grain.
Price will range this year from $200
a ton up.
Broom corn is a very hardy crop,
will grow in any soil, and is especially
adapted to dry land. Should be culti
vated like corn. The average yield is
half a ton to the acre.
Robert Sproat and daughter. Miss
Jean, who recently arrived at Boise
returning from a visit to the old home
at Dumfries, Scotland, spent Saturday
Back from Scotland
at the home of Mr. Sproat's daughter,
Mrs. Andrew Little. Miss Jean re
turned to Scotland about 10 years ago
and has completed her education there :
and in London graduating in music i
with the highest honors. Mr. Sproat ;
went fo Scotland from his Fairfield
home soon after the beginning of
war, keen to do his bit- Being refused
entrance to the army he went to work
in a munitions factory that he might
have a live part in war activities. Mr.
Sproat has made several return visits
to Scotland since his adoption of
Sunny Idaho as his home ,but is now,
always, delighted to be back to the
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as
land of his choice.
Guilty of Petit Larceny.
Complaint was filed Friday against;
Carl Page and he was arrested Mon- j
day at Nampa, charged with stealing ^
a considerable sum of money from
L. Brockett. He was brought
r ^ ore :
was j
Judge Sutton, plead guilty, an
fined $150 and 30 days. He had dis
posed of all but about $3 .of the $60
supposed to have been stolen. He will
serve time in the Canyon county jail.
In civil court, cases were filed as
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follows:
J. McNish vs. E. E. Hampton, in- [
debtedness.
Sam Parrott vs. Jas. Nall, indebted
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ness.
Pioneer Furniture Company vs. F. !
C. Lemaster, action to recover unpaid
furniture.
Shriners to Entertain
The Shriner's Club of Emmett have
issued 300 invitations to their Valen
tine Day ball, Friday, February 14,
and a brilliant affair is in store. The
invitations are being sent to mem
bers of the Shrine in all neighboring
towns. The club extends a cordial in- j
vitation to all Masons and ladies 1
Eastern Stars and returned soldiers 1
to attend without the formality of an 1
invitation. Elaborate decorations are
contemplated by the committee in
charge and the ball room will be a
scene of Oriental beauty in keeping
with the history of the order.
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The next number of lecture course
will be given by Miss McLaren, reader j
and impersonator, in Liberty theater
Fe bruary 19. This is Miss McLaren's
seco nd appearance and she will un
fioubtedly be greeted with a full,
house, as she was a strong favorite
a t her first appearance.
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In the Race
Emmett will make an offer for the :
proposed I. O. O. F. home at the regu-|
lar meeting of Emmettsville lodge j
Monday evening. A committee was ap
pointed to secure an option on several
20-acre tracta near the city a« a site
for the Institution. Borne«'» advwn
Next Lecture Course Number.
tages as to climate, soil, pleasant and
homelike surroundings and its attrac
i tiveness as a place in which to live
■are unsurpassed, and should have'
great weight in making the selection
, »f a site for this home for Odd Fel
i lows.
Cattleman to Boise
The fourth annual convention of the
Idaho Cattle & Horse Growers' Asso
ciation of which Clay Vance is presi
dent and L. E. Dillingham secretary,
lis set for February 19 and 20 at
I Boise. This association is composed;
| lar|?el y of cattlc and horses * rowe, s
of the state who run their livestock'
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upon the public domain and the na
j tional forests and has a membership
! of around twelve hundred.
Owing to the fact that a very ma
terial increase in grazing fees on the
forests is likely, and also owing to
the fact that legislative matters af
fecting the industry are up for con
sidération, there is an indication that
the attendence at the Fourth Annual
Convention in Boise will be the larg
eat one in the history of the associa
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Sells Town Residence
A. Hoistad this week sold his resi
dence on Second street to Richard Sut
ton, who will take possession March 1.
Mr. Hoistad expects to remain here.
Is the Official Paper
The board of county commissioners
on Monday accepted the bid of The
index for the legal printing of Gem
county and made it the official county
TO WAR ON THE
POCKET GOPHERS
paper.
Campaign Against Pests to be Con
ducted by County Farm Bureau,
It is hard to estimate the damage
done by the pocket gophers in Gem
county. The directors of the Canyon,drew
canal realize these rodents are respon-■
sible for most of their trouble. If to
the cost of these expensive breaks
were added the loss to the farmer due
to them it would probably reach $50,
: 000 to say nothing of the damage they
i do to the field and crops.
; The directors of the canal are heart
fly in favor of the campaign to be
the;carried on through the Farm Bureau
and expect to poison all of their right
of way. Many of the farmers
throughout the county who tried the
government poison formula last fall
can speak a good word for its sue
cess. Zeke Sweet, Jack Young, James.
Kesgard, Ed Docherty, G. A. Warden
will vouch for the success of the work
1 carried on under the direction of W.
