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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1900
Page
1
A steam track layer will be installed on the P J N Cones project site, signaling progress in the construction schedule. Officials note the addition aims to streamline operations and reduce delays as the work advances through the month.
General Manager Shelby reports progress on the Council extension from Cambridge with a steam track laying machine en route from Chicago and rails arriving next week. The road bed is 12 miles ready for rails with 400 men at work, aiming for completion to Council by late November or early December. Huntington Herald notes Huntington Stratton of Portland and Mineral mines plans and a new smelter will boost activity.
At the council last Saturday evening on motion of Mr. Kelly the water works matter was taken up and the city clerk was instructed to advertise for bids on 45000 dollars of city bonds The bonds are to be twenty year five per cent interest payable annually The council aims to hurry the plant and have it running by early spring with the proper spirit to act wisely and expeditiously.
The Weiser region will host Democratic speakers during the campaign with events by Thomas G. Glenn for congress on Oct 16, Capt Frank W. Hunt for governor on Oct 20, H G Redwine on Oct 25, and Frank Martin for attorney general on Nov 1. Also noted are a tribute to Chamberlain’s remedy and DeWitt’s Liver Pills promotional lines amid local ads.
In 1900 a list of McKinley relatives in Indiana Kansas and Idaho declares they cannot vote for their cousin and will back Bryan and Stevenson in November. The document credits Wm W McKinley of Kosciusko County Indiana with vouching for accuracy and identifies several first second and third cousins. Meanwhile Idaho officials report miscellaneous county records and highway petitions as the board adjourns.
A Philadelphia narrator details a grave illness with yellow skin sunken eyes and pain. Electric Bitters brought improvement after three weeks, claimed to have revived him. Ads offer remedies for wounds boils and skin diseases with various products and locations.
The Wood River Times reports two masked highwaymen stopped Mr. Olson of Mann Creek near Secesh cabin on a Saturday night. They forced him to hand over 68.15 from a fruit and truck sale in Warren. Olson believes he can identify the robbers and is pursuing leads. The piece also notes heavy fruit crops around Weiser and a local 200 gallon hog operation offering to sell at 40 cents per gallon.
A New York World report follows Charles Edward Mason, a three year old dubbed prison born missionary at Trenton prison, and his influences among convicts and staff. It traces heredity, crime, and mercy as Anne Mason’s crimes shape Charlie’s dangerous future, while noting Ruthless justice and parole debates.
Citizens of Weiser and surrounding country are invited to the Opera House on Friday evening October 12 to ratify the Democratic Convention nominations. Various candidates will be present to discuss the principles they stand for. Frank Hanis, Chairman Democratic County Central Committee.
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