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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-11-30
Farm improvements On Flat Very
Active.
GOOD, COMFORTABLE HOMES
More Fine Business Houses In Prospect for
Weiser.

The building era of Weiser land
has spread into the adjacent country
and the Flat is dotted with handsome
new farm houses, only few of which
we have so far been able TO learn par
ticulars about, owing to the remark
able diilidence people living out OF
town exhibit in regard to giving the
paper news of their community,
which would be gladly published.
John Consens has built II fine
2-story house of eight rooms on his
farm three miles from town.
Bud Dickerson has put up a well
finished and handsomely papered
house Of two stories at q cost Of over
$1,000.
b. H. Randall has been improv-
ing his country residence by bath
rooms and other additions for COM
fort and convenience.
W. =. KurlA has made extensive
additions to tue dwelling house at his
large orchard west of town.
In town the latest structure is a
14x1S story -and-a-half building put
up by McMasters, Ryan q Carr, the
carpenters who recently arrived from
Nebraska. The ground floor will be
used as cabinet and carpenter shop
and above will be the rooms OF the
parties building.
Ed Barton is killing two birds witt
one stone, and while filling the stree
in front of his properly, in accord
ance with the recent order of th'
town board, he is procuring the dir
from the lots east of Burris whole
sale liquor store, thus at the sam
time excavating for two large neV
buildings he proposes to erect. I'm
structures will be of brick, 3Oxl2
and two stories high with full lengt
Easements underneath. The on
next to Burris will be used by hii
in connection with his liquor bus
: ness. and the other will likely b
leased by a gentleman who COZ
templates opening wholesale grot
ery in Weiser in the early spring.
the winter is open, Mr.. Barton WI
= likely commence construction sool
and if not, he will wait until sprln!
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-11-30
ANOTHER WE'LL.
e. M. Barton Will Bore for Arteslan
Water North of the City.

Ed Barton has decided to do lit
tie well boring for artesian water on
his own hook. On the bench just
above his Monroe creek farm there
are some small springs which have
for several years been utilized to sup
ply a small reservoir used for the
farm irrigation. Mr.. Barton believes
that by boring down he can develop
the flow to something like twenty inch
es which will be used to fill reser-
yoir of larger dimensions. He has
contracted with Mr.. Smith, the man
now boring on the Ashley farm, to
mt the we'll down one thousand tee'
if found necessary, although Mr..
Barton does not expect to have TO GO
over a hundred and fifty. The WORE
will begin just as soon as Mr.. Smith
is through at Ashley's.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-11-30

other points of "a little place called
Weiser," and the Colonel is almost
sure he saw the figure wind up by
turning its face towards Dead Ok
Flat.
In all reason we may expect TO
hear of that gentleman some time in
the future, some Of his friends also,
perhaps, and it would not be strange
il we also saw him and them.
SO, in these little, seldom known
details, is frequently woven much OF
The future of place.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-11-30
NEW WAGON ROAD.
TO Be Built to Reach the Decorah Mine
in the Seven Devils.

Cuprum Standard: On Tuesday
of this week the work of locating and
surveying new wagon road from the
Decorah mine to Bear creek was COM
menced
The new road leaves the Decorah
mine and crosses over q low divide,
striking Bear creek at a point near
the Frank Shelton ranch. 1t will
make saving of several miles to
teams loaded for the Decorah, Blue
Jacket Peacock, South Peacock and
all claims situatek in that vicinity,
and will do away with the hard pulls
which are encountered on the old
road. The heaviest grade on the
new road, 1t is thought, will not ex-
ceed over or 5 per cent in the
stoepest place, and it will also miss
the wortions of the road, which, in
the spring and fall, become so mud
DIV that it is almost impossible tc
haul load over them. In good
weather this road will mean saving
of two days to every trip, for loadet
teams, and during the muddy season,
teams Loaded for that section wil
make the trip in from three to fou
DAYS less time than it is possible 10
} them to do at present.
! This road is being built by tn
e citizens of Bear creek as far as tn
| summit, and from the summit to tn
: decorah by the Boston & Seve
{ Devils Copper Company, the Blu
t jacket Company and Mr.. L. !
jones.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-11-30

