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THE WEISER SEMI-WEEKLY SIGNAL f.THIRD YEAR. WEISER, WASHINGTON COUNTY, IDAHO, SATURDAY, APRIL 1, 1905. NO. i 1 0 MORMON PRESIDENT SHOULD ANSWER FEDERAL LAW FOR PERJURY. IE SAYS WASHINGTON, D. O.—Members the Committee on Privileges and amazed at the recent All of them dop nests in Utah. of the opinion that the ohuroh is pping itself and handicapping Smoot in his fight to retian e to Utah, I see. th thought the committee was mg to lead him'into a trap and for reason deliberately lied to us in testimony. This is a serious mat Preeidettt Smith was under path a he was on the stand, and there law in this country which deals : perjury. giving that evidence he would be It seems that seat Aid one of the oommittee : They are messing things up out So President I thought [ when he eat pjj s wor( j 8 . ft M dearly Wiped Oui. few days ago fire broke out at ile Bird, the flourishing lowor river , mu! wiped ut Freidenrioh's ami store, Cooper A Dixon saloon, hotel, butcher shop, postoffloe, offloe, telephone offloe, Star el tod a law office. i l it 1 LU. ETHER NEWS RECEIVED CONCERNING THE MISSING MAN AT SE CESH MEADOWS. of Gerhardt Seoesh 8 M reported In Wednesday's l&1 to« oreated bit no 11 tor it. rta "»te Incident from his cabin at considerable of a one seems to be able to Bather details of the ao are told as fol •Peoial from Meadows to a of Mth: " 8 * lth ' carrier between »nd Warrens, came down yes 'll ,ainl ly. He reports fcbsrdt Behrens, the Warrens ®***Ppeert*i k a well known district, and that diliigent failed * lu to»iug i Mult * Thai r avaa 1 any trace up to the time of ; Ul oou of Heb today, and to the uae* niiaeiug l *e, u eks *U *li*< an uf My. la OClUff, 1 4 fh • M»r*»l mtm if H i he has been smoked out It's bad business all around. Perhaps the committee will have something to say further to Mr,. Smith. Another member of the committee said: "The excommunication of Frank Cannon without a hearing, or rather a chance to prove his oasep the utterances of President Smith Sun day, and last, but not least, the pro ject of the church to enter the life innsuranoe field, all bear irrefutable evidence of the charges that have been made being sustained when the senate is ready to act. My prediction is the ohuroh will form the quick settlement of the Smoot case. It seems more defiant than ever. Why, he should be put in jail for perjury and all the evidence he gave thrown out with Senator Smoot. That's what. " • * done lo Meiko. George Hartley left Thursday af ternoon for Sauta eu Graoia, Mexico, where he goes in the interests of a mining syndicate. Don't miss the pie eating oontest at Brother Edward's show. man's pet oats at the cabin of his nearest neighbor in quest of food, whioh led to a visit to his oabin. It is supposed that Behrens had i gone from his cabin on some erran and that he was strioken down some out of the way place, snows have fallen to a depth of 18 inohes, rendering the finding of the body very doubtful at the present time. Recent Behrens was 74 years of age, and bad lived In the Warren district since His the boom deys at 20 years ago. borne for a uumlrer ut years has l*sen J at Becesb Meadows, where be owned it is and worked a placer property. has a known that the missing meu Hi Urn United brother some when 1 knows where be may h* found States, hut ho one in this vicinity T levin Lebst Mon, sAuelinnl b»e»*d# Wuro Piefeotus, I'uro Is r»*l»idiy build*»*g up Ihetd hb ed h* eegtimr hies, Bum . 111 m* iP IP i jtfMik p w* Ufittg »<! f'tf \M * m Idaho Flan found Dead In Butte. Batte, Mont, Maroh 27.—With his body swollen to twioe its natural size and his face distorted until the feat ures were unrecognizable, William Erskine, believed to be a former resi dent of Salt Lake but recently of Idaho Falls, was found this morning in a room at thejBrand house. The man had been dead for nearly 48 hours. No indications of suicide were found and the supposition is that death resulted from natural oauses. The deceased was 67 years old and a stationary engineer by trade. He has a wife living at Elk City, Idaho. A post mortem examination will be held tomorrow to determine the cause of death. The Chicago Lady Entertainers at the opera house April 10. Outlook Club has secured them. FORMER WEISERITE SHOOTS HIS WIFE AT NYSSA-COMPLETE STORY OF THE TRAGEDY. Nyssa, Ore., March 28.