The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-18


ployment all the chance in the world.
The ranchmen and the placer miners
around Missoula are rejoicing over the
prospects of generous water supply.
Libby is making great preparations
to commence work with rush in the
spring on adjacent mines and in town.
The B. g. M. smelter at Geat Falls
paid out about 100000 Saturday, and
there was great rejoicing among bust
ness men.
Dennis Simpson, wellknown colored
man, dropped dead in his barber shop
at Missoula. He came to Montana in
the sixties, and opened the first barber
shop in Butte.
In the case of the State VS.. John
Gehring, at Great Falls, charged with
stealing coffee, the jury returned YER
dict of not guilty, and the aged hermit
of Sun river returned to his dugout.
Charles Jones, who held up Northern
Pacific train In August last, has been
found guilty of murder in the Hrst de-
gree at Helena. James Moots, the 49,
year-old boy, whose testimony served
to convict Jones of the murder of Henry
Schubert, was allowed to plead guilty
of manslaughter.
Washington.
Olympia is to have large paper mill
Waterville has a new Presbyterian
church.
About 100 Cinnamon will register at
Olympia.
Two new sawmills are going up on
Bellingham bay.
The supreme court is now In session.
1t will last until March IA.
Walla Walla's population, based on
the new city directory, is TITO.
Forty-two candidates are in the field
for street commissioner at Whatcom.
Steam heat and electric light plants
are being put into the reform school at
Chehalis.
The Willopa valley farmers are in
creasing their hop average very ma
terially this year.
Judge Langley, of Seattle, has decid-
ed that the registration law passed by
the last legislature is Illegal.
The Olympia board of trade is NOV
ing in the matter of getting President
Hill of the Great Northern to build a
line to the capital.
Governor McGraw has been asked to
remove Police Justice Glasgow, OF
Seattle, who declared the ordinances
regulating gambling, etc., invalid.
The Cottonwood Colgate relief party
have abandoned the Clearwater trip.
Governor Mcconnell made an address.
at the opening of the normal school al
Albion. He also addressed the pupil.
at the academy at Oakley.
Cornelius McGrevy and John Bolton
the former from Palouse, Wash, ant
the latter from Boston, Mass, wer,
buried in snowslide near Mullen.
K. G. Morrow, while trimming al
electric lamp at Wallace, got shocl
which knocked him Off a high step
ladder. He was not seriously injured
The production of the Delamar mine
for December shows an increase owe
the average report. The gross produc
tion was 500 ,212, an estimated profit o
S52,547.
Oregon.
Nearly all Antelope is down with tn,
grip.
Empire is out of debt and has 81 90,
in the treasnrv
Four prisoners escaped from the coun
ty jail at Union.
Marion county issued 500 ,7sI in war
rants during 1893.
The Marshheld creamery bought l.,
$40, $50 pounds of milk in 1898.
There are 10000 gallons of whisky
stored in Medford distillery.
Mrs. Nancy Biggers, aged 20, and a
pioneer of 1853, died at Lebanon.
A party has been organized about
Aplegate to explore Davlson's cave.
The 1000 pounds of dynamite for
blowing out distractions at in the har-
Dor has arrived at Coos bay.
George Il. German has been appoint
ed assistant attorney general in the de-
| partment of justice at Washington.