The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-02-17
A Late Wisconsin Arrival Grows
Enthusiastic.
AMERICANISM STRONGlN WEST.
j. Il. Dockery Tells Wisconsin People About
this Grand Young State.

y j. H. Dockery, Lawyer, recently
came from Wisconsin and located in
Boise city He at once proceeded to
tell his old friends of this state
through an article in the-Minneapo-
lis Journal.
Mr.. D0ckery is the man who, as II
delegate from Wisconsin to the Chi
cago Convention, seconded }. W
Brvan's Nomination, and single
handed fought Senator Villas and
Gen. Bragg and the rest Of Wiscon-
sins gold delegation so successfully
that he broke the unit rule under
which they were muzzling the five
silver votes from that. state. He was
the only man who succeeded in break
ing the unit rule Of any state in thel
Unit.
The people of Wisconsin know that
reliance can be placed on what he
saws and few more men like him
would so widely advertise the great
resources of our state that tide OF
emigration would be started from
there: as matter of fact, some men
have already come to Idaho and 9th
ers are preparing to come on the
strength OF his reports He is
skilled lawyer, All eloquent speaker
: and gentleman Of very high stand
ing in Wisconsin
Mr.. Dockery's article in the Jour
nal is MS follows
have been permanently located
here for two weeks and greatly enjoy
the west. I've been west for six
! months, and during that period have
y visited many places throughout th'
inter mountain region and acquired
fund of information about the Pa
ciGc coast states. AS result Of {
thorough investigation, | found Ida
no the most desirable and advanta
geous state in which to live, and hav'
selected this beautiful city of Bois
as q, permanent home. This cit.
10 enjoys the distinction Of being til
only one in the world heated wit
natural hot water The water fror
ri mammoth hot springs, with tenn
p. perature of 176 degrees located
80 the gates of the city, is piped to th
public buildings, business blocks All
90 many of the residences, and furDishe
- a more constant and healthful he,
L than any other method The capitt
-, of the state is here and many otht
-o public institutions and convenience
of Il modern metropolis, such as ele'
- tric lights, water and sewage systems
-, pavements, electric street railway
puDilC liDiutitS, ohc"ee'o, Wv ."
,rs ours. There are shade trees on ever
I.l side, every home, great and small
is beauiilied and surrounded with we
n cut lawns and the particularly II
tracliye feature Of the place is Il
-so fact that it is peopled with Amer
20 cans-genuine American men al
,oo women of refinement and cultur
Ia who extend a generous hand of we
.be come and hospitality to all deservir
~ comers. The altitude here is 2, 81
feet and the weather conditions q
-, among the chief attractions, with
49,, extremes of heat and cold, althou,
NJ the seasons are well defined The
to is beautifully constructed natat
,ts rum supplied with this natural Il
Tho water which is delightfully."- healt
vol full bathing place and said to be t
tho finest place of its kind in the worl
Having seen many places of its kin
-, | m inclined to think the claim for
,ort is just.
Surrounding this city is an j
mensely productive fruit region a
the products of the orchards reach
far, east as the Boston markets.
natural resources of this state are
yond computation. Rough estima
too place the timber supply from thi
to fifty billion feet, and in the nor
ern part Of the state is located
,s,, immense area Of valuable white ?
ss.'' similar to that of Wisconsin I
Co. Michigan; in fact after leaving N