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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

The expert Optician of Omaha, will be in
Missouri Valley to remain n few days only and
may be consulted at DIR Chapman. office. Inn
prove this golden opportunity. DIR Chapeck
comes highly recommended as expert in his
profession and is prepared to correct any error
of refraction known to science. Many have al
ready been benefited in this vicinity by this
perfect system If lenses.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

See Barnett Bros. for pianos,
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

Lamps from zoe to 81 90 in the
queensware department at Gill
mores Cash Grocery.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

Gus Bolton of Omaha is spend
ing short time here the guest CT
Robert Harvey.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

What are you doing neighbor.
Helping Bll. What's B.M dom.
Helping Mandy. What's Mandy doin'y
Helping Mother What's Mother
doin'? Taking Rocky Mountain Tea.
Sensible family Elliott & Harvey.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27
Go to the railroad eating
house for dinner ThankS0iy.
Ing. Fine dinner Is cents.

Mr. and Mrs II ebert Craft en-
tertained the Fourth Street Whist
Club last night at their pleasant
home.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

If you want anything in the
queenswtre ii, fora birthday or
wedding present see the fine line
of china at Gilmores Cash Groce-
~.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27
Wood for Sale.

Wood for Sale.
now have on sale at my brick yard,
an unlimited supply of wood, sawed or
any style. Call up phone $50 and your
orders will have prompt attention.
d-W ~ CHARLES SMITH.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27
Post Office Observes Sunday
Hours Tomorrow

Tomorrow being legal holiday,
the Missouri Valley Post Office
will observe Sunday hours, being
open from 10 a m until noon.
Miss Bessie Fensler departed
this morning for Lincoln, Neb.
where she will visit until next
week the guest of Misses Ute Nc
Kay and Della Harris.
NJ s Ellis is q Council Bluffs
business visitor today.
The tuition at the Woodbine
Normal still remains $500 per
tenn.
" Fl Fensler is an Omaha bust
ness visitor today.
Miss Inez Hilliard after visiting
here with the Darting family
several days departed this mern-
ing for her home in Pisgah.
ID ~ IN
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

Miss Hattie Swan is spending
the day in Council Bluffs.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27
"The Commercial Club."

1.-THE Commercial Club"
In the manufacture of his latest
brand, "rhe Commercial Club" Mr..
Schulmeister has made radical
change from other five cent cigars i'm
asmuch az the tobacco which is USED
in the manufacture of the new brand
is worked damp aud shaped by hand
and allowed to dry in the cigar, thus
imparting to the cigar those essential
qualities sought after by all smokers;
tirmness and free smoking.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

Mrs d Il Mcclure of Scranton
is visiting here the guest of Mrs N
Q Creagor.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

The Leaders line of ready to wear
shirt waists are of the latest mode.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

Bell has the finest line OF box candies
ever brought to this city. If
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27
Notice Not to Trust

l hereby give notice that l will
not be responsible for any &C.
counts or contracts made by my
wife, Anna Christianson.
ms A P Christianson
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

Remember the dates when DR.
Chapek will be in Mo Valley.
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, Dec. l, 2, 3 and 4.
He can make your eyes as good as
new, and will give consultation
free.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

The very newest and best things
in millinery ut the Leader.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

Kid and golf gloves ~ TIE Leader.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

Mr. and Mrs J Il Stowe will
spend Thanksgiving with relatives
in Lincoln, Neb.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

Mrs Henry Lockwood and Mrs
Wilds are spending the day in
Omaha.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-11-27

For Rent q ood nine room.
house OH 9TH street. Good seven
room house or 9TH street. Good
six room house on Ontario street
for rent about November 5th.
tt Kirkwooi & Roden.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-28
Called to Spokane.

w. H. Kearney, the mining ex
pert, who has been in the city for
the past two weeks looking at min
ing properties for Washington state
syndicate, left for Spokane Monday
afternoon in response to letter from
the people he represents to meet
them there. Mr.. Kearney made re-
port on some properties in the Heath
district, and 1t is in reference to them
that be goes to the Washington city.
He will probably return to Weiser in
about two weeks. Mr.. Kearney is
favorably impressed with the mines
in this locality, and predicts bright
future for them when capital takes
hold Of and develops them.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-28
Eighth Grade Examination,

