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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-20

committee and gravely stated that
he must protest against the repeal of
the Timber and Stone Act.
1t is true that the bill to repeal the
Timber Act was allowed to pass the
Senate without opposition from the
timber senators, even after they had
announced that they were opposed
to any repeal of the law and the
inference is therefore that they as
sured themselves that the bill would
he we'll taken care of in the House
and probably never even get out of
the Public Lands Committee. Que
member of that committee even made
such . boast.
Congress il hurrying through with
it's necessary work; It Is proposed 70
force an early adjournment-within
the month. With the ponderous
machinery Of the legislative branch
of the government this will effect
saving of several thousand dollars
for every day that the session is
shortened; but for every day that
congress delays the repeal of the
Timber and Stone Act, the commuta-
tion clause of the Homestead Act and
the Desert Land Act, it means loss
to the people OF the United States of
hundreds OF thousands of dollars and
the absolute loss of great heritage
of future seekers of homes upon the
public lands
} Could the people of the country
realize the enormity of the crime
} which is being silently perpetrated
upon them and upon their children,
! they would arise in might and grind
Z to atoms the horde OF schemers and
t plunderers who are despolling the
g nation of its greatest wealth. 1t is
{ silent, insidious force which is
: with considerable rapldity absorbing
d that which in q few years will be re-
It cognized as the very vitals of the
! nation. Because OF the sinister in
a fiuence of great land interests, tht
n greatest forests in the world, and The
Il sources of magnificent water supplies
if as also the choicest agricultural landI
= capable under irrigation of produc
!, ing fabulous crops and supporting
IT numberless men and families viii
J, continue to be banded back an,
Or forth by timber thieves, b,
lc spectators, by livestock corpora
lie tions and by land monopolsts-al al
L. while congress rushes through it
l. work to make an early adjournmen
le and refuses to face the question.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-20
TO STEAL
Land AND TIMBER
LAND GRABBERS AND TIMBER SPECU-
LATORS GET In THEIR WORK In
SPITE OF PROTESTS.

Washington, April 16, (SpeciaD,
'No Land Law Reform at this ses-
sion of Congress, is the mandate
which has gone forth from the inter-
ests desrous of keeping the pirate
land laws upon the statute books to
enable grab in the west during the
coming year of few million more
acres of the peoples lands. The
mandate is apparently being needed
carefully by Congress.
In spite of two annual recommend
stions from the President; in spite of
a special message to congress urging
the repeal Of the Timber aud Stone
Act and in spite Of the evident ma
tional public sentiment favoring the
stoppage of land and timber stealing,
congress is prepared to admit Its
domination by crew of land grab
bers and timber and land spectators
which will, before the next session
steal tens of millions of dollars
worth of government property which
can never be replaced.
The repeal of the Desert Land Act,
tool of the cattle corporations has
: been voted down in the House lrriga-
ton Committee, and the repeal o
the Timber and Stone Act, unde,
which at least so million dollars wa
lost to the government last year, ant
which has been specifically recon
mended by the President and hi
special land commission, bids fair L
be quickly killed on the House floor
: if it ever gets past the Public Land
, Committee of the House. This com
mite has been holding hearings o
this act, and timber lords, ownin
hundreds of thousands of acres c
the finest standing timber in tb
world which by every law of rigf
and Justice should still be the prof.
erty of the people of the Unite
States, have appeared before thu
committee and presented eagerly al
cepted testimony, showing what
hardship it would be on the po'
settler who wants a small piece
timber adjacent to his homestead,
the Timber and Stone Act were +
pealed Mr.. 7. B. Walker, of MI
neapolis, said to be the largest own
of timber lands in the United State
owning and specializing in timb
lands in Minnesota and the Pacil
Coast states-lands whose I'll
should today be in the COVER
ment and which are valued at m
!, lions of dollars, appeared before t
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-20
i|SHOU7S 7lE Up
THE RAILROADS
rRRAL BRIDGES ACROSS BURNT RIVER
TAKEN OUT AND TRACKS
UNDERMINED.

