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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-08
VAS A MpT DUST nAp
N aEQh SMITHS 0FF|d
Summary Of business Transacted
and ices Earned FOR The
Isd Just Closed.

Following is almost complete
summary of business transacted in the
office of Auditor and Recorder Frank
u. Smith, also as clerk of the District
Court, for the year 1904:
In the Recorders Office.
Number of instruments filed 1869.
number of instruments recorded 1860,
some of which are:
Deeds, 693.
U. S. patents, GA.
U. S. receivers receipts, 157.
Mining location notices, 20.
Proofs of annual labor, 166.
Mortgages, 256.
There we're filed chattel Mortgages
226.
Estray notices, 10.
Marriage licenses issued, log.
= The Auditors Office issued licenses
as follows:
Retail liquor dealers (annual)
20 at $500. oo-s10, 100000
at 5000. OO-1, 800. 90
7 at 800. o0-s7oO. 90
Wholesale liquor dealers,
l at 5000. 5000. 90
Billiards, Quarterly
43 at 5.00-s215. 90
Bowling alley, 1.
Circus, 1.
Filed claims against the county as
follows:
Current Expense fund. 570-aggre-
eating sS9, 369. 81, allowed by board,
at, ss2, 5os. 81.
t Bridge fund, 91-ag gregating s4,
S45. s3, allowed by board, at, "a,
57251.
Road fund 132--aggregating Sc,
924. os, allowed by board, at, 6499.
81.
Sheep Bounty (2149 scalps) lac
claims aggregating SO, 223. 80, allowed
by board, at, s3,04S. 90.
In the district court there we're
civil actions commenced, 50; civil
actions appealed from lower courts, 7,
Criminal cases during the year II,
to-wit:
Grand larceny So found moi
guilty by jury, ! dismissed, plead
guilty, sentenced for one. year IN Pen
/ found guilty by jury, sentenced t'
two years.
Assault with intent to commit muir
der, found not guilty by jury.
ENLIGHTENMENT, 2,-1- found no
guilty by jury; l plead guilty, sen
fenced to Is months.
Robbery, ?, one found guilty b,
jury, sentence 7 years; one plea'
guilty, sentence six months.
six months.
Forgery, plead guilty, sentenc
two years.
i Rape 1, found guilty by jury, sen
tence twenty years.
Fees earned in the offices Of Cler
of the District Court, Auditor an
4 Recorder, for which the county re
ceives pay, SO, 534. 25. This does no
include criminal cases in Distric
Court, Auditors services, Clerk G
the Board of Commissioners, or an
service performed in either OF th
Offices for the county or for any on
ca, In his official capacity. NJ.
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~. Oresebt time for departure of
In. i~s rom Weiser are as follows;
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20
PRONUNCIATION.
Result of the Special Election
Held in the Town of Dom
aldsonville on Satur-
day, May 8, 1905.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ASCENSION, /
May 10, 1885,
TpE IT REMEMBERED. That we the under
1-p signed board of supervisors of election for
the parish Ascension. did this day repair to
the courthouse of said parish for the purpose
of compiling the returns sent in by the commits
in said parish of an election held therein
on the sixth day of May. 1905, for the town
Ulcers of the town of DonaidsongilIe, agree
ably to the laws of this state and in pursu-
ance of the proclamation OF the mayor OF the
town OF Donaldsonvifle, and the board of su-
pervisors of election, and then and there having
arrived we proceeded in tlle presence of Walter
Lemann, j. Ed. Fernandez and Lucien Acosta,
witnesses known and hereunto required, and
qualified electors of this parish. and as many
others who have chosen to attend. to compile
said returns, and have asceftained from said
compilation that the votes cast in the several
polling iaees in this town at said election for
town officers for the town Of DonaldsonVilIe.
La, are as follows, to wit:
For Mayor-GharIes Maurin, one hundred and
forty-one (14I).
For Treasurer-Jose Gieclard, one hundred
and forLy-tWo fI4S1.
For Secrebary-R. Henderson, one hundred
and thirty mine 139)
For Collector Henry A. Terrio, one hundred
and forty-three (143)
For Chief of Poiice-D. Variant, one hundred
and forty (l403.
For Aldermen, First Ward-James Won Lot
ten, thirty-nine ts91; VIM. A. Dill, thirty-nine
For Aldermen, Second Ward-David Israel,
Jr., fifty (50l; Michael Tobias. fifty (50).
For Aldermen, Third Ward-I. & Blum, fifty
three (53) W d. Park, fifty-two (52).
and having made public procIama ton of the
above results, we have closed this present
process verbal of compilat ton of votes. which ls
made IN triplicate, as required by law.
Done in tbs parI. b of Ascension this 10th day
of May, 1905.
Signed in the presence of
WALTER LEmANE, j: D. FERNANDEZ,
LUCIEN AGosTA.
Board of Supervisors of Election for the Par
ish of Ascension: Il. a. LANDRY. JR..
j. B. QUIMBY.
sworn to and subscribed before me. the IN
dersigned authority, this 10th day of May 1905.
j. S. BARMAF, Clerk of Court
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20
Meeting of Hubert Treble Chapter.

