23 Feb 1904
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1904
Page
1
The New Challis House is a first class hotel offering superior meals and accommodations in the county. Stages stop here as drivers board from this convenient location one west of the telephone office. Meals are punctual and rates are reasonable. Tables feature market quality fare and sample rooms are available for traveling men and the public.
Board and lodging offered near R N Hull Co store in Challis Idaho. Mrs M Jose promises first class meals and comfortable rooms with good beds and a choice table. Rates described as reasonable with weekly or monthly terms.
Bascom House is described as the last stopping place before mountain passes on the Mackay to Salmon River Valleys route. The owners claim to spare no pains to make the house the best travelers home in Central Idaho with reasonable terms.
Long column details mining activity and dangerous snow conditions in the Custer county region. Reports describe ore finds in the Horseshoe Copper mines at Mackay and a large body struck in the Redbird mine area, with miners facing heavy snowslides and ongoing search efforts for a missing miner, Silas Romer.
A furious printer vows to stop the paper after accusing the editor of smarting from past debts and insults. He claims to have supported the paper for eleven years and threatens action if the editor does not consult him before future moves.
The Challis observance of Washingtons Birthday was muted with only a mask ball noted. The piece reflects on Washington as a demigod by modern historians yet a humble citizen whose steadfast devotion outlasted frequent small skirmishes and opportunistic politics.
A snow slide at Dickens trail near Custer on Friday February 12 at about 2:30 pm buried six men woodcutters. Three were coming toward the trail when the slide struck. two died before rescue, one survived after Dr. Kirtley failed to save them. Two of the victims were Austrian. the dead are J. Thavle awl and two others.
Stockmen and ranchers wishing to lease school land may obtain information on terms by inquiry to the County Treasurer or by writing Norman Jackson Chief Clerk Idaho Board of Land Commissioners. February 5.
Seized dispatches report 3,000 Russian troops at Shi Tien Cheng opposite Wiju on the Yalu with 2,000 at Wiju and 61st division nearby. Port Arthur sources claim Japanese fleets disabled and battleships Sebastopol and PetroPavlovsk out of action. Japan reportedly concentrates 100,000 troops at Won Sea to threaten Manchuria while Japanese units move toward Korea’s west coast and Yalu frontier.
Arrival telegram records show guests at New Chalsls I including residents from Boise Custer and Salmon Idaho with names such as Ness Custer Ida Beach man and Joe Cockerel plus visitors from Chicago and Roosevelt Idaho among others. The list also mentions Fred Tippe T Kerr Dr G Jones Geo W E Rayhorse and Joseph Van Vayhorne with unclear spellings.
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