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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1905
Page
5
Court records list names James F. Airshie LN Sullivan Charles Stockslager and dates April 3 September 16 in Leight County Biscis September 4 Hingham County.
Leaf Rebekah Lodge No 27 of Challis holds its regular meetings in the Odd Fellows hall on the second and fourth Tuesday nights of each month. Members in good standing are welcomed. AUDE JOSE N G Rath Cameron Secretary.
Custer County Idaho offers vast inducements to settlers and capitalists. The region hosts rich placers and quartz mines from Mackay to Yankee Fork, with towns Challis Mackay Houston Bayhorse Clayton Bonanza and Custer. The area spans about 5000 square miles, larger than Connecticut, Delaware and Rhode Island combined, and features multiple mills smelters and a dredge seat despite needing better transportation and capital.
Agriculture and stock-raising support mining in Custer County with irrigation turning arid land fertile. Salmon River and creeks feed thousands of acres, while timber and sagebrush land remain largely uncultivated. The county boasts strong school funds, mild climate, and rich mineral wealth, with growing railroads and tax revenues.
A classified notice from John Lloyd & Duncan Anglo American Agents offers introductions to English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh women seeking husbands in America. The firm promises multiple introductions for a fee of five dollars, plus forty five dollars due after marriage, and stresses the need for men who would be good husbands. Address is Leyton, London, England, and 91 St Mary's Read.
A fragmented OCR item mentions FL MOKEY, ALEX, ALEUPPER and Marelith with a 1300 reference and a Wisconsin context. The readable fragment hints at a social or public note involving names and a location, but the exact event remains unclear.
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