27 Dec 1898
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1898
Page
1
A notice announces Mrs Hollie Elder has moved from Boyd hotel on Main Street to Pleasant Avenue Challis and invites her old customers and strangers to visit, promising reasonable board and friendly treatment.
In the Probate Court of the Custe WBialect tanner oe he Doumit Soares in the matter of the estate.
Sealed bids are invited by the Board of County Commissioners of Custer county Dinko Jas tty IM for repairing the Watson bridge over Salmon river below the Bon Watson ranch. Bids must be sealed and filed with the Clerk by the second Monday of January marked Proposals for Repair of Watson Bridge. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. GUID Keyes Clerk.
Sealed bids requested for newspaper printing services for Custer County Idaho for one year beginning the second Monday in January 1900. Includes all legal notices, election tickets, and election law instruction cards. requires bond equal to twice contract price. Bids due before second Monday in January and may be rejected in whole.
County officials in Custer Idaho invite sealed bids for one year starting January second for the care and maintenance of the indigent and dependent poor. Proposals must be marked Proposals or cure of county poor and filed with the Auditor by the second Monday in January. The winning bidder must execute a contract to provide food housing clothing beds medicines medical and surgical supplies and attend to care in a suitable hospital facility. The usual bond equal to twice the contract will be required. GO B KEYES Clerk.
Mary Melair a rancher's daughter falls in love with Lou the cowboy. A fatal flood binds their fates as a grudge ridden father confronts the romance by the river. A tale of passion death and a vow amid prairie hardship.
A reader letter traces poultry efforts to boost winter egg laying with odd recipes and egg nog schemes, noting Mrs Dunn’s cash gift to support fat hens. It details a shift in election site to Bonanza for Supervisor and ends by reporting Charles M. Small’s hospitalization at Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore.
Last Saturday evening December 24 Challis held a public tree of trees in the Odd Fellows hall. Committees earned credit for arranging a pleasant event. The hall was filled as children watched a program before gifts were distributed. Afterward the youngsters’ noise and joy filled the room as happiness spread.
At the brides parents residence in Custer on December 19 1898 Judge Smith officiated uniting Ravenel McBeth and Winnie BR Burton both of Custer Idaho The bride regarded as one of the county’s fairest daughters The groom a book-keeper at Lucky Boy G M Co The Messenger offers congratulations and best wishes for long happiness.
In Challis Idaho Colonel Week, president of the Lucky Boy mining company, praises summer production as profitable. The mill recovers 67 to 68 percent of ore assay values with plans to add cyanide processing after spring for greater yields. 30 to 85 men will stay employed through winter as development continues.
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