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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1895
Page
3
Commissioners invite bids for rebuilding the Notlee courthouse with fireproof provisions and detailed specifications. The notice specifies submission to the commission by a set deadline and warns bidders to meet all required standards and reserves the right to reject any bid.
Fragmented OCR notes point to legislative discussions led by Willis Sweet Shoup and Tesman. The fragment mentions costs, timing, and possible outcomes affecting the upcoming sessions, with references to money and dates.
Idaho Legislature amends Section 1 of an act approved January 8 1881 to redefine the bounds of a proposed county including parts of Lemhi Alturas and other areas. The long description traces rivers creeks and ridges from the confluence of Pahsimari and Salmon to a northward line near Sawtooth Mountain and Cape Horn cabin before declaring the area as the new county of Custer to be organized as provided. Antelope creek section notes next general election for qualified electors residing 90 days.
The act proposes a ballot question for Alturas county residents on dividing the county and annexing the territory to Custer county with the outcome decided by a majority. The portion cut off would bear its share of Alturas' liabilities as the measure is canvassed and declared official by Custer county officials. A second portion criticizes President Cleveland's financial policies and questions his sanity amid debates over gold bonds and money standards, citing party repudiation and perceived delusions of grandeur.
The reader extols a government built on brotherly ties and voluntary aid, imagining a statute that prevents citizen hardship in food fuel clothes and shelter as long as all do their part in the national industrial effort. The message praises collective charity and civic duty amid distress.
Idaho legislature grapples with delay in electing a U.S. senator as Captain Gunn’s expulsion from the Idaho senate draws varied editorials. The piece covers the political feud, ballot counts, and House actions on bills, including miners’ work hours and railroads. It notes Gunn’s reporting and Mills politics, and details the thirty fourth ballot results and committee votes.
Col Ingersoll states that he neither affirms nor denies God's existence or the immortality of the soul but expresses hope for all people. He argues immortality arises from human affection rather than scripture or creed and will ebb and flow with love in the face of death.
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