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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1903
Page
8
The Silver Messenger, edited by Sweet, published December 1, 1903, at Challis, is issued as second class mail matter. The weekly newspaper appears every Tuesday with editor and proprietor names.
Random thoughts on college education spark a debate among Mr Buack Miss Littlecray and Rev Ollyar over practicality versus scholarly study. The dialogue touches on usefulness of dead languages, polish versus message, and the pride of college men amid three American soldiers killed in the Philippines Moros conflict.
Mines in Custer County Idaho show rising activity amid winter operations. White Knob smelter at Mackay closed ten days for a broken water jacket while Turtle group at Bayhorse advances development. Lucky Star relic claim near Lost Packer highlights new Idaho prospects with five parallel veins and a planned twenty ton mill next season.
J C Dougherty advances a winter tunnel on Garden Creek ledge with early ore indications. About 600 workers expected on Thunder Mountain and Big Creek projects as Valley Creek in Stanley Basin refines mill for spring operations. Climax property near Dewey shows free milling ore, with assays around $6 to $71 per ton and active shaft work planned. Lemhi County opal deposits attract capital, with expected $6 to $19 per karat values and plans to mill and cut gems using modern machinery.
Editorial notes reveal Richard Croaker elected life honorary member of New York Democrat Club while Canada faces big events. The piece critiques President Roosevelt for recognizing Panama and pressuring Latin American nations over the canal dispute, accusing him of arrogance, bad faith toward Colombia, Nicaragua, and others, and calling his pre–Congress canal statement a serious error.
The county treasurer announces warrants from the current expense fund numbered 21 22 24 and current road fund numbers 43 44 will be paid with interest to date if presented within sixty days from the date of this notice. Interest at .07 percent from registry to ten days after advertisement. Alice Felkner County Treasurer Challis Idaho dated April 1 1903.
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