The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1898-04-07
More Brewery Buildings Soon-New
Dwellings-Ditch Work.
some MINING OPERATIONS.
Smelter and Railroad People Heard from
In Divers Ways.

l.. 4. Vcrbeck is putting up pre-.
tentious dwelling on lots purchased
from John W. Ayers.
]. 0. Peters has workmen at work
on the rear extension of his store
building, which will shortly be oc-
cupied by Hartley q Rose.
Mr.. Owen Kerrns, formerly of
Izee, Grant county, Oregon, has pur-
chased four lots in the old town and
is having a substantial dwelling erect
ed. More dwellings for rent are bad
ly needed in Weiser. Mr., Kerrns
expects to rent his.
Sol Jeffreys has finished the spring
cleaning out Of the Weiser Water
Ditch & Irrigation Company canal.
He has had seven teams at work and
has put the ditch in excellent shape.
1t will carry 1900 inches this season
and will supply an extensive constl-
tuency. This work indicates grow
ing condition and an increased de-
mand on available resources. y
Louis Sommers has his new stock
OF groceries on the shelves (see adj
and has also added q modern cash
register Of varied accomplishments.
one of which 10 to print and issue to
the cash purchaser a ticket contain-
ing the amount OF tho purchase,
which are to be preserved and when
the tickets to the amount of t25 are
presented they are good for u in
trade.
| The county commissioners fHed
the Bullen Bridge Company $500 for
failure to complete the bridge over
the Weiser Slough on specified time. j
The bridge company naturally roars
over the cutting down OF its pay and
has declared the bridge closed until
settlement is made, and at one time
there were some planks removed from
the south end to prevent crossing.
but these have been relaid and travr
elers are using the structure.
| Werneth has moved his saloon to
the new quarters in the brewery block
and 1t is a pleasant and commodious
location. The large newly finished
bar room shows off to excellent nd
vantage and the new front is very
snowy. Werneth will have very
popular place, and will soon put ia
club rooms and perhaps q billiard
table. He will soon begin the erec-
ton of the two story brewing build
ing in the rear OF the present struct-
ure and when it is completed another
industry will have been added which
, will have plenty of room to grow and
furnish Weiser product to large
: surrounding territory. -9allfl
A. M. Gray was down from Seve.
Devils the other day seeking to ge,
; his pay from the Blake people. :. Gui
, reports that the company had fivs
men all winter between the smelteI
r and the river trying to keep the Klein
schmidt grade wide enough for mel
: and teams to pass. The grade KEEP
I; sliding of and had to be CONSTANT,
a widened in order to be passable
Above the smelter, he states, Their
6 we're 25 men at work for one montl
;. at So day TO keep the road opel
from the smelter to the mines Thi
L ought to be something like $75 ds,
for keeping little wagon grade open
!. or for thirty days, $2250. 1t i
said they hauled out 230 tons Of or
: during the thirty days, and conse
; quently it must have cost about s IL
ton for simply keeping this famou
railroad grade in shape for transport
ing the ore by wagon. That it cal
stand this speaks for the richness o
II the ore, but that Erie people goo'
d humoredly furnished money for sue
10 style of operating Gf they are do
IN ing SOY is beyond conception.