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THE WEISER SIGNAL
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WEISER, IDAHO, SAT\KTJI)AY. JULY 26. 1902.
TWENTIETH YEAR.
No. 64r
today i$ the Cast Day to Register ,t &
,*$ ,t ,** Poll Books Close at o o'clock tonight
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lombination Did Not Grant
Kieinschmidt's Petition.
lEADY FOR ELECTION.
miMissioners Arranging for the Big
Biennial Eight. %
OMING OFF NEXT NOVEMBER.
t*t of Registrars, Judges and Clerks of Var
ious Precincts.
At the meeting of tne cotanty com
missioners Monday, election offioers
lere appointed as follows:
WEST WEISER PRECINCT.
Registrar—Jessie G. Stuart.
^Distributing Clei k—Norah Lock
•d.
■Counting judges— T. P. Maryatt,
■mes A. Sommeri-ainp, E. A. Van
Ekin.
■ Receiving judges— L. M. Dicker
In, Alonzo Conklin, S. C. Hale.
I MIDDLE WEISER PRECINCT.
I Registrar—Emma Lynch.
I Distributing clerk—Mrs.
kn ary.
Counting judges—Will C. Candee,
|. M. Harvey, J. E Utley.
Polling place—\\ eiser opera house.
EAST WEISER PRECINCT.
Registrar—John H. Bothwell.
Distributing clerk—Josephine Hop
ins.
Counting judges —John L Jeffreys,
L. J. McCune, E-twaid Harper.
Receiving judges —August Brock
ban, John Stacy, Wun. Van Sice.
Polling place—Cou' t.House.
MANN CREEK PRECINCT.
Registrar—Ma\ G lkinson.
Distributing CL-rk—Florence Pear
J. M.
in.
Counting judges—Thomas Shan
mn, B. Dick Harney', Benjamin
ïopper.
Receiving judges—H. Murry Gil
lerson, David W. Weob,John Mich
[els.
Polling place—School House, dls
lict No. 3.
Middle valley precinct
Registrar—Milan-» K Morris.
DLlributiug ClerK —Hattie
puck.
I Counting judges—A. L. Deaton,
lamuel Keithley, Dudley Evans.
I Receiving judges — J. H, Reavis,
Robert Jackson, John McRoberts.
I Polling place—S.siiOul house, dis
trict No. 17.
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BALUBRIA PRECINCT.
Kegisii-ar —Mrs. E L Cole.
Register-And Get Every Vote Out Next Thursday.
A Big Vote will Make the Water Bonds More Salable.
Distributing clerk—Bertha Swan
strom.
Counting judges—S A. Swan
strom, C. H. We9ton, David Alli
son.
* Polling place—School house Diet.
No. 5.
CAMBRIDGE PRECINCT.
Registrar—Mary A. Bean.
Distributing Clerk—Julia Darnall.
Counting judges — William H.
Kckles, W. J. Windez, R E. Wil
son.
Hoff
Receiving judges — Geo.
statter, Nelson Buhl, Moses H. Hop
per.
Polling place—Schoolhouse Dist
No. 8.
RUTHBURG PRECINCT.
Registrar—Harriet Livingstone.
Distiibuiing Clerk —- Minnie E
Bourke.
Judges—Joseph Madison, James
Nixon, Paul Raymond.
Polling place—School house, Dist
No. 36
MINERAL PRECINCT.
Registrar—Julia I. Powell.
Distributing Clerk-George Crocker.
Judges—John A. James. W. W.
Wheaton, W. W. Campbell.
Polling place—Schoolhouse Dist.
.No. 30.
COUNCIL PRECINCT.
Registrar—Robert P. White.
Distributing clerk—Maud Peters
Counting Judges—Geo. Gould, L.
L. Burtenshaw, Isaac McMahan.
Receiving Judges— F. W. Beier,
George Winkler, James I. Linder.
Polling place—School house Dist.
No. 25.
MEADOWS PRECINCT.
Registrar—Lizza Clay.
Distributing Clerk—Josie Bar
bam.
Counting judges— P. C. Beam,
W. E. Webb, Robert Montgomery.
Receiving judges— H. C. Yoak
um, L. F. Smith, W. A. Lyon.
Polling Place—Public Hall.
INDIAN VALLEY PRECINCT
Registrar—Edna Anderson.
Distributing clerk—Mrs Albert
McDowell.
Counting judges—Albert McDow
ell.
Receiving judges, M. L Wilke-
son, Alva Steward, Wm. Fox.
