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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-08-31

ing and great interest is being Gre
ated. Next Monday Rev. and Mrs
Stiverson and other members will go
to Nampa to attend the district con-
ference which convenes there next
week.
Contractors are excayating for
cellar and foundation for the new
Pythiau Castle hall. Work will be
vigorously pushed.
A ball game was pulled off Sun
day on the Payette diamond between
a local nine and Payette. The score
resulted Z to 8 in favor of Weiser.
Miss Ethel Lee returned home
Monday afternoon from Silver City
where she WAS called several days
ago on account of the death of her
father.
Two cars Of bucks were brought
down Monday from Council for the
Butter6eld Livestock Co, and taken
to the ranch near town where they
are for sale.
According to all reports coming
from HALEY Rev. w. w. Deal is
again returned to his passionate in
Weiser. His many friends in this
city and vicinity are pleased to learn
this announcement.
Mrs. NJ. e. Werts, who has been
on an extended visit TO Chicago and
- other points, has returned home,
H. She was accompanied by her niece
in Miss Nellie Cahlll of Chicago, who
will visit for month or more.
Mrs. j. A Gerwlck returned hom
o Sunday afternoon from Portlan,
where she had been to select her fal
stock of millinery goods. She ba
= some good things i'll store for tn
ladies of Weiser and vicinity
!, Miss Helen Coston, principal {
:, one of the Boise schools, is visitin
in the city with her sister, Mrs.
Churchill. Miss Coston Is also a
eep tending the teachers institute whic
., 10 r0u, ", ooeo;op
Lieutenant Governor Harris al
neo family returned home Friday afte
oeo noon from their outing in the Sew
al Devils country. Frank will make
speech of acceptance-a la Parker
lde, but it is pleasing to note that he W
day ''stand pat, and of course, will
eth- elected.
Col. W. E. Dorsey who is heav
lack interested in the Blue Jacket copy
ring mines in the Seven Devils with 10
hid Rogers and associates. came o.
wer. from BOISE on Sunday, and left
rday Landore Monday morning. ]
will colonel states that operations on
Rae. property will be vigorously prosecu
ever and is going in to visit the ca
and to direct developments.
and SIGNAL neglected to mention
cite, last issue that J. G.. Connally
rday Mann Creek has purchased,the ia
for Hallock farm west of town for
snug sum of $1,000. 1t is repo
Il that Mr.. Hallock and his mother
and return east to make their fu
and home, but the report is false as
road Hallock stated that they were
going back on an extended
Mr.. Hallock still owns a ranch
: town and will return to Welser IL
,bable spring.
ticket Henry hImprougn' pronil
resident of Lewiston, visited
-.,u,, day and Tuesday in the city wit
e. cousin, Z. w. Kimbrough, and
49, lily. Mr.. Kimbrough was forr
AZ a merchant at Lewiston and was
route home from visit to the
at St. Louis, and also to his old
e city :: mi. This ;s the first me
I suns of the cousins in 20 years. FL
ID Is for his home yesterday Afternoon
John d. Robertson and Il
0p'' have been enjoying visit duriD
past week with his parents, Mr.
'uroA, Mrs. John Robertson, OF
ont OF a., T.oy ara an ronte
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09
Money in CornerstoneS.

The practice of putting money under
the foundation stone of new build
ing is the shadow of an older tragic
custom. The money stands theoretl-
cally for the ransom of the human be-
ing who by ancient superstition should
have been buried in its place.
There was time when this particu-
lar kind of human sacrifice had a
vogue extending to most parts of the
world. Even in England skeletons
have been found imbedded in the bases
Of castle walls, and there is record OF
one German fortress at the building
Of which a child was bought from its
mother with hard cash and walled in
to the donjon tower, the unnatural
mother. according to the story. looking
on the while. Efigies of human beings
are still used in some parts OF Europe
as harmless substitutes, and in remoter
and more ruthless places the old GUS
tom crops out from time to time in all
its grim reality. Within the last half
century two children, q boy and e.
cir! were, it was reported, walled into
q blockhouse by some laborers a!
Duga, Asiatic TurEcy.-New 1orE
Times.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09
Passing of the Cattle Baron.

