15 Jul 1902
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1902
Page
1
Edward W Bascom proprietor advertises Willow Creek House at Dickey Idaho offering first class board and lodging at reasonable one price for travelers between Challis and Mackay. Convenient stopover with Dickey post office listed.
The Nevada Hotel in Custer Idaho has been leased to Charles E Barrett and will operate by first class methods. Board and lodging at reasonable rates, tables supplied with the best markets, good accommodations for the public. A first-class feed stable for horses is also connected with the hotel. Chas E Barrell, Prop., Custer Idaho.
Stage Line offers first class service carrying passengers mail and express. Postages leave Challis for Salmon at 6 am on Tuesday Thursday and Saturday, arriving in Challis at 6 pm on Monday Wednesday and Friday. E A Reapicker manager P Nickerson agent Challis.
Local shop named Barber and Fisherman on Main Street Challis invites visitors to stop in for any items they can carry. Thunder Mountain tourists are noted as a specialty clientele.
Four horse Concord coaches offer daily stage service between Challis and Mackay, the nearest railroad point, with routes to Custer and Lemhi counties. Stages arrive in Challis at 4 a.m. and depart at 6 p.m., carrying passengers, mail and express and ensuring close connections. Managed by V Hansen with J P Spalding as agent in Challis.
The 1902 Custer county assessment tops the million-dollar mark for patented mineral lands and rail lines, with Assessor Johnson’s roll awaiting Board of Equalization review. Reports mention large mining claims near Elk Creek mountains, Thunder Mountain prospects, and plans for mills and roads amid a surge of settlement and infrastructure in Stanley Basin and Challis area.
A grand picnic occurred on the fourth at Stanley. The State wagon road between here and Boise is now open. The boys in Joe's Gulch have cleaned up, with the cleanup described as satisfactory.
Marshall Bond of the Portland Oregonian returns from Thunder Mountain on the Salmon River Idaho with a positive assessment of the mining camp. He weighed evidence, prospected and assayed rock, concluding there is no contrary evidence and much of value, highlighting Dewey group development and Lightning Peak as supportive.
In the Probate Court of Caster County State of Iabo the estate of Arthur Farren deceased Ellen Farren administratrix issues a notice to creditors and claimants to present their claims within four months after the first publication dated July 15. The administrator resides at Bayhorse Bridge on Salmon River four miles south of Mtayhorse in Caster County.
District Court of the Fourth Judicial District of the State of Wako County of Custer requires Elizabeth P Harris to answer a complaint filed by Prancis Harris. The suit seeks a decree dissolving the marriage and the return of former state, with costs and general relief. Publication notice served in July.
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