06 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1898
Page
1
Mrs Hollie Elder relocates to Pleasant Avenue Challis inviting old customers from Boyd hotel on Main Street. She promises reasonable board rates and welcoming service for both strangers and longtime patrons.
A historical patch presents a war poem referencing "Yankees" and battles, then shifts to Challis Idaho items: Theo Clendenin arriving from Custer, mill closures, sleighing chatter, Mystic Camp No. 5722 officers, local deaths, election notes, and a humorous King Solomon anecdote with a Baltimore Sun commentary on Idaho women's Congressional voting and fusion politics.
In the Probate Court of Custer County Idaho the estate of Targline Miller deceased is considered for sale. The administrator seeks an order to sell the real estate to pay debts expenses and administration charges. A hearing is set for December 1 in the Probate Court to show cause why the order should not be granted. Published in SILVER WINGEE newspaper, December 6 1808.
Warrants issued April 15 1898 and July 19 1898 payable on presentation with interest to the treasurer within sixty days from the notice date. Nos 121 122 123 124 125 126 road fund and Nos 58 59 referenced.
A fragmented Victorian sonnet fragment appears beside local Idaho social notes from Boise dated November 28 1588 and November 29 1588. The item blends Shelleyan longing with brief public notices including visitors from Challis and a Klondike era gift for Colonel William Jennings Bryan in gold nugget chain form.
Weekly roundup covers community notices, school holiday break, Xmas planning, local travels, miners gifts for Bryan, a farewell party, and various social and civic updates. Mentions include W. J. Treloar supplying beef, Chas Pfeiffer from Custer, and a mass of electoral, dredge, and business gossip across Challis, Salmon, and Idaho towns.
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