14 May 1891
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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1891
Page
1
A sweeping report highlights hundreds of farms with extensive grazing acreage and millions of saw logs. The piece notes abundant postwar development, large land tracts, and growing agricultural and forestry activity across the region.
The Signal notes Sommercamp merchants offering low prices and ads for rooms, livery stables, and real estate services. It mentions shooting across from Sears, cricket crop issues on Mann creek, a new post building, a close fire call, and Brose Harvey abstracts of titles while Eugene Lorton orders a new newspaper unit for the Idaho Citizen.
In Salubria Idaho on May 9 the town reports rapid rebuilding after a disastrous fire. New structures rise on Main Street, mining news from Ruthbury district promises large ore returns with samples showing high lead and silver content. The Idaho Citizen announces a new mining office and local organizational goals while noting changes in stage service and regional news.
The article accuses the New Town faction of sale and ruin policies in Weiser Idaho, detailing schemes to move property, inflate town lots, and relocate the county post office to support a corporation. It criticizes deception, financial losses to original town residents, and political maneuvering to sway infrastructure and public services.
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