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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-10-07
News Of Our NeighbOrS f:
Crystal.


Mr.. &. M. Krost was transacting bust
ness IN Crystal Tuesday. He has hi
inreshing machine at work near. New
riymouth. He says grain is not as goot
TINS year as last and it will be a month
before ne will get down to Crystal.
Leck and George Jackson have mad,
Two trips to the head of Mann Creek The
past for posts and will soon go again.
Mrs Rose Glasscock. son and daughter,
week.
+ I'D Ashley from Ontario is drilling a
well for ALVIN jackson.
Wesley Presley and Rob Jimmerson
mace business trip to Weiser Tuesday
Mrs Lizzie Westervelt is out from
Town visiting her daughter, Mrs Oldfield
Leck jackson was visiting in town with
MISS Mary Harper for the past fow days.
IL mas been announced that Rev. Rogers
oi me congregational church at Weiser
VIII hold services at the Jackson school
house in Crystal Sunday Oct lIth at $3.50
O'Clock. Every body invited. All those
interested in Sunday school work are
earnestly requested 10 come as we would
IKE TO organize a Sunday School if pos
sibe po'
Mr. Gross was Weiser visitor Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. P. P. Dawson and ]. I.
jackson were down to see the balloon as
cension.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo Dutton were visit.
ing Mrs. G. Nesblt Sunday.
Mrs. Ericsson and daughter Emily were
visiting with Mrs Albert Dawson and
family Sunday.
+. r. Dawson has crew of men digging
potatoes this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clint Glasscock were over
on the Welser Sunday visiting Mrs. Kel-
ley who was hurt in the runaway a:
Weiser, she is still in very bad condition.
MI Matson and family started to Long
Valley Wednesday morning. George
Day went up with them to help haul
their household goods.
Nearly all the farmers in CRYSTAL are
having wells'drilled determined to have
good water what everyone should have.
Mr. and Mrs. Bowers and Clay are ont
from town this week Mrs. Bowers
IS visiting with Mrs Leck jackson and
Mr. Bowers and Clay are working on the
ranch. % ''s
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Welser Valley.

Inc weather is fine.
Miss Grace Ether is packing nrnne,
Tor Moulton. fa"e'
=. Mr.. Doyle sold his hay last week 70,
$3.50 per ton. io'
Mr. webb and son-in-law were callers
az the home of Mr. w. Il. Shaw and Mr.
Dave Madison. ""o NJ
mr.. Hlndman, Mr.. Nicholas and Mr.
n shaw VIII have telephone NM
10 tnelr homes several other neigbhors
nave also contracted for phones.
our school is progressing nicely.
MRS. WIN Grimmett is slowly recover
Ing from an attack of fever.
Little Miss Gertrude Shaw has 20.
covered from recent attack of typboid
FEVER, and is again at school.
Mr.. Walter Burke IS no better al las,
report. AZ '"S'
Miss Elma Everitt is seriously in with
typhoid fever. VIZ"
Mr.. Boyd's children are slowly reoo,,a.
ing from typhoid fever.
Mrs. James Riggs and Mrs. Bert Town.
icy visited with the Miss shaw's last
81 mr. .r., ana Mrs Sam Rosebourogh are In
me prune packers are in our valley
Mr.. Dave Ross returned from tbe 90,
'asl week accompanied by his cousin
MI, James Campbell arrived home
,as' week from an extended visit with
bis sisters IN The east. '''"
lns farmers Of our valley are busy
put1ng up the third crop Of bay.
a ~, Ms s.. chas Ross was the guest Of Mrs
NJ @gs' Donaldson and baby len last
Hsek i9r Baker City. Oregon. wh@re
1hey VII make lheir future Nome mt
",n' Nicholas accompanied them. ~
AZ mf, spe MIS-, James Fifer have re.
,ulpeo home after a long yisit with reia
n tss spp blends al Butle and Anaconda
q e'owd % young people visited m.
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Indian Valley.

