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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-07-29
8 White resident dentist, weiser.


77 E2uU Ofict ~ bOise CITY, Idnho. [
July II, 1897.
Nottcete hereby given that the following a,ned
eett!er hAe filed notice Of his intention TO make
anal proof In support Of his claim, and that said
proof will BE- made before the Clerk OF the District
Court Of Washington county, Idaho. at Welser,
idaho. on August %, 1897, viz: Nathaniel l.. New
man. Wesser, Idaho. homestead application No.
~. for the NE4 Section co. Up. II n range 8 W,
Boise Meridian, Idaho.
He names the following witnesses to prove his
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF
said land, viz: Alexander Houlahan Joseph r.
Numbers, William Strickenbaugh. Joseph L..
Eaton. all Of Weiser, Washington County Idaho.
- CHARLES H1MROD, Register.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-07-29
". o. T. o. DEPARTMENT.

Our Motto: For God and Home and Every Land .
Object. To unity the methods OF woman's tenn
peFAnce work the world over.
Badge: A knot OF white ribbon
Houy OF Prayer: Noon.
Methods: Agitate, educate, organize.
Departments: Preventive, educational. evAngel-
istic social and legal.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-07-29

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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-07-29

The Lord Jehovah is my strength
and my song; he also Is become my
salvation. lisa. 1879.
~
The president has appointed Hon
John T. Brady to the governorship o.
Alaska. His wife is our w. c. L u
president for that territory, and botf
are teetotalers and good, strong, brave
people. "
~
Let all the white ribboners, and
others, note carefully the following
"Figures from the American Grocer.
whose editor ID a skilled statistician,
have been given out on the decreas
ing use OF Intoxicating liquors. In
1892 the nation consumed annually
one and half gallons of intoxicants
per capita. In 1896 it consumed one
gallon per capita, a decrease Of thirty
three per cent. The reduction in the
use OF wine was fifty per cent, being
fourth OF gallon per capita in
1896. In 1896 our population OF
over 70, 600, 900 used less spirits than
did SO, 900, 600 in 1887. Beer is. in
measure, supplanting more fiery
drinks, and yet its consumption has
slightly decreased since 1892. Local
workers for the prohibition of the
liquor traffic will be encouraged from
this general statement We can bear
with greater equanimity temporary
and local defeat if we know that the
general battle is going for sobriety
and righteousness. Let us watch
closely what is going on all over this
land OF ours, and although we will
see much to discourage us, we will
see many ray Of sunshine through
the clouds.
~
ga number OF young men were
one day sitting around the fire in the
room of an English railway.
talking about total abstinence socie.
lies. just then policeman came in
With a prisoner in handouts. He
istened to the young mems CONVEX
'ation but did not give any opinion.
There was also in the room minister
u the Gospel, who, hearing what the
'onng men were saying, stepped up
o the policeman and said: PRAY, sir.
What have you to say about temper
nee? We'll, replied the policeman,
all have to say is, that never took
teetotaler to prison in my life. :"
~
We bad an interesting time at our
Meeting last Tuesday evening. The
feature was Bible reading
m intemperance, conducted by Mrs.
Black. We also had select reading.
My Husbands Conversion, which
'as especially interesting. We hope
0 have short program at each meet
ng hereafter, and would be pleased
have the attendance as large as
ossiole. Our next meeting will be
t the Baptist church at 7:3O, next
tuesday evening.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
WHAT IS A MUGWUMPP

The New York Journal some time
ago offered $50 for the best definition of
a mugwump. The prize has Eeen award
ed to Harrison W. Vickers of Chester
town, Nd His answer was as follows:
"A mugwump is like a ferrybOat-he
wears out his life by crossing from one
side to the other"
In giving its reasons for the award.
The Journal says:
The only weak point about this sug-
geStiOn is that it is in form a Simile
rather than definition, but it is a def
initiOn in essence, and it hits off the
distinctive mugwunp characteristic so
happily that neither the friends nor the
opponents of mugwumpery can deny
its truthfulneSs. To say that a mug
Wuup is a conscienceless political trait
or, as many of the contestants have
done, is to miss the universal charac-
teriSticS of the species, for nlugWumpS
are often honest and public-spirited to
say that he is a high-minded patriot, as
many others do, is equally to confound
generals with particulars, for mug
Wumps are frequently trust attorneys.
Some quality that is common to all the
class must be sought, and that quality
is to be found in the restless vibration
from side to side and the inability to
form any lasting political relationship
which constitutes the common disting-
uishing characteristic of all lmugWumps,
good and bad. Mr.. Vickers has hit off
this characteristic with what is much
more than a superficial analogy. and
the Journal therefore awards him the
prize.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
JOHN MACDONALD.