—H. Megor don, a prominent rancher living near Nyssa, shot and killed bis wife at 6:30 o'olook this evening In a fit of He at onoe came to jealous rage. Nyssa, was taken into custody and is now in the village look-up. The Megordon family, consisting of the parents and six children, was highly respected. For a long time Megordon has been addicted *to fits of intense jealousy, which have been so marked as to make him conspicuous, though in the popu lar mind no suspioion has ever at tached to Mrs. Megordon. frame of mind had led to many soenes between the couple and the relations had latterly become so strained that it had, it is said, been mutually agreed that the divorce oourt should be invoked as the only remedy. the streets of His Megordon was on Nyssa this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock and seemed in a normal'mood, chat ting pleasantly with friends upon dif A little later he re ferent topics, turned to his home and according to the account of the tragedy given by the children, at onoe began to quarrel with his wife, altercation the second son, Robert, aged 15, interfered in his mother's behalf. Megordon drew a gun and shot at, but missed, the boy, who at took flight. Meanwhile Mrs. had left the house and When the In the course of the onoe Megordon started for a neighbor's, boy disappeared Megordon turned again to the woman, pursued her, and overtaking her shot at her three One on or four times at dose range, shot took effect In her side, and It would appear proved fatal instantly. When Mrs. Megordon fell Megor don turned the gun on himself and in wound that Is pronounced fiicting a „ triffliug that bis serious intention in firing it Is one of the questions the coroner's jury will probebly be asked beck to Nyssa so to consider, lb» came at once and aaked surgical attention. those Bret at tbs side of the stricken women arrived she was dead Tb* louai authorities bar* taken | care of tim «aas thus tar, hut Um county authorities hase been nut UM, When The Msgterduu# ate »yette well #» •' to this city and »alley Where they - aided 1er ghoul two yea»* ^ purchased frtMC M h iJieke» Mu* MM sent ut Mrs»* so A 4b* # so*- UP lm*.»ly war ytrlM* Wtdl Mrongbt ■*» pen tall/ ,, 1, (|tii »•» ■ l uhtw'ds|#l<y ki Mw Mttmkhty Mig AP >» u Î • i Mimttp Mormons Purchase Jail. Carthage, 111., March 28.—Be cause of historical associations the members of the Mormon church have purchased for $4,000 the old jail where the first prophet and the founder of the faith met a tragio death at the hands of a mob. The old structure was not worth over $15, 000. It is proposed to establish mission ohuroh in the building. In this connection announcement that the Mormons are ooming back to Ill inois after the lapse of half a oentury and are to establish three new ohurohes has caused comment. a Don't fail lo Attend. On next Tuesday evening, April 14, at 8:30 o'clock at the Odd Fel lows' hall, Halos Circle No. 154 will entertain the publio with an address by Mr. Diamond of San Franoisco. Subject "Palmistry." Refreshments will be served. Everyone invited to attend. Admission 10 cents. 62 don, the farmer living near this plaoe who shot and killed his wife yester day evening, was taken to Vale today for examination after the coroner's jury had returned a verdict of mur der. It seems that domestio relations of Mr. and Mrs. Megordon had been far from tranquil for some time. Al though 21 years had passed since they were wedded the lapse of time had not served to soften the ties. On the contrary the couple quarreled more as time passed. A few days ago Megordon placed an advertisement in the Nyssa Pro gress preliminary to application for a divorce. Mrs. Megordon learned of his aotion and posted off to the news When the advertise paper office, ment was shown her she smaahed the type until the printed copies were un intelligible. Tuesday morning Megordon got up at 2 o'olook and went to Vale. When he returned he upbraided his wife for not having prepared his breakfast for him before he left. Mrs. Megordon said she would have gotten the meal for him if he had called her, but he had not done so. At that Megordon oalled her a liar. Their son, aged 16 then interfered. He picked up a 22-calibre rifle and struck his father over the head with such force that the gunstock was broken. trunk and secured a revolver, a five shooter, and started after the boy, who was already on the run. flrad three shots at the fleeing young Megordon then went to a The father star. Megordon