Washington County ID Archives News.....Weiser News February 16, 1901
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Idaho Daily Statesman February 16, 1901
Idaho Daily Statesman
Boise, Idaho
Saturday, February 16, 1901
 
WEISER NEWS
 
Farmers Asked to Raise Beets for the LaGrande Factory
 
Weiser, Feb. 15, -- Dr Numbers Wednesday extracted from the leg of Harvey 
Harris, son of J. H. Harris, a splinter over an inch long that had been 
imbedded in his thigh for nearly five years.
 
There are no new developments in the horse stealing cases.  A number of 
warrants have been issued but for some unexplained reason none of them have 
been served.
 
Dr. Green, a prominent dentist of Grangeville, is in the city, the guest of 
Dr. Lee of the academy.
 
The first regular services of the Methodist Episcopal church will be held at 
the opera house Sunday, February 17, 1901, at 11 a.m.
 
G. C. Finley is pushing the work on the laundry addition to the creamery as 
fast as the weather will permit.  The laundry building will be 24x60 with an 
office 16x16 on the end.  The machinery has been ordered, and will be shipped 
as soon as the building is ready to receive it.  Mr. Finley has been meeting 
with much encouragement and is satisfied that both the creamery and laundry 
will start out with a paying custom.  The laundry will start in about four 
weeks and the creamery in about 60 days.
 
J. H. Bramwell of the Oregon Sugar company of LaGrande, Ore., is in the city.  
He is try to arrange with our ranchmen to raise sugar beets for his refinery 
at LaGrande.  The company will pay producers $4 per ton for beets on the cars 
at Weiser.  The yield is estimated at 35 tons per acre.
 
The latest industrial enterprise to be inaugurated in Weiser, and which will 
be completed in about four months, is a 50 ton (about 100 gallons per day) 
plant for the manufacture of brandy and wines from fruits.  The plant will 
cost about $12,000.  About $6000 has been subscribed by citizens of Weiser.

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