The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-12-16
Some Happenings in Different Parts
of Its Confines.
ACCIDENTS AND OTHER THINGS.
Possibility That st. Clair Did Rob the weiser
Post Office

Andrew Sweetzer, former Idaho
cattle king, was recently lost at sea
near San Francisco.
The Boise council has approved
contract for street lighting at sS per
light for all night service.
While returning from the funeral
of his child, Newton Scott was struck |
by falling tree and instantly killed
near Grangerville
A Northern Pacific train ran over,
killed and horribly mangled Joe Cat
tisset, a we'll educated Nez Perce In
dian, and his horse.
Nj. D. Herring, the canvassing
agent of the Boise Sentinel, and who
canvassed this county, recently de-
camped from North Idaho with all
the subscriptions in his possession.
y The committee sent out last sum-
mer by the Illinois Quakers to select
a site for colony has reported in
favor of the Payette valley. 1t is
said that this report will bring 1000
families to that section.
Y A move is on foot at Boise TO PRO
vide a ton of provisions to be sent by
the government for relief of Klon-
dikers. They will be sent with the
Portland supplies. There are 81 num-
Der of Idaho people in Klondike and
fools in Boise as well rs in Washing
ton, d G.
The Mountain Home Bulletin says.
A gentleman named Hoffman, aged
81, yesterterday became a pupil in
the grammar department of the pub
lie schools. Mr. Hoffman deserves
commentator for his desire to gain
/, an education, and we predict that he
, will succeed.
IA Ex- Senator Fred II. Dubois is
home from his visit to the Orient
He is in splendid health and is well
J pleased with his visit He came back
stronger in his bimetallic views thar
ever and will soon give his friends il
u the state the reasons for the strength
. enine Of the faith which is in him.
b Congressman Gum told the Poca
telo Tribune that he was very strong
lv in favor of union of all the silve'
J. men in Idaho under any party nam'
/ that might be found best He sale
/" that the preliminary steps for suci
an organization had already beel
taken in Wood river.
" Mrs. Lulu Jones, widow, o
,,e Philadelphia, Pa arrived at Black
g foot recently She came to see
man rs per correspondence. Sh
saw him She captured him and be
sr fore the shadows had grown long II
the evening she had married him
She is now Mrs. Watson.
Herman A. Mondschein, jeweer
attempted suicide at Blackfoot, b
stabbing himself in the region of TIL
Is heart. For months he has been
sufferer from rheumatism and ha
m been drinking continuously Hi
e. self-infiicted wound is not seriou
N. and he may soon recover from il
er effects, but he seems mentally III
balanced and may have to be sent
the asylum.
G. P. Mucahy and J. 7. Walsh {
Spokane have purchased the Wasl
ca @ ington nine, near Idaho City, frol
1t Charles Balbach, Of Omaha, the COZ
's u sideration being s53, 900 The Sp'
re kane men represent New York partie
The Washington is an old propert,
having produced a large amount (
nd gold in the early days, but lately h;
er' been idle The new owners will d
~,
Is velop the property to great dept
'ia -
Lewiston Fire.
The citizens of Lewiston we're co
aidnrn hlu efnrfled ahnnt oiclni