The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-11-05
The Editor Takes a Few
Observations in Differ
ent Parts of the
County.
LOTS OF KICKERS.
Half a Million Dollar
Grain Yield.

On Monday, October 26, the
SIGNAL man elevated himself to
position IN light, wheeled
freight team and gracefully pulling
the ribbons over magnificent,
Thoroughbred roadster of about 900
pounds weight that had pleasing off
hand manner of fondly clasping the
line under his tail every few minutes,
he started for the lair of the dweller
of the upper country. The route
taken was through the hills east of
town, over what appeared to be marks
of the passage of some vehicle at
some past time, until we struck a
wagon road which runs from Payette
to tap the Crane creek and Paddoc
valley country. Up near Paddoc
valley is quite long grade over
which some of those ''slick" cattle
kings of Payette had been exporting
a big supply of Washington county
grass on the inside of large herd Of
fat steers don't know where they
paid their taxes] and the grade on
the county road was comptely filled
with dirt and boulders caved from
the bank above until it was almost
impossible. 1t would require 800
to repair the damage done the grade
by these tax-hghters. This state of
affairs was being seriously kicked at
bv settlers of Paddoc valley and
South Crane, as it seriously abstructed
their getting out to Payette to pur-
chase supplies lat this point in the
narrative home merchants and every
body in general will please put cotton
in their earsl. Over on Crane creek
we found another band of kickers.
Their cause for dissatisfaction is the
absence Of bridge at the crossing
ol Crane creek near John Riley 5
place. A bridge is sadly needed
there. too. The road pitches down
a very steep bank into long decT
hole IN the creek, turns down tho
middle Of this, climbs some stumps,
roots, &c, and up another steer
hank on the other side. When mud
bad weather, ice and high wate
comes it will be utterly impossible
In conversation with Mr.. Cuddy, a
Salubria he stated that the matte
had not been brought to the notice o
the commissioners at their last meet
ing. The people of that sectio
should see to it that their needs ar
laid before the commissioners at thei
next meeting, and they will no dout
= be listened to- Way up on Crooke
river and Lick creek is also littl
band of red hot kickers. Well ma
they do SO! No less than hundre
souls shut off from mail service dot
not speak well for the post
administration. AS was spoken
in this paper a while back there w
u a post Office at Helena and bids we
- advertised for the carrying of nj
= from Dale to that place. This rou
u would supply Crooked river al
Lick creek. Alas for the resider
of that sectionl A man from Greg
absconded with the P. o. and VIII
III the bids we're sent in there was
one TO receive them. The pos
denartment fell in dead faint a
has not recovered yet. AT least the
is no mail service and the governm'
don't have word to say regardi
the matter.
At the Council post office we fou
'R' quite little town springing up, a
there are now two two-story hot
i'll going up.
Throughout the entire county II
- Middle valley north the people h
seen an exceedingly prosperous ye
and the grain yield has never b
exceeded, and the grain bins OF
i0' county are groaning with their we;
~ of half a million dollars worth
Icar cereals. Notwithstanding this
farmers are hard up for cash as t
nroduce is so far from Weiser,
only cash market, that it eats
half the load to haul here.
sequently only enough to get me
Otel. to pay taxes is being hauled from
llty more remote valleys. The 60
ccd.