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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20

inc nothing to lose and turning the
country down because the fortunes
they came seeking could not be had
for the asking.
The true miner and prospector not
willing to down the country without
q fair trial remained and it is of such
that | wish TO write.
lis generally acknowledged that
the working classes are to great ex-
tent unlearned and uncultivated In
the large cities of the east, this is so TO
a great extent but not of the miners
Instead of the lawless, quarrelsome
mob that [ had expected to ma, l
became acquainted with quite the
reverse. | have found the average
miner to possess far above the average
dec rec of intelligence.
Away up by timber line a camp
fire is glistenlng. You wind your
way up the steep incline ana are
I'cordialIv welcomed by the occupant
of this temporary home. lie may
be gray. haired man, weather
beaten. but with clear, honest eye
and kindly face. You engage IL
conversation. You are impressed
with his clear, logical views anc
wonder whence life spent IN thiS
ont Of the world way, could gather
so much information. You oirec
the conversation faom mining TO th'
sciences or classics and your man II
able To converse lntelligently on al
ouestions The history of you
hosts early life is gradually Draw
forth and you are the guest OF an eX
Yale or Harvard or Cornell ooiies
man There are many such tooa'
welding the pick and shower .
pounding the drill in the minei'
fields of the west.
In the west tbs no disgrace TO worh
and those who are willing to chahc
it accept the inevitable with a WI,
Tho miners have turned from tn
Measures of social life and remal
for months and years in the solituo
of the hills alone with nature ene
hooks and their God. Ihey al
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20
Bridge Fund.

Subscriptions for the bridge fund
are coming III at a satisfactory rate
and the necessary $l5, 900 Is almost
reached. Those who have not sub
scribed are requested to come for
ward and affix their names to the
subscription paper and show that
they are interested in Weiser's growth
and prosperity
Bridge Commissioner +. Nj. Bar
ton has written State Engineer Dar-
lngton to come to Weiser as soon as
possible and locate the site, when
plans will be drawn and bids askeC
for its construction. From present
appearances, Weiser's bridge is al
assured fact in the near future.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20
honest, independent and loval.

honest, independent and loyal.
They love their country and watch
the great questions of the day with
Jealous eye, and on election day they
vote for principle and cannot be
bought for few drinks of booze or
won by the sleek-tongued politician.
A few months ago literary
society was organized in Roosevelt.
The great questions of the day were
brought forward and discussed, all
took part and the knowledge and
originality that the the debators dis
played was worthy the eloquence OF
a Demonsthenes or the wisdom of
8 Socrates.
| agree with Horace Greedy. CO
west, young man. Its resources ar,
unlimited, its climate healthful an(
its people elevating.
WEI. d. CORNELL,
Supt. of Hospital
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20
Railroad to Twin Falls.

That the Oregon Short Line IS Sc
riously looking into the region to be
irrigated by the Twin Falls company
in Idaho is evidenced by the fact
that Resident Engineer William Ash
ton, following his return from that
section, will in a few days send out a
locating party to run the preliminary
surveys, says the Salt Lake Tribune
Tie party will be in charge of En-
gineer Stradley, and it is likely that
1t will be in the field most of the
summer. The line will run from &
point on the main line of the Idaho
division west of American Falls and
traverse the region in southwesterly
direction.
As is recalled, the Twin Falls pro
iect will ultimately irrigate q, OO(
acres. and it will prove to be one o
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20
NEWS FROM THU
- : : y . South FORK.
POSTOFFICE WILL BE ESTABLISHED AT
SOUTH FORK STRIKES ON LO-
GAN CREEK.