made to transfer passengers, mail
and baggage around the washout, a
distance Of five miles, but on account
of the wagon bridges being also
washed out transfers were impos-
sible.
For several days the O. s. l.. COM
pany refused to sell tickets to points
west of Huntington, and hundreds of
passengers from the east were sent
to their Pacific coast destinations by
way of Ogden, and also by way of
Butte from Pocatello.
No through trains have arrived
from the west since Friday, and tons
of freight and baggage are piled up
on both sides of tue washouts.
Monday evening the first traiuload
of transfers arrived about 8 o'clock,
and the second load followed later
1t is expected that through trains
will be running regularly today O
tomorrow
The railway officials of all line
affected have handled the seriou
situation in an admirable manner anC
numerous words of praise are hear'
on all sides.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-20
G|ee Club Concert.

b willamette University Glee
gave one of their popular con-
at the opera house Saturday
Ping Their efforts 5ere worthy
krger audience, but the fact
they could not appear on Tues
evening IS advertised on account
Pe train being late may have had
Flhlng to do with small attend
However, all present ap-
a'ed the entertainment and spoke
OF the signing of the individ-
and of the club as a whole.
uur OF the club is not made
view OF money making entire
u' In measure to bring the
ssl'y they represent to the at
90 Of the public, and enlist the
s' of prospective students.
'nette university is the Oldest
''uon of learning on the North
Ac coast, and many of the lead
''a Oh oregon, Washington, and
we're educated there.
sunday morning and evening
~emoers of the club attended
''s az the Methodist church anC
'''u several selections to tn,
WI large congregations.
~s +" the washouts along tb'
Y N the young gentlemen
compelled to return to thei
/" oalem, Oregon, by the wa
y 's''s''o' ~ Butte, and Spokane
: "elser at 2:4O a m. Monday
~ cn'Iee small tracts from
's'' suitable for garden truck
''''s Or chicken ranches.
See r. q. Mckinney.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-20

The scbeIoske Mfg, Co., Of this
ely and Council, who received .
contract from the Boise Rapid Tran
SIT Co for 10000 ties for replacing
old ties apd 70 extend the Bolse
slJeet rsilwey system, will soon com
plete ths contract Several carloads
are YEA " be delivered, nF eel'el'
oske stated thai tbe company desires
v seepre lrQw 10000 " lpQ,pos
more epd lhei hls company wlll ep
deeyoF " eeppFe lhe eQeueet
Copper plele eWae ppe slelQpefl
A na1aeep, Nou
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We Have the Goods.

The sewer system is a go. You
will want your house connected with
this necessary sanitary Improvement.
Before having the work done, see
me and examine my stock of fixtures
and supplies. Foot OF Idaho street.
HERNAs, the Plumber,
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-20

,ch waters in the rivers OF east
n,soOp and the Blue mountains
40 seriously affected railroad
|, on the Huntington division
\ Oregon Railway & Navigation
,bot no trains have been run
that division of the road for
ii days. Bridges have been
! ed out in several localities and
!, built on soft earth have been
Ldermined and threatened as to
|er their use for railroad purposes
kerOus.
[nOst parallel conditions exist on
|butbern Pacific system south OF
md, where landsiides nave 30
led the track as to render traffic
lbIuve. Half a score of trains
detsined on either side of the
tuCtye masses and nearly 1000
Fugers we're waiting for the
s to be cleared SO that they car
led to their destinations.
the Northern Pacific better CON
m exist, traffic on that system
practically normal.
the 0. R. & N, between Hun
on and Durkee, an attempt was
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-20
RuSSia-Japan Atlas.

A Russio-Japaoese War Atlas has
been issued by the Chicago d. North
Western Ry. Three foe colored
maps, each 1890, bound IN oonye"'
lent TO, ~ for reference The East
ern situation shown in detail, win
table showing relative mIlitsry ana
naval strength and financial resources
Of Russls and japan,
Copy mailed 70 spy address ~
receipt Of ten 1o) cents ID p0s'As''
nv q. A WALkfRl
y Geo, Agt g, a n, W hyy
2Oe sQptp Man sly
6ga Sail lieke plly, p'ap
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-20
Seven Cent Social.

The Weiser Socialist Local will
give social at Mr.. Triplow's resi-
dence on Friday night, April 22.
Friends are all invited. Seven cents
will be collected at the door, but
each seventh person will be admitted
free. 65-67
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An Experiment..