then turned ^ w tf*. Molding b er in bia arms j * gordon then started for this piece to tn* wound in his head treated, i j,^ ^ returned in the spot aber*. his mother bad t e ll es and, with the Me body M» g wheat h art we a**d took Mm burn* uf himlr asesaet ssjykhj It Ag the light uf ail tin- laut# Mm aheiMtsMtt metIn by Megordon Mad he suicide h 1 M'gthtlnp l pè ht i if jig 1 ¥ SYNOPSIS OF PROCEEDINGS-REPORT OF JURY OF INVESTIGATION WILL AP PEAR IN WEDNESDAY SIGNAL. The March term of the district oourt has adjourned and Judge Smith and attorneys in attendance have taken their departure. The report of the jury appointed by the oourt to in vestigate the conditions of the oounty buildings and affairs generally, re commends some sweeping changes. The report will appear in full in next Wednesday's Signal. Following is a synopsis of court proceedings: State of Idaho vs. Ira Baird, et al., defendant failing to appear bond of $1000 forfeited. John Morrison vs. Rogers A Boy lan, judgment for plaintiff. Gilbert H. Tracy vs. Pittsburg Idaho Mining Co., taken under ad visement. Bales A Jones vs. C. A. Campbell, damage suit, decided in favor of de fendant. Nancy A. Jones vs. T. H. Jones, divorce granted and plaintiff awarded custody of minor child. J. O. Carroll vs. H. J. Blair, con tinued for term. Geo. W. Keeney vs. Willoughby Adams, cause submitted and taken under advisement. jn NORTHERN PAPERS TALK OF SURVEYING CROWD WHOM NONE AT THIS END HAS SEEN. * Among a great deal of interesting news of the ooming railway warfare and rush to Camas Prairie, the Lewis ton Tribune says: "J. A. Morrison, a mining man, has reached Orangeville from the Sal mon river country, and reports that he camped one night with a party of fourteen O. R. A N. surveyors who are working out of Welser toward northern Idaho. Mr. Morrison could secure no information from them other than that they were working to the north. It Is believed the O. R. A N. is taking the preliminary steps in construction of a north and south ucnei and sol 4 Ivo Hfi Mb Knocked Oui Justice All Lewiston, March 2k. able has rendered an opinion oowcurisd in by Justice hoi 11 van, of the legislature oroetiug tin, conn ties uf I «owls and 'Jerk is uncuustitu ! The court holds that Urn legislature | had power in er este im wie county yy ^ as Urn county seat, presided it had lefl talk »own* ln der uf ^ ^ kUninola county with IhsMalrnn* ss Mm county sard It IP Mm legistnsanaded th authority ^ Mm notrtriy mat /mbj JSmifjJ ling the wan» /jog» r rtf R. E. Lockwood vs. Pittsburg Idaho Mining Co., judgement entered in favor of plaintiff for sum of $2, 540.67. Maria Ohms vs. Otto Ohms, divorce granted, and plantiff permitted to re sume maiden name Maria Glascock. W. H. Purcell vs. Rankin General Milling Co., continued for term. Morris Sommer vs. Geo. F. Smith, judgement entered. Geo. L. Phillips vs. Ben Allen et ai., defendant given ten days and plaintiff given five days to file brief. W. H. Wilkerson vs. Mart Han non, appeal dismissed. C. R. Bryant vs. Wilkerson A Har kins et al., defendants given 30 dayB to file answer. James Eaton vs. City of Weiser, continued for term. R. M. Barbour vs. J. O. Rogers, judgment entered in favor of plaintiff. Will R. King vs. Jasper Grfflith et al., oontinued for the term. First National Bank of Caldwell vs. Paoiflo A Idaho Northern Ry. Co., oontinued for term. A. M. Curl vs.. Harriet E. Curl et al., continued for term. road and that the survey will be tied on to a line ruu from the north. It is very probable the party working out of Weiser is in charge of Engineer Emery Oliver, who has been daily ex pected to enter the field at Lewiston. " Not a sonl from Gof to Weiser baa ever whispered of having seen or heard of an engineering party work ing out from this end. If such party were in the field their operations would be known. Some time since a government survey party went into the Salmon river country and it may have become exaggerated Into a rail way party. to divide a county iuto two counties and earsbiisb a county seat for each. Kicked By À Hr/ A taw days ago Hubert, tbs little uf Mr and Mrs Merman Head ■ shew, who »aside on Menu Creek, was In the head by g ut 4» tbs ^vtoely kicked bo»e* A big gash »I» fore h ead and it was at that thought Mm let! eyn was hnonknd ItUlc fellow 0tt0 »jdkicg behind soothe» ho»«* he jgp jgg Mg hiuMmr whet» Mm «ttl mt Jthtkad hue wtM* MmMntyy suMw Allas' gcMmnh. Jm if i* »A* and Ht 7 ip* ¥