lately in the Big Creek district. At
the mines of Shep Edwards on Logan
Creek, large body of high grade
ore was encountered Mr. Edwards
Is making arrangements for exten-
sive development work, on his pro
perties. An assaying outfit was
taken in shortly before Mr. Phelan
left for Weiser. Horses are going
over Elk Summit with supplies fol
the camps almost every day.
Mr.. Phelan reports that men arr
scarce in the camp, and that every
camp is short handed. A large
number of men could find steady
employment.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20

and best breeds on this superior feed
is going to prove one of the most i'm
purtant of our Washington county in
dustries. This firm seems determin-
ed to handle, at any cost, only the
best and are constantly striving to
improve their stock. and their selec-
ton of these expensive meadows for
feeding grounds proves that they
are enterprising, progressive and
desire to enjoy the highest success.
This firm literally patronizes the
p. & l. n. railway in shipping
back and forth from summer to
winter ranges. OF the latter by the
way, they own some of the best of
Snake river valley on both sides OF
the river.
Ellis Hartley and Mium Davis
are now camped on Mud Greek, be-
tween Price Valley and Meadows,
with four bands of which they have
purchased one half interest from
George V. Leighton. These young
men have been in Mr.. Leighton's EN-
ploy for four years and their advance
ment proves that there are oppor
tunlties IN Idaho for Young men wh'
are industrious and faithful. A
soon as the snow has melted in tn
mountains these sheep will be move
to Hazard Lake basin in Idaho cour
i ty.
i The snow is holding out well s
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20

the head of the streams and we en-
JOY many pleasant thunder showers
during these warm June days.
The timber cruisers are rushed this
season to locate the hundreds of
strangers who are sse king investments
in Idaho mountains. The stages are
crowded too, in accc nimodaung the
rush for mineral and forest wealth
While the p. & |. n. railway was
under construction, lumbermen ar
rived from the exhausted forests of
Wisconsin and Minnesota, locating
first the choice timber near the rail
way line. But each year the move
ment has grown until now they are
coming from everywhere Whole
townships of timber have been locat-
ed and paid for at So so per acre.
This is a great speculation when it is
considered that one tree on each acre
will pay for the land. The least
desirable of tt ese timbered quarters
will cruise 2, 900, 900 feet worth a
the lowest estimate $1,000 stand
, ing.
What Is the matter with getting 9
railroad in here? Enough peopl'
have expended enough energy work
ing their way through the mud ant
snow in Weiser canyon since th
railway "stopped short never to g
again" at Council, to have carrie
: the rails from Council and laid tn
track to Meadows 1t cannot b
for lack of paying business or lac
of capital to build the road.
must be.owing to the lacK of ente
prise. just straight, honary, pur
cussed laziness The most eXpel
sive grading is done. The ties a
rotting in the river, and the brlds
timters, telegraph poles and mo
4 ties in the ground Here is timb
In abundance There Is the She
Line needing ties and all the treele
country needing lumber and fu'
m Will somebody please get mo
i on? MARSHALL
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20
Meadows Correspondence.
Meadows, Idaho, June 10, 1908

Meadows, Idaho, June 10, l9o3.
Messrs A. G. Buttertield and
Harry Mitchell have acquired by pur-
chase and lease at Price Valley a
tract of land six miles long and four
miles wide. They control the Lost
Valley ranches on the site OF the
proposed storage reservoir at tna'
nlace. also the ranches in Deer LICK
and little Valley 'as well as all tne
proonan ranches except the Station,
mart of the Wiley claims, a large
tract of state land, besides two claims
Of their own lying Immediately ao-
,o;niro the Station ranch on the
wost and south. All the land IN
chic township not owned by the state
or private parties is reserved as a
mart of the Little Salmon fores'
Reserve. :.
The immense sheep ranch OF
Rutter6eld and Mitchell embraces
most all the desirable watering :
n,oces in the township and shuts on
other sheep men from the use OIL 'n'
old Price valley trail.
The luscious meadows of these val
w;,l henceforth supply pasturag
fnr the fine thoroughbred sheep De
. mo introduced by the above firm, an'
,h;. business of producing the hnes
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20
Sheep Cases.

