The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-11-30
One of those little incidents which

IVY ShNSbONsy 10 WIN ~ W. A'V''s
Hart with a great deal of enjoyment, !
inasmuch as he was one of the prin
cipal participants.
The colonel was recently coming up
from Portland and found on the train
a gang of 'Sumpter boomers, that
is, men who are interested in the now
very lively city of Sumpter, the term
mus Of the Mormon narrow guage
road, out of Baker, and who make it
their business to proselyte among
benighted strangers, and load them
with wonderous tales of the great
future of Sumpter.
These enthusiastic persons were
emptying champagne bottles between
breaths while enthusiastically ex-
pounding the merits of the warm ut
tie mining camp to q tall, mud gen
tleman who carried about him very
impressive air of wealth, intelligence
and careful judgement. As they
CLEANED from sundry expressions that
the attractive and modest stranger
was most likely an influential trav-
eler looking at the west with II pos
sible view to future investment, they
became more ardent in their encom-
iums of the hustling village on the
head waters of Burnt river The
champagne on the train was exhans-
ted, and rs the opposite bound train
was passed, Il raid was made upon its
stores and new supply of the spark
ling and enervating fluid WAS secured,
which only served to bring forth new
outbreaks of praise of Sumpter's fu
ture magnifcence, and as they grew
warmer and warmer, carried away by
their desire to impress the aristo
cratic listener, they began to appea
to Col. Hart to substantiate thell
claims. The colonel (who has neve
been fortunate enough to have seel
that wonderful locality thought
would be no harm to crafty ther
and fell into the game with his usus
whimsical humor.
"We've got ten stamp mills run
ming at Sumpter--have'nt WEI
.Yes, =" said the colonel, give bee
in them all. "
"You can imagine, my dear sll
4 what the pay roll of ten mills meal
e to Sumpter, said they to the stran
q er. "Sumpter is without rival Fl
: real, hustling life. Better take a n
e up. We're all going, aren't we, srl
/ turning to the colonel.
: eyes. certainly, at least am
+ said Mr.. Hart, with an air of settl
II determination.
!, ,sHeres the last bumper to t
:. town of Sumpter, drink gentleman
uGentleman, said the colonel. Wi
all his true southern chivalry, +"
III YOU have noticed, | have not
dulged with you-I am not drink
: but, gentlemen, l could not refr
y - to take part in one last toast to
.. ~ town of Sumpter. Here's to Sum
90 90 ter, and good night, gentlemen, he
~ py dreams to you all.
10 The next morning as all were
= of their births-the Sumpterltes W
~ ~ many sundry headaches-the tr
rolled into Baker and ''Here's VIII
'p we get off for Sumpter, was
= - clamor of the crowd of boone
90 - "You're going?'
"s m .Oh, yes, the colonel replied, t
an al ing the porter to rustic out
~, ~ baggage, but at the same time Civ
,e' -. the Ethiopian wink, which me
-. - ssno, with his other eye.
~ This side of Huntington, the II
;tp ~ eler happened to stroll into the
onel's car.
"Why, l thought you got off
Baker for Sumpterl' said
stranger.
in The colonel looked meekly up.
ooh, l was simply giving the
lows a game am staying up
Iate at little place called Weiser.
ale uWeiser. Weiser-what keeps
day up? Is it lively?'
)me "On, there's little farming
fruit country round about, ana
nav roll makes a fair amount
. . oo oo life?"
. . O0 OO DPavrolll what amount?'
y " uOh about s75, 600 to $3.50, OC
70 90 month. | guess. There has beer
tween $500, 600 and $500, coo
10 90 ont since the first of last June. "
20 90 "Well, | declare, what is ma
so large a pay roll? Why, tina
90 90 three or four times better than
.. 90 ten quartz mills of those Sun
" W gentlemen, but what makes the
90 90 rol?"
nOh. they're building
o. branch road out of there
,Dlo, nWbatl railroadl Who's b
o,r ing it. ,,u
cir IA man by the name OF Hall.
s'ein nWho else?'
sone "Just Mr.. Hall.
} pe nBut one man can't bulld
erials Wy, :, aaonanv does he represen
Tor ..No company-just himself.
dan's uMy dear sir, you astound IN
from must be a remarkable country
river aa mo, can venture such an
prise.