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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08
To Kill Gophers-

], B. Wright in Boise Sentinel
This pest is doing more damage
yearly to the farmers of Idaho than
the black tailed rabbit Destruction
of grain and alfalfa amounts to
thousands of dollars annually, IN
Boise valley alone. The little hills OF
earth and gravel they pile up among
the grain and hay are also very
destructive to machinery. His ex-
termination is desired by every farmer
but how to do it is the question:
The following plan is the best that
have known tried, and now is the
time to try 1t.
Get two or three bottles OF
strychnine crystals at the drug store
have it powdered and put a little
saw ! grain, into a small potato
prepare the potato by cutting out
small circular plug with pen knife
put the strychnine in and replace tn
plug neatly. After a peck is pre-
, pared in this way, take them to tn
field and put them in the runways Q
3 the gopher, one or two at place
4 and close up the holes made in oper
a ing the runways.
t The gophers will find these lit
. potatoes and take them to the
storage bins and eat them durir
the winter.
:. No dead gophers will be found
:, the Spring, but their work will not
: resumed as usual, and if one escap
:. occasionally he can be trapped.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08

Some boys on mountain top, a
large barrel with the open end pointed
towards Silver City, light placed
therein and a red cloth stretched over
the end, on the night of November
9th when the comet was expected,
gave our Owyhee friends, who were
out looking for the astronomical
wonder, fair amount Of excitement.
Everyone was gaping at the wonderful
meteor. The Avalanche says Il
looked as if it were 20S feet above
the mountain top, and that it wa
wonderful the next morning 10 se'
SO many who ''knew all the time !
was a put-up job.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08

Payette Independent.
DR.. J. R. Numbers, of Weiser, was
registered at the Hotel Idaho last
Sunday. The doctor informs us he is
preparing to move to Denver, where
he will form a partnership with q
prominent physician of that city fol
the practice of medicine. DIR. Num-
bers is one of the brightest young
men of Idaho, and we regret to SEE
him leave the state.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08
MINERAL.

ED. SIaNAL:-Where is the peoples
party now? We republicans begin to
think we were sold. The news indi-
Gates almost to certainty that the
silver conference is going to do some
good for silver. Now, we want to
warn you beforehand, as we'll as all
other democrats, that II the labor OF
the conference results in benefit to
silver, do not try to assume any OF
the credit, for President Harrison was
the first to move in that direction.
Although he stepped down and will
be out on March 4th, he leaves bright
silver tracks behind.
Everything here is quiet. The JEFF
Davis and Boone mines are in opera
ton with good forces, the former
owned and worked by Gray & Shell.
The owners Of the latter, under lease,
Hoyt & Rogers, are extracting consid-
erable good ore. Cook & Co. are
doing we'll. The Mutual smelter and
Silver Bell mine, after two years OF
nearly steady running, have closed
down for the winter. The b. & L..
smelter will start up soon and perhaps
. run the greater part of the winter.
The first dance of the season will
take place on the 9Th inst. and indi
Gates that more will follow, from th'
fact that a very highly respected
young couple of Mineral are to b
welded on the occasion; or, NOR
). properly, the wedding will be the oc
casion of the dance. Preparation
70 for the event are very elaborate an
!, grand time is anticipated by all.
., Quite number Of mine owners al
busy doing assessment work to hol
n their mines for another year.
The relatives of Julius Ulrich,
Germany, are of the belief that
,w possessed some valuable property
AZ Washington county. l have be'
nd unable to hear of or find any.
,,e With exception of rain the wealth
is pleasant and the roads good. I
mo- snow in Mineral yet.
MEMORABILIA.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08
h., That. viii You,

