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, 1904-09-07

Mr.. and Mrs. G. Vernon Sparks have
been spending a week at their home in
Camden.
JOS. North and family, of Philadel-
pdla, are guests of the Centre House
for a short s~ojourn here.
The Centre House had a goodly num-
Der of guests over Labor Day.
We have just received a new invoice
of silk belts in white, black, red and the
popular shades of green and burnt
orange. Mech & Co. n
Miss Estella Reed and E.. Kindig.
Jr., of Philadelphia, were the guests of
Dir. A. H. Reynolds and Miss Major at
the st. Charles over Labor Day.
The more recent arrivals mt Breck
Villa and the Towers have been j. G.
Wear and family, J. P. Townsend and
family, A. d. Detweiler and family
and Wilmer F. Eells and family, Phil
adelphia. j. l.. Thomas and family,
Mt. Airy, Pa, are booked to arrive on
Sept. 10th.
Rev. H. w. CorsOn, of Tioga, Pa,
whose family for nearly two months
have had apartments in Breck Villa,
preached two eloquent sermons last
Sunday to the great delight of those
who attended the Presbyterian church.
Mr.. Corson will always receive a warm
welcome whenever he returns to Holly
Beach.
Rt. Rev. James A. McFaul, Bishop
of Trenton, will visit st. AIMS church,
Holly Beach, next Sunday, Sept. IL,
1904. While here at the 10 o'clock mass
the Sacrament of Confirmation will be
administered. father Tighe extends a
cordial invitation to all. and no doubt
many of his friends will be on hand to
witness the ceremony.
An adjourned meeting of the Holly
Beach Borough Council was held on
Tuesday evening. Mayor Smith and
Councilman Barnett, Culver, Long,
Lopez and Woolston were present, as
was also Clerk Hewitt. The Council
was confronted with numerous COM
plants from people about the garbage
not being removed. The sanitary COM
mittee has been almost driven to dis
traction over this vexing problem and
they ere eagerly awaiting the advent of
the sewers. The garbage contractor
seems to be unable TO get over the en-
tire town as he should. The clerk was
directed to advertise for bids for the lay
Ing of additional cement sidewalks and
curbs. In adopting specifications for
this work it was decided to use crushed
stone instead of Stag. Upon the advice
of Judge Voorhees, action on the sewers
was deferred until more signers are
gotten on the petition. 1t seems that
DR.. Andrew, one of our largest property
owners, signed conditionally. 1t is be-
lieved hat this will not stand in Law,
which makes the petition fall short of
the required number of signatures. to
the amount of about $40, 000. Now, Mr..
reader, if you WI property in Holly
: Beach and desire to see the town adj
anc and take its rightful place among
her sister resorts, step up to the cap
tain's office and sign the sewer petition,
if you have not already done SO. Mes
srs. Culver, Long and Lopez were APP
pointed a sewer committee and they
| hope to be able to report at an adjourn
+ ed meeting to be held next Tuesday
evening that the required number of
signers have been obtained. If sewers
are to be in operation for the season of
1905 somebody will have to get a hustle
on. There's a lot of red tape to be gone
through before the much desired pipes
will be performing their functions I'M
der the ground.
, 1904-09-07

AT many seashore places cistern wa
ter is still used for domestic use. Our
artesian wells furnish an abundant sup
ply of the purest water for household
use and fire protection. Baker Bros.
, 1904-09-07
Mech CO.
Cor. BURKE q PACIFIC AVE,
HOLLY BEACH.
Next Marine National Bank,
WILDWOOD.

We are showing new fall styles in
ready to wear hats for women and
children at our Holly Beach store.
This is a preliminary showing of hats
to meet the demand of those who want
a fall travelling hat or school hats for
the children. Our regular fall mill
inery opening will take place later
when a very attractive line of waists,
fall dress goods and trimmings will
be shown.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-12-07


