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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-16

"Table and Kitchen" is the title of
a new cook book published by the
Price Baking Powder Co, of Chica-
90. Just at this time it will be sent
free if you write postal mentioning
the SIGNAL. This book has been
tried by ourselves and is one of the
very best of its kind Besides con-
tanning over 400 receipts for all kinds
of pastry and home cookery, there
are many hints for the table and
kitchen, showing how TO set a table,
how to enter the dining room, etc. a
hundred and one hints in every
branch of the culinary art. Cookery
of the very finest and richest rs well
as of the most economical and home
like, is provided for. Remembel
s'Table and Kitchen" will be sent
postage prepaid, to any lady sending
her address (name, town and state
plainly given. A copy in German
or Scandinavian will be sent if de
sired. Postal card is as good a
letter. Address Price Baking Pow
der Co., Chicago, Ill.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-16

week, Mondays and Thursdays, each
way, but the department has held out
the promise of daily mail upon the
completion of the wagon road. This
will mean the establishment of di-
rect stage line from Grangeville to
Weiser, a distance of 1873 miles, with
Meadows at the half way point.
This also means that the state will
save in mileage upon state officers
travelling to and from the capitol
enough IN a few years to pay for the
building of the road. The road for
the entire distance is of such an even
grade as to be practicable to make the
trip in two days. The schedule time
now is four. This is by independent
routes and the service does not give
the best satisfaction.
There is an easy railroad grade all
the way from Weser to Grangeville.
Two surveys have shown the prac-
ticability of this route. Here is the
lowest pass between north and south
Idaho, being less than 1000 feet.
One passes over the watershed be-
tween the Weiser and the Little
Salmon on a grade so level that he is
hardly aware when he has reached
the summit.
1t is to be regretted that no none;
was set aside from the state Wagon
road fund for the building of the Lit
tie Salmon division of about twent,
miles. The road up the main Salmon
will be finished this fall This com
ing winter the people here will ash
ask for an appropriation for this par
of the road There is now a goot
down through the Meadows for fiji
teen miles to Round valley. TIL
people of Washington county will
extend this to connect with the stat
road distance of about five miles
When this is done there will be direc
communication between north ant
south Idaho via lGrangeviile ant
Lewiston.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-16
To Wood Contractors.

In compliance with an order of the Board
of Trustees of School District No |, of
the County of Washington, in the State
of Idaho,
Notice is hereby givon that sealed pro
posals will be received by said Board of
Trustees, up to and including the 18th
day of August, in the year 1894, for the
delivery and furnishing of twenty GO,
cords Of frst-ciass dry fir cord wood, same
to be delivered and corded on the ground
of said district on or before the 18th day
of October 1894 and to be paid for in
orders drawn on the fund of said district
dated 10th day of January, 1898. All
bids to be addressed to !. f. Smith, clerk
of said Board.
Dated at Weiser Idaho, this LIST day OF
August, 1894.
1872 !. +. SMITH Clerk.
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Mail Route to Grangeyille

The Boise Statesman has the fol
lowing correspondence from the
Meadows:
MEADOWS, Aug. 1.-The first of
August finds Meadows rejoicing over
the double event of the completion of
new trail down the Little Salmon
and the opening of new mail route
to Grangeville. The trail which has
been built at the expense of private
parties also makes fair beginning on
the state wagon road, as it follows
the grade of the latter Heretofore
the trail has wound around for eight
or ten miles over Little Salmon
mountain, travel being difficult. Now
it follows water grade through the
canyon, part of it being blasted Out
through solid rock.
The opening of the mail route to
Grangeville also marks an epoch IL
this line. 1t is the forernnner of di'
rect communication between nortf
and south Idaho. Heretofore the
mail from Grangeville, Lewiston anC
northern Idaho has made circuit o.
several hundred miles around through
Washington and Oregon to reach TIN
capitol. Now mail from Lewiston
will make better time over the new
route though it be carried on horse
back, for the distance is only abou
one third.
This new route was establishe
through the efforts of Postmaste
White, of Meadows, on the strength G
the building of the state wagon roao
1t is small beginning, being twice
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-16
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.

SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
One copy 3 months S rs
One copy months, s 25
One copy one year, if paid within
two months 5 2 90
If not paid within two months from
date of subscription, S 2 so
Entered in the postoiflce at Weiser as
Second-class matter.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-16

Mrs. DR.. Shirley has returned
from weeks visit to Caldwell.
Born, in Weiser, August 7th, to
the wife of Ed McGrew, daughter.
81 pounds.
Misses Sarah Walters and Henrietta
Tage, of Boise, are visiting their
cousins, the Misses Galloway.
Ed Barton and wife, of Weiser, and
Mrs w. F. Goodwin, of Boise, left
last Monday for the Seven Devils to
remain week or two.
Notice the new bakery advertise
ment in this issue and when you are
entitled to take the cake you will
know where to get it.
Mrs. Hervy and Miss Poindexter,
of Boise, are visiting in Weiser, hav-
ing driven over in buggy, arriving
last Saturday. Mrs. Hervy is a sis
ter of Mrs. s. A. Swauger
The Merritt party returned from
the mountains today and all will de-
part for their homes by next Mon
day, though some of them expect to
return within a few months.
All hands are requested to turn
out with team, scraper, shovel or hoe
on Saturday 25 to help level and i'm
prove the school grounds. A mum
have promised labor.
The SIGNAL has got to have $10C
within the next week. If you know
Yourself to be on our books for print
ing or advertising, assist us witt
something on account and 1t will b.
appreciated.
Those wishing to take advantage o
the law exempting mines from assess
ment this year, must file motto
with the recorder. Printed forms a
the SIGNAL office at 3 cents each
Sent by mail.
t Delegates Sam Percileld and ca
White came down from above Mon
/ day and went Tuesday to the Stat
r Democratic Convention, accompanie
f by delegates Hubbard and Eckles c
. Weiser, with W. B. Kurtz and Other
4 bringing up the rear guard.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-16
"ei0eT,
idaho.

1t Should Be in Every House.
SUCCESSOR TO WEISER LEADER
Established 1881
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-16
Notice to Creditors.

Probate Court, County of Washington,
State of Idaho. Estate of John McCul-
Tough. deceased.
signed. executriX of the estate of John
Mccullough deceased. to the creditors Of,
and all persons having claims against, the
said deceased, to exhibit them, with the
necessary vouchers within ten months
after the first publication of This notice,
to the said cxecutrix at her residence in
Weiser, Idaho, in the county of Wash
ington.
Dated at Weser. Idaho. August 9th,
1894. REBEcCA J. MoCULLoUeH,
Executrix of the Estate of john
Mccullough, deceased. 81
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-16

The mines of Rapid River this sea-
son are giving flattering promise of
wwhat that country may become in
the future. The old mines, some of
which were held in poor opinion, are
turning out, as they are developed, in
a way which is causing them to be
looked upon with entirely different
eyes. The SIGNAL has nice free
gold specimen from the Alliance, a
mine owned by W. H. johnson, and
which we have often been told was a
ono account, base prospect. +" Going
down on the Alliance this season has
brought to light much better quail
ity of ore showing free gold, and
greater depth will no doubt still fur
Their improve 1t. The "Struckit, ~
owned by VIM. Irwin, is showing up
as very high class mine. From this
we also have a very fine free gold
specimen from twenty-five feet from
the surface. The vein is from six
inches to three feet wide and runs
$25 to 1926 per ton There are also
sulphurets in the rock carrying gold
and silver. When the country is
opened by wagon roads the mine will
be worth money. The main attrac-
ton on Rapid river this year was the
new and apparently fabulous strike
made by Bartmess, Lockwood q
Cornett, Ed Lockwood found q
prospect in a gulch ten years ago, but
had never followed it up on account
of chasing other excitements. Las
fall himself and partners went back
to the place and began to prospect uI
tue gulch. They struck it richer anC
richer until they traced it to its
source, where it had broken out of ;
rich vein in the mountains. In dig
ging up through the broken mass o
limestone and porphyry through
which the gold leads to the vein, som'
wonderful rich quartz specimens wer
struck, some of them more than hal
gold. The SIGNAL has a small sam
pie which makes the eyes of everyon
who sees it sparkle They packe'
165 pounds of rock out through tn
snow to Indian valley and mortare
out $500. In the gulch below til
break as high as $12 pan were Sc
cured. One nugget weighed $11. Of
There is no placer in the neighboi
hood except III the one gulch belo
where the slide or break in the mour
tain occurred and allowed it to escap
from the vein. The formation in til
country is granite, lava and schis
Immediately at the discovery is po
phyry and limestone in contact, I'll
quarts running through the lim'
The gulch will be placer mined
due time and it is confidently e,
pected that piles of yellow dust wi
be taken out. The Merritts hay
been looking at the prospect with 8
idea of bonding or buying, but thel
has as yet been no authenticate
transaction.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-16
Information WantenI

