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The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25
Inspected OREGON Mines.

j. w. Long, the assayer, returned
the first of the week from Sumpter.
Oregon, whore he had been to exam
inc the California mines in the Gable
Cove district for eastern stockholders.
Although the property has been lying
idle for some time from lack of
sufficient funds with which to oper-
ate, he reports that it shows up very
satisfactory and is convinced that
with proper operations it will become
a prominent producer. The Califor-
mia group is composed of 20 claims
upon which large amount of deveI-
opment work has been done. A large
mill has been built by the company,
but which is equipped with the wrong
kind of machinery for treating the
ores. In the mines about 4, 1000 feet
of tunnel work has been completed.
The ore body ranges from ten inches
to four feet in width and will assay
about s65 per ton. Mr.. Long re-
ports number of other properties
operating in the district, in close
proximity to the California property,
r;tb ex,l1rJ;l ~o.rI+r
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25
Orchards in Upper Washington County.

Fred Wilkie of Hornet Greek, Ida
no, was a caller last week. Mr..
Wilkie speaks highly of the fruit
grown there this year by his neigh
bor, d. B. Day. The latter has an
orchard of 1900 trees which have
thus far been very free from orchard
pests. He says A. e. Whiffin, another
neighbor, has quite an orchard also
Seward Piper, NJ. p. Clifford and Mrs.
o. sorenson, Of Council -7Gem State
Rural.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25
Postal (hanssS in Idaho.

By order of the postoffice depart
ment special service has been discon-
tinued in Idaho as follows:
Newman, Kootenai county, from
Sand Point, from February 20, 1903.
The following appointments are an
nounced: Mary e. Nelson, posts
master at Irwin, Idaho. This office If
not money order office.
John j. Bye, at Iron Springs, Wash
ington county, Idaho, in place Of
Harry B. Macy, resigned.
Bernard Stricken, at Stricken, Cas-
sia county, in place of Henry Jones,
resigned.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25
The RsapBOTfiORn,Ri Bill.

The reapportionment bill came up
for action in the legislature Wednes-
day, Representative Thomas of Nez
Perce being its author. 1t provides
total membership Of the house of
SO, an increase of eight and within
two of the constitutional limit. The
basis of the proposed apportionment
is the total vote cast for governor last
year. One representative is allowed
for vote under 1,750, two between
1,750 and 1900 and one for every
additional 1880 votes. The ap-
pended table shows the present and
proposed representation
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25
.5TAhDApD OIL (OnpAhI
mar dT THt iron Drh[
Also Proposed Northwest Railroad
from Properties
ReVeTf TO Original Owners.

1t is reported from private source
that the big Iron Dyke mine and
Northwest railroad on Snake river
his passed back into the control of
Charles M. Reed and Mrs. Florence
Shatto, and through them the prop
erty has been, or will be in short
time conveyed to the Standard Oil
company by II. III. Rogers, one of its
officers, says the Huntington Herald
The same report states that Rogers
has secured control of the big Searles
mines in the Cornucopia district and
that the Standard Oil will hereafter
predominant the interests of the min
ing camps to the east of Baker City
covering especially the gold and cop
per producers and the transportation
down the Snake.
The latest Wall street reports credit
Rockefeller with the requirement OF
Western railroad interests under the
eeneralship of Hartman and putting
all these things together there might
he some scintilla of truth in the re-
port. especially as engineers have been
working this winter on the grade OF
the old Northwest railroad from this
CITY to Homestead with we'll founded
report in circulation that the line tC
be built will form a portion OF The
cut off freight line on water grade
} down the Snake through Lewiston u
Spokane and connecting mp Puge'
sound.
A well known merchant yesterday
. discussing the situation, stated tha
p he bad been in business bere abou
forty years, and was firmly eonyipee
that The season Of 1908, would be Vi
ligelisst Que Ia tbs history o. Bake
county end cry, aud thet more ~ "
. way of transportation lines mioloi
T. anS sggieultugo end mepuiaetpfe'
p would beglp enq be eopsp~ma''
y this aoaaou than during epg oihef
=. the hialory ~ the community
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25

such report as the committee might
make. Senator Spooner, Hale, Platt
of Connecticut, and several other SEN
ators as we'll as members of the com
mittee desire to discuss the case when
it is brought to the senate. Members
of the committee have practically de-
termined to continue the Investigation
during the summer.
When another meeting of the COM
mittee is called, Chairman Burrows
intends to bring up the question Of
asking the senate to grant the commit
tee authority to go to Utah and take
testimony.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25
5000 fpdt Ils lMI

