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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1899
Page
1
Fragmentary notice advertises a sale at the Golden Rule with linware glassware woodenware linenery napkins towels and other articles priced at five cents each. Several garbled phrases mention quantities and value ranges but lack clear details.
Weiser is rapidly advancing as the town and railroad align to boost business districts and new brick frontages along Commercial Street. Homes and public buildings rise while markets expect steady growth, with foundations and brickwork starting on multiple stores and residences.
A drowning occurred in the Weiser river twelve miles from Weiser near the railroad camp. Edwin M. Jenkins of Baker City Oregon, 23, employed by a wagon company, went swimming in a small pool with a current and failed to resurface. Companions tried to rescue him with a pole but he clutched and sank. body recovered later and taken to Baker City by his father. Jenkins leaves a wife and child Artesia. The article also reports local development efforts and road work along the Upper Country Pacific and Idaho Northern line, with notices about the Welser area, water wells, and construction progress.
A garbled recap mentions Sannt tele scopes and trunks, contractors Orman and Crook from Idaho, Y.A. Merritt and Hubble with a real estate office near the State Bank of Idaho, and Western rail developments with 65 pound rails from Colorado. It also covers a camp incident with Frank Taber and alleged Japanese offenders, noting varied local laborers and tensions.
The COMM Report lists audited claims for current expenses including salaries and deputy costs for 2nd quarter, juror certificates, care and salaries, and supplies. It notes a disputed Geo B Dean sheriff charge of 7926 not county charge nor itemized, with several claims continued to October and a rule enforcing premeeting filing. board adjourns to July 24 for bond filings and further review.
A vast stampede to Kander Mogutnin erupts after a prospector and Jack Rice reveal enormous ledges on Thunder Mountain. Warren camps empty, 500+ men head for the scene as reports promise riches in a remote, prairie district southeast of the Salmon river with reports of promising finds and ongoing exploration.
A garbled OCR text lists numerous names such as Morat Wolier John Gapleut Tobn Hoabialt Ott Leahy Mitchell Miller Smith and John Newton. It references letters remaining and asks for delivery or verification. The fragmentary lines include scattered place names and dates like 28 Laut, Cape Niele, and Sunninghoyn, but no coherent event or outcome is clear.
Fragmentary and nonsensical OCR text touts offers on hops fruit and flour with scattered brand names and locations. Mentions Paria, Mih, Anguet Soda water, O Paul’s, Lowse New huts, and Maco & Co seeking inquiries. Text lacks coherent events or accountable details.
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