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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04
LONG VALLEY DEAL.
The Big Mining Project Near Lardo
Includes Twelve Square Miles of
Placer Ground.

Some weeks ago the SIGNAL men-
toned the big Copeland deal at
Long Valley. The Citizen further
refers to tue project as follows:
The fling with the secretary OF
state OF articles of Incorporation OF
the Bay City Mining Company, lin
tied brings to light Il very important
placer operation that has been in
augurated near Lardo, in Boise coun-
ty This company is capitalized for
$50, 600 and Is to conduct a general
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04
The Statesman's Report.

The Boise Statesman, of October
9th, had the following regarding the
murder:
An atrocious murder is reported
from Van Wyck in Long Valley. De-
tails respecting it are lacking. Such
information as has been secured
about the crime was brought in last
evening by John Ireton and Mr.
Marsh The name of the victim is
lacking, but the man who committed
the crime, rs supposed, is a person
known as sDoc" St Clair.
1t seems that love Of money is re-
sponsible for the tragedy, the mur-
dered man having been killed Tor
some $500 that he carried on his
person. From the neagre details at
hand, the crime appears to have been
of the most cold blooded character
Murder is never more horrld thar
when one man slays another will
whom he is journeying, and thu
hlackness of the crime is Increased
when it is committed for the -purpos'
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

Shot In the Head and Dragged Into the Brush
for the $1,000 He Carried.

Under date of October 26th, our
Long Valley correspondent sends us
the following:
Editor SIGNAL:
One of the most horrible crimes
ever committed in Idaho was dis
covered near here last Sunday morn
ing.
On Wednesday last two men passed
through Van Wyck, saying that they
had come from Florence. They were
in light spring wagon, driving a
team of brown horses both branded
j L. They bought some hay from
l.. s. Kimball and took it with them
down to what is known as the Jerry
Lester cabin, vacant place about
two miles below Van Wyck, to camp.
On Friday one of the men came back
and began drinking and spending
money very freely. When asked
where the other man was, he said,
''he went to Boise with a freight
team" Some Of the citizens became
suspicious and commenced search
for the other man. They went to the
cabin where the men had camped but
could find no traces, except where a
! wagon had been driven out from the
cabin, straight across the road and
up gulch. They could also sec
where something had been dragging.
They followed the track up the gulch
about quarter of mile to where it
turned around. Here they stood and
talked a few minutes, when suddenly
one of them saw the body of the
missing man in hole not fifty feet
away. He had been shot twice in
the head, apparently while asleep.
The body had been wrapped in a
blanket, and rope had been tied
around his head and through his
mouth by which he was dragged be-
hind the wagon to the spot where he
was found. A letter was found OH
his person addressed to John Decker.
A valise containing papers belonging
to John Decker was found in the po-
session of the other man who gives
his name as j D. st. Clair. A
bloody coat and vest were also found
St Clair's possession.
ST. Clair was arrested in Var
Wyck, Sunday, Immediately afte
the discovery of the murder. HI
had 1920 in money with him whel
arrested, and has spent quite a sun
since Friday morning. He wa
drunk continually from Friday morn
ing until arrested. He made severa
conflicting statements while drunk
but since sober he will not talk a
all. St. Clair is man about 81,
feet tall with heavy red HAIR ant
mustache.
The murdered man was a short
heavy-set man with dark hair an
red mustache. His hands were yer
small and on one of them was foun'
a lady's ruby ring. He had ev
IDENTIFY been man Of some wealth.
St. Clair will have a hearing 6
soon as Justice Beers returns frol
; Boise.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04
The Statesman Was "at Court" and
Saw Not the Pap Price Veteran.
OLD NAN WASN'T MENTIONED,
Didn't Appear to be Bloodcd Enough for
the Sprig Of Aristocracy.

