The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1895-03-21

Johnny Routson returned on Sun
days train after having spent the
winter at Black Hawk, South Dakota.
The latest price list of James Nc
MILAN & Co., fur and hide dealers,
who are advertising in the SIGNAL, can
always be seen at this office.
The preliminary survey for the
Weiser & Snake River Valley Canal
has been completed. The new ditch
will be thirty feet higher than the
Galloway.
The SIGNAL recently paid ST. 10 for
the transportation of small package
which cost 81 in Portland Oh, mag
nificent gall of a robbing express
company
Ben Glatheart, of Salubria, who
went to Portland last January, re-
turned the other day He says they
have been having fine weather down
there of late.
Thomas Kelley is now receiving
lumber at his new lumber yard and
will soon be in shape to make com
petition tremble, and it will be an
object to see him before going else
where.
Auditor |. f. Smith has had some
improvements made in his office
which gives it a more business-like
appearance and will protect him In
his busy moments from the infring-
ment of idlers.
Mrs. John Muldrick, of Canyon
City, Oregon, who had been visiting
in Weiser for some days, left on
Mondays train. Mrs. Rebecca Nc
Cullough also left at the same time
for San Francisco.
The March number of the Irr1ga-
ton Age says
The WEIsER SIGNAL favors the en-
dorsement of irrigation district bonds by
the state TO secure the benefits of better
credit and lower rate of interest. With
proper restrictions it might be permiss-
able, but it would give opportunity for
serious abuses without
Billy Eckles and Geo. Nesbitt,
who went to Chicago with mutton
sheep in company with Ed Barton,
returned last Saturday. Ed did not
arrive home until Monday. He did
very well with the muttons and has
returned prepared to buy all there is
in the country for sale at 81 80 fol-
2-year- olds and 81 for yearlings.
"What shall we name calfe?' asked
pater and mater of Weiser family
who had received a baby bovine adj
dition to their chattes. The two
girls advanced their ideas of suitable
cognomens, but serious five-year- ole
Paul's ideas flew to a much higher
range well tall i'm Deuteronomy
an Dude, for short "
Mr.. Allen, of Payette, delivered
his lecture in GOWNS opera hous
last Monday night, as advertised, blu
owing to diverse causes the audienc
was but medium sized. The lecture
held his hearers in deep attention ant
his line of thought was one tina
showed long and deep study. Linn
tied space forbids an extended notice
Credit is due to Lon Walton 70
making an effort to sort of even VI
this thing of Oregon galoots hustlin!
our girls off into matrimony 0
last Friday young lady from Villa
mette valley arrived on the train ant
Lon Immediately took her in charg
and repaired to Rev. Paddock, wher
they were made one.
Little has been heard lately abou
Nebraska sufferers, but we received
copy of the Galloway Tribune yester
day which tells tale of woe.
: also contains an appeal to brothe
\ publishers to assist the editor, b
, money contributions, in keeping hi
Ucutl uDONc Wdltl anu lilo idlu u
from starvation until the raising {
crops improve times.
The SIGNAL this week issues I'll
D new mining law IN supplement form
{ also the fruit tree law. This is dor
/ so that prospectors can put the la
Y in their pocket for reference withol
4 having to carry the entire pape
t We have a number of copies of IL
: law printed on better paper which v
+ will mail to anyone who will ser
two cent stamp to pay postage.
AS every one is athirst and famisl
. ing for railroad news, we will sta
: that the editor of the SIGNAL has I
Y ceived private letter from Preside
S Leonidas Merritt, which carrie
s throughout, very encouraging toi
in regard to the progress of the raj
l. road promotion. He states that mar
It monumental obstacles in the way
y launching the enterprise are gradual
being overcome. The letter sho,
J, that the project has taken no bac
}; ward steps.
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