The cattle baron Of the Western
plains is rapidly becoming extinct.
Like the Indian, he is disappear
inS before the onward march OF set
tiers upon the public domain. There
are 10 longer vast tracts Of territory
he can appropriate to his own uses. for
the land is being sold to farmers from
the East and from Europe. The
rancher is going out Of business.
The cause of this impending change
is the contraction of the range and tho
invasion of the small cattleman. Tho
farmers have taken up the land alons
the streams where the water is found.
and while there are thousands of acre:
of dry range land which afford GOOD
grazing for part Of the year, they arc
removed from water and the sources
of supply are cut off by the small
farmer, who is utilizing it.
The subdivision of the great cattl"
ranges into stock farms will be tol"
lowed by marked increase in SUBJ
stantial wealth and population, which
will grow from year to year end can
not fail to give the highest develop
ment to the resources Of the State.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09
Charged With Smuggling.

Thousands of Havana cigars are be-
i,g smuggled- into Charleston, if re-
ports of the government authorities
are true, and cases have been mada
out against a number of dealers an
consumers for handling and smoking
smuggled goods.
For the past several weeks Special
Agent Magatee, of the treasury depar:.-
ment, has been in the city, and it IS
said that he secured positive proof
that from forty to fifty thousand ci'
gars have been smuggled into Charley
ton during the past few weeks, repre-
senting loss to the government of
from $4,000 to $1,000 duty. Unless tn :
duty is paid by the dealers and citi-
zens cases will be made out against
them in the United States court.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09
eerdicaris Born in Charleston.

Ion Hanford Perdicaris, the Amer
lean. who was some time ago captur-
ed by Moroccan bandits and is being
held a prisoner in the mountains OF
Morocco. is a South Carolinian, haV-
ing been born in Charleston, where
his father resided for a number of
years.
The senior Perdicaris was a Greek
and built the Charleston gas works
He married Miss Margaret Hanford,
Of Society Hill, s. c.
The prisoner is related by blood to
many of the most prominent families
in South Carolina. His grandfather,
Enoch Hanford, was a professor in
the South Carolina College at its foun-
dation in 1904.
His father, Gregory Perdicaris, left
Charleston just before the beginning
of the civil war, having amassed for
tune in the gas works.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09
Ate Poisonous Ice Cream.

T. P. DeGafferelly, Mrs. T. P. De-
Gafferelly, Mrs. Edward Whiting, Miss
Alma Whiting, Charlesto: people, were
made desperately i'll few days ago
at the home of Mr.. DeGafferelly, No.
$40 King street, from the effects OF
eating ice cream at a family gather
ing.
Those present at the gathering ate
freely of ice cream and nearly all
were seized with cramps shortly af-
ter partaking of the cream. 1t is said
that the ice cream was made in a
churn which had not been used for
more than one year. The cream was
made with condensed milk and this
may have caused the sickness.
The physicians pronounced all the
parties in a critical condition. The
parties concerned are we'll known an !.
popular in Charleston.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09
Sensational Investigation Ended.

Sensational Investigation Ended.
The investigation into the charges
of alleged crue!ties being practicel
upon county chain gang convicts has
been concluded by Fred Fl. Dominick,
at New wberry, who was appointed ref
cree by the court.
The stenograrhic report OF the ref-
erence proceedings is now complete
and will be handed to the court at It's
next session.
It will be remembered that this ref
erence was ordered by the grand jury
several months ago, it being alleged
that punitive measures of an exces-
sive nature had been practiced upon
the county convicts by those in au.
thority. Pursuant to the order from
the court, Mr. Dcminick called the REF
erence, and a number OF witnesses
were examined. The reference was
continued in order to subpoena more
witnesses.
The proceedings were along the line
Of the two preceding references, to-
wit, that the witnesses had seen the
guards whip the convicts, but the
question as to whether it was exces-
sive or not is still unsettled.
]. B. Hunter, county attorney, rep
resented County Supervisor John NJ.
Schumpert at the hearing.
What action will be taken by the
court with regard to the matter re-
mains to be seen. The outcome of the
affair is awaited with interest.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09
AN EMBRYO RACE WAR
Causes Death Of Two White Men and
Three Negroes in Mississippi.
Secret Malta Said to Exist.