The province of Hanover, Prussia,
has its Weser river, and situated on
the same is Hamlin Town, made IA
nous by the legend Of the Pied fiper,
as told in verse:
ssHemlin Town In Brunswick,
The river Weser, deep and wide,
Washes its walls on the southern side''
Idaho has its Weiser river and on
its banks stands Weiser City, its
boundaries washed on the southern
side by the Snake river deep and
wide. HAmlin town in those ancient
days hsd = population something like
900, all moro or les superStitious;
also the little city was surrounded by
old walls of no special proficiency in
case of attack from the outside. The
industries we're very limited, and SO
apathetic had the burgers become that
the rats took possession Of the town,
and, as the story goes
RATS
They fought the dogs and killed the
.1 cats,
And bit the babies in the cradle;
They ate the malt from out the watts,
And licked the soup from the cooks
own Iadle. -
All efforts to rid the city of the
vermin seemed futile. At length
fabulous reward was offered to anyone
who would give relief. A quaint
stranger came and agreed, for con-
sideration, to remove the evil. His
offer was accepted, and by the soft
i tones of his magic pipe drew every
rat from it's hiding place and on to
the Weser river, where they we're
drowned. The dishonest burgers
refused to pay, as agreed, and, as
revenge, again the soft tones OF the
pipe we're heard, and along the streets
came crowds of children, who, fol-
lowing. the steps of the Piper. were
led to the face of the mountain,
which is said to have opened and
swallowed the children forever Sad
times for Hamlin town in Brunswick
But, to turn from legend to some
thing more authentic. across the
river lay many miles of fertile terri
tory that had long been neglected,
and as the river at that point wal
rocky and turbulent, communication
was difficult, but as the interests o.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-12-07
A SIGNAL EDITORIAL FOUR YEARS AGO:

~. it.t ss 1f H
the city languished, the idea OF some
means OF increasing lite resources was
aneoasted canal was proposed
..s1a mh.n oor,r,.,c.a
M ~
'ne now era
vived In the old town, new industries
followed, and the old means OF com
munication soon proved lnaoequese.
A bridge was projected, ana To-Day tne
Weser Of Hamlin Y spanned ~ AZ
iron guspension bridge toO xees 1ong
approx ximateiy - 49, q Il
will - IL hfid0pl - 4
tn Hnake. Ana e''o - sll =
Of these sagacious operaslons -
quaiut old place grew until IN lo'o'
it had population OF over ~
We have no rats In Weiser, put the
insidious gnawing OF delay, and hopes
deferred are equally as dangerous ana
annoying as active rodents. AS tne
children were led away oy the pleas
ant sounds and prospects that seemed
better than home, so many other IN
auences draw our resources from u.s.
and once lost they may never pe re-
gained. The development OF one re-
source surely creates another. Let 10
use the history OF the old city on the
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-12-07

binQ at the public treasury through
,poIitcal combinations for sectional
benefit, to the neglect of the CONNER
|cial development of the state. he
gave a forceful roast OF the Agrl-
cultural college situation. The in
stitution, he said, had never been To-
Gated and was now held where they
had to 90 out with an umbrella to
irrioate and was not established In
the arid belt, where it belonged. He
favored bridge across the salmon
near Gof.
Senator l.. W. Smith referred to
the commercial benefits TO be derived
by our connections with eastern Ore
oon through the construction OF the
bridge and expressed bis satisfaction
al the outcome % the noble e'for's
meds 10 aseufe a.
". ID, Barton spoke briefly sna
added his enthusiasm 70 che oeeaslep
snd everybody could sss that "a ''''
gell rewarded Cos bic oboFss' ~ 'b''
eelobsAflnq tAe eiaaipnep' ~ op'
deslFef
~ AsgeF he'lg, wbe esf e1f ~
as ela,lap sostefs ~ ihe ee'''
,aoseus4ss ~ she bg'asp ffp'sNss'
hls aallgl.s A ~ i'e'''ep ~ ~
hppAf
49, 'ase $50 rw es''FF ''''
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-12-07
D 4 GOOD IINE
ON LAST MONDAY
People and 4 Large Humber d Visitors Celebrate CON-
pefel d bridge