For the first time in it's history the
state teachers association has chosen
in John Macdonald, editor of the West
ern School Journal. a president not
identified with active school work. Yet
Mr. Macdonald is one of Kansas most
eminent educs tors. He accomplishes
great good through his paper which is
a standard among American publica-
tions He is a man who will do much
towards aiding the association in full
filing the mission it has undertaken to
perform. In close touch with the edu-
cationaI interests and the educators, he
is eminently qualified for the high and
honorable position to which he was
elected. The practical unanimity which
characterized his selection is a magnif-
icent compliment to his ability He is
a sturdy Scotchman of the old school
and has kept abreast of the times as
progress has elevated the educational
work of Kansas to a position second to
none in the United States. With
greater percentage of her population in
school than any other state in the I'm
ion Kansas stands pre-eminently at
the head. With teachers wonderful in
resources and progressive in thought
and action the school children enjoy
advantages unexcelled in the United
States. In guiding the most i'm
portant civilizing and uplifting agency
in the state through another year Mr..
Macdonald viii not fail to excel rec
Ords of the past.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
TOPEKA AND THE TREATERs.

As long as many of the better class
of attractions continue to avoid Topeka
while playing in Kansas City, Denver
and St Joe, Topeka theater gOers can
not help feeling that this city is being
Disseminated against as regards its
amusements. This has happened re-
peatedly this season as it has happen
ed for the past several seasons and
Manager Crawford says he is pOwerless
to prevent it because of the theatrical
trust" When it is taken into con-
sideration that in proportion to its size
Topeka is as good an amusement town
as any of the three cities mentioned,
and Invariably gives good houses to
good attractions. this discrimination
becomes clearly unjust we'll as un-
reasonab BILE 1t prompts the belief that
either the managers of the trust fail to
appreciate Topeka as an amusement
town. or are for some reason prejudiced
against the city.
But on the whole the theatrical sea
son IN Topeka so far has probably been
a more satisfactory one than the past
two or three seasons. The season after
the first of the year last year was such
a failure that Manager Crawford de-
termined something had to be done
toward bringing creditabIe attractions
TO this city. and instructed his booking
representative to make extra efforts for
Topeka The result was that a rather
encouraging list was brought back
from New York. and while several of
the best of these have since been can
celied, yet there has been as yet no
serious ground for complaint.
The present indications are that the
remainder OF the season viii be even
more satisfactory than it has been SO
far. Some of the better attractions
which cancelled original bookings have
been promised Manager Crawford at
later dates. Practically all of the big
comic operas ha-4 t7- ---aste-- <o----
-oIv vet 70 t-isit, and Topeka = all prob
eDiN secure several u these. L. -.
events there Is no prospect of the sea-
son umPing ont in the disgraceful way
that it did last year.
There was d time when Topeka Sc
cured all of the frst-class attractions.
and turned out big audiences TO see
them The big audiences are still ready
TO turn out. and Topeka viii never be
fully satisfied until the old times, as
far as amusements are concerned, re-
turn.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
THE ELUSIVE MR.. ATKINsoN.

Just here Mr.. Edward Atkinson steps
in with a plan.-TOpeka State Journal
Just here, just there, just every
where When and where does that fer
tile genius fail to step in with full plans
and Specifications? He is the universal
constructor. He can prove one thing
as well as another, and will make or
repair statistical tables while you wait
We say he" out of habit, but we know
perfectly well that there is no such
man as Mr.. Edward Atkinson Not
one big head could carry all that weight
of inventiveness and heavy stock of
theory Under the name and style of
Edward Atkinson" some 125 thinkers
and philosophers have for some years
carried on a wholesale and retail plan
and statistics business. The Atkinson
ian multiplicity and multifarfousness
seem marvellous even when this fact is
admitted.-New York Sun.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
He LorTIE BoWEs AFFAIR.

