The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1902-07-12
AFTER MIDDLE VALLEY LAND
Eastern People Looking for Homes
in that Fat and Happy Vale.

w f. Seid has been moving and rak
ing hay for John McRoberts.
Francis Britain and Grant Miller have
been engaged in putting up hay for Mr..
Robinson
Clarence Hopper has been over on
Crane creek working for John Sommer-
vile's successor
Ira Hopper and wife, of Weiser, are in
the valley visiting Andrew Adams fam
lily and others.
Dan Couls went to Cambridge on bus
mess Saturday.
John Michael has sold his 60-acre
ranch. and now he wants to purchase
another one.
1t has been raining here for the last
three days, July /, 2 and 3, and hay maxi
ing has been suspended until after the
Fourth Lots of hay in the swath, win
drow and shock, and many acres TO cut.
Walt Keithley went over to the Rev.
b. O. Cooks sale at Cambridge last sat
urday. He purchased some furniture
Rev. Cook leaves for Oregon soon and
will preach but one more sermon at the
Baptist Church in this valley.
Alfalfa is the champion hay crop in
this vicinity. Bromus Inermus will be
next in the near future
Cowpeas and sofa beans look very well
and we believe that they will be success
full forage plants in the future If the
frost are mol too severe on them.
John McRoberls has one of the finest
pieces of barley that we ever saw in this
country or any other. 1t will undoubt-
eddy beat 70 bushels per acre.
Wheat looks fine and is nearly all
headed out. The recent rain fall will
surely help it to make wonderful yield
The present outlook is in favor OF the
western rancher; and he should be happy
and content with his home.
w. }. Mackey went TO Cam bridge on a
business trip Wednesday,
John and Sterling Hopper, Wiley
Roper and w. w. Whithow have been
helping w. j Mackey put up his hay
crop. Mr. Mackey will have about rs or
30 tons of alfalfa the first cutting.
Mrs. Ferguson, mother of Mrs. H. II
Buck, died Wednesday, in this valley, at
the home of her daughter.
Daniel Potter has been very low with
spotted fever. DR.. Shafer of Cambridge
has been doctoring him.
John A. Jones has the contract to erect
Deston and Towells new store building
At the station.
Several eastern men have been in our
beautiful valley the past week trying 10
purchase homes.
Cherries, gooseberries, straw berries and
raspoerres are now ripe and on tap.
Lois OF new potatoes and all kinds OF
early garden vegetables in season now.
Middle Valley has no base ball team
this season; all her would-be players and
sports have to pitch hay.
The green aphis are very bad this sea-
son on young apple trees Some trees are
almost ruined
Uncle Tommy Garland is quite poorly
IN health this spring, but tends garden
nevertheless.
Uncle Daniel Keithley has his hay all
IN the stack and is working for Thomas
Hackey
Mr.. NJ NJ Mackey and wife are in
from their sheep camp TO visit friends
and attend the celebration.
Jess Haunt made his first trip as mail
carrier to Crane creek yesterday.
Charley Reavis shipped wagon load
OF salt to Council yesterday to be used by
O. E. Larson for his sheep.
Middle Valley folks are preparing to
celebrate in patriotic style, notwthstand-
ing the downfall OF this once glorious re-
public and the discarding of the Decara-
ton of Independence
John ID. Kethley went to Wtiser last
Monday on business, returning Wednes-
day. John reports everything lively at
the hub.
korup, the Weiser butcher, was in our
valley few days ago buying up choice
beeves
Levi Keithley has lot OF fine alfalfa
hay In the shock which has been taking