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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-15

seven years ago the Starks, father
and son, who were cattlemen and
farmers of Willow creek conceived
the idea of this great enterprise.
Familiar with the vast tracts OF
arid land on the benches of Willow
creek, around Malbeur Butte, and on
Dead Ok, acquainted with the fer
tility of the soil, and seeing each
year the abundant spring waters of
Willow creek going to waste when
there were ample natural reser-
voir sites>for its storage, they sought
to interest capital in the great scheme
born within their brains for harness
ing the floods and melted SHOWS, and
developing the latent elements oil
wealth, supplied by nature, into ac-
complished fact, reclaiming a choice
part of the great west and supplant-
ing the primitive condition by gard.
ems and fields, and ose-scented homes.
Three years were spent in the pre-.
Timinary studies of the situation
and seeking to enlist capital, which
they failed to do. Then they de-
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-15
Will Bring Nearly
$4,000 acres of
Arid Land into
Cultivation. X X

The construction of l6 miles of
irrigation ditch to cover 1740Q acres
of land on Dead Ok Fiat opposite
Weiser and near Malheur Butte, as
mentioned in the Signal heretofore,
and on which work will commence
next Monday, is not an individual
enterprlze of itself, but is simply a
part of one of the greatest irrigation
svstems ever launched in the west
under one management The entire
system has been under active con-
suuction for over four years and ex-
hsds in length from Dead Ok Flat
to Cow valley Oregon, a distance
/ Of over SO miles, and when completed
will bring under cultivation almost
50, 600 acres of land, all of which
will be a new tributary asset Eof
Weser whenever bridge across the
Snake is built at this point, and will,
lin connection with the $500, 900 a
year of business now avallaDe with
such bridge, contribute business
of not less than one million dollars 8
year to this city. a
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-15

cided to grapple with the great un-
dertaking on their own limited re-
sources and they commenced the
work which has now reached a stage
where there is no trouble to secure
capital They started in at the head
of the system, at Cow valley, where
they have storage reservoir holding
a body of water 1900 acres in extent
and 35 feet deep. From this reser-
voir large canal runs down through
the Willow creek canyon, and ten
miles away strikes a magnificent
body of bench land, containing 1S
600 acres, over which the canal Is car
red until it reaches the second reser-
voir, 25 miles from tie first The frs,
reservoir holds sufficient wa
ter to irrigate the $4,000 acres during
the season, and has surplus whict
is poured into the second reservoir,
which Is located in the lower valley
OF Willow creek. 1t is 700 acres il
extent and 23 feet deep and has al
irrigation duty of 800 acres during
the season. A canal runs q mile'
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-15

Thursday. Mr.. Yates has several
locations on Smith Greek, in which
several Welser people are interested.
Mr.. Yates thinks the Big Creek sec
ton will prove to be best of the dis
trict. A great many are leaving
the camp owing to the shortage OF
supplies. There is not sufficient in
the camp to last all winter, and War
rem is short also.
There is four or FIVE feet of snow
on Secesh summit, and eight or ter
ron Elk summit. Freight rates have
risen from one and half cents pei
pound to four and five cents. Mr..
Yates left the camp Nov. 4th, anc
il was showing heavily then, and /
has been showing continuously since
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A Great Irrigation Enterprise :. x
y of Vast Benefit to Weiser Land

to the third reservoir. The fourth
reservoir joins the third, its back
waters tapping the foot dam of the
one above. The third and fourth
reservoir are the same size as the Sec
ond From these three bodies of
water, system of canals cover 10
acres of Willow creek lands. A Ca
nal carries the surplus water into the
Malheur river above the head of the
Dead Ok fiat canal
The Dead Oxcanal is taken out of
the Malheur above the Butte. The
river alone does not have sufficient
water in the summer, and this is
made up by bringing in the surplus
from the reservoirs. The work or
the reservoirs has been carried or
for four years by the Stsrks at theil
own expense and they have invested
over $4,000 of their own money
They have organized the Artesiar
Springs Water company for the pur
pose of increasing the reservoir sys
tenn and using the Dead Ok ditch
and are now securing the attention O.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-15

