The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-08-24
POINTS FROM PAYETTE.
How q Weiser Citizen Missed his Train
Through Coughan0ur's Much
nations.

Thomas e. Jones Is rapidly improving
This is the second case Of appendicitis
which has been successfully treated me-
iicinally by pr, Skipper within the last
hree months This proves cunclusively |
that many cases can be brought to sue
cessful termination without surgical aid.
Nine carloads OF melons shipped this
week To different points in Montana, and
melon season Just commenced.
Professor Albert has purchased twenty |
acres of the Noble ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. Johu f. Reed returned |
last week from several weeks visit with |
their children.
Miss Alta Stroup is visiting in Cald- |
well, the guest of Miss Wells.
ST. james guild gave pleasant social
at Lamme's hall on Saturday evening.
The Slilman Mack tract of land. 800
acres, sold by administrator Saturday,
was purchased by W. A. Coughanour;
consideration, Sl475.
DR.. Shirley was in Payette Sunday IN
consultation with DR.. Skippen.
The portia club have commenced their
literary work for the ensuing year with
the following officers President. Mrs.
McGlinchey; vice president, Mrs. A. b.
Moss; secretary, Mrs. .Branthoover; treas
urer, Mrs Ireton. The club has access
to the Parmalee library, and also the Co
lumbar, which enables them to make
their meetings doublv interesting.
Hon. A. b. Moss departed Saturday for
Sail Lake City. looking after the interests
Of Paye;te, as usual. 4 ~.
Mr., and Mrs. B. P. Shawhan are re-
ioicng over the arrival of handsome
girl baby, which made its appearance
August 10Th.
Hon. J. r. Morrison, of Caldwell, was
II visitor here last week
Souvenirs from the p. & | n. r. r.
miniature copper spikes were presented
To a few Paveltcites with the compli-
ments Of II. w. Bates. Thanks.
The welcome face of State Engineer
Ross was seen on our streets this week.
Last weeks change of temperature has
called home from the mountains our ed
tor and family, also the enterprisng
Young merchant, James A. Lauer Mr..
Bussev. manager of the Moss Mercantile
Company. is back in the harness, caring
for one of the most energetic concerns in
Idaho.
P. A. Devers departed Sunday on TIT
Oregon Short Line for another few days
of rest. The horse is convalescing.
Captain Wells, our courteous assessor
is in San Francisco, and is one of the
number to welcome the Idaho boys.
The horticultural Board met last
Saturday at this place and was fairl
we'll attended, although some, a
least one, failed to get back home
as soon rs had been calculated upon
We have in mind the experience Of
the Hon. Tom Galloway. Tom hat
b, en- presented with two boxes o
small pcaches-l mean two small
boxes OF peaches-from New Ply
mouth and had been carrying then
about all day-one under each arm
knowing, from an incident which oc
Cured at Weiser during the horticul
tural meeting there two years ago
! that if he laid them down Bill Coug
hanour, who was following Tor
1 around, would certainly steal ther
! or give them away to the town pr
per. Galloway finally hustled off
a the depot, to take the train for We
$ ser-clinging to his peaches-but Ii
gagged Tom in conversation so dee
e and enticing that Galloway sat on tt
edge of the platform and allowed IL
:. train to pull out and not until it ha
S been gone half an hour did he FINAL
l. look around and realize what ha
/ happened. Your correspondent il
terviewed Galloway and Tom CLAIM
, Bill was pursuing him with the bea
$ Ties Of the new religion OF whlt
Coughanour has become an arde
p" expounder and that he, Gallowa
had become somewhat imbued wi
enthusiasm and had consented to !
= over to Johnson S and get measured f
suit of endowment clothes. 1t W
o while thus engaged chat the conduo
. or yelled ''all aboard. " Tom gra
~ bed for his peaches and broke for t
door, but realizing that his suid
appearance in the bosom of his fam
rre " in said regalia would be very el
10 barrassing, he sank into a chair hel
v less, and asked Bill, as mayor
q Boomerang, to pass an ordlnar
h. holding all trains 80 minutes ov'
. time. whenever the horticultural (
el cieiy met at Payette. PAYETTE
Contractor Wilkerson has gone
T. Salt Lake, and the Tribune of
~ 21st has the following:
Contractor Wilkerson of the SeN
Devils railroad arrived from Weis
Ida, again yesterday, and says tt
n, while there is large amount OF w
IN to yet be done, the company
81, reach the great copper bearing reg
~, w by about the first of January. !
" assurance that an outlet would be
-, forded the minerals OF that count
'N saws the visitor, has greatly stir