Kelsey Lindsay vert TO Counci
wednesday, to deliver fine team which
he had sold to Mr.. Day.
Mrs. WILEY Anderson, Fred Anderson
ana Miss Slater, from Alpine, spent the
Gil. - oVun'
Born. to Mrs. George Stevens. Thurs.
DAY, September Gath, an eleven and ON q.
half pound boy
George e. Steward went to Long VAL
ley wednesday on business.
Mesdames. Bailey, Ware and CIV
were in Salubria Valley Sunday.
George Ware and family have moved
TO Saluoria for the winter.
Mr.. Condott, the Mormon preacher has
oeen holding meetings in the valley
Ihey closed Tuesday night without any
converts. any
Mrs. Holdbrook from Squaw creek &c
visiting with her mother, Mrs. Young.
Mrs. Bardmas is suffering with intiam
na'ory rheumatism in her hands.
Ellis Snow>went to Cambridge Satur-
day to see his best girl
Mr.. and Mrs. George e. Steward wera
oolng business in Cambridge Saturday.
Argle Steward had her arm thrown ont
OF JOINT at the elbow while PLAYING ar
school Wednesday. ' o.
Amos Anderson came home from War
rem Tuesday. ''' ar
Fred Anderson and Miss States from
Alpine attended church in the Norman
church Tuesday.
willie Leek, Mrs A. NJ. Steward and
day. ''eunes-
Inc Rose, Burger and Lindsay families
are an enjoying music from new organs
J Just purchased. "''
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Notice OF Forfeiture.

To James l.. Swift 49, 'P'' ~ i'Vo
o. GU are hereby notified that have expended
i tne necessary amount or assessment work In
as the Little Elfrida, Nos and ,. also .Iobn T ~
s S,suated on north slope OF War Eagle Mountain
f nvau u, oi CALIFORNIA Creek, Idaho Co. Idaho.
nnd se ysar lsO5 IN order to hold said premises
1eatutes OF the United States to hold same And
W.ehln ninety days from the service OF this
hv n, tor Wlthin ninety days after this notice
,y ~ p"DiIeatlonJ Nou fail or refuse TO contribute
your proportion OF such expenditure as CO.
V Nv your interest in said claim will become
DO. property OF the subscriber under SAID section
na,os JOHN DOWNFALL. President
dated sanford, Fla, Sept. 10, 1908 6-s-m
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Notice to Receive Bids.

1ids VIII be received at the office of tho
SSiY clerk Of the City OF Weiser Idaho on tbe
sn1 DAY Of October. 1908 until 8 O'clock p NJ NJ
s publicly open at O'Clock p. NJ. for gravel
stsee MAIN an street in said city between First
81 ABOUT 800 feet, 10 feet on each side Of he
assi ilhe OF said street nj n cost not 10 exceed
strea cents per lineal foot for each side on said
oaiaa~, 9pecl1cations are now on file In fhe
olhee 81 the City Clerk. The CITY Of Wefsar s,''
bids. ~ ''S"' =" reject any and all
tember IaOa e'ssf' be Isl day Of Sep
5w '"'' Ant u. TRAVIS.
City Clerk.
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this grade to write a complete pape
each month, made up of origiDa
contributions from her pupils along
Literary, Historical, Geographical
and Scientific lines. 1t will also
have some immitable and character,
lstic special features. Further com
ment on this most practical expert.
ment will appear later, after we
have read the first number.
Our High School principal, Miss
Travis, by request, delivered an
address in behalf of the school, at
the funeral service OF Professor
Thomas P. Maryatt, last Saturday.
Visitors in Miss Lindsay 8 room re-
Gently have observed some very
valuable art studies hanging on her
walls. Miss Lindsays artistic taste
has transformed her room into
really attractive place, where the
'young idea may shoot" under the
most favorable conditions.
Julian Miller is improving in
health and will soon return to his
work in the fourth grade in the
west building.
William Connaughton recently of
Cambridge has entered the Freshman
Glass of the High School.
MIR. D. A. Utter, always friend
to our school, has presented the
third and fourth grades of the west
side building with two very valuable
maps one of Washington County
and one of the State of Idaho He
will please accept our thanks.
Misses Pearl and Edna Gruwell.
of the Salmon River Canyon have
entered the grades.
Misses Currin and Edmonds en-
tertained the Superintendent and
and the three Ohio ladies', Misses
Converse, Lee and Phelps, TO a
dinner entirely of their own cooking
one day recently. The entire menu
was most palatable and showed these
aides to be masters of culinary art
we have no hints to throw out but
must say we always enjoy such
occasions hugely, and usually eat
according to our size.
The popular janitor of the east
Idle building, Mr.. Boutwell,, thinks
'e has solved the problem .of our
yer crowded rooms. He proposes
nat we double deck, the rooms,
laklng two layers of pupils. This
a good joke and to the point
let us all laugh. Selah. 5
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iOiSl OOMluS.
4. George FalIigan.
Lest we be misquoted. we wish to
say regarding the matter of the
schools entering the contest for a
piano, which is now in the CITY that
we are opposed most vigorously to
the schools entering such contest
and will not permit the same to he
done. We do not think we have
any right to insist that trade shall
be turned in specific direction when
we represent an institution which is
owned and supported by the people.
The enumeration of school chill
dren of this city has been turned
over to us by Secretary Smith of the
school board The report shows
That there in this city 314 bows and
800 girls of school age-a total of
6IS.
we announce that some time dur
ing the year, the different grades
VIII entertain the people of the CITY
Win a high grade. public entertain.
nent which will give our people
zone idea of how our young peopIe
ma children are being brought ont
This, we hope, will also.aid further
u bringing our people in close toucb
With the school work.
1t is now officially announced that
I'll Perkins, the famous humorist
VII appear in the city opera house ;
liner the fifth Or fifteenth of Febru. /
ny next. :
Miss Lee has organized her school .
nearly ninety little ones into Q
hlndness Club. ~ Each little tot b
allowed to belong and wear q Z
Doon so long as he deports him.
and if perchance he n
'fgets and misbebayes, be is sus-
'puea from membership for time
Ter which he is reiDstated foy
'otner trial, Miss Converse has 3
auguratee similar plan, and has g,
's'gpaled il the Courtesy Club. . b,
! these incentives are helpful in g
lng'ng Out the best that is in the 81,
lioren AMI can not be praised too q,
ghly Wy Ii,
MISS sutterfield, With her eharso. II
.'s''e originality, has introduced r.
ne an innovation into The seventh \
'ue ~oFk, u 10 the purpose Of j
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A0tlee for Proposals for the Sale a,
Neal Estate for a County
Poor Farm