.ss's'' Vss' = working on q system
d.'' 'u''kens 70 make hens
/ M We winter when eggs
IN. 49S' says tbe Emmett To-
.s'. ss' ''s' y % let lAe hens Jess
|. y ~ s'' 0ply wortb 30 eeDls .
|aD ~ u ,''e s'''0T proposes % regu-
/ m. ~' feed The only way
| asl .,,' s9'lq le % Npd ort some
| lbsn ny ~. p'te opiokepp lpy epd
| b, l's. u. ,'9p lp One fpll %
| N, ,.s' IN ''0p laying ID suw
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-20
IMAM DIED ALONE
ON DESERT SANDS
Sheepherder Finds Body Of
Mysterious Stranger who
Jumped from Moving
Train.

The remains of the unknown man
who jumped through the window of
coach on an eastbound Short Line
passenger train near Orchard station
a few days ago was discovered Sat-
urday about half mile from Cleve-;
lands sheep camp and three miles
east of Owyhee station. The man
had apparently been dead for four or
five days and the body was badly de-
composed. The discovery was made
by one of Mr. Clevelaud's sheep
herder's. Coroner Lee was noufed
and he at once went to the scene, ac-
companied by Undertaken Schreiber.
They brought the body into Sehrei-
Der & Brennan's undertaking parlors,
where it now awaits Identification.
The inquest will be held tomorrow.
The unfortunate man, who was
evidently demented, plunged through
the window of a coach on a fast
moving train on the morning of April
9. The train was stopped aud
backed up to the spot where the
stranger jumped, but no trace Of
him could be found.
A day or two later stranger ap
peared in the vicinity of Cleveland'l
sheep camp east of Owyhee station
He acted as though he were suffering
from mental alteration. The herd
ers endeavored to induce him to eat
but he insisted he was not hungry
He had discarded his coat and yes
and his clothing was in tatters
Rushing up 10 sage brush he woul'
grasp limb in his hand and shak
it, saying: Chow do you do, MI
Williams? When are you going t
paw me that 1857" He continual
inquired if he were in Kansas Cit
: and kept complaining that Nj
Williams owed HIM $25
The sheepmen begged him to es
and rest, but could not persuade hi
to come to the camp. Finally b
d climbed to the top of cliff of roc
8 about 10 feet high and pitched dow
y head first, cutting deep cash in b
I forehead. The herders hastened
e his assistance and found him uncol
e scious. They made him as comfor
II able as possible and telephoned fl
Sheriff Agnew.
II Before the sheriff arrived the u
|. fortunate man had disappeared al
e though bloodhounds we're put on t
y scent no trace of him could be foun
He wandered fully half a mile 1ro
As the cliff before sinking down on
lc face in the sand to die
8 The mysterious victim stood abo
at six feet in height and weighed i
re pounds. His hair was brown and
ct wore no beard. His features
black and distorted beyond recog
ton. He wore suit of updercio'
ing, trousers, shoes and stockini
:. Nothing was found In bis pocke
Search is being made for his c'
- and vest 10 the hope that they m
contain some papers which mll
" lead to his ipdeDh6cation. BIO
"A Statesman,
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To the Public.

Having purchased Che b9lehsl
shop and business Of tbs Central
Meat Market, sw prepared " eiI
ali orders promptly spq guarantees
satIsfaodop, Would be pleased Y
reoelye your patronage
Ab-d y, q, BlspoH
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-20

Pgesb RptiegwllF, , eep's = glass
Al ths Fypll steeq Wv W 'Aell
Az, wv
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OuII09k IAul

There Elll be = WeeppR ~ V'r
Ouuook club, "Wednesday AP'N
aQlh.l a gaQ g.aQeE
Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1904-03-10

Springfield, o., March S.-Five
companies of the Ohio National
Guard are on their way here on a
special train by order of Governor
Herrick in response to the request of
Mayor G. J. Bowlus and other offc-
ials to prevent mob violence. The
negroes are determined to avenge
the lynching of Richard Dickerson
and the white men threaten to de-
stroy the Levee, which is inhabited
by the lowest type of humanity.
Springfield, March 8.-QO:5O p.
m.)-The mob is at its work. The
members of the mob are breaking
windows in houses at the Levee and
shooting at them. The mob threat
ems to burn the Levee, the negro
quarters.
At 11:18 men in the mob began to
set fire to the buildings. The mob
is dancing and yelling and shoot
ing.
Only a few militia are out and
they cannot cope with the mob,
which numbers $500.
At midnight the whole Levee dis
trict was on fire. The most motor
iOus Joints have been DESTROYED. The
militia has been reinforced by the
Urbana companya and the mob is I'M
der control half a block away. 40
one has been hurt.
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Want your moustache or beard q beautiful
brown or rich black? Then use
BUcKINGHAM'S DYE %hI t1s
DUDLEY ITEMS.

