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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-10-31

Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Latham, who
moved to Oregon from Weiser a short
time ago, are the parents of twin
girls. Mrs. Latham is the daughter
of Mr.. Bailey, of Indian valley.
Mr.. F. M. Taylor, a gentleman
from Lincoln, Nebraska, was here
last week investigating the country.
His expenses were paid by number
of people of that state, who, seeing
our exhibit at the state fair at Omaha,
had become deeply interested in our
section and sent him out to see if we
had perpetrated fraud upon them,
Mr. Taylor had planned to visit Sho-
shone falls before returning, but he
was so taken with the country Git did
not take long to convince him there
was no hoax that he decided to drop
all pleasure and rush back to report
There is no doubt but they will all
be here in the spring They will
probably settle on the bench south of
Weiser under the w. R., L. q |.
canal
The Academy students and few in
vited friends, each student having the
privilege of inviting one, held very
pleasant cobweb party in the Academy
hall Saturday evening, Oct 26. After
a social hour in the reception room
the guests took the "cobweb route"
to the chapel, which was tastefully
decorated, and where tables were set
at which chocolate and cake were
served. After refreshments, Mr.
Upton told an impromptu story, get
ting the characters into various pre-
dicaments, from which members of
the company were called upon to ex-
trlcate them. In this Dr. Numbers
carried off the palm for wit and fun,
turning loose upon the company a
broadside of unspeakable medical
terms. Games and music filled up
the remainder of the evening until
ten o'clock. 4
Last week we took little spin
down to the O'Brien fishery anC
found Billy away, but the marks o.
his industry were there in the shape
of couple of ponds full of Snak,
river salmon. These are shipped tC
points east on the Short Line There
we're also dozen or so big surgeons
staked out by the tail. These are
, shipped to Portland and bring tire,
cents per pound. The eggs of thu
female bring twenty cents pounC
and are also shipped to Portland
: where they are made into disl
! called caviar. An average sizet
: female (about 400 pounds) will brin,
: in about $40. Snake river fishing i
: a fairly paying industry and if tn
semi annual run of fish will hold out
= will grow to considerable Importance
5 The fish camp is on the Strobe ranc
\ on the Oregon side and Mrs. OFT
e Strobe invited the editor and hi
e family in to an excellent supper
Y Otto has fine, large place and cut
f plenty of hay to winter his herd {
4 horses and cattle on. The body {
r land on that side of the river is
q magnificent one and will eventual
e be all cultivated and become heavil
f tributary to Weiser. Its develop
ment will also still further attract Il
o trade of the more interior countr,
+ We are more than ever impresse
y with the need of bridge over Il
# Snake.
n Services will be held at the Je
q frey's school house (D.V.) on Mar
81 creek, next Sunday week, Nov. 10,
J 3 p. m, punctually, sun time.
Is r. M. WALL,
'r Missionary in Charge of S
II L
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-10-31
Imnortant to School Officers.

We can sell you everything in the
line of school furniture and supplies
at greatly reduced rates.
Desks one dollar cheaper than last
year.
All the maps and charts ordinarily
needed in the common schools, in one
set, for one fourth of the price usu-
ally charged for similar goods in
separate sets.
Do not buy of transient men nor
of Others who do not show samples
Our goods are the VERY BEST and
we are prepared to prove it.
J. T. WOLFE, Weiser, Idaho,
ACT. for Thos. Kane & Co. , Chicago.
My shoes will wear so long thai
they will get out of style before they
are worn out. Louis SoMNER.
Quart Fruit Jars, 81 per dozen, a
Morris Sommer's.
You can't quarrel with our prices
SoMMERc AMP.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-10-31

Rockaby baby, your mamma has
gone; she's out to the caucus and
will be till dawn; she wore papa
trousers and in them looked queer,
so hushaby baby, your papa is here.
Rockaby baby, the dishes are clean,
papa's done scrubbing and put on the
beans; your mamma is late, seems
always to lag, but heaven help papa
if she comes home with jag. Elk.
We are Perfectly Willing to Leave Fish Stories
to Our Neighbor.
Citizen. v
Billie O'Brien caught sturgeon in
the Snake the other day which meas
ured % feet in length.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-10-31
Notice.

Beginning November /, will run
a delivery wagon in connection with
my store and goods will be delivered
free of charge to any part of the
town. MORRIS SoMMER.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-10-31
Don't b. Half Blind.