SSoi9 piiance with an order Of The Houo,abl.
Comm ~ u1,epiy Commissioners M and for tbe
MADE VI NhshlnRion, in the STATE OF Idaho
Sept smber. 1908. ''' -" 'ne ipih DAY Of
pronosai = hereby given that sealed bids and
JSiefk o. this Board up 10 ana inols5gns ~ me
,t,"3 lpih. 1908 FOR tLe sale of rea
q Count b l9e central portion Of DE Count, for
~ VIZ aRogeoql Fafm iof said Washington coun-
bdssa's reserves The right 10 reject a ny aaa sai
10 sell 1a,a proposals b be endorsed proootai
befs Of lana andd o9e rr9dgniy Poor Farm7 and nun
srgt1i'ffn Nelsef IDAHO Sept 10Th. 1903
FhANk 7 sAlTul CLERK
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Indians at the hatchery last Sunday.
Mr.. Owens and Hargrove went to thu
mountains last week and were caught il
a rain storm.
Mrs. Tim Hemmenway returned hom,
last week, after several weeks absence
with her mother.
a dance was given at the Mckinney
hall FRIDAY evening. A large crowd at
tended.
Miss Margaret Watson visited with
friends in town the past week.
Miss Emma Brown is attending school
at the l. l. l.
Mrs. Frank Smith, who has been visit
ing at Ontario, returned home Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. Slower has been quite i'll.
Mr.. Walter Burke, who has been very
Ill with typhoid fever is slightly i'm
proved.
Miss Grace Ether has again returned to
the Valley after weeks visit in Weiser
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs A. Wickiser
as the guest of Miss Laurel Wickiser.
Mr. Jim Fifer and family have re-
turned home after a visit with relatives
and friends in Montana.
There will be a dance at McKinney's
nall on Friday evening, October 9th.
Miss Alma Everett is convalescent
after severe attack of typhoid fever
Mr.. and Mrs. Galena Ward have re-
turned home after visit with Mr.. and
Mrs. John Thomas
The Oldest son of Mr.. and Mrs. BOYD is
very sick with typhoid fever and is the
third child of the Boyd family who has
had the disease this fall
Mr.. John and Ellsworth Thomas have
gone to Lookout Mountain to look after
'helr mining interests at that place.
There is large force of men working ;
IN the Galloway ditch, which is of great
interest to the ranchers.
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel Roseborough are
listing at the home OF Mr. and Mrs.
ohm Fifer.
There is large crew packing prunes
u ths Lyons ranch, under the manage
nent of Mr.. Myers
The ranchers are very much discour-
geo as they have all cut their hay and
ave not had an opportunity to stack it,
wing to the recent rains.
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3. Forest Holdrider.
4. Harry Hettinger.
Second grade. (West)
l. Mollie Bean.
2. Anna Kelly.
3. Elwood Ayers.
4. Jay Dean.
Third grade. (West)
l. Ralph York.
2. Emma Gray.
3. Vena Gerwick.
4. Viola Kirtley.
Fourth grade. (WesD
1. Ina Jenney.
2. Beulah Wright.
3. Ethel Sprinkle.
4. Laban Sleeves.
A. Second grade. EAST
l. Henrietta Page.
2. Willie Ingram.
3. May Haver6eld.
4. Ollie Van Meter.
B. Second Grade. (Easb
l. Zetta Beardsley.
2. Lucy Ingram.
B. Clyde Hubbard.
Third grade. (East)
l. Mollie Wisdom.
2. Opal Wisdom.
3. Carrie Lowe.
4. Walter Murphy.
Fourth grade. EAST
/. Zella Shepherd.
2. Della Dean.
3. Lulu Storrie.
4 Wallace Adams.
Fifth grade.
l. Theron Reece.
2. Frank Wisdom.
3. Edith Thompson.
4. Mildred Schoenauer.
Sixth grade.
/. Reno Numbers.
2. Eva Gerdeau.
3. Paul Joseph.
4. Remmie Kelly.
Seventh grade.
l. Lenora Routson.
2. lone Shepherd.
3. Edith Safer.
4. Mamie King.
Eighth grade.
l. Hazel Hopkins.
2. Ethel Halves.
B. Ethel Lee.
4. Will Wilkerson.
5. Minnie Wisemau.
High School.
l Jewell Boutwell,.
2. Ada Bray.
3. Violet GOWNS.
4. George Falligan.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1903-09-19
OBITUARY.