1t never mentioned the old man.
For the ten days and nights that the
Statesman was on its allfours truck
ling to wealth and bobbing its head in
nauseating servility to mock royalty,
it never once mentioned the name of
the old man.
We mean The Queens grandsire.
He belonged to the royal family.
Or rather the royal family belonged
to him.
But for him The Queen would not
have been.
AS the court journal the Statesman
should have hunted the old man up
and given him proper recognition.
But it didn't
The old man didn't seem to be
rich blooded
Didn't ride a bicycle
Didn't sport royal toys.
Didn't wear a swaller- tail.
Nor knee britches.
Nor gold buckled shoes.
He was too plebian.
The Idaho Democrat, which is the
representative of the only true no
bility of this broad and unconquered
and unconquerable land and home of
the brave and the free (see Fourth OF
July speech or President McKinley's s
response to toast in Cincinnati las,
night has waited all this time in the
hope that the Statesman might. for
get its aristocracy, its adulation, III
snobbery, and put in just one little
word about the grandsre.
But its tympanum still vibrate
with the hutter and rustic of lh
robes Of royalty.
Its vision is still blinded with th
glamour Of the pomp and splendor 0
l. imperi alism.
| 1t hasn't come Off its perch.
{ 1t still fingers about the throne.
1 The Statesman's place is not il
q America.
g 1t wants n sure enough queen Q
king to worship
Why did not the Statesman NEE
The Queens grandsire at the mout
Of Cottonwood canyon and say
"Welcome, grandsire. There will b
+ a hot time in old town tonight an
e every night this week. Here ar
:. tickets to the nat, the theatre, til
= fair grounds, and your hotel bill
o fixed long as you want to stay
e Thrice welcome.
h The grandsire with his estimab
q family swung into Boise with the lie
a wing of Pap Prices army in the ia
T. OF 81. He then was and still
;. some Of the salt of the earth. L
/ lived here until the following sprir
IF and has been a resident of the sta
l. nearly ever since. He is one of Il
m best men in the world, and spent
week in Boise in happy reunion wi
r old friends. After the fair he 7
es. turned to his mine near Garden VI
ley to put in the winter running
/, tunnel though over 20 years Of az
! He doesn't toady to wealth, or go
:, cent on royalty, but he felt high
= pleased at the reception and tire;
ment accorded his worthy and bea
tiful granddaughter by the people
he Boise
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04
The True Remedy.

w. NJ. Rcpine, editor OF the Tiskilwa.
H., Chief, says: I'VE won't keep house
without DR.. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Coughs and Colds. Ex-
perimcntcd with many others, but never
got the true remedy until we used DR..
Kings New Discovery. No other remedy
can take its place In our home, rs in it We
have certain md sure cure for coughs,
colds, whooping cough, ETC." 1t is idlc
to experiment with other remedies, even
II they are urged on you AS just as good
as DR.. Kings New Discovery. They are
not as good, because this remedy has a
record Of cures and besides is guaranteed.
1t never fails to satisfy. Trial bottles
free al Jenney G Warehouses; drug store
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04
BuckIen's Arnioa Salye.

The best Save in the world for GUS.
Bruises Sores. Ulcers. Sail Kbeum. Fever
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Corns. and all Skin Eruptions. and posi-
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is guaranteed 10 give perfect satisfaction
or money refunded Price % cents per
box. For sale by .Jennev e. Walerhouse
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

The largest stock of Winter I'm
derwear for men, women and child
rem ever exhibited in Weiser now, on
sale AT CosT at Sommercamp's, OPP
posite Hotel Weiser.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

1t has been my desire to obtain
strictly pure, high grade Baking
Powder that could be sold reason
able | have contracted for the brand
named Perfect, and guarantee every
can. MoRRIs SoMMER. 43-7
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04
Notice of Attachment.

In the District Court OF the Third Judicial Dis
trict Of the State Of Idaho, In and for Washing
ton County
STODDARD BROS. a firm COM
posed OF George Stoddard and Notice Of
Joseph Stoddard, Plaintiffs Attachmrpt
c. II. OLDS. Defendant.
Notice is hereby given thai in the above titlcd
action there has been issued out Of the said Court
writ OF attachment OF date October 10, 1927,
against the property Of the defendant
Given under my hand and the seal OF said
Court, this 2ist day OF October. 1897.
!. +. SMITH, Clerk.
BY ALEX. HOULAHAN. Deputy. 46
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

Cnscnrets Candy Cathnrtic, the most won
derful medical discovery OF the cSse, pleas
ant and refreshing to tho taste, net gently
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing The entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever, habitunl constipation
and bilionsness. Please buy and try n box
OF G. G. G. today 10, ~, 80 cents. Sold and
guaranteed TO cure by nll druggists.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04
Dissolution Notice.

