The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1892-05-05
THE REPORTORIAL KODAK.
Snap Shots of Local Events.
Taken for the Benefit of
Our Readers.

The artesian well machinery is
enroute, having been shipped ten or
twelve days ago. 1t is expected to
arrive any day.
The ground is being prepared for
the Idaho Commercial companys
new wool warehouse. The building
will be pushed to completion
Immediately as the wool clip will
soon come in.
The walls of Riggs concrete are
about half way up. Ditto with the
Agnew building. New sidewalk
has been laid in front of the latter.
Geo. Degitz has resigned as porter
at Ennor's and is now installed as
bar tender in the Vendome.
Jacob Cornett, of the vicinity of
Alpine, called on the SIGNAL the
other day. He will spend the season
in Rapid river and we will intercede
with the gods for his success.
Bill Sommercamp got back in
safety from his trip to Silver city
and reports that section as putting
on considerable life, and says Nampa
is quite excited over railroad pros
poets.
As per announcement in the SIGNAL
last week, w. d. Shaw arrived from
Salubria Monday last for ten or
twelve days visit with Weiser friends
N. B. Shaw did not tell us to
announce that he was coming down.
At the annual meeting of the
shareholders of the Weiser Water
Co., the following officers for the
ensuing year were elected: T. G.
Galloway, president; Alfred Eoff,
vice president; B. w. Watlington.
secretary.
R. G. Stewart, good, honest In
dian valley farmer, was in town few
days since and from him the informa'
ton is CLEANED that the ranchers ur
there have succeeded in getting il
most of their crops between showers
This is an aggravating spring tC
the upper country farmers, and th'
+ rains occurring every two or thre'
+ days interfere greatly with the plant
ing of crops, as the ground is kept 81
extremely wet.
Our exchanges along the line ar
| praising Salyer, the temperance lect
= urer, for the good work he is doing
= Mr.. Salyer gave an excellent dis
course in Weiser, but through over
sight we neglected to mention tn
( fact last week.
} Isaac Leighton, a progressiv
e farmer of Upper Crane, was in tow
t this week. He says the frequen
rains are quite a drawback to tn
a farmers up there as the low groun
q is kept too wet to handle; the create
portion of the land, however is hig
+ and dry and has all been sown t
. grain.
, A gang of ten or twelve Japanes
e laborers arrived here Sunday nigl
:. and we're put to work on the section
It displacing the white laborers. III
railroad is making this change a
along the line. The Japs get abol
s15 a month per man less that whit
st labor. By this action the U. P. save
st in Idaho about s75, 600 a year c
|. keeping the road bed in repair.
g Why don't folks lay their sidewaI
IL all alike, instead of one man makir
/ his high and the next man makir
Is his low? A string of sidewalk h;
ST just as well be straight, smooth al
u level as to be in an up and dow
'e jigity jog, stub-your-toe-and-bus
your-nose shape This item is pa
d for by w. f. Kurtz].
IN Jim Coakley was pruning trees t
other day and by accident pruned
hand in a most painful mamie
y While cutting a small limb the kni
- slipped and made an ugly swe
~ across the entire back of his han
making a cash four inches lon
-er DR.. Shirley sewed up the cut and it
is doing well, but Jim looks as if
r. wished he had been more careful.
a The stone is being hauled for
foundation Of the huge new eleva