The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1903-05-27
News Of Our Neighb0rS /;
Middle Valley.
May 25.

| Farm work as far as putting in crops
are concerned all done. Early sown grain
| looks very well, but late sowing will not
be more than half stand if it does not
| rain soon. The northwest winds that
have blown continually for the last
month have dried the surface of the
ground out to considerable depth, and
alfalfa won't be more than half a stand
If that in this locality, which will be
hard on the ranchers, as more seed was
sown tn S spring than ever was known
before in the history of Middle Valley.
Alvin Hague and wife are milking IS
COWS and making and selling from As 10
80 lbs of butter per week.
Butter is selling at 25 cents pound
and eggs are worth Is per dozen.
Mr.. Robson was in from Cottrells
shearing plant last week on visit TO his
family.
The Baptist church has made a call for
the Rev Theo A. Leger. of HALEY, Ida,
to come and preach for them.
w. F. Seid, road overseer of this dis
trict has been dong road work in Reed
Grove canyon the past week. Today
(Monday) he is working force on the
east side Of the river.
John McRoberts has about recovered
from the effects of being thrown from his
spring wagon in a runaway week ago
w. H. Bowler, evangelist from Sho-
shone, Idaho, preached at the Baptist
church Saturday night and Sunday morn
ing. he makes the gospel so plain that
no one can help but understand the way
of salvation.
VIM Hopper is down from from his
sawmill on Big creek, and reports every
thing i'll good running order and doing
land Office business.
Lumber is worth 81 so per thousand
this season at Mr.. Hoppers mill.
Jake Alder and Freeman Stewart are
logging for Mr.. Hopper on Big creek
ALI surplus men and boys are working
around the shearing plants just now.
Sterling Hopper Gay Klborn and
Frank Britain are hauling wool to the
station.
Wool is worth IA cents per pound.
Cyrus McCrea, who lives with his
grandpa, John McRobers, in this valley,
went to Weiser Wednesday last to attend
the graduating exercises of the high school
Friday. His brother, John McOrea, was
one of the graduates
Levi Keithley went to Cambridge with
load of apples the fore part of last
week.
LUIS VI iouu OurtTS III Jnt NlClUlLy OF
late, but not many sales as the ranchers
are asking from $1,000 to $4,000 for
100 acres of not very well improved land.
They have just begun to realize that sage
brush landis worth something.
Stock all look well considering the
sheepmen have encroached
Levi Keithley hauled his new saw mill
to the Tamarac belt OF timber Saturday,
where he expects to have it in running
order in few weeks. 1t will be run by
steam power, Jess Hauntz's engine hav-
ing been engaged for that purpose
Dan Farmer went to Cambridge Satur-
day.
Jack frost has made this valley several
visits OF late, nipping early gardens pref
ty badly.
Newt. Adamson has just got in from
Larson's sheep camp where he has been
herding sheep for the last six weeks.
Henry Crowell went to Hog creek with
Rev. Bowler Sunday q. T. Reavis'
family accompanied them
Dan Potter was inflated into the Nj. w.
A. camp of this valley Saturday night.
M. M. Mackey received car load of
wagons last Thursday, they are of the
Cooper Mfg. Co.'S make.
ID. 5. Keithley is an ardent worker for
socialism in this valley and surrounding
vicinity.
School is progressing nicely at Mt
Pleasant under the manage of Miss
Lilly Vassar.
lrl McRoberts and Bert Barber have
been working at the Gibbs shearing plant.
A band OF scabby sheep are quarantined
In the hills west OF our valley, and sheep
men had better look out where they are
travelling through.
w. w. -Whitlaw's family have been on
the sick list the past week, but are some
what recovered at this writing.
Uncle Billy EvaLs is in sad state.
having suffered another stroke paralysis
A good deal of snow to be seen on the
mountains yet.
Allen Seid is herding sheep for Jack
son and Kilkorn
hiloorn and Mackey Bros. have sold
their band of mutton sheen for 30 o. nor
head. f