05 Nov 1904
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Newspaper
Weiser Semi Weekly Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1904
Page
1
A call to Idaho women to vote against Mormon polygamy and support the Democratic ticket, arguing party leaders align with Mormon interests. The piece urges women to consider the national and state ramifications, urging action this year to force a party shift and moral regeneration.
A fragmentary note indicates Cherice Crawland and Wel intend to address the group HL about forthcoming recognition. The text is highly garbled with unclear names and dates, but suggests a planned acknowledgment or award soon.
In 200 feet an additional 100 feet will be run and a 700 foot depth opening the vain at a feet. On Botha creek a tunnel will be ram 100 feet this winter.
Voter guidance advises not marking the top circle of the ticket when voting straight through all races. If choosing a single candidate or option, avoid altering or erasing the top circle as printed on the ballot.
A garbled OCR fragment references an ad hoc method of expressing time. It mentions weeks and facial or oral expressions, but the readable content is incomplete and unclear.
The obituary remembers Solomon M. Jeffreys a sturdy pioneer cattleman, early Idaho settler and builder. He helped found Weiser Valley industry constructing the Jeffreys ditch and the first flouring mill, served as county commissioner and town official, and assisted in shaping Oregon Idaho civilization. He was born February 11 1836 in Missouri and died in Weiser. He leaves a wife, two sons, a daughter, a brother and many nieces and nephews and was interred at Weiser cemetery after services at the Baptist church.
A voter guide advises marking an X in the circle to the right of each chosen candidate rather than the head of the ticket. It claims this method cannot be questioned by election judges and uses Democratic presidential electors as an example to support voting for Parker and Davis while addressing issues of morality and polygamy in state and national affairs.
A Pittsburg man, John Althausen, traveled to Boise seeking mining opportunities in the Thunder Mountain district. A staged government inspector swindled him out of 200 by selling fictitious brass and bronze mines and arranging a fake locate on a promising Idaho site.
A Wednesday shooting two miles north of Mineral involved two Berberich youths and Lewis Hindman a sheepherder. Fire from Lawk, aiming to frighten them, struck Hindman and killed one Berberich youth and wounded another. A Huntingon doctor treated the injuries. the exact dispute arose over grazing rights on shared range.
Readable text fragments show a disrupted note mentioning Borutoh and NB. The items appear as garbled phrases with no clear event, date, or parties to identify.
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