The Topeka friends of Miss Lottie
Bowes. the charming young actress
who has achieved success on the stage,
have been much amused at the action
of a party of Charleston, S. c., chap
erons. who, at a cotiIliOn party, few
evenings ago. discovered that the
beautiful Topeka girl who was attract
ing all the attention in the ball room,
was an actress" Without a thought
as to how foolish their action w9s. they
drew their matronly skirts about them
huddled the tender society buds into
the dressing room of the ball room and
demanded of the captain of the naval
ship Salmon p. Chase" that Miss
Charlotte Crane" be taken from the
ball room
There seems no doubt that Miss
Bowes' beauty. grace and popularity
caused jealousy in the breasts of the
ladies of the antique aristocracy Of
Charleston. Their methods were rude,
not to say crude, and people every
where have condemned their hasty act
ion. Miss Bowes was justly indignant
at the treatment accorded her. People
Who knew her can easily gauge the
caIfbre of the people who were filled
with holy horror at the thought of
an actress being in their midst. The
fact that she was leading ady with
Hoyt's "A Stranger in New York" !"
company is sufficient indication of her
standing in the theatrical profession.
Topeka people know that Miss BOwes
is modest little lady and remarkably
free from self-conceit since her rapid
advance in her chosen work. The oc-
currence probably should be considered
lightly. for it did not injure NJ SIS BOwes
in the least. The action rebOunded like
a boomerang on the matrons and miss
es of Charleston. Everywhere Miss
I3owes now goes, the company plays to
crowded houses. and she is the center
of an admiring and sympathetic circle
wherever she appears. Miss Bowes'
friends will be glad to hear of her sue
cess. and as the rude treatment she
received has really resulted in more
good fortune to her histrionic ambi-
tions. it is really a huge joke on the
horror stricken chaperons.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
CREAMERIEs IN MITCHELL.
One Company Alone Paid Out p134,-
600 for Milk Last Season.

Beloit, Dec 31.-The creamery busi-
ness is yet in its infancy in this section
of Kansas, said w. F. Jensen, of Be
lott, president and manager of the Jen
sen Creamery company, and in the next
five years he believes the industry will
more than double what it is now. In
1895 the company paid out TO Mitchell
county farmers $40, 600 for their milk.
In 1897 the company paid out not less
than 100000, while the other creamer-
les in the county paid out not less than
$50 900 more. The total amount paid
out by the Jensen Creamery company
from January l, 1897, to December 81,
1897, for milk alone was S134,000. They
estimate they will pay out in 1898 not
less than 00.000, and this to Mitchell
county farmers alone. The average
price for the year was 16 sc cents per
pound butter fat, and the average test
in the same period was 1856 pounds but
ter fat to 100 pounds milk
The Jensen Creamery company are
now operating stations in BelOit, Vic
tor, Saltville, ScottVille, Glen Elder,
Downs, Ports and Osborne City They
operate churning stations in BelOit and
osborne. They will have full equipped
slIimming stations in operation early in
the spring in Stockton, Gaylord and
Denmark, in Lincoln county. They
also operate a cheese factory in con-
nectiOn with the main creamery in Be
lott The Jensen Creamery company
have made the business a success and
have been a great help to the farmers
in Mitchell, Osborne and Lincoln coun-
tiRS
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
THE BuLBUL OF PoHlck.
She Writes Poem of Welcome to the
Congress.


