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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1897
Page
3
Read the large ad for the Schilling's Best tea contest offering a $1000 prize for the missing word with extra prizes for ticket submissions. Rules appear in the first and middle of each month and the product is sold at your grocer.
The text outlines subscription terms for The Signal with prices and renewal deadlines. It lists rates for one and multiple copies, payment timelines, and penalties for late or unpaid subscriptions. It mentions classification as second class matter at Wolner and references due dates and penalties.
Crystals Citizens describes a hastily erected event with an excellent dinner and varied races for all ages including young men women children and horses. It praises hosts Messrs Dawson Jackson and the Youngs and notes photographer Ralph Damron's success, with prices and views advertised for sale after the event.
A community celebration in Hornet Creek features speeches praising patriotism, a large dinner hosted by Mrs. Matthias and Mrs. J. J. Jones, a five-horse race at the track, a dance at McMihan and Peter’s, and notices of local gatherings along Weiser and Durbin’s Grove. The Weiser Mercantile Co announces a closing sale and a new time card for the Short Line with trains at night.
Local notes from Council describe ongoing mining talks, arrivals from Bear Creek and Silver City, and preparations for Fourth of July celebrations. Reports mention T. K. surveyors, a missing Eaves smelter, quartz mill plans, and anticipated conflicts between sheep men and settlers. Social details include Styles orchard picnic and hotel activity.
A Congregational mission, led by H A Lee, held an institute in Alpine to study organizing and teaching Sunday schools. Attendees from Indian valley and other valleys heard talks on organization, lesson helps, and Sunday observance, with demonstrations on using blackboards and class activities. A dinner followed, then discussions on lesson review and promoting Christian citizenship via the Sunday schools and Weiser College’s ties to the program.
A county meeting discussed promoting Sunday school interests and forming county and state associations. A committee including J. M. Williams and others was appointed to organize a convention in Weiser in October. Also an advertisement section urges No-To-Bac tobacco cure and Liberty Bell Flour and Shoes with druggists offering samples and booklets.
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