The infant daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred L. Harris died Monday
night after a short illness. The
funeral services wese held Thurs
day afternoon at the Congregation
al church, Rev. Gray conducting
the services, the remains being in
tered in the Fairview cemetery.
The sympathy of all is expressed
to the family in this their hour of
sorrow.
Roy, son Of MI. and Mrs. Olein,
of this place, died Wednesday, af-
ter an illness of some time. Roy
was nearly a year old at the time
of his death. The funeral services
were held Thursday afternoon at
the Congregational church, the re-
mains being laid to rest in the
Fairview cemetery. The sympa.
thy of the community is extended
to the bereaved family in this their
hour of affection.
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SCHOOL NOTES.

School opened Monday with 63
pupils enrolled, 10 in the High
School, nine in the Grammar, Is
in the intermediate, and 20 in the
Primary.
Prof. Neageli will have one year
of High School work this year.
Owing to the ZACH that the fur.
niture for the Grammar depart
ment failed to arrive on time, Mrs.
Wells and Miss Clay conduct their
classes both in one room.
Rinaldo and Maude Fleek began
school Wednesday.
Among the new pupils in the
primary department r Ruth and
Irene Tilton, Helen Forbes, Jen-
ME Peterson, Inez Miners, Ralph
Sheldon. Hiram Wilson and Clar-
ence Olein.
Many of the pupils have not yet
begun school, the whooping cough
keeping them at home. The Ora
din children are among the victims.
Homer Wallin is laid up with a
bad cold.
None Of the High School pupils
have entered as yet.
We have very muddy looking
rooms these days.
We would be pleased if the pa
rents contemplating sending begin.
ners in school work would send
them as soon as possible so they
will not be so far behind the class.
Every day counts with the begin.
ners.
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Contest Notice.
,epartmeut of the Interior

Department Oh Tie lIlteIIOF
United States Land Office Minot, n. ID.
Sept. 10th 1903.
sufficient contest affidavit having been
filed in this Office by Walter l.. RAFFERTY,. contest
ant, Homestead entry. No. 1889. made Sept.
2Gttl, 1902. for seA section II, township 40,
range "a, by George Dewitt cOntestee, in which
it is alleged that said claimant has wholly
abandoned said tract Of land Tor q period Of
more than SIX months just prior to the filing
Of this contest; the fact is he never did reside
upon the said IL act of land, and never did make
any valuable Improvements thereon. and that
said alleged absence from the said land was
not due to his employment In the army, navy or
marine corps of the United States as = private
soldier, officer, seaman or marine during the
war with Spain, or during any other war in
which the United States may be engaged, said
parties are hereby notified to appear, respond
and offer evidence touching said allegation at
1Oo'clOck a, m. on November 2, 1908, before the
Register and Receiver at the United States
Land Office in Minot. N. D..
davit filed Sept. 10th 1903 set forth facts
which show that after due diligence personal
service of this notice can not be made tits here.
by ordered and directed that such notice be
given by due and proper publication,
II. G. SanbOrn.
Register.
James johnson Atty, for Plaintiff,
Min0t. N. d. sepl9
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Contest Notice
Department of the Interior,
United States Land Once, Bismarck,

