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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-01-16

1t must be admitted that Mr..
Fletcher won his bet, but If he states
she wager correctly, he certainly
didn't win it fair but played a sort of
buncoe game on his unsuspecting
neighbor He bet that any sinking
thing could find place in the SIGNAL
columns. Fletcher had gotten into
our columns on several occasions be-
fore that and was pretty well satisfied
that he had a cinch. He should not
have given the snap away, however,
until he had got like bet on the
Citizen with some other innocent
neighbor.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-01-16

What will silver men in all parties
do next fall2 History is being fred
of at rapid rate these days and some
kind OF decision must be arrived at.
just gaze towards congress. Grover
wants bill passed for more bonds.
Democrats in the house vote solidly
against tall but one. All but At
Of the republicans support the meas
ure and show themselves TO be better
Cleveland men than Cleveland's own
party. Republican silver men, dem
ocratic silver men and populist silver
men, 1t is time TO drop politics, unite
on compromise ground and fight the
united and common enemvl
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-01-16

The dispatches state that the two
populists in the Kentucky Legislature,
instead Of throwing their balance oil
power to Blackburn the silver cham.
pion, will vote for the republican
gold man. 1t may be untrue. We
hope they will not do it, If they do
Idaho populists will be in the same
boat with the rest OF the parties in
this state and will have lot of ex.
planning to do in regard to the sma-
jority Of the rank and file" etc
This will have to be done every time
they allege that every true silver man
should fly to the bosom of the popu-
list party-"the only true silver
party without kink.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-01-16

The glorious commencement to
s'restore confidence, made in the
House by the lately regeDerated and
rising old party, by aiding and abet-
ting the Cleveland bond bill, is caus-
ing waves of joy to flicker along the
spine of commerce, and accounts for
much of the sudden silence on the
part of republican papers over the
ssbond evil. "
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-01-16
WE GOT RuTnHEREn.

-
Senator Smith has a very timely
and forceful article in the Citizen
protesting against the construction OF
toll road over the route OF the late
proposed Salmon river branch OF the
state wagon road. We agree with
the Senator exactly. The people OF
this county can better do with the
pack trail until the proper highway
can be had. We want no toll wagon
roads any more than we want high
toll water roads, or canals, in this
state The former is better than the
latter, in that the capital for con-
struction is furnished by those who
collect the toll instead of by those
from whom the toll is collected, as in
the case of many Of our bitches. The
Senator makes some very pointed and
truthful specifications in relation to
the Governors attitude towards the
wagon road bill, and he can't rip
Mcconnell any too hard for his dirty
treatment of Washington county and
state interests in vetoing the Rowton
bill. The constitutional limit" was,
to the governor, only the convenient
bogie brought out to serve his special
purpose. Under any other circum-
stances than those which moved him,
he would not have given a single
twich Of his eye ball towards search
ing for an objection to affixing his
signature. The governor recon-
mended the passage Of the bill and
at that time certainly knew all that
he knew afterward, and evidently
intended to sign the measure. His
mind was changed in the subsequent
senatorial warfare. 1t has been
patent to all eyes that for political
reasons alone was the bill virtually
stabbed by the vetoe of the man who
first 80 tenderly consigned the child
to the care Of the legislature. 1t was
because he looked on Washington
county in the legislature as bitter
political opponent, and as soon MS he
was satisfied Of that, revenge filed
his soul, his ready blade was barred
and b-l-o-o-d, the blood only Of
this county's interests could satisfy
his hatred. Twice the murderous
knife rose and fell in vital spots, and
casting one last look on the red
Salmon river road and Agricultural
College wounds of gasping Washing
ton county, the murderer stealthily
slid of into the gloom! If we had
secured our United States senator. we
could abide the slaughter of the free
state road, but toll road coupled
with the loss of our U. S. senator we
cannot endure. This county consid-
cred only that senator in its vote last
election and those blasted hopes are
our greatest sorrow. In all other
respects, Washington county got just
what she voted for.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-01-16

II is truth in medicine that the small.
lest dose that performs cure is the best.
DE Wits Little Early Risers are the small
lest pills will perform cure. and are the
best Jenney & Warehouse.
Acts at once, never fails. One Minute
Cough Cure. A remedy for asthma. and
that feverish condition which accompa.
MES a severe cold. The only harmless re-
medy that produces immediate results.
Jenney & Waterhouse.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-01-16
THE WEISER SIGNAL.
THURSDAY. JANUARY IS. 1896.