A well attended and enthusiastic
meeting OF Hubert Treble Chapter, It.
D. c., was held in the rooms of the
Mohawk Club Sunday forenoon. Mrs.
Jas. S. Barman and Misses Berth a
Plaisance, Marie ST. Martin and Lillian
Esneault were added to the roll OF
members, and several additional APP
plications for membership were read
and received. The following commit
tees were appointed to cooperate with
similar committees from the local
camps of u. @. v. and u. s. C. ". in
making the necessary preparations for
the appropriate celebration of Con-
federate memorial day, June 8: Deco
ration ommittee-Mrs. las. S. Bar
man, chairman: Misses Anaise Smith,
Lillian Esneault, Monte Meter, Lizzie
Bateman and Laura Landry. Reeep-
ton committees Miss Adele Landry,
chairman; Misses Louise Poche, Cora
Esneault, Marie St. Martin, Bella
Landry, Laura Comeaux and Clara
Braud. Badge committee Mrs. w.
D. Park, chairman; Misses NJ arie Ry-
biski, Marie Camel, Bertha Plaisance,
PAMELA Treble and Mrs. Auguste
Dugas. twas decided TO place amonu-
ment over the Confederate tomb in the
Catholic cemetery, and in order to
raise an amount sufficient TO defray
the expense of the undertaking enter
tainments OF various natures will be
given at intervals throughout the en-
suing summer under the auspices OF
the chapter. The library of the Sol
diers' Home in New Orleans, which is
reported to be in need of books and
bookcases, will be presented with
three section Globe w ernicke case,
costing SIC. It was the original inten-
ton of Hubert Treble chapter TO m AXE
the Soldiers Home a gift of bed,
with all the necessary furnishings, but
as there is no room at present for adj
ditional beds, a handsome bookcase
will be sent instead. Each of the chap
ters Of the Louisiana Division, IT. D.
c., will Donate TO the Home a piece of
furniture for the library or a set OF
books, and on every article thus re-
ceived will appear the name of the
chapter making the donation.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20
Louis p, BRYANT for Appraiser.

1t is understood that the Republican
executive committee of this state has
authorized Chairman Frank B. Will
Jams to recommend Louis P. Bry ant
to President Roosevelt for appoint
ment as appraiser Of customs at New
Orleans TO fill the vacancy resulting
from the death of Gen. A. S. Badger.
Mr.. Brya is lawyer Of ability
and experience, whose lifetime OF
familiarity with business matters and
methods in the southern metropolis
would enable him to master in short
while all the details OF the position
for which he has been recommended,
and his sterling uprightness and in
tegrity afford ample assurance tn at
the interests OF the federal government,
so far as affected by the administra-
ton of the appraisers Office, would
be wholly safe i'll his hands.
A Jealous and honest Republican,
an effective and fearless campaigner,
MIR. Bryant is eminently worthy OF.
consideration end reward from a party
standpoint. He will be assailed and
opposed on faetional grounds, no
doubt, and some of the sledge-hammer5
blows he. has delivered from the stump
will probably be recalled and exag-8
gerated IN the attempt TO discredit and
defeat him, but in respect OF the candid
and fearless expression Of his honest
opinions he is a man so nearly after
the presidents own heart that it will
be surprising indeed if this method of.
attack should prove effective.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20
Death OF William E. HimeI.