But see Professor james VI. Fan
burg, the scientific optician He will
be at the Vendome hotel on Novem-
Der 3 and 4. Eyes examined free of
charge. He makes Brazilian pebbles
a speciality and if you are half blind
he will make you see. Don't fail to
call
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-10-31
Get Your Picture Taken.

ANY time after November 9th and
during November only, will be glad
to do your photograph work at my
residence near the school house.
Respectfully, GEO W FooR
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W. Il. Virgins, Middle valley.
John Sears got home Tuesday
from Washington.
T. c. Galloway went to Boise on
Sundays train.
Born, in Weiser, Saturday, October
26, to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Pratt. twin
boys.
At last reports, Lark contested
in two races at Caldwell and had won
them both.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sommercamp and |.
+. Smith return today from their ex-
cursion to Portland.
If you have any money left over
after paying your summer ice bill
yon can now use it to buy coal with.
Why wouldn't it be good idea to
fix up an opera house out of the
building vacated by Morris Sommer?
Mrs. Lyman Perkins and Mrs. Re
becca Mccullough returned last week
from a visit to Canyon City, Oregon.
Billy VanSice is figuring on NOV
ing the old drugstore down from the
East End to be used for a public
hall. =
The Weiser Reservoir, Land &
Irrigation Co. have twenty teams
at work on their Nutmeg Flat" res
ervoir.
Tom Palmer is building a new
dwelling house on his ranch up Mon
roe creek. When completed it will
be quite neat.
The family of j. D. Burley, of
Payette, has moved to Weiser for the
winter Mr.. Burley will build Rev.
Upton's house.
The Masons are figuring on erect
ing a brick building opposite the
Odd Fellows hall, though they have
not yet decided.
Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Parker, of
Grangeville, Idaho county, have lost
their little daughter, Helen Newman,
by bilious dysentery. -
Jesse Haunt has moved his family
to Weiser from Middle valley and
has gone into partnership with John
Matthews in the livery stable.
DR.. Ollie will have his family come
from Denver soon. Mrs Ollie is IN
poor health and he thinks it will ben
eft her to live in our climate.
Milt Canary's father, who is in
poor health, has come down from
Middle valley and is staying with
Jesse Haunt to be near medical at
tendance.
A week ago last Monday Mrs
Horace Newman received Telegram
announcing the serious illness of hel
father in Michigan. She immedi
ately took the train for that state.
Arrangements are being made TO
big ball on Thanksgiving day
They will be very extensive and com
plete and ball-goers can expect
grand time. Watch for further par
ticulars.
Death again walked along the verg
of manhood in this county on Octobe
18th and swept away a young man O
"a This time it WAS VIM. Corriell
son of Mr.. aud Mrs VIM. Corriell, o
Indian valley.
John HAWTHORN is agent for til
famous Round Oak heaters, for WOO
or coal. Guaranteed to keep fire a
night with either fuel. They are res
beauties. Call at tin shop and Sc
them.
By the advertisement of th
Weiser Land & Improvement con
pany, in this issue, it is seen thf
the company intends making moi
extensive improvements here. Loci
people should get in and earn IL
money.
Monday morning workmen cleane
out the lower story in the Odd Fe
lows building, the shelving wi
rushed in and the moving of Morr
Sommer's big stock of merchants
begun. He can now be found in b
clean and commodious new quarter
Gov. Wiley came in from Wa
rem last Friday and will proceed
r California for the winter. He stat
chat yben he left Warren nothing W
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People Visiting the County Sea
the Past Week.
D. n. Bartmess, Indian valley.
.. M. Fisher, Willow creek.
Anderson Moser, Council.
A. A. PEBBLE, Council.
G. S. Phillips, Crane.
Frank Leatherman, Crane.
E. H. Meyers, Council.
James Gerwick, Crane.
Robt. jackson, Middle valley
W. E. Meyers, Salubria.
John Darnall, Salubria.
j. P. Ogilvie, Salubria.
Bob Reavis, Middle valley.
W. Il. Virgins, Middle valley.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-08-29
BRIDGEToN, N. j.. THURSDAY. AUGUST %. 1895.

