15 Oct 1891
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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1891
Page
1
No. 1 Fast Mall No. 7 Express No. 21 Freight No. 24 Freight No. 25 Freight BORE W Connection made on trains Nos 1 2 7 at 3 45 p m 4 59 p m 4 08 p m 3 52 a m 8 00 p p m ANC at Nampa for Baise i 2 Milne Agent Idaho Idaho
At a Weiser board meeting secretary W M Wallace read a Salt Lake letter discussing a Weiser to Seven Devils railroad plan with twenty five miles needed to float bonds. The boards also discussed Crine creek and Mineral roads, and appointed C M Jones to lead roads work. The Board of Pardons held sessions in the state capital considering pardons for George F Lash and James Harris, with Harris granted and Lash postponed. Geo F Lagh sought pardon for grand larceny. A dancing school note on Jas W Rhodes and a remark about Nugent appear in the State Journal.
Brisk business at Camp Union with the Mutual smelter employing about sixty. Hgan mine reportedly yields ore up to 300 ounces silver per ton. Roads degraded by lack of funds, a shooting incident occurred, and deaths include a month-old daughter. Weiser roller mills ship 2,000 to 3,000 barrels weekly and hold dominant Idaho trade. A local canning and fruit-drying plant is proposed. A sanitation list on baking powders notes ammonia and alum adulterants and detection tests. The article also mentions plans for a National Guard regiment and ongoing mining shipping shifts between Caldwell, Nampa, and Silver City.
A long retrospective review on William Woodbridge’s Rudiments of Geography and a Pi a, 1826, contrasts past and present America. It notes population classes, cities like New York and Philadelphia, and the spread of rail and steamship era views, while reflecting on schooling, resources, and notable figures such as Parnell and explorers.
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