The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-05-12
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making of the Weiser country.
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The race track has now been put
in good order and every body is
welcome to ride and drive upon it,
and the more the better.
G. F. Drake left last week for the
Seven Devils. He has promised to
keep us informed on all that goes on
at the mines this summer.
The militia held an election Mon
day night to fill vacancies and Geo.
Degitz was elected captain and John
Nevin second lieutenant. BY Degitz
assuming the captaincy the place of
first lieutenant is vacant.
The masquerade ball to be given
by the Masons at Caldwell on the
18th inst promises to be grand
affair. No pains are being spared to
perfect all details. A rate of one
and one-fifth fare for round trip has
been secured from the railroad.
SOL Jeffrey is thinking of inter-
esting someone with little spare cash
in his burr mill and changing it to a
full roller Touring mill. A good idea
it is, as at the rate the grain produc-
ton of this county is increasing, one
mill at Weiser, although mammoth
one, will not be able to handle it all.
Since getting its lodge room in
good shape after moving its build
ing, the Masonic fraternity of Weiser
has been holding regular meetings.
The order will take in twelve or fifteen
new members in the next two or three
months, and promises to be one of
the strongest and most fiourishing
lodges in Idaho.
Brother Jake Horn, of the Nampa
Leader, complained to Bill Sommer-
camp the other day that we did not
exchange with him. All we know is
that this paper is forwarded to the
Leader each week. BY the way we
have been at the Leader office foul
times within the past eight months
and failed to find the Horn.
Between five and ten teams are a
work on the Jeffrey ditch, enlargint
and making repairs. The ditch il
being made from twelve to twent,
feet wide, which will greatly increas'
= its capacity. The owners are seri
: ously considering its extension to th
d fat below town. 1t would undoubt
edly be a great benefit to the peopl
of the fiat to secure the increase,
water supply.
Not as many as were expecte
! were in town with their stations las
Saturday. L. A. Day, A. F. Hit
Thos. Westlake, Tom. >Gallowa
(proxy) and Dave Jones had thei
horses out on parade. Hits bi
Il draft stallion was the heavy weigh
which entitled his owner to year
subscription. Jones and Day had
couple of colts-a couple {
: unassuming Washington count
colts-which were much admired
Days was a 23-months-ofd brow
, and weighed even 1900; Jones was
coal black, two or three montf
Y older, and weighed 1887. These al
ar not bad peices of horse flesh for the
- ages, and they will be astonishel
when they get their growth.
A. f. Parker can give you fe
pointers on advertising your count
In conversation with the SIGN
u man the other day he said: ct
~ effect of the 20, 200 copies of t
16-page pamphlet, descriptive
Idaho county, which were distribute
Ill from the Free Press office last yes
is now being seen. People are foe
, ing into that section seeking inve.
ments, and SO eager they are to b
land that they do not wait to be
, down the prices, but take us up
our own figures" We have be
talking similar advertising schem
IN for long time but so far the peoI
have not taken hold. We hope
-. Parker will add his weight, wh
~" here, towards impressing the imp'
ltance of advertising upon our peop