The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-09-10

more-b but l oughtn't tot may gel
me started. But here goes, anyway.
Thanks Well good bye, good bye
to the odd Settler, - and the dilap-
idated wreck passed out the door and
Gal White settled back, supremely sat
isfied over the important bit of gossip
obtained, and he is now wondering
how much of truth it contains.
q q q
The bar room conversation had drift
ed along to the point where some one
asked, 'do you really believe Gilbert
Smith will run independent for state
senator?''
"Don't know. But if that other
Smith-from Boise-who used to live
at Salubria and was elected to the
House-gets the regular nomination,
it would be agreat race to see the two
Smiths chasing after the office, now
wouldn't itf"
Rather said another, "voters
would get tangled wouldn't know
which Smith was the regular ticket
Smith -
''But they would bo4h be agin' the
democrat" said a fourth, land it
would be votin' the Republican ticket
put 'er in for either Of them. I've
distinguished the republican ticket
ever since I've been in the country by
that old name of Smith-but got
fooled last time-voted for every
Smith on the ballot last time and
helped elect democrat auditor, by
durn 70
"Good deal like Frank Harris's
name on the democratic ticket,' said
the man over in the corner, s'I know
lots of democrats who haven It used
any other guide to vote by in twenty
years. They just look for Harris on
the ballot and vote that column, and
if they don't find it they go home
without voting under the impression
their party did not put up ticket
They can all vote this year.
"But will Gilbert Smith run indie
pendent?"
No. said the man who had not
previously engaged in the discussion,
che won't. He says he can have
good job in Porto Rico any time he
wants it,
"Who'd give it to himY"
"Sweet, of cornse.
"Who, WillisY''
Eyes, Willis Sweet. Haven't for
gotten him, have your,
"No, but 1 heard he was lushin' it
disgracefully, down there in our Porto
Rico colony-just making a show
and wreck of himself-so fragrant
that Roosevelt was thinking of firing
him. -
colbert Smith says it is not so.
He gets letters from Sweet right along,
and he says Sweet wants him to come
down there-will give him bully Job
If he will Gomez
well, / ii bet its this senator bus
mess that keeps him from going.
After that the conversation became
commonplace.
They were two freighters, tanned
and roadworn. AS one was going out
with his cargo of goods for the dis
tant camp he met the other, return
ing empty. Before passing, they had
repaired to the log lying in
the shade of the adjacent pine, to wipe
off the dust, that had arisen from the
shutting heels of their more road worn
horses and settled upon their plain
and honest features, and incidentally
pass the news of the road. This be-
ing meagre, they drifted into the
realms of philosophical comment and
criticism.
THESE county commissioners seem
to be bigger men than United States
yes, way ahead of Uncle
SANS high muck -a-mucks,, don't
Iheyl
Flows thatf"
We'll, you soc that big notice
'aeked on that tree over thereg"
Eyes. -
WHAT IL it1''
"A warning 10 all campers 10 sx-
ipguish all fires IN the mountains
lnder penalty Of $1,000 fine aud im.
'rlsopmept under the laws OF the
United States, " forest fires result
rom their cagelessnessfV
'Who does u como fromfV
''ihe names 90 u ere w A, Rich,
fdf fommiselopef ~ the General
aud Once, a " Hitchcock, secre
~ ~ tbe interloF and Louis u. \
I'lelp, special aRepi, liolse, Idaho p
wal HQplap'i Joy thlna slO00
NO, Imprisonment apd ulnlea Aleioe