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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1894
Page
2
A ragged mix of quirky claims and local money issues dominates. Items include a Beri-beri discussion and political opinion from Idaho lawmakers, plus county warrants, silver debates, and a history of local civic matters. Hogs drift down the Weiser and hints of mining and street life appear amid economic talk.
A historical reflection on cowhide and leather making, noting early practices, family economies, and uses from harnesses to footwear. The piece laments lost tuning arts, cites Washington county tapestry displays, and calls for revived leather craft while warning about inefficiencies draining resources.
The fragment describes a masquerade dance linked to Vial and Morris with notice delays and competing claims by Nevius Grabb, plus Congregational Church notes at Weiser covering services, meetings, and a memorial. It also references horse sheds, a two cows notice, and a court summons about a divorce case in the Washington district with details on service deadlines and custody.
A lively regional survey of Idaho newspapers and editors. Praises Venable at the Independent for promoting public reading rooms and charitable projects. Mixed comments on Ketchum Keystone, Rexburg Silver Hammer, and Shoshone Journal. reflects on editor changes and journalistic traits in small-town papers.
Notice that John A James as agent and attorney in fact for Martin White has applied for a United States patent for a mining claim in the Washington Mining District Idaho. The description includesKit Carson vein lode deposit with surface ground measures and corner posts, with detailed survey bearings and distances. Public notice to all adverse claimants to file claims within statutory time at the Boise City land office. Also includes a Treasurer's notice for county warrants and a slabwood detail from Comins' Tuber.
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