MI. Junius Kornegay visited
friends in the country Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. G. Broadhurst
visited the latter's mother, Mrs. Giles
Sunday.
Miss Annie Grady, who is attend
ing school here, visited her parents
in Duplin, Saturday.
There will be Sunday school at
the public school house next Sunday
afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock.
Any one having a "sorry" bird
dog to sell, would do we'll to see MI.
Charlie O'Berry. No ''good'' dogs
wanted.
MI. James Lewis, who has been
sick for several months, was able to
go to Goldsboro Saturday, we are
glad to note.
They are building a road from Mt.
Olive to China. They have it al
most completed IN some places, ]
| guess, as the ruts have no bottom.
At the Tacky Party given by
Miss Nellie Kornegay, at the home
of DR.. and Mrs. P. B. Loftin, We'd
nesday night, Miss Mary Hall wor
the prize.
A good many of our people attend
ed Miss Phoebe Stanton's closing ex
ercises at Brogden school house, Fri
day, and reported a splendid enter
tainment.
There will be a basket supper ant
musical entertainment given at tn,
public school house here next Frida,
night for the benefit of the Publ
Library. Everybody is invited to at
tend.
Dudley, Feb. 8.
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State of Chic. { ity of Toledo.
lucas CoI1ntv

State of Chic. tity of Toledo. ss
Lucas County.
Frank J Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of
E j. Cheney & Co, doing Business
in the city of Toleda. County and
State aforesaid, ard that said firm
will pay the sum of ONE BUN
DRIED D LII Re for each and
every case OF Catarrh that cannot
he cured by the use of Halls Ca
tarrh Cure
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and su described
in my presence. this 9th dav of De-
cember, A d.. 1886
Seal7 A. W. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, and acts directly o. the
blood and mucous surfaces of the
system. Send for testimonials.free.
Sold by Druggist 75c
Halls Family Pills are the best
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MT. OLIVE
The Doings of a Week in and
Around This Thriving
NeighbOrhOOd.

Around This Thriving
NeighbOrhood.
ARGUS BUREAU,
Mt. Olive, N. c.,
March s, 1904.
Miss Emma Williams was here
Sunday.
Mr.. Eugene Hines, of Goldsboro,
was here Tuesday.
Mrs. M. T. Breazeale is visiting
relatives in Goldsboro.
Miss Julia B. Howell, of Colds
boro, visited friends here last week.
Miss Norma Louisa Northam, OF
Wilmington, is spending some time
with relatives here.
Mrs. Geo. E. Hood, of Goldsbozo,
was the guest of her brother Mr..
Ernest Flowers, last week.
Mrs. Ben w. Switzerland spent
Monday in Goldsboro, at the home
of her father Mr.. Thos. MCGEE.
The many friends of Mr.. Frances
Tomlinson were glad TO have him
with them for a few days last week.
Misses Margaret and Leila Aaron
are visiting at Rocky Mount, where
they are the guests of Mrs. w. I.
Walker.
The young people enjoyed quite a
pleasant Leap Year Party one even.
ing last week, at the home of Mr.
Chas. Switzerland.
The Martha Washington Social
Club was entertained last Thursday
afternoon from 4 to 6 O'Clock, at the
home of Mrs. M. T. Breazeale, on
James street.
Mrs. w. F. Martin left Tuesday
on an extended Southern tour, &C
companied by her daughter Miss
Margaret. While away she will
visit Florence, Savannah, Jackson
Vile and st. Augustine.
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BUCK SWAMP ITEMS.
Happenings of a Week In this Thri

