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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1897
Page
4
The proposed H B No 96 in Idaho would ban anyone under 15 from streets after 9 pm from March to August and after 8 pm September to February unless with a parent or during work. Violations carry fines up to ten dollars and possible detention. Police may arrest without a warrant, with guardian notice before minor confinement. Lyman J. Gage noted as future Treasury Secretary.
The piece details Idaho first settlement at Fort Hall in 1834, exploration by Lewis and Clark, 1863 boundaries, and 1890 statehood. It notes 84,600 square miles, 25 million acres grazing, 10 million forest, 18 million farm lands, and 8 million sagebrush. Agriculture relies on irrigation in the south, mining rich with gold and silver, and extensive timber. Major districts include Wood River, Custer County, Bear Lake, and Coeur d Alene, with lead, copper, and marble resources and a flour and lumber industry forming key manufacturing bases.
The piece notes several business moves and financial distress across the country. The First National Bank of Olympia Washington suspended. A C Bailey of Picton New Jersey assigned. American Paper Box Company assigned in Nashville. W G Harrington & Co jewelers of Columbus assigned. Home Book Company of New York appointed a receiver. Insolvency hits Rosenwald of Boston. Wyman J May of Hartford offers 40 percent compromise. High Falls Sulphite Pulp and Mining of Pyrites New York assigned. Covenant Building and Loan Association Knoxville receiver appointed. Hughes & Megahan Shoe Company Williamsport sued for 6000. Alfred Shrimpton & Sons assigned in New York. Receivers appointed in Chicago for Dime Savings Bank and Des Moines Fuel and Lime. Perkins & Perkins and others fail. Judge Sanducky named receiver for Farmers and Merchants Bank Excelsior Springs. Indiana Machine Works Ft Wayne placed in trust. Wright Brothers Dry Goods and A M Wright’s Clothing closed at Clearfield. Pittsburgh Forge and Iron sought receiver for Jeffersonville. Watauga Bank Johnstown did not open with assignee. Continental Life Insurance receivers sold Utica cement works to Mrs. Clark. Moscow First National Bank failed. Duhme Company Cincinnati obtains two-year creditor extension.
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