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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-06
Notice of Sherifrs Sale.

In the District Court of the Third Judicial Dis
ty of Washington
State Bank of Idaho, Limited, Corporation
Plaintiff.
vs.
r.. b. Cohen. Harry Crisis Jenny Criss and R.
L. Sabin, Defendants
Under and by virtue of order of sale and
uecree OF foreclosure issued out OF the district
court OF the third judicial district of the state
OF Idaho, IN and for the county OF WASHINGTON
on the Ith day OF January, A. ID. 1902 in the
nooVe emitted action. wherein the said plaintiff
otate bank OF Idaho. Limited. a corporation OBJ
talned Judgment and decree against said defend
ANTS y. B Cohen, Harry Crss Jenny Criss and
H. H. Sabn, on the 18th of October 1901 which
salu decree was on the 10Th of October 1901 re-
corded IN Judgement Book b" of said court on
page l62 am commanded to sell the following
described real estate, to-wit: Beginning at the
northeast corner of the public square in the
town OF Council. and running thence west one
unare9 an1 nlty Q5O feet, thence north one
aunured tlOO) feet thence east one hundred and
nity I5U feet, thence south one hundred (1OM
iieet 10 the place OF beginning, containing three
iots' Being the land upon which the store build
my Ing OF Cohen q Criss and the Council Hotel
building are situate. Together with ali and
singular the tenements. hereditaments and an
purtenances thereunto belonging or in anvwise
appertaning. In the county of Washinpton.
State OF Idaho. 7'
Notice is hereby given that on Monday the
18th day Of February, A. d. 1902. at 10 O'Clock n
N, OF SAID day, at the front door of the County
court House, in the city OF Weiser in said conn
W Oh Washington. l will, in obedience tos Aid
order OF sale and decree of foreclosures sell the
above described property. or SO much thereof as
may may pe necessary to satisfy said decree and
Judgment together with interest thereon and
cosls TO the highest and best bidder for cash in
eoId com OF the United States of America
a'eu az Welser Idaho. January I'D 1902
BY J. NJ. YORK, Deputy. I'D
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-06
TRAVEL DURING FALL AND WIN
TER SEASON

n, Inc Journey to the East via Salt I,oLo
SSIy ana along the shores of the Grea,
S Sa,e Lake through beautiful Glenwoo 90
;Soiorauo Springs and Denver is one Of an
Interrupted delight in winter as well 90 %
summer: In fact, the Fall and Win,ar
SEASON ADDS but new grandeur and charu,
~ sne traVei scenes and infuses an Oh
nienl OF variety and beauty to the ms
p&ssaoie wonders along the Rio Granao
M " es'ern and Denver & Rio Grande linas
through Sleeping and Dining Car s se mes
For rataa conducted weekly excursions
Heint1 S Sr Information apply to Geo. w
Agent Sail nI'S Gs, General Passenger
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-06

Notice is hereby given that have taken INTO
my possession as an estray one red heifer two
years old, no ear marks, brands as
shown on left hip and on right hip the N n
same. one waffle under the Jaw. .HI
The owner Is requested to appear at w
my place on the Weser river about four miles
above Weiser east, in Washington county
State OF Idaho. prove ownership and take the
same away or such animal will be sold under
the estray law OF the State Of Idaho
Taken up Nov 18TH 1901
Dated at Weiser, Idaho. this 18th day of jan
uary, l902 JOHN A. KELLEY
Filed January nth, 1902.
! 2l-4 II SMITH, Auditor
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-06
Notice to Creditors.

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
administrator OF the estate of Martha
Fletcher. deceased. to the creditors Of and ali
persons having claims. against the said deceased
TO exhibit them with the necessary vouchers
within four months after the first publication OF
this notice, to the said administrator, at his
residence in Indian valley. Washington county,
Idaho. the same being the place for the transac-
tion OF the business OF said estate.
Dated this 2lst day OF January, 1902
EDWARD FLETCHER
Administrator of the estate of Martha A.
Fletcher. deceased. 2I-5
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-06
NJ ATTHEWS & ROBERTS.

