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Newspaper
Weiser Signal
Location
Weiser, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1897
Page
2
The Weiser Signal reports the steamer Parry sailing for Europe carrying 565000 ounces of silver. Western crop woes include a damaged northern wheat harvest from rains, plus coal mine strikes unresolved and rising bread prices amid global famine fears.
The article extols Washington County as an empire rich in resources including metals minerals timber and minerals with a diverse agricultural base. It highlights crops like wheat barley corn apples pears grapes and fruits, along with cattle sheep swine dairy and poultry. It asserts the county’s fertile valleys pastures and hay fields and praises local Providence and labor. It concludes by stating the region has all elements to wake itself from isolation and become a thriving demonstration rather than a mere construct.
The Grand Lodge of Idaho Odd Fellows will meet in Idaho Falls soon to select next year’s meeting site. It appears Weiser is poised to host the 1898 Grand Lodge session if a prior guarantee is provided to delegates. Delegates must feel secure before inviting the Grand Lodge to Weiser.
The Missouri Agricultural College Experiment Station reports trials on wide six inch tires reducing draft and improving travel on wet, clay, and dirt roads. Results show lighter draft with wider tires and significant road improvement in arid and difficult terrains.
A humorous, rambling guide on wood ticks describes species traits and misadventures. It notes ticks are wingless but can leap and warns against unsafe removal methods, recommending a safer approach to extract embedded ticks. The quirky prose frames ticks as feared yet comic irritants.
The document lists leading Weiser merchants and professionals such as architects, attorneys Frank Harris and Joan Wayers, Bank of Weiser, Weiser Pharmacy, and Morris Sommer in a broad town notice. It includes court terms, officials like Sheriff Bertoot and Tax Collector Smitty, and references to the District Court session opening October 1st. It also contains weather signals, mail routes, and church activities for Indian Valley and Weiser valley communities.
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