William r. Himel, ST., a United
States deputy collector of internal
revenue, holding the position Of ac-
count clerk, or bookkeeper, in the of
fee of that department. in the New Or
leans customhouse, died from sudden
attack of heart disease shortly after
9 O'Clock Monday morning while watt
ing for the vest bound passenger train
at theT and p. depot in this town. Mr..
Himel was apparently in good health,
and just as he arrived at the depot,
in response to an inquiry by a friend
as to how he felt, he replied that he was
feeling very we'll. A few minutes later
he was observed to turn pale and was
assisted to bench nearby, where he
sat down and immedi ately fell forW ard
and died. The body was taken to the
undertaking esta blishment of Lafargue
& Himel to be prepared for burial,
and was sent to Whitecastle on the
ll:22 q. M. 7. and P. train. The
funeral occurred from Mr.. Himel's
late home in Whitecastle at o'clock
Tuesday afternoon, interment being
made in the cemetery at that place.
Mr.. Himel was 81 years, month and
16 days Of age, and enjoyed the es-.
TEEN of q wide circle of friends. Years
ago he was a steamboat collector,
and at one time steamboat clerk. He
was for long time q travelling sales
man, but since 1902 had been. in the
internal revenue Office In New Orleans,
having been placed in charge of ae-
counts by Collector Of Internal Rev
enue W. E. Howell. Mr.. Hine1 is
survived by wife, four children,
William B. Himel, Jr., Mrs. Irving j.
Fowler, Miss May Himel and Robert
Himel, and two brothers, Taylor and
Charles, OF the parish of Assumption.
William Himel, Jr., is at present as
sistant postmaster at Plaquemine.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20

The Chief takes pleasure in welcom.
ing TO its exchange table the Patterson
News and the Verda Vernaeular. two
bright and newsy weeklies recently es-
tablished at Patterson, St. Mary par
ishs and Verda, Grant parish. The
News is sIx-column quarso, with four
apatent inside pages, and is pub
lished by Continent & Steers. The
Vernaenlar is a six-column folio. all
1siome print, and displays the name
OF g. S. Mnrreil as editor.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20

Albert Duffel, who recently accepted
a position as clerk at the St. Martin
House, has given up that place and
will go on the road as travelling
salesman for the Johnson Combination
Tool Co., handling tool that has
fourteen uses. MIR. Dufel will be
succeeded at the St. Martin House by
Henry Dalferes, one OF the clever
young bartenders at the Club Saloon,
who will assume his new duties next
Monday.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20
For Over sixty Years

MRss WINsLoW,s SOOTHING SYRUP has been
used for over 90 years by millions of mothers
success. It sootIes the child, seftans the gums,
alays all pain cures wind collie, ana is the best
remedy for diarrhpa. 1t will relieve the poor
little sufferer Immediate ly. Sold hg druggists
% every part of the world Twenty-Five cents d
bottle. Be sure and ask for MRS. Wfnsloy's
Soothing Syrup, and take no oaher kind.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20
SATURDAY. MAY 20. 1905

The commencement exercises OF the
Ascension high school will take place
in Phoenix opera house at $50 o'clock
Friday night, May rs, and very at
tractive program % being prepared BY
the pupils.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20
For Rent.

GTORE in Mississippi street, near Railroad
- avenue, formerly occupied By the late Jos.
Maurin. Apply to 1HAS. MAURIN,
Famous Blue Store, DenaIdaonVilla.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20

The houseboat Killgloom, having
aboard party composed Of Capt. and
Mrs. Paul Boyton, their five sons and
several New York friends, arrived
here Wednesday night and will re.
main until Monday morning, when the
trip to New Orleans, the party's OBJ.
iective point, will be resumed. The
Killgloom started from St. Louis Dec.
IA. 1904, and was ice-bound for ten
weeks at St. Genevieve, Mo. After
leaving that point the trip down the
river proved uneventful, stops being
made at most of the principal towns
and cities along the route and a pleas
ant time being enjoyed by the tourists
in hunting and fishing. When New
Orleans IS reached the party will pro-
coed by steamer TO their respective
homes in New York city. Capt. Boy
ton is q traveller of intern ational repn-
tation, whose voy ages on all the great
rivers of the world and thrilling ex-
periences Ia distant lands form the
theme Of an interesting and instructive
book Of 558 pages.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20

