16 May 1901
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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1901
Page
1
Officials in Weiser announce inspectors found no issues during an orchard survey. The report emphasizes safety compliance, urging continued diligence and routine checks to maintain fruit quality and harvest readiness.
Mr A McPherson and District Inspector Hitt surveyed Weiser Valley orchards and urged careful spray programs to curb codlin moth. They shared two main formulas using Paris Green and white arsenic with lime, plus guidance on timing, banding, worm removal, fumigation, and fostering pigs in orchards to protect crops. They cited University bulletins and predict potential 80 to 90 percent crop savings with persistent effort.
Jay Czizek discussed Warren operations as his firm dissolves. McCune of Salt Lake and Oziack gain control of Lucky Ben and Rescue tunnels now at 500 feet. Western Trust & Development Company, capital 250000, links Mammoth mines with new properties and aims for extensive mining expansion from offices in New York and Salt Lake City.
London dispatches report General De Wet has resumed operations with about two thousand men after crossing into the Transvaal. A separate note quotes General Pole-Carew on Boer strength and British unpreparedness. The Guardian correspondent describes a lengthy siege at Hopstasa, compares Mafeking, and says Lord Kitchener favors favorable terms to end the war, unlikely within a year.
Civil war veteran M. M. Austin of Winchester reports his wife's protracted illness healed by Dr King’s New Life Pills. He credits the remedy with solving her health problems and endorses it as a proven cure. Sold for 25 cents at R. W. Laurii’s drug store.
Postal Inspector Mudd examined two Weiser rural Free Delivery routes and warned that bad winter roads and irrigation mud slow mail. He urged maintenance to preserve timeliness, noting local farmers rely on delivery and may lose service if roads deteriorate. A separate Idaho lands inquiry reports stockmen trespass on Salmon and Snake riverfront, fencing water access and threatening prosecutions.
Warden C E Arney, returning from Pocatello and Blackfoot, spots a young couple in a Pullman car at Glenns Ferry. On the platform the pair greet, kiss, and gaze at each other with evident emotion as their reunion unfolds. He records the moment from a telegraph office nearby.
Mrs M L Hann announces a immediate reduction sale on all trimmed hats street hats flowers ribbons chiffons and related millinery stock as she prepares to move and clear Feauge stock at once.
Statesman Lou W Drake mining man was shot Friday near Pearl by George Eden a sheep herder. Eden was arrested at Emmett claiming self defense after a quarrel over Drake blocking a mining claim. Drake’s body found next morning guarded by dogs amid confusing details.
Captain Wheeler of the ordnance bureau has been ordered to Watervliet New York to inspect the 16 inch gun nearing completion. The weapon is expected to hurl a 2870 pound ball up to 21 miles. Weighing 130 tons the gun is 49 feet 2910 inches long with a 37 feet 4 inch bore and a rear diameter of 60 inches.
The article discusses major PLN projects and the near term outlook for construction at Lake Place, highlighting planned work schedule, funding considerations, and anticipated completion milestones. Officials emphasize timely progress and coordination with local agencies.
The Idaho Statesman reports that N. W. Bethel, newly appointed chief engineer, is surveying between Cornell and the copper district. Plans hint at a Devils branch, possibly a narrow gauge, with a main line pushing to Salmon Meadows. Officials see economic gains from extended tracks, timber reserves, and a larger lumber trade if the line reaches Meadows. An Idaho City World correspondent recounts Andy Whitney’s knife attack on Gordon and subsequent pursuit ending with Whitney shot and evading arrest.
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