Polling place—School house Dist.
No. 6.
UPPER CRANE PRECINCT.
Registrar—Mrs. N. I. Cox.
Distributing clerk — Mrs. John
Routson.
Judges—Allen Green, Lafayette
McFadden, Geo. W. Stephens.
Polling place—School house Dist.
No. 19.
LOWER CRANE PRECINCT.
Registrar—Miss Julia Sipe.
Distributing Clerk — Mrs.
Robertson.
Judges—A.A.Seay,Warren Allen,
J. D Robertson.
Polling Place—School house Dist.
No. 21.
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BEAR PRECINCT.
Registrar—A. V. Robertson.
Distributing clerk—Mrs. August
Steinmetz.
Concluded on Pnge Eight.
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SKILLED ENGINEER SAYS THAT IS CHEAP
EST AND BEST FOR WEISER.
Nothing is of greater interest to
the live Weiser man just now than
the detail of our probable water sup
ply—the great boon we have been
praying for these three years past.
It has been commonly supposed by
many that Weiser could only pro
cure a tank and tower and it was
feared that this could not be made
extensive enough to supply the city
for long. The rule has been for
grave countenances to look more
grave and beads upon which they
were hung to wag woefully from side
to side as it was announced that a
reservoir and gravity system, the
only system that would serve, would
cost $75,000 to $100,000—entirely
beyond our reach.
A Seattle man sheds sunshine on
the situation by saying that, while
the reservoir is what we need, it is
within our reach—that the money
available under the provisions of the
coming bond issue will be ample to
put in the light plant, pumping plant,
big concrete reservoir and five miles
of mains.
Mr. E. W. Cummings, a skilled
engineer, who makes a business of
planning and supervising the instal
lation of municipal plants, has put
in a large number of plants, being
employed by the cities to protect
their interests and supervise the work
on behalf of the municipality in or
der to guarantee that contractors
fulfilled their contracts He is now
employed to look after Caldwell's in
terests in tbe new plant being ar
ranged for there.
Hearing of Weiser's intention, Mr.
CnmmiDgs came over and, in com
pany with Mayor Kelly, looked the
ground over last Monday and found
that Weiser bas superior facilities
for a water system He appeared
before the coudciI by request of that
body, and made the following state
ment:
"I find several excellent sites,
wbicb would require surveys to de
termine exactly which is tbe most
advantageous. However, I am in
clined to favor a site Mr. Kelly and
myself found nK/w«» thy Wei ser
Ac ademy, where little excavation
would lie required and there is an ex
cellent bed for the concrete lining.
A reservoir of half a million g allons
could be constructed there at small
cost. It would give about fe et
fall, furnishing a pressure of not
less than 86 pounds to the square
inch, which would throw water over
any huildings that would be erected
here for years. The reservoir is un
doubtedly the most serviceable and
cheaper. This town will at present
use 15.000 g allons per day, but will
soon grow beyond that. A 100,000
tank would require the pumps to Vie
going all tbe time to keep it filled,
and such a tank and tower would
oost $10,000, and the small plant
would soon be outgrown and you
would have it to do over—it is better
to start on broad lines. Tbe reser
voir would hold enough to supply
tbe town for six days and would
meet tbe daily need of 10,000 peo
ple, which I believe you will shortly
have from my experience of the re
sults of these enterprises,
say, the tank and tower for a hun
dred
cost
other
extra pipe will not cost over $7,000
or $8,000, and will save over the
tank in operating expenses as the
engines will not have to be run as
continùously as with tbe tank, doing
away with one engineer and a cer
tain amount of fuel. I believe tbe
As 1
thousand
gallons
will
$10,000, and
band the reservoir and
the
on
reservoir will save $2.500 a year over
the tank besides being cheaper of
construction. At Caldwell they were^Qii
figuring on a tank and tower. Their
best bids were $7,000. They changed
to a reservoir, and it, with the extra
pipe will cost $4,500 "
"I have always understood that a
reservoir system would cost twice as
much money as we will have," Baid
councilman Hitt.