ulGC OGdtCo 1duu OACOS 0l6uJdlChs
North Dakota. July 2, 1903.
A sufficient con test affidavit having been filed
in this office by Ole o. Lsckrem Of Turtle Lake,
Mclean Co. n. D. contestant, against Home:
stead entry No. 2o597, made NOV. 10; 1902. for
VIZ neA & WI SEX section 80, township l4S a.
range 70 W. bv Charles o. Olson c0ntestee, in
which it is alleged that the said claimant has
wholly abandoned said tract; that he has chang
months since making said entry; that said tract
is not settled upon or cultivated by said party
as required by law, and that such default exists
at this time and that the absence OF said claim
ant was not caused by claimant being engaged
il the military or nava service Of the United
States in the war said parties are hereby
notified to appear, respond and offer evidence
touching said allegation, at 10 O'Clock q. mr.. on
October 26. 1903, before Rose A. Ward a notary
R4blltc; in and f9r Mclean county, \. n; OAK; at
t 2 o'clock p, IN, on Nov. 2. 1908. before the
Register and Receiver at the United States Land
Office in Bismarck, N. OAK,
The said contestant having in q proper atfi-
davit filed Sept. 1, 1903, set forth facts which
show that after due diligence personal service
of this notice cannot be made it Is hereby Or
dered and directed that such notice be given by
due and proper publication.
John Satterlund,
sep IS Receiver.
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Miss Mary Andrew had serious
attack of %fainting Thursday after
noon while attending the funeral
services. She was taken to the
home of Mr.. and Henry Rohrer,
and up to the time of going to
press, she is resting very comfort
able. Her many friends hope for
speedy recovery.
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Lives there a man with soul so dead,
Who'd leepwithouta first class bed
When one who doesn't try to shirk,
Can buy sweet sleep for days work.
CAsEY-MARsHALL's.
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ADDITIONAL LOCALS

Mimosa, Mimosa, finest of Ladies'
Dress Shoes sold by Wallin & Go.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Reuter- were
in from the farm Friday.
LOST: On Coal Harbor road, one
rain coat and a light automobile
o~vercoat. Finder leave at Leader
office.
WANTED:-Cattle to winter,
Frank Mentzer, 6 miles southeast
of Coal Harbor.
A man in Wells county bought
a hunting permit and tried to CON-
NIT matrimony with it.
The New Rockford Transcript
has entered upon it's XXI year
and is as newsy as ever. Here is
hoping hat it may always keep uI
its prosperous voyage.
The threshing machines slut
tered a good deal last week in tel
ing their story Of crop yleld-ol
account of the excessive strenu
osity Of old Jup. Pluvius.-Forun
Kernels.
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LANDS! LAND s!

For Sale Cheap. the South half Of Section IS
144-s1, four miles east Of Washburn. Also the
the southwest quarter Of section 4144-ss, nine
miles northwest of Washburn, For terms and
particulars address the owner.
b. O. CRANDALL,
Candy, Mimi.
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A CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to thank our friends
who so kindly assisted us in the
death and burial of our son.
MIR. and Mrs. LOUIE PETERTON.
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ADVERTISED LETTERS.

The following is list of letters
uncalled for at the postoffce Wash
burn, N. D. for the week ending
ing Saturday, September 10Th, 1903:
Dettmen, Mrs. P. Miller, Mrs. j.. E.
Folk, Miss Anna Mewharter, G. E..
Fiterman, Bros. Olson, Miss Belle
Henrasson ,Mrs.A Patterson, Chas.
Hofert, Vawhart Reid, j. 81.
Howard. F. H.. Reed, Emil
Hoher, Dobald Schneider, Otto
johnson. A. A. Tuchscherer, w.
Kohl, Fred Vollmer, Otto
Kobatsch, Miss Wisman, Geo.
In calling for the above letters,
please say advertised" and give
date of this notice; letters will be
held fourteen days before being
sent to Dead Letter Office.
AUGUST Fl. WAHf, P. M.
$50. REWARD. $50.
The above reward will be paid
for information that will lead to
the conviction of the party who set
or caused to be set the fire on Sec.
30-l43-82. p. WELLS,
Aug. 20, 1903. G.. WR1GHr,
and others.
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anted 200 head of cattleto
winter. Plenty of hay and water.
Good sheds and best of care.
Z. M. Wogaman,
oct "a Hancock, n. D.