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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-08-15

From the Nuggets Account,
The only other pas
sengers aboard were Mrs. McGregor
and Mrs. Sommercamp, going to Sill
yer City, who both shouted don l
shoot! The obliging would-be rob
Der said lie did not intend to. This
is little different from the results
usually given of hold-ups, but it is all
there is of it to tell.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-08-15
Horticultural Society.

The Idaho State horticultural So
ciety will hold its first semi-annual
meeting at Payette, an September 1S
and 49,
The society meets to discuss the
condition of the orchards, the best
methods of growing them, the causes
of failure, if any, the difficulties to
be encountered, and the best methods
of combating the obstacles in the way
of success.
Essays and papers on appropriate
topics and discussions of the same,
as: Apple orchards, Prune culture,
Ornamental planting, Insects; Fungi
and others of general interest, will be
leading matters ut the meeting.
There will also be addresses by
prominent persons interested in the
work
1t is intended that the meetings of
the society will be productive of good
results in eliciting valuable informa-
ton regarding facts of experience,
tests of varieties, successes or failures,
and other matters of interest to Tho
fruit growers of Idaho.
The good people of Payette vii
make ample provision for the proper
accommodation of all who m y attend
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-08-15

The dog poisoner was abroad Tues
day night and several good dogs went
to the happy land of Canine. While
there are good many useless dogs
about town bowling at night and
Shaping at teams by day that could
be spared. it is low down, to sneak
around at night to peoples private
/ premises and poison good dogs that
are taken care of and not nuisances
to any one. Poisoned meat was put
in many yards on the outskirts OF
town. Jim Sommercamp big l4o-
pound Newfoundland met death with
the rest.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-08-15
Adventures of Two We ser Ladies :,

~
[ ahu Avalanche:
Last night as the Silver City stage
from Nampa was coming up the Rry-
nolds creek summit, halt was or
dered by lone highwayman, and the
treasure box demanded. Driver JEFF
Miller informed the hpld-up that he
had no box on, and was allowed to
proceed without further molestatlon
Some four or five male passengers
were walking ahead OF the coach at
the time and knew nothing Nf'the af-
fair Mrs. NJ e Sommercamp lad
Mrs. NJ. McGregor, of Weiser, were in
side passengers, and Mrs. Emma Go
bel, proprietress of the Delmonlco, at
this place. was on the box. The pas
senoers and mail were not molested
The highwayman wore mask ana
had two revolvers. After allowing
the stage to 20 on, lie followed 1t
nearly to Bonneville and then struck
down into the canyon. He probably
Thought he would secure money en-
route TO Delamar for the payday on
the 10th.
Tie treasure box on this stage line
is a treasure box only in name, and
frequently is not carried at all.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-08-15
Arrivals at the Vendomc.

Lou rcGenbaum. J Glorieux. Miss
Lenina Gray. y Eastman. w Friiier
Boise; Hugh g McBrth. L V Tn ms. J
Porter. SanFrancisco: Emery II Averll,
Dell 5 Lashir. VIM II Ash James Beleter
Portland; Henry Erwin. Payette; } P
King. Drtroit + P Staples, Island city;
VIM Barunm. Geo H Talb"rt. Washington
d. c.; Thos Duncan. st Louis; Al a
Simmons. Snlem Or. NJ r Shnrts. Airing
ton. Orr + N Snow. Baker; a II Creigh
w f Hall 5 Hnrner. C II Sprnser. Chi
cago: W F Hubbard. ] w Berrian tla-
krmas Or; | r Smith, Saubra; b +
Mason, Boise
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-08-15
Snake River Improvement.

