09 Aug 1910
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1910
Page
1
The notice describes new arrivals including prescriptions carefully compounded and a range of goods such as fishing tackle base ball gear formaldehyde and blue stone for grain processing liveliness and practical needs at a local shop.
The Golden Sunbeam Power Dam across Salmon River near Yankee Fork is completed at great cost this spring and now powers Sunbeam mills and mines on Jordan Creek. It transmits electricity 12 miles, stands 36 feet high and 129 feet long on top, 100 feet bottom, delivering 2,500 horsepower. Built under the leadership of C. E. Gable, the plant required 400 tons of cement. A cut of the dam and tunnel is shown with postal cards available for 5 cents each.
A roster of candidates announces intent for various offices in Custer County Idaho with party primary constraints set for August 30 1910. Names include Earl J Michael William Elder Allen Chamberlain Sidney Roberts Clarence Eddy W Huntington Arthur Gayle Leonard Peck Lawrence Glennon and others seeking clerk assessor treasurer sheriff and representative posts. News reflects early 20th century party dynamics and election timing in Challis and surrounding regions.
Idaho voters on the Republican ticket head to the August 30 primary to decide William L. McConneull's candidacy. The notice lists McConneull as a Republican contender in the upcoming election.
Mrs. Wai Buster of Challis carries the largest and best selected line of millinery in Custer county. The stock features latest styles and reasonable prices. Mrs. Buster also serves as agent for the Boise Daily Capital News.
Notice to creditors and all claimants in the estates of Winslow Bowen and Harry Friend. Valentine Maelzer and J Michael Public Administrator announce four and ten month claim periods respectively. Claims with vouchers must be presented to the administrators in May Idaho and Challis Idaho. First publication dates vary in August 1910.
A fragment from The Silver Messenger includes a letter from Eppy about running for State Representative and a note from Nip E Kellerer on teacher certificates. It continues with Challis Independent School District No 1 announcing an annual meeting and trustee elections on September 7, 1910. Federal land business from the Northern Pacific Railway appears, urging protests by September 8, 1910.
Challis items report Dr. Ferguson offering first class dental work at Fox Lodging House and Dr. Claude Purgeson arriving for dental services. The Big Lost river irrigation dam near Mackay deemed unsafe by engineers as legal debates over Idaho amendments and local improvements continue in Challis print.
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