The Weiser semi-weekly signal. (Weiser, Washington Co., Idaho) 1904-1911, 1905-02-22


place at the opera house on March /
The we'll known Nellie Peck Saunders
Concert Co. has been secured for this
date. Watch for further announce
ments.
The valuable papers which wero
stolen from N. F. Kimball's safe a
short time ago have been recovered.
They were found hidden in Kelly,s
lumber yard and, aside from being
quite damp, were not damaged in the
least.
Informality characterized the pleas
ant little tea given by Miss Walters
on Saturday in honor of her cousin.
Miss Galloway, of Weiser. A guess
ing game afforded amusement for the
guests. Miss Stewart winning the
prize, bunch of carnations. About
twenty we're present. Sundays Boise
Statesman.
r. 0. Mckinney left Monday after
noon for an extended business visit
in the east. He will visit Omaha,
Chicago, Pennsylvania points and
New York City. The chief object of
his visit is to interest capital in the
good things in store for investors in
the fat lands of Weiser and Washing
ton county. He will be absent about
month.
Contractors Watkins & Lynch are
now rapidly completing the finish
ing work In the interior of the new
Pythian CASTLE 1t is expected the
handsome new structure will be ready
for dedication on March 9th, the
eighth anniversary of the founding of
Myrtle lodge of this city. G. w.
Buck will occupy the lower floor with
an up-to-date grocery store.
A number OF dwellings will be erect
I ed In Weiser during the early spring.
Among those who are now perfecting
plans are DR.. j. R. Numbers, R. @.
Mckinney, George s. Gooding, John
Felthouse, A. G.. Cordelle. These
new homes will be erected in West
Weiser. e. 81. Galley, of the Famous,
is also arranging to erect a handsome
cottage on East Main street, on his lot
adjoining L. Churchill's.
j. II. Hawkins and wife arrived in
the city Friday afternoon from Salt
Lake to remain. Mr.. Hawkins is q
member of the firm of j. II. Hawkins
& Co. who will open racket store in
the store formerly occupied by the
Famous store, in the Hotel WelseI
block. The other member of the firm
ia L. NJ. Sears. father in-law of Mr..
Hawkins. and the gentlemen are now
arranging the stock preparatory tc
commencing business. The new firm
will probably open for business by
March 1.
Western school teachers have
adopted a novel method of advertising
the Lewis and Clark Exposition.
They give their children as an exer'
else the task of writing letter te
some relative or friend in the east
extending an invitation to attend the
Exposition. School children of Mos
COW, Idaho, recently wrote HOO such
letters.
Ground has been broken for the
Washington state Dullolng lor un'
Lewis and Clark Exposition and WORK
on the structure begun. The build
ing will typify the timber wealth OF
the Evergreen state. The Washington
legislature recently appropriated
s75, 600 for erecting the building anC
collecting and. installing a compre
hensive display of the resources OF tn
state.
An excursion that will doubles
attract great interest is one planned
by F. r. Drew of New York City
Mr.. Drew will conduct train o
prairie schooners from Portland lMe.'
TO Portland, Oregon, the latter par
of the tourney being along the trai