20 onel Eastwick, the government on.
gIneer. with II complete force OF river
workers will commence operati,ns for IN.
Improvement Of the Snake river channel
below Huntington during this week.
Work will be resumed where il was left
OH last fall, at point about three miles
north Of the big Snake river railroad
bridge. All supplies. such us fresh meats
vegetables. hauling. milk and wood. will
De furnished on contract during The con
'lnliance OF the work. Col. liasLwick has
advertised Tor bids and means to get his
supplies where they can be had the Cheap
est.-Huntington Herald.
The government work TO be done in the
channel of Snake river, near this city.
under the supervision of Engineer East
wick. will continue during the coming
Tour months. or until the remains of the
congressional appropriation. about Sl4,-
QUO is consumed in The work. This is
Uncle Sans job and that the old buy is
onto his job is fully realized by The poor
devils who are compelled Ia accept EN-
plo' mcnt from him AT $50 and board ner
month. II reduction of $40 per month since
lasl year. Forty dollars and board would
be considered fairly low wages. but when
mat i rduc' q by ten IL is nol living pay
Tor man with II family To support We
suppose that so long MS people continue
Ia wear clothes and have an occasional
bite to eat the great democratic powers
that be at Washington will Continue TO
yell that times are good and improving
and that the people OF the land are happy
and contenled. Huntington Herald.
We need the money obtained from
the government bad enough, but for
something Of some substantial benefit
and not sunk forever in the seethng
waters of the Snake CANYON. There
are dozen ways 1t could be applied
that would bring untold benefit, but
wildly blasted away trying to accom-
plish an impossibiIity leaves no re-
deeming feature except that few
people get season of employment.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-08-15

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
wsrt1's Pair Highest Modal ed Dtpseas.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-08-15

The taxable valuation of Washing
ton county, rs given in the report of
the Statesman, is not correct and
does our county injustice
The Statesman gives the valuation
of 1894, including the railroad assess
ment, and follows with the 1895
assessment with the railroad and tel
egraph left out, showing decrease
of $40, 967. The true facts are:
In 1891 our assessor returned 1864. 345 co
Reduced by State Bond. -. rs 900 co
1888. 345 90
Railway assessment .... 1854 80
Total ................ l.012,97 80
In lS05-rrporlrd to State 1890. 65T 90
Railway assessment. ... 1871 Obi 90
S1.ll5,29l on
Showing an increase of S42, 3l2 90.
We want all we are justly entitled to
and as much more us we can get.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-08-15
AT THE VALLEY.

james Walsh. Saginaw, Mich; James
Gibbons. Granite. II
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15
ished the west many millions of dollars,

ished the west many millions of dollars,
but that is but a fraction com pared with
what 1t will do in The years to come. Now,
to make my words short, I will SLY: Ac.
cording to my best judgment, the raising
of trees in North DAKOTA and the west is
the best, surest, most practical and the
cheapest system to prevent the $ read OF
the Russian cactus that can be devised by
any person., and in time this truth will BIZ
most fully acknowledged.
We need to save money, for Our state
treasury is impoverished. Then why not
put In the knife and cut where ST. 1000, or
$4,000, OF $4,000 can be saved, and not de-
StrOy II OF the most useful departments
in the commonwealth, which, it wiped out,
would save to the state but a small sum of
money?
The office should be continued, that irri-
cation and forestry may be encouraged,
that measures may be devised by which
the state may secure a title to the l, 00O, 900
acres of land offered us by the federal gov
eminent, that the school of forestry may
receive due attention and that the re.
sources of the department may be properly
employed in the raising of belts of trees
throughout the land, as a practical system
for stopping the spread of the Russian
ca tus. Thus, under the circumstances, [
cannot but trust our intelligent legislators
will deem it wise to sustain the law Great
ing the office of the state superintendent
of irrigation and forestry.
L speak as one of the citizens of our fair
state, and the only object sought is the best
interest of the commonwealth and its peo-
pie. Yours truly, =.
w, w, BARRETT.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15

end to the trouble now brewing, and save
me the necessity of resorting to measures
more severe. Please read ibis to your con-
gregation Sunday. The sincere Catholics
will obey their bishop and pastor. Those
who are Catholics only in name may do as
they please. Very sincerely yours,
JOHN STANLEY,
Bishop of jamestown.
The letter referred to above was read
by MI on Feb. 3 to the congregation by
the bishops order.
FARGO. Feb. II, 1895.
DEAR FATHER MARTIN: l learn from
various sources that some people in Bis
marck have held what they called a Cath
Ollie fair. In a letter written to you on
Feb. l, 1896, l told you that no Catholic fair
could be held in a parish without the con-
sent OF the pastor. You may make public
my letter. l furthermore charge you to
explain as clearly as your vocabulary per-
mits that the monies received at the fair
held last week in Bismarck shall not be
used in any work with which this diocese
is connected. The Catholic church never
stood in need of the assistance of rebels.
JOHN STANLEY.
Bishop of Jamestown,
Yours Respectfully,
REV. MARTIN ScHM1rT, O. 8. B.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15
The Durham Case.

