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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1892
Page
1
Partial OCR shows freight and passenger train numbers with a Nampa connection. Mentions No 1 Fast Mail and No 7 Express trains, a Bolse link, and agent C. C. Minnen. Details are incomplete but indicate late 19th or early 20th century railroad notices.
The piece argues for a 25 mile road to Mineral to divert freight and passenger traffic to benefit Salubria and nearby farmers. It cites 1891 freight to Mineral from Huntington totaling 79 cars and estimates potential cash gains of about 10,000 from farm products, stage and general business, plus reduced travel and freight costs. Advocates say current lack of roads drains business to other states and hurts residents while lawmakers delay. A Valentine party summary follows with local selections and prizes.
Local column from Salubria recounts townsfolk news, travels, and minor incidents. G H Moody leaves Salubria for Moscow then Missoula. Charley Allen and crew suffer a near accident and a minor explosion while laboring on Levi Allen’s Elaine shaft. Dr. Mant returns from San Francisco and notes weight gain. church fundraiser nets 10.60. various social happenings and reflections on local governance and timber legislation.
In a frank communal letter, Bessie critiqued local youths for indulgence and urged reforms among Weiser's young men and women. Respondents defend manners, warn against vanity, and call for mutual improvement through modesty, study, and shared virtue in a lively small-town exchange.
In Indian Valley Inklings Charles Allen survives a 65 foot shaft fall after a powder blast as miners Barbour and companions work on Seven Devils mines. The column also notes warm spell, variable weather promises, local dances with York Bros, and a Montana arrest for Charles Barker.
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