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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1902
Page
5
An advertisement touts Drices cream powder as the most economical baking powder from the Chicano company. The snippet emphasizes low price and value for shoppers seeking baking supplies.
Subscription and advertising rates listed with prices per month and per inch. Local notices include upcoming meetings, appointments, and events in Weiser Idaho from 1902 1908, with bids, pardons, church services, and business moves. Notable items: Republican committee meeting in Cambridge, new residence readiness, press room transfer to Boise, restaurant owner’s relocation, a theft or assault report, land and dairy transactions, and circus giraffe claim.
Gulbert Tracy sold Old's Ferry and remains a constant resident. Weiser reports Ranshan back from Oder Mountain and town talk of Yampa forming a 47 member militia company under Adjutant-General J. L. Weaver. R. Roberts taught at Crane Creek and will teach next year as per Salubria school board. RL Badger heads to adows with produce. Thunder Mountain linked to Malheur Oregon settlement, Sunset group stampede. Hans Madison attends a Democratic coalition meeting. he also does assessment work for Great Republic and Conglom erate mines and serves as road supervisor. D bicycles repaired at Jenney's.
Miss Abbie Ewing, a Payette music teacher, gave a Wednesday recital at that place. Attending were Weiser students Alma Suter Hattie Taylor and Alma Morehead. A box car with railroad ties arrived from the west, its top holed and watered by a tank. Fires this summer have been frequent. The office published the official operation plan for the Weiser irrigation district with director and state engineer reports. The eighteen page document outlines distribution among landowners. Dr J E Hawthorn, a State University of Iowa graduate, has joined Dr Gurl after 11 years practice. They promise prompt, satisfactory dental work. Ammunition at Jenney's.
Sixty five carloads of machinery are en route from Chicago for the Dewey mine. The 100 stamp mill and equipment weighed about 1,000,000 pounds at shipping. Freight to the railroad terminus at Emmett will be small compared to the cost of moving the mill to Thunder Mountain. Months will be needed for the difficult relocation. Snaps to harness at Ferguson's second hand store.
Convict Harry Tracy remains at large six weeks after escaping Salem with Merrill. Merrill's body was found by Mrs Wagoner and her son while blackberrying. believed Tracy killed him. Mrs Wagoner reportedly took the body to Salem seeking a $1500 dead or alive reward. Tracy has shown up near Seattle, visiting farmhouses for food. Authorities, detectives, and volunteers fail to capture him. Guns at Jenney's cyclery.
Thunder Mountain prospector B. B. Scott writes from June 30 that the Dewey company will hire at least 200 men and that eight district companies are rapidly employing workers. He claims the Dewey mine is the best in Idaho to date and predicts big dividends from other developers before winter.
The Ringling Brothers World’s Greatest Shows will exhibit in Weiser on Tuesday August 12. The massive circus features a world class menagerie with the only alive giraffe, a Roman hippodrome, and a high quality arena act lineup including Danbara Ty Bell Sisters and Nelson Family performers. A large parade opens the day and Ferguson’s sells second hand goods during the stop.
The Interior Department will examine sites for the initial irrigation system under the new law. The Malheur basin head and Huntington area are favored for cultivation of Malheur and Snake river valley lands with beach areas. The plan aims to start next spring with an economical outlay. Also, B K Jenney offers shells and sporting goods including guns and bicycles.
One cent per word urge to place wants to sell or hire, with contact at Signal office. Includes requests for a fox hound or coyote dog, housework help near the rail crossing, and a young lady to solicit subscriptions for the Inter-Mountain States magazine in Idaho.
The notice extols the Denver and Rio Grande route across the continent via Salt Lake City and notable canons, highlighting Sleeping and Dining Car service to Denver Omaha Kansas City St. Louis and Chicago. It offers stop over privileges on all ticket classes and invites requests for a copy of Crossing the Rockies from J A Benton. Ferguson's discount second hand store also mentioned.
The Cafe Royal in Weiser Idaho offers catering for private parties and banquets. Services cover full banquet setups and reception styling for events in the area.
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