For Lieutenant Governor-Hunt %
For secretary of state-Schnebley %
For state auditor-Hodgson 81
For state treasurer-Head %
For Superintendent Of pubic instruc-
tion Ellis %
For inspector of mines-Klock 20
Following is the vote of the social
ist party in the county on the state
ticket:
For Congress-Davis a
For governor-Slattery 36
For lieutenant governor-Anderson
Al
For secretary of state-Candee 4S
For attorney general-Smith 46
For state auditor-Herringto a.
For state treasurer-Miller 46
For inspector of mines-Smith 3S
On the county ticket the foAowing
vote was cast:
For state senator Foster 25
For esenatives--Wilkie 15 Lane
23
For clerk of court-Keyes II
For sheriff-Hawes %
For county reasurer-Keithley 27
For assessOr-Cate l6
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We have:
Assets above Liabilities :. .$4O37 81
Original capital due stock
holders ............. 1900

surplus. ..bll5I S1
This gives an increment OF 41137.-
81 on capital of $4,000 in eigh-
teen months of business, and if the
business of the company were to be
closed up today on this basis the
stockholders would share in the sur
plus af the rate of little over 80
per cent profit.
The record of the company certain
ly shows it to be a splendid invest
ment for those who wish to lay by,
and had it received the full encourage
ment due from it's home locality, the
showing would be three times a.
great. The company is going ahead,
having demonstrated the success Of
lines upon which it is laid, and our
people should now be convinced and
rally to its support If they do this
it will not only earn them large pro-
fits on their investments but enable
the company to bring in thousands
of dollars from the outside to assist
in the upbuilding of Weiser in the
way of houses in the city and sub
stantal development in the country.
e. j. Davis is president, r. Il, Lock
wood is secretary, G. s. Fosselman
is general manager and E. Shainwald
is treasurer. Apply to any of these
gentlemen if you desire stock payable
in installments of ~ per month per
share.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-15

Cow valley, 80 miles away, is much
nearer to Weiser than Ontario, aud
the only thing necessary to control
all of the vast business arising from
the settlement and cultivation of
of these lands is to build bridge
over the Snake at the foot OF Second
street and see that good roads reach
the various points along the aystem.
The Starks have had a long and
hard pull and all will rejoice that
success has crowned their efforts.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-15
Machinery for Mill.

H. D. Rankin, of the Rankin
MIN ing Co. at Pollock, was in
the city Wednesday, returning
from a visit to the east, yester-
day where he has been pur-
chasing machinery for a mill TO
be placed on his property
The machinery has been ship
ped from the east, and is is now
at Council awaiting shipment to
his mine, Mr.. Rankin went to
Council Thursday to look after
it's shipment from that point.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-15
Peoples Party Vote.

Tue peoples party vote in Wash
ington county at the late election
was as follows; Andrews, governor,
8; Eby, secretary of state, A; Wyatt,
state auditor, 4; Vancll, inspector OF
minos, s.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-15

Advertising is the means by
a business man can reach those
who do not at present know of
the value of what he has to sell
nor the worth Of his methods
of doing business.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-15

which some profess to have
been in Ignorance of, al
though its Importance has
been continually urged upon
the Weiser public and its
work going on for a year
and a half, gaining headway
even under the adverse con-
diiions of local Indifference.
1t has already been stat
ed, but may be repeated
that the White Flint corn
which captured first prize al
the state fair just held al
Boise was grown on lands
owned by the Weiser Fruit
Land & Investment Com
pany four miles from Weiser.
This corn may now be
seen in Fosselman's office
window.
Il A
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1887 90

Resources above liabilities $4037 81
There has been collected from
stockholders $4,000, which stands as
original capital and is due the stock
holders and shares prorata in the
assets of the company. Therefore
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-15
LOCAL >INVESTMENT
CO. PROGRESSING
Took First Prize on Corn and
Makes Splendid Show
ing Under Adverse
Conditions.

The building of two-story dwell
ing house with more to follow by
the .Weiser Fruit Land & Investment
Company has caused many to inquire
atout concern, the existence of
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-15

To Make Room.
Closiug out balance Of street has
regardless of cost at
22tf . MRs HANDS.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-11-15

Best Tablets, Pencils, Pens, Inks,
ETC., at CanCee's tt
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-02-20
COPPlNGER COVE.
Special to the News.

