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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1901
Page
2
A quiet tip claims the Weiser post office may be moved to another site fueling what could become a political fight among workers. The source offered no further details.
Geo L Brown of the P L N was riding a gasoline car to the smelter when it jumped the track at full speed. He was scratched and bruised from turret to foundation stone but not seriously hurt and is able to be around. The artesian water project at Weiser cemetery proceeds with Ed Ashley funding. the well is now about six hundred feet deep with daily progress between fifty and one hundred feet. Prospects are bright as the formation mirrors Willow Springs in Oregon. Trustees plan to bore until water is struck or machine limit reached.
The Signal reports universal opposition to granting a water works and electric light franchise to any company in Weiser. It notes the city can bond itself to build a good system, and that a bond election will likely be called soon. Mayor Anderson says council quorum is missing due to vacations, delaying action.
Four large stacks owned by Thos Palmer were destroyed by fire Tuesday night. J M Webb, tenant, awoke to flames at a stack corner and neighbors confined the blaze. Palmer and his son Jasper are traveling and unaware of the loss. Suspected arson ties to relations of Green killed resisting arrest. The era notes tickets, travel offers, and warnings tied to a Cleveland route with dates through September and October 1901.
In Weiser on August 10 Walter Paxton reports a poison oak case and a reader shares a home remedy using nearly boiling water. Dip the affected area briefly then reimmerse until cool, repeat as needed, claim is it reduces swelling and cures in a day or less with no doctor needed.
For sale a good five room house with two lots, lawn shade fruit garden and sturdy outbuildings. Also a business property in a fine location on Eoff Street adjoining Odd Fellows hall. A bargain now, inquire L. L. Daus Weiser for details.
Decorah newcomer 872 Thomas Westlake has arrived to improve Westlake Island, a 300 acre ranch on Snake River below Weiser, Oregon. He plans immediate rebuilding after last year’s fire and will pursue ranch work and expansion. Mrs. N. W. Bethel, Boise appendicitis patient and wife of Pacific & Idaho Northern chief engineer, died there. remains to Mountain Home for interment.
The Washington County Teachers Institute meets at Weiser Public School with forty attendees beyond last year’s numbers. Almost all county teachers attend, with visiting instructors Miss Madden from Butte and Mr Siders from Pocatello guiding methods, kindergarten work, and the state course of study. Prof Siders to speak Friday on Modern Educational Tendencies with special music by the choir and male quartette.
An advertisement touts Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for lasting indigestion relief by aiding digestion and resting the stomach. It claims natural nourishment from food and highlights DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for eruptions, cuts, burns, and sores, along with a note about a piles remedy.
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