Several cases of trespasss upon thes
two-mile limit law were tried, this
week before Justice Cole of Salubria.
Monday the case of Favre vs. Carlson,
came on for trial. Judgment of
So and costs WAS rendered in favor
of plaintiff. Tuesday before Justice
Chileers, at Cambridge, the cases OF
A. M. Hinshaw vs.. Giles Safer, and
L. H. Hartley vs.. Giles Safer. came
on for trial. In the former case
judgment for $50 aud costs Was
rendered in favor of the plaintiff, aud
in the latter case, $40 and costs in
favor of plaintiff. The cases will
probably be appealed Carol g..
Dolman appeared for the plaintiffs,
and Harris and Smith for defendants,
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20
Co. /. |. n. {.

Capt Lansdon has appointed the
non commissioned officers of his
company. The company is now
officered as follows: Capt. Robert
Lansdon, first lieutenant, Ed. Har
per. second lieutenant Woodson
Jeffreys, first sergeant Lafe Lansdon,
second sergeant r. H. Glaze, first
duty sergeant, G G. Dolman, second
duty sergeant, Harry Wultf, thirt
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20
TWO MYSTERIOUS
SURVEYING PARTIES
ARE WORKING TOWARD WElSER FROM
THE WEST---WILL NOT TALK.

stated that they were government
surveyors, and after completing their
work here, would go 10 the northern
portion of the county.
This is surmised to be merely
subterfuge to allay suspicion, as to
who is really their employers. Per-
sons who have been watching their
movements since they first appeared
in this locality, are of the opinion
that they are railroad surveyors, and
in the employ of one of che many
railroads that are headed in this
direction, with the intention OF
reaching the coast
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20
Roosevelt Items.
RooEsYELr, Idaho.

ROOSEVELT, Idaho.
fiilor Signal.
The following is a students view o
| fOe habits, characteristics and re-
fCuTces Of the average miner and
fNspectOr
In lhe fall of 1901 | awoke one
morning TO find myself confronted
WIN a lew not very pleasant facts(at
'i'S time was pursuing course OF
f~uy at the college of Physicians and
Salseons of Chicago, Il.) My col
Fse cues were in arrears and many
H'' ol'ls OF an insignificant nature
we're due and no capital to settle
'''n With, something must be done
'1d at once.
'D'u heard and read of the wild and
''ollel west where every man carries
bis belt big six shooter and that
l' A'sh topped boots concealed the
s''Ous bowie, which weapons the
!. '' uses on the slightest provoca-
j ''O'les of lyuchiugs, of shooting
!. s' y came vividly before me and
'u' thoughts of the mountains
-'ne'al which awaited the lucky
A.. pullsd my freight for the west
s,.a AHocKlng about for a few
n, heard of the strikes mad,
+Ain 1Dnuer Mt, Idaho and drIftet
/. i, WIN the motley throng ot
ahng, '0"e SeeAers Oh al
n, 'Ou'e to Thunder Mountain
E.D.,. ana save for few inconven
h. 'as hlled with inte rest to M,
ApDsd F'u 'ua streams and rocky, snov
he hon., S' the fleeing deer an,
sd '' NV ol the coyote all were ne,
Pleasing to me.
ue d. a''er my arrival in the min
hsNt.h,. ~ TIE reaction which mus
nest s~... follow in the wake of a
isadrsd. 'uients came, men by th
Arpv ls'' 's'urned disheartened, som
'nelr all and others has
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar
rhOea Remedy.

Is everywhere recognized as the
one remedy that can always be de-
pended upon and that is pleasant To
take. 1t is especially valuable for
summer diarrhoea in children aud is
undoubtedly the means of saving the
lives of great many children each
wear. For sale by all druggists.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20

luty sergeant, Fred Edwards, fourth
duty sergeant, B. S Sindfer first cor
poral Vim. Link, second Ben Cope,
third Roy Sutcliffe, John Nevins, o.
NJ. Lloyd Isadore Smith. Musicians,
Bert Jenny, Frank Gail.
The boys are drilling earnestly and
when the equipments arrive the
company will give good account of
themselves.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20
A Serious Mistake.

