The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-09-14

The Masons OF Idaho are in session
this week at Boise
In many parls of the state damage
has been done by frost.
Nampa is doing some hard work to
retain the main line of the o. S l.
A movement is now on foot TO hold
q county fair ut Caldwell this year
The assessment of Idaho rs given
out by the state board is about $37, :
100000.
The Eastern Idaho Baptist Asso-
citation will convene at Lost River
Sept 18th.
j. D. Finley, a Salmon City man,
has disappeared. 1t is feared he has
been murdered.
The Hot Springs at HALEY have
been purchased by Frank f. Wilson,
Of Salt Lake, for 5000
The men who robbed tie Salmon
Bedrock stage recently. have not yet
been apprehended by the officers
Albion has raised nearly 5000 to
entertain her soldier BOYS on their re-
turn home from the west.
The fifth semi annual meeting of
the Idaho Horticultural society is
being held at Nampa this week.
Much of the grain crop in north
ern Idaho and Washington has been
damaged by the recent heavy rains
The assessed value of railroads in
this state is So, 290, 1852; of telegraph
lines, 1914, 1919. 81; of telephone lines,
SOL, 1863 76
According to the report of the
commissioner of pensions, ldhho has
1850 pensioners, who draw $197, IT'S
annually from the government.
The state convention of the Idaho
w. G 7 U. convene in annual meet
ing at Middleton today. Several i'm
portant lectures will be delivered.
The Statesman, in recent nr, icle,
admitted that if Weiser kept on grow
ing, Boise would have to take her hat
of to our city. The proper spirit.
Chris Johnson, who operated in
Idaho mines ten or twelve years ago,
and who has been mining in Africa
for some time, has returned to Salt
Lake City. -r
1t is reported that no less than
n thousand head of wild horses have
been seen in the vicinity Of the Ameri-
can Falls. Some of them have been
captured
The Idaho Enterprise calls on it's
friend and subscribers for some wood,
and supplements the request with the
kind, humanitarian advice, "Come
early and avoid the rush. "
Boise is becoming quite enthusi-
astic over the proposed change in the
main line Of the 0 S. H. If that
city had had similar enthusiasm some
years ago, Beise would now be on the
main line.
Exhibits for the fair at Boise will
be carried free by the railroads
Fares have been put down to low
figure; and there is no reason why
large numbers should not take few
days off to attend.
Very great interest is being mani
fest in the coming state fair at Boise
in every section OF the state. That
is the proper spirit. Let us make
the approaching state event success
from start to finish.
The editors of the northwest have
been invited by Manager Bolster of
the Spokane Industrial Exposition to
attend banquet to be given in their
honor in that city Oct. 7th. The
gentleman is kind indeed and will
meet most Of said editors on that oc-
casion.
The non-union miners of the
Helena Frisco mine in the Occur d.
Alene district went on strike last
week. When asked to state their
grievance, they said there were three
union men at work in the mine and
they would not go to work till the
union men were discharged. They
were discharged and the non-union
men are now Mt worl,
An irrigation scheme which will
draw its supply of water from Hay
den, Mud, Fish, Spirit, Newman,
Liberty Lakes. and possibly Lake
Occur d Alene, and the Spokane rv-
er, and which will furnish water to
irrigate nearly 200, 600 acres of land,
embracing the Spokane valley,
lying in northeastern Washington and
Northern Idaho, is being advanced
by the Spokane Valley Irrigation
Company. A good one. Put it
through.
One of our distinguished exchanges
says something better than the kiss.
ing bug has been found running at
large, and that it is known as the
hugging bug. 1t was evidently a
spirit of sympathy for old maids that
the discovery OF the afore-
said bug, and all the feminine back