Five thousand candidates wore lp'
ltiated into the mysteries u th'
Knight of Pytbiaf ~ QUO 'i@e ~ 0b
Louis, Noudey night f.o' ih' ''
oasioo lhe big Jel Aipi building eea'
ihe gora'f ieig grounds seG con
gellod inio an immeuse lpaf' '''n
ana tho ggaaispi initiation ~ in' N''
ioly W all fega soelellel ieol n'e''
|rylhlenp nol alone peW ~ l'p''
IAnl llam au olW Nll'olN nne iiN9
4lleg Nalal HH0 plNaNn' Az iN'''''
palo NJ llp anpelallelsa lnllle''1p
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25
WOULD H(Q[A5t PROFANITY
10 GAt AT fOUR A. \.
|Tk N Hours Delay in nsadoB5
naI Should Be Qenedied
| al Council.

Weiser Signal: 1 note a communi-
|cation from some one in Meadows,
which appeared in your issue of Feb
ruary 22nd, regarding delay of mail
enroute to Meadows, and wish to state
that in this, as in all matters, our in
terests are, SO far as can see, iden-
tlcal with those of our patrons, di-
rect and Indirect, and if it be shown
that these interests would best be
served by running our train out of
"elser at A. M. instead of 8 A. M.
as at present, the change would speed
ily be made. The gentleman errs,
probably more through ignorance than
n'ent, in stating that the present ar
iangement accommodated only the
'raln men, who would, we're it in
'ne interest of the service, serve as
iAi'nfully and willingly at one time
as another
tnis is the first intimation that |
Lave received that an earlier service
''' uesired on the contrary, the sug-
s'''ion has been often made, that our
'7a'lng time be an hour later than al
present 1t would seem, if there is q
''iay OF 10 hours at Council; when
!" ualn arrives at that point al
''zO A. M, that the remedy should
|" made there and not sought here
appreciate and am glad TO re
''''s suggestions or expressions o
p'al0n on such matters, aud all sucI
~ nave full Consideration. M,
s'D present. opinion is that Their
' oea very emphatic protest, o.
part Of the passengers, against
a. ~ ''''n 10 Council, aud tina
'''Fqpept decrease 10 travel aa,
~ profanity would be slik
Yours truly
A., ~ HEl0HO
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25
WdshiRgfon's Birthday Party.

Wednesday evening at the home Of
her parents on West Main, Miss Orc
Sommercamp very pleasantly enter
tained number of invited friends at
Washington Birthday Party, in
honor of our departed illustrious
leader. The rooms were prettily
decorated with red, white and blue
streamers, flags and red hearts. The
earlier part of the evening was spent
at cards, and "500' was the gene
INDUCED in. Miss Grace Jenney won
the lady's prize, handsome Idaho
souvenir coffee spoon and Fred
Walker captured the gentleman's
prize. Refreshments were then served
after which music, singing and danc-
ing were enjoyed until the hour for
departure arrived. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Sommer-
camp; Misses Orc Sommercamp, Grace
Jenney, Florence Taylor, Anna Nc
Donald, Pearl Hopkins, Gladys Hop
kins, Joie Call, Eta Lansdon, Beulah
Haas and Lulu Wright; Messrs O.
@. Cleary, Harold Taylor, Fred
Walker, Evert Rhea, Harry Wulff,
Bradford, j. M. Martin, Will Sommer-
camp and HAYDEN.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25

around as usual next day. He cele-
brated his Goth birthday on Wednes-
day and a dancing party was given in
his honor that evening at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs, John Hemmlngway west
of town in which he took prominent
part Uncle Bill was born in Jack
son county, Mo-. Feb, %, 1895, and
came west, going first to California.
in 40. He is yet full Of vim and
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25
DELEGATES from WeiSeT.

Governor Gooding has appointed
DR.. B. L. Stevees and DR.. G. M.
Waterhouse delegates from Weiser to
the nti-tuberculosis congress to be
held in Allan ia, Ca, April II to 19.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25
WRIGHT
KILLED AT GOFF
is SHOT TO DEATH BY FRED WHITE In
A ROW OVER SOME LAND
WHITE SUICIDES.

