The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1894-02-08

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be read with some lurking interest by
your many readers.
The people up here, let me tell you,
think great deal of you and, with
out fattery, many are heard to re-
mark that 'Lockwood's paper is the
best single handed paper in the state.
Now what they mean by ''single hand
ed is left for one to use his own
judgment. Suffice it to say that those
who make such assertions are, or at
least think themselves, competent
judges;
Skating is all the rage. Cuddy's
ill-pond is visited by groups of la
dies and gentlemen nearly every day.
Salubria can boast of some excellent
skaters; Samuel Swanstrom, for ms
lance. Now Sam is a good skater,
graceful as swan and proud as a
peicock when on skates, but Edwin
Hill catches the ladies just the same,
because he is the swftest skater. Al
Tousley they say, is learning to skate
also Emmett Lynch says he is not
much of a skatist but is a number one
rinkulator on rollers.
Salubrla has an excellent school
taught by Prof. James w. Hodge,
principal and Miss Mida Lorton assis-
tant. Both teachers are having the
best school in their respective depart
ments that has ever been taught in
Salubria. We wish they could teach
ten months each year for five years
in our district
Mrs. Dick Smith is very low, having
recently been suffering with la grippe
and fever. Her case is almost hope.
less. -
II. P. Lavender and i. D. Looney
have each had lots of sickness this
fall and winter. Mr.. Lavender having
lost one little boy, and at the present
writing another is not expected to live.
while his wife is belfast. 1t is hard
for them and the whole community
Isympathises with them deeply.
Mart Hannah is putting up ice.
w. D. Shaw has opened boarding
4 house. Meals, 20 cents; board, 81
per week.
The Sunday school children have
purchased new bell for the church.
1t is not a very costly bell but it is
convenient and Il credit to their energy
!, and rustic 1t sounds nice and re
minds one that they are in civilization
to hear the merry chimes of the churcl
bell ringing out on Sabbath mornings
Mrs Mitchell is expected up from
Weiser to revive the efforts of thu
; "Y and to hold a revival of thu
: church going people at this place IL
the near future.
E. S. Jewell our jovial stage con
i ductor and driver, says the road
!, we're never better for sleighing, wher'
there is any.
That "Wilson bill'' is in the head
: of many hot-headed partisans, and i
!. order to keep from bursting they spi
-" out something concerning the bill Il
bitter as the bitterest gall Like TIL
!, Mckinley bill, it has its friends an
;, its enemies.
" The merchants are not seeming t
- do much, although they are keepin
- - up fires and lights.
10 Herman Haas has gone to Weisel
left last Sunday. We learn frol
him that his brother Bernard is fas
I'd recovering and will leave ST. Lou
il about March /, on his return home
id John Cuddy and Gerry Snow al
fattening about eight car loads {
in beef cattle for Portland market, whie
S. they will ship about April first. "
r.. also understood that Mart Hannc
u is fattening his bear and eagles fl
IN the San Francisco market One
e. the bear, however, is rather incline
We to be contrary about fattening for tt
ry Mid Winter Fair, and decided
showed to his keepers that he W
or, not going to be humhugged in tn
ng way, by holeing up for the winte
oil. Mart says if any one wishes to ma
a trip to the fair he will assist the
he by sending his bear, eagles, owls, etC
lie along, and whatever the whole out
brings over certain price agreed u
lis on the overseer may pocket. Go
i'm opportunity for the person who
anxious to go to the fair and make
ISIS little money. at the same time
his We sometimes get copy of t
Emmett Index, edited by our c
friend Lorton, which is thorough
dgested, and in fact deeply relisht
raj although the news and editorials {
of foreign to us. The Index is a MI
sill lively little paper and a welcome vi
RS, tor to Salubria people.
hat John o. Peters, Council vale
but "solid man," together with j.
on Townley, that "king of school tea
the ers of the upper. country" pass
lily through town, on his way to Weis
hat Tuesday morning.
OF There has been less travelling 8
OPP less strangers in town this win
'me than for years.
,ses The thermometer has registered
ing low as degrees below zero
pal winter at this place.
'ent Mr.. Frank Adams has been
,me pointed weather observer A g
,ed- appointment. Mr.. Adams is the o
II, ,ol;ohla man on Weather record of