Special to the News.
The cove is still whitewashed with
snow
G. w Coppinger, candidate for Sher-
if, spent Friday and Saturday in the
cove.
Hiram Copplnger and Ed Curtis went
out hunting Saturday and killed six
squirrels. Jesse Coppinger also killed
one.
Rev S. P. Angel filled his regular ap-
pointment Sunday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mosier were visit
ing the latter's parents Saturday and
Sunday.
Mrs. A. Coppinger was in Victoria
shopping Wednesday.
Miss Orpha Higgins of Chattanooga
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Jesse Cop
pinger.
Miss, Beulah Coppinger returned We'd
nesday from Sweden's Cove where she
has been visiting the past week.
c. Jones of South Pittsburg, spent
Tuesday night in the cove.
Cutting wood was the order OF the day
Monday.
Several children in the cove can't go
to school on account of bad roads and
no foot logs.
Harve Carnes and John Crutchfield of
Dixon Cove, were in Sequachee Monday.
George Coppinger of the mountain,
was in the cove Monday. Snow BIRD.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-02-20
SULPHUR SPRING.

Special to the News.
Rabbit hunting is the order of the
day.
Rev, Moreland filled his regular APP
pointment here Sunday afternoon,
B. b. Alder went to Whttwell Friday.
G. D. Smith and r. &. Richards made
their regular trip to Whitwell Saturday.
Ask James Bryson where he went
Sunday through the snow.
The young people had party at John
Halls Wednesday night and all report
. nice time.
Ask Lena Smith who went home with
her from the party at John Halls She
thought she was sparkling visitor to
the country and come to find out it
was only Billie Brown, who was born
and raised in the holloring distance
All that was wrong was that Billie had
got shave the night before.
Sheridan Harris enjoys talking to the
girls and gnawing his fingers
G. W. Alder's little son, Eddie, made
his regular trip to w. A. Skeletons Sum
day.
Sheridan Harris and Joe Harris made
a fyIng trip to Ketner's Cove with a
two horse wagon Wednesday night
uOn buluA buS utONO "AOtHSA NAV
| down.
Bryson Richards leggins was seen out
hunting the other day. l suppose Bry-
son was around somewhere.
X. Hooper was visiting here last week.
All the Oak Grove boys and Luthur
Grant, of Looney's Creek, attended
church here Sunday.
Ask Dora Shelton, Sallie Brown and
Lassie Brooks how they like to throw
snow balls.
Sam Pryor attended church here Sun
day and made a flying trip around by
| G. II. Smiths
Ask James Bryson and Dick Shelton
what made them look so sad at the par
ty.
Misses Kittie Richards and Jennie
Keener took a buggy ride Thursday.
R E. Shelton went to Whitwell Sat.
urdSy.
Misses Lena and Emma Smith wen
to Whitwell Wednesday shopping.
Ask Jim Bryson if he has got so tina
he can see without his glasses.
CALICO BILL
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-02-20
VICTORIA.
Special to the Nows.

Special to the NowS.
Snow bslling is the latest
Mrs. B, F. Bridgeman and little son
visited in Jasper last week.
j. b. Womack and Will Gates went
rabbit hunting Monday.
Miss Kate Brophy was all smiles Sun
day.
Two charming young ladies, Misses
Jennie Hardin, of Tracy City, and Ella
Bryant, Of Whitwell, were the guests of
Mrs, Sidney Ketner last week.
Leonard Colt, OF Oak Grove, was in
town Monday.
DR.. Colt was on our streets Monday.
Misses BiddIe and May Pryor visited
friends and relatives, last week, in Jas
per.
Mrs. Sidney Ketner very charmingly
entertained few of her Friends We'd
nesday night in honor of Misses Har-
den and Bryant
+. b. Anderson is thinking of moving
to Whitwell soon.
Miss Lille Colt was shopping In
town Monday.
Jim Prigmore looked very sad Sun
| day.
Miss Minnie Cross was visiting in
Whitwell Tuesday.
The school taught at this place by
Miss Lucy Clement is progressing nice
| ly. SNOWFALL.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-02-20
Your Local Paper.

The local paper should be in every
house No children should be allowed to
grow up ignorant who can be taught to
appreciate the home paper. 1t has
been called the stepping stone to in
telligence in all the matters not learned
in books. Give your children a foreign
paper which contains not a world about
a person, place or thing they ever saw
or perhaps ever heard Of and how can
you expect them to become interested?
But let them have the home paper and
read OF people whom they have met and
Of the places with which they are
familiar aud soon an interest 10 awaken
cd which increases with every arrival oil
the paper. Thus a habit Of reading ID
formed and these children will read
the paper all their lives and hecomt
intelligent men and women credit q
their ancestors and strong in the know
ledge OF the world as 10 is today.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-02-20
MARTIN, TENN.
Special to the News.