MEADOWS, Feb. %. Tennyson
Wright was shot and killed by Fred
White at Golf on February %. I'm
mediately after the killing White
went to Sqaw creek where he commit
ted suicide by shooting himself. The
tragedy was the climax to long SER
les of chickering's between the men
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25

over the possession of land. On a
previous occasion, White shot at
Wright and gave him severe beating.
White will be buried at Sqaw
creek. Wright's father, DR.. j. B.
Wright of. Caldwell, has been notified
of his sons death and the body will
be held at Golf until the relatives
have been heard from.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25

M, ,''iye Fep 20 NJ report
~. !. p''qe in the senaiop smool
An. H''f 'he present eonelass
p...., ~ A.'l oe'oea ppop ~ ssgagal
,,..,f" f" AM 1o0sie eommlllo0 en
,..... \. 'oe el'''lenl fql llp lau,
II. ..'. 'l'l ny NM daa aal l.msl,
'''''''l'0 N lAe lspslp n
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25
In ltem0Tium.

''Friend after friend departs,
Who has not lost friendY
There is no union here of hearts
That has not here an end"
= The worlds true. heroes are gener-
ally found in the ordinary walks. of
life. Individual effort should be the
standard of attainment rather than
the accident of birth on fortutious
surroundings. Heart throbs, hrain
and muscular activity, properly di-
rected, count fer most in the final
summing up of human greatness.
Stephen Durbin, an honest man, a
good neighbor, loyal citizen, true
friend, devoted husband and father
has gone to his eternal rest. While
we mourn his loss, we feel that the
world is brighter and better that he
did live. AS charity is the greatest
of human virtues, his many acts of
kindness enshrine his memory with a
halo. Discomfort nor privation we're
considered when assistance to another
was needed, no distance was too far,
no weather too stormy, no night toe
dark to deter S. ]. Durbin from go
ing on an act of mercy. Although
tired by hard work, he would get out
of bed at any hour of the night for 6
lost or belated neighbor. When
road, bridge, school we're to bt
built. Durbin was among the first tC
begin and the last to quit work
When stock were to be gathered, h
was always in the lead, a fearles
rider. When a camp was to be selec
ted, not comforts for man, but foo
, for the stock was first considered
. Durbin had no use for drone nor
o sooner. He never said go but come.
, So great was his faith in bis fello'
man, he could not say mo when aske
10 endure for another. We are toi
that II there is any mesnness In a ma
4 II will crop out when he becomes
4 step father. II this be true, Durbin'
4 Iife was bIameless, ! ap glad Of u
q privilege Of paying this deserve
n tribute 70 good man yes, ! say,
y good man, notwithstanding a
dogmss of christianiiy 10 ihe eol
(. trery ip wy opinion, u be ieek'
u apyihlug, % Was the oppoappiiy
n epjoylpR ihe fipiif ~ sell round
lifo = feF yeags lopgsr opg frlepa
liie eas loged snd respected, lp aea
he a moulaee spa lpmep'eq
ghou eep moge bo galo
0f 4liQe AZ DhlAANhf
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25
fort Hall Lands 10 Be Sold.

The interior department is prepar-
ing an order which will be issued
March 9th, for the sale of the aban-
doned Fort Hall reservation lands in
Idaho.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25

Ylo Degeg NJ siawp mll "A 4NNp
aa, nnlnlalp wQaneeq halllQp AZ
NM ,alu1 N fp2flig a0ileT 'p'
uoaln NJ ienn''Y
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25

telephone message was received
in weiser Tuesday from Black Lake
living an account of two big snow
slides which occurred near there that
morping in which two we'll know
miners nearly lost their lives. The
erst slide occurred near the Salzer-
Ford mine, carrying with it Lew In
stall an employe of the mine, who
WAS enroute to Snake river. he was
swept down the mountain for more
than 1000 feet and lodged against a
tree which saved his life. His snow
shoes we're broken to splinters, his
clothing badly torn and he was CON
siderably bruised and shaken up by
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25

We Wish % thank the kind friends
Who 20 klndly helped pas ip our fee
bereavement, apd deeth of our fetheF
MRe ROSE oLARcQck
Mils fRANcfs cQok
hhe FAhAY JOHNSON
NR uHNRf o44NhN
Az nnnlalmo0 premiums "A lanaee1
alll ho dlAsp lof IA noN aiaalpN
Htu
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25
|SVBPT 1000 FbET
| Down 7HE MOUNTAIN
THRILLING EXPERIENCE OF TWO MINERS
NEAR THE SALZER-F0RD NINE
AT BLACK LAKE.