City Feed Corral
wEISER, IDAHO,
P Poa5os your horse cheaply.
7 ee9s The best hay and grain.
Hos al'er your team with care.
RE 'eahs and saddle horses for hire.
huns n job wagon. W
Las oweetwater coal for sale. tief
AND wants your patronage
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-02-06

n the District Court of the Third I,d;oioI
District State of Idaho, in and for WasbIngtnn
County, N ioi washington
Maud Allison Sparks.
We Plaintiff Alias
|. R. Sparks,
Defendant
Sparks, defendant e'ns W l. "
on roa are hereby summoned And required to
p;. ~ an action brought against Won nv said
plalntH,in the SAID District Court and to yswar
,h ny ooh paint OF the above named plaintiff fled
sns, withln ten days exclusive of the dav of
mon w y alter the service on you of this Sum
out Of The oo, wi1hin this county; If served
,aith "enln twenty days; or il served elsewhere
~, s M. forty Gays. This said action is BROUGHT
~ o9ean judgment of the court dissolvIno The
piaint; ~ matrlmony now existing between the
PinlntiH and defendant md that the cnstodv of
hooert Francis Sparks minor cbild tho ;ssna
10 ell , saiu marriage be awarded to this plain-
tho cnnr. ioI such other and further relief as to
'i So cur i,, may seem meet and equitable
for ,noI sueRent is demanded on the ground that
a a., ialed and neglected TO provide The nlaintiff
~ Iif ei shlo minor child with the necessaries
~ ~ ne having the ability so to do and on the
iu rhn ground of abandonment
tifr's comnIointrss more fully appearing in plain
bareto ilipialnt filed herein copy of which is
hhereto attached, served herewith mada no VI
neieoi and here referred to- -' A'"'e POI
n you are hereby notified that II Won fail TO
uired t dau answer said complaint as above re-
for the reIiea pIaiuilii Will apply to the court
herein. III ehe complaint nled
co A,sest my hand and the Seal of the District
fdaho u .he Third Judicial District, state of
day Of Jannaryi o 1oo washington county this 9TH
FRANK uApp,s IF. SMITH. Clerk.
: "a MN HARRIS. Attorney for plaintiff 1914
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
\. On MISSION 81 \ P \ 5.
Trnnsvaal Leaders Go 1r0m PtstOria
Under . Flag of Truce to Wait
Kitchener. J{&a#A&E

London, March "a dispatch
from Pretoria says that Acting Pres
ident of the Transvaal Gen, Schalk-
burger has arrived Mt Pretoria under
q flag of truce at the head Of ~ COM
mission representing the peace party
of the Beers. In the party are four
leading burghers-F. w. .Reitz, ex-
secretary of state of the Transvaal,
and Commandments Lucas Meyer and
krogh.
The commission arrived onga spe-
cial train from Balmoral, about so
miles east of Pretoria. After q short
stay they drove to Lord Kitchener's
headquarters, where they had IN in
terview with the British commander.
The object of the mission, 1T is
said, is to obtain peace terms for
the Beers, which are to be submitted
to the leaders in the field and which,
it is hoped, will be of q character to
stop for time at least all active
warfare. i. Ink
The members of the commission
are instructed by their constituents
to demand autonomy for the Trans
vaal and Orange River republics as
the most important factor OF the
prospective peace negotiations.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
MAKES A DENIAL.
Gen. Miles Says He Did Not Threaten
to Resign III COngress Passed
the Root, Army Dill.

Washington, March 22.-Gen: Miles
makes denial of having made state
ments before the senate committee
on military attributed to him by the
press as follows: ls2
1.-The newspapers have misQuoted my
statements before the committee: did
not say 1 would resign from the army If
the Root bill became law. did state to
one Of the senators that might as well
go on the retired list II the measure under
consideration were enacted by congress.
This is quite different from saying that
would resign. have no intention to ask
for retirement. do not expect to be
forced to make such request. That is
something hear Of periodically, but do
not fear such an action merely because I
expressed my views on pending legislation
to a congressional committee at its re-
quest There is no crime in this, and I shall
continue to exercise what I believe my
right, and discharge what I feel to,be my
duty, whenever the occasion presents it.
self. did not make the foolish statement
which has been attributed to me-a sort Of
boast that could name the favorites Of
the president and the adjutant general who
would be appointed under this new bill. J"
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