Congressman Wilson voted with
the democrats and populists in the
house against the bond bill. His
constituents in Idaho unanimously
applaud.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-01-16

Only AT republicans in the house
voted against the bonds. Will that
''don represent the party" so often
applied to the silver wing Of the dem
ocrats, work both WAYS?
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-01-16
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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-01-16

New moon over your left shoulder
store. --SoMMERcAMp's.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24
Court at Valley City.

The December term of the district
court within and for Barnes county,
ended its session last Wednesday night,
and Judge Rose and Stenographer Rose
returned to jamestown. For ten years
Judge Rose has presided over the dis
trict court, and during this, his last term,
many expressions OF good will have been
heard on all sides, and the many kind
and courteous acts be has done both on
the bench and as a citizen have been re-.
called.
On the last day OF the term the attor-
ney for the defendants in the cases of
the State OK. rel. P. j. McClory, assistant
attorney general, vs. Fischbach, Schill-
ing, Gretberg, MoNulty, Murphy and
Markuson, brought in his answers. The
court did not have time to try them at
this term and continued them over to
the next term, when Judge Glaspell will
have a chance to wrestle with some of
Barnes county's famous blind pig cases.
The case OF Root vs. Rose. 9: al, will
be heard 10 chambers before Judge
Lauder On the 23d.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24
The County Auditors Term

The courts will be appealed to to de-
eide when the term Of county auditors
begin. Under the law of 1890, all other
county officers qualified in January, but
county auditors took office on March l,
the term being for two years. The code
adopted by the last Legislature omitted
this provision regarding county auditors,
retaining that about county officers
qualifying in January. The present
county officers having qualified March l,
1895, and being elected for two years.
claim that their term does not expire
until March l, 1897, on the ground that
the legislature cannot reduce or alter
the term for which they were elected.
They claim that under the present law
the auditors elected at the late election
will only have q month term. Coun-
ty Auditor Olson in Cass county, where
the present incumbent way appointed
by the commissioners to fill vacancy,
will qualify 10 January. In this county
Auditor Vennum will not qualify for his
new term until March.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24
Profit in Cattle.

The Ellendale Record says cattle,
raiser OF Dickey county has A feeders
in board corral adjoining the barn and
the stock is now in good beef condition
and by April will equal the best stall fed
cattle. The barn yard allows room for
exercise and for stock to lie in the sun.
Plenty of water is kept in trough.
The Record adds:
There is no farmer that cannot ar
range to feed q few cattle during the
winter and it makes market for sur
plus feed that is obtainable in no other
way. 1t is absolutely the only way the
farmers in this section of the county can
get reasonable compensation for their
labor in producing barley, corn, oats,
rye, hay and straw. The more of these
products that are fed out OF the farm
the better will the farm be fitted for pro-
duclng other crops in the future. While
there is no compensatory market for any
of these products there Is always sure
and fair market for good beef cattle, and
as good beef can be produced here as
elsewhere"
In the yard and barns Of the farmer
above referred too, some "a head of hogs
are also being fsttened. Nothing is
wasted, and the opinion Is gwen that
on every dollar invested in the above
business there will be profit OF 25 per
cent Yr...
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24
Had Plenty of Funds.

CHICAGO, Dec. GA crowd of deposl-
tors gathered at the hibernisn Banking
association today to withdraw their saw
ings. This bank is regarded as one of
the strongest IN the city. having With
stood every panic. For this reason it ls
one of the largest repositories for savings
in the city. President Clark in an inter-
view said that the savings bank would
take advantage of the law by which de-
mands for $50 or more must be accom-
panied by 80 day notice. and 500 or
more must be accompanied by 6O-dsy
notice. Demands of less than $50 will
be paid on sight. Mr.. Clark said that
the bank had 81 per cent of it's reserve
funds on hand and could stand run OF
two months.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24
Failed at West Superior.

