The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-29


that bees in this state and Utah are
unable to gather honey from alfalfa
blossoms this season, as small in
sect is there ahead of the bee and
keeps the blossom dry of honey In
order to satisfy themselves on the
point an alfalfa blossom was secured.
and shaken over piece of white
paper. Numbers of little white in
sects dropped on the paper, that
could plainly be seen. Every bios
som tested gave the same result.
We are informed that local bee keep
ers fear that many of their colonies
must be fed the coming winter, as
they are not getting honey enough
of the right quality to run them
through
Frank M. Hobbs of Mountain home
arrived Wednesday to succeed Frank
Mitchell as manager of the Smith
drug store The latter will leave
the 10th to enter medical school
at either Chicago ortSt, Louis. He
will finish his course next spring and
be entitled to write NJ ID after his
name. Mr.. Mitchell has had val
liable experience while in the drug
store here, and will enter the prac-
tice of medicine with the most favor
able prospects.
A gentleman by the name of Dill
lon arrived with his family from
Coffeyvllle, Kansas, this week an6
IS now living in east Weiser. He
says he had heard good deal about
this country and wanted to come
out, but couldn't decide. But one
day recently stray copy of the
Signal fell under his notice and i
had the right ring He Immediately
sold out there and bought tickets
for Weiser. He is brickmaker b,
trade, but will no anything that of
fers itself.
1t is just given out that work ls tt
begin at once on the big dam a
Black Canyon in the Payette. river
a few miles above Emmett. This
as The Rural understands 1T, is to b
not only an irrigating canal enterpris
which will reclaim thousands of acre
of choice land, but power plant 70
electric railways and other enter
prises. The Rural wishes tn
promoters success and trusts that tn
project may do a "power" of good
Gem State Rural.
1t is to be hoped that thoroug
tests will be made by the government
here in Idaho with view to securin
artesian water A few "spouters
distributed over the arid belt woul
be big help to people in reclaimir
the land as we'll as valuable in othe
ways. It's the canal with plenty of il
rigation water, and the man With til
shovel, instead of the hoe, that is i
demand just now. Gem State Ruror
Rhea & Lovejoy, the attorneys
are occupying the room in the Coal
ley block, recently vacated by Mrs.
Sharai, the milliner. They are fl
! ting it up tastefully, and will hay
one Of the best offices and location
in the city. This firm is enjoyir
an increasing practice, and we dou)
l not still greater increase will r
. suit result from their improved Il
3 cation.
j. h. Foreman is having his han'
L full at the Kelly lumber yard, in Il
i absence of the proprietor on II
Portland excursion. He goodnatu
) eddy says that invariably the yard
swamped with orders on such occa
, toned.
> The sidewalks of Weiser a
3 blockaded with big boxes this wee
Il as merchants are getting in large l
voices of fall goods This will be
j. better trading point than ever b
" fore, and the fact cannot be t
ii we'll advertised
&c The Signal received last Saturd
u requests for specimen copies to
to Indian Territory. Oklahoma a
1t Wyoming. Almost every day