uThe Idaho and Washington
county line runs through the north
par. of Round Valley, cutting OIL
three ranches and Falls post office
Crosses Rapid river about one mile
from its head, and Bear creek about
the same; crosses Indian creek; runs
through Dogtown, crosses north emo
of Horse mountain, two and one-hali
miles south of Helena, and terminates
about the middle of the Big bar, or
Snake river. Idaho county gets al
Rapid river, Summers camp ane
Seven Devils mines, and includes Of
January / next is patented mines
The taxable value Of all property vii
probably foot up 100000 a
: present.
The addition of this new territor
O to Idaho county creates new re
sponsibilities which must not I
a ignored. The new country neeo
wagon roads as much as Warrens dl
:, or as Elk City does. THEY HAV
BEEN UNABLE TO GET ANY AID FRO
WASHINGTON COUNTY and it remain
!, to be seen if Idaho county will do al
ir better by them. We know u
wealth of that country from person
re experience and observation, and
are firmly convinced that this sta
80 could not make better investme
- than to put 800, 900 into wag
road system to include the mfhf
We camps in our new bailiwick. A ms
he road from Salmon Meadows to Can
Prairie, with extensions to the Dew
no and Elk City would speedily deve
more taxable property than there is
Us the whole state at present. This n
sound like wild and visionary ts
The lbut the future will demonstrate
..1 prediction.-Idaho Free Press.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08
The Latest News.
necial TO the SIGNAL.

Special to the SIGNAL.
In THE EAST, Dec. 8th-Cleveland
has lust wounded another teal duck,
which received two small shot in the
left wing and is totally disabled.
The bunch has just lit in the north
slough and the president elect is
creeping up for another shot
LArER-He did not get within rang'
before they flew away, but took
shot at crow, which got away. I've
Mallards have been reported from W
the creek and the next executive vii
90 up there in the morning.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08

Doc Sherwood, Of Meadows, came
down Sunday last for supply OF
medicine. Doc looks hale and hearty
and says he feels fine.
VIM. Allison has moved his family
into their new house, He has q
beautiful residence.
CARMEL.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08
Stood BY the Woman.

Klamath Star
In Idaho during the late campaign
a man bet his wife against three
mules, and the woman insisted that
nv fair valuation q woman was
worth four mules. Then public
sentiment, which is fourishing Out
there. proved itself fit to be delivered
upon the subject by agreeing witt
the woman, and the bet was declared
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08

Boise Sentinel
Mr.. Darby is an ardent advocate
of bi-metalism, and says if silver
was coined at the old ratio of ZIG to
/. Mineral would give profitable
employment to hundreds of men and
pour forth a food of riches to benefit
our state and mankind, and there is
no sort of doubt but he is correct
He started out on his return trip to
Mineral yesterday.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08
OPEN THOSE DRAWS, THERE!
Owners of the Norma in a
Suit With the q. P.
Money, Rather than Nav
ixatfon, the Incentive.


Ontario, who owned the dredger that
has been used to work the bars in the |
river in that vicinity, had their suit |
against the Union Pacific, the SIGNAL
prophesied that similar suit would
ultimately be commenced by the
parties who purchased the steamer
Norma when it was sold at sheriff
sale. The following from the Ore
gonian shows such to be the case:
Mr.. G.. W. Williams, who some
time since built boat or dredge on
the Snake river above Huntington,
has petitioned Secretary of War
Elkins to cause the Union Pacific
Railroad Company to put draws in
three bridges which the company has
across the Snake river-the lower one
at the mouth of the Burnt river and
the upper at Nyassa, Or. The
petitioners claims to be the owners OF
, the powerful river steamboat Norma,
which is licensed to run Snake river,
but is now lying below the bridge
, near Huntington, being unable to pass
through or under it. 1t is alleged
that it is the desire Of the owners Of
the Norma to ply to point ON th'
9 Snake above all these bridges in thu
It Silver City section, to carry ores from
g the Seven Devils mining district, ant
e also to engage in a general freigh
a and passenger business. 1t is claimed
W that the interests of these sections o
l. Oregon and Idaho demand the fre
10 and unrestricted navigation of tn
,e river. The petition was received
the war department November 1t
forwarded to the chief of engineer
the same day, and on the 18th TO
70 warded with letter of instruction
er to Captain Symons, United Stat
to engineers, by whom it was receive
lie Yesterday, which goes to show tn
nd there is not much red tape used
fit the war department, CAPITA
is Symons is instructed to investiga
ot the matter and submit report.
70 The matter has been in the coul
here for some time, Mr.. Willial
having brought suit in the Unit
States court to abate the tbl
zoe bridges. A demurrer by the Uni
ian Pacific to the complaint was sustain
ion and the suit was dismissed. \
70 Williams then begun suit in
in state circuit court here, which
of tried out before George H. Durha
,no referee. He found for defenda
erv and his report to dismiss, the bill
ex- now pending before Judge Stea
=, or on motion to confirm.
The Union Pacific claims that
tbo+ part of the Snake river involved
tho their contract is not navigable.
boat, the Shoshone, was built up Il
Of many years ago, and, after makiI
ore few trips was laid up, and after b.
,t,e idle for three years was in flood
-o+o. brought down through the
,t canyon of the Snake, then over
o;fe dalles and the Cascades, and
tho finally wrecked in front of the
of Salem. The Norma is the
the built by Jacob Kamm to ply bet
20 Of Huntington and the Seven D
,oce mining district, SO miles below.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08

