The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1904-05-18
News Of Our NeighbOrS
Midvale.

X. ID. Byrns is clearing lanu lor WaIV
Kethley, having taken the contract to
cut the brush off of forty acres and get
it ready for the pillow.
This has been week of accidents for
the people of our valley: Sterling Hop
per was kicked by a horse and badly
hurt the first of the week while working
for Jim McRoberts; an unknown man
was found in Newt Macomb's livery
barn the other morning badly bruised
and beaten up, the cause is yet unknown;
Albert Reavis hitched spirited team to
wagon the other evening, the tugs were
let out too long and the tongue of the
wagon came down, frightening the team
and causing them to run away, throwing
young Reavis out and Gripping him up
pretty badly.
Farm work is still going on in this
neck of woods, which may seem strange
to some, but is true nevertheless.
Alvin Hague and D. S. Keithley have
just commenced farm work, as their land
has been too wet to work.
w. J. Mackey has. Mr.. Cone helping
him this week with his farm work.
Newt Potter of Cambridge, has been
down on his She creek ranch spending a
few days.
Nelson A. Linder, while out buggy
riding last Sunday evening with his sis
ter Ella, and M ISIS Myrtly Keithley, had
serious runaway and smash-up which
came near costing him his life. Just
how it happened Mr.. Linder cannot tell,
but the horse turned around all of a sud-
den, upsetting the buggy, smashing the
shafts and the three unfortunate inmates.
Mr.. Under was badly hurt in his back,
while his sister and Miss Keithey were
almost frightened out of their senses
Mr.. Under is still unable TO get around
Uncle Dave Richardson, of Council is
in our valley pruning fruit trees for Levi
Keithley and other ranchers who are too
busy to do their own orchard work.
Load after load of wool is coming into
our station and being slowed away in A.
L. Deaton & Co.'S large ware house,
where it will await buyer.
Messrs Reavis and Larson are having
their sheep sheared with the blades at
Reeds grove this week, as they can't af-
ford to wait on the shearing plant as
1t has more than it can handle for some
time to come yet.
Daniel Evans of Southeastern Kansas.
is visiting his friends and relatives in
this community.
Walter Keithley and Freeman Stewart
will do the logging act for Levi Keith
ley's steam sawmill in the Burke moun-
tains this summer. They expect to com
mence in few days.
Some of our ranchers who hold stock
in the Weiser Mercantile store at this
place are looking pretty blue at present
and would sell out at par if they could.
Milan Morris is clerking for A. L.
Deaton & Co., as 1t keeps one or two of
the company looking after and weighing
wool that is coming in daily.
Mrs. Gay Kilborn is expected home
this week from DesMoines, Ia. where
she has been since last fall having her
eyes treated by the famous DR.. Coffee
Her sister will come with her.
Jesse Haunt has caught the windmill
craze, having erected one on his ranch
northeast of Midvale, which adds TO the
beauty of his ranch.
Jake Adder lost two work horses a few
days ago, which died very mysteriouslv.
de had been working them all sprinp
and letting them run in the pasture at
night, when one morning he noticed
they acted queer and did not hitch them
up, and in few hours they were both
dead.
Tom Linder and family moved to their
ranch on Stacey creek in the Burke
mountains last week. They took I'M a
band OF mich COWS and Mrs. Under will
engage in making butter and cheese.
while Tom will cut wood and make posts
what time he is not milking and looking
after the COWS.
Messrs. Jim and Arthur Keithley have
been helping their brother Walter, and
orother-in-law, @. w. Randleman. put
In their crops, they having got through
with their farm work early.
Early sown grain looks well, while
alfalfa never looked more promising for
big hay crop at this time Of the year.
chas Lidston took load Of hogs 10
"eiser one day last week-qulte a ways
70 haul hogs IN . wagon, but when We
consider how the ranchers used 10 haul
All their stuff 10 Weleer A dos.,,, 49,.