The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-01-04
MINERAL.


Mineral wishes the SIGNAL and all
the rest of the world happy new
wear. We have had very pleasant
and merry Christmas here.
On the eve of the Oath two coons
came to town and they were as black
nigs as ever left Africa 1t was not
long until the fact was developed that
they were two of Minerals citizens,
under direction of Captain Gray and
the use of burnt cork AS soon as 1T
became known the coons were marched
to every house, everybody taken along
to the next house, until all the chill
dren were shown that Santa Claus
had made mistake and sent two ne
groes instead of his own proper rep
resentatiye.
Christmas night we had very
pleasant social dance Itappeared as
If everyone and his wife and young
ones we're present, and each seemed
to try to Guido tie other to make
everybody happy. 1t was generally
understood that it was the wind-up
dance for Mineral.
Mr.. Fuller is very angry at us for
reporting him as living in a cave on
Wolf creek. We succeeded in assur-'
ing him that we reported him as liv
inc in a cove in the Wolf creek hills
and that we spelled his name proper.
ANY blame must be laid to the young
lady typo, although we do not like to
censure young ladies for anything.
Mr. Teed's name was made appear as
MIR. Lud and rogue was spelled rage.
Now stop right there, NJ. No scoding
of our girl We can load such things onto
the devil or foreman with IA good grace
but we are too gallant to stand by and see
anyone pick at our girls the sweet things!
Well take the blame on ourselves before
we'll see that. We will try and excuse
on the ground that the delinquent list
coming in on that week threw us so far be-
hind that we had no time to proof and read
the matter excepting the list that went
into the paper.
There is just enough snow in Min
eral to make the ground white.
Old man Lane, of Wolf creek, we
learn is very low, occasioned by
heart trouble.
Dan Hill and family are all down
with la grippe. Old man Nichols is
also down with same disease but nc
case very serious. MEMORABILIA.
The new year is here with mum
Der of new resolutions. Among
them is one that we favor 1t is this
Resolved, that we hereby indorse Gov
Waite. of Colorado, insofar as we will
fight for free and unlimited coinage
of silver at 16 to !, not only all sum
mer, but until hell freezes over. Long
live the governor of Colorado! W.
. are sorry to have to be indorsing thu
governors of other states, but Minera
is bound to be in it somehow, and w
will ask, What is the matter with GU
own governor of Idaho that we neve
hear from him in connection with fire.
coinage of silver?
The superintendent of the Mari
Mining Company, Ed Darby, paid OF
on the Both ult. This is the last pa.
day for Mineral Several of the boy
left with no settled point Of destina
ton in view.
Darby & Cunningham have ser
out two wagon loads of liquors t
their saloon in Huntington.
A very interesting attraction oc
CURED on the street on pay day, f
McIlwane and Dan Hill principles;
was not governed by Marquis {
Queensbury rules, but we rattle
thought it was governed by GOA
you please rules. Neither party VIZ
seriously hurt. The cause was NJ
Ilwane's failure to settle up befo
leaving. M.
Jan /, 1894.