The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1896-02-13
Mrs. N. N. HAWTHORN is in En-

MIS. N. M. ndutuOru u III Em
met, where she attended the death
bed of her mother, Mrs. Gill, who
has been sick a long time and died
quietly yesterday morning.
At the teachers examination, Miss
Lorena Hixon and Carl Jefferson
received second grade certificates.
Miss Cora Smith, Meadows, received
third grade. The examination
was held for second and third grades
only.
Geo. Foor has moved his fence,
which was opt in the street, back
several feet, moving the sidewalk to
correspond. This leaves the row of
shade trees, formerly just inside his
yard, now on the outside Of the walk.
1t will make pleasant and shady
piece of walk next summer and by
comparison intensity the absence of
any shade along the rest Of the way.
Wallace Smith goes to Ruthburg in
day or two to work on the Hercules.
Alex Houlahan has kept someone
busy driving the tunnel for a good
many months. 1t is now getting
pretty we'll into the heart of the
mountain and the situation is becom-
ing interesting. The character of
things has assumed an aspect which
keeps Alex at the limit of eager curl
osity and expectancy, and he can't
stand it to have the work of devel-
opment suspended.
We quit. We are nothing but a
child in railroading. When we see
the smooth, Italian (guess that's
prope) manner of other newspaper
men, we realize there's nothing at al
to our feeble talents-pass the gunny
sack and SCOT! The Statesman an
nounces the Immediate opening o.
operations on the Owyhee railway
and we notice that red-headed Yorl
is slick enough to get in as director
A newspaper man and director of ,
railroad; what dizzy height Here's
| nf 10, ID ,,,iloo and ,,ilao n
track and can't even get the honor o
conductor on a handcar. Don't b.
upstuckin, York, but pass the passe
around.
The Idaho Mining Exchange is go
ing to work in earnest. 1t has con
tractcd with James Gum to write VI
the Boise gold belt and print $50
copies for distribution among minin
men. They take the Boise belt frs
because it is nearest and handiest t
: begin on. All other parts of til
state, Washington county among til
= rest, will be treated in the same man
Y ner. If there are any men in Wash
ington county who are interested /
. mining and feel able to pay the men
. bership fee of $25, we would sugges
- to them that by becoming a membt
= of the exchange, they would
Strengthening an institution which
. well supported, will do a great de-
towards pushing the Idaho mimi
5 industry towards that plane now o.
: cupied by Colorado. "
" The Historical Association of Idat
Pioneers has been reorganized A
persons who came to Idaho paior
1870 are eligible. Don't you thir
it would be a good plan to get up,
possible, a Washington county histo
ical society and bring the pionee
" together now and then to talk ov
" their recollections of early days ar
> have some one to get the combine
v matter into smooth shape as histo
- ical sketch of this county from Il
" first settlement up to the prese
e time. The earlier settlers are becor
ing thinned out and in few yea
the pioneer history of this secti'
d will be an absolute blank. 1t Dug
~ to be got in shape now, while there
e time. When your children al
~ grandchildren grow up there will
" nothing more interesting than t
Vi story of their ancestors reclaimil
IL the wilderness into civilized territor
- Professor Fox lectured at the cor
+, house last Saturday as per announc
ment. The Professor evidently C
w. it little short on account of |
ed reception, but withal it was very
lg teresting and we'll illustrated wi
i'd charts. There were only about TWEEN