A great many people (writes the Bull
bul of Pohick) think that this country is
behind the times because it hasn t any
poet laureate. They are wrong. The con-
tinent is full of them. And the beauty of
it is they can wait as long as they please
before getting up pieces without anybody
finding fault. The spectacle of a man feel
ing that every time a royal family gives a
pink tea he has got to write a poem about
it or lose his job is one that fills me with
sympathy. The only danger in this coun-
try is that something of Importance may
occur without having poetry wrote on it.
It has never yet happened, but in order to
take no chances l have penned the follow
ing lines, entitled:
WELCOME. CONGRESSi THRICE WELCOMEi
Oh, congress has come-hurrah hurrah-
To make speeches and daily with the law.
From the north, the south, the west and the
east
There are several hundred of them at least.
There are many kinds of congresses, so they
Some pass bills and some pass the time away
But let the public remember the expense
they joyously pay
That in the long run congress has given us
many reasons to be happy and gay.
1t is never safe for anybody to condemn con
gross too far in advance,
For this is land where in politics each has
chance.
Remember, before allowing yourself to be
vexed,
There is no telling who may go there next;
That some one who finds such his happy lot
May be one of your own relations as like as
not,
And oil such an occasion no one feels like he
or she had the authority
To find any fault with the will of the majority.
AS reports OF the reichsrath s recent doings
scan,
I am glad our congress is not run on the Eu-
ropean plan.
Before it mee,5 it is usual for folks to try
Their very bert to prophesy.
Exactly what will be done do not know,
And am heap franker than many in saying
But this much I am prepared to state:
We are a nation proud and great
And even though Cuba 5 future troubles should
reach enormous amount
On numerous personal expressions of sympa-
thy she can always count.
And whatever else to Hawaii may hap
Pen, we never, no never, viii permit any one
to scratch it entirely off the map.
fain would say more, but authors au-
thoresses, as the case may be, fear tho
sneers that people throw at US,
And they might say 1 was more of a jingo
thay: a poctess.
To much wonderment at congress people give
expression,
Some for its breadth of mind and more for its
length of session.
1, for one shall be there, if I can possibly get
away, to see those great men meet and
mingle,
Most of them married, but some few single.
On looking the assemblage over the observer
finds
That it i made up of gentlemen of all kinds.
Some shave regular and are fashions glass,
And some wear yyhislzers and blow out the gas.
But no matter whether they wear fine linen
or paper collars
Every one of t en- gets five thousand dollars,
Which any woman with half an eye
To economy could keep house on if she were
to try.
Washington Star.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
WANTED IN KANSAS.
II. E. Estes, Arrested in Denver, is in
Demand at Dodge City.

The Denver News says:
Grocer John SummerSby of Dodge
City, Kan, suspects that the clever
young man who descended upon that
town a few weeks ago and dazzled the
inhabitants by stories of wealth, is none
other than H. E. Estes
Estes was arrested in this city last
week for forgery and since his capture
the police have received a number of
inquiries regarding him, and among
them the letter of Grocer Summersby.
They also ascertained that Sheriff J.
W. LOngfellow of Kansas City, Kan,
has a desire to get the young man
within his jurisdiction in order to pros
ecute him for forgery.
It is suspected that Estes dropped off
at Dodge City on his way from Kansas
City to Denver just long enough to play
a few sharp tricks and then resumed
his journey west
Chief Farleys- letter from Grocer
Summersby enclOses a clipping from
a newspaper giving an account of the
arrest Of Estes in this city. The writer
says that from the description of the
alleged fOrger he believes him to be the
swindler who arrived in Dodge City
some weeks ago.
He answered the description of Estes
and the officials are inclined to the be-
lief that he is the same man.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
SHE GOT THE WATCH.
Billy Matteson Makes a Successful
Guess for q Hope Girl.

The Abilene Chronicle says: While
Treasurer-elect Matteson was making
his campaign last fall, he stopped one
day with John Gillett, the well known
farmer living south of Hope, and Mr..
Gillett's daughter got him ia make a
guess for her on the number of votes
the successful candidate for governor
of Ohio would get. the Cincinnati En-
Quirer Offering a prize of gold watch
to the one making the closest guess.
Mr.. Matteson, guessing for Miss Gil
lett, fixed 429,74l as the vote, and the
successful candidate received 429. SIG.
This proved the closest guess and Miss
Gillett is now the proud pOssessor of a
handsome gold watch.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
KANSAS NEWS.
New Fee and Salary Law Causes
an Official to Resign.
Probate Judge Simpson of Pratt
County, Quits.
SALARY is TOO SMALL.
Clerks Not Given Passes
DenOunce the Santa Fe.
Insurance Suspended on Fort
Scott Water Plant.

Pratt, Dec 31.-Probate Judge A. T.
Simpson has prepared his resignation
and will send it to the governor. 1t IS
said that when the new fee and salary
law goes into effect the office will hard
ly pay the living expenses of a family
However, the county is not to be pro-
bate-judgeless as Attorney w. NJ. Pan
coast has consented to accept the Office
if it is rendered. and a petition is being
circulated asking Governor Leedy to
make the appointment.
Judge Simpson denies that the new
law is responsible for his action, but
that owing to the continued illness of
his wife he has not the necessary time
to attend to the duties of the office.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
A Very Young Partisan.

