The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-12-05

the hope that development work may
unearth coal in paying quantities.
The new find is said to be of better
quality.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs Lewis Hall
at Portland, Monday, girl
Mr.. and Mrs Roy Carruthers have
returned from their trip to Chicago.
The Juvinile dancing club viii
be reorganized by w. P. Carr on the
18th inst
A. j. Alternately visited Vale last
week in the interests of the Singer
Sewing Machine Go.
Elk Representative, Chas. Lyons,
was down from Landore the past
week. He is in the livery business
1.-The Sure Word of Prophecy" and
General Judgment" are the sub
jecls of dlscourses at st. Luke's next
Lords Day, morning and evening.
The new brick house of L. d
Burnes at his ranch has been COM
plcted, and makes pretty home.
de will have fine country home IN
short time.
N. Il. Schaubel, who is on the
Hannah ranch on Mann creek, made
us call Saturday. He is a son in
law of R. S. Hawke, and moved out
from Colorado in October.
The Outlook Club desires to recall
all tickets sold for Avery G, Moore's
lecture, which has been unavoidably
cancelled. Present them to Mrs. e.
M. Barton within ten days, who will
refund money paid for same.
Bill Wall, of the firm of Wall q
Lynch, the horse dealers, is in town
with 100 head of horses, which he
will turn over to the English syndi-
cate buyers today. They are cavalry
horses for South Africa
Chas. e. Morton has bought of
the Portland Bank Co. tract of
land about two miles southwest of
Weiser and is building house on
the same. He has sold half of it to
Geo Springfield The considera-
ton in both cases was $40 an acre.
Mrs. S. M. Jeffreys and Mrs. II. NJ.
Jeffreys were called to Meecham
Friday by a telegram announcing the
dangerous sickness of their youngest
sister, Mrs. Il r. Parks. The lady
died Sunday and the body was taken
to Walla Wala for burial accompan-
led by the bereaved sisters.
The Weiser river was raised by
rains the first of the week and be-
came impossible. This condition is
very annoying to the business men
of the city, and they would support
the county authorities in applying
drastic treatment to the bridge COM
pany that has been so dilatory in
commencing work on the bridge.
Under its contract the bridge should
now be completed, but the company
claims that the steel strike has made
it impossible to get the material be-
fore the last of the present month.
AS the river is rising the people OF
Crystal Bottom will have to come to
town on the Short Line.
1t is intimated that the apple CROP
of idaho would be worth many thous.
ands of dollars more this year were
III not far the ravages OF the codllr
moth during the past season. We
have always treated this pest toe
lightly, but it is now time to consider
it as consequential. 1t is a menac-
ing reality, and if we do not fight il
Systematically we might as well con
vent our apple trees into kindline
wood and give up the job. The war
fare can be conducted even at this
time of year, for many hide il
buildings and adjacent fences to the
orchard most of the time. Most Of
the worms pass the winter in houses
used for storing apples. Millions Of
! Goblin moths emerge each spring
/ from the packing houses. In some
instances every crack and crevict
from floor to gable are so full of co
. ooo,o that tboro &c 40 .oc,., g.. -, =. 80