the blood-curdling descent. Fortu-
nately he was stopped by the tree, for
he surely would have been buried
under hundreds of tons of snow. BY
hard and painful labor he finally
succeeded in regaining the trail and
crawled back to the mine where he is
receiving all the care possible.
The second slide occurred about the
same time, not far away, near the
Iron Springs mine, which carried with
it Victor English. Luckily he es-
capped with his life, though he was
badly bruised and shaken up. Both
slides are reported to have been over
800 feet in width.
The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-25

ssna " y emp ie 'ef f'W Ve0hll
onl m'nlp ~ plg
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1905-07-27

because he didn't kiss her as he used
to before she was married. I'd just
like to catch Tom acting like that.
well, she was as sad as sad could
be, but her husband said 1t was all
right, and he did love her just as
much, only he said, you see, it is just
like catching the car"
"Oh!" said Phyllis.
"That was funny, wasn't it? You
see,' said this horrid man, when am
trying to catch the car run for it and
make great hullabaloo and wave my
stick at the motOrman. But when | get
in | sit down quietly and read my pa
per. That is the way it is about matri-
mony. am just as much interested
in the car though l don't go waving
INV stick after l have caught it. 1t is
lust the same with my wife, though l
think just as much of her as did be-
fore was married.
Now, l think that's perfectly hor-
rid story, and that was very horrid
man. and the worst Of it is, it certain
ly is true.
Belinda lowered ner VOICE, nOTIlAeO
look came over her face, and Phyllis
looked sad in sympathy
Now, that is just what mean about
girls getting married" and Belinda
spoke seriously and solemnly. Every
man in the world is just bound to
catch the car, and every girl would
Just like to keep him running after 1t
all day and aurnight, for ever and ever,
and never catching it." 1sljpda dew
= long breath. eA e.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1905-07-27
Bclinda'SV Views
BY M. A. TAFT.

F 1T were not for the men," said
Belinda, oracularly, there would
be no marriages."
Naturally" returned Phyllis, unim-
pressed.
I mean," continued Belinda, with
dignity, that if the men did not in.
slst, no woman would marry"
@Ss"Oh," said Phyllis, opening her eyes
very wide
shakespeare" Belinda went on in
her most seriously augmentative tone
knew nothing about it,
Phyllis does not belong to the Shakes
peare club. and so she remained silent
What was it about Anne Hatha-
way?" she hazarded finally, remember
ing the pretty little picture of the Hath
away cottage Belinda had given her.
No, indeed, it was not" said Be.
linda, 1T was Rosalind, and of course
| just dOte on Shakespeare, and the
club is too sweet for anything, and
wouldn't go to bed night in my life
without reading just line or two from
the Merchant of Venice or a weeny
bit of Julius Caesar and one New
Years night l came home from a party
and read whole chapter Of Titus An.
dronicus,' when was so sleepy l didn't
know word I read, but l think it is
too mean about Rosalind, for she
wasn't the kind of girl to say that at
ALL"
mo, of course not" said Phyllis,
sympathetically. You mean about
marriage?"
YES" said Belinda, cts one OF
those famous parts Of AS You Like It.,
you know, about time ambling and
trotting and galloping-and-and, well
it just implies that all girls are anx-
ious to get married, and you know that
isn't true, is it,"
"N-no," replied Phyllis.
THAT catching-the-car story Is very
true"
"Catching-the-what, Belinda?" asked
Phyllis, confused.
"Why, that catching-the-car story.
1t is told in just the horrid way a man
would tell it, but it Is as true as any.
thing.
"Why, there was poor woman who
got so sad because she said she knew
her husband didn't love her any more
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1905-07-27
CAMPING SONG.

