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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1897
Page
3
A jumbled wire service tone recounts counterfeit coins, Indian buyers, and local trades. Advertisements for hotel meals, medicines, and cloth goods sit beside school events and railroad talks, with meetings about right of way and Western Idaho development.
The notice lists Signal subscription prices including eight month and six month options, one month copies, and discounted rates for two months from date of subscription. It notes second class mail status and post office handling terms.
A Lewiston dispatch reports Deputy U S Marshal Mouner chasing a counterfeit gang from Weiser to Grangeville and Salmon river country. Newt Eddy, Emmett Taylor, and others face charges as investigators gather evidence for a Moscow trial while reports tie the ring to the Nez Perce agency and gold plating of $5, 10, and $20 pieces.
The report notes Harris statements and legislative acts cutting salaries of state officers and reducing House size to 29, saving funds. bills to shift prisoner transport to guards, regulate insurance, and reduce regents at state university are cited. A garden seed donation from Washington is announced.
A summons issued by the district court of the third judicial district in Idaho directs James W. Sherman, the defendant, to appear and answer a complaint filed in a Washington state matter regarding a mortgage. The document outlines ten days to respond after service and details that failure will lead to a default and potential sale of property to satisfy the debt, with attorney service and court seals noted.
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