The local lodge Of I. o. C. f. held
its regular semi-monthly meeting and
annual election of officers Wednesday
night. when four new members were
Initiated into the mysteries of the or
der and a considerable amount Of
routiae and other business transacted.
The officers chosen for the ensuing
year are as follows: W m. Reddington,
grand eomrade; Hudson Hunley,
scribe; W arren Richard, banker;
Fred. Rogge, Jr., sentry. Richard
Ohlmeyer, Watchman. The insta1la-
lion will take plssa tomorrow night
and will be followed BY a supper at
the Nichols Hotel to which a num-
Der Of the friends Of the lodge have
been invited.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20

The Chief is indebted to its good
friend, Joseph Cafero, for couple Of
bottles of fine wine of rare Italian vint-
age. Although the staff were unable to
figure out the names of the delicious
liquors by 9eason of the fact that the
label on each bottle was printed en-
tirely in the Italian language. they
were az one in using the expression
sit surely tastes good to me" OF
course, Mr.. Cafero's health was
pledged in bumpers Of the sparkling
liquids.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20

Women find quick reliefin Dr.. Thacher's
Liver and Blood Syrup.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20
LIST OFF Z ET,r ERs
Remaining in the postofice at DonaldsonviIle
La. Saturday. May 20. 1905.

When calling for these letters say advertised.
If not called for in two weeks they will be sent
to the Dead Letter Office at Washington. %. g.
JOHN F. TERRI0. Postmaster.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20

The following items OF local interest
are taken from today's issue Of the
Louisiana Planter.
&C. B. Renss was a guest OF the
Cosmopolitan hotel with his family
last Saturday. Mr.. Reuss has done
as much as any man IN. Louisiana TO
build up its sugar industry inte1li-
gently and progressively
Carroll Barton, leading AS
sumption parish sugar planter, spent
one or two days at the ST. Charles
hotel during the past week and reports
crop prospects good in his section.
Col. Richard Mccall, of Mccall,
was in New Orleans on business dur
ing the past week. y
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1905-05-20

Aramis Melancon, the capable
stenographer at the Lemann store, is
wearing smile like unto that which
adorned the features Of the Volunteers
when the reselt OF the trumpet contest
became known. The cause of Mr..
SMelancon's iollifcation is sturdy
little American, who happened along
Tuesday night and has evinced an in
clination to remain for an indefinite
period. The new arrival tallies three,
all prospective voters, that have come
to brighten the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Melancon, and The Chief wishes for
each Of them long and honorable
life.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-27
Schumam-H Heink Denies the
Story That She Is About
to Again Become a Bride
WILL RETURN TO EUROPE
Says She Intends Visiting
Her Home at the Close Of
Present Operatic Season
Special Dispatch to The Gail

CHICAGO. May N.-Mme. Ernestine
Schumann-Heink to-day denied absolute
-ly the story that has been circulated
that she was to marry her manager. Will
liam Rapp.
1T is not true, she said. .'Mr Rspp is
my manager, whom i employ, as every
singer does, TO look after business affairs.
and he is my very good friend. but moth
ing more. His parents are old friends Of
mine / cannot understand how this story
came to be circulated. The first report 1
received of 1t was from New York. 1t is
perfectly absurd.
THE papers have stated. too, that I
have nine children-one even saying I
had eleven. If they keep on II will be
fifteen, nineteen, twenty-three. have
my eight children and no more.
After the operate season 1 expect to
visit my home in Europe. from which
have been absent more than a year. I
would not like to have that absurd rumor
precede me-"
Rapp acquiesced in the denial of the
story.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-27
WAR SECRETARY
ORDERS ARREST
Quartermaster Captain Berry
to Answer Charges Pre-
ferred by Major Parke-
SCANDAL ON TRANSPORT
Infantry Officer Must Face
Court-Martial as Result
of Conduct on Sheridan