f. G.. Dewitt & Co. is the name
of the firm who make the genuine
Witch Hazel Save that heals without
leaving scar 1t is serious mis-
take to use any other. DeWitts
Witch Hazel Salve cures blind, bleed
ing, itching and protruding piles,
burns, bruises, eczema and all skin
diseases. Sold by
WALKER & SoMMERcAAr.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20

Two parties of surveyors have been
working west of town for several
days past Thursday they appeared
in the city, and began making pre-
limlnary surveys in the vicinity OF
the city. The parties are well equip
ped, as though for a summer cam
paigu They have tents, wagons, and
everything necessary for overland
travel
The members of the parties are
very retcent, and will give out NJ
information as to whom they are EN-
ployed by or where they are heading
for. A member of one of the partie
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20

Relief trains carving supplies ana
[,,,meu are being run as near Hepp-
h, as the condition of the track VIII
L,mit. Bodies are being recovered
IA hurried as rapidly as possible, and
h streets Of the unfortunate town
l. belug cleared of the wreckage
|Ncbin many places is fifty feet high.
koass have been found more than
IA miles from Heppner. The latest
|00ort ,s that over 200 bodies have
! Ven recovered. and it is thought the
(mber will reach 300.
| james Kelly, son of Mayor Thos
J Kelly was in Heppner at the time
! the food but came out alive, and
ss one of the first to reach Pendle-
Op With the news Of the great disast-
In an interview with 3 correspon-
lent Of the 0regonian, he gives a
nphic description Of the appalling
uecacle. He SAID: Nothing but
he wrecks of buildings aud crushed
bsuged and unrecognizabie bodies
Fae to be seen everywhere, and on
III sides there was death and destruc-
lion. Houses went down covered
Fih frightened people calling FOL
ep that couli not be given them
from tue base of the hills on eithe
de of the river the town was swep
ETsy Nothing was left but th
pick buildings and a few founda
lions People caught on to trees
F0me Of them hanging there all night
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20

If YOU have real estate for sale
list it with r. G. MCKINNEY.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20

Bee-hives and supplies at Kim
balls. 6ott
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-06-20
Cash for Harness.

We, the undersigned, after the
first day of July, 1903, will sell for
cash only. HARRIS & DEAN.
S25 WALTER W. RIGGS
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05

Hckox, man in any walk of life who answers
query by remarking that he has constitutional
rights admits the imputation but refuses to talk
about it. Another who recalls that the statute of
limitations has run against his history simply says
the tale is too old for present consideration.
Many Senator's and lobbyists have gone before the
Grand Jury and denied all knowledge of boodling.
They are technically and popularity known rs stand
patters." Prominent men who are trying to protect
them are excused on account Of good politics" A
'sawduster" Is the who makes great pretensions
of honesty but who has been proved scoundrel.
lobster Is short for lobbyist and not construed
popularity though latterday developments have made
the two terms almost synonymous.
And AS the investigation progresses other
pcrversions Of the language will doubtless become
common. The nexibity of English words is well
illustrated by the hardness with which booders
construe them ms by dictionary. Perhaps shall
forget about it when the political and legislative at
mosphere has been cleared. For the sake of an I'M
corrupted tongue, let us hope So
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05
is A HABIT