the brick pavement when she fired at me,
not hitting me; turned and she threw up
the pistol again but did not fire and then
lowered the weapon. made a rushat her,
for saw by the look in her face she ment
mischief, and caught her by the neck,
bending her head down with one hand,
while tried to grab the pistol with the
other. Before could do SO she shot me-"
He was asked what was the trouble
between them, and he said it was because
he had quit going with her and had given
attentions to Jennie Miller.
The Miller woman is a colored woman,
about as black as can be, while the Cant
woman is white.
Mary Crawford, Bill's sister, said there
was no doubt but the couple had been
fighting.
Mrs. Fowler, who lives next door, and
who witnessed the whole affair told the
reporter that Crawford had left the house
and was going out of the alley when the
woman shot at him first Crawford ran
back, and caught her when she fired
again and Crawford tottered away.
The woman Immediately handed the
revolver to Mrs. Fowler, but she, being
frightened, would not touch it, and the
woman threw it ON the ground and her
son picked it up.
The woman said she hoped she had
finished him as he tottered away, but
after he had been taken to the doctors,
she began to cry and said she was sorry
she did it.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-08-29
JOHN w. GRIGGs.

When the leaders, so-called; but ser
wants, in fact, as they ought to have
known long ago, found that they We're
| not so well agreed upon candidate as
| they had formerly been and that the ma
jority of the Republicans at large We're
going to be agressively manifest this
time, they began, so to speak, to unload
the burden of responsibility upon each
| other. Not one of them, nor any dozen
of them, cared to become responsible for
any individual nomination.
"Tell you what We'll do" said, in
effect, ex-senator Hobart, Franklin Muir
ply, Col. Totfey, and all the other men,
bers of the State Committee, "we'll let
Griggs, and Kean, and VOORHEES,, and
Rogers and all of the rest of the young
Websters and Clays who want to be Gov
ernor, go in and settle this contest among
themselves, and Well just let the Repub-
licans from one end of the State to the
other make the choice of a candidate"
"Amen!" said Gen. Sewell, with the
emphasis of an open-air camp meeting
gathering; and so far as heard from-and
that is only hearsay-there wasn't Re-
publican in the State from the head to
the foot OF the Glass; except Major Lentz,
who didn't echo that particular and sig
nificant "amen."
So that to-day and from now on until
September 10, 'Griggs, Kean, VOORHEES,
and the rest'' will have fair field in the
struggle for the nomination.
With the view of ascertaining from the
best informed Republicans who was
most likely to come off victorious in the
convention, careful inquiry has been
made. The deduction, without the least
prejudice, is that the contest is now mar
rowed down to Griggs and Kean, with
the prospect slightly favoring the former.
1t is for this reason, as we'll as for the
reason that Mr.. Kean and Mr.. VOORHEES,
have already had a larger newspaper
hearing than MI. Griggs, that this letter
will especially refer to ''the gentleman
from Passaic," what is written being ex-
clusively in fact, though not in precise
wording, the opinions of some of the
most sagacious Republicans in the State.
One reason why John w. Griggs has
made such rapid strides as a candidate
during the past four or five weeks is the
fact that the people of the State have
pretty generally been consulted as to
their preference. If the nomination was
to be made by popular vote instead of
by convention, there is now little doubt
that Mr. Griggs would be nominated,
although there is no question that Mr..
Kean would be very close second.
Both men have strong elements of popu-
larity, but the conclusion seems to be
that in view of the recent disgraceful ex-
posures of Democratic misrule in State
affairs, strong judicial mind and a fear
less personality are absolutely necessary
in the incoming State Executive These
elements Mr.. Griggs combines to the full
est extent. His reputation made in the
Assembly and State Senate for ability
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-08-29