Anyone knowing the whereabouts
of August A. Green, last heard from
at Payette, Idaho, August, 1898, will
confer a favor by notifying his broth
er, n. O. Green, at Eccanaba, Michi-
gan. August A. Green is a pros
pector and is likely to be in the
mountains of Idaho.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-16
You see this, of course. So would
others if it were a local Of yours.
Change Cars"

Nay Nay! Not if you make the trip
via the Chicago, Union Pacific &
Northwestern Liue. Fewest changes
to Chicago and other eastern cities.
Through vestibuled trains, composed
of Dining Cars, first and second class
Sleepers and Free Reclining Chair
Cars.
For full information call on or adj
dress J.W. LApIsH,
Agent U. P. System, Weiser, Idaho.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-16

The SIGNAL is sending a good
many subscriptions to journals and
magazines. Trouble saved you.
Hand in your order with the cash.
Prices of any periodical can be
learned here
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-16
Many Men Of Many Minds,

but they all agree that the vestibuled
trains of the Chicago, Union Pacific
& Northwestern Line distance all COM
petitors with case,
No change or delay at the Missouri
River
For full information call or address
j. w. LAPIsH,
Agent U. I, System, Wciser, Idaho.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-16

N A Kuhn, Omaha; W N Kelly,
Salt Lake; Matt Mosgrove, 7 D Ter
willinger, A 0 Robbins, Portland; I
H Ellis, Helena, Mont; w Lovelady,
Cleburne, Texas; John Cuddy, Salu-
bria; John Kent, Silver City; J D
Robertson, E D Jewell, NJ A Daily,
S NJ Percifeld, Salubria; W S Ry-
nearson, Indian valley; j NJ Clark,
Geo Reibold, Boise; W G Wilson,
Omaha; j Augustine, Portland; Noel
Hopper, Pendleton; Mrs Skeflington,
Ceur d Alene: E H Mix, w & l N
Ry; Sam Mcclure, Jacob Bean, James
Mulloy, Still, MINI; H L Limmons,
Wicks, Mont; W NJ Ketchum, Syca
more, Ill; c r White, Meadows; o.
NJ Whittier, Huntington; Phil Mark
son, Seven Devils.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-08-16

