The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1891-12-17
IN and About TOWN.
Items Caught on the Fly
by Our Reporter.


metal MARKET-Bar silver. sO.95}.
There is talk of organizing home
dramatic society this winter.
Josh Wilburn, Of Crane, passed
through town the other day enroute
to Tulare county, Cal. to visit his
sister.
Governor Wiley, and Lieutenant
Colonel Capwell of Boise, attended
the re-mustering-in of Co. B. at this
place last Sunday ~
The IDAHO Commercial company
are at present carrying an extraordin-.
airy large stock Of hardware.
Bill Sommercamp has returned
from Silver City.
Ben Warrington informs us that
the report was tr.e that the bank
would shortly be nationalized.
Miss Bessie Hasbrouck accompanied
Gov. Wiley and Colonel Capwell on
their visit to Weiser the other day.
Andrew Adrew Adams and Con-
rad Fruith, two famous Washington
county miners, took their departure
Tuesday for San Francisco, where
theyswill winter.
This office is receipt Of the report
of the Secretary of the Interior for
the fiscal ending Juue 80, 1891.
The oath of Office has been admin
istered to +. T. Dubois as U. S.
Senator from Idaho.
G. +. Bean, Of Crane creek,
one of the SIGNALS loyal supper
tiers, was in town couple of days
this week,
G. w. Riggs has purchased the
interest of G. NJ Jones in the Jones
& Matthews feed corral and the firm
will now be Matthews & Riggs. They
will at once put in complete and
first class livery outfit and will be able
to fill the wants Of the public in every
particular
Our detective. has done good bit
of work and in consequence the
SIGNAL is able to promise its readers
wedding soon, probably before the
ides of the new year 1t could tell
who they are now but will save that
for surprise.
DR.. Numbers informs us that Burt
Vcnable, of the Payette Independent
was in Weiser last Sunday. Were Il
anyone but the DR.. we would not
believe it as the said gentleman failed
to make the SIGNAL fraternal call.
He is fined $500 which he will al
once forward in l cent postage
stamps.
The Chicago Comedy company
has come and gone and is decidedly
the best troup that has visited Weisel
for long time. Everyone had thei
cry over East Lynne and their laugh
over Widow Bedott. We can nov
see the need Of a good opera house
, Let us build one.
} Blacksmith Lyons has purchased
the building which stood on tn
corner of Main and First streets ant
was formerly used as post office
and G. H. Odds and Doc William
J have been busy moving it to a location
, opposite Jones & Matthews corrall
: on the north side of the street, wher
it will be used by friend Lyons as
shop.
Cal. White brought down enough
7 horses the other day from the Mead
ows to make car load, which he vii
ship east. They were remarkably fin
lot, in fact the finest bunch that ha
{ been shipped from here this year.
The annual Christmas eve exercis
es under the charge Of the Sunda
School will begin as usual. The pub
lie is invited to bring in presents
The school will only undertake t
furnish treat of candy and nuts.
8 A wild cat which showed disrespec
, to the ladies by robbing the henroos
:, of Mrs. A. Hand near Weiser, hs
+ been taught a lesson. He is no moro
. The lady arose in her just wrati
took the big shot gun and, her do
: having freed the vile beast in bus
o near by, she exhibited her nerve an
# good arm by plunkin' the festi'
e chicken thief full of buckshot and
If fell from the limb dead.
h Harrison Jones was brought dow
n from Salubria last Saturday and trio
lie for grand larceny from the person ,