/ and integrity are State wide; whereas,
as is generally contended, Mr.. Kean has
never been tried in State office; and
whether justly or unjustly, the opinion
obtains that it would be best at this time
to choose tried man, and one who is
familiar with the conditions and require
ments OF the high office of Governor.
Hence the fact that Mr.. Griggs has so
rapidly become the popular favorite.
The foregoing is the opinion of Re-
publican, whose facilities for forming an
intelligent opinion are of the best, and
whose views have long been valued in
the making of political forecasts, because
of their undoubted force and and fairness.
Here is the opinion of another Republi-
can of the same kind:
II am now and will be for the nominee
ofthe convention with all the intelligence
and strength / can command. But if YOU
ask me who the candidate will probably
be, l unhesitatingly say that I think
John Nv. Griggs will be the man. No
opinion is worth much without reason
to sustain it, and the reason in this case
is, the rank and file Republicans appear
to prefer Griggs to anybody else, and the
dullest of the leaders knows that this
nomination must, to be successful. be
made by popular consent, and not to
meet any individual preference. Another
reason is-and it is generally wise, in
politics especially, not to do what the
enemy wants done-the Democrats fear
the nomination of Griggs more than that
of any candidate yet named, or likely to
be named. While we think we could win
with either Griggs, Kean or Voorhees,, I
think that our prospects with Griggs
would be less problematical than with
some other candidate"
1t would be easy to add scores of ex-
presslons to the above effect Going
among the people generally confirms
them. Everybody, with here and there
an exception, speaks well of the other
candidates. Still there is so often the con-
functional and expressive 'but," which
usually gets back to Mr.. Griggs and in
his favor, that no candid writer or OBJ
server can fail to conclude that he is the
popular choice IN word Mr.. Griggs
appears in the gubernatorial connection
to be just now in particular and in
general the one OF New jerseys sons of
whom every son of New Jersey is proud.
Pop
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-08-29
SELF DESTRUCTION.
Despondent at the Loss of His Wife and
Financial Worriment Deranges His
Mind

A very distressing suicide occurred at
Cedarville Sunday some time after eight
o'clock, p. M, Mr.. Albert Briggs, late of
the firm of Eldrige & Briggs, druggists
shooting himself in the head, from the
effects of which he died about one O'clock
Monday morning.
Shortly after s o'clock the family of G.
o. P. Riley, the baker, who reside in the
other part of the house, heard the report
of pistol in Mr.. Briggs part:
They hardly called it pistol shot, but
thought it was the striking of a match,
and paid no attention to it.
Mr.. Briggs two children, Abbie and
Albert, Jr., were at church, and were
Mortified, when returning home, to find
their father stretched upon the floor, in
dying condition.
The neighbors soon gathered, and
medical aid was summoned, but all was
OF no avail, the poor man dying without
recovering consciousness.
1t was found that the man had placed
revolver at the back of his head, and fired
the fatal shot.
county physician Thompson viewed
the remains.
Mr.. Briggs place of business was de-
stroyed by the great fire, which burned
down Bateman's block last winter, and
he lost all he had to add to his affiiction,
his devoted wife, who was a deaf mute,
became insane and recently died.
These affections weighed upon his
mind and he became very respondent;
he had lost wife and means and could
get no employment, and the troubles
were more than he could bear up under.
He was in this city Friday, and to his
friends seemed to be very down hearted.
1t is supposed that his mind gave way
under the weight of his troubles.
Mr.. Briggs was a gentleman of fine
connection and standing, and was held
IN highest esteem by his neighbors and
the community, and his sad death has
cast gloom over this place.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-08-29
LAID LOW BY AN IRATE PAPA,
A Lovers Defense of His Sweetheart Ends
DisaStrOusly.

a Lovers DeIehSe OF his sweetheart Ends
Disastrously.
NINELAND, N. j., Aug. 21.-While de-
Tending his sweetheart against the wrath
of her father, Bartolemeo Poriclea was
attacked and nearly killed. Porticlea
had been paying attention to Miss Josie,
daughter of Angelo Zitto, a farmer living
on Main avenue. His attentions, how
ever, were looked upon with disfavor by
the old folks, and the young man was
finally forbid the house. The couple
then met in secret. Last night Porticlea
was told something by a friend which
caused him to run to the home of his
sweetheart. Addressing the farmer and
pointing to Josie, who was reclining on
a sofa, he exclaimed:
"What did you beat and scratch that
girls face for?'
THAT'S none of your business,'' re-
turned Farmer Zitto, and, jumping from
his chair, he seized Poriclea bv the throat
and bore him to the floor
Zitto was arrested and at the hearing
tonight before Mayor Lord. Poriclea
testified that Zitto jumped upon him, snd
after strangling him nearly to death, beat
him terribly. Poriclea was taken to DR..
Bidwell. His ear was terribly chewed,
and his face was badly lacerated. Miss
Josie corroborated the testimony of her
lover, and Mayor Lord remanded Zitto
for Court for assault and battery.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-08-29
New Building.

