The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1897-08-05

A Mr. Morris, of Iowa, is here
buying cattle
Miss Minnie Sears has returned
from her visit to Wood river.
Mr.. Dickey has struck a promising
ledge of quartz near Gates mill Oh
Mann creek. III
5. Werneth has sold his band of
sheep to Aubrey Butlerfeld. Price,
81 10 all around.
Work on Barton's building was
commenced Monday. The postolice
has been moved into the Fosselman
Office temporarily.
Louis Sommer has received a large
invoice of fue new goods this week in
preparation for fall trade.
This is wonderful sheep country.
1t is hard to believe, but the assess.
ors books prove the increase over
last year to be 1902 head.
Mark Schass, of the Bargain store,
was called to Boise last week by the
news of the death of his father He
also visits Salt Lake on business. II
School Superintendent Thos. jeff
reys is making tour of all school
districts in the county. His office in
Weiser will be closed for two weeks.
w. b. Kurtz and Pete Roberts
went to Montana Tuesday with 10
cars of cattle Kurtz will 90 on east
and bring Mrs Kurlz home with him
b f. Edin has been appointed
collector at Weiser and Payettc for
the Portland branch of the p. f.
Collier publishing house of New
York city ,/
Contractor Patton secured the Bar
ton building There were three
bids Thos. E. Kelley, 81, 975;
james Patton, 81, 7l5, and an inter
mediate bid Of 81, 925.
D. II. Guilland, of Weiser, has
been appointed U. 5. Deputy Mineral
Surveyor for the district of Idaho.
The bond required for this appoint
ment was $50, 600, which Mr. Gull
land had no trouble in giving.
Isaac McMahan, the Council val
ley merchant, called on the SIGNAL
during the week. MIR McMahan
was down to meet his wife, who has
been visiting in Oregon, and to get
goods for the store.
Chris Hildanbrand came in from
his district last evening and left to-
day for Iowa with his wife. lie eX-
poets to incorporate his mines into 4
stock company while east and get u
mill next season. His new tunnel
will tap the vein 1000 feet deep in
II feet further.
Professor Henderson, Horucultur-
alisl, and Professor Huntley, head
of the Agricultural department of
the Idaho University, spent two days
in Weiscr this week They are max
ing tour Of inspection in South lda
no. They were enthusiastic over
Weiser and claim this to he the mos
promising section they have visited
We are also freer from pests II
Fred Heald, who is known all Over
the world as the genial conductor OF
the BOISE branch, has vacation fo
two months to look after his cope
property near Ruthburg, and &c
some Of the corporation off "his
self" arrived in Weiser Sunday
He left for the north Monday morn
ing by stage, accompanied by Mr.
Geo. Crismon, Of Salt Lake. MIR
Crsmon has been for many years on
of Utahs most prominent mining
men and railway contractors, and Of
of Salt Lakes most entIrprising clti
zens. \
The academy and the communit
in general are to he congratulated o
President Upton's success in securin
Miss Lucia Il. Clark, Of Peoria, I'LL
nois, as teacher of music for til
coming year. Miss Clark is Il fin
pianist, and has a superior voice. Sh
will teach both instrumental and vC
cal music. Miss Miriam Lee write
thus of her: 81 think your choice {
Miss Clark rs music teacher a yer
wise one. She will bring to til
school musical talent and ability, an
a personality that will attract an
benefit the young people.
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