As q result of fight which occur
red on the Sims and Williams plan
tuition at Trail Lake, Miss, 80 miles
east Of Greenville, Thursday. night,
John Sims and his manager, named
Cato, were killed by negroes and
three of the negroes have been killed
also.
The country IS in state of intense
excitement, and it is feared further
trouble may ensue between the whites
and blacks.
The slaughter started about 10
o'clock Thursday night, when Sims
and Cato were shot down in their
store by a negro named Sam Clark.
Sims was engaged in checking up his
cash when Clark came in. .....
Before he could make any kind Of
move Clark raised a winchester and
fired, the shot taking effect first In
the back and then breaking the col
lar bone. He died instantly. :.
Clark Immediately turned on Cato.
the manager, who was in another part
of the store, and shot him in the right
side. the ball coming out on the lett
side.
Cato staggered out of the back OF
the store, and as he reached the door
a negro convict guard named: van
Horn, who was in waiting, struck him
over the head with a rife. Cato died
at Z o'clock Friday morning and the
physician gives it as his opinion that
the blow over the head caused his
death.
News of the tragedy was immediate
" sent to Greenville and Sheriff John
Crouch, with a posse, went to the
scene.
The negroes, Van Horn and Clark,
had made their escape before the
posse arrived, but the trail OF van
Horn was found and he was tracked
about a quarter of mile into the
woods. Here another negro convict
guard named Nayfeld interfered with
the posse ant he was shot down IN
his tracks.
Van Horn was captured and taken
tn Leland. IA miles distant, where ne
was placed in the Jail. He remained
in iail all night under strong guaro'
and at $3.50 o'clock Friday morning ne
was taken out and lynched by a MOD
While the sheriff and posse were
hrsv with Van Horn, the other negro
Sam Clark, retuned to the Sims store
with the intention, it is said, OF kililns
Ruck Williams, the other partner; the
bookkeeper, Crow, who was also al
work. and others. Crow, however, al.
tor the prevous shooting had armed
himself and negro who worked ABOUT
the place named Aaron Fuller. "hen
clark made his appearance ne "as
shot and kllled by Grow and Fuller.
It is believed at Trail Lake tna' 1ne
shooting is the outcome OF a Nee.
ing held in the vicinity by nesio
secret society, and that the negroes
involved were picked out 10 90 'ne
killing.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09
Lee Seecles Surrenelers.

Lee seegles, who shot and instantly
killed Marvin Dodson, at Whitestone,
some days ago, has surrendered to the
sheriff of Oconee county. He made no
effort to escape and telephoned his
desire to be committed to await trial.
Dodson was in Seegles' yard when
fired upon. He had previously been in
Seegles' house and was ordered out for
obnoxious conduct. 1t is alleged he
went as fer as the gate and renewed
his Objectionable conduct, and was
shot dead by Seegles without further
warning. There were several eye
witnesses to the shooting.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09
Prominent Newbcrry Citizen Dead.

Prominent NeWpcTTy SittASh CSSe'
Thomas @. Boozer, one OF NeWDer-
rvs stanchest citizens, died few DAYS
ago at his home IN that city. The cause
of his death was complications arising
from Bright's disease. Although it was
known that his case was hopeless his
death came Unexpectedly and was a
great shock to his many friends.
Up to a few years ago Mr.. Boozer
was closely identified with the bust
ness interests of Newberry, retiring
on account of failing health. He
bore his suffering with fortitude, with
out a murmur. .
Mr.. Boozer is survived by a wife.
formerly Miss. Kate Miller, and. four
children, all of whom were at his bed
side during his,xlast hours. The fu>-
eral services were held from the res
idence. Interment was in 'Rosemont
cemetery. The services at the gray ;
were conducted by Amity Lodge, A. F.
NJ. of which the deceased was a mem
Der.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09

If the road is hard and rough,
Keep a-climbin'.
If you're feeiin' pretty tough,
Keep a-climbin'.
'Taint no use to sit and pout,
Cause the other feller's stout.
Gittin' miffed won't help 20 uout,
Keep a-cimbin'.
If you're feeln' kinda sick,
Keep a-climbin'.
Make cane from some old stick,
Keep a-climbin'.
Don't stand still if you get blue,
One more step may change your view,
Clouds will often change their hue,
So keep a-climbin'.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09

The gover2men. officials have Sc
cured the names Of lot of the parties
who have been handling the snuggle !.
cigars. The list contains the NAM,
of prominent firms, citizens and also
clubs. 1t is understood that quite Z
number of citizens will have to par
at least $500 duty on the cigars to es-
cape prosecution.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09
KEEP A=CLIMBING.

