The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1899-06-15

English papers arc talking Of pos
sble war in South Africa
/ G. G. Anderson, of the Famous,
was down from Boise last Friday.
Messrs- Captain have got their gro
eric establishment in running order.
Forty eight people were injured in
a Missouri railroad wreck last Friday
There were 81 deaths in New York
last week on account Of excessive
heat
Beck Jenney has placed hand
some new soda fountain in his drug
store
tornado in Wisconsin killed over
fifty people Tuesday at New Rich
mond
Senator Gilbert Smith was in Wei
ser Friday, having come in from
The west.
The elegant new residence of Mrs.
NJ K Sommercamp has reached the
clustering stage.
r II Kleinschmidt, the Montana
mine owner and banker, was in Wei
ser during the week
O'Tool the commission man, re-
ceived one car Of oats and one car of
-four during the week
Peter Garden and Don Carlos
Boyd, editor Of the Seven Devils
Standard, came in from the copper
country last Sunday.
At the school land sale last Thurs
day at tie court house in Weiser.
the state disposed Of $500 worth of
land to Washington county residents.
All internal revenue taxes are due
July LIST, 1899, and The department
expects all interested parties to have
their stamps in place of business by
that date
Reports state that our $40, 600, 600
conquest of the Philippines is about
completed and the srebels" are sub
jugated. The Oregon volunteers are
to be sent home ut once.
l. b. Perrine, of Blue Lakes.
near Shoshone falls, was in Weiser
early in the week Mr. Perrine and
brother are orchardists and have
grown wealthy off of fruit growing
in idaho
Ed Short. who is with Tom Clarx's
Northern Pacific surveying party,
writes that they have completed
line from Pleasant View to Grange
City. Heexpects they will be sent to
Lolo pass at once.
jim Jeffries, not he of Weiser.
but he Of California, is now an un.
crowned king in sporting circles, he
having knocked out in the eleventh
round last Friday the then champion
OF the world, Bob Fiizsimmons, who
did up Corbet, who laid out Sullivan.
Bill Eckles was in from Saluhria
during the week and states that the
question of whether Salubria will get
the railroad or whether it will 20 to
"Vicksbnrg' is the all absorbing top
ic William apparently thought
"the other side" had the best pros
poets
Cashier Selwyn announces that the
new bank will be open for business
in about ten DAYS or less Selwyn's
many warm friends are pleased to
know that he will occupy, with the
new concern, the same responsible
position in which he has heretofore
been a fixture to Weiser.
j. Il. Tourtelotte, architect, from
Boise, spent several days in Weiser
-d'a-iAg- -ttI4e past. week -~ Mr.. Top&e
lotte is furnishing the plans and spec
ifcations for a couple of Weiser
buildings and has other business or
the string The prospects are such
that he expects to visit Weiser abou
once week
Mr. Edward Shainwald, president.
OF the new bank soon to open IN
Weiser, spent Saturday and Sunday
in Weiser and is highly pleased with
the prospects of the institution of
which he is the financial head. Mr.
Shainwald has been one of Bosses |
foremost business men for number
of years and is well known throughout
the state. His advent into Weiser
business circles is most gratifying.
At the o. s h. yards the grading is
being done for the 5000 feet of new
side track the company has so badly
needed and which it has so long been
threatening to put in. The railroad
business at Weiser has increased to
such dimensions that the improve
ment can no longer be avoided. and
even the improvement will be taxed
to full capacity when completed and
but brief time will elapse until the
yards will be bur'lened rs bad rs ever.
The bicycle parade on the Fourth
will be a novel sight Wheels will
be decorated with ribbon, bunting.
hags and flowers. o. NJ. Harvey
oilers in addition to the prizes given
by the community two dollars and
lftN cents for tba last 1.o,,ot.a !