The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-03-30

btcdu VI mourning tne Dig ueer Stories OF
evenings. We now heard the welcome
sound Of the mills grinding exceedingly
slow. but sure.
n IDA ]. HIT.
Paper Read by Mrs Ida Mccullough 1t Pioneer
Entertainment.
As one OF the pioneer women of the
county was asked to write a short
article on their life In early days. TAX
Ing my own experience as q sample, /
think 1t will answer for all. MY mar
ried life began in the Weiser valley
nearly thirty years ago. There were
very few Of us then. some ten or twelve
families in the Lower Weiser valley.
Our first home was typical pioneer
home. A cabin of nicely hewed logs,
some 1Sx20 feet In size. with fireplace
in one end. We also had an upstairs.
The fireplace half was my parlor and
bedroom, the other half my dining
room, for In the summer had brush
shed kitchen; upstairs for company and
storeroom. Now am going to tell you
about the hrat real house cleaning l
had. There was now little tootsy
wootsy to make things lively. After
had scrubbed and secured until every
thing was clean. then papered the
walls With newspapers. The logs were
hewed 30 smooth 1t was an easy task
The fireplace was filled full Of green
fragrant boughs. The manteI over It
decorated with the clock. the lamp and
the few pretty ornaments possessed
Ny table was corner shelf with other
shelves underneath. concealed by a
pretty curtain and q fancy cover; on
1t the few books placed to the best ad-
vantage. The looking glass over 1t re-
Elected satisfied face as worked.
Ny boughten rocking chair one side
his arm chair the other and a large
braided rug between for tootsy wootsy
Against the partition OF the stairway
the bed stood A deep valance hiding
the trundle bed. A star patchwork
spread. quilted In fans by neirhboriy
hands; the pillow cases with deep
crochet edge. the canopy of MOSQUITO
netting made It an Imposing piece of
furniture. The cupboard with its shin
ing dishes. the dining table with its
snowy cloth. the ruined muslin cur
tains at the windows, all made q
homelike picture. 1 thought had
earned = day OF, SO the next day Billy,
e"u .ne pepy went TO Iatners TO
spend the day. But alas. the serpent
entered our home in the form of a
puppy. which we overlooked and shut
up with Our household gods. Oh my.
when we came back that evening. as l
opened the door, what sight met my
eyesl Not = piece a. big as my two
hands was left OF that netting. In
hundred pieces II lay on the hearth
Ne - x1 tnen inc quit the
90. 49, M 'ne ieatner pea
10 NJ r,ss. ~ "" Dut on the pile
s,,r.s,. ne 'ay' ms tall
sas,,tns sna n's bright eyes
to,,ch, =: ne une nnisnins
hv.tsr., 80 ~ va, l nad the
,cnss,r er H. anu n'hy nearly SO
n,rs. ,.r anu me pup. Tnat
,no-.s,r 'e. -" 'ne ruins ana IN the
sftsrnao, go " worn akain and the
n. tor,,,s- 'a~ eseIy .n'ns restored to
aovr 49, ~ ~ inen sat
nnnnv .h,,. ~ .o"eeneee. Win the
1923 ~. sa.ey OUTSIDE, ana as
~ ~. NC S@oy 'ooAeo al the motto
ana .o,,,,, oou press our Home.
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..rI~
D. a.. sweet sweet nome,
Th..s 80 nun"'e
o,r ~ pace nke nome
b.swa.,, ~. ~" were rev ana far
We az $3.50 20 s =. .ime especially
nosx ~ ~. an., our saruens' NOT
vssstsh,s ~. 'rms "eeos IN large
cow. srS .crs. win milking
. ,ar-. 49,. s ~ .ne enickens took
5av Rrt 90 s p,oneer woman's
Ioreotten whna usys Work was
brsts ths oc. ne re psepareo 10 ceie-
The cs,vss. - .aIneu OUT with
watched "a ny eoyo'es were I'M
wav Ths Torr,s eeus nAa .neir own
many v,,,a. a.A "eisnpors Tor
rrovs .oc,.,,,, ,.,, IN some snaoy
oatr totic .ons as ~ nad our
neers eousI - ~ nv speeenes Dy pio-