Don't get down into the rut,
Keep a-c,imbin'.
Watch the road for some short cut,
Keep a-climbin'.
Don't be gain at the grcun',
With Your face all in a frown,
Raise vour head and look aroun',
But keep a-climhi1'.
Don't let folks discourage YOU,
Keep a-cii.nhin'.
Keep your goal always in view,
Keep a-ciimbin'.
Ii YOU do right things to-day,
Sometime you'll be maxim hay,
And you'll hear the people say,
He did some chnbin'."
Tacoma Washington Ledger.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09

boy by one of her late majesty's cruis.
ers, and had been landed for educa-
ton at the little Baptist mission set
tlement of Victoria, in Ambas Bay.
Here he received an excellent train
ing. He was so ugly and ungainly in
his movements that it was difficult
to realize what truly noble hearted
creature was concealed under his gro
tesque mask. Solomon was one of the
many wonders I have encountered in
the negro world; had he lived he might
have been another Bishop Crowther.
POOR SOLOMON!
lie took the keenest interest l re-
member, in the revision of the Old and
New Testaments, and was one of the
first persons in that part of Africa
to secure a copy of the revised Bible.
He was a hard and steady worker,
who kept the men in order without
violence, and felled timber, quarried
stone. collected and skinned birds,
beasts and reptiles, and was always in
a good temper, ready with a CHEEKY
answer to even the crossest question.
It seemed to me that with the ac-
uuisition of Solomon my troubles on
Nondole were over. But the slaughter
of the snakes was not yet eXpiated,
according to the negro opinion. One
day, when Solomon had been with me
for three months, he proposed crossing
to the adjoining peninsula to cut tim
ber and convey the logs back to Mon
dole. For this purpose he preferred
he said, to use native dugout canoes
rather than my little boat.
He started early in the morning, but
I never saw him again. Late in the
afternoon the canoemen returned, bluo
with cold. and their bodies wrinklea
and fabby with long immersion IL
the water.
They described how, just as Solomon:
had started to return with his littl+
flotilla a great sea had come in frors
the open Atlantic and swamped thS
canoes.
This in itself was matter of littrr
moment. where every native swan like
a fish. and where the contents of tH"
canoes would float. But il was SUP
posed that q crocodile or shark haI.
seized Solomon and dragged him I'M
der.
! One result Of all these; worries and
anxieties was that I became seriously
i'll with black-water fever, and was
obliged to move to Old Calabar.
On several occasions subsequently
1 returned to Mon iole and attempted
to reside there. for the place was su-
premely beautiful, and possessed fea-
lures of great natural interest; but
every time something untoward hap
pened either to myself or to some one
else staying in the house.
Nothing occurred, it is true, that
might not equally we'll have taken
place without the snakes curse. ir
which I need hardly say I placed no
faith whatever.
DESTROYING THE SUPERSTITION
After my transference to East Africa,
and the cession by England to Ger
many Of the Ambas Bay settlements,
the house was removed.
The island is probably now under
cultivation by German planters, who
must have removed without regard for
superstitiOn the tree cObraS, and have
been able to show the natives, by the
prosperity which attends the cultiva-
ton cf cacao in these regions, that the
misfortunes of the English Vice-Con-
sui had no connection whatever with
supernatural causes.-Youth's Com
panion.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09
A MuchIy-Needed New Bridge.

A much needed improvement in the
way of a new steel bridge over the
Saluda river connecting Newberry and
Saluda counties, is about to be realiz-
ed. This was decided few days ago
when a committee composed OF the
bank presidents. and leading merchants
of Newberry called upon the Newb7rry
county commissioners and laid before
them the advantages of The new
bridge.
With the construction Of this bridge
the distance between the two county
seats will be considerably lessened.
The contract will be let on the goth
instant. Each county concerned will
bear it's portion of the expense.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09

One of the favorite dishes Of the na l.
tiyes of the Philippines is dish calleS
by them sinarapar. The largest spe'
cimens are half an inch long. the
smallest one-fifth Of an inch, and it
takes COO0 to make a pound.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09
VOTE MONEY FOR IMPROVEMENT
Frisco System Secures Entrance Into
Mississippi Valley and New Orleans.