AOi SOfCiuOl anu Ddllttu1lllt lOT cOu-
gress. The full ticket will be given
next week.
Mr.. Mix and his surveyors have
finished the railroad survey and come
in from the hills. The cross section
ing will be finished whenever matters
reach the pc: mt that requires it.
Billy Eckles will probably become
partner of John o. Peters in the
hardware store. His two years
around the Jail as sheriff has made
him so ''used'' to hardware that it is
hard to break off.
e. b. Lemons and other parties
from Duluth, started for Warrens
from Weiser last week to look after
some mining property. We believe
they are interested in Willey's big
placer ground proposition.
John 0. Peters has sold out his
Council valley store to Isaac McMa-
han, who has already taken charge.
John has come to Weiser to remain
permanently and attend TO his hard
ware business.
Guy Tracy had a narrow escape
Monday from getting killed. He
fell under one of the Walker boys
big wagons, but got off with crushed
hand and damaged leg Guy says
it hurts powerful bad and is telling
the other boys to be slightly careful
of wagons on the streets.
The appearance of Washington
county is pleasing to the eye OF
James Gerwick, who, with his family,
has just returned from Corning, Te-
hama county, California He says
our fields are beauty spots which con
trast with California which is so dry
this year that no business but that Of
the woodpecker makes an echo, ant
morning dew don't stay till daylight.
Samuel Mcclure, Jacob Bean anC
James Mulloy, of Still, Mimi, H. L.
Simmons, of Wicks, Mont, and w
NJ. Ketchum, of Sycamore, ILL.,, have
gone into the northern part of Wash
ington county, presumably to lool
up mines, as they are mining men o
standing and means. They have lit
tie to say of their intentions.
Geo. Reibold came down from Bots
last Tuesday on his return to War
rens. He expects to have his steam
hoist IN from the Little lake and a
work on the mine in a short time
Its isolation is a sad drawback to til
rich little camp, but if the SIEVE
Devils road is built it will be sixt
miles nearer to rail, which will boos
things along to a great extent.
Mr.. Gerwick, of Crane, sold on
and went to California, but has com
back, like they all do. Washingto
county is a place of shade, flowers
. fruits and realism of all the fairies
II dreams of agricultural grace, beaut
II and wealth, and those who 90 ava
/ begin to banker to get back to tt
/ latest land in the northwest, where
feels that his steps are on the rigl
le road to more expanded life and fire.
dom from dull care.
ii The deer in the mountains are f
and waiting for cold lead. The o
story about the scarity of deer is il
:, variably told by hunters who couldr
hit barn at twenty yards. Aft
wasting lots of time and lead the
=" would-be Nimrods return to bore
- with yarns about deer being"skeerce
A deer is always alive TO that emoti'
ID which is excited by novelty. After
III greenhorn with a gun has bang
10 away at deer about forty times, t
animal wonders what in thunder ban
e. are good for anyhow and then wa
re ders away to his sylvan retreat
The herald., 1894-11-11
BOARDOF PUBLIC WORKS
REFUSES TO GRAPPLE WITH THE
TOBOG GAN ISSUE.
Mr.. Rhodes Presents Recomm onds-
tion Which Is Votoed-The
Regular RecOmmeda.
tiOns.

The board OF public works seems to
be about as ticklieh about the toboggan
slide matter as the council itself is and
thus far has failed to agree on any rec~
ommendation. The matter will no
doubt go back to the council without
any action being taken upon it by the
board.
Mr.. Rhodes urged the adoption Of his
measure providing that the council
grant permits for toboggan slides and
that no slides De operated without such
permits. but the other members did not
stand by Mr.. Rhodes and the recommen-
dation was not entered.
The regular report OF the board to the
council ia as follows:
That the petition OF S. G. Hubbell for
grading an alley by private contract,
living between Alverado and Providence
streets and Sixth and Orange streets, be
granted.
That the petition of the same gentle
man to have the grade of Bonnie Brae
street changed. between Sixth and
Orange, be referred to the engineer, to
report the ordinance il the facts are as
represented.
That The petition OF Ben Baer and
others, to have the nuisance OF a
swamp between Temple. Bellevue, Lake
Shore and Echo streets removed. be
referred to the engineer, to report
remedy.
That the petition of ]. w. Healy and
| Others to have part of the storm water
which flows down Chestnut street
diverted to Mozart street and the river,
be referred to the engineer to report.
That the petition of L. w. Jones and
others. to have Lucas avenue, between
Sixth and Orange streets, improved. be
granted.
That the petition of A. J. Wilson and
II. X. Vickrey. to order sewer laid on
St. Paul avenue, from Orange street to
north side of lot 81. fronting on st. Paul
avenue, be referred to the engineer, to
report the ordinance.
That the petition OF the Spring-etreet
Improvement com mittee, asking to have
South Spring street sprinkled, be re-
ferred to the superintendent of street
sprinkling.
That the petition from Mrs. V. Ybar-
rcnda and Others for q cemen walk ON
Los Angeles street from her property
and Ninth street, and removal of q
sprinkling hydrant to another corner, be
granted.
That the petition of B. F. Wanslow
and others on Union avenue in tNe vi
cinity of Seventh and Eighth streets to
extend the provisions of the chicken or
dinances to block IL OF the Arlington
tract, be referred to the city attorney to
draft the ordinance.
That the petition of L. 6. Walters and
others to have nuisances of standing
water removed from Fifth and Los An.
geles streets be referred to the city en-
gineer,
That the petition OF ]. II. Call to have
nuiaances Of holes filled with water re-
moved from Second near First, be re-
ferred to the street superintendent to
take the necessary action.
That the petition of Ida NJ. Holden
and others to have Cambr street i'm
proved be referred 80 the engineer to
estimate cost, and if the same exceeds 81
a foot per side, to present the ordinance
of intention
The herald., 1894-11-11
PART II-PAGES 13 TO 18 |

