15 Aug 1901
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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
1
The Washington County tax roll highlights a group of individuals and entities assessed at four thousand dollars or more. The list identifies the principal taxpayers by name and amount, reflecting local property and income levies in the period.
The Signal highlights Washington county property owners with assessments of four thousand dollars or more this week. Campers are urged to exercise vigilance, and the piece references US fire laws. It quotes a federal statute making willful fires on public lands a serious offense, with penalties provided for arson.
Glimpses from August 11 1883 issue show names of local professionals merchants and service providers including Mitchell Hunt Harris Meloglav Haworth Adams Williams Nelson Cope and others with listings for attorneys doctors watchmakers hardware stores livery stable harness shop millinery jewellers and farm machinery. Estimates put Galloway ditch expansion at about five dollars per acre.
The text outlines misdemeanor penalties for leaving fires unattended near timber or inflammables on public domain. It specifies fines up to five thousand dollars, possible two years imprisonment, and the duty to totally extinguish fires before breaking camp. Additional sections impose fines up to one thousand dollars or one year imprisonment for failure to extinguish and direct fines to public schools within the county.
Peter Pence, noted Payette capitalist, plans to seed fifty acres of bottom land to alfalfa this fall. He will also break up another sizable tract for crops and irrigate via a large flume from the canal near Mrs. Lane’s place, west along the road for about a mile and a half. The community’s rapid development makes this move by the region’s leading landowner notably welcome.
A local effort by a single worker aims to move several families out of town. The initiative focuses on relocation, housing availability, and community support services to ease the transition for those affected.
A letter from John H Harris in Turanovonis Wisconsin argues Idaho’s Weiser area offers ideal farming climate and resources. He cites strong fruit, copper potential, and irrigation, noting dozens of families plan to relocate, and urges local effort to advertise to eastern buyers during a drought years.
An old ad mentions gasoline at a fixed price and promotes One Minute Cough Cure for children with a claim of rapid relief. It urges rest and confidence, stating the remedy is safe and almost instantaneous in effect from Davis Diva Co.
An advertisement claims Cas carets Candy Cathartic repair digestion liver and bowels while you sleep with genuine tablets stamped C C C sold by all druggists roc not in bulk.
The passage mixes mosquito remarks with a log drive update. It notes 1,250,000 feet of logs on the Payette drive, 700 logs left behind, and 42 days remaining to land in Payette, plus a treasury fund distribution of 1,200,000 dollars to agricultural and mechanic arts schools and a tongue in cheek on King Edward selling old furniture to rich Americans.
The report estimates that wealth in Washington rose by about $196,000 in 1900. It notes the distribution across industries and regions, with gains driven by property values and investments. Public records indicate growing accumulation among prominent families and business interests.
Report shows Washington county wealth up nearly ten percent in the past year based on assessment excluding railroad and telegraph properties. Details mention Oregon Short Line and other carriers with miles and per mile valuations, plus fence standards and lawful fencing rules approved March 14, 1901.
The signal below the law as passed by the last legislature shows a radical departure from common understanding. It describes a stone lot four and one half feet high with a two foot base and one foot thick top. For a warm fence rails must be well laid and at least four and one half feet high. If made of posts with boards tails or poles, posts must be well set and not more than eight feet apart with at least three six inch boards or rails or poles not less than two and a half inches in diameter at the small end. If four poles are used they must not be less than two inches in diameter at the large end, and if five or more poles are used they shall not be less than one and a half inches in diameter.
Assessment against business lot for sprinkling purposes questions legality of Waiser ordinance. Includes legal references to Sec. 78 powers of city and town authorities. Also reports Soldiers Home July membership up 9 to 114 with expenses total 1043.14 and monthly resources totaling 148.53 after deductions. Notes drought on Snake River below Blackfoot affecting irrigation. Lawson's Guaranteed White Lead sold at Moyer's.
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