Chicago advices say: The appellate
court has decided the divorce case of ex-
Congressman Durham against Mrs.
Durham in favor of the former. Mrs.
Durham secured a Dakota divorce
while the case brought at Chicago by
here husband was pending. The court
holds the Dakota decree invalid. In
concluding the decision the court says:
THAT the evidence in the case dis
closed the fact thot the Dakota court
knew nothing Of the divorce proceed
ings here. 1t had not been informed
that the wife had sued for divorce, and
had filed an answer. The Dakota tri.
bunal did not ever know that the wife
was a citizen of this state. What the
western court would have done had 1t
been appraised of these facts is a matter
of conjecture"
The court holds that the wife went to
North Dakota for the sole purpose of
procuring a divorce. The proceedings
in Dakota are characterized as a fraud
upon the public, the object of which was
to evade divorce proceedings. The
former Mrs. Durham is now the wife of
Alvin, correspondent in the suit of the
ex-congressman.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15
Explanatory Letter.

DAphauaLOEy AoCtoE.
EDITOR TRIBUNE: In justification of
my course l desire to give publicity to
the following letters:
FARGO, N. D.. Feb. l., 1895.
Rev. Martin Schmitt. o. S. B., Bismarck,
North Dakota.
REV. DEAR FATHER: l learn from vari-
GUS reliable sources that there is some dis
sensiOn in st. Mary's parish, Bismarck, as
a result of which certain parishioners have
placed themselves in opposition to their
pastor. l furthermore hear that the op-
posing party are organizing what is called
a Catholic fair. Without entering into the
merits of The case, l desire you to say this
much to your people:
A Catholic fair cannot be held without
the permission and cooperation of the
pastor of the parish. Individual Catho-
lies may do anything they choose in oppo-
sition to the laws of God or of the church,
but Their actions are not attributable to
the Catholic church, and so some of your
parishioners may rise up in rebellion
against you, or against me, or against the
Holy Father. We can only pray for them
that God may give them the grace Of con-
version. If, as l am told, a clique of your
Pensioners hold a fair in Bismarck in OBJ
position to your wishes, make them under
stand we'll that the proceeds of such enter
tainment shall never be applied, SO long as
l am bishop of this diocese, to any church
purpose whatsoever.
l trust that these few lines will put an
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15
State Health Work.

DR.. F. II. DeVaux came up from VAL
ley City again Tuesday, to look after
the interests Ct the state health depart
ment. The doctor reports every thing
at Valley City in good shape, and the
state vaccine farm doing good work.
The interest in the matter of the state
vaccine farm is growing, and is some.
thing which is worth investigating at
the hands of the state. 1t is claimed
that properly operated, it would net the
state a handsome income each year and
can be made a wise and profitable insti-
junct to the health department. work
done by the state, such as is possessed
by few, even of the older states.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15
The Change of Time.

The change of time IN the east bound
mail train has not been fully inaugurated
as yet, and for the first few days of the
week they will run rather irregularly,
making up some time each day, until
the train which left the coast on the new
card gets along on it's running time,
which will be about Wednesday or
Thursday. No. 2 of yesterday, however,
did not arrive until 100, the old time,
although today's east. bound train is ex-
pected to arrive at about 10 o'clock this
morning.
The change will not be so convenient
for local passenger and mail facilities,
however, as was the old time. Mail re-
ceived in the morning, under the old
card, could be answered and the anewer
mailed an hour or so later, but the new
arrangement will delay mail correspond
ence and business about "a hours.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15
FROM SUPREME COURT.
Several Decisions from the Fargo
Term Handed Down In Su-
preme Court.