The 9th grade examination was
taken by classes in the following
schools: Council, Cambridge, Gu
prum, Crystal and Sunnyside. The
Weiser class was not ready for the
examination in physiology and civil
government. They expect to take
more eighth grade work next year,
however, and take the examination.
A very great deal of interest has
been taken by the pupils over the
county in their 9th grade work This
year and among those receiving dip
Tomas were, Lula Windes, Estells
Phillips, Laurel Wlckizer, Sophie
Westervelt and Andy Carroll. Es-
tella Phillips has first honors and
Lulu Windes second.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-28

will require but small investment.
On the Brockman ranch are
enough bees to supply the table with
honey, COWS that furnish plenty of
butter and milk, hogs for lard and
meat, an ice house, and many other
comforts and luxuries that make life
on the farm the most independent
of all. To make this picture COM
plete, and one that will encourage
every man ambitious for home, we
must add that Mr.. Brockman arrived
here some six years ago with team
of horses and $35 in cash. His pre-
sent condition IS as good testimon-
ial in favor of Weiserland as her most
enthusiastic admlrer could wish.
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SOME REASONS WHY
Dr. Davis Tells an Inquirer Why
Weiser Js Good Town
HAS VARIETY OF RESOURCES
Enumerated the Advantages of This Growing
Metropolis.

At our request DR.. X. j. Davis has
consented to allow us to publish his
reply to letter from a gentleman in
Minnesota who wrote asking him for
some facts about the town he takes
so much pride in. 1t is as follows
Weiser, Idaho, 5 26th, 1902.
Reese w. Thomas, Dear Sir:
The only apology / have to make
for not answering your letter of in
quiry sooner, is the press of bust
ness, being actively engaged with my
son in the drug business | send
you marked copy Of one Of our
local papers and the article covers
some of the questions asked by you,
and the local market quotations will
enable you to see that there is good
money in the hen out here. The
price of eggs range from 30c to 35c
per dozen during the winter. We
raise all kinds of fruit in abundance
in this valley, viz: prunes, peaches,
pears, plums, apples, etc. etc. My
son and l visited Eastern Oregon,
Wash. and Northern Idaho, and de-
cided to locate here in preference to
J any town we visited for the follow
ing reasons: First, climate, variety
of resources, consisting OF fruit and
general farming, stock, including
sheep, cattle and horses about 500,
1000 sheep owned in this county
timber and mining. The fruit, tim
Der and mining industries are all II
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their infancy as to their develop
ment. These things are all in this
Washington county Weiser has a
population of about2000, has a good
graded city school with an able corps
of 10 to ~ teachers In addition
we have an academy and industrial
institute under the care of the Con-
gregational church. Weiser is we'll
supplied with churches, viz; Congre-
gatonal, Methodist, Baptist, Epis-
copslian and Catholic. We found
the people very cordial to strangers.
Would advise you to look this town
and section over thoroughly before
you decide to locate.
Yours truly,
f. j. DAVIS.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-28
Cbunder Mountain Craveer$ via (Uei$er
Reports Trail Open.

w. A. Smead of Warren, who has
been at Thunder for several months,
was in the city Saturday. Mr.. Smead
left Saturday evening for the east,
where he has deal on for some of
his properties. Mr.. Smead came
from the camp to Weiser in six days
stopping over one day IN Warren.
He met on the trail from Warren to
Meadows over 155 horses and about
rs men, going into the camp. Mr..
Smead says the Signal can state for
him that the trail from Council to
Thunder Mt. is open and that horses
are going over the trail daily. There
is strip of about ten miles near the
Little Lakes over which the trail is
bad, but is improving daily. Ross
Krigbaum, with the party from
Meadows under his leadership have
done good work in opening it up for
travel. Mr.. Smead reports a number
of strikes having been made in differ
ent parts of the camp. One at Look
out Mt. eight miles from the Dewey
and another on Trap creek. The
strikes we're made in porphyry
formation, the ore being similar to
that of the Dewey. Between the
camp and Warren he met 60 men
and large number of horses. Like
every one else, Mr.. Smead is enthusi-
astic over the future of the camp.
He will return in aboutten days,
and expects to put in the summer
in active development work on his
properties. He states that the
Dewey mill, which has been idle
for some time owing to lack of fuel,
will start up in a few days, a suffi
cient quantity having been secured tc
last for two or three months.
" " "
j. K. Shiles of Spokane, Wash.
is in the city Mr. Shiles is prepar
ing himself for trip to the new
Eldorado.
v " "
Bird Dixon and Lair Swornsted
will leave next week for Thunde
Mountain.
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RANCHING RIGHT Way
Visit to One of the Excellent Farms
Near Weiser.
FRUIT, HAY, VEGETABLES, eggs
Some Particulars About Farming Conditions
In this Vicinity.

