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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1906
Page
8
Official paper of Custer County presents advertising rates per month per line and insertion terms. Subscription options include One Year in Advance Six Months in Advance and One Year on Account.
Sheriff elect Robert Morrison announces intent to apply to the County Commissioners at the January 1907 regular session for a deputy position. Dated November 19 1906 with first publication November 27 1906.
In Findlay Ohio a teacher named Mr Rockefeller tells his Sunday school class to be glad they are poor. The remark appears to reflect concerns about what will happen to his father and suggests doubts about the family’s future amid local tensions.
The Providence Journal reports a chorus of denials from a woman who rejects Herr Conreid’s accusation that women chase opera singers. The Kaiser is labeled an optimist, Leonid predictions fade, and mentions of Count de Castellane, Tom Platt, Jerome, and Ryan hint at broader political-financial intrigue.
A collection of sharp, opinionated lines targets Standard Oil, Goldfield coal measures, Pittsburgh highway crime, Roosevelt and the Panama Canal Commission, Senator Vardaman and the Fifteenth Amendment, and Canada's tariff policy. The venting mirrors a 19th or early 20th century editorial voice criticizing government actions and policy stances.
Ten inches of rain drenched Louisville Kentucky in under three days prompting a sharp remark on water waste. The floodlike downpour disrupted streets and daily routines as residents watched inches of rainfall accumulate rapidly.
Mr McShenney of New Orleans is mentioned as a candidate for Civil Service Commissioner. He is a personal friend of Franklin D. Roosevelt, a Democrat, a Rough Rider, and a tobacco sauce manufacturer. Any one of the four qualifications would not alone justify the appointment.
Plain report notes that in Pittsburg robbers and sand-baggers are 80 thick, while the millionaire schemers scarcely draw any attention. The piece reflects a curious, tongue-in-cheek take on local notoriety and public perception.
The piece notes Harriman’s assertion that the country needs no more railroads while accusing him of appropriating many. It contrasts opposition to abolishing birthdays with reactions to George Washington. It mentions younger Japanese wanting a clash with the United States and hints at Captain Hobson. It also remarks on tensions over race and uniforms in Cuba.
A New York man envisions himself as a monkey while a notable number of New York monkeys imagine they are men in a curious social aside.
The report says Mr Rockefeller is greatly worried but may be exaggerated as Rockefeller believes authorities would not harm him.
A collection of humorous vignettes notes Russia’s many holidays sparking mock fatalism toward generals, a governor-elect in red at hunting, a suffragist husband funding his wife’s cause, and Congress members urged to beware popularity. It also mentions Beckham’s presidential hopes, a baker treasurer in New York, a kimono surgery mix up, a rabbit nicotine fact, a Texas couple reconciled by a baby, and Canal Zone residents preferring My Country Tis of Thee.
The line of petitioners led by Mrs Platt begins to fade as their efforts against Senator Smooth wane, signaling a shift in political pressure and worn momentum for the campaign.
A reader notes that many of the trial marriages urged by Mrs Parsons could lead to verdicts of temporary mental aberration, reflecting concern over the legal and social implications of such arrangements.
Report says the New York Zoo monkey house may close due to pressure from women demanding to pie if Caruso appears on air. The potential action reflects a public reaction tied to an entertainer’s broadcast.
Philadelphia ice dealers argued the Ice Trust had melted, offering an easy explanation for their lenient treatment. The statement framed the dispute as a simple breakdown in the industry cartel rather than a serious wrongdoing.
Notice of application for patent by North Sunbeam Gold Company through W A Brodhead for the Exchequer group of lode mining claims in Yankee Fork Mining District Custer County Idaho. Describes corners and bearings for Exchequer Matilda North Sunbeam Squaw Hitch and Ridge lodes with adjoining claims, ownership records, and total area 88304 acres. Publication requested in The Silver Messenger Challis Idaho.
Notice sets 12 p m December 29 1906 in May Lemhi Idaho before Saloma J Cleveland to submit proof of completion of irrigation diversion on Spring Creek Lemhi County. Permit holder Uriah Wells post address May Lemhi Idaho permit 1038 completion January 8 1907. Water for irrigation and domestic use 8.2 cfs 160 acres SSE Sec 21 Tp 14 N R 22. State Engineer Jas Stevenson Jr first pub November 20 1906.
Public notice sets 3 pm January 9 1907 as the hearing for Edward Popejoy to divert 625 cubic feet per second from the Pahsamaroi River in Custer County Idaho under permit 418. Location details cover 20 acres described by sections in Tp 1 N R 24 W B M and three unsurveyed 40 acre tracts east of the land. James Stephenson Jr state engineer issued first pub December 1906.
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