To whom II may concern:
Notice Is hereby given that the partnership
heretofore existing between the undersigned un-
der the name OF Morehead Brothers. Is now dis
solved by mutual consent. and neither will here
after be responsible for debts contracted by the
other j. NJ. MOREHEAD.
Welser Oct. IA, 1897. G. f. MOREHEAD.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

The Weiser Mere 8 apple juice
vinegar, 6 years old, beats anything
| ever saw.-Cook.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

The Supreme Judge IL = delicious
aud soothing smoker; few puffs
will drive away the blue devils.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

TO drive away dull care, smoke the
fragrant Supreme Judge Cigar.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04
II you want good goods at low
prices call at The Cast Iron Store.

The Baking Powder named Per-
feet is made from pure materials by
competent chemists, hence 1t is as
high in grade rs can be made, and
by its use indigestion will be un-
known. NORRIS SoxMER. 43-7
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04
Statesman, 29th:

The latest information respecting
the murder in Long valley indicates
that the victim may have been a
stranger in the country. The Idaho
City World last evening published a
letter from Van Wyck which stated
that letter was found on the body
addressed 10 John Decker
The murdered man bore the ap-
pearance of being person OF means
He was driving light rig and picked
his murderer up, giving him lift
On one Of the fingers of the mar
killed was found u iady's ruby ring
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

In column the Statesman this
morning wants club organized at
whose headquarters the stranger with
in our gates can find cheer and com
fort and commune with leading citi-
zens. Inasmuch as the Arid Club
with its admirable check system-or-
ganized and fostered by the States
man peop.e-amply answered the
purpose, the Democrat, il in order,
would respectfully move that it be
revivi6ed and again started on its
mission of hospitality and general
goodness. Now, the Arid was O
corker (or uncorker, maybe). Its
name was a misnomer, for it was
truly an oasis on the barreu desert OF
Boise life. In its precincts the weary
citizen found repose and trimmings
and the wandering stranger got villa
he wanted after he had been put or
to the check combination. We haven
had railroad built nor the town wei
painted since the Arid went out o
business Its elegant fixtures coult
be taken out of hook for much les
sum than required to send to Europ
for new outfit. Resurrect the Arid
. Statesman sprigs of aristocracy. =
Idaho Democrat.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

ARE YOU
READY TO DIE?

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There arc two tnomentous questions you should
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It's policies as now issued contain no restriction
MS to residence, travel or occupatto1r ha0fts of
life or manner OF death.
The SOLE condition Is that II premiums ars
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Immediately In the event 1t becomes claim by
death aud thus leave widow or an estate lesv
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It's policies cannot be forfeited after three years
1t gives grace OF one month in the payment Of
premiums.
II you live to the end OF the term you will have
made substantial provision for yourself In old
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will have made substantial provision for your
family or your estate
GERRY snow. Agent. Weiser.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

Get your clothes made by Leary'
the tailor.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

Don't go to Klondyke. Stay at
home and make money by buying at
the G. o. d. store.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

Educate Your Bowels with Cascarets.
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soc, e5c. II G. G. e. fa'i. druggists rcftnl rouey.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04
7 MATTHEWS & co.
City Feed Corral

Pc wEIsER, IDAHO,
Boards your horse cheaply.
Feeds the best hay aud grain.
Looks after your Team with care.
Has teams and saddle horses for hire.
Runs Il job wagon.
Has Sweetw;.ter coal for sale
And wants your patronage.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

