The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-03-16
M. McGregor is in Portland.

Mrs. F. W. Basser returned from
Boise this morning.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith,
on the fat daughter.
A tornado in Tennessee last week
killed three people.
A. A. Frazer, the Boise attorney,
attended court one day this week.
Second hand COOK stove at bed
rock figure. Enquire at the SIGNAL
Office
Lizzie Hartley returned this morn
ing after months visit in Boise and
Caldwell.
W. P. Harris is now alone in the
harness business, his partner, Huitt,
having retired.
Sounds strange, but it is fact,
that Weiser land has to ship in pota-
toes from Utah.
E T. Merritt returned last Thurs
day from Portland where he went on
mining business.
Carlo Gossi has closed his saloon
at Mineral and will again open in
Cuprum-his old stand.
Ladies of the Episcopal church
will give calico apron sale and sup
per the week following Easter.
John W. Ayers has purchased 40
acres of Mrs Annie E. Lane, across
the Weiser. Price $40 per acre.
Excursion rates from Weiser to
Salt Lake April 6, Z, 8 and 9, $22 Is
for round trip. Return April 18Th.
The new residence of G. T. Will
liams has about reached exterior COM
pletion and is very handsome struct-
ure
W. H. O'Bren has gone to Boise
to hold down o. f. Jackson's law Of
fee while Orvills is filling some en-
gagements
\ Frank Hubbard has closed his din.
ing room at the Westlake, and for
the present will run the establishment
as straight lodging house.
\ c. S. Varian, the prominent Salt
Lake lawyer and senior member of
the firm of Varan, Ayers q Varian,
of Weiser, spent a couple of days
here with his son during the week.
II Tom Galloway has bought the little
house which lately stood near the
main road, on Jim Grays place,
moved the same to his own property
near town and will make two story
house for rent.
In late skirmish at Manila, the
captain of Charles Galloway's com
pany was wounded There are ru-
nors, as we 90 to press, of a more
extensive battle yesterday than any
yet reported.
Doolittle, the freight conductor
who formerly had run on the Shor,
Line and who is well known in
Weiser, was recently killed on the
R. G.. & w. by being knocked of
the train at bridge.
New subscribers are T. j. Jones,
Concord, Wash, W. l.. Irvine, Big
Timber, Montana Renewals, Wal.
lace Smith, F. Hopkins, Gerry Snow,
s Werneth, Weiser; Levi Keithley,
Middle Valley; Bradley Edmunson,
Salubria.
R. E. Wilson has been in Weisel
arranging to put ten phones into
business houses in Weiser. They
will connect with the Salubria instru
ment at Walls, thus making it pos
sible for the business man to talk uE
the line without leaving his office.
Among those attending court thu.
week are noticed: Griff Keithley
Levi Keithley, and John McRoberts
of Middle Valley; Riel Wilson, Et
Jewell and VIM Eckles, of Salubria
R G.. Stewart, G E Steward and Vim
Rynearson, of Indian Valley.
The annual "worst floods eve
known" are raging in the east. L
indicates that a great evil results
from the wanton destruction of tim
|, ber Only wise timber reserve pol
icy on the part of the government
will prevent like dangers in this west
ern country in the future.
Gerry Snow, who is agent for M
K Parsons the Salt Lake cattle buyer
says he finds it difficult to make an,
purchases. He is offering a littl
less than last years prices, but cattl
men are not inclined to let 90, hold
ing for the same as last season or a.
advance.
The Manila news has been practi
cally uninteresting, except as far a
, we are eager to learn each day tia
. no sons of Idaho have been caugh
by some stray bullet fred from tn
bush by Philippine guerrilla, a
/, that is about all there is of fighting
t All the Weiser boys are well so ia
as heard from.