A Signal representative had the
pleasure of inspecting one of the
model ranches of this section one
day this week-that of August Brock
man. titles two miles east of Weiser,
and is watered from the Payette ditch.
Besides being large raiser of al
falfa Mr.. Brockman has an orchard
of 1900 trees, most of which are
now five years old and bearing
Among the many varieties are
peaches, apricots, Italian, French and
Hungarian prunes, nectarines, dam
sons, ounces, cherries, pears, apples,
etc. Most of the trees are apples.
Of the large number of varieties the
favorities of the owner are Jonathans,
Rome Beauties and Delaware Reds.
The two former are early producers
and are exceedingly popular II
the market. The latter is also
great favorite and longer keeper,
but the trees are slower in reaching
the bearing stage.
Small fruit is favorite crop OF
this ranch.
Strawberries have been raised To-
the local market ever since it was es
tablished five years ago, and faith il
their profitableness grows stronge
each season. Raspberries have beer
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-28

raised in the past but for some rea-
son they are not holding their own
in the favor of the owner.
In his truck patch one finds an OBJ
iect lesson in the art of leveling
ground. With the use of chuck"
scraper he has made the fields as
level as table. Water is run from
one end ofthe field to the other with
out OVERLOOKING the furrow made be-
tween the rows.
Mr.. Brockman has learned from
costly experience that every over
flow in a truck patch is a damage
that must be measured by dollars
and cents. The crop on any field 80
rough that flooding is unavoidable
will be light. He has also learned
that long rows-that is more than
eight or ten rods-cannot be irri-
gated as successfully as the shorter
ones because the upper end will get
too wet. Soon after running water
through the burrows, the ground is
hoed and the furrow filed with dirt.
This keeps the ground from "baking'
and holds the moisture The soil is
pulverlzed finely and retains the
moisture much better than in cloddy
ground. Several acres of potatoes,
an acre or so of squashes, good -sizeo
patches of beans, tomatoes, canta-
loupe, watermelons, etc.. form as
pretty an example of intensified
farming as can be found anywhere
and will put many dollars into The
pockets of the Industrious owner ant
his estimable helpmate. Some two
hundred hens are always kept ant
pay splendid returns on the invest
ment. Mr.. Brockman believes tina
the beginner with small means il
this country should first secure
flock Of hens. With good attention
they will afford him a steady incom
while he is improving his ranch, ant
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-28
From Thunder.

e. j. Franklin of Los Angeles,
who has been in the camp since the
Goth of March, returned Monday
afternoon. Mr.. Franklin went from
Warren to the Marshall Lake district
before coming to Weiser. He thinks
that district will show up some good
properties during the summer; the
ore Is of high grade and the leads
large. Mr.. Franklin is Of the opinion
that Thunder Mt. is all right, and
will return to the camp as soon as he
concludes some business matters de-
manding his attention. He reports
many people going into the camp and
the trail in good shape.
" " "
A. H. Spatford OF Mexico, and
Robert Mackie of California, left
Monday afternoon for Thunder Mt,
The gentlemen have three pack and
one saddle horse. They purchased
their outfits in this city before
striking out on the trail. Mr.. Spaf-
ford brought his family with him
from Mexico, and left them in
Weiser until his return from the new
gold fields.
j. Frank Shelton, an attorney
from Denver, Col, left Monday
morning for Thunder Mountain,
where he will practice his profession.
Before leaving, Mr. Shelton provided
himself with stationery from the
Signals job department.
" " "
Dick Steele of Emmett will leave
Weiser Friday for Thunder Noun
tain. Mr.. Steele will take his fam
lily into the new camp with him. HI
will have one team and three pacl
animals to transport his family ant
goods.
" " "
r. A. Vanderplijm and wife 0
Portland are in the city The gen
tleman and his wife are contemplat
r ing trip to Thunder Mountain in
3 few weeks but in the meantime wi
e look the country over surroundin
Weiser.
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Over The Only Open Grail. Cbey Outfit Bere