The Shoshone Journal has changed
hands, j. H. Mcpherson having been
succeeded as editor by H. j. Syms.
Captain Gum has also succeeded I.
J. Sutton on the Boise Sentinel.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08
The Younr..sr.t Fading Glory.

Boise Democrat
1t is said that Mayor Pfnney will
not admit women with babies to- the
Columbian theatre. They are ad-
mitted at the churches yet.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08

A government scow was swamped
near Lewiston on Thanksgiving day
and the raging Snake claimed foul
moro victims.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08

Boise Mall
Cleveland says he won't pay any
attention to people who write to him
about offices before March 4th. The
more we study the contour of Mr..
Clevelands head the more are we
convinced that he would experience
no difficulty in eating out of churr,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08
vElSER The PORTAL CITY.
The Impression Made on the
Mail Reporter.
Familiar. Facts Scribbled
by Other Scribcs.

The Evening Mail, Of Boise, which
journal had d representative in this
place few days ago, gives Weiser
the following ''sendoff.
Weiser is In truth the portal city,
situated on the Oregon Short Line, at
the entrance, one might say, to one
of the flost fertile valleys in all Ida
no. Thirty-five miles north lies the
famous Salubria valley, in which is
located the prosperous town 6f Salu-
bria. One of the principal industries
OF this country north of Weiser is
sheep and wool growing. Over
l, 900, 600 pounds Of wool was shipped
east from this place during the season
last past
Another thing for which this Sec
ton is fast becoming noted, is the
large quantity of salmon, caught in
the spring and fall in the Snake river
near the town, and which is sent to
all parts Of the United States. Each
: year many tons Of salmon are disposd
9 of in this way.
Weiser's merchants are wide awake
e and ready to offer substantial induce
e ments to capitalists desirous Of START
J ing new enterprises. Besides the
IS immense three-story steam Touring
d mill and elevator owned by the Wei
ser Milling company now located
70 here, the place needs fruit canning
ID factory, wooden mill, which could
be supplied with grade Of wool suf-
in fciently fine in quality to meet al
,e competition, and another frst-clas
in general merchandise, store, of whicl
en- there are but two at present.
Assistant Worlds Fair Commis
er sioner v. D. Hannah has large pal
No Of this county's exhibit gathered in
store room in the Vendome hot
block, and takes pride in shown
people through it. Among oth'
things on exhibition not usually grow
gn in Idaho but raised in this county
zee broom corn, sugar cane, various kline
rat Of corn, from the delicious sweet
'as the famous Illinois dent variety, T.
'lic bacco Of several kinds from differe'
out portions Of the county, and apparent
red as fine as any grown. Mr.. Hannah
ith exhibit of grain, wheat, oats, rye oil
red varieties of grasses in sheafs, fri
In jars, winter apples in cases, a
species of tubers cannot be e
ton cellcd by any other county in
nth state. A gentleman from San Fra
of cisco remarked, otis equal to c
Ice California on Wheels
nile The Weiser Milling company (
,out days ago shipped two cars of pri
.uns hogs to Butte, which were confsigr
end to the Butte Butchering compa
half Although the freight rates are
ates cessive, the milling company has
!, on difficulty in selling 10 the above I
all ties all they can secure. Phey
and make another shipment in few da
IS on The company has on hand sometl
ines. over 200 head that they are fatter
will on feed from the mill. This is
at other enterprise which is assun
large proportions in this prosper
itory valley of the Snake.
Astounding Condition Of Business With
t be Contemporary.
,oods Caldwell Tribune.
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O. s. L. Time Table.