~ your dinner lost its SAVIOR.
n nas your greeting lost its cheer?
70 your daily stunt burden?
r rs your laughter half sheer?
,,, heres medicine to cure you,
ul.. a way to lift your load,
WIN morse and saddle and mile Of open
4 road.
IS your eyeball growing bilious?
IS your temper getting short?
IS this life blind delusion,
Or a grim unlovely sport? A-,sTse ~,
ahere's world of health and bea,,tv -
Ihere,s help that cannot fail
IN day behind the burros
Qn dusty mountain trail.
come out, old man, we're going
10 land that's free and large
Where the rainless skies are resting
IN snowy mountain marRe.
men we camp in Gods own country.
1 LOU VIII find yourself again,
with nre and blanket and the stars upon
the plain!
bliss Carman. in The Reader Magazine.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1905-07-27

THE HARMSWORTH CHALLENGE
CUP.
trials will be necessary TO select repre-
sentatives.
The race is limited to boats that do
not exceed 40 feet on the water line,
but there is no limit to the amount of
power that may be used, and the for
gines. The Dubonnet, which won the
Prince OF Monaco cup, has engines OF
3O0-horse power. and the Brooke l.,
built in England, has the same power
England is going to make supreme
effort to regain the trophy. The Napier
H., one of the British representatives.
has two huge engines of 8O-horse
power each, and she Is perfectly fat
bottomed, so that she is driven over
the surface of the water instead of
through it. This boat is built entirely
of steel. .,-.~. .. .. ........ IT,. .s. .........
Both the Challenger and the Dixie
have shown near the mile-in-two-min-
utes' mark, and from their time rec
ords seem to have a chance TO bring
the cup over here.
The start will be flying one and
the distance will be from 30 to IS
nautical miles. There will be no sharp
turns and every boat will be put on
it's merits of straight running. The
distance is suitable to both American
boats. But the question is whether
their 150-horse power engines can
drive their smooth bodies as fast as
their rivals. which have twice their
power. Fl
These two Yankee motor boats have
been called freaks" over here, but
they are models compared to the queer
foreign craft. The Challenger has
proved her worth in both northern and
southern waters, and to-day is queen
of Yankee high-speed boats.
The Dixie met with an accident in
the Indian Harbor races at Greenwich,
where she made her first appearance,
but her trials have shown her to be a
wonder One Of the conditions upon
which her owner agreed to accept her
was that she should develop sufficient
speed to beat the Challenger, and Gin
ton H. Crane, who had designed the
latter, presumably was sure. Of what
he was about when he agreed to- that
condition for the Dixie.
The big powerful foreign boats are
sure to show remarkable speed in the
coming race, but as big as their en-
gines are they will know they have
been in race when they meet the two
little Yankee flyers.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1905-07-27
Not Darkest Before Dawn.

The idea that the darkest hour is
just before the dawn is poetical but
incorrect. The darkest hour is mid
way between sunset and dawn, and
the legend is of piece with the
statement often made that the hour
preceding dawn is the coolest. In
many countries there is q fixed belief
that just before the break of day there
comes an ebb when nature grows cold
and pulseless and life fluttering in the
breast Of the dying man finally ex-
pires. According to science, such dis
solution should occur between three
and four o'clock, investigation extend.
ing over period of several years hav-
ing proved that the temperature is
lowest then.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1905-07-27
SIGNS OF MORAL INSANITY
Abnormal Mental Tendencies Noted
by Prominent English
Physician.

Testifying before the royal commits
feeble-minded, Dr. c. A. MERCER, rep.
resenting the Royal College of Physi-
clans, reports the Washington Star,
said: -rss .-.....-- .r.
II certainly think there is such a
thing as moral insanity"
Some remarkable cases were men,
toned by DR.. MERCER.
An Intelligent child of seven had
learned about the pawnbroking bust.
ness by reading an article in maya
zine Having learned while at dinner
where some rings we're kept he took an
opportunity of slipping into the rooms,
took the rings and went out and
pawned them. It was deeply laid
plot.
DR.. Mercier did not say that the
child was responsible at that age, but
certainly it was not the conduct of a
normal child who had that very day
been soundly thrashed for stealing. A
normal child could be made to appre-
ciate and recognize what he had done.
but this child could not be made to
appreciate it.
There was another case Of young
man who, while attending one of the
military colleges as student. stole
some clothes and wore them in the
presence Of their rightful owners. He
was amply supplied with clothes and
money by his parents, but he liked
these clothes better than his own, and
took them. He could not he persuaded
that it was wrong thing to do, but
there was no other symptom in him Of
imbecility.
Or. Mercier went on to give another
case Of nurse who, he said, had pois.
oned as many as 40 of her patients. It
was impossible at that time to discover
any intellectual defect in her. She
was found morally insane because no
motive could be traced. Indeed the
persons she poisoned were her intimate
friends. After she had been in an
asylum for several years symptoms Of
definite insanity began to exhibit
themselves, and she soon became very
oeeDly insane.