M. H. Wilson, of Dalles, Texas,
en- route to Thunder Mountain, ar
rived in the city Saturday evening
Mr.. Wilson went to Ketchum to 90
over that much advertised route be-
fore coming to Weiser. He found
there no means of getting any fur
ther. He asked the manager of the
daily stage line" (?) what was the
fare to Thunder Mountain, and he
was compelled to inform him that
he could take him but few miles
from Ketchum. Mr.. Wilson then
came to Weiser and left Tuesday
morning over the only route to Thun-
der Mountain.
" " y
Miss jeanette Townsend of Grip
pie Greek, Col arrived in the CITY
Monday and left yesterday morning
for Council, from which point she
will leave for Thunder Mountain.
Miss Townsend will take in an outfit
for lodging house, which she will
conduct there. Miss Townsend was
proprietress of one of the leading
rooming houses of Cripple creek,
but learning of the wealth of Thun-
der Mountain will try. her fortune
there Miss Townsend is woman
of spirit and energy, and will likely
be the first lady to engage in bust
ness in the new Eldorado.
" " "
David Williams, Pendleton, Ore.
R. E. Brown, Council Bluffs, M. H
Vickers, Omaha, R. B. Anderson
Boise, left for the gold camp Mon
day, going to Council where the,
will outfit.
Amos Corbett, of Winnemmucca
New, is in the city bound for Thun
der Mountain. Mr.. Corbett ha
three pack animals which be ha
driven through from Nevada,
" " "
/ Bob Tuttle, the we'll known shee
man, will 90 to Thunder Mt. as 500
as he completes his shearing and pro
vides range for his sheep.
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Walter j. Finn and Lieut.. Edward
A. Martin, of New York City, left
Monday morning for the new Edo
RADIO. The gentlemen are we'll
equipped for prospecting tour
They have plenty Of means behind
them and are graduates in mineral
ogy. Mr.. Martin is a West Point
graduate, was lieutenant in the 2lst
Infantry Of the regular army, and
was with his regiment during the en-
tire campaign in Cuba The gentle
men went to Boise, and finding they
could not get through from that
point without balloon came onto
Weiser to 90 in over trail that is
passable, and over which >men and
horses are passing daily
Y Y Y
W. H. Comm, H. 0. Bjornerud,
r. G.. Comm, Frank M. Lovett, AL
bert Fergerstrom, of Richmond, Cal. !,
are among the late arrivals who are
seeking for wealth in Idaho's great
gold camp. The gentlemen will pur-
chase their outfits in Weiser, and
will leave the latter part of the week
for the camp.
H. w. Reeth, of San Francisco,
but recently from Alaska, is in the
city with the intention of visiting
Thunder Mountain. Mr. Reeth heard
of the wonderful richness of the
new camp in that far off northern
cline, and is gong after some fol
himself
VIM. Fisher, VIM Shaffer and con
and VIM. Bonner of Bourne, OF
Mann creek, will leave for Thunde
Mountain Friday. They have pro
cured their outfits in Weiser. The,
will take nine animals to carry thei
supplies.
" " "
Harry Stcne Of Seattle, left Satur
day morning with his family 70
Meadows. Mr.. Stone will leave hi
family there for the present, Will
he makes trip to Thunder Mt.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-28
Store For Thunder.

M. L. Kuhn, of Omaha. Neb.
has shipped to Weiser a large stock
of general merchandise which will be
shipped to Thunder Mountain City,
where he will open mercsntile es-
tablishment, having secured lot in
the future metropolis Of the district.
Mr.. Kuhn is also shipping very
large tent which he will fit up as
store room and lodging house, hav-
ing provided himself with a large
amount of bedding for that purpose
Mr.. Kuhn has an eye to business, as
the demand for merchandise and
sleeping accommodations will be
large and he will get in on the ground
floor.
j, A. Cameron, who came out
from Thunder Mt last Saturday says
that number of rich strikes are re-
ported. Of course he came the
Weiser route. To the Boise States
man he SAID: ssThere must be about
1900 prospectors in the district" said
Mr.. Cameron. "Of course" he
continued, .''It is difficult to tell just
how many men there are in such a
big country, but talked with those
| met and in my judgment there are
800 prospectors who have reached
the camp. | came out by Meadows,
and met at least 800 men on the
trail. Many of them have horses
and they are getting along first rate.
Provisions are scarce in the camp,
and everybody is on short rations,
but l heard of no one who did no
have food enough to keep going
X " X
Rich johnson and Ed Johnson
two young men from Galveston, Tex
are in the city outfitting for trip tt
the new gold fields.
Ed Davis, son of Contractor @. o
Davis, is one of those now on tn
way TO Thunder Mountain.
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Secretary,
Your Flour Troubles are Over.