Charles b. Williams, the well-known
Bridgeton builder, has the contract for
erecting S. M. Ogden's new building at
High and Broad streets, Millville. The
building will be a one story brick with a
frontage of "a feet on High street and 46
feet on Broad, running back from High
street to the West Jersey Railroad. Mr..
Ogden will use the building as branch
depot for his wholesale ice cream busi-
ness. He will be able TO make shipments
more quickly and satisfactorily to his
customers in this city and along the line
of the Cape May road. The building will
be completed and ready for occupancy
in three weeks. Contractor Williams
has inst finished six fine cottages at
Cedar Beach, near Oceau City.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-08-29
HELD FOR COURT.
The Chicken Thieves are in Jail in De-
fault of Bail.
she did i

The Chicken Thieves are in Jail in De-
fault of Bail.
Friday Justice Joseph II. Powell,
gave a hearing to the two alleged chicken
thieves, Joseph Scherer and William Jag
gers, and the evidence adduced by Prose-
cutor Logue seemed to be of the most
pronounced character, and the defendants
will have to show sort of defense in the
Court, at the October term.
The evidence principally was given by
Daniel Scherer, young man, nephew of
the defendant. He declared that Jaggers
admitted, as well as the elder Scherer,
that they had stolen the chickens.
1t was also shown that a hackman
rented barn from Scherer on Orange
street, and at the time there were no less
than twenty-five dressed chickens in the
barn. Young Scherer told his uncle. that
the hackman had seen them, and they
were quickly moved from the barn-to the
home of Jaggers and were afterwards
sold.
After the evidence was in Scherer and
Jaggers We're held for Court in 5000 bal
each. Young Scherer was held in $500
bail as witness.
Bridgeton pioneer. (Bridgeton, N.J.) 1884-1919, 1895-08-29
WHOLE NO. 438
0EDARVILLE VS.. PORT NORRIS,
"A GOOD Game Which Resulted in Victory
For the Cedarville Team.

Good Game Which Resulted in a Victory
For the Cedarville Team.
During the past week little besides
pase ball has been thought about; little.
besides base ball has been talked about.
Base ball has been the sole absorbing
toplc OF the week. Go where you would
every conversation was soon turned to
The diversion of the possibility of Cedar
Vile defeating Port Norris last Saturday.
Now that doubt has been changed to.
certainty the people have gone wild over
our last and create victory, and for
once Cedarville has team of which our
people are justly proud, for our boys
have defeated one OF the strongest home
| talent teams of this county.
Saturdays game was witnessed by over
oOO people, the largest attendance ever
present at base bail game in this town.
There were people here from Newport
Dividing Creek, Port Norris and other
places, Not only was it large crowd
but it was also very enthusiastic one.
During the last half of the ninth inning,
when our boys were winning the game,
and the excitement was so intense. the
| crowd gave vent to their feelings and the
cheering could be heard for over mile.
away. Never was there better cheering
done by the same sized crowd.
One of the points that distinguishes a
professional from an amateur is the
ability to keep a cool head in the face of
such cheering at critical stage of the
game, and Harker was unequal to the
emergency. He went all to pieces, giving
three bases on balls and allowing two
hits, which settled the game in our favor.
Only one thing happened to mar the
afternoons sport-the running of "Andyn
upon the diamond in the last inning-but
this did not effect the score either way.
Nevertheless both the Cedarville team
| and the public sincerely regret it, and we
offer our apologies to the Port Norris
team.
The game itself was the hardest and
most exciting ever played in Cedarville.
From beginning to end it was pitchers
battle, with honor about equally di-
vided. Cedarville won because of steady
fielding of the team, and the steady
| pitching of Brineshultz. Port Norris
made more errors, but only one of them
affected the score. The features of the
game were the pitching of both twirlers;
a beautiful one handed catch in centre by
Lummis and the catching and base
running of Carman. Harker's Wild
ness lost the game for Port Norris,
as three of the six bases ON balls
that he gave counted runs for Cedarville.
With the score to 3 against us in the
ninth inning things looked rather
gloomy for victory, but the game is
never won until the last man is out.
Carman the first man up drew a base on
balls, stole second, went to third on
misplay at second and scored on Garri-
sons hit
Bateman and Brineshultz were sent to
base on balls, Lummis struck out, De-
maris made a corking single between
third and short, Bateman and Garrison
scored although Garrison should have
been caught at the plate but Boden
muffed the throw and the game was won
n Garrison finish.
Appended is the score: