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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-13
.0V[p(Oht By Gas
m WELL At n|h|DOkA
Further Particulars Of Death 0I
Henry Mitchell, brother Of
Ms. James FitsI.
; the Semi-Weekly Signal.

Minidoka, May S.-This morning
Henry Mitchell met death in we'll
at Rupert, the middle townsite.
Mitchell was working on the we'll of
Mr.. Adams, which is down 80 feet.
Gas had accumulated during the
night, and when Mitchell was de-
cending he was overcome at depth of
about 40 feet, lost his hold on the
rope and fell to the bottom.
The alarm was at once raised, and
willing hands kept the air pump
working until the remains were
brought to the surface. From the
appearance of the body it is almost
certain the unfortunate man was
killed before he struck the bottom.
Mr.. Victor. the lumber merchant,
heroically volunteered to go down
the we'll to recover the body after the
accident. He was let down about 40
feet, and as he made no replies to
shouts from the top he was hauled to
the surface unconscious, overcome by
the gas.
The deceased came from Butte and
had claim northwest of the townsite.
Il is understood bis parents reside
near Butte, and telegram was sent
10 the chief Of police at that place to
and them.
Just before descending In the well
one Of the men at the top made th'
remark 20 Mitchell that be would MOI
90 down there for o million dollars.
Mitchell made Che joeular rejoipde'
that "tbis country bad 70 be aeYel
opod by somebody, 'anq qisappeerea
"a was . singular eolnelqenee tha'
o party of surveyors wor'lpP ip ih'
ylolpliy puf ip stake No Z epqp
lo0 iooi pom the Tel ehoelg l'e
ro aeoldopi happened
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-13

filed vigorous protest with Senator
Dubois against the senior Idaho sem
ator's position on the proposed crea-
tion of an immense forest reserve In
shoshone county.
Mr.. CoDBor read that Senator Du-
bois approved the forestry bureaus
intention 10 establish the enormous
reserve Ia shoshoDe county aud has
written the senator that be is pot act
ing ip conformity with the wishes Of
the residents Of shoshone county, who
uphold senator lieybprp ip hie hgbt
against the creation Of tho geseFye
"A b probable thai . peiitiQp VIZ be
eipoulaiee and forwarded senltor pp-
bole, requesting him to cooperate
gllh fouaior ueybpw ip opVoslpg
ihf pfF IoNonn
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-13

Receiver Garrett Of The Opleso
States land Office 10 Boise has ''s'
passed upon an important po'p' -
relation 20 tbe making of hpnl pro-"
on deseIt Land entries bis rullpk '''
Ing one of great ipteresi 70 az '''''
holding lands under sss a'n'''pl ''
olpmatlop works ip Che e'e'' '''.
toforo u hae beep pelm'''''''
mako , shQElpg ~ tho lo''ep's'''p -
speb lands by , eeriinea'e T" s1'',
glphi yom ~ Irrigation eomppNf','.
ihe leoellg nov holaf 'N0' z f''
lleon1o Dow ino 500 e0nlp'N
M pn.eniod ghpr y " foas'f
wmo ilo Proclamation NJ l'N'' ''''
lih0 nol NJ llp ln0a l'gIalHWN
nnau lA0 wolNINN N 'N
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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-13

the state engineer aud officials from
mis- office must make an inspection of
the irrigation works before a water
license is issued. In this way. by
requiring such water license for final
proof on desert land entries, it will
90 necessary to have a personal in
spection by the state engineer or his
representative, and the opportunity
for fraud is reduced to minimum.
Under the former method, it was
possible for the holder of desert
claim to purchase water right from
an irrigation company, even though
there was no water to be applied to
the land, or IL he expected to sell the
water right within day or two, and
to complete his final proof, even
though there was actually no reclaim.
alton of the land, as contemplated
by the law. The ruling, it is thought,
will not work hardship upon bons
fide settlers.
So far as known this is the frs
time the question as to the manne
of proving the reclamation of tn
land under the new state irrigagtiol
law has arisen before land office offic
ials. In the case in which the decis
ion is rendered, that of James A
Adamson of Midvale, involving 4
acres of land in Washington county
certificate from the state enginee
was held to be sufficient evidence {
the reclamation of the land. I'll
entryman was given 80 days to subm
additional proof in the shape of
water license. Should this not |
one, it was announced, the pro'
would be rejected.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-13
A Biz Chunk Of (epp,[.

A single piece of native copper,
weighing 1,00c pounds, will be part
of the mining display from Josephine
county, Oregon, at the Lewis and
Clark Exposition. The chunk of cop
per was taken from the Golden Stan
dard ledge, the ores of which have
been found to assay s18 a ton in gold
and s22 in copper. Why not send a
chunk or two of Seven Devils copperf
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-13

done the work would go on at once.
The Water Users association say
that it will require about 80 days to
get the people to sign new contracts.
The old contracts we're based on
the first estimate of expense, $50 an
acre. The new will reckon the cost
at $40 an acre.
1t is asserted that the differences
can be easily settled with the road
company which has conflicting inter
ests here, with the Corvallis & Eas-
tern railroad, which laid claim to the
Malheur canyon, the site of the con-
templated reservoir. 1t is now de-
clared that there are two feasible
routes around the canyon at the point
of building the contemplated reser-
voir which can be used by the rail
road.
Engineer Whistler returned ano
was with the association at the meet
ing yesterday. He assured the board
that no one was so anxious to carry
out the Malheur project as himself
and also informed them that the othe
4
members of the consulting board wer'
heartily in favor of the project.
The subject of inducing the roa'
land people, who own about on
fourth of the lands within the terri
tory proposed to be irrigated, was ais
considered and it was the universe
opinion that they could be induced t
enter the scheme on the same basi
as other property owners.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-13
HAS ?. & |. n. ROAD
CHANGED OWNERSHIP.
REPORTED SOLD TO VAN RIPPER AND AS
S0CIATES AND WILL BUILD
TO THUNDER.

agreed upon before the line was pur-
chased, for without them,' Mr.. Van
Ripper said, "the road would be worth
no more to his people than it was to
Hail.
He anticipated remarkable develop
ment of the great mineral wealth of
that section as soon as they could get
in with the road.
This is Mr.. Randall's second trip
to New York City this winter, and he
will leave in few days for Roosevelt
He will be accompanied by Mrs. Ran
dali who has been spending the win
ter in Boise.
According to private information
given to the Signal reporter yesterday
morning, the above report has good
foundation.
1t has been known here for some
, time past that negotiations we're 60
ing on for the purchase of the road,
} but not until few days ago was it
/ learned that the deal was about to be
Q closed.
a 1t was also known that General
Manager Heigho passed through here
Q few days ago enroute to Portland on
: some important and secret mission
and returned home yesterday.
Q 1t is rumored that the road was
q bought by the Great Northern, Jim
< HILLS line, and is to be part of his
+ proposed Butte-Sa Francisco road, as
it is known that he is anxious to
y reach California seaport.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-13
hdTshdN Lake niReS.

Walter Bennett, of Florence, was
Grangeville visitor Wednesday. He
came out for treatment from the den
tist for some teeth that had been very
troublesome. says the Grangeville
Standard.
Mr.. Bennett was averse to talking
much of mining operations in the
Marshall Lake section, where he has
most of his interests. However, he
says that it is understood a new com
pany has taken bond on the -Jewei
and Kimberly property, at the same
price as the other company, and theS
are looking for some active work.
The placer company on Lake creeK'
organized by Matt Gilbert, is doing
great amount of work, getting their
sawmill in operation most of tnelr
ditch ready, and preparing for gooo
run this season. They have the tuli
flow of Lake creek, taking the water
from the outlet of Marshall lake. a
number of other mining deals are IL
sight, which promises to make IL tn'
most prosperous season the camp hal
ever known.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-13
RUSSIAN BALTIC FL[ET
N DESPERATE POSITION
Admiral Togo Gould Not BE- luTed
So Russian Commander hu5t
Hunt The FOE.

London, May 10.-The alleged
whereabouts of the fleets of Admiral
Roiestvensky and Nebegatoff and the
dispatches wired from Paris to the
effect that they left French waters at
the request of the French authorities
are not credited here. That they
ioined in French waters is certain,
and that they are still there is like
wise palpable fact. That they are
To move northward may be so, but IL
;s not because France demands it, but
rather because the Russian command
ers feel that the time has come to
risk everything on a desperate move,
and the naval experts here believe
now that naval battle will soon be
inevitable.
Rojestvensky has remained ID
French waters because he entertained
homes he could lure Togo far from bis
basa and thus throw the balance IL
favor of the Russians. Apparently
now he despairs of accomplishing thii
and has determined to move boldly
north and give battle at any place
whether It be of the coast OF Luzon
in the straits Of Formosa or even u
the open Pacific ocean.
should yladiyostok be bis destlna
tlop be must go one Of two ways
Via the Formosa channel and the su
sbima straits, Or to the eastward Q
I Formosa, Should be choose the f0'
mer be VIII be subjected 20 rep''''
3 torpedo ettaefs 10 q narrow 'ppp'''
wbere be- gill haye great oiiiepl'y ,
holding bic Own and protee'lpF ~
d eoating aiool forresaef " he R''
I M tho eastward Of Formoea Pc m'.
I, taho ehnnoee 81 pQf h0g'nP Hp
( nloudly harhorl near lp e0'' ~ ''
: ieef ...
4 uls poallloo ~ desperate pm"
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4 snd all ol hl haf0a NlN r'N
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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-13

Capital News says one of the most
important deals for central Idaho
was completed in New York City
few days ago, when the Pacific q
Idaho Northern railroad was sold by
Mr.. Hall to Lewis Q. Van Ripper and
associates. The price paid has not
yet been given out.
News of this important transaction
was brought to Boise yesterday by j..
B. Randall of Roosevelt, who had
just returned from New York City.
Speaking of the transfer Mr.. Randall
said he met Van Ripper in his Office
in New York week ago last Sunday,
when Mr.. Van Ripper told him th'
matter had been closed and purchase
money paid over. He said the roat
would be turned over to the new own
ers June /.
AS to extensions, Mr.. Van Ripe
said the road would be extended fror
Council to Meadows this season, q
the grading is nearly all done betwee
those two points. If possible, b
added, the road will be continued o
to Payette lake during the falI
Here will be the terminus of I'll
: standard gauge. "It is our inter
! tion," Mr.. Van Ripper said, "to bull
narrow gauge road from Payeti
lake into the Thunder Mountai
country, opening up the Big cree
section as we'll as that part of the di
trict about Roosevelt.
"These extensions we're definitel
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-13
The O!d's fuTI pIsdgs.

President Green, of the Idaho Placer
Mining company, who is pushing work
upon the new dredge at Old's Ferry,
reports everything moving along very
satisfactory, and the new boat is rap
idly nearing completion. New ma
chinery and other material is arriv
ing, and will soon be ready to be in
stalled. Nothing unforeseen prevent
ing, the company will be ready t.
begin operations before many NOR
weeks pass.
Try the Semi Weekly Signal.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-13
General Manager Heigho Says Road
Will Be Extended to Mead
OwS This Year.

General Manager Heigho returned home yesterday afternoon from
Portland and shortly after his return the Signal reporter called upon
him and asked regard the hneSS of the above report
While Mr. Hegho would neither deny confirm the report he sad
You can tell people of Wee and Washington county that the
Pacific and Idaho Northern Railway will be extended to Meadows
this year. perhaps farther and that construction work will begin
as soon as the necessary material arrives contracts for which have
already placed the eas When asked in regard to the Van
Ripper people purchasing the oad Mr. Hgho stated he did not care
RI he quoted as TO who the new owners He will remain with the
company his present official capacity and is busy getting at
fairs in shape and dispong matters which have accum
ulated during his two months absence in the east
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-13
iIHICR CITIZENS
| ON 7HB VARPA7H
ii ARR THEY WILL HAVE GOVERNMENT
IRRIGATION If MONEY WILL
BUY 1T.
,,.,isl y the Portland Journal

Vclal y the Portland Journal
= ..,,io. Ore, May 10.-Notwith-
WI ,.c the fact that the officers of
iii x,lsustion service raised their
: !, estimate Of the Malheur irri-
Droisct a clean 81, COO, 600,
.nbars Of the Water Users asso-
!, sta meeting unanimously de-
frd \ that they would have govern
iiuIgstion in Malheur county If
y would buy it.
wlnously a meeting Of the
:. Users association voted to in
Gro i. officers representing the fed
Nv rernmsnt that it believed the
low F'''''
NJ would raise the sum required
vent further and voted unan-
nsy in favor Of employing O. E.
Tmd Of Portland to go to Wash
~ n and appear before the secre-
The interior in person and
represent Its side of the ques-
The engineers, however, had
iaiD bm before the meeting at which
= sdcisions we're reached had ad,
md nM.
is consulting board of engineer
: EEing Of ]. F. Whistler, Herber
hon ssEell A. P. Davis and d. @.
dy d " arrived in Ontario Monda,
cura vent to the offices of the Water
mp' ssociation, where 10 member
'e' organization had gathered.
# Davis Of the reclamation ser
. nose and stated that they ha,
n 'Hisd the reservoir site and fig
IN 1s to cut out all of the expen
ESlble and that they found tina
~O require not less than "a
sD reclaim the 100000 acre
The Malheur project. Whe
afOrmer trip Mr. Newell, th
engineer had informed the pee
\ way II would not cost exceedin
Nv ~sCre, and Mr.. Whistler's est
il'O was $50.
0nlth Of Vale said he ha
q inOckout-blows many time,
DA was the first he had ever e,
'sa' Then hot discussion
'4u many questions we're asked
''''@atlon officers left to cate
''"' requesting the associate
\ '''A Know whether or not tl
\ would accept the new figure
.'a'er arose and said: "L
N 'nSlr hand Let us acce
1@A -' aud make them throw
nner
y ''''0n was thereupon unau
passed accepting the rise, b
s1' time providing for {
\ s.'' ''' 0i an attorney to repr
n !. '''''' the secretary of Il
r. as' '''s'''D ,'a is preparing
we secretary Of the |
! Iof +'''''l'g s that q gradual
M, Sya''i b' allowed, II Il
aadIl ls 1'''' the aoi, 20 beg
ID h .'' .''' ''ar o. nrst and
.a 'p'''''p 10 tho end
N .' 'vl vAiab vill giye I
q '''Y 40 opportunity
..n, r'A''p glsy msioi,
WI luf
N N' Exclamation ,o,,
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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-05-13

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The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-19
Dat of the barrel.

A Boston steamship man was wit
ness Of this incident: A liner was I'M
loading at one Of the Charlestown
docks. A cooks helper, small and
very black negro, was leaning over the
rail. A large hogshead Of molasses
came creaking up on the end OF the
chain and swung unsteadily to and fro.
Finally, with smash, It struck the rail-
and broke into bits, molasses Tying
everywhere. There was a wild cry,
and from the wreckage came the negro,
soaked from head to foot and entirely
unrecognizable He danced madly
about and shouted like nothing human.
A little Irishman. in overalls, regarded
the apparition for a moment with
mouth open awe, and, light breaking
ON him. he shouted: "Moike! Fer the
love er hivin! Moike! VIII yez see
phat came out of the barrel Nv mer-
lassesw 1t took the combined efforts
OF the superintendent and his assistants
to convince Pat that he hadn't discover
ed new stowaway method
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she pldn,t Put II out.

An old lady of his flock once called
upon DIR. Gill with a grievance. The
doctors neckbands were too long fol
her ideas Of ministerial humility, and
after a long harangue on the sin Of
pride she intimated that she had
brought q pair Of scissors with heI
and would be pleased II her dear pas
tor would permit her to cut them down
TO her notions Of propriety.
The doctor not only listened patient
", but handed over the offending
white bands to be operated upon
When she had cut them to her salts
faction and returned the bibs IL waa
the doctors turn.
Now" said he, you must do me q
good turn Also
Yes, that / will, doctor. What can
it be?''
well, you have something about you
which is deal too long and which
causes me no end Of trouble, and !
should like to see it shorter"
Indeed, dear sir, will not hesitate.
What is 1t? Here are the scissors; use
them as you please"
Come. then" said the sturdy divine,
good sister. put out your tongue
London Mail
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-19
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

No one likes man who is everlast-
ingly saying Beg pardon"
The man who talks too much, as q
rule, does not talk enough at the right
time
Two heads are better than one, but
one of them nearly always does the
business.
Most men have the same expert
ences. The only difference Ia that some
men talk and some don't
When you are working very hard
take some comfort in this: Those who
are idle don't seem to be having very
good time.
We suppose newspapers do annoy
their readers good deal Still news
paper men. as rule, do the best they
can. 1t is an annoying business.
The word ''homemaker" is working
overtime when applied to any rich
woman who keeps several servants.
The real '.homemakersY work overtime
by not keeping any.-Atchison Globe.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-19
ESTABLISHED 1875

render. If any one or all of you want
to take advantage of that, we'll and
good. You will probably be shot with
IN half an hour, but there is a bare pos
sibliity that the Spanish may keep faith
with you. Any one want to try itfv
There was a murmur OF dissent from
every man.
Very well. We will reject slrren-
der. They will then open fire. Wheth-
er they use solid shot or shell, they will
batter down these walls like paper.
Get the barricade at the door ready to
throw down when give the word, and
then we will give our old battle cry for
the last time and have at them. Your
firing was so good that l have scored
off seven for each man, but we can get
one more apiece in the rush. We shall
go under, but we have comrades who
viii know how we died.
Under flag Of truce they were sum-
noned to surrender, but the ten an
swered with cheers of defiance. Then
the cannon opened fire, and at the
third discharge the barricade was
thrown down, and there was a cheer
and rush. The useless guns were
left behind. 1t was a rush, melee, a
mad whirl Of fighters, and then all was
over The ten had got another man
apiece and more. Their comrades back
in the thickets heard the tale days aft
er; we read OF 1t in the papers after
weeks had gone by. All of us said
the same. 1t was the way to die for
Cuba
Where the weeds grow rank and the
hideous land crabs scamper about I'M
checked and unafraid there is a grave
for nine. Some strange fragment of
sentiment caused the Spanish COM
mander to give the tenth man a grave
by himself. Had he finished his work
by erecting headboard he might have
written thereon. Here lieth a man
who went wrong, but in death he
atoned for it." But week later no
wolf could have found the spot.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-19

It was Old Home week, and the re-
turned sons and grandsons had been
telling with more or less pride of the
changes time had wrought for them.
At last Edward Jameson spoke:
II went away from here twenty
years ago a poor young man, with only
one solitary dollar in my pocket. l
walked the four miles from my ia
TIERS farm to the station, and there 1
begged ride to Boston on a freight
car Last night l drove into town be-
hind spirited pair Of horses, and my
purse guess how much my purse holds
In aoney today, besides large check"
And Mr.. Jameson looked about him
with brilliant smile.
Fifty dollafsP'
Seventy five!'
"A hundredH' shouted che boys, filed
with admiration
. NO" said Mr. Jameson, drawing a
large nat purse from his pocket when
the clamor had subsidized, none of you
has guessed right When had paid
the 20 cents to 0zzy Boggs for my re
freshing drive In the coach l had, be
sides my trunk check (which l retained
for financial reasons, exactly cents.
l have come back. my friends. TO stay.
Any little Jobs of saving and splitting
will be gratefully received"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1905-12-19
BLUFFED BY BEN BUTLER.
Made General Bingham Believe He
Had Booth'a Diary.

Made General Bingham Bellows He
Had Booths Diary.
General John A. Bingham was e
member of the military tribunal that
tried Mrs Surratt and the Lincoln as
sassination conspiFators.
After the trial in the subsequent de-
bates In the house General B. F. But
Ter frequently charged that the COM
mission had arrived at an unjust YER
diet and had convicted an innocent
woman. In memorable debate he
boldly proclaimed that If the contents
Of a diary which had been found on
the dead body Of j. Wilkes Booth were
ever made public it would disclose the
fact that 1t contained the proof Of
Mrs Surratt's Innocence which proof
had been UNANIMOUSLY suppressed by the
commission. When General Bingham
made movement as though he would
repel such an accusation, Butler dra-
matically drew a memorandum book
from his breast pocket and held it
aloft, but did not utter a word Bing-
ham naturally supposed that Butler
had a copy of a diary such as he had
spoken of. As a matter of fact the
book contained nothing but blank
leaves. General Butler was just bluff
ing.
The diary was in possession of Sec
rotary Stanton, but President johnson
finally demanded it. 1t was an inter
esting book, but it threw no light upon
the great conspiracy. Johnson's pri-
vate secretary was w. w. Warden,
who was the correspondent Of the Bal
timore Sun, and besides was In the en-
pioy of the New York Tribune bureau
to supply it with all the information
he consistently could To him Andrew
johnson intimated that he would not
be averse to the publication of Booths
diary aud permitted him to make a
copy Of it.
Warden took 1t after midnight to
James Rankin Young, the Washington
correspondent of the Tribune, and the
next morning the Tribune and the Bal
timore Sun had a big beat. Sam
Bowles of the Springfield Republican
reproached his correspondent for fall
ing to get copy.
WELL said the correspondent. Il am
not like Jim Young. l haye home to
go to, and don't have to prowl around
till daylight" Nobody enjoyed this re-
tort as much as James Rankin Young.