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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1902
Page
2
Charles Atchison recounts a terrifying dawn ride in Singapore when a Bengal tiger pursued him along the eastern road to the jungle edge. A Malay servant warns him to "Take care," yet he presses on, seeking safety at a village light, and reaches home exhausted yet victorious. He later wins a club road race on the same route.
A rider describes a terrifying night journey through a rainstorm when sudden tree noises and a distant tiger’s growl ignite dread. He battles fear, floods the road, and struggles to keep control as his lamp dies and danger looms in the blackness.
Late literary notes discuss Rafford Pyke’s The Woman's aide and why marriages fail. An Experiments in Domestic Finance targets women, while Captains of Industry profiles lead figures in finance, manufacturing, and commerce. The series aims to illuminate industrial changes shaping daily news.
The Belle of Thunder Mountain Co pays $50,000 to complete the Sunnyside claim purchase, bringing the total price to $125,000. No development work has been done, but a large surface ore body 600 feet wide is exposed. Sellers include Dan, Ben, Lou, and A. C. Huntley.
Notice announces Democratic convention to elect delegates to state and county conventions, with dates July 12 and July 17 1902 in Weiser. Delegates allocated by precinct, with committeemen urged to organize primaries. Dated June 28 1902. Includes unrelated local ads for wagons and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
A thousand dollar reward to any artist who draws a single line portrait of President Roosevelt by August first. The drawing should improve on Thomas Fleming’s McKinley portrait, a photo engraving shown in the book Around the Pan. Nutshell Publishing Co. advertises the book as a popular, postpaid $2.00 copy detailing the Pan-American Exposition and the late president’s death.
For a limited time a handsome thirty four page booklet containing twenty seven pen and ink sketches of the current famous men in Congress and Washington life. Enclose ten cents in stamps to Nutshell Publishing Co 1059 Third Ave New York and receive a $1.00 credit pass toward any Look we publish.
An auction of the Treasurer's safe, a Herring's Patent Champion Base, held at the Court House in Walser Idaho, will occur July 11, 1902, at 2 PM to the highest bidder for lawful US money. The sale is ordered by the Board of County Commissioners and conducted by Sheriff James P. Gray.
Notice in the Probate Court Washington County Idaho lists Daniel Glas cook estate with ten month filing window for creditors. Administratrix invokes Section 1361 political code with county assessment book details dated July 1902 and equalization meeting scheduled July 14 in Weiser Idaho for assessment review.
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