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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1897
Page
2
Clearance sale offers bargains to clear spring stock with 12 yards of outing flannel for 1 dollar. Shoes from 1 dollar, dress goods remnants at low prices. Knit vests 25 cents each, men’s underwear 75 cents a suit, overshirts 85 cents and up. Call early to secure values at the One Price Cash Store in Louisville.
A long account describes a beajarring drop in silver value driven by a global class of financiers. The piece notes bequests of silver as a savings reserve, mass sales amid famine and straitened economies, and oblique references to political figures trading influence for votes in Oregon and Washington counties. It highlights widespread impoverishment while detailing alleged payments to Populist members and the involvement of named merchants and lawmakers in a corrupt exchange.
Fragmented account shows Boise bribery amid Idaho senatorial race. Witnesses testify to alleged payments and political influence involving Shoup Han and others. The investigation, empowered to compel counsel and subpoenas, remains largely circumstantial with public doubts about truth and corruption.
Weiser area notes detail a tinning plant opening in Weiser and a permanent business. Pocatello gains two dailies with the Herald on hand and Tribune delayed. Hotel Weiser changes hands with Hubbard selling to Barton. dissolution notices follow. Local clubs meet, travelers discuss a railroad to Seven Devils, and visitors from Denver eye a colony.
A fragment describes a payback or credit arrangement with a grocer and a reference to Schil ding's Best. It mentions Vorsate by M E Sommerramp & Co and implies a condition if not satisfactory.
A judicial summons issued in the Line Penk Mining and Milling Company case directs the defendant to appear in the Fourth Judicial District of the State of Ohio in Washington County and answer the complaint within ten days after service, or within twenty days if served within the district but outside, or forty days if served elsewhere. The complaint seeks payment for services, materials, labor, and seven months of mining work at specified rates, totaling substantial amounts including expenses and costs. The document lists numerous itemized charges such as lumber, merchandise, freight, horse hire, and wages, with the plaintiff seeking judgment by default if not answered. The summons is signed by the court clerk and directed to the defendant.
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