BOISE BRANCH.
Close connection made at Nampa with
trains Nos. Q and 8.
G. b. MILLER, Agent
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08


Astounding Condition Of Business With Our
Contemporary.
Caldwell Tribune.
1t is a sad fact that the number OF
delinquent subscribers who did not
pay up this week, vastly exceeds the
number who did. That blamed comet
againl
We Never Hear Any Complaints About Wash
ington County.
Evening Mail.
State Auditor Moody is being
delayed about his report by the slow
ness of county auditors. In Bingham
and Oneida there have been election
matters that have taken the time OF
the auditors; in Idaho there is new
auditor; and Cassia and Custer have
not yet reported.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-12-08

Astounding Condition Of Business With Our
Contemporary.
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We Never Hear Any Complaints About Wash
ington County.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-30

and the protection Of public morals, and in
the proper observance Of the Sabbath day
the poor mans friend [appla1se] lin the
satredheSs OF the marriage vow aud the
responsibility of the parent for the care ana
bringing up Of thu child. Ia great city like
this the pitfalls of vice are numerous. but
so engrossed are we in the business of
everyday life that we are prone to overlook
the dangers that threaten us and ours and
the hidden gulf which lies at our feet until
it is too late to avert the catastrophe In
all large cities exist dens of vice similar to
those in our midst, but perhaps nowhere
does crime stalk abroad with such braZen
front unchecked and undsunted by the law.
We are young in comparison to other places
yet, and perhaps have not the facilities for
dealing with the kind of work that Is now
bringing ruin to the homes of many, de-
baurhing our girls and blasting the lives of
our youth, as have cities with larger expe-
rence. But now, my friends, it is in your
haLds to see that pro er steps are taken for
closing up these crime-hatcheres which
have so long defied the law and flouriShed
in spite of the protests of our best citizens.
The good work has already been COM
nenced and 1T must be pushed vigorously
To accomplish the sought-for end. 1t only
remains for me to introduce to You q man
who has been identified with all good works
and who has taken great personal interest
in the purity, morality and good order of
society in San Francisco. / refer to Rev.
Father Montgomery" Loud and continued
applause.
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-30