cal one-protestiug his Master lived be-
cause his work was vet unfulhlled, nd
looking for him cheerfully-theso might
be effective expedients.
Next, he should not be an actor IN
snv scene of my inventions. Giving the
cup to Ben Hur at the well near Nsza-
reth is the only violation OF this rule.
Finally, when he was come | would
be particularly careful that every word
he uttered should be literal quotation
from one of his sayings. In no instance
was this rule departed from.
"Of the five years occupied in the
writing of the book the least part of the
time WAS given to position-the
most to search and reflection.
81 had to compare the authorities tail-
ing to find them agreed. had to recon-
cils them. Dsspite my care, | made
one mistake. / spoke about the smoke
of Vesu Sius lowering over Neapolis. A
friend cent me newspaper clipping
stating that at the time l wrote Nesu-
vius was not in eruption. | Hew 30 the
encyclopedia and found was four years
too early. That ie, the mountain did
not break forth until four years later.
"Most Of the writing OF the book was
done in my old home In Crawfordsville
beneath an old beech tree, whose droop-
ing branches formed a circular wall
around me-"
The herald., 1894-11-11

ened in any way. As soon as the poison
began to show itself Barnes had to 90 to
bad. Then we tried to make quick work
of it. The arsenic was put into all OF
the medicine, and it did not seem possi-
BILE that he could laet very
long and escape it's power. but he
was stronger than we thought, and day
after day we kept on giving the poison.
He did rot die. When the nurses were
sent by the lodge, and we were not al
lowed to wait on him, we still continued
to get mold OF the bottle OF medicine and
put in the drug, hoping that he might
etill euccumb, and then the evidence OF
our guilt would be out of the way: and
it wac this which led us to such des-
perate attempt to get the poison into
the medicine which the nurse was Civ
ing him. We thought at first we could
keep doctors from being called, and
would not allow it as long as possible,
but when the arsenic began to affect him
as it did we could not oppose physician
being called.
when l saw my husband lying there
and suffering such awfnl pain, and
when my friends would beg of me to
break with Salter, / would MAKE up my
mind that would, but when ne came
again, between threats and entreaties
he always forced me to continue, and l
could not escape il. Several time, dur
ing Barnes sickness Salter proposed to
shoot him and be done with it, but
prevented this. for could not bear the
thought OF killing him that way.
"Several times my husband went out
to the springs and stayed there for
day or two, and during that time he
was away from the medicine we we're
giving him, but l went out and would
persuade him to return to the city. and
when he came back we would continue
the poison again.
SIT was dreadful. Oh, I know it was.
But Salter kept urging me on, and when
he could not persuade me he again
threatened to shoot me, and l kept on
as BEFORE"
The herald., 1894-11-11
A STORY Of LOVE AND PERF|DY
Confession of the San Bernar.
dino POisOner.
Claims She Was Influenced by Her
ParamOur.
The Woman Who Had Not tho Heart to
Use Violence, But Consented to
Administer slow Poison-A
Strange Case.

A story of illicit love and attempted
murder. which for deep laid cunning is
almost without parallel in the criminal
annals Of the country, comes from the
little town OF San Bernardino. 1t ia the
story OF woman who, blinded by in
fatuation for man whom her husband
had befriended. cast aside all scruples,
and became principal in a plot to send
her husband to the grave in order that
she and her paramour might live to-
gether without molestation.
For months the relations between
Thomas Salter and Mrs. Samuel Barnes
had furnished food for the gossips OF the
town. Salter, who is an Englishman
and osme TO this country ior mis- health,
ia man of some means. He ingratiat.
ed himself into Barnes favor and be.
came welcome visitor at the family
residence. Whether Salter had any de-
signs upon the woman at that time
ia simply conjecture, but it was noticed
that he called frequently during the day.
when Barnes was absent at his place of
business.
Later, when Salter became ill, Barnes,