Mr.. johnson. He pulled them from
his pocket and showed them to tl'e
paper manufacturer The latter said
he believed the material contained ia
the sample was absolutely necessary
to the manufacture OF paper. A test
proved that such was the case. Tlse
stuff proved TO be static, which y
as essential ns wood pulp to pApee
making
The paper manufacturer asked mr..
Hart to ascertain what the material
could be brought to the coast for.
Mr.. Hart is now engaged In making
transportation arrangements, and IT
they are satisfactory, shipments of
the mineral will be made as fast ~ u
can be mined. This mineral 10 found
in many places in the east but out
side OF one place in Nevada no de-
posit of it had heretofore been dis
covered in the west. 1t 10 shipped
from the east by way of the Horn, and
but for the cheap transportatica
thereby afforded, the owners of the
wester deposits would have q fortune
in their holdings. AS it is, II any
thing like reasonable rates can be ~
cured, the owners of the Seven Dew
lis deposit will have very good
thing. Mr.. johnson owns half In
terest in the Seven Devils deposit,
which was discovered by prospects
or sent out by him last summer.
The ledge is 80 feet wide-
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-11-30
Substance Necessary to Paper Manu-
facture Found in Seven Devils
WASHINGTON CO. WONDERS



w. Thomas Hart promoter OF the
Bridgeport q Helena rail
road from the Seven Devils to the
Oregon Short Line, came in last even
mo from Portland and left on the
night train for Weiser. Mr.. Hart
says the Bridgeport q Helena scheme
has been shelved by the building OF
the p. & l. N. railroad. He believes
one road will handle very nicely oil
the Seven Devils business. Mr. Hart
still has unbounded faith IN the
future of the Seven Devils and il he
cannot benefit by the Improvement
there in railroad way he hopes to
otherwise.
Some time ago Il. w. johnson ol
this city placed in Mr.. Harts pos
session some samples that the Tor
mer thought was asbestos. Mr. Har
was sitting in the Portland hotel
short time ago when he struck up al
acquaintance with man who, Mr.
Hart learned during the conversation
was interested extensively in til
manufacture of paper on the coast
In the course of their talk Mr.. Hal
spoke of the Seven Devils and OF TIA
wonderful richness of that section
Some very peculiar formations LA
been uuearthed there, he said, an
some talk about them reminded hi
of the samples he had received fro
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-11-30
Peacock Ore Sold.

Mr.. Cadish, superintendent of tho
Baker City sampling works, was In
Weiser last Sunday, and while here
purchased $4,000 pounds Of Ore from
the Peacock mine. The ore was sold
bv G. w. Jones, who represents the
Kleinschmidts. 1t was shipped to
Baker Sunday.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-11-30

Try sack of the famous Alliance
flour. at O'Tools Commission house.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-11-30

We are selling all 20 cent paper
natterns for 10 cents, Morris Sommer'
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-11-30

Portland, Ore, Nov. 25.-J. 8
orman and William Crook of Pueblo,
Colo, railroad contractors nave
Soaun suit in the United States CIR
cult court against the Northwestern
Railway Company to recover some
$50 900 and interest, alleged TO De
due them for labor and materia's
used in constructing a roadbed ior
the defendants. The defendants
Gave under construction a line from
Huntington down the Snake ssr rive
on the Oregon side to the Sever
| Devils country.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-11-30
no the Public.

Having opened a grocery and con-
fectionery store on East Main street,
cordially invite the people of
Weiser and vicinity to call and see
my stock, which is complete ana
offered at low prices.
Bid JOHN boutwell,.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-11-30

Spring & Moyer, the painters, sell
and hang wall paper. 4o-4
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-11-30
SCHOOL LAND SALE.
Washington County Citizens Invest in
State Real Estate.

C. E. Arney, secretary of the state
land board, held the advertised sale
at the court house in Weiser, Monday
last of state school lands. Some
$50 acres were sold for s6, l2o.
Among the purchasers We're;
Chas. Lydston. Crane, 40 acres = AZ dS2 oo oo
I ID. Pavnor, Council, l6O acres loVO W. W.
,Iosl P. Glenn, Council 40 acres. 4oo W
Edward Fletcher, Jr., Middle 400 oo
valley. 40 acres. ...,;....,,oc doo W
II. II. Wutner, Middle valley 4o ,ooo oo
acres. 49,. .....-. 40
w. H. Towel, Middle valley 4o 400 ao
| acres. .... 49, ,o
Joe Burger, Middle valley AZ ooo nc
acres. ..... ....'.'.''. 40
w B. Shaw Middle valley, Az 200 q,
| acres 40
Nathaniel Newman, Weiser' AZ 400 q,
| acres. ........''- 49,.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04
LAND OFFICE NEWS.
Important Ruling of the Commissioner. Grant
ING Relief TO Claimants Against Railway
Grant.