Astoria 1t is particularly inter-
esting to any one familiar with the
topography of this country. The
Lewis and Clark expedition, which
crossed the continent about ten years
previously and the centennial OF whose
arrival on the coast we are to cele-
brate in Portland next year, had,
after following the Missouri river to
it's source, crossed the mountains OF
Montana and entering the state OF
Idaho, probably through the LoLo
pass striking the head of the Clear
water, which they followed to it's
iuncture with the Snake, where the
town of Lewiston now stands, and
then the Snake to the Columbia and
the Columbia to the ocean. The AS
tor expedition, however, followed the
Missouri river to the Yellowstone, fol
lowed the Yellowstone to the Rocky
mountains, crossed the Rocky noun
tains to the headwaters of the Snake
and followed down the Snake. They
passed through. this section OF country
IN the dead of winter and suffered
manv hardships. They followed the
snake down to the box canyon which
they found impossible, then retraced
their steps to the mouth OF Powder
river which they followed to about
where Baker City now stands, then
struck out westward through the
Grand Ronde valley and over the biue
Mountains to the head waters OIL pne
TImatilla, which they followed &c
its junction with the Columbia Ano
the Columbia to the sea.
The early Oregon immigration O
+ha forties and fifties followed
throu0b this country substantially tnf
Soma route taken by the John J.Asto'
exnadition and the Snake river valley
beoame part Of the early highway
across the continent.
I have heard many an old p'onee
:, the forties and fifties describe 'nl
country as 1t appeared to their you.n
full eyes and describe their dlincuisls s',s'
in crossing the Snake. Loss Oh s'os
and loss OF human life was not up
. w .,no, and the Snake river earl
) oanired that reputation for treacner
Sh,ch it still bears. 1t was not unl' !.
tha discovery of gold in Boise Dasl .
; and the great freight traffic from ~ -
> Columbia river bad begun tns' is' m
s,ss we're established along Snake ri'
- % old's ferry, ten miles below ~ 'or =,
s' " one M ~ the first and is > h's'of'
! a,n, Bat it IL not my intention
> enter into q dissertation 'o,Ji,s a,,e'
. ,@s s"s'' dsselopmeut Of this 'a'ls' &
!. ,,'s M details Of which are 30
a Familiar 10 most Of sog .ps' ''' NM -
y ''s ! aeselopmont u Which many
!. on M Nave beeu wiiaesses a'moS. - y
!, III ~" 'sy,onine, snd sQiiiee ~ 70 -
Z ''s, ''s i bridge aesoss spaee '''s' Z, i,
y .nls M oolni hss beep sbe 9's'p ,.,,s' y y
~. ,S.., ana ,,aa uoal psQgsess'Fe '''sf' ''''
u p'r 'f' sea,. 1Ilelg blsp ppp'' s'''''' r.
4 ,~ ~, ,,oa s4alllop pp'i' tpp fV''f y "
4 ~ s..' ' au.uulilee Nos el,pq'p'''
4 IND A.lsss lpu''ee's'T' ~ VI II .se. ','..
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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-12-07

ben the Weiser band took up the
b to the bridge Monday after
] for the exercises, the bridge
|lready block with people, with
he crowd on land on either shore.
rE 1900 was the size of the gath
I, and they streamed back and
across the bridge in delight at
\ feat accomplished and the union
lyon and Idaho.
b handsome structure was dec
N gaily with bunting.
ping to the GOODNESS of the air, in
! ko the bright sunshine, the or
y previously arranged was
(sd. After music by the band
ksgon and in Idaho, Hon. Frank
fl' announced that the last spike
Y now be driven by e. M. Barton
that the speaking would be post
7 until evening when they would
place at the opera house.
|med with a bright new sledge
ner, Mr.. Barton drove home the
pike amid the hurrahs of the
Pltude, and the big bridge wai
f'unced completed.
Weight o'clock in the evening, the
= house was packed. Owing tt
pressure of official business nei
ne governor Of Oregon or O.
70 was able to be present as ex
M Both sent regrets. Th'
was occupied by Mayor Val
Kim, Ex- Mayor Thos. e. Kelley
B. L. Sleeves, Hon. Frank Har
aon' I. Q. Galloway, Hon. L
smith, E. M. Barton, Mr.. T. W
'u' Of Vale, and Dennis Dyer.
asor Van Sicklin presided in
snective manner and welcome
rOpie in happily chosen words
wen proceeded to introduce th
- speakers, Hon. B. L. Sleeve
non' Frank Harris, who, wit
|"o governors, and J. M. JOSEPH
|"sson, yho was also absent, wer
arranged for on the program,
r. r. Sleeves said In part:
u ~ suspicious occasion th'
" together this evening, y
~me together 10 celebrate q
[ Which will forever mark q
" the history Of the dsFeio|
/" Aeiheps county, Oregon, %
'ss'op county, Idaho, We hn'
| ps''her 70 celebrate the geellf
W. = We dream ~ our psopie =
's'' W years 'Ae union ~ y
''''' ~ Idaho snd pseaop ~
'' '''' hpeke fIsef
n u. ppe neallg 100 yeefF sinI
~ f" Hhlle mou Hisi henaia !
t''i valley }Ae nsrl l'e'|
Hep y seas n s''is fA'lsy
R,f NJ We e||esl nsF uf ~
a. w. f4pea lllap NAaNf 4
" HllsAH t,lep 1lA''' Y
feNl|'|Aul " 1919
FL N'H loA'Asg v fA'N''s'
P ~ 8asAsAs'w 'ss'A'
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-23

