The Reason Why Custer County Sends Prisoners South
The picture explains why Custer county prisoners are sent to Blackfoot in Bingham county for safekeeping at extra cost to taxpayers. It questions the condition since Custer county split from Lemhi county and notes the county is only in debt five thousand dollars.
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Custer County
Blackfoot
Bingham County
Lemhi County
William Hall
Merritt
Mackay
Hall
Grown
Court House
Idaho News Notes and Local Updates
Assessor Burnett returns from Mackay while Idaho Falls becomes a county seat and Bonnerville county formed. Challis plans a village council election on April 4, registration required. Salmon denial on McGowan ranch sale. Albion Normal school may close after term. For sale: stock in Idaho State Life Insurance Company. D. W. Truitt backs canal work. local sick list includes several residents. Odd Fellows celebrate second anniversary in May. May lodge flourishing with guests from Custer. Senator Borah pushes direct election of U S Senators. Heyburn opposition noted. Mortgage record in O S S R y for 180 million dollars set a county record. Sheriff Huntington seeks Stroven, a forgery suspect. Sunday school class learns gratitude with a deacon's quip about butter price.
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Idaho Falls
Bonnerville
Challis
Mc Gowan
Albion
Idaho State Life Insurance Company
Boise City
Boise
John M. Haines
Idaho
Chell
Chas. S. Jordan
Don
Rowles
Wilkinson
J. Job
Fowler
Lockhart Boyd
Odd Fellows’ Lodge
Custer Lodge
Borah
United States Senate
U.S
Heyburn
Senator Heyburn
Michael
A. L. Moats
Huntington
St. Anthony
Blackfoot
H. ©. Stroven
Custer County
Stroven
To catch a preacher Beecher hinted in verse
A fragmentary verse line speaks of baiting a hook to catch a preacher like Beecher, implying a satirical or playful jab at clergy. The source presents a quip about trapping a preacher through cunning phrasing rather than a narrative event.
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Beecher
Devils and sinners lure in old State satire
A rhymed critique of moral decay and corruption. The speaker mocks a powerful state figure and a muckraker, accusing them of greed and sin while predicting downfall. The devilish motif frames the commentary on temptation, wealth, and vice in a period voice.
Shall We Meet Again Grorce D Prentice
A reflective meditation on mortality and the inevitability of death, contrasting the living smiles of loved ones with the cold inevitability of the tomb. The author invokes Shakespearean and Lambian motifs to ponder life’s fleeting nature and the fading of generations.
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Charles Lamb
Lan
Meet Again, Clemanthe I Shall Ask The Hills
A dramatic romance passage reflects a vow to meet again beyond death. A letter to the editor defends Senator Macbeth against claims he arranged surveys in Custer County Idaho. It cites official correspondence from U S Surveyor General Utter and others showing surveys and appropriations proceeding independently of Macbeth.
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Clemanthe
Darwin A. Utter
Macbeth
Custer County
U. S
Letter from J M Hill Defends Macbeth and Criticizes Credit
J M Hill writes to dispute Senator Macbeth taking credit for a survey on Custer County and asserts Republicans and Democrats alike should honor Macbeth. He warns against being branded a follower of Ananias or an advocate of Dr. Cook, signaling his greater respect for Macbeth's intelligence.
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Eprrark
Macbeth
Caster County
Custer County
Spofford
Twin Falls
Engineers Society
Clinton H. Hartson
Tam
Ananias
Dr. Cook
J. M. Hill
Hospital News Buoys Town Hopes and Local Births
Henry Horton’s oldest daughter had surgery at Challis hospital last week. A baby boy was born to Mr and Mrs Philip Maraffio of Bayhorse. Mrs Eudora Hoffman fractured her left arm after a fall on pavement last Saturday night. Dr Lynn fears possible permanent impact. Wm Bradshaw of Clayton admitted with heart trouble. Mother and baby reportedly doing well.
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Henry Horton
Challis Hospital
Philip Maraffio
Bayhorse
Ww. Bradshaw of
Clayton
Eudora Hoffman
Lynn
Goats, Van Heist Talk Sparked by Morning Incident
In a terse exchange O'Reilly and Finnegan discuss a van and money from goats. O'Reilly claims someone ate his pocketbook this morning while Finnegan confirms money exists in the van and a potential cash source involving goats.
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O’reilly
Finnigan
van O’reilly
Finnegan
Idaho Legislators Named To Discuss State Lands Washington
Hon L E Glennon of Custer county and Senator Kerns of Shoshone county were chosen by the Idaho legislature to travel to Washington to confer with the Secretary of the Interior about State lands. A telegram from Boise dated February 9 1911 notes Glennon will be away about 15 days and may return via St Louis. The Challis message praises Glennon for his integrity and honors.
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Darwis A. Utter
Spofford
Macbeth
Boise
Idaho
J. M. Hill
Challis
Ida
L. E. Glennon
Custer County
House
Kerns
Shoshone County
Senate
Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Interior
St. Louis
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J. L. Ebberts
Main Street
LDAHO
M. Jose
Dr, I, W. Lynn
I. Valentine’s Day
Teddy
Burnett
Cochran
John Johnson
Matt Womacks
Dave Clam
W. J. McDonald
Mr. Mourning
D. W. Truitt
William
R. B. Vandervort
Havana
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Washington's
Dougherty
Day Bradbury
E Ralph Baxter
James Colter
Lee Elliott
Tate’s
Geo, F. Tate
F. A. Reed
Don. Bowles
Challis House
Devil
Belial
Clarence
Eddy
Hell
Satan
Dhoe
Stanford White
Hospital News
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