12 Jul 1904
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1904
Page
1
Robert Morrison declares The New Challis House a first class hotel with meals and accommodations unmatched in the county. The claim emphasizes superior service and standards to attract patrons.
A dreamy meditation on memory and youth blends with a Challis Idaho town round of notices. Reports describe a electrified lightning strike near Kearns with gruesome details, local court actions, marriages, divorces, mine payrolls, road work, and community events across Challis and East Fork Idaho in 1904.
May 14 11 30 am a farmer named Kerns was working to irrigate property when a thunderstorm arrived. He sheltered beside a tree with a shovel and a red bolt struck the upper trunk splitting the tree and rendering him unconscious for about an hour.
Alton Brooks Parker of New York was nominated for President and Williams of Illinois for Vice President by the Democratic National Convention. The convention reports a united and enthusiastic party ticket. Also noted are local political, weather, and travel items including a cloudburst near Sprig Gulch, upcoming fall horse races at Challis, and various regional notices.
The list of arrivals includes John Rose May Ida Emmett Hosford Clayton Ida William Hammond and family May Ida Geo W Emery Bayhorse Ida L Greene and son Looncreek Ida Bob Shannon May Ida C E Morris May Ida CG KE Wells May Ida Karl McCram Salt Lake Utah B M Stewart Boise Ida Wilson Ellis Ellis Ellis Ida P Cleghorn Ellis Ida C H Anderson Idaho Falls Idaho.
Notice is given that the following proof will be made for land claims. Names of witnesses and residences are listed. August date and official proceeding details appear in the filing but are garbled in this fragment.
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