The commissioner has notified the local
land Office that under the act of July |
1898 the Wilson Act granting relief 10
certain claimants to lands within the
limits of the grant to the Northern Pa
citic ky. Co., the persons whose names
are hereto added are allowed ninety DAYS
in which to present their applications in
accordance with the act: S. A. Potter,
sec. 10 twp. -, N. r. Is F.; Bella F..
Ward, l7-12-l7; Jacob q. Campbell,
35.14.1S; Theodore Steiner, l9-l319;
Thomas Moore, IS 1918.
These are homestead claims, except
the last one timber culture entry.
Theodore Steiner has the swl of the Sc | ,
1919, forty acres in the city of North
Yakima. This is very valuable property
The mooted question is whether Steiner
or the railway company will be COM
PEELED to take lands in lieu of the dis
puled tract. The same question is in
volved in the Lowe-Walters tract. A
ruling will have to be b ad to determine
the exact status of the cases under the
law.
In township 10, section IL, n. R. Is E.
William ID. Beck, William Carmack and
Anthony Frederick. These applications
presented May l, 1899 and being within
an odd section within the granted limits
of the n. P. Ry. Co E. are held in abey-
anre TO order hearing to determine the
rights of the company to the land.
Hearing ordered June 8, 1899.
Office allowed +. S. Yeats and Thos.
j. Jeffries to file homeste on sec. 80,
twp. ID, n. r. Is E., having been set
tiers on the land before it was surveyed,
and before Washington became a state.
Several parties have filed homesteads in
the vicinity of Easton, in township 20,
n. X. Is. These three townships were
open for filing on May /. 1899.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04

his assets and the cash turned in,
amounting to about 1000.
The attorneys for the city, Vestal
Snyder and Edward Wbitson, have
served copies of three complaints upon
the suretes OF Presley; for the year
1896, against !. =. McCaflertv, VIM Lee
Sr., II. l. Tucker and wife. John Napier,
John Dignon. Frank Oplisrl, II. A. Grf-
fin, NJ. Piobach and wife, c. Scow and
wife, A. n Short and wife, Saml J.
Cameron and wife. for the sum of 81.
661 10. The sureties for the year 1897
are |. II. Dills, John Reed and wife. A.
l.. Harrison and wife. aud A. Johnson
and wife, for the sum of S2.7l0 %. The
sureties for the year 1898 are. j. II.
Timm, Claude Briggs and wife. A. N.
Short and wire, A. Johnson and wife, A.
l.. Harrison and wife. G. Scow and wife
and S. J. Lowe, for the sum of So A. ~.
The answers of the defendants are not
yet on file.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04
MILLIONS IN 1T.
Yakima Mining Investors Feeling Buoyant
Gold Properties In Demand.


Last week mention was made Of the
prospective deal between Tom Fife and
syndicate for the purchase of Flies mine
in Gold Hill, Yakima county John
Sawbrdge, acting as agent for London
syndicate with capita of $4,000 900,
perfected the arrangements with Fife.
The company sg'ees to pay 100000 for
the mine-S5000 down and $4,000 everv 60
days until final payment is made. The
company with it's ten millions of capital
designs putting in machinery by the LIST
of July, and in the next two months will
develop the property aud ascertain its
true approximate value. Mr.. awbrdge
in conversation with HERALD reporter
deplored the lack OF a state road, which
should have been subsidized by he last
legislature. However, Mr.. Sawbridge is
very hopeful for the future OF the mines
by the influx of large capital to develop
the district. The following citizens of
Yakima are interested 10 this mining
belt: Lombard & Horslev. Nick Hart
ung, G. S. Dam, Mart Schichtl, John
Loudon, James Sharpe, Tom and Bob
Fife, John Sawbridge, Current Brothers,
Fife Mining and Investment Company,
]. j. Armstrong, Dan Lesh, Henry Scott,
Harry Tibbs, Jack Campbell, John
Lemon, John Bieles, Ira p. Englehart
and others. MIR. Englehart spoke thus
of the mines in recent interview on the
Sound:
There is but one property, the Blue
Bell. which might he called mine. 1t
is we'll advanced in development. A
number of other good properties will he
developed this summer, and when the
season closes we will know definitely
just what the district contains"
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04
Devils Auction.