Happenings of a Week In this Thri-
wing Town.
Mr.. E. T. Atkinson visited our
school last Wednesday.
Farm work is greatly retarded in
this section on account of the bad
weather.
We are glad to see Mrs. Ben Deans
out again after several weeks con-
fnement at home with La Grippe.
MI. and Mrs. William Howell en-
tertained quite a number of young
people at their attractive home Sat-
urday evening.
The Sabbath School at Buck
Swamp has started up again at the
usual hour, 3 o'clock. We hope
much good may be accomplished and
the work grow in our midst.
Notwithstanding the low prices OF
tobacco, our wide awake and en-
terprising neighbor Mr.. Geo. Perkins
had five acres of the golden leaf last
year from which he realized the neat
sum of $743.O6. These prices COM
| pare we'll with those of 1902.
There will be a literary and must
cal entertainment at Buck Swamp
school house given by the senior
| classes of Misses Emma Hackney and
Bessie Lambe on Friday night,
| March 18th at s o'clock. After the lit
erary workand musical features have
been rendered, there will be a prize
awarded the prettiest girl. Admis-
sion 15c., or a young man and his
best girl for 25c., proceeds of which
are to increase the library fund. A
cordial invitation is extended the
public.
Buck Swamp, March Z.
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j. w. BYRD DEAD.

His Death Occurred at His Home
Near Mt. Olive, Monday.
His many friends in this city will
be panied to learn of the death of
Mr.. j. w. Byrd, which occurred at
his home near Mt. Olive, Monday
morning.
He had been i'll only two weeks
with typhoid fever.
He was Sc years old and leaves a
wife and eight children and many
sorrowing relatives and friends to
mourn his loss.
The funeral was conducted from
the home Tuesday afternoon at 2
O'Clock by Rev. Peter Mcintyre and
the interment was made in the Mi.
Olive cemetery.
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Escaped An Awful Fate.

Mr.. Ell. Haggins, of Melbourne,
Fla, writes: "My doctor told me-
had Consumption and nothing could
he done for me. / was given up to
die. The offer of a free trial bottle
of DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, induced me to try it.
Results were startling. I am now
on the road to recovery and owe all
to DR.. Kings New Discovery. 1t
surely saved my life." This great
cure is guaranteed for all throat and
lung diseases by J.. H. Hill & Son,
druggists. Price Soc. ard 800.
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ADMINISTRATORS Notice.

Having qualified as administrators of A.
NJ. Prince. deceased. late OF Wayne county,
NC this Ia to notify all persons having claims
against the estate Of said deceased to exhibit
them to the undersigned ON or before the lIth
day Of January. 1908. or this notice will be-
pleaded in bar Of their recovery. All persons
indebte5 20 said estate will please make i'm
mediate payment.
This the 18th day Of January. 1901.
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NOTICE.
North Carolina, In sgperiqr G Gop Il,
Wayne County, mond, c. S. c.
Emma J. Sasser

VS..
r. B. Pate and Oscar Robinson.
To R. B. Pate and Oscar Robinson.
the above named defendants:
Take notice, that the purpose of
the above entitled action is to set up,
establish and admit to probate in lieu
Of the original which has been lost, a.
copy of the last will and testament of
Clarissa Pate, deceased; and you are
required to appear at the office of the
clerk of the Superior Court of Wayne
County, in the city of Goldsboro, in
the State of North Carolina, on the
30th day Of March, 1904, at y o'clock,
No., and answer Or demur to the COM
plant fled in said action.
This the LIST day of March, 1904.
/. F. ORMOND, G. S. c..
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Notice !!

North Carolina, In Superior Court.
Wayne County, ! Jan'y Term, 1904.
w. T. Dortch on behalf of
himself and all other cred
itOrs of b. f. Scott,
VS.
John w. Aycock, assignee
of B. F. Scott.
Under and by virtue Of an order
made in the above entitled cause at
January term, 1904. of the Superior
Court of Wayne County, NorthCaro-
lima, all persons to whom B. f.
Scott is indebted or in any ann
liable are hereby notified to present
their claims to the undersigned on
or before the LIST day of April 1904,
at his Office in Goldsboro, North
Carolina, duly verified, or they
will be barred from participa-
ton in the distribution of the funds
in the hands of John w. Aycock,
Assignee of B. T. Scott.
/. F. ORMOND,
Clerk of Superior Court Of Wayne
County, N. G.
This the 10 day of Feb. 1904.
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WE TAKE ALL RISK.

When you get a box of Mi-o-na,
deposit fifty cents with j. IL. Hill d
Son as an evidence of good faith.
They will give you a signed receipt
agreeing to refund the money in &C
cordance with the coupon offer, II
Mi-o-na fails to increase weight and
cure stomach troubles. All the risk
is theirs. If Mi-o-na succeeds, as
they are reasonably sure it will, OF
they could not make an offer like
this. the cost is trifiing. Cut out the
coupon to-day and take advantage OF
this offer.