Disturbed at the Nurphy-Mcearren
Disagreement

New York. August 1e.-The demo-
crati committe has not been asked To
interfere in the Murphy-McCarren dis
agreement In Create New York. nor
will ii take up the matter IL It is asked
10 do So. a member Of the committee
said today hat McCarren had been
regularly selected BY the state COM
mittee. and that IL was not in the
power OF The state chairman nor the
executive committee to relieve
him. McCarren has announced that
he Will not resign as executive chair
man.
The member OF the state commit
tee are disturbed ut the constant at
tacks upon McCarren by Murphy, but
see no way to accommodate the mat
ter. 1t is believed at state headquar-
ters hat the dispute will be over after
August 30. when the primaries are
held.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-23

new dormitory at the Baptist Unfver-
city for women here. It Is "FaircIoth
Hail. made OF brick with brownstone
trimmings. the name appearing above
the main entrance. IL Is a very i'm
posing building.
Work will soon begin on the agri-
cultural building at the Agricultural
and Mechanical college here. Light
grey brick are 10 be used with brown
stone trimmings. The design of the
building is very imposing. The struc
ture will fac to the north.
This morning Governor Ayccok and
state Auditor Dixon spent two or three
hours at the farm OF the A. & NJ col
tege farm in company with Professor
Charles W. Burketf. The farm Is
very attractive place and furnishes n
number Of object lessons
Sheriff !. Johnson OF Wilkes county
brought to the penitentiary today "a
convict. white. TO serve FIVE gears for
incest. Convicts are getting mighty
scarce at the prison and they are alt
giyen the glad haad-the longer the
term and the more able-bodied the
man. the warmer being the welcome.
for IL there were TWO or three thousand
more than there are the state could
use them nj Ito advantage. they being
in muc request during the pasi three
years. Talking about Wilkes county
sheriff Johnson said the crops are the
finest ever grown there and that the
oldest citizen were 50 telling. Not n
bale OF cotton was made there. but to-
tacco. corn. grass. pears, etc. are fine
and the fruit crop splendid.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-23

Order Restraining the Merger of tine
Little Nugget With the CheSa-
peake Transit Company Alleged to
Have Been Violated.

New York, August 20.-On applica-
ton of counsel for Walter S. Johnston,
a minority stakeholder of The Norfolk
ana Southern railroad company. Su-
preme Court Justice Mccall today
signed an order directing Albert H.
Flint. John T. Bacon, j. c. Hapiin and
others. directors of the railroad COM
Pany. the Chesapeake Transit COM
pany and the Colonial Trust Company
OF Pittsburg, to show cause in the su-
preme court on August goth why they
should not be punished for contempt
of court in violating the order issued
several months ago, restraining them
from carrying into effect their plan
for consolidating the Southern road,
known as the Little Nugget with the
chesapeake Transit Company.
| Mr.. Johnston began 4 suit in June
last TO prevent the merger, on the
ground that the consolidation was
against the best interest Of the road
and the restraining order was granted.
Johnston and Henry Sampson, another
director of the road, o allege that
Albert H. Flint and others who control
the Transit company have disregard
SO the court OTUeT dIlu nave SOIt
ahead with the idea Of carrying into
execution the original plan of consoli-
dalton.
In IN affidavit presented to the court
Henry Sampson swear that Film and
his cOnferees ave gone ahead with
their plans to dispose of the Southern
roads property for purposes nne
ted with the scheme described in Mr..
Johnston's complaint" that they are
using $4,000 worth of treasury bonds
to raise the money for the deal, and
have torn up about five miles of track
between Cape Henry and Virginia
Beach, purchased some years ago for
the road for half a million dollars, and
are now changing that line to a troll
ley system, to make it a part of the
Chesapeake line. The affidavit alleges
that this act has impaired the value
of the Norfolk and Southern earnings
by cutting off Cape Henry as term1-
nus, and loss, he AYERS will fall on the
shareholders who objected TO the
merger.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-23
THREE CHILDREN DISAPPEAR.
Search by Police and Detectives Fail
to Give any Gu to Their Where