In the supreme court Satur day two
decisions were handed down of the cases
argued at the recent Fargo term. Bishop
We. Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
way Co. appealed from Dickey county
by john 81. Perry, for the company, and
John M. Austin, contra. The Judgment
Of the trial court is affirmed in an opin-
lon by Wallin, G.. J. The syllabus is as
follows:
Where the evidence IS conflicting upon a
question Of negligence, the verdict will not
be set aside on the ground of the INSULT
cheney Of the evidence. Evidence exam
ined and held-the evidence being conflict
ing-that the verdict will not be set aside
in this case upon that ground.
In an action against a railroad company
for negligently killing an animal at a pri-
vate crossing. put in by the defendant for
the plaintiffs use in passing from one part
OF his farm to another. the question of neg
ligence is usually a question for the jury.
Held, under the evidence in this case that
the question of negligence was properly
submitted to the jury.
A colt belonging to the plaintiff was
turned loose to feed upon the plaintiffs
land and while attempting to pass across
the railroad track upon such crossing was
killed by defendants cars. Held, first,
that such animal was not, when killed,
a ~trespassing animal, but was lawfully
upon the crossing; second, that defendant
in running its trains was bound to exercise
due care in approaching aud passing over
such private crossing, and is bound to an
ticipate that animals and persons may be
r%ightfully upon its right Of way at the
point of crossing. The care must be COM
mensurate with the danger reasonably to
be apprehended at the point of intersec-
ton.
Certain testimony was allowed to go be-
fore the jury against defendants objec.
ton thereto. Such evidence examined and
found to be wholly favorable to the de-
PENDANT. Held, that if the evidence was
improperly admitted the ruling admitting
the same was error without prejudice.
In its instructions to the jury the trial
court pointed out certain testimony which
had been admitted against defendants OBJ
lection thereto and distinctly informed the
jury that, for reasons which were stated.
such testimony was Withdrawn from the
case and must not be considered at all by
the jury. Held, under the circumstances
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15
Headed the Wrong WAY,

Fargo Forum: Jack O'Brien, the
printer who was found lying beside the
Northern Pacific tracks at Bloom on
Wednesday night, quite badly frozen,
has been brought to Fargo and is at the
Boulger House. O'Brien is not feeling
much the worse for his exposure, except
being pretty lame. 1t seems that he
had started to walk to Bismarck, and,
not knowing the direction, headed for
Fargo instead. The cold wind blowing
in his face proved more than he could
stand, and after getting as far as Bloom
gave out, and he sank in the snow be-
side the track, where he was found a
little later by the railroad men. The
side Of his face which was most exposed
was badly frozen, as were also his feet.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15

eigns, and ever slaves have come to
WELD the scepter Of the ballot. 1t is not
surprising that with admiration SO cap
tlv .ted, Wien ILL opportunity offered,
this Canadian should try to Sc
cure a snug berth under the
mighty eagles wide spreading wings.
He applied for the principalship of a
school in Mimic, N. D., his application
being accepted by the trustees. No
sooner had this hopeful Canadian taken
wing to the said town of Mimic, than
his troubles began. Instead of protect.
ing a foreign hedgling, with her great
wing, the eagle fops those appendages
about in the most discouraging and
frightful fashion. Besides refusing pro-
lection to the intruder, the noble bird
turns with beak and claw on the alien
and drives him out of the great land of
liberty. She thinks he has broken her
alien labor law. and the poor Canadian
finds that facts are not all poetical. In
quiet and thoughtful moments he may
reverse some of his former conclusions!
It is just possible he may yet prefer the
country of a hated monarchial govern
ment and OF a much execrated "bloated
aristocracy," to a country where igno-
rant classes, who cannot be accused of
any resemblance to the arlstocracy, act
despotlcally and drag a highly civilized
nation back to customs of the middle
ages. ~
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15

