The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-09-21
IDAHO NEWS
Happenings of Interest Throughout
the State.

A. Maxey, a prominent citizen Of
Grangevile, died last week.
st Anthony is rejoicing over The
prospects Of new railroad
p S. Hcnderlite has been ar-
pc MED postmaster at Council, this
C unity.
The wheat harvest is now on in
earnest in the vicinity of MoscOw and
Lewiston.
Editor Jones of Blackfoot, nomi-
mates Major Frank Fem for governor.
That's foolish
Mrs T. W. Ga hraiih, wife o.
well-known Boise druggist, died v'rl
suddenly last Saturday evening
The postoflice at Lebanon and Birch
Creek, this state, have been discon-
linued by the federal authorities.
A steam threshing machine boiler
exploded on farm near Meridian
last week No one WAS seriously
hurt.
Albion has an improvement society
A good thing in any old place, no
matter III what line it directs its eff
forts
The Idaho State Sunday School
association will convene at Caldwell
DC oher II, and will hold two days
sess'on.
A company has been formed ut
Kendrick for the purpose Of manu-
featuring terra Gotta, foundation ware
and white brick.
There was case of small pox ut
Genessee, but the man who had il
was taken to The home in the country
from whence lie came.
The Grangeville press says there
is great activity in the Buffalo Hump
country, and that several towns are
taking form in that country.
Geo, johnson, the man who robbed
the Bliss postoflice in 1895, has been
brought to Boise, having just been
released from the Oregon penntenti-
AIRY.
1t is reported that a detail of
thirteen officers have been sent to
Wardner to try Sergeant Crawford,
who released eight dynamiters from
the bull15en
Nampa still has the main line, and
we are impressed with the idea that
the prospects are good for her to have
it, ut least until Boise enthusiasts
raise that $500, 900.
The Press, OF Grangeville, says
the crop reports in that section are
very encouraging About forty bush
els of wheat to the acre is not an I'M
common thing up there.
The Citizens Bank of Mountain
home recently closed its doors and
settled with its creditors. There did
not seem to be business enough to
warrant its continuance
Payette people claim that they have
some fine fruit down there this year.
We do not doubt that for moment,
but that is nothing; every community
has peach or two or pear.
The Lewiston Tribune saws that
the Clearwater extension of the North.
ern Pacific is now completed to the
north forlx Of tho nlaarrvoto, aud il,
q few days will reach Orc Elmo
Miss Minnie Finnegan of Boise,
has been chosen queen of the fair,
having received 1870 votes Miss
Anna Verde Long of Boise, received
the next highest number of votes,
2SS
President Blanton and Professors
French and Henderson of the state
university, have been holding farm.
ties The meetings were decided
successes.
Extensive arrangements are being
made by the people of Boise for the
reception to the Idaho volunteers, to
be given during the fair. Give them
n rousing welcome; they deserve Il
vast amount of kindly and grateful
consideration.
The Noble clips of wool which are
soon to be shipped from Mountain
home, will fill fifty cars, weigh l, 800,
600 pounds and sell for about $3.50,
600. The shipment is three years
clippings and is the largest ever made
from this part of the country.
1t was reported that there was a
plot by experts to hold up 0 s. L
train No | in the vicinity of Ontario
last Saturday night Every pre-
caution was taken by the railroad
officials against the hold-up A
posse was organized and boarded the
train, but the robbers did not show
up.
Governor Steunenberg has appoint
ed the following named delegates to
attend the irrigation congress to be
held at Missoula, Mont, September
%: j D. Wood, 81 encer; j II
Lowell, Roswell; j c. Brady, Rath-
drum; G. b Hurt. Roswell; i. L..
| Evans Malad. ~ H. Rirks R.xhn,n.