16 Jun 1908
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1908
Page
1
Summer brings multiple village ordinances in Challis Mackay and Salmon with July Fourth celebrations planned. Millinery at Mrs Waddleton s and scenic Custer county post cards for sale. Road conditions, mining activity, and local visits outlined alongside school and civic updates in Challis and surrounding towns.
Mrs Wm Buster announces a new store opening on Main Street next to the post office about July 1. The shop will offer ladies ready-made clothing and a full line of millinery goods. The note promises some of the finest millinery Challis has seen and urges customers to wait and view the goods.
The village trustees fix a tax rate per hundred dollars for corporate units within Patstad Bestion for the year, detailing valuation and collection terms. Signed by Chairman Joseph Rodgers, Clerk Sealy W. J. Lamme and others.
Sealed bids due June 20 1908 in Custer Idaho for driving 200 feet with option of 100 or 200 feet more in the Knight Tunnel of the South Sunbeam Mining Co Supplies besides air pipe and T rails to be supplied by the contractor. For details contact Ravenel Macbeth Custer Idaho.
Notice states that E G Dodge will not be responsible for settling any bills or debts contracted by Earl K Dodge after the first publication date. First published June 9 1908 in Mackay Idaho with the notice dated June 5 1908.
Arch Howell of Challis Idaho offers a four-year-old dark chestnut stallion for single service this season. The horse weighs 1810 pounds with no pedigree claimed. Cash price 7.50, service insured option 20.00. See horse in Challis, Idaho, May 28, 1904.
Fragmentary ode references Idaho and imagery of nature and history. The text shows archaic spellings and interrupted lines, mentioning volcanoes floods pine chimes and children. Names, dates, and clear events are unreadable due to corruption but tone suggests a commemorative or tribal cadence.
The Village of Challis in Caster county Idaho by its Board of Trustees prohibits placing or maintaining any seats, stairs, or obstructions in alleys, sidewalks, or streets. Violations carry up to sixty six days imprisonment and fines. The notice names Chairman Joe Rodgers and Clerk Ladem Ee.
Ordinance 41 outlines appropriations for the Village of Challis in Custer County Idaho for the fiscal year starting May. It details salaries of village officers and employees, general expenses, and specific funds for street, bridge, and culvert improvements. The document names Village Marshal, Clerk, and other officials, with the board authorized to issue warrants against appropriations upon voucher approval.
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