WEST SUPERIOR, Wis.,, Dec. 24.-The
Bank OF West Superior, capital $4,000
and $4,000 surplus, suspended opera
tions yesterday morning, result Of the
failures of the Bank OF Minnesota and
the Bank Of Illinois. The notice of the
suspension stated that the cause was the
failure of the bank of Minnesota. The
Bank of Illinois weakened it consider.
ably. Az the November statement the
bank had deposits of s78,9 and redis-
counts Of $l,05O. Loans and discounts
were SlO6,971; real estate assets S43,419
bonds and securities S5,391 and cash on
hand $22,925. OF this cash on hand,
twenty thousand dollars vas in outside
failures which compelled the institution
to close. The officials say they expect:
to resume and pay depositors in full.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24
TO EXTEND BRANCHES.
Reports That Northern Pacific
Branch Lines Will Be
Extended.
The Northern Branch to Dun
seith-SouthWestern to
the Missouri.
The State Hospital Board
Fills the Stewardship
Vacancy.

The Forum says: There will be in-
creased railroad mileage in North Dako-
ia within the next year and it IS an
uounced authoritatively that the North.
ern Pacific will take the lead in the work.
The company has decided to extend the
Jamestown & Northern branch from
Leeds up through the Long Lake basin
to Dunseith. There will be practically
no grading and the extention will strike
the best part of the Turtle Mountain
country, running about half way be-
tween the Great Northern barnches to
st. Johns aud Bottlneau. 1t will furn-
ish convenient shipping facilities to the
farmers who have been compelled to
haul their grain by teams from twenty
or forty miles to the Great Northern
branches.
The longest extension will be on the
Fargo and Southwestern branch from
Edgeley. This line will be extended
about 100 miles TO the Missouri river in
a southwesterly direction. 1t will go
into South Dakota and the main points
along the line will be Kuhn, Ashley and
Eureka. Kuhn is the terminus Of the
500, Ashley the county seat of Mcintosh
and forty miles from road anu Eureka
is the terminus of the Milwaukee, and
said to be one of the greatest primary
wheat shipping points in the world.
The line will open up magnificent
section of the country between and be-
yond the points mentioned. Two lines
have already been surveyed over that
section, but neither was exactly satisfac-
tory and the company will send force
of men to make certain alterations in
the surveys just as soon as the snow is
off the ground. The work will be pushed
from Edgerley and it will make that a
lively town this summer. Landlord
Scholts of the Grand Pacific hotel has
been given the tip that his place will be
headquarters and be is now building an
addition to the hotel.
It is SAID that the company was in.
duced to extend the line on the showing
made by State Senator Wishek of Nc
lntosh who has worked indefatigably to
that end for some time. The people of
bis county will be benefited beyond
measure.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24
Comptroller Eckel's Statement.

Comptroller Eckel's Statement.
Concerning the failure of the National
bank Of Illinois in Chicago yesterday,
Comptroller Eckels issued statement
from Washington to the effect that the
Chicago clearing house offered to ad-
vance IS per cent of the claims against
the bank.
The comptroller adds: The liabilities
Of the bank are large, but by careful and
judicious management the loss entslled
on creditors need not be large, if any.
Every measure will be taken by the
clearing house and the colpptroller's
office to prevent other bank or business
failures and unnecessary money string
enty. A large amount Of difficulty can
be prevented il those depending upon
the banks OF Chicago and elsewhere, sf-
fected by the banks failure. use good
Judgment and do not work themselves
into a state of panic. Other banks can
be made to fail only through those hav-
ing funds with item becoming fright
ened and making unnecessary demands.
On the other hand, the banks ought to
be careful and not call in the loans OF
their business customers unnecessarily.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24
Hard on Horses.