Manager Vale of this production an
nounccs that a star cast will be made a
feature of the attraction this season.
He has engaged a number of leading ar
lists, among whom are, that clever
young comedian, Ben J. Grinnell-the
transformed donkey in the play; he
splendid contralto. Miss Phyllis Allen
one of the greatest favorites on the
stage, appears as Carlos" the hero of
the spectacle; Miss Helen Gardiner, the
pretty 'ingenue." will impersonate the
heroine. "Madaline"; Miss Mayme
Mayo. who has danced into the hearts
of her admirers, will enact the role of
Janet" the milkmaid; the wicked
Count Fortune" of the Devils Auction,
is the handsome Mildred Hold en-; the
statuesque English beauty, Madge Tor
renee, appears as 'Chry staline," the
good fairy; w. ii. Lorellis, an old favor
tie in the caste, appears as the fun-mak-
ing "Pere Anroche," while Eddie Snow
as Chaos the little devil, will aston
ish with his hazardous feats of agility.
The minor roles are in capable hand $
and the famous spectacle will break all
records. The maitre de ballet, is Signor
V. Romeo, and grand series of ballet
advertisements will be most effective and
pleasing Concettina Chiten and other
marvellous dancers have been secured
and number OF special artists in gro-
tesque aerial acts and trick cycling. All
the great features of the famous show
are retained. The Devils Auction"
will appear May 10, at Masons oper
house.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04
WEDDING BELLS.
N. Otter at the Cathedrai-Elaborate
Ceremonies

The Cathedral was the scene of the
nuptials of two popular young society
people that attracted large crowd of
witnesses, at half past eight Wedues3ag
morning
The groom, Charles r. Donovan, and
the bride, Miss Annie Otter. supported
by the parents of the bride, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Otter, with Joseph Otter as
best man and Miss Minnie Donovan as
bridesmaid, issued forth at the hour ap-
pointed, from the residence of the
brides parents and over a pathway of
half block strewn with flowers entered
the Cathedral as the church bells rang
merrily and the special choir rendered
the strains Of the bridal march from
Wagner's Lohengrin. The procession
halted in front Of the altar where Rev.
Father Diomedi, assisted 10y the altar
servers, performed the elaborate and
solemn rites Of matrimony as prescribed
by the Catholic church.
The groom wass attired in full even.
ing dress suit, while the bride was taste.
fully costumed in blue travelling dress
aud in her hand she carried beautiful
boquet of cut flowers. The choir, under
the direction of Mrs Slemmons, RECALLED
the congregation with high-class song
service as follows:
Wedding Professional, Bridal March from
"Lohengrin" ,-......... ........ Wagner.
Kvre-Peter's Mass Observation-Disclosures.
sancsms farmers in "B Flat ............
Agnus Del . ........... ........-..
Offertory, ave Maria" ................ Schubert
Miss Mae Sandmeyer.
wedding March" ,....... ....... Memberships
Mr.. Nagler, violnist; Mrs Macarthur, organ.
list; Mrs. slemmons, leader Mrs. schriner. Mrs.
Arrowsmith, Mrs. Getz, Miss ssndmeyer, Mr.
Macarthur, Mr.. Schriner.
One of the pleasing features of the
service was the solo of Miss Sandme yer,
ave Maria" tenderly and beautifully
sung by this popular songstress. At the
conclusion of the wedding celebration
the lovely bride and handsome groom,
accompanied by the immediate relatives
OF the contracting parties, partook of
wedding luncheon at the stately resi-
dence of the BRIDES parents. at the con-
clusion of which Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. K.
Donovan, escorted by a party of friends,
boarded the afternoon passenger tram
for a short honeymoon on The Sound
NJ. Donovan's sisters, Misses Ursula
and Minnie attended the wedding cere-
monies. from Tacoma.
Mr.. Donovan is one Of Yakima's most
progressive and popular young business
men. The bride is best known by the
family, which deservedy ranks high in
the social and business life of the COM
munity. The couple are well mated
and enter the portals of their joint lives
with the hearty and kindly wishes OF
everyone, including The HERALD,
which wishes them bon poyage.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04
CIVIL SUITS.
Against Pressey's Bondsmen Begun. Aggregat,
ing 81, sf7.o2-An offset OF $4,000.

