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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1895
Page
2
The Weiser Signal reports a proposed county officer fee revision aiming to relieve wealthier counties while avoiding unfair impacts on poorer ones. It discusses grading by county to keep pay within reasonable limits and warns against across the board application that would hurt underpaid officials.
The article decries chaos at the Agricultural College with politics affecting Weiser and Idaho Falls. It warns that rival factions, party favors, and senatorial maneuvers threaten horticultural exhibits and the college’s future. It suggests a dark horse could emerge, while campaigns shape funding and site selection.
A speaker argues that poverty riots and strikes rage as wealth concentrates in the hands of a few. Legislation is framed to preserve this inequality, with idle capital favored over productive enterprise. He claims financiers manipulate markets, inflating prices and limiting credit for producers like farmers.
A dense extract recalls American statesmen view on banks of issue. Jefferson Madison Jackson and Calhoun are quoted on dangers, government power, and money creation, contrasting with Democratic principles and 1834 veto rhetoric.
A reader questions if county representatives will propose bills to shift taxes to county warrants and reduce rail transportation rates. The note asks about setting interest at six percent in Idaho and about changing registration and state constitution provisions. It ends with a demand to vote on amendments.
Snow blankets Meadows and Round valley with two feet of snow and fresh supply deliveries. A Christmas ball at Meigs in Round valley features music by Sprawn Kenny Palin and a deluxe supper by Mr and Mrs Clay. School ends December 25 due to cold weather. W H L Palm works Salmon river and plans term start January 7. Emma Roberts and three Clay children suffer a sleigh mishap but escape unharmed.
The valley reports a Chinook reducing snow on the ninth hillside with more snow left in the valley and outskirts. A Saturday night debating society is organized for youth to use their idle time. several families note ill children and a sick baby. Edward Linder visits to oversee horses. about 40 scholars attend the local school taught by Matt McCarthy. Mrs. York hosted a pleasant party. Miss Jackson recovers from a health scare. The Trayworth child is sick and a daughter is born to the McWhersons on January 14.
A jagged page lists literary notices with Kipling references and essays on photography to art, plus a flood of ads for shoes, cough cures, candy, salves, and farm journals. It highlights The Irrigation Age magazine, DeWitts salve, and Dr Price baking powder with product pitches and prices.
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