Lodging Rooms First-Class at Mrs M Jose's Hotel Challis
Lodging by the day week or month at Mrs M Jose's Hotel located a short distance north west of R N Hull Co's store in Challis Idaho. Large rooms and good beds with reasonable rates.
16 Apr 1907
Page 1
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 9 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1907
Page
1
Lodging by the day week or month at Mrs M Jose's Hotel located a short distance north west of R N Hull Co's store in Challis Idaho. Large rooms and good beds with reasonable rates.
A large array of relatives attended the April 10 wedding at the bride’s home with fifty guests. The bride wore white silk with a long veil. the groom in black. The ceremony featured Lady May Osborn as matchmaker, bridesmaids Pearl Adams and Kate Hammond, groomsmen John Short and Gilbert Halloran. After a festive dinner, gifts from family and friends were cataloged, including silverware, china, and glassware, as the couple prepared a home and ranch near May.
A mixed item list covers household gifts to brides, weddings and local social notes from Challis and nearby towns. Includes arrivals and departures, court news, dental visits, tax receipt printing, and county clerical updates. Notable mentions: Mrs Arch Howell ill with mumps, James H. VanCamp now a lawyer, Kim Whitsett obituary, Dr. Bert Arthur to Challis, and Challis postal card sales.
A bygone Challis chronicle from April recounts Judge E P Johnson at Salmon City District Court, surveyors near Salmon for the railroad, Odd Fellows degrees in Custer Lodge, and early summer rail plans. Local couples wed, ranch news, ore finds near May, and a house cleaning lament headline the scene.
Martha Keenan County Supt announces an eighth grade examination set for May 1789 and May 14 15 16 17 1907. The notice specifies testing for local pupils under county supervision.
A 100 dollar reward is offered by Clay Vance manager of The Eikhorn Ranch for information leading to arrest and conviction of any person who kills steals or misappropriates cattle branded V7 on the right hip in Custer County Idaho.
Newton Leech died at his home five miles north of May Idaho from pneumonia on April 4 1907 at 1 30 pm aged 54 born in Metropolitan Illinois funeral at the house April 5 at 10 am Rev A J Hoar presiding He leaves a wife and community regard notes he was "deserved" at Pinkneyville Alabama on April 2 1885 and was a loving husband and upright citizen contributed from May Idaho April 4 1907
Mrs. Sarah Handy, president of the Rebekah State Assembly of Idaho, was hosted by Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge No. 27 in Challis on April 10. The event featured an excellent program and banquet, with Handy giving a short speech and exemplifying unwritten work. She noted annual lodge visits are due but distant locations limit travel.
Articles filed in Boise city and state offices reveal Idaho Railroad company capitalized at 4.5 million with 8.9875 million subscribed. Route targets 150 miles from Boise east toward More Creek and Grimes Creek, then north to Payette river, with a Sawtooth divide end. Incorporators include Olden Neal Hurt and others with major subscriptions from E M Boynton Boston and L G Wilkerson Illinois. Likely links to Chicago & Northwestern, survey done last summer, financing in place.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.