OF robbing the one who has trusted
the murderer to the extent OF becom-
ing his companion on such jour
ney.
1t seems that these two men were
coming out from Warrens. Some
where near Van Wyck they camped
in a cabin. The next day, or soon
thereafter, St. Clair appeared in Van
Wyck alone. He became somewhat
intoxicated and indulged in state
ments which aroused the suspicious
OF persons who had seen the two to-
gether This led to an investigation.
The party that set out TO discover
what had become of the missing man
visited the cabin that had been occu-
pied by the pair They found evi-
dence of something having been
dragged from the cabin toward a
gulch. The trail was followed and
at some distance up the gulch they
came upon the body of the man
whose life had been ruthlessly taken
by his companion. st. Clair was
thereupon placed under arrest, and
the local authorities proceeded with
the necessary investigation of the
crime ~ 80
The man who brought the inform
alton to Marsh was a young fellow
named Conyers, son of Long Val
ley resident. Some days before,
while on the way to Van Wyck with
load of freight he broke down neal
Marsh and borrowed portion of a
wagon from Marsh & Ireton. He re-
turned with the borrowed property
yesterday, arriving just before
Messrs. Marsh and Ireton left fol-
Boise. He told of the murder, stat
ing, among other things, that he had
camped with the two men while il
the valley. He there saw the victim
of the murder count the money
which he had in his possession. This
is Mr.. Ireton's recollection of his
statement, though it is possible tha
he said some one else saw the money
counted. At any rate the money
had been seen and its amount WA.
known 1t was not found upon th'
dead body, nor was it discovered OF
the person of ST. Clair The latte
had only $40 or $l15 about hin
when lie was taken into custody.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

WHY BUY A NEWSPAPER
WATCH, when you get Good Ones
from Vial as cheap.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04
THE NEW YORK LTFE

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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

Ask for the ''IIodkins" gloves, the
very best made, Weiser Nero. Co.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

To Cnrc Constipation Forever
Take C:sscarets Candy Cathnrtic loc or 2Sc'
II C. =. G. fail 10 cure, druggists refund money
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

dead body, nor was it discovered on
the person of St. Clair The latter
had only $110 or $115 about him
when he was taken into custody
Later Reports.
Statesman, 29th:
Further information respecting the
murder in Long Valley furnishes ad .
ditional proof of its having been a
most revolving crime Tom Mahan
came up from Ontario yesterday. He
met there Il party of mining men, one
of whom was Joe Norton who were
at Van Wyck at the time of the tray
edy. They gave the name of the
murdered man, but Mr. Mahan was
not able to recall it. 1t was some
thing like Dale.
1t appears that St Clair and his
victim we're at Van Wyck last Friday
night They spent some money, bul
it was all furnished by tile man after
ward killed. When they left for
their camp they took bottle OF
whisky with them. The next da,
ST Clair reappeared at Van Wyck
with plenty of money in his posses
sion, which he spent freely. He ais,
had the team that the two had beer
driving This team belonged to The
victim of the tragedy. He had picked
up st. CLAIR along the road. Whel
the latter was asked at Van Wycl
on Saturday where the owner of th'
team was he replied he had gone OF
with Il freight outfit and That he (St
Clair) was to overtake him,
There we're some other suspicious
circumstances which led to the inves
tigation The body OF the murdere,
man was dragged into the brush, a
slated in yesterdays Statesman.
seems that the dragging was done be
hind the wagon that belonged to tn
victim. The man was killed by tw,
shots through the head. A rope wa
then put in his mouth and aroun
his neck, the other end being al
tached to the axle of the wagon
When St Clair had dragged the bod
as far as he wished he simply cut til
rope and drove back, the piece sti
dangling behind when the fellow WA
arrested. When ST. Clair was take
into custody lie was placed in irons
There were no regulation handcufl
convenient and the services of
local blacksmith were secured to ri'
ct chains upon the murderer.
There was considerable talk abol
lynching ST Clair, many of tnos
VINO gathered about openly declarin
that the county should be saved ii
expense of irving such a crimina
st. Clair took the matter very coil,
No news has been received at Id
ho City about the case up 10 last e
ening.
St. Clair declared that he was
/ brother-in-law of Orlando Robin
| Mr.. Robbins last evening brandt
t the statement as an absolute falls
hood.
O..
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04
School Rennrt.
Statesman

