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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1903
Page
4
The Weiser Signal discusses the federal timber lands law selling public forest lands at $2.50 per acre and notes 7,000,000 acres sold in 25 years with 1,765,618 acres sold in fiscal year 1903. It accuses speculators of gobbling public domain and urges immediate reform, citing Commissioner Richards who says law is exploited despite claims and checks.
The article discusses global efforts to reclaim arid regions by large canal systems. It highlights historic Chaldean canals, their vast scale, and the ongoing British and Indian projects expanding irrigation to millions of acres, with ancient feats inspiring modern engineering.
A new daily paper, the Los Angeles Examiner, debuts December 12 with a circulation of 35,000. W R Hearst is hailed as a major U.S. newspaper figure and ally of workers, set against the hostile Los Angeles Times. A labor demonstration greets the launch.
We summarize a Buck's menu item featuring Cranberries and Honey alongside a note about Si-tf incandescent lamps priced at 25 cents and a brief mention of Weiser Electric Supply company at 26-tf.
Our public school entertainment drew full houses with solid performances from Miss Ada Brayking and cast in Evangeline Myles Standish and Hiawatha. The event raised nearly a hundred fifty dollars while praise went to Misses Travis Ford Butterfield and the faculty for organizing and supervising the shows. The Bee meshed with music featuring Mrs McBratney and piano solos by Reedy and Dyer and the Public School Teacher's Quartet. An Horace K Turner Art Exhibit will open in Miss Lee’s room December 30 to January 3 with a ten cent admission to fund school pictures.
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