The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-12-31

canal since November | year ago.
This last fall the ditch was enlarged
to sixteen feet wide as far as the
mouth of Mann creek, from there TO
the old brick yard above town it has
been made fourteen feet wide. AS
soon as work can be done in the
Spring it will be continued at four
teen feet until past town, thence II
feet to end of ditch. This will be
double the carrying capacity of the
ditch over what it has been the pres
ent year.
His estimable lady having gone off
for visit our friend Greer is left at
home to "batch." Charlie Jones was
seen to slide off down to Greers
house the other day, and our detect
i've was Immediately sent to the
scene and discovered that r. D. was
filling him up on mince pies with
which his wife had loaded the larder
before leaving, and Charlie was per-
fectly willing to be filled and refuses
to put the detec. onto the ropes as he
don't appreciate outside interference.
The snow has drifted fearfully
between this place and Salubria and
the state driver is getting the benefit.
The Salubria stage did not get in
until II o'clock in the night last
Saturday and Tuesdays stage did not
get through at all and the mail left
here yesterday morning on horseback,
Railroad blockades are in order.
Mail is scarce and freight still scarcer.
We have been expecting supply OF
paper for two weeks but it has not
showed up. After digging up every
scrap of paper in the office this week
we were five quires short and had to
telegraph to the Baker Democrat for
that amount to fill out this issue. We
will be in a quandry next week if the
way freight don't come and bring our
paper.
james Sommercamp returned the
other day from Portland where he
had been attending school. He could
MT go the school any longer.
Milt Canary returned last Thursday
from a visit to his old home il
Princeton, Mo, where he enjoyed
himself immensely. While in New
town he read in the Idaho Citizei
about Cuddy's big ham which weighed
So pounds. He asserts on oath tina
2 on the same day he and Grant Rush
f ton weighed a Ham that pulled dow
the beam at 1870 pounds. We do no
doubt but that the shank had bee
:. left on the ham and perhaps ther
were two shanks on 10 as it is hard t
. believe the Salubria ham could b
beaten. If you don't see the point
apply to Milt
Charlie Ingman, who drives til
Salubria stage says darkness over
took him last Saturday about thre
miles the other side of Thousan
. springs and that he heard some one
h apparently lost, yelling in a canyo
. off to the right Of the road. Charlt
yelled in answer but hearing the dog
at Il sheep camp in the direction of I'll
voice begin barking he supposed I'll
bclated wayfarer would soon fin
:. shelter and pushed ahead on his wear
way to Weiser where he arrived wa
. in the night.
:, W. e. Borah, a legal light of Boi'
CITY has been here several days assis
:, ing our own John w. Ayers, in Il
: defense in the case of State vs. Hoppe
& Sons.
d MARRIED, in Weiser, Decemb
9th, 1891, by Judge Hamilton
ID Mr.. Tony Barntish to Miss Mol
If Cordell, all of Washington count
Or Married, in Weiser, December 24h
d. byN. NJ. HAWTHORN, probate jndg
re Mr.. John Smith to Mrs. Be
10 Gilman.
y. Owing to the fact that the interi
I'd of the church building is undergoii
Id extensive repairs there will be no sc
he vices in the church next Sunday. Is
he arrangements have been made
S, have preaching at the GOWNS bdil'
lie ing in the lower town at 7 p. m.
on cordial invitation to all to attend.
lie O. A. II. LYoNs,
50 Pastor.
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