Washington, March 1s.-After pro-
longed debate the senate yesterday
passed the ship subsidy bill, the. final
vote being AZ to 81. Six republicans
voted against the measure. The cal
endar was cleared of public bills for
the first time n'record.
Washington, March 19.-For three
hours yesterday the senate had under
consideration the bill providing for the
protection of the president of the
United States and for the punishment
by United States courts of those who
commit assaults on him.
Washington, March 20.-During most
of the session of the senate yesterday
the bill providing for the protection
Of the president of the United States
was under consideration. Senator Ba-
con introduced bill for the deporta-
ton, and exclusion of alien anarchists.
In executive session the nomination of
Capt. A. S. Crowninshield to be rear
admiral was confirmed.
Washington, March 21.-Throughout
the session of the senate yesterday
the bill providing for the protection of
the president of the United States was
under discussion. The report Of the
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
IMPORTANT COMMITTEE.
Senator Hanna Names the Civic Fed
erntiOn's Committee ON
Cancellation. 2S'5

New York, March Ex-senator Mark
Hanna on Thursday named theemem-
beers of the committee on Cancellation
of the Civic Federation, whose appoint
ment was provided for ut the last
meeting of the executive committee.
According to the bylaws the commit
tee was to consist of the officersof the
executive committee, NJ. A. Hanna,
chairman; Samuel Gompers, firstvice
chairman; Oscar S. Strauss, second vice
chairman; Charles A. Moore, treasur-
er, and Ralph NJ. Easley, secretary, and
nine men to be appointed by the chair
man. His appointments are: Arch
bishop Ireland, Bishop Potter, Frank
lin McVeagh, John Mitchell, Frank F.
Sargent, James Duncan, J. Krutt-
schnitt, William E. Pfahler and Marcus
NJ. Marks. This committee is to take
up threatened trouble between capital
lists and worlingmen, with view to
settling them.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Noted Jurist Dies.

New York, March 21.-Noah Davis,
formerly a justice of the supreme
court of this state, died at his home
here, aged "a years. Judge Davis was
a member of congress in 1862. In 1873
he was elected to the supreme court
and sat on the bench until 1887, most
Of the time as presiding justice. Dur
ing that time he presided at some Of
the most noted trials ever held in New
York. Among them were the two
trials of Tweed and the trial of E. S.
Stokes, charged with the murder, Of
lanes Fiske.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
WOOD AT WHITE HOUSE.
Governor of Cubs Comes to Con1er
with President Over the Is
land Affairs.

Washington, March 24.-Gen. Wood,
military governor of Cuba, arrived
here Saturday, and is the guest OF
President Roosevelt. The main object
of his visit to Washington at this time
is to arrange with tho president and
the secretary of war for the transfer
of the active control of affairs in Cuba
to the Cuban republic. Soon after his
arrival Gen. Wood went to the war
department and had long talk with
Secretary Root regarding tho condl-
ton of affairs in Cuba. Subsequently
the two officials went to the white
house and had a conference with the
president.
President Palma will be inaugurated
May 1, and American control in the is
land will terminate on that date. wv
ing to the short time Intervening and
the extent and Importance of the work
involved, it will be necessary to act
prOmDtlY.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

Queen Wilhelmina of Holland, un-
like several other European SOW
ereigns, can leave her dominions when
she likes, and is at no time obliged
to remain in her kingdom. In this re-
spect she is more fortunate than, for
instance, the young ruler of Spain and
his mother, who can not leave the
peninsula without previously obtain
ing a full-aedged permission from the
national legislature. The only obli-
CATION placed upon Queen Wilhelmina
in this respect is that Of spending a
minimum of 10 days each year at AM
sterdam. which is the real metropolis.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
SUDDENLY STRICKEN.
Gen. Elisha b. Hamilton Drops Dea0
While Arguing Case in Court
at Quincy, Ill.

