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

Some chronic csrpers are prone to
intimate that Weiser is not growing.
We confront them with the fact that
a stranger got lost on our streets the
other night. THE SIGNAL man was
sitting in front Of the telephone office
Tuesday evening when duly sober
gentleman came along, and, after
looking at the Vendome and then
glancing back toward the Masonic
building, from which direction he
had come, approached and remarked,
with sheepish intonation' ''Well, |
guess I'm lost. Where's the hotel
where saw you sitting on the bench
talking to George Thompson? took
stroll around the block and | just
can't see the place any more. He
referred to the Hotel Weiser, and
THE SIGNAL man FASTENED to direct
his footsteps
Mr.. Pearson of Mann creek was
down last Saturday OH business.
He had with him fine young colt
that he took pleasure in showing his
f.iends. Mr. Pearson is great ad-
mirer of good horses, and has some
handsome animals. He recently
bought the y tley ranch, and in the
deal gets the fruit and grain crop on
he place, Mr.. Utley retaining the
hay crop. 1t is estimated that the
prunes alone will amount to Is
600 or 20, 600 pounds.
George Hutchinson, proprietor of
the Arcade saloon, entered plea Of
! guilty in Justice Thurson's court
Monday, to the charge of selling in.
toxicating liquors to minors. Mr.
Hutchinson made statement to the
, court thut the boys told him they
were of age, and as they are roth
six footers, the court evidently took
notice of the circumstance, and i'm
posed the minimum fine, SO and
costs. -Payette Independent.
f. w. Dowrie of Pontiac, III.
until recently employed in large
shoe factory at Pontiac, H., hat
been here lately. He is of the opin
ion that this would be an ideal loca
ton for such a factory if electro
power can be obtained. Compare
lively small capital is required u
establish one. If the Snake rive
dam is built, or If any other plan o
getting electric power can be sue
e cessfully carried out we can secur
It many such institutions here.
Alva Cate, proprietor of the NAM
n creek mill, was down Monday OF
N business. He has employed iron
IS six to eight men this season, ant
turned out quite quantity of lum
: Der, besides having some $50
l. worth of logs on hand. He move
n the mill this spring about one-hal
mile above the old location. Hi
Z father has retired from the mill an
l. devotes all his time to his ranch j
At the Mann creek valley.
A box containing about forty suit
l. of clothing was setting IN front Q
50 Gerwick & loves yesterday morn
Of ing, and afforded Joe Upton an eA
cuse for starting report that j. a
,o Gerwick forgot to take his dres
!, suit and case with him on his Por
o land trip. However, in spite {
such rumors, Mr.. Gerwick is beln
lionized by the bon ton az Lon
Beach, and is dressed with his usu
:. faultless taste.
Ia +. Mcmillan, a mining expe
nj from San Francisco, returned Tue
day from the Seven Devils where,
company with Col Drake, he mac
y tour of the district 1t is unne
, essary to say that he was astonisht
- at the extent and richness of Il
copper deposits he saw there.
The Outlook club has its fir
meeting of the season next Thursd;
afternoon at the reading room.
- full attendance is requested. Tho
m
who have not programs may secu
them of the secretary, Mrs. b.
me Hettinger.