"Well", said Mr. Cummings,
would like to make tbe plans and
see them carried out for the city,
and I will guarantee that the reser
voir can be built, six miles of mains
laid and the plant put in operation
for the money yon will have. Cald
well thought she could not put in the
plant there for $20,000. The bids
will be opened tomorrow and I am
confident tbe price will not be over
$18,000. Your plant here is larger
than Caldwell's but your money will
build it. You could afford to ex
pend even a greater sum if necessary
for the reservoir system. I would
recommend one engine large enougli
to run the pumps and dynamos at
the same time. The very small risk
of a short break down will scarcely
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justify expending $3,000 or $4,000
for the extra engine. That mofiey
should be put into a larger main—
the larger your main the better. It
should be not less than 12 inches and
14 if you can afford it. With the
reservoir full, you would have a six
day supply on hand, in which time
ordinary repairs could be made.
"The lights and water together is
an ideal system and can be put in
together at a much smaller relative
cost than could either alone."
Maygr JCelly accompanied Mr.
Cummings to Caldwell to be present
when the bids were opened and gain
all the information possible. The
mayor is devoting a great deal of at
tention to the matter and he is deter
mined to see that Weiser gets full
value for the money expended and
the city can rest assured that Mr.
Kelly is devoting heart and soul to
the city's interest.
Guns at Jenney's cyclery.
3000 grain sacks at Kimball's
Chris Hildanbrand arrived yester
day from Danville, Iowa, End is hik
ing out for the hills to do his annual
assessment work on Tiis Rapid River
mines. On the way out he met a
Colorado man who went into Thuu
der Mountain in March and came out
verbally warming the country. When
Chris got through telling the gentle
man what he, Chris, knew, through
30 years experience of the moun
tains, the Coloradoman decided to
hit it again and he will be in Weiser
in a few days returning to Thunder
to do some prospecting.
Cigars on Ice at po-uotiice.
Clean and satisfactory shaves at
the Star Barber shop.
Work Suspended.
H. V. Gates of Hillsboro, Oregon,
and Walter Moore of Baker City, who
are largely interested in the Malhuer
Company, visited the company's
properties in Dry Gulch this week,
and as a result of their visit,, opera
tions at fhe oil well have been sus
pended for ninety days. The drill
ers have struck an unusually hard
rock iu the well and in order to drill
further it is necessary to secuie
heavier machinery,
purchased in the east. Messrs.
Gates and Moore have great faith in
the future of the Malheur oil fields,
and give assurances that work will
which will be
be resumed this full,
ham, the genial manager of the com
pany who has had charge o f the work,
departed yesterday morning for San
Francisco. —Huntington Herald.
R. W. Gra
Ferguson's little prices at the big
second hand store.
Big stock of guns at B. R. Jen
ney'8 cyclery.
Don't go to the first barber shop
you happen to see. Hunt up the
Star.
t
Have you tried the Star Barber
Shop for a shave?
Good News Still Coming
from the North.
AT
One of Idaho's Most Promising Near
District
IS k MAGNIFICENT GOLD BELT
Ledges Now Pound Will Support a Darns
Mills.
Grangevllla Standard.
'•Th«-re are already enough good
ledges uncovered on Bear creek ahm*
to mu from a dozen to 25 small
mills," said J. M. Herman, of
Florence, in this week from Mar
shall lake district. "The ledges ara
narrow, but they are rich, and bear
every evidence of continuing to
great depth. They can be worked
by small capital and small mills. It
is a poor man's camp par excellence.
The ore isn't all free milling, how
ever, though a mill will save quite »
bit of (he gold. But it would be
easy to 1 -se $500 a ton in the con
centrates, while saving $50 a ton oa
the pintes from some of the rich ore,
A concentrating table would be
a necessary part of a mill equipment
there
"Some fine strikes are being made
on Carey creek, up from the old wir»
bridge. Fox & Brggs have the
latest big find. Along the old trail
at the head of the creek were some
big boulters, which had been dodged
by hundreds or thousands of travel
ers, as of no value. These two men
examin'd the boulders, found them
to be rich in gold, and following up
the hiilsule, uncovered a fine 4-foot
vein. Fiom all appearances they
have a teal bonanza This is only
one ot many good finds."
R J McConnell, wbo came out
Sa'ur i«y from Marshall lake, reports
that Matt Gilbert and A. L White
had n,«de some placer locations on :
I lie head i f Lake creek, which prom
ise verv well He says that the
whole country is filling up rapidly
wi b pioai>ectors, though there is a
large and pratically virgin field for
woik. The country immediately
around Marshall lake is looked upon
as one of the best in the whole dis
trici. T e average value of the gold
bearing quartz so far found in Mar
shall lake district is said to be higher
than from any other district in Idaho.
Quite a number of Grangeville men
are now prospecting in the Marshall
lake cunry.