Special to the News.
There is nothing but snow and ice
and cold weather here.
w. Ii. and l.. l.. Whites sick folks
are improving.
]. w. White is hauling his wheat to
mill it this week.
Miss Willie May Hughes went to
Martin Monday morning. She was all
smiles Mr.. +. must have been there
Sunday.
Mr.. Jones and Harve Hurt took load
of tooacco to market Monday.
A crowd of Baptist College students
we're enjoying a sleigh ride Monday
evening.
b. F. Condra, who has been spending
a few days here, left last Sunday an
route for home. Ask him how he likes
| West Tennessee.
Friday was the glOOmiest day we
| have had in some time. 1t showed all
day as hard as it ever SHOWS and thun-
dered and lightened all at the same
| time.
J. R. Phipps says part of his cats and
| dogs have frozen TO death and II 1t don't
| turn warm the rest will freeze.
Snow BIRD.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-02-20
LOCAL..

Miss Hannah Lofty is reported sick
with la grippe.
G. Sherman left for down the valley
this Thursday.
A. j. Wells, candidate for County
Judge, was in town today.
George, the little son of Mr. and Mrs,
w. NJ. Houts, is seriously ILL.,
Lon Wells now occupies the house
owned by Scott Minter on Owen St.
7. B. Lasater went to South Pitts
burg this morning to see the voters,
John Mosgrove, of Whitwell, was Wis
iting W, H. Houts Saturday and Sun
day,
B. Long of Victoria, was in Town
Tuesday. He is making careful can
vass.
Ben Byrd hands us the correct spell
ing of Sequachee as follows; Se-qua-tse
In other words confirming the state
ment made by us some years ago tha
the English sound "ch" was equivalen
10 ITS" in Cherokee.
When you wake up with a bad tast'
in your mouth, go at once to Coldwell 4
Chaudoin OF Whitwell Drug Co., ant
get a free sample of Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets. One o
two doses will make you we'll. The,
also cure biliousness, sick headache
and constipation.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-02-20
MCMINNVILLE
S pecial to the News.

Special to the News.
Jingle jingle, jingle, 60 the sleigh
bells. The ow is IS inches deep and
everybody is having a good time.
The mails were delayed Saturday on
account of the snow,
The mass meeting held here on the
sth inst set March Goth for the primary.
Handshakes are styles now for we
have about 40 candidates.
placer Gold" thrilling drama will
be presented at the Opera House Friday
night by the McMinnv lie Dramatic
Club.
j. Fred Murphy left last Monday for
Washington in response to telegram
from Congressman Moon that be had
been appointed to position in the
Government Printing Office.
Miss Anna May Jones is in Nashville
this week visiting her sister, Mrs,
Tucker
The school has been closed the past
week on account of scarlet fever.
Martin Marugg of Tracy, was here
Friday.
Mrs, Wells, who has been sick for
some time is improving.
Mrs. Mary Maxwell, wife OF II. P,
| Maxwell, died at her home on Beer
sheba ST., the 9Th inst, ag so years.
j. B. Rains and Miss Hettie Laurence
were married Tuesday night at the
home of Geo. Julian, E. N. Wager Off
ciating
j. r Dugan has quit the carpenter
! ing business and gone into the restau-
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-02-20
3. Long, Esq, for County Court Clerk.

We call attention to the announce
ment of Mr.. B. Long, as candidate for
County Court Clerk. Born and raised
in the county, he has been identified
with its interests. He has served &C
ceptably as Justice of the Peace for his
district. On two previous occasions he
was candidate for the nomination but
withdrew to give place to others and
now asks for the nomination and cleo
ton. He is generally well-know and
respected as a good citizen and his
friends are anxious for his preferment.
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-02-20
SuNNYSIOE.
Special to the News.

