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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1901
Page
6
County commissioners fixed the date for the Fearing event in the irrigation district on November 19. The decision establishes the schedule for related meetings and proceedings, detailing where and when residents may participate or comment.
The Washington county board in regular session Oct 14 approved road fund claims for Sutcliffe York and Tuttle and others, filed notices for an irrigation district hearing on Nov 19, 1901, and set expenditures and procedures for indigent aid, jail and bridge matters, with numerous names and amounts listed among claims and adjournment to Nov 19. The Weiser Signal editor urged action to bridge the Snake River or establish a ferry to connect Weiser with tributary territory, while local notices and a pharmacy board were also addressed.
Returned from trip, shipments of 18 000 pounds and 20 000 pounds are planned from Burns and nearby ranches to reach Weiser. Local merchants urge a Snake River bridge, arguing it would boost Weiser trade by 50 percent and attract out-of-town buyers. Figures cite over 50 000 pounds sold and $15 000 cash moved recently between Burns, Ontario, and Huntington. Prominent citizens pledge support, and plans for brick buildings, a bank, and new stores emerge as town growth promising.
A group of Weiser citizens including mayor A. B. AnpEinson and local officials endorse the New York firm Improved Fire Appliance Company and agent H. F. Johnson for a dry powder compound said to protect homes and property from unexpected fires. The signatures listed include Ruka Newman and several others.
A 1901 Weiser Idaho item describes the play Daughter of the Diamond King coming to the Opera House October 28 with elaborate stage work including a Diamond Palace finale. The strong twenty-person company led by La Belle Laurette performs in a periodatrical review noted for photogenic scenes and lighting effects.
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