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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1901
Page
5
The article describes fashionable pale colored gowns by Ramon Batiste and Mobair, with linen walking dresses trimmed in black and white ribbons and oriental embroidery. It highlights linen for children's dresses, seashore wear, and damp climates, plus a linen batiste dress with pink taffeta lining, sailor collar, lace edging, and a wide rosette belt.
White gowns dominate the season with both young and old in ritually fashionable attire. The most stunning designs feature a high percentage of white fabric such as mousseline de sole goile and crepe de chine trimmed with black Chantilly lace. Elaborate lace patterns and unique figures are crafted by top dressmakers.
A detected assay recently shown to the Signal man reports values above 50 dollars in gold and silver from a dark gray refractory ore found on the main Weiser river two miles from the Stevens place. Twelve locations have been recorded with development planned to verify values as prospectors P. P. Shelby and W. M. Perrill invest. A Colorado mining man, noting the ore's base character, predicts a new mining district near Connell with the Weiser smelter in operation boosting activity.
Idaho census bulletin reports 50 328 white and 3604 colored voters with detailed age, literacy, and citizenship data. It lists 54 964 school age persons, 28 500 school age males, 41 793 militia age males, and 53 982 voting age males, including literacy counts and foreign born statuses. Also notes wartime dispatch on Boers and early honey production issues in Vernal, Utah.
The article reports widespread damage to lucern and sweet clover blossoms by pests. Lucern blooms appear dry and nectarless, depressing bee activity and causing bee keepers to fear harvest yields may be only half a crop. Residents note strong season otherwise, but the pest impact dominates forecasts.
Details from Durban say a daylong fight near Manta on July 28 left British artillerymen in peril as Boers repeatedly charged. Major Edwards and Gudner Carpenter were killed. The Sixty-seventh field artillery narrowly saved a gun, limbering away under heavy fire for three miles. Other items note a Naboomspruit train massacre and Boer incursions into Portuguese territory, plus mining news and local ads.
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