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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1899
Page
1
A three million dollar public document was recorded in the county records, noting the transaction between parties identified in the file. The recording confirms legal acknowledgment of the deal and its financial scope, with relevant dates and filing details listed in the registrar’s log.
A county recorder lists a $9,000,000 mortgage on the Pacific and Idaho Northern line to secure first mortgage bonds for a fifty year term. Lewis Hall, a Michigan lumberman, provides the funds for the Weiser canyon to shore up construction and growth, with Washington county and local firms like Wilkerson & Thompson and the original contractors driving the project forward amid logistics and freight shifts to the new rail network.
Weiser Idaho November 18 1809 council met in adjourned session with Davis Galloway Shuris Hopkins present Absent Leighton action moved by Harris to fund half the sidewalk along Main street fronting M Baler property approved. Ordinance 231 regulating pawnbrokers and second hand goods license fees introduced read and passed after unanimous rule suspension. Clerk to notify county collectors and determine sewer project cost for next meeting. J J Fullers lot sold to WL White for 500 with construction begun on a two room 20860 brick building and coffee house rental plans stated. White praised as an asset to Weiser.
On a night train from Nampa to Moscow passengers debate Idaho politics and the location of the state capital. The chatter covers governors, party labels, and the move from Boise toward Snake River country, with towns like Payette Lewiston and Moscow debated as possible seats.
A large crowd welcomed Miss Mamie Helen Bryan at a mystical and literary concert. Irene Flynn and James Flynn also drew praise for their performances, with Flynn receiving an encore. The night featured "Marche Militaire" and a notably strong turn by Bryan, hinting at stardom in American theatre.
The Welser Board of Trade hosted a Thursday opera house banquet for members and many guests. Seventy gentlemen attended, with overseas visitors among them, and the Episcopal church guild prepared a varied feast with miniature floats. Speakers toasted Weiser’s future, discussed streets and sanitation, and praised united effort for city progress and the board’s role in uplifting the northwest city.
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