11 Oct 1902
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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1902
Page
1
G M McDowell, general manager, says preparations at Mineral are ready to begin ore reduction as soon as the Denet creek water and smelter linkage allow. A 60,000 foot timber tract is signed and Griffin & Giles will haul fuel and coke. 75 to 100 men may be hired once running. Mineral eyes revival of activity after the metal slump.
J R and K C Chitwood return from Thunder Mountain with quartz creek discoveries ranked among the best of the year. Two claims in the group are bonded for 300000 to New York parties pending expert review, after which a heavy cash payment may follow. Ore shows quicksilver presence and high grade rock, with seven claims in one body near Thunder Fountain. State convention delegates from the local union named and other business noted with little public action. Also an ad ends, touting King’s New Life Pills as life-saving medicine.
Jerry White returning from Weiser Idaho won the bid for a new light and water system at an estimated cost of 39800 dollars. The project uses river water, a pumping plant, and a shared engine for electricity, with part of the work to begin this year and active labor starting in 1903. White also holds a Caldwell water plant contract to begin next week.
Delegates were elected at a Woman's Christian Temperance Union gathering held yesterday in the Methodist church lecture room. Attendance was good and the meeting was described as interesting. Four of the delegates were chosen.
My stock is complete with a large assortment of hats and millinery items offered by M. L. Hann. Visit 128 tf Mas to view the selection and find great deals.
The State fair opens in Boise on the 20th with Washington county aiming for a strong showing in the competitive event. Proper interest is needed to match or exceed other counties in the state. All articles for the fair must be received in Weiser by the 18th and may be left at the offices of R. O. McKinney or O. B. Fosselman.
The notice urges fruit picking with stems on and careful packing for credit. It calls for agricultural, home industry, needlework, and art exhibits including a school collection to show pupil progress. A. F. Hitt will head the effort. Mineral displays focus on N K Franklin claims with gold bearing quartz veins. Thunder Mountain prospecting aims to prove a producing bonanza district under P P Shelby's control.
A casual note notes Gus is told to be happy because he now smells better after smoking Candee's high grade cigars. The brief message comments on improved odor and camaraderie.
Gold discoveries last summer show Profile Creek as the likely future center for production. Glasgow and Dundee properties are promising, bonded to H. Webster, with the first payment made and winter work underway before extending to adjoining areas.
The Ladies Democratic Club has headquarters at County Attorney Lovejoy's office and holds regular Friday afternoon meetings there. A committee greets visiting valley ladies, inviting calls with refreshments. Also offering 200 head of famous Mescham rams from California for sale. inquire Lester Seawell at Hotel Weiser.
A 1901 Boise excerpt defends a bill granting married women control of their separate property, noting Governor Hunt vetoed it with a favorable veto message. The piece cites Democratic support, the governor’s praise of the bill’s merit, and calls for electing a Democratic legislature and reelecting Hunt to secure equal property rights.
The people of Welser welcomed Gov. Hunt Hon. F. D. Culver and Hon. Avery Moore at the Weiser Opera House Thursday. Speakers included Culver and Hunt with Moore closing. The event featured music from the Weiser Cornet Band and a packed audience applauding the speakers and their political contrasts. Hunt planned to speak in Genesee and Lewiston the following nights.
Senator Heitfeld spoke to a large appreciative crowd in Cambridge on Tuesday evening. Attendees from Salubrin and nearby areas heard him address the issues of the hour in a masterly style, and he expressed pleasure with the reception. In Davis Kentucky druggist C. T. Swithh touted Dr Kings New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds as a guaranteed remedy with trial bottles available.
The sale of bonds totaling sixty thousand dollars for the Weiser Irrigation District is postponed from December 5 to December 13. The delay follows district court action on confirmation of sale and board proceedings, which could not occur until the adjourned session on November 14.
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