Quincy, ILL.,, March 21.-Gen. Elisha B.
Hamilton, a prominent attorney and
politician and leader in grand army
circles, died suddenly Thursday, aged
"a. While presenting an argument be-
fore the circuit court, Gen. Hamilton
suddenly staggered and sank into his
chair, dead Paralysis of the heart is
given as the cause. Gen. Hamilton
served with conspicuous gallantry in
the civil war. He was commissioned a
general for bravery in connection with
the railroad strikes at East St. Louis,
and was Inspector general of the state
under Cows. Cullom, Hamilton and
Oglesby. He was surveyor of the port
of Quincy during Grants two terms.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

II the bill authorizing the laying of
a cable between the United States and
the Philippines, now pending in con-
gress, is passed at this session, Uncle
Sam will soon perform the prestidigi-
tateur's feat of turning 100000
good American dollars into copper
wire, gutta percha, jute yarn, tar and
steel wire. When this miracle Is &C.
comp1ished, and a fleet Of ships and q
thousand electricians and engineers
have finished their work, the Philip.
pines and the United States will be
within five minutes talking distance
of tho each other.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

In the vast tropical forests that
clothe the banks of the Amazon river
and it's tributaries there are gathered
every year $4,000 tons of rubber, and
100000 laborers are engaged in get
ting it out. This requires the tapping
of some 24,000,OO0 trees, and, as the
rubber trees are scattered through
the woods, with an average of two
trees to the acre, it may be taken
that since the beginning of the sea-
son in last August SO, 100000 acres of
Amazonian forest have been worked
for rubber.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
MuPf1QP AMI Suicide.

Minneapolis, Mimi, March 21.-A
Times special from Hibbing, Mimi,
says: John Bianchi, of Eveleth, shot
and killed his wife Mary at Hibbing
Thursday and then turned the gun on
himself and died Immediately. His
wife left her home in Eleveth a week
ago during the absence of her hus-
band and came here with another
man, who is now missing. The couple
leaves boy of ~ and a girl of eight
wears. There we're several witnesses
to the tragedy.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Far away Japan has been penetrated

Far away Japan has been penetrated
by the women's club movement. The
dainty little brown women who have
always been Hkened to butterflies
have become conscious that a useful
life is more to be desired than an Or
namental one, and they are going in
for progress heart and soul. One Of
their new woman movements, called
the Japan Society for the Culture Of
Women, already has a membership Of
10000 women in towns and villages
throughout the country.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

Edward Tuck, the wealthy Boston.
ian, who has decided to defray the en-
tire cost Of erecting free American
hospital in. Paris, has been known pre-
viously as a philanthropist. Among
his benefactions were gifts to Dart
mouth college amounting to $780,.
600. Mr.. Tuck, who is silent partner
in a banking firm of Paris, has lived
in the French capital for a number of
years. DR.. .Maguin, an American ply.
stefan well known in Paris, will be
director of the hospital, which is ex'
pected to be ready for occupancy in
1904.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
finance committee on the bill repeating
the war revenue act was presented.
No .b;rr+on March 22-The senate

finance committee on the bill repeating
the war revenue act was presented.
Washington, March 22.-The senate
yesterday passed the war revenue BILL
also the bill to protect the president,
by vote of to IS. A summary OF the
measure is as follows:
The bill provides that any person WITHIN
the United States who shall W1lfully ana
maliciously kill the president or any ON
Ger on whom the duties of president may
'devolve, or any sovereign of a foreign
country, or shall attempt to kill any OF the
persons named, shall suffer death; that
anv person who shall aid. abet, advise or
counsel the killing of any Of the persons
named, or shall conspire to accomplish
their DEATH shall be imprisoned not exceed
ing 20 years; that any person who shall
threaten to kill or advise or counsel an
other to kill the president. or any omc,al
on whom the duties of president may de-
volve shall be imprisoned not exceeding
ten years; that any person who shall will
fully aid in the escape of any person guilty
of any of the offenses mentioned shall be
deemed an accomplice and shall be pun
ished as principal. The secretary of war
IL directed to detail from the regular army
a guard Of officers and men to protect the
president without any unnecessary dis
play" and the secretary Is authorized to
make regulations as to the Dress arms and
equipment of such guard.
House.
Washington, March 1s.-The house
Yesterday began consideration of the
river and harbor bill. Mr.. Otey (Va.)
introduced a bill appropriating $780,
100000 as "good road fund.- to i'm
prove the highways of the country.
Washington, March 19.-The house
yesterday further discussed the river
and harbor bill, and the general immi-
grafton bill, which excludes from adj
mission to the United States anar-
chists or persons who believe in or adj
vocate the overthrow by force or vio-
lence of all governments or forms of
law or the assassination of public Of
ficials, was favorably reported.
Washington, March 2o.-1n the house
Yesterday fair progress was made with
the river and harbor bill, and after the
close of the general debate ~ of the
116 pages of the bill were disposed of.
A bill was introduced providing for 20
per cent. reciprocity agreement with
Cuba.
Washington, March 21.-m the house
yesterday bills were introduced to pro-
vide safer and easier method of send
ing money by mail and to increase the
postal revenues, and, to levy a tax of
ten cents a pound on renovated but
ter. The military appropriation bill
($90, 905, 940) was reported, and the
river and harbor bill was further con-
sidered.
Washington, March 22.-The river
and harbor bill was passed in the
house yesterday and bill was intro
duced authorizing the postmaster gen.
eral to make contract for pneumatic
tube mail service in cities. The naval
committee adopted a resolution in
definitely postponing further consid-
Grafton of the Schley bills and resolu-
lions.
Washington, March 24.-The house
devoted the entire time on Saturday
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