political economist and the practical moral
ist would call it.
There were men and women present who
did not wear the finest silks and broad
cloths. some whose names were not in the
blue books, and many who do not live on
Ncb Hill
But the fathers and mothers were there
In full force. They had come to take a
stand and enter protest against the pit
falls for their sons sHd daughters.
Young men were there, and young women,
who are interested in having purer moral
atmosphere IN San Francisco.
Catholics were present and PrOtestants,
and men and women Of almost every shade
of religious belief, and not few with no
particular religious belief.
For the hour dogma and creed were for
gotten and earnest upright men and women
met on common ground to face a common
foe.
On the platform was an honored and be-
loved Roman Catholic priest, and beside
him sat clergymen Of the Protestant faith
of many denominations equally TeVered and
beloved by their respective fOllOwings.
Is it any wonder. then, that the Catholic
and the Presbyterian sat side by side In the
audience and the Unitarian and the Baptist
lodged the same pretty bonnet to get a
glimpse of the speaker?
Such gathering has probably never be-
fore been seen in San FranciscO-a vast
audience Of the most pOsite beliefs and
principles assembled and united for the
single purpose Of clearing the moral aimos-
phere.
1t was an enthusiastic audience that ap-
plauded every emphatic utterauce of the
various speakers. but the enthusiasm was
not Of the eyanesceut kind.
There was determination and a high re-
solve written on every upturned face.
In ante-bellum days such gatherings
we're held, when the audiences were grave
but Tesolute, and applause only came from
the strong conviction of the tuthfulness
and righteousness Of the orators periods.
So il was at Metropolitan Temple yester-
day afternoon. The audience was orderly
unusually so for a mass meeting. No hur-
RED, untbought words were spoken, and the
applause, though frequent, was solemn and
earnest It came from the hearts, though
voiced by lie hands, of a grave, deliberate
body of men and women.
Merchants. lawyers, physicians, bankers
were among the audience, even Office
holders and those who hope TO hold office,
and but few of the clergy were absent.
Tie event was memorable in many ways,
sDd The future historians Of San Francisco
will not pass lightly over yesterdays mass
meeting at Metropolitan Temple. The
character If The audience AS we'll as the
purpose of Tie meeting will stamp the occa-
sion as unique and striking In the history
Of the metropolis Of the Pacific
1t showed the power OF the press for right
and morality and proved the Righteousness
OF The CALLS crusade against the Crime
Hatcheries Of San Francisco.
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raise our voices against this enemy Of our
bors' children. and to protest against these
moral cesspoOls of iniquiiy in our midst.
''We are standing upon the threshold of
one If the saddest and greatest days of all
the year. On the morrow we are to cele-
brate the memory Of those patriotic men
who dared 10 die for the defense of their
native land and nothing could be more ap-
propriate at the beginning of this service
than for us to join in singing our national
hymn, My Country IT'S of Thee, Sweet
Land of Liberty"
From every throat in the hall came the
well-kuOwn words. and when the last notes
of the beautiful hymn had faded away
Chairman Henry introduced the first
speaker of the day, the Rev. DR.. Hirst.
II think ] have caught the pulse of the
sentiment of this magnificent audience" he
began, land the feeling that prevails here
this afternoon, and il strikes me we are in
fair way TO accomplish that which we all
most 0esire. We have met here together,
laying aside all differences of opinion, on
the broad and secure platform of the father
hood of God and the brotherhood of man.
Applause. / believe there is in this as
sembly this afternoon that latent moral
feeling which shall be aroused to determine
the authority regarding the moral future of
San Francisco. 1t seems to me that we
have reached tire when we are ready to
take the part of citizens in the welfare of
this great city Of ours-the pride of the
West
I'VE are all interested In the public good
The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-05-30
THE Y0UEG MEN,
A Strong Speech BY H. j. Mccoy of the
Christian &Ssocirfio1

Strong Speech BY H. j. MCCOY of the
Christian Association.
Henry j. Mccoy of the Young Mems
Christian Association was the next speaker.
He said
We are here to-day for tie purpose of
protesting against the issuance of licenses
to the vile dens of iniquity that infesti our
city. We look forwad to the day when we
can walk through our city without being
able to see or even hear Of one.
How are we to rid the city Of the dives
is the question. l agree with Father Mont
gOmery when he says that they cannot be
exterminated unless the citizens of the
dGced TO act in accordance with any set
plan.
am here representing the young men.
| can say as | glance over the large
assemblage that never saw finer body of
young men than sit up in that rear gallery.
/ am glad to see them here, and their
presence shows the interest felt by them in
the welfare of the growing youth OF this
city. [Cheers
l hope they will band together and throw
up their hands and protest with the rest OF
our city's decent minded persons against the
degrading dives.
In the coming national election the best
organized party Is sure to win.
Now, if we organize | am sure public de-
cency will win victory and sweep the
crime hatcheTies out OF existence.
Young men, you will all most likely take
part in the great political campaign. You
Will all ally yourselves to some party, and
when great parades are organized you will
throw torchlight over your shoulders, and,
amid the great excitement and enthusiasm,
have your clothes ruined with oil and can
die grease. You WilldO all this for your
party. did it in my day. Laughter.
Young men. band together in union and
protest against the enemy Of morality.
know you must feel for your young brothers
and sisters and for your children. if you
possess any.
1 know that you would not wish to see
them drift through the hot beds OF iniquity
into the hottest of bells.
Therefore, young man. l ask you TO rise
and assert yourself; take these monstrous
evils by the throat and by combined efforts
wipe them off the face of the earth.
About two weeks ago l took a trip through
the dives. l did not go on week day be-
cause l feared some one may accuse me Of