E. Crouch of the Bureau of Biological
Survey.
'Demonstrations will be held at the
j following places
^ growing the mixing and placing of the
W-|bait:
over the county,
: Ed Modin's, Tuesday morning, Feb.
j 11, at 9:30.
p. m. Spratt, Monday morning, Feb.
jq 9.3Q
j j Guthrie's, Monday afternoon,
Feb. 10, 2:30.
j James Kesgard's, Tuesday after
noon, Feb. 11, at
Frank McConnell's Anderson Creek
ranch. Wednesday morning, Feb. 12,
at 10.
Elmer Rose, Thursday morning,
10 .
Feb. 13. at 9:30.
Spring is the best time, as all of
the fresh mounds are easily distin
Attend
guished from the old ones,
one of these demonstrations and help
fight the pocket gopher. If the go
phers are a pest in your community
arrange with the county agent for a
demonstration in your community,
The annual meeting of the Gem
rill be held Fri
County Farm Bureau
day, Feb. 14, in the Emmett Com
mercial Club rooms. Come and hear
George Obcndorff, Idaho's clover seed
king.
commences at 11 o'clock.
Free lunch at noon. Meeting
Getting Ready for Work
Machinery for the construction of
the drainage system down the valley
jis arriving at Falk, and the big dredge
is expected daily. Work will start on
the ] ower en( j 0 f the ditch. Geo. W.
Fnow i es has been employed as super
v j s i nff engineer and surveyor by the
con tracting company.
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New Bridge Over Canal
The Farmers Co-operative Canal
Company is building a new bridge over
the canal on W ardwell avenue, under
the supervision of Cal Burt. The new
structure will have cement abutments
an d will be eight feet wider and two
feet lower than the old one.
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Oregon. Friday, viewing the valley
with a purpoao of locating.
E. B. Adair was here from Red land,
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WOOL GROWERS' AN
NUAL MEETING
Adopt Five-Year Leasing Plan
and Elect Set of
Officers
The annual meeting's of the Em
i mett-Payette and Idaho-Weiser Wool
1 Growers' Associations were in session
Tuesday and Wednesday in Emmett.
The meetings were held in Commer
: cial Club rooms and were well attend
ed. Forest officials present were As
sistant Forester H . E. Fenn of the
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■ Ogden office, Walter Mann, supervisor
of thg Idaho Forest and G B Maing>
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supervisor of the Payette Forest.
Both associations rearranged the
grazing allotments so as to adopt the
five-year leasing plan, which succeeds
; yj e one . year l easc p l an heretofore in
j vogue. It is confidently believed this
new plan will settle former grazing
! troubles.
A resolution was adopted asking for
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general inspection of all sheep having
1 grazing privileges in the Payette for
est, and also of such flocks of sheep
as may be allowed to trail across said
forest or any part thereof. The flocks
; i n the Payette forest have been re
j markably free from scabies and this
j action is requested to be taken in
order to keep them so.
; Grazing leases were rearranged
with the lumber companies for next
season.
Officers were elected as follows:
Payette Forest—John VanDeusen,
president; Andy Little, secretary; Col
lj n McCloud of Caldwell, Walter Lit
tle and Elliott Tennyson, members of
the advisory board.
Idaho Forest—J. E. Clinton, nresi
dent; Arthur Van Sicklin, secretary;
J. E. Clinton, J. E. VanDeusen. An
Little and Mac Henry Hand, ad
visory board.
Those present from neighboring
towns were: J. E. Clinton, S. Silen,
John Hunt and Harry Shellworth of
Boise; Victor Richardson, Gerald
Stansfield, Mac Henry Hand and A.
Charles Gray of Namp^.
unae ' ea ^ ! ' omp etion
' ' ^ ls er ' w ° as 1 1 contract
1to Un * th * Ion * tunnel °" the Can * on
cana ^Rh a coating o cement, re
P orts * at ® Wl . com P ete * e wo J*
^ ext wee ' e 13 now cementln K 1 e
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Harrison of Weiser; W. H. Gess and
Weekly Program
At IDEAL THEATRE
FRIDAY. FEB. 7
"Hit the Trail Holliday"
Featuring Geo. M. Cohan
2 Reel Keystone Comedy
SATURDAY. FEB. 8
"The Gray Fara-sol"
with Claire Anderson
Two Reel Comedy ,
SUNDAY.-MONDAY
FEB. 9-10
"The Bravest Way"
Featuring Sessue Hayakawa..
Sennett Comedy
TUESDAY, FEB. II
"The Vamp"
featuring Enid Bennett
Harold Lloyd Comedy
WEDNESDAY. FEB. 12
"The Preacher and the
Bandit"
featuring Wm. S. Hart
Official War Review
THURSDAY. FEB. 13
"Kiss or Kill"
A Great Special Feature
with Priscilla .Dean
Lyoos-Monui Comedy