Suits have been filed against II. Pres
sey, eN-treasurer Of North Yakima, his
wife, and sureties for three several years
Of delinquency, 1896 10, in the above
sum- from which, however, are to be de-
dncted certain credits, amounting to be.
tween three or four thousand dollars,
provided the warrants Presley claims to
have paid have been Cancelled. These
credits are. however, to be proven by
Pressey, and his sureties in order to
plead them as offsets. The credits to
which Pressey will be entitled to on the
face Of the record are from the sale of
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-05-04

You will find all kinds of sporting
goods and out-of-door amusements at
The Elite. 16tf
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-31

dess. AS 1t was, the perfect love and har
mony of the pageant was somewhat marred
by the injudicious efforts of one goddess to
bite off the ear of one of her rival deities.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-31
IN FAR AWAY GUAM
Process of Amerioanizing the Ma
tives.
EXPERIENCES OF 4 NAVAL OFFICER
Enthusiastic Celebration of the
Glorious Fourth.
TEACHING THE BUGLERS
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
AGONA Guam, August Is, 1899
When the big auxiliary cruiser Yosemite.
with a miscellaneous cargo of governor.
garrison. windmtlls. brass band. plows.
horses. wagons. garden seed, field guns
ard all the thousand and one appurtenances
Of an AL first-class. self-acting. automatic
colony on board. cast anchor in the lovely
harbor Of San Luis dApra. Guam, she
found one young naval lieutenant. with
an unarmed collier and Chinese crew,
upholdng the dignity Of our glorious re-
public in this new colonial possession
The lieutenant had been equal to his task,
though. and the island proved to be run
nin. on the msst approved American prin-
ciple. For six months he had been mon
arch. nay absolute emperor. Of some 30
SQUARE miles OF territory and about 5000
people He had appointed and discharged
sundry and various officials and had been
doing the warwick act in great style.
Glad as h., was to receive his mail and 10
srs his fellow officers again. no doubt there
waS slight paug of regret at the necessity
Tor turning over his royal prerogdtives to
Captain Leary. l. SIN, the newly arrived
governor
T-sed as naval officers are to all sorts Of
novel and peculiar duties, II is not every
young fellow that can be real ruler. even
over as small a realm as Guam. To issue
a
ffry men. 10 calmly depose your prime min
isJsr and to threaten dire vengeance upon
the recaICitrant is soothing indeed: joy such
a. only few Of the worlds children may
enjoy. II is true he did not have all the
blessings Of royalty; nobody tried to marry
him 10 a royal but very unattraCtive prin-
cess: nobody threw bombs at him, and
there We're no revolutions in which he could
take the field, mounted on prancing
charger. AT the head of his troops. Per-
hap~ it was just as well. though. that the
latter did not happen, for horses are rare
indeed in Guam. and the only "prancing
chargers in sight some very stately
and deliberate bullockS and water buffaloeS
which the natives are wont to ride, and
Nar1Ieon himself could not have beer
heroic on a water buffalo.
Many Amusing Experiences.
During his brief reign the lieutenant hat
many amusing experiences with his sub
3ects They were most willing and anxiou!
70 be good Americans-in fact, they wer,
almost too enthusiastic for comfort. fol
they would persist in calling upon him a
tie most unreasonable hours to ask hin
how the Americans did such and such
trivial thing, and they kept sending com
Tnittees to request various demonstrations
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-31
MIST Cut I1D,vnthe Delegation.

army officers to observe military opera
tions in South Africa. as the British au-
thorities have made Known that it would
be impossible tolgive adequate facilities to
such a number Other foreign governments
have made appheatioNto send officers with
the British forces. and if four were accom-
modated from zach government it would
make n unusually large contingent of out
side observers Acting on this suggestion,
the War Department has determined that
Capt. Slocum and perhaps Capt. Gibson
tation, although it may be found necessary
to restrict the representation to Capt. Slo-
cum, who is already on his way to the
Cape.