The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-15

sne reGntng to and from this mining country will be
carried on will obviate tho slow work and long de-
rays OF the freighter" jest as this element in early
iie mas been eliminated between Boise and Coun
~ ioi unoer The present system OF the P l. N road
through freight line is established between these two
points Thus car shipped from Boise in the morning
reaches Council the next noon
Inc Idaho Magazine hnds that Weser Boise, Council
ana intervening points, indebted for their vastly i'm
proved freghtng facilities chiefly to ths policy
s'ed oy the new general manager Of the road
HON. EDWARD A. VAN SICKLIN
M oAE than any other thing contributing to the
oesirability OF city or town place Of resi-
dsnoe or as location for business is the home
nsn' OF community II that be clean and above the
shadow OF suspicion conducted as it should be in the
interest Of for and by the people, free from ring re-
rslnt impartial and honest with responsible the
helm the life Of that community is secure and at once
recommends itself to the prospective homo
vsstor 1t also gives 1t place in the common wealth at
once snviabls and notable
In this respect Wsissr il peculiarly fortunate It's
government is conducted by body Of intelligent pains
taxing and honest citizens pledged to all that makes
good clean home government And in its executive
head the Hon. Edward A. Van Scklin the city takes
particular pride for his coming to this city he
has shown unsslhsh interest in its a6ars
himself to every work that pointed to its advancement
and By his dealings with his fellow citizens gained
their good will and confidence.
close at hand the citizens interested in good govern
ment clean honest and impartial in their righteous
indignation and declared for change In the direction
their public affairs they cast about for who could
conscientously head thsr ranks. The past admnstra
ton meant nothing to them A leader must be had
and in Edward A. Van Sckln they found the leader they
sought He clean, honest and above reproach pub
Ideally and privately And, disregardhg his Wishes his
went before the people Of Weissr and into the office
Of chief executive he went with handsome majority
1t part of his scheme Of life that he should
be drawn into public life but the Office sought him out
and he thrust into it. But being ready to
his neghbor he went to his task assuming his
and unfamiliar obligations and dscharging them with
credit to himself and the element that placed him in
office In the eight months that be has been at the head
of public affairs in Weiser the town has felt his hand
and is prospecting under its direction.
Mr.. Van Sickln is Canadian by birth. born in the
Province of Ontario A years ago. The hardy robust
of that northern country has it's effect the form
alton the character of the youth is evidenced in
the of today. Until his sixteenth he remained
in the land of his nativity then moving to California
and settling in the city of Oakland There be secured
position ranch and remained for three years IL
Sacramento he next vent engaging himself to ranche
and stockman While in that city he attended business
college during night sessions and laid the foundation TO
his future reut of this education he secured
place in cannery at the mouth of the Columbia river
where he remained during season.
+ desire to revisit the of his childhood an'
early youth seized him about this time and he returned
Ontario he lived for almost two years. engagn
in the ranching business. Baker City, in the neghbor
ing state was Just then prnging into prominence and
it Mr. Van Sicklin went entering the first passenge
train that the o. R. & N. road into that town. d
was there for period of four years during part
which time he conducted livery and sale stable qulttn
this to enter the sheep industry.
He secured holdings in desirable parts OF Bake
county and upon his ranches began the business that
has since followed that raising sheep for the marke
In 1890 he moved his interests to Washington COUNT
Idaho and made his headquarters at Mineral where
was for four years Back to Oregon he WENT settling
Huntingdon from which city he conducted his industrl
operations until 1900, when he moved to Weiser
1.-THE valley about this city he has splendid and productl
territory fully adequate for the proper conduct OF
business which is classed with the largest of that XII
in be state Each he several bands of She
and his annual shipments to the eastern markets compa
fbv with those of other sheep kings of this state.
since coming to Weiser, Mayor Van Sicklen b
erected of the
finest homes in the ~
city, situated at the
corner of West Main
street, VIII ere he. 80, -