In order to interest the public school
children in the campaign against the
browntail moth the board of trade of
Lynn, Mass, has offered prize to the
grammar school in that city collecting
the largest number of nests, and an
other prize to the room in the school
with the highest average per pupil.
The trees in Lynn are badly infested
by the moths, and ten men are en-
ployed all the year around in remov-
ing and burning the nests.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

South Germany's oldest monastery,
the Benedictine abbey OF Wessobrun.
founded in 735 and confiscated in 1903,
has been restored to the Benedictine
order by Baron Won Cramer-Klett, a
protestant, and will soon be reoccu-
by monks. The baron bought all the
lands and remaining buildings of the
old abbey from tho Bavarian state for
100000 marks and sold them to tho
Benedictines for a nominal sum.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

There is no more interesting or Gu.
rious sight than that of the crater
Aso San, about 30 miles from the city
of Kumamoto, in Japan. The crater
has long since ceased to belch forth
cinders and lava, and is now inhabited
by 10000 people, who live and prosper
within it's vertical walls, 800 feet high.
The inhabitants rarely make a journey
into the outer world, but form, as it
were, little nation by themselves.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

The longest bridge in the world ID
the Lion bridge. near Sangang, in Chi.
ma. It extends five and one-Quarter
miles over an arm of the Yellow sea,
and is supported by 300 huge stone
arches. The roadway is 70 feet above
the water, and is enclosed in an iron
network.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

The only Hindoo writer of English
fiction is said to be Saran Kumar
Ghosh. He is Fellow of the Royal
Astronomical society, and he showed
such aptitude for legal work that the
late Lord Chief Justice earnestly ad-
vised him to practice at the English
bar. He is young, unmarried, a tenor
singer of Italian love songs and
Scotch ballads. He is to be presented
to the king next year.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Great Gathering of Pythians.

Chicago, March 21.-Sixteen thou
sand Knights of Pythias witnessed
the third degree worked by competi-
tive teams at the Coliseum jubilee
celebration of the order. Gov. La
Toilette, of Wisconsin, and State SEN
ator White, of Indiana, were among
the candidates. There were knights
present from Florida, Texas, Utah,
the two Dakotas, Wisconsin, New
York, Virginia, and all the middle
states
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28

The Kansas agricultural college is
sending out $1,000 worth of prairie
dog poison a month, an1 is unable to
supply the demand. It appears that
the compound it prepares is especially
effective as an exterminator, two
quarts being sufficient to clear an en-
tire quarter section in the most dense
ly infested districts.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Clearing House Exchanres.

New York, March 22.-The ex-
changes at the leading clearing houses
in the United States during the seven
days ended yesterday aggregated ST.
166, 794, $40, against 2,121,197,014 the
previous week. The decrease COM
pared with the corresponding week of
last year was 1914.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
bank Closed.

Macon, Ga, March 21.-The Peo-
pies bank of Americas, Ga, closed it's
doors Thursday as a result of a quiet
run for week. The capital of the
bank was $4,000 and the amount due
creditors is said to be $4,000. Presi-
dent Simmons claims that the assets
will offset the liabilities.
The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1902-03-28
Henry Reaches Kiel,

Kiel, Prussia, March 20.-The Ger
man battleship Kaiser Wilhelm H.,
having on board Emperor William and
Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia, ar
rived here at $50 p. m. His majesty
and the prince were welcomed with the
firing of salutes and cheers from the
naval squadron in these waters. Prince
Henry landed at Kiel at dusk and joined
Princess Henry and his sons.