Lodging Rooms at Mrs M Jose's Hotel in Challis Idaho
Large rooms and good beds offered at Mrs M Jose's Hotel located just north west of R N Hull Co store in Challis Idaho. Lodging available by the day week or month with reasonable rates.
09 Jul 1907
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1907
Page
1
Large rooms and good beds offered at Mrs M Jose's Hotel located just north west of R N Hull Co store in Challis Idaho. Lodging available by the day week or month with reasonable rates.
Challis and Mackay towns shine with Fourth of July events, mining plans, new bank talk, and postal changes. Notes include banded races, drilling contests, ore shipments from Parker Mountain, and new law office openings. Obituary of William Dunn marks local loss. railroad from Caldwell toward San Francisco starts construction with Ely Place directing efforts.
Reward of 100 dollars for recovery of the body of H L Benner presumed to have fallen into the Salmoniver half a mile above Casino Creek on Friday June 11. Mrs. L Benner of Stanley Idaho announces the reward in a stamped notice from Stanley Idaho dated June 10, 197.
The Fourth of July drew large crowds with patriotic decorations and a State presentation by forty six girls led by Ruth Dorgan as Goddess of Liberty at Rodgers residence. A picnic had a full feast before Main Street athletic events featured ties and wins by local youths and women’s races, with McKendrick and Kirk family names prominent in early results.
Lee Baxter wins two events in a Challis celebration with Edith Frost first in girls nail driving and Kate Nickerson second. Lee Baxter also wins the nickel novelty race while Amos Leaton places second in long events. John Calvin wins the running broad jump with 15 feet 1 inch, Ben Metzger takes the running high jump, and Lou Frost ties for second. A neighborhood baseball game ends 9 to 1 in favor of the Kids over the men. A late night grand ball caps the Fourth with horse races still planned.
The Payette Enterprise notes that in over two dozen newspapers reviewed, none defend immorality nor endorse vulgarity or dishonesty. Editors appear moral, temperate, and scholarly, praising decency, progress, and education in public life while supporting community welfare.
Notice announces that a settler named Thompson seeks commutation proof before U S Commissioner Lil Johnston at Challis Idaho Custer county for the NWSW Sec 2 Tp NR EE See 3 and NY SEY SH NEY Sec 1 Tp NR EE. Witnesses listed: Valentine Maestarr Julius Maelerr Magnus Nundsinwme Augur Norrelt Lemhl county Idaho. Publication dated July 9th 1907.
Personal letter from Hon John Hailey president of Idaho State Historical Society dated June 11 1907 invites Challis Idaho residents to contribute old relics curios quartz specimens and Indian artifacts for exhibition in Boise. He praises early pioneers settlers and asks for sketches of pioneer doings and notes freight paid upon delivery. Hailey expresses health caution and dedication to future Idaho history.
Help wanted notice seeks a first class cook with experience for a small crew. Wages stated per week and inquiries by mail to the listed address. Indistinct OCR text includes garbled names and locations, but conveys employment for cooking duties and a weekly wage offer.
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