Frisco System SCSo'SS I'~
Mississippi Valley and New Orleans.
The directors of the st. Louis and
San Francisco railway met in New
York a few days ago and voted 10
take from the treasurery s1,0oO.00o o.
4 per cent refunding bonds, the pro-
ceeds of which will be used to relm'
burse the company for advances Iade
On account of improvements to the
property. The directors ratified the
trafac agreement of the joint ute OF
the St. Louis and Iron Mountain line.
which gives the st. Louis and San
Francisco system entrance into the
Mississippi valley and into New Or
leans.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1904-06-09
s~Sc1cSc3~3~5Sae1
|, SOUTH CAROLINA /
{; STATE NEWS ITEkS.
coctor Of Letters Conferred.
S~>c3>~C11C

The University of North Carolina
has conferred the degree of doctor OF
letters on President Robert P. P=ll, OF
Converse College, at Spartanburs.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-09-23

Mrs. Murray, at East Germantown.
About twenty members formed an in
terurban party, leaving Richmond at
Z O'Clock, and returning at a late
hour. a fine program, consisting of
musical selections and articles, was
given by the members and guests.
The evening proved to be a delightful
one
An all-day session will be held to-
morrow by the County Historical So
ciety at Fountain City, and very
large attendance is anticipated. A pro-
gram of special excellence, with top
les dealing on many features, will be
given, Mrs. Ratliff. Mrs. Woodward
and Messrs. Lacy. Ratliff, and Men
denhall having the papers. At noon
a basket dinner will be served The
afternoon session will be more of
social one. The meeting promises to
be of considerable interest.
The Martha Washington Club, the
leading social club of Dublin. has OPP
ened its 1904-05 series Of fortnightly
meetings, the first one being held at
the home Of the president The even
ing was spent in social way, the
guests enjoying needlework. A
luncheon was served at the close of
the meeting
pleasant surprise party was Civ
zen for Mr. and Mrs. w. S. Kaufman
by their daughter, Mis- Pearl, at their
home in South Seventh street. The
affair was given in honor Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Kaufman wedding annivers-
AIRY. A company of about thirty as
sembled and enjoyed a delightful ev-
ening. Several handsome gifts were
received by Mr.. and Mrs Kaufman.
The Ladies' Aid Society Of the
Christian church will give social
Friday night at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Pettis a. Reid, in The Wayne.
\ fine program has been arranged.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Jessie Green. and
Mr.. George F. Schied, of Eaton. The
marriage will take place next We'd
nesday at noon at the home of the
bride 's.parents at Eaton. Rev. Want
Of the st. Paul's Episcopal church,
will perform the marriage ceremony,
which will be in the presence only Of
the immediate family and Of the con-
tracing parties, and the members Of
the p. and NJ Club, of which the
BRIDE is a member. After the cere-
mony light wedding breakfast viii
be served at the home. and the young
couple will come to Richmond and
leave for the Worlds Fair at ST.
Louis. Miss Green is one of Eaton's
most popular and estimable young
women. and Mr.. Scheid is prominent
young business man. Both are we'll
known to large circle of friends in
this city, and the wedding is Of great
interest to Richmond people. The
invitations:
Mr. and Mrs. F. NJ. Green
request your presence
at the marriage Of their daughter
Jessie Nenolia
Mr.. George Franklin Scheid
Wednesday morning. Sept twenty
eight, nineteen hundred and four
at nine clock
North Maple street
Eaton. Ohio
Nj Home
After October fifteenth
North Barron street.
III the PENNSYLVANIA station yester
day afternoon a number of Richmond
Young people assembled 10 see Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Curtis. of Hamilton.
who We're en- route to Chicago. on
their wedding trips Mrs. Curtis for
merly Miss Emma Cassl has large
number Of friends here
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-09-23

Last evening Mr.. Robert L. Study
was host for company at the Coun-
try Club for Miss Hill and Mr. Mann.
Mrs. Harry Simmons will be the
hostess for an afternoon party to-
morrow afternoon, the affair being in
Miss Hills honor
This evening Miss Margaret Moon
ey will entertain small company of
Young women for Miss Hill.
Monday evening. September Goth
Mrs. Eugene Price will entertain.
Friday evening the Hill-Mann bri-
day party will be entertained by Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Lemon, at their home
In East Main street.
The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-09-23

The prominent social event OF the
early fall will be the marriage OF
Miss Mary Hill to Mr.. Earl Mann,
which takes place on October ). \
large number Of social affairs, part
les, showers and other functions, will
be given for Miss Hill and the bridal
party. 4 partial list of the events
is:
Yesterday afternoon Mrs. Bran
kamp entertained with a plate show
er for Miss Hill.