Usually in bad storms on the range,
horses fare better than cattle, and out
few losses are recorded among the horse
men. But the late storm seems to have
been too much for many horses.
Steve Weeks, whose ranch is about
forty-tive miles southwest of Msndan,
was in that place recently for the first
time since the storm, and he tells Of
great mortality among horses. Two days
after the storm he and twenty eight
men went out on an exploring expedi-
zion. They found that in some coulees
the snow had drifted to depth of from
forty to eighty feet. In one coulee on
the south side of high hill, they dis
covered a baud of horses unable to get
out. They had taken shelter behind the
bill, and the snow had drifted over and
around them to such depth that they
we're helpless, and they would soon NIL
have perished with the cold and for lack
OF food. The party commenced to dig
and liberate the horses. Seventeen had
already succumbed to the effects of the
storm. In another coulee they found
thlrty-fve dead horses, imprisoned by
the snow. From some unexplained rea-
son the cattle seemed to have Jared
better, and only few dead ones were
discovered on this trip.
Don Stevenson, recently elected to the
Legislature from Morton county, left
Mandan three days after the storm for
his home, sixty miles south, and it took
him seven days to make the trip.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24
FILLED THE POSITION
A New Steward Elected for the
Hospital.

The asylum trustees filled the steward.
ship vacancy late Friday evening by
the election Of Jno Olmstead OF Wheat
land, who is endorsed by all the senators
and representatives of Oass county, and
by large petition. He is said to be q
capable business man, and in no sense q
politician. having taken no active part
in political affairs.
The result was finally brought about
ty the unanimous vote of the board,
after having balloted for several candi.
dates the day before. OF these candi-
dates we're NJ. Sinclair and j. w.
Goodrich Of Jamestown, Mr.. Mcclure
OF Dickinson, Stark county, and Mr..
Olmstead.
There was divergence OF views as to
the several candidates., but it was the
policy of the majority Of the board not
to force a candidate Objectionable to the
minority. With that view it was at one
time proposed to support Mr.. W. B. s..
Irimble OF this place for the position.
Mr.. Trimble declined the offer and it
was then found impossible to agree upon
any other Stutsman county candidate,
although a number Of other names were
proposed.
Messrs. McGlnnls and Cornwall find
ing all efforts to elect one of their
friends, futile. joined in the selection Of
Mr.. Olmstead.
j. W. Goodrich received the votes of
Trustees McGinnis and johnson at
Thursdays session.
Mr.. Olmstead arrived today from
Wheatland and presented HE bond,
which was accepted at once. He quail
fed Immediately and assumed the duties
OF his position. Mrs. Olmstead and child
will not arrive for some time yet
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24

chased farm on the crop payment plan
from Mrs. Mary Seelye Of this county.
Neucher claims to have paid $500 cash,
and $125 payment IN 1895, but failed to
meet, at the date it was due, the Octo-
Der payment for this year, owing to ina
bility to get bis grain threshed until
November. He is now being threatened
with loss of all former payments, and
the farm as we'll. Attorney Blackwell
says be will tender the balance due,
some $3.50 and interest and if necessary
protect the purchasers rights in the
courts. The nelghbors of Neucher have
agreed to help him fight the case # nec-
essary.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24

CHICAGO, Dec. 2l.-A run was yester-
day was in progress on the Garden City
bank, situated IN the Chamber of Com
merce building on Washington and La
Sale streets. Officials say that they
have fully so per cent Of the amounts
deposited on hand, and paid out to all
depositors W fast as possible. a
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24

Hillsboro Banner: Among the first
congratulations received BY Mr.. Hal
land was shat of Mrs Eisenhuth, which
WAS promptly answered in fitting terms.
The clean fight conducted by both these
candidates for the state superintendency
preserved the personal respect and good
will that has always marked their rela-
tiOns.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24
ASSETS OF Sl5,0OO,O0C.
The Nation al Ennk Of Illinois Closes It's
. DsnrS,

The National Eank of Illinois Closes Its
D.orS.
CHICAGO, Dec. 22.-The National
Bank of Limos. ono ot the Oldest and
best known banalng Institutions III the
city, and with ass o. of between
$l2, 100000 and sl5. 100000, has closed
it's doors. This action was decided upon
at meeting Of the directors of the
bank, after the bank had been sus-
pended ,rom the clearinghouse of Chi
cago at meeting of the clear
inghouse committee held earlier in
the day. OF the l6 banks that
cleared through the National bank Of
Illinois two closed their doors as re-.
cult of the closing of that institution.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24
Francis Studio Car.