Your Flour Troubles are Over.
WHITE SPRAY, the highest grade
flour obtalnable, can be had from:
Caplan Bros, Morris Sommer, Lloyd
& Hewitt, l.. E. Verbeck, A. N.
OLSON, j. d. Clabaugh, B. H. Ira
wick, Mrs. Alice Dedman.
N. F. Kimball,
Agent
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-28

B. j. Sawyer of Baker City, man
ufacturing optician, is at the Ven
dome Hotel, and will hereafter visit
Weiser twice year.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-28
Various Organizations Endorse Early
and Sunday Closing
AGREEMENT NOW IN EFFECT
Carpenters Union, Outlook Club and Christian
Endeavors Give Support.
Weiser, May 10, 1902.

-N-~J ~ SY~'
We, the undersigned, hereby agree
to close our respective places of bust
ness as follows:
Every Sunday all day, and every
week day at eight o'clock p. m. ex-
cepting Saturdays, regardless of those
who refuse to close:
The Famous Store.
Caplan Bros.
M. e. Sommercamp Co.
James A. Gerwick.
j. M. Lloyd
A. M Jobson
Eva Toney.
Ashby's Cash Store.
The Beehive Store.
A. G.. Cordelle.
L X. Verbeck.
Mrs. M. L. Hand,
Ida Miller.
McBratney. & Abernathy.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-28
Has Better Quarters

The office Of County Superintend-
ent, Mary Y Harper, has been moved
upstairs at the court house. The
new rooms have been nicely papered
and fitted with handsome furniture.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-28

United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners OF America, Weiscr
Union No. 1042.
May 10, 1902.
Resolved, That the members of the
union, believing that the clerks of the
town are already working an unres-
sonable long day, hereby unanimously
resolve 10 abstain from purchasing
any goods after 8 p m. or on Sun
days, and view with regret and dis
satisfaction the conduct of two stores
in the city, that bar the action of the
remainder of the merchants in their
efforts to secure early closing hours
and no Sunday work.
BY order Frank Hopkins, Pres.
[Seal] w. A. Andrews, Rec. Sec.
The Outlook Club on their last
regular meeting indorsed the
actions of those merchants and
butchers who have signed the early
and all day Sunday closing agree
ment The following persons we're
appointed on committee to do all
in their power to further this move
ment. Mrs. j. M. WheeIhouse, Mrs.
K. M. Barton and Mrs. Goe. Brad
ley.
The Christian Endeavor society of
the Congregational church at their
regular monthly business meeting held
last Monday evening passed the fol-
lowing resolutions:
Resolved: That the Y. P. s. G. e.
Of the Congregational church of
Weiser commends the action of those
Weiser merchants and butchers who
close their places OF business at
p. M and all day Sundays. The
action is in accordance with modern
business methods and with views of
a Christian community. And be ii
further
Resolved; That this society very
strongly condemns the narrow
minded and selfish motives which
control the few merchants who re-
, fuse to abide by the decision of the
majority in this movement.
3 Signed:
B. LEROY BURLEY,
B. Il. JENNEY, President
|
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-28
Buy Your Millinery,

Where you find the largest stocks.
The place is at Mrs. M. L. Hands.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-28

Millinery at Sommercamp's.
Trimmed hats and custom work.
MRS. MILLER.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-28

United Brotherhood of Carpenters
and Joiners OF America, Weiscr
Union No. 1912.
The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-05-28

Harry Stcne Of Seattle, left Satu
day morning with his family fl
Meadows. Mr.. Stone will leave h
family there for the present, whi
he makes trip to Thunder Mt.