hut long before you shall have reached
life's prime YOU will be that most miserable
and most pathetic of all things-a burnt
out debauche, the driveling, drooling wreck
of what you ought TO have been.
This is not preaching. 1t is simply plain
truth-as millions of men and women, when
too late have found out
To be happy in this world. In the only
sense in which 1t pays to be happy, va
must ever conserve our self-respect as ra-
tional human beings.
The young man who cannot look his pure
! minded mother in the face without bluah-
ing to think of the life he is leading IL not
making the most of this world. Let him
not for a moment think that he is.
The husband and father who upon going
home at night, cannot kiss his wife withc:zzi1;
feeling that his lips are q Proclamation Sc
her, or take his innocent child in his arms
without the thought that those arms are
besmirching the little ones purity, Is not
making the most Of life.
He may think that he is, but he Is destined
later on to be most cruelty Disseminated.
1t Is perfectly true that we know but ltt-
tie of what's above: but this much we do
know. that while below" We must live e.
berry and decently If we would live long
and happily.
The epcureanism which. because It can.
not pluck out the heart Of LIES mystery,
resigns itself to the root Of appetite and
the orgies Of passion. Is nothing less than
simon-pure foolshness.
1t is worse than foolishness-it Is suicide.
Be manlyl That Is the only creed. It ia
true that We know but little Of tomorrow,
but to-day be manly. 1t Is true that va
know but little of what's above" bus
while here below" be manly.
No matter how the battle shall end, while
1t IS on-stand by your gunsi
Copyright. 1903. by W. R Hearst. Great hit.
ain rights reserved
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05

WRITTEN FOR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC.
A few words on the following communion
ton may not be wholly out of place:
am young who has been honestly try
ing for four or five years to lind out what to be-
Heve. have heard all kinds OF preachers
Catholic and Protestant. but vet I've struck
nothing that seems TO I'LL the bill.
The other day, as l looking through n
magazine. l came across what seemed to TO
be the most sensible creed written. Here
1t is:
Let US indulge the Joys we know,
OF music. wine and love:
We're sure OF what find below,
Uncertain what's above"
What do you think OF 1t?
What do think of It?
Well to speak broadly, l think It Ia a
creed that no young man can afford to fool
with.
In the first place. 1t is not an honest
creed 1t does not look you squarely in the
face and speak out in a plain. straght-
forward way. but winks and blinks. and
talks in the most uncertain manner imaSin-
able
1t comes at you with mask on.
Knowing that you naturally desire to be
happy, it talks to you Of Joy" when it
really means to bring you wretchedness.
and nothing but wretchedness
1t holds up before you the vision of
love-" the fairest of all the angels of God.
when in reality 1t is thinking Of lust. tho
most loathsome of all the devils that tor
ment and degrade us.
1t would seem to say to you something
like this: Life Is short and the future is
uncertain: therefore. be happy while the
ci,o b,,,s yt
that you should devote your earthly life to
the wild dissipation which is sure to make
1t living hell.
The creed Of which the young man
writes is an old one-as old as humanity;
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-05
BY THE REV. T. B. GREGORY

and in all ages its devotees have died
cursing themselves for having been foolish
enough to believe its teachings.
There is some truth in the creed. Wise
men have always realized and bemoaned
the Limitation of our actual knowledge. Wen
does the poet exclain:
Behold we know not anything.
Our knowledge is a very small island in
boundless sea of conjecture.
II have heard the preachers writes our
correspondent. but so far l have struck
nothing that seems to fill the bill; and If
by filling the bill the young man means
positive knowledge Of mans genesis and
destiny, he is right. for the preachers have
no such knowledge TO impart.
Alike upon preacher and parshioner there
presses down the burden of this "unintelli
gible world and before the man who
breaches and the man who listens to the
preaching there looms up the same impene
trable mystery.
1t does not pay to give the reins to appe-
tite and passion. Do It. and you will be
driven to destruction. Nothing is moro GER
tain. 1t Is the sum of the experience of
the libertines of all the ages.
THE wages OF sir"-of violating the law
of temperance and decency-"is deathl'' It
is a fact in the eternal constitution of
things. 1t was a fact before 1t was written
down in the Bible. nor would It have been
any the less of fact had It never been
thus written.
Prudence-I am speaking Of nothing
higher just now-says: Make the most Of
this life; and every healthy instinct Of our
humanity adds. BE happy" but how are
you going to be happy. II. being man. you
sink your man-nature into that OF the beast
and live, not for reason and virtue, but for
sensuality and passion?
For little while, It is true, you may find
in your mad indulgence a sort OF pleasure;