Captain Aga P. Berry. Tenth Infantry
and recently quartermaster Of the trans
port Sheridan. has been ordered under
arrest by the Secretary OF War. The or
der was received last night at Vancouver
Barracks. where the Tenth is stationed,
and is the result OF charges preferred by
Major Parke, Fourteenth Infantry who
was a passenger on the Sheridan in COM
mana Of the returning troops. Major
Parke is credited with stating that CAP
tain Berry was detected in the act OF
entering the room OF a wife of one Of his
fellow-off1cers- In his report OF the af-
fair Major Parke also enumerated sew
eral minor charges. among them being
drunkenness and general incompetency.
Orders win probably be at once issued
for the cohvening OF board to try Cap
tain Berry.
full denial of the purport OF the
charges was made by Berry when the
Sheridan arrived at Portland. April "a.
and ne attempted to make light OF the
affair. but since the War Department has
taken cognizance of them a court-mar-
tial is certain.
The officers of the Tenth Infantry at
Vancouver Barracks confirmed the story
last night that the charges against Cap
tain Berry are the outcome Of the Sheri-
dan affair. II is further said that Ii was
the room Of the wife Of an artillery lieu
When the Sheridan arrived in Portland
from Manila strong efforts were made to
keep the details OF the affair secret. but
without avail.
Both Major Parke and Captain Berry
are supposed to be in San Francisco, but
could not be located last night
The Sixteenth Infantry was expected
last night and the First Squadron OF
the Seventh Cavalry this morning from
Fort Mcpherson, Ga, en- route to the
philippines on the Sheridan May 81
Colonel B. d. Price is in command os
the Sixteenth. and Major William J.
Nicholson OF the cavalry Captain H.
A. Matthews Will command one hun
dred marines TO sail on the Sheridan
General William s McCaskey left
Thursday evening for Denver. and
Lieutenant Garrison McCaskey will
proceed TO join General Lees stan at
San Antonio about Monday. The trans
port sherman was due at Guam for
Manila May &c.
The following officers registered at
department headquarters May 25 and
26: Captain d. Nj. King, ordnance de-
partment. Washington. on leave: Lieu
tenant and Battery Adjutant Charles 3.
stone, Sixteenth Infantry. awaiting ar
rival of regimentS Lieutenant Earl H.
Bruins. assistant surgeon medical de-
partment. Occidental: Lieutenant H. V
Gebner. assistant surgeon medical de-
partment. Occidental: Lieutenant A. z.
Boyce. Fifteenth Infantry. Monterey. az
Occidental; Captain F. NJ. Savage. Fff-
teenth Infantry. Monterey. at Occiden-
tai; Lieutenant C. E Koerper unas-
signed; Captain E o. Fechet, Signal
Corps Benicia Barracks; Captain Mark
Wheeler, Sixteenth Infantry, Presidio,
at Occidental. on leave; Captain C. B.
Hepburn. Twentieth Cavalry, Manila, at
Benicia Barracks. on leave.
The San Francisco call., 1905-05-27
TROLLEY CARS
IN FATAL CRASH
Collision Near Baltimore in
Which One Man Is Killed
and Fifty Persons Hurt
BRAKES FAIL TO HOLD
Electric Coach Rushes Down
a Steep Grade, Smashing
Into One at the Bottom

BALTIMORE. May 26-William Stem
Ter was killed and half a hundred men
and women were injured, several Of them
seriously. in a collision between two troll
lev cars returning TO the city from West
port. suburb of this city, early to-day
In the neighborhood of the terminus
of the Westport car line are several sum-
mer resorts and the cars, which were the
last that were to come to the city, We're
filed with belated pleasure-seekers. The
last car but one had reached point
where the tracks cross those of the West
ern Maryland Railroads new tidewater
extension The conductor had gone
ahead, as is customary, to make sure that
no railroad train was approaching.
Before he could signal the motorman
that the crossing was clear, the last car
appeared at the top of steep grade,
at the bottom of which the Western
Maryland tracks cross the railroad.
The rear car was running at full speed.
The motorman, Sebastian Helldorfer,
attempted to stop it, but the brakes
failed to hold and the car rushed down
the incline with constantly increasing
speed There was a crash that aroused
the neighborhood and then shrieks that
were heard in the city.
The forward car was hurled clear
across the railroad tracks and both it
and the one that followed were badly
wrecked. The lights were ext1ngulshed
and those who remained in the cars
fought with each other in their efforts
to escape and in doing so trampled
those who had been thrown to the
ground by the collision.
StemIer was found. horribly mangled,
on the rear platform of the forward
car, upon which he had been riding. His
arm had been torn from his body. He
was still alive, but died a few minutes
after being taken from the wreck. The
motorman was found in an unconscious
condition on the front platform of his
car. His escape from instant death is
little short of miraculous. He was
taken to a hospital and is not expect
ed to live.