Francis Palace Ry. Studio car will be
in jamestown Dec. 3rd, remaining one
week only-fine crayons free with each
dozen best cabinets.
See those 81 cabinets, this will be my
last call at jamestown for two years.
CD. Francis.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24
A Crop Contract Case.

District Attorney Blackwell of La.
Moure county ls IN the city in the inter-
ests Of kis client C.Neucher, who he says,
is hard working German who pur-
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24
ST. PAUL BANKS FAIL.
Two Of the Strong Financial
Institutions of St. Paul
Suspend.
The National Bank Of Illinois
Failure. Assets and
Liabilities.
Comptroller Eckels Gives out
a Statement to Chicago
Depositors.

ST. PAUL, Dec. 23.-The Union Stock
Yards Bank, which closed it's doors SIM
ultaneously with the Bank of Minnesota,
was owned by the latter and it's presi-
dent was William Dawson, while John
Flanagan was cashier. That bank is
perfectly solvent. It had capital
stock of $25,O0O and there is absolutely
no danger to any Of it's depositors.
The news of the suspension Of the
Bank Of Minnesota of st. Paul will be
received with surprise by the financial
and business world of Minneapolis and
the northwest, as it was regarded as one
OF the soundest and most conservative
banking institutions IN the Sanity City.
VIM. Dawson, the founder and president
Of the bank, was formerly mayor Of St.
Paul and for many years he has occupied
q prominent position in the fcont rank
of tinanciers and business men of the
northwest. During the boom of ten
years ago he was probably the wealthlest
man, aside from J. j. Hill, in st. Paul,
and he Is now the largest single property
owner in that city. Recently he has
suffered heavy losses owing to the great
shrinkage in values and the widespread
depression, to which the present trouble
is doubtless due.
Robert A. Smith, the vice president Of
the bank, recently completed bis second
term as mayor and be Is now the post
master of St. Paul. Wm. Dawson, Jr.,
cashier of the bank, is at present the
principal owner of the St. Paul Globe.
It is thought that quite number Of
the Minneapolis correspondents of the
bank and Of those holding checks in this
city will suffer at least temporary incon.
venience by the suspension.
According to the last statement Of the
bank of Minnesota it had paid up cap.
ital Of 100000; surplus, $1OO, 1000; undivi-
ded profits, s143,7 individual deposits,
$2,145.25O; bank deposits, s5O2, ,54O,.. aud
loans and discounts, s2,433,99O.
The directors are all mon Of great
wealth and property interests and they
have already signlfied willingness to
meet the requirements Of the occasion.
The Bank Of Minnesota was established
lr 1881 and was capitalized ut 100000
Its stated surplus was $500, 1000, and it is
the belief that as soon as cash can be
realized upon Its many securities the in
stitution will be all right.
The bank has been the depository for
the city treasury Of St. Paul and at
present carries $25,0OO deposits of the
CITY funds.
The state had a deposit in the COL
lapsed Bank Of Minnesota of 100000.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1896-12-24

They are K. S. Dreyer &c Co., ai.,.
Wasmansdorf G5 Henemann.
The causes of the suspension, rs
given in the resolutions adopted by tho
clearinghouse committee, are "unwur-
rantable and injudicious loars through
which the capital and surplus Of said
bank is seriously imperilled if not I'D"
solutely LOST
The last statement of the bank showed
deposits, ST., ,l75, 766 loans, $9,109,6 GAP /;
cash resources, $4.9S3, ,202. It is thought
probable that none Of the depositors
will suffer by the suspension.