The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1901-08-01

Mrs. Morris Sommer returned
home Tuesday from an extended
visit to Baker City.
Saint Luke's Young Peoples So
ciety will be entertained this evening |
by Mrs. A. j. Davis. Mr.. Lovejoy |
is chairman of the. entertainment
committee appointed for the occasion.
o. M. Harvey has purchased the
lots across the street from Morris
Sommer's residence. Mr.. Harvey
will build there soon. He has sold
his place in the east end to Harry
Mitchell.
j. S. tombstone, travelling repre-
sentative of the Western Mining
World, published at Butte, Montana,
is spending the week in Weiser,
and from here will visit the various
mining camps of the county.
Special excursion to Yellowstone
National Park August 18th. Fare
from Weiser and return SCI. %.
Tickets limited to August Oath. For
full particulars call at ticket Office,
or address agent at Weiser, Idaho.
Last Monday Sheriff Gray went
to Middle Valley and arrested Mr..
lowell the merchant, and Ed.
Fletcher, jr., on a warrant sworn
out by Herb Root charging them
with having blown up his saloon
with dynamite The hearing is now
in progress before Judge Jeffreys.
G. T. Williams and family left by
the overland route Tuesday, and
will spend month in the open air.
They will take in the Seven Devils,
Boulder river, the Meadows, Payette
lakes, etc. Mr.. Williams feels the
need of health restorer, and among
the patent medicines in his store are
none that equal the pure mountain
air and water.
A promoter for a California oil
company was around the hotels this
week trying to place stock. He hac
fair success. When asked his opin
ion of the oil find up the Weiser he
pooh poohed the idea, and declared
that the drill used in the investiga
ton was well oiled, and some of thu
grease foated off in the spring where
indications are now being found.
One direct result of the benefit O.
having a wholesale grocery hous
here was observed by the Sigma
Monday morning. S.. A. Swauge
drove up with load of his Whit
House Fruit Farm evaporated prune
and unloaded at Carruthers & O'Toole
They are put up in neat boxes an
have bright and attractive labels
) The wholesale house finds a read
market for it, thus bene6tting bot
Mr.. Swauger and itself.
I d. Il. Dickey returned Saturda
from Missouri, where he passed 81
weeks at Kansas City. Springfield
Lexington and other places. II
: tells some facts that forcibly Illus
trates the condition there. Gov
~ that we're worth $50 and $35 Jur
} 1st, were selling at SO when buy'
could be found. Calves that ord
u narily bring $12 to $15 were offere
" for s1.OO Practically there was I
|. market for eggs except for imme'
J. late consumption. On account
"a the intense heat it was impossible
l. get them to cold storage before
is large per cent were spoiled.
he crates of poultry going to marke
III at least half would be dead. p
xt tatoes were no larger than hens egg
g hard as rocks and sold for ; cen
h. per pound. Apples not fit for t
hogs were selling at so cents
Ii bushel.
. 4. H. Galley, who took an extend
10 trip recently through the Bur
country, was much impressed wi
III the trade possibilities for Weiscr
10 that section. We have every 8
~ vantage except in railroad rates a
means of crossing the Snake riv
Tx Ontario is given an advantage