Report OF the school IN district NO
Z, Council valley, Washington county,
Idaho, for the month beginning Oct.
and ending Oct 30:
No. of days taught. ...... 20
No. of pupils in attendance. -. 32
Average daily attendance. -. 293
Those who were neither absent nor
tardy, were: Elgie, Cleve and 10y
Hollenbeak, Alfred Harp, David
Koski, Artie and Mollie Winkler.
The friends and patrons Of the
school who called during the month
we're as follows, to wit. Mr.. Winkler,
Mrs. Geo. Winkler, Mrs VIM Harp,
Mrs. j. j. Jones, Mrs. Hollenbeak,
Mr.. and Mrs. Young, Miss Nancy
Hinkle, Messrs. VIM. Clark, w. G.
Harp, Bert Seevey and Artie Hollen-
beak. j NJ RooT, Teacher.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-11-04

Under date of October 26th, our
Long Valley correspondent sends us
the following:
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-24
The Benefit Tonight.

What promises to be the finest Ell,
tertainment of this season is the con-
cert at the Tabernacle tonight, for
the benefit of the Latham Light
Guards. These are our home boys,
who are a credit to the city, and it
behooves all of our citizens to turn
out en- masse and help them. 1t is
a big undertaking 10 bring twenty
five professional musicians like the
Louisville Military Band to city Of
this size and the KENTUoKIAN bespeaks
for the boys the patronage of all our
people.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-24
ANOTHER JACK.
Jack Frost Divides Honors with Yellow
Jack -

Jack.
Killing frosts on the mornings of
Sept. u and ~ is the record for 1897
Reports from ell parts of the county
have come in and very serious dam
age has been done. In lowlands the
crop is unfit to cut, while on uplands
the top leaves are badly stained, It
is estimated that one-fourth of the
crop was out, and as result of the
destruction wrought the local market
showed sharp advance this week,
Mr. G. A. McReynolds, of julien,
lost nearly all Of his crop.
McRae Bros, Of Longview. were
heavy losers.
Mr. j. j. Reed, of Gracey, lost very
heavily, having thirty acres out, and
most of it was bitten,
Mr.. l.. L. Leavell, who has been
down in the Flatlick county, reports
general losses, nearly everybody hav-
ing out some late planting.
Our Lafayette correspondent writes:
"Sharp frost in this section. At least
half of the crop considerably dam
aged and good part of it entirely
ruined. VIII not be worth cutting
MIR, E. E. Wash, of Wallonia, re-
ports very general losses in that part
Of Trigg county,
Capt. Il. S. Pool, of Gracey, says in
that neighborhood all lowland crops
were killed.
Mr.. NJ. A. Mason gives a similarre.
port from south of town.
The daily papers have Geographic
advices from all over the State, and
in some places it was worse than
here. In the river counties where a
good rain fell few days ago, it was
almost total loss TO outstanding
crops. The tobacco crop was very
light to begin with and now that it
has been cut short by frost the crop
already saved will bring a big price.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1897-09-24
STILL IT SPREADS
Fever Situation Does Not Improve much
News Hereafter VIII BE Suppressed.

Fever Situation Does Not Improve much
News Hereafter VIII BE Suppressed.
New Orleans, Sept. % The official
recold in the Board Of Health office
to night at 8 o'clock showed total OF
twelve cases since 6 o'clock yesterday
evening and two deaths. The new
cases are for the most part widely
scattered and several of them at least
do not seem to have been the outcome
of local infe stion. 1t is apparent
that the microbes brought over in
baggage from Biloxi and Ocean
Springs are still incubating, and that
many more cases of fever are to be
looked for The system Of quaran.
tine and sanitation in vogue here is
unquestionably showing good results,
and whatever spread there is OF tie
sickness is confined to houses in which
yellow fever already exists, or in
premises Immediately adjoining.
The quarantine doctors have decid-
ed not to announce new cases of fever
to the press. The doctors in Mobile
have decided to report no more sus-
picious cases and will wait until they
are decided to be yellow fever. That
accounts for the reports from that
town during the last few days.