At the time of one of the late presiden
tial campaigns, when even children caught
the infection of politics, Hattie, between
3 and 4 years old, accompanied her mother
upon visit to some friends in Michigan.
Upon the first evening in the strangs
house, when Hattie's hour for going to
sleep came, she was so excited it was diff
cult for her to compose herself. At last
her mother said:
Hattie, dear, 1 am anxious that you
get quiet and go to sleep because I want
to go down stairs and join in the evening
prayers.
''Who's doing to pway?'' asked Hattie
'tWEy, Uncle William, of course, dear.
"Uncle William pway?' said the baby,
with wide eyed astonishment and spring
ing up in bed in the vigor of her surprise.
IVY, L fawt he was a Demokwat?''-
Philadelphia Inquirer
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
IT IS AND TT IsN,r.

One returning argonaut from the
KlOndike announces that the people at
Dawson are in danger of starving, and
the next one is equally certain that
there is plenty of food there. This
1t is and it isn't" game has been kept
uD in the dispatches for two months
until now its only result is to greatly
tire the reading public. The chances
are that the KIondikers will manage
to set through without eating their
boots and sleeping bags. A diet of
polar bear meat and snowballs may not
lie one that appeals to the appetite but
the sold hunters ought to be able to
stand it if the polar bears can.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
Pensions for Kansans.

Washington, Dec. 31.-The following
pensions have been granted for KAN
Sas:
Original-Jesse B. Morris. Robinson,
IS; Philip Kuhn, Baldwin, IS; James M
Morgan, Osborne, Sc.
Additional-SOlomOn James, Fort
Scott, S6 to $40.
Supplemental-Newm Tuttle, Belle
Plaine, $6.
Reissue-Francis NJ. Madden, Con-
cordia, $12.
Original. widows, etc.-Julia A. Best
wick, Sabetha, $12; Mary Hill, Girard.
IS; minors of Eben c. Todd, Neodesha,
$12; Martha A. Knight, Catalpa, 49,
S12
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
RUNNING UP THE COSTS.
Pratt County Feels the Necessity of
Stopping Trivial Court Cases.

Pratt, Dec. 31.-Pratt county has
court case, the most prominent feature
being its cost producing qualities.
J. J. DarneH, an old soldier. was ar
rested for assault and battery. The
case was mixed, twisted and complica-
ted, and resulted in two hung juries in
the justice court. Then it was dismiss
ed and the defendant again arrested
and put under bonds to appear before
the district court. Mr.. DarnelI en-
ployed one of Pratt's leading attorneys
and also one from Hutchinson to de-
fend him. which necessitated the coun-
ty attorney to retain an assistant to
assist in the prosecution.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
REFLECTIONS OF A BAoHE1oR


After all. sin is lot less interesting
to the sinner than it is to the good peo-
pie
A woman will always deny that she
gets into bed the way she gets into
street car
j wonder which is the wOrst-ta love
a girl you don't want to. or to want to
love = girl you don't
AS soon as a girl thinks she owns
man, she begins to act hurt and dis
pleased when he DOESN'T E..t sIl ali
overcoat when it's cold out
Touring q little liquid over them viii
never drown any sorrows.
There is a woman at the bottom of all
a mans success and two at the bottom
OF ali mans troubles
The worst thing about bloomers is
that after seeing them a man can new
er forget that a woman has two legs.
It is always a puzzle to a woman how
a man can do so much with his hands
while he has a cigar between his fin
gers.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
Fort Scott Water Plant Trouble.

Fort Scott, Dec. 31.-Notice was re-
ceived today by the officials of the Fort
Scott Water company that an eastern
insurance company which was carry
ing $4,000 of the water company's in
surance on the machinery at the pump
house, had suspended the policy on ac-
count of this city having taken pos
session of the plant. The insurance
company it is said suspended the pol
icy because the city was under no re-
strictiOn as to employing competent
men to run the machinery.
The Topeka state journal., 1897-12-31
Rev. B. Kelley Goes to Fort Riley.

Independence, Dec. 31.-Rev. Bernard
Kelley, presiding elder of the Independ-
ence district of the South Kansas con-
ference Of the Methodist church, preach
ed his farewell sermon in this city last
Sunday night and left this morning for
Fort Riley, where he has been appoint
ed chaplain in the regular army with
the rank and pay of major. He will re-
ceive a salary of 81, 500 a year, and upon
being retired will receive three -fOurths
pay for the remainder of his life. His
family will remain in this city until
next spring