Chicago. August 1S.-Three children
of Charles Hauser, a contractor OF Oak
Park. have disappeared and search oy
police and private detectives has faiic,I
to give a clew TO their whereab bouts.
The children are Emma. I3 years. Emit,
S years, and Ernest. 6 years. The cnI.-
dren disappeared last Tuesday. Az
three were with their step mother on
the second floor OF the residence Ms.
Hauser, desiring an article from the
first floor, sent Emily to fetch IL.
Well go, too" cried the sister and
little brother and the trio ran down the
stairs. That was the last Mrs. Hauee-
saw Of them.
Mrs. Hauser said that soon after the
children had gone down stairs. size
heard a shrill and peculiar wistle cou.-
ing apparently from the back yard.
The police have learned that the chii-
dren. when going home from school,
Monday night, had been pursued for a
block n a half by a roughly dressed
man.
Soon after the three had returned n
woman, apparently a beggar. asked pet
mission to rest at the Hauser house.
n seemed TO be a Gypsy. and when
denied permission she left, cursing.
Neighbors soon afterward saw her
peeping in at the windows.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-23
The DoWser Cat
Mr.. Bowser Works Out a Scheme to Do Away With Him.
but the Feline Gets Wise and In the End
Fools the Old Man.

himself and Mr.. Bowser and that he
must toe the scratch and win IL he
could He therefore made not the
slightest objection to being roughly
dumped into an old basket and the
cooks apron tied over il.
"Thatll do nicely" observed Mr..
Bowser when all was ready, and now
you can take him along"
Are you down on the cat:" asked
the boy as he pocketed the money.
Il am. He's an old nuisance. I've
wanted to knock his head off for the
last year. When a cat thinks he can
get the better of me / want to show
him that he isn't in ii. Hurry up, now.
and be sure you drive far enough"
Some cats would have called out q
lament at leaving the house where they
were born and reared and had good
times, but the Bowser cat uttered no
sound. He was having thoughts. but
there were no tears I'm his eyes. He
was a cat who had seen the beginning
and the end of the war with Spain, and
the ride of four blocks to the grocery
had no terrors for him. The boy had
to stop for another order, and he was a
long time getting ready to go on, so
long that the cat finally concluded that
the time was ripe to show his hand.
OF a sudden, as the boy threw the
last box in over the tailboard, some
thing came out of the peach basket.
Something also dropped into a box
wherein reposed a dozen eggs and
broke sever of them. Something fur
ther threw yolks of eggs over the boy
as it shot under his arm and dropped
to the ground. 1t was the Bowser cat.
He was four blocks from home and
the victim Of a foul conspiracy, but he
was not daunted. He took to the side
walk, and boys and dogs took after
him, but he was a winner from the
start. He lodged dogs, slid past boys
and took flying leaps Over baby car
riages and tricycles and in three min
utes vas back at the house.
Il gave him warning long ago." said
Mr.. Bowser to himself as the wagon
drove away with the cat-"1 gave him
warning of what would happen, but
he refused to heed it. When a yaller
eyed cat thinks he can get the best Of
me he's got to stay out late O nights.
He's being logged off to the suburbs,
with his heart humping and his old
eyes glaring. and there'H be dogs
around when he is dumped out. Mrs
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-23

just been licked in the back yard IN a
fight with a bObtailed heavyweight.
came through the house to exhibit al
injured optic and three or c spots
where the fur had been ra!ed off his
body. Having put up the best scrap he
could and not having quit until the
referee pronounced him knocked out,
he naturally expected sympathy, but
was promptly and sadly disappointed.
Look here, you old %reprobate,' said
Mr.. BOwser as the cat rubbed against
his leg, you have been in a fight and
had seven bells knocked out of you,
and I'll be hanged if l amt glad Of it.!
Durn your old yaller orbs, but you are
no prize package Dr. trading stamp
around here, and you want to know it,"
F., The cat understood and retreated,
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-08-23
WILL NOT RUN FOR GOVERNOR.
Former Secretary Elihu Root VIII not
Accept Republican Nomination.

New York, August 1s.--Elihu ROOF
has mad it so plain to Republican
leaders. 10Th national ne state. that
he will not accept the republican
nomination for governor of New York
that those who are in "a position To
know are confident that he VIII MOI
be named for the place. President
Roosevelt. who at one time entertained
hopes that Root would read the state
ticket knows the position OF his former
secretary OF var and his closest friends
have ceased 10 believe that Mr.. Root
will be the nominee.
Before the first delegates are elected
and. perhaps within a very few days,
il is expected that an announcement
will be made in such terms that all
talk of Mr.. ROOTS candidacy VIII cease.
Messrs. Corteiyou and O'Dell were
in conference today. General condi-
tons in New York were and
il is surmised that Mr.. Roots position
was also considered.