The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-04-20
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ments in the Nampa yards this year.
These improvements will consist of a
greatly increased trackage, new coal
chutes, parks, ETC., the moving OF
the old water tank and the planking
of the ground between the tracks in
front of the depot
The Mackin Land & Cattle Com
psny has closed deal with Tarbet
Bros, whereby the latter become
possessors OF about 1000 acres of
land in Blaine county. This land is
situated along the Snake river and
extends from the big log house on
Lava Heights up the west bank
several miles. We understand that
the Tarbets will use the land in con
nection with their power proposition.
The entire tract is valuable, and the
Tarbets are to be congratulated upon
securing it.
A number of gold coins have
lately made their appearance in
southwestern Idaho which have been
through sweating process. They
have been given an acid bath which
makes them quite light The work
evidently that of an amateur and is
easily detected. Several of these
coins have been through the banks at
Nampa and the police are trying to
detect the perpetrators, but have been
unsuccessful up to the present time.
After taking three ounces of chloro-
form Saturday night with suicidal
intent, the life of Ethel Yarbrough.
proprietress of a lodging house, at
Wardner, was saved by physicians.
Earlier in the evening she had been
reprlmanded by Chief of Police
Decker for allowing young boys in
her house. Later an officer was In
formed that the woman had taken
poison and was dying. He summon
ed a physician and together they
worked over an hour with her before
she regained consciousness Upon
her recovering she stated that every
hand was against her and she had
resolved to kill herself.
At Boise last Saturday Alexander
Blair, carpenter by trade, was ar
raigned before Judge Johnston on a
charge of statutory rape preferred
by John Lawson, whose ID year old
daughter, Stella, was found in Blair's
room Friday evening. The defend.
ant pleaded not guilty and was com
mitted TO the county Jail in default
OF $4,000 bail bonds. He will be
given preliminary hearing in Judge
Johnston's court on Thursday after
noon at 2 o'clock.
Postmaster Smithson received the
necessary credentials Saturday from
the postoffice department at Washing
ton making the Emmett postoffice an
International department. An inter
national office is for the purpose of
transmitting money orders to and
from foreign countries.
Articles of Incorporation were fled
last week by the Horseshoe Bend
Iownsite company, limited. The
capital stock is fixed at 500, 600.
divided into 1000 shares, of which
George Spiegel holds 996 and James
ID. Hawley, M. Alexander, Leo p
Grunhaum and-C. Z. Chrisman one
each. The purpose of the COMPANY
is to lay out TOWNSHIP at Horseshoe
Bend and establish system of water
works, lighting and sewerage.
Last week freighters commenced
hauling concentrates from the Check
mate mine at Pearl. During the bad
weather five car loads of concentrates
accumulated at the mine. Il will be
several weeks before the five car
loads are ali hauled to Emmett for
shipment.
Amazish Strickland, who died last
week, near Emmett left his entire
possessions 70 A, Miller. Mr.
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