Op6CAdl w tuo Noho'
Snow eight inches Saturday.
Rabbit hunting and building fires is
the order of the day.
James Pickett and wife visited Mr.,
and Mrs. b. w. Condra last week.
Lee Easterly reports that he caused
the death Of about thirteen rabbits dur
ing the snow.
Misses Ella Graham and Florence
Barber visited Miss Edith Hudson this
week.
Miss Ida Barber is visiting friends at
Red Hill
Ask Shirley Rogers if he ever saw
pig get out of a pen.
Rankin Powell lost a good single
bladed pocket knife, value IS cents.
Finder please return same and receive
liberal reward.
Kelly Farmer, of Cedar Springs, visit
ed Edwin Hudson last Sunday.
Has anyone seen Joe Rogers in the
past twelve month?
Graves Janeway visited relatives at
this place Sunday.
Bryson Brimer was all smiles Sunday.
Misses Ella Layne and Ida Pickett
were at New Hope Sunday.
Braxton Brimer was in this vicinity
Sunday What was the attraction?
Rabbits lived hard Saturday EARLY
Powell was on their tracks.
Shirley Rogers went to Condra's shop
ping the first of the week.
OLD BACHELOR
Sequachee Valley news. (Sequachee [Sequatchie], Tenn.) 1896-1952, 1902-02-20
A TEXAS WONDER
Halls Great Discovery.

One small bottle of Halls Great Dis
covery cures all kidney and bladder
troubles, removes gravel, cures diabetes,
seminal emissions, weak and lame
backs, rheumatism and all IRREGULAR
ties OF the kidneys and bladder in both
men and women, regulates bladder
trouble in children. If not sold by your
druggist will be sent by mail on re-
ceipt Of 81. One small bottle is two
months treatment and will cure any
case above mentioned DIR. f. w. Hall,
sole manufacturer, p. o. Box 500, St.
Louis, Mo. Send for testimonial. Sold
by all druggists.
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. a 9 IT RT "A.
Beara tbs n The Kind You Have Always Bought
'!s5 !! q. &hz2zzI

Until April /, 1902, the News and
New York Tribune Farmer will be sent
one year each, 1O4 papers, for S1.25 in
advance. If
XEEP your blood pure and your
n stomach and digestive organs in
healthy condition by taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla and you will be WELL.
Sam Wheeler accidently shot and kill
ed his cousin, John Swafford, at Pike
vile, last week with a pistol he was
carelessly handling.
We are in receipt of our usual valen-
tine, the same one that we have got
right along so far. Give US different
one next time, sonny, this is getting
monotonous.
IAN Empty Sack Cannot Stand
Upright" Neither can poor, weak, thin
blood nourish and sustain the physical sys-
tenn. Hoods Sarsaparilla is the standard
purifier and true tonic for the blood
Hoods Pills do not grippe. All druggists 25c.
The Sequ achee Valley News and the
Weekly Commercial Appeal, one year,
only soc in advance This includes the
right to guess on the number of cotton
bales received in Memphis as per offer
of prizes in our columns. At
In the absence of c. j. Gustafson, the
Gustafson Bros. Mfg Co. continues bus
mess with NJ, A. Abrams, shop foreman,
and e. L. Pryor, head moulder A big
iron heat or cast was taken off Friday
very successfully, every thing going off
in good shape.
81 have used Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy for number of years and
have no hesitancy in saying that it is
the best remedy for coughs, cold and
Group have ever used in my family.
l have not words to express my con.
fdence in the Remedy. - Mrs. J. A.
MOORE, North Star, Mich. For sale by
Cold dwell & Chaudoin or Wbitwell Drug
Co., Whitwell
WANTED-Se persons of char
acter and good reputation in each STATE
lone in this county required) to repre-
sent and advertise old established
wealthy business house of solid fnan
cial standing. Salary $500 week.,
and expenses additional, all payable il
cash each Wednesday direct from head
Offices. Horse and carriages furnished
whrn necessary. References. Enclos
self-addressed envelOp. Manager, 81
Caxton Building, Chicago.
Friday last we we're treated to anoth
err variety of weather, namely sno'
storm. The snow came down in al
possible shapes attaining a depth of 81
inches, 1t chung to the trees and th
effect on the cedars was quite pictures
que. A thaw Saturday, Sunday an
Monday reduced some but another fal
took place Monday evening. is som
years since as much snow fell here an
the travelling is not enhanced thereby
Get free sample of Chamberlain
Stomach and Liver Tablets Coldwel
Il Chaudoin or Whitwell Drug c.
They are easier to take and more plea
ant in effect than pills. Then their u'
is not followed by constipation as
as is often the case with pills. Regult
size, 25c. per box.