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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1899
Page
7
Local residents in Welser are stunned by the death of Mrs. Gerwick described as a great blow to many friends. The report notes the sudden loss and community response.
Mrs. James Gerwick aged 30 died of pneumonia after a brief illness. Funeral was at her home on Friday with a Congregational minister's sermon and Odd Fellows attendance. She leaves a husband three children and parents, with mourners from Boise Payette Crane Creek and distant relatives.
A sentry guards a moonlit camp where a sudden break in the gloom leads to an ambush. Colonel Preobessas lies bound and exhausted in a muddy room as a determined intruder frees a path to the prisoners. Overnight tension rises in the siege setting.
Desmond frees 30 captives including the colonel and his daughter, sabotages guards, and plans a stealth assault. He and Williams overpower a sleeping guard to seize rifles while the group moves toward the dormitory, all to exact revenge for their captivity.
Fragmentary OCR text captures a chaotic scene with quoted lines and names like Washington and Richmond. The jumbled dialogue hints at a public confrontation, a press involvement, and vague references to a crop and a Times-Herald source, but details remain unclear.
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