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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1902
Page
1
A pamphlet titled Short Line Issues presents Idaho irrigation potential with 12,000,000 acres usable for irrigation and 6,000,000 acres for grazing, plus 18,000,000 acres of timber and mineral lands. The typographic booklet describes water supply, climate, soil, irrigation methods, and the system’s advantages, with general Western applicability.
The Short Line promotes Idaho’s agricultural potential with a 15,000,000 acre land figure and an inspirational note to Markham’s poem. Memorial Day events are listed with inviting societies, parade order from McConville Post, and a 1:30 p.m. opera house program followed by a cemetery procession through Main and Second Streets. Semi-Weekly Signal details.
Washington County reports a record wool drop with 1 800 000 to 2 000 000 pounds produced. The county claims more sheep than ever, wool heavier than any prior year, and at current prices the clip could total about 250 000 dollars.
The Washington county wool clip is valued at 2 800 000 dollars with 2 400 000 pounds stored in the Weiser warehouse under Isaac Leighton. The warehouse holds 2500 sacks and currently contains 900 sacks averaging about 375 pounds each. Many growers are represented including Geo Nesbit J M Fisher Mark Hindman Ray Henson Al Carlson Mack Olson Barton and Lynch Geo Dutton Harris Bros John Harris Lolly and Lund Geo Gilderoy Harry Mitchell Frank Han John Michaels G A Sater Geo Hartley J D Bray and others. More wool was sheared at Cambridge this year than anywhere else in the county. Sheep men expect the clip to break county records.
H V Gates of Hillsboro travels Portland on business with electric plants in six Oregon and Washington towns. He secured a Weiser Idaho franchise for a water and electric plant to light and power the town, pumped from the Snake River with a 200 foot lift. Projects include steam powered plants, a southern Oregon telephone line of 000 miles, and oil bore south of Huntington near Weiser where a 12 inch hole at 700 feet shows promising signs. work at Weiser to begin after preliminaries.
Local ranchers initiated a suit in Elmore County challenging a decision affecting sheep operations. Attorneys for the plaintiffs argue the ruling harms livestock interests and seeks judicial relief. The case names Elmore County officials and a state agricultural board as defendants.
A Smith's Prairie rancher sues L. L. Ormsby under the two mile limit law, seeking 800 for grass eaten on public domain within two miles of his Mountain Home ranch. He argues sheep passage within a mile and a half caused loss, raising a statewide issue that could jeopardize sheep men’s ranges and drive, as Boise groups watch the Supreme Court’s Sweet-Ballantyne case ruling on the law’s validity.
Memorial Day exercises planned for Friday May 30 at 1 40 p m in the opera house. Post commander asks local businesses close from 12 noon to 4 p m or other convenient hours and urges citizens to attend in observance of this day filled with precious memories.
May 20 2003 Weiser Signal reports a party of 21 with 86 horses including Fearm Peace Bros Galloway Jan Keller A R Krigbaum and others on a trail from Open Meadows Idaho. Rose Knight says the party will reach Resort tomorrow at noon. Trail is OK from Resort to Thunder Mountain with about 25 men and 50 horses planned to depart in the morning.
Work horse advertised for sale to be viewed at Mathews and Moulton's corral near the Signal office. Mare described as good work stock and available for inspection at the indicated location.
The closing exercises of the public seals at the opera house Thursday reflected credit on pupils and teachers. Students sang well, recited with spirit, and essays were well written. The Continental Congress scene drew applause and the Looking Backward drill impressed the audience. Myrtle Hitt won a gold medal, presented by Mrs. Festus Foster. Large crowds filled the venue with many turned away. Weiser praises its school and dedicated teachers despite no graduates this term.
A call to pastors and Sunday school workers in Idaho asks for detailed reports on all Sunday schools. Submit postal cards with school name, superintendent, address, pupil and teacher counts, officers, attendance, home department or cradle roll, and missions giving. Send to KEC Cook, Idaho State Association Boise. Also mentions sciatic rheumatism cure anecdote for Chamberlain's Pain Balm.
Lewis A Hall announced that the P and I N Meadows extension contract will be let by June 1 with crews to start soon after. An inside source says Hall has formed a strong syndicate to manage the project vigorously, and notes a prior illness delayed the award. Landore branch expected later, per Hall’s letter details.
Why It Leads Kandy Kitchen has gained a porcelain-lined ice cream cabinet and uses porcelain-lined cans to prevent poisoning from tin. Owner Phetteplace relies on Diamond Springs water and strict cleanliness, making syrups in house and candies as part of a thriving operation. Washington County Abstract Company handles Reat Kerare Tirtes matters.
Union Services and Memorial Services will be held at the Opera House Sunday morning at eleven. Rev H. Ashman will preach the sermon. Mrs. McBratney will sing a solo and a male quartet of Wulff Burley Foster and Judson will sing Our Honored Dead. Attendees are urged to be punctual for an eleven o'clock start.
All members of Weiser Lodge No 17 L O O F are requested to meet Friday May 30 1902 at 1 p m in the lodge room to observe Memorial Day and decorate the graves of deceased brothers by order of the Lodge O M Harvey Sec
The Washington county teachers institute will assemble in Weiser in the early part of next month with about fifty to sixty instructors expected. It aims to improve teaching methods and inspire higher aims, with certificates of attendance benefitting future job prospects. One round trip fare is provided over the P and M, and a return ticket is secured by the attendance certificate.
The first week after the anti gambling law's passage shows gambling resuming in Weiser across public houses. Similar activity is reported in nearly every other town, indicating a widespread return to gambling in the region.
Ryan and Carr holding Congregational church addition contract will start at earliest weather permit. Work proceeds in two stages to minimize exposure to weather during repairs.
Geo. B. Marsh of Nocona Texas recounts a five year battle with dyspepsia. He tried pepsin and various medicines without relief until using Kodol. He claims immediate improvement and eventual full recovery, praising Kodol as the only product that digestively matches natural juices and cures stomach trouble.
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