was, in admitting such evidence was cured
by such instructions to the jury. Whether
such withdrawal would cure the error in
al cases not decided.
Emma Tierney and Charles A. Nor
ton, plaintiffs ard respondents We. Phm-
nix Insurance Go. of Brooklyn, defend
ant and appellant, comes from Cass
county, where the plaintiffs recovered
Judgment upon an insurance policy is
sued by defendant to the plaintiff, Emma
Tierney, upon her house III Fargo. Upon
this property there was a mortgage
which had been assigned to the plaintiff
Morton, subsequent, however, to a fore.
closure Of the m The policy con-
tanned the usual clause that it should be
void IF any change other than by the
death of an insured take place in the
interest, title or possession of the sub
ject of insurance Except change of oc-
.cupatlon without increase of hazard),
whether by legal process of Judgment or
by voluntary act Of the insured" The
mortgage had been foreclosed and had
passed into deed before the fire occurred,
but subsequently a decree was secured
declaring the foreclosure proceedings to
be a nullity. The contest was over the
fact as to whether the subsequent multi
ication of the foreclosure proceedings
reverted title to the extent that the &C.
ton on the policy would lie. The sylla-
bus of the court, in al opinion delivered
by Corliss, j. is as follows:
In an action on an insurance policy, de-
PENDANT having proved a divesture, before
loss, of plaintiffs interest in the insured
property by virtue OF foreclosure proceed
ings, regular and legal on their face, fol-
lowed by a deed purpOrtlng to convey all
defendants interest in the property. Held,
1t was error to receive in evidence as
against defendant a Judgment annulling
such foreclosure proceeding in an action
commenced subsequent to the loss ito
which action defendant herein was not a
party and OF which it had no nOtice) for
the purpose of establishing the fact that
such foreclosure proceedings were void and
thus defeat the defense, that the insured
had no insurable INTEREST," the property at
the time of the loss.
Judgment reversed and remanded for a
new trial. Kitchell, Cohen & Shaw and O.
W. Francis, for appellant; Ball & Watson,
contra.
The record on the appeal in the case
OF Ex-senator Patch, of Eddy county,
against the Northern Pacific Railroad
company, where the plaintiff recovered
judgment for $1,000 against the com
pany for the destruction of his hotel
property in Rockford, the toss claimed
to have occurred through the negligence
of the company in running their engines,
reached the supreme court yesterday.
The plaintiffs are the appellants, a new
trial having beeu ordered by the di district
court.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15
The Gilmore Case.

The case against Harry Gilmore, who
is charged with assault with a dangerous
weapon, came up before Justice Tibbils
Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. At
torney f. H. Register appeared for the
defendant, and made application for a
change of venue which took the case to
Justice Boyle, when it came up a 3
o'clock at the city hall. A good sized
crowd was in attendance, and a number
of witnesses were examined, and the
complaining witness and others gave
testimony as to the facts of the assault.
The defense also produced several wit.
nesses who testified that the plaintiff had
threatened to lead white-cappers against
Gilmore, and had threatened him with
other injury. At the close of the hear
ing Gilmore was bound over IN S4OO
bonds to await the action of the district
court.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15

Friends of Frank LEM have advices
that La Male, the leading cycling jour-
nal of France, asserts that it received q
dispatch that LEM had been murdered
by Kurds near Erzeroum on May 7, 1894,
the last time anything definite was heard
from him. Frank LEM was born in
Philadelphia in 1868. He started on his
wheel for a ride around the world from
the Postotfice building, Pittsburg, Oh
May Is, 1892. His mother now resides
in Pittsburg.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15
The Fort Rice Reserve.

The committee GA public lands has
authorized Senator Pettigrew to report
favorably Senator Hansbrough's pro-
posed amendment to the sundry civil
bill, donating the old Fort Rice military
reservation to the state of North Da-
kota. The rights of all settlers on the
reservation are duly cared for in an
amendment, which now goes to the COM
mittee on appropriations.
Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1895-02-15
About to Leave.

DIR. w. E. Fraser has been settling up
his business affairs for the past month or
so, left on the early train Wednesday for
Chicago, where he will locate permanently
and take 10 his practice of medicine. The
doctor has been a resident of the city for
over ten years, and in that time has
made many friends among his patients,
and about the city generally. These
will regret the departure of the doctor,
and join in wishing success and pros
perlty to himself and his wife, who left
for their new home some weeks ago.