The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1893-08-31


We see in some Idaho paper mention
Of the discovery OF the dead body Of
some unknown, generally with evil
dence of foul play. There must be a
lot Of desperate and blood-thirsty
thugs in the country.
Riel Wilson and B. Haas were
down the other day. Riel was col
Letting telephone subscriptions, and
says the posts are now being being
distributed and will be set immedi-
ately. The wire il on the road, but
it will be at least month yet before
the line is done.
ID. N. Baker has purchased the
McGregor place in the old town.
Price $1,000. This makes three
sales in the old town to one in the
new in the last few days. We of the
new town are mad as hornets, while
Dan Lands is tickled to death, but
we have to swallow this bitter pill.
Sheriff Eckles went to Paddock val
ley last Friday and arrested VIM.
Shields on the charge of unlawful
threats against the person of G. W.
Davis, who made complaint. He
was put under bonds to appear for
trial in justice Agnew's court yester-
day, which resulted in the defendant
easily coming clear.
Miss Mary Galloway has been en-
gagged as teacher in the Boise pub
lie school. Miss Frances goes to
Pocatello. They are both highly
educated young ladies and successful
teachers, and we'll represent the quail
Iity Of the many lady teachers which
iWeiser is proud Of having turned out.
John Yardley came to town Mon
day for burial casket for Joyce, the
16-year-old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
J. G., Connally. We are informed
that the cause of the young ladv'l
death was bilious fever. A shad,
of sadness creeps over the heart, O.
: even the utter stranger, to see tn
t youthful so untlmely cut down
H. F. Randall has returned from
e Warrens and will probably not g
8 back this season. He says even
It strictly gold camp feels the har
times of the silver war and the store
s have shut down on credit, little wor
It is being done and the sheriff has ha
It good season serving executions 0
mines.
10 Mrs. Noah W. Harris, who live
e on Monroe creek, met with a mos
o serious and painful accident a wee
ago last Tuesday. She was take
If with spell of dizziness and fell dow
d flight of stairs, breaking both arm
10 DIR. Numbers was called and the p'
a. tient is doing we'll, though the misha
is extremely severe on the old lac
who is about 60.
,o Commissioner Leighton informs
J that the headers we're just starting
III work in Indian valley when he lei
He says there will not be much gra
: thrashed there this year, as most
the farmers have cut for hay, a
:; many of them sold the product to
sheepmen of Crane for IS per to
This will bring in some cash and
better than giving half the crop
nc the miller or hauling it to Weiser
y nothing.
, Mr.. GOWNS says that Weiser {
not get the Agricultural college
cause we had no one there who col
argue the question This has Undue
u.s. him to offer the free use of his /
up for debating club, and by this mel
we may bring out some orators v
can go to Boise and talk the legis
tin ture out of half a dozen colleg
ser The club must furnish its own Ii
TIL and fuel. This will be a good i
md to take up next winter.
re- The commissioners are in busy
sion testing the tax levy on the SCI
'ws of equalization. The 900 names
eek the list makes this quite pleas
TED piece of work. Before beginning
was this work, the board entered I'M
the contract with the Bullen Bri
D. company for new steel bridge c
Nd the Weiser at Middle valley, to {
ssh 81, 500. They also ordered that
day for piece of grade in the We
rain canyon, between Council and M,
per- ows, be advertised for. This will
away with six crossings where
bridges are washed out every veal