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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1904
Page
4
The piece recalls old school friends and mentors met in memory, naming several named companions such as Ann Alyssy, Airy Belly, Polly Gon, Molly Row, and Nikon Waterman from the writer’s past. It reflects on journeys, classrooms, and scenes from long ago, with a nostalgic tinge and a sense of self-discovery.
In a railroad office a young woman Ann Martin overcomes danger and a gun, aiding Ben Joyce as a gang plans to derail Train No. 47 at Bigler's Siding. Ann and Ben expose the plot, pursue the culprits, and the robbers are captured with a million dollars recovered.
State notice reflects on the influential role of married women, praising culture and industry as essential to home life. It endorses Mr. F. J. Conroy's plan for a home for indigent miners in Idaho, arguing support is due for miners who built the state. Academy notes report Flora North’s visit, talks by local pastors, and an upcoming 18 week term starting February eight with new classes and dormitory space.
Co owner Elius Dory claims Three Hundred Dollars per claim for expenditures on the Accidental and Golden Gate quartz lode mining claims in Stanley Basin Idaho. He warns that unpaid share within ninety days after full publication will transfer ownership per 2424 Revised Statutes. First publication January 10 1904.
Notice records Frank A. Rood filing intentions to prove up decedent land claim No 702 in Custer County Idaho before H Johnston at Challis on the Wednesday in February 1904. Names witnesses Hanna Sorrell Mezges Nordstrom and Sharp to verify and reclaim the land. includes public notice date and official register info. Also includes unrelated ads seeking trustworthy individuals for weekly salary positions in Chicago and similar towns.
Wanted several industrious persons in each state to travel for house tests. Ages around eleven years? with large capital. permanent employment with weekly cash salary of 14? and travel expenses and hotel bills advanced. Experience essential. Mention reference and address envelope to National, 4 Dearborn St., Chicago.
Four horse Concord stage line offers daily service between Challis and Mackay the nearest railroad point Challis and Three Forks on the Thunder Mountain route. Stages arrive in Challis at 12 pm and depart 1 pm carrying passengers mail and express with connections to Custer and Lemhi counties. C. V. Hansen Manager F Nickerson Agent Challis.
Custer county in central Idaho offers vast inducements to settlers and capitalists. It has a rich history from placer mining to quartz, with towns Challis Mackay Bayhorse Clayton Bonanza Custer Stanley and more. The region covers about 5000 square miles, comparable to Connecticut, and hosts numerous mines mills dredges and smelters. Agriculture and stock raising grow alongside mining while irrigation potential expands arable land and hay crops. The climate is mild with growing schools and churches, little crime, and strong tax revenue from stock growers.
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