Bond bids mark Nuveen highest for Custer County bridge
John Nuveen & Company of Chicago accepted at 15 165 dollars for 6 percent bonds to fund a steel bridge over Salmon River in Challis precinct Idaho. Other bids were lower, with James N Wright & Co of Denver bidding 15 152 for similar bonds, while the county guarantees purchaser protection if funds are misapplied.
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John’ Nuveen & ‘Company
Bankers, of
Chicago
John Nuveen & Company
Salmon River
Challis Precinct
Custer County
Idaho
Rest
Campbell
Adjourned County Bond Bid Meeting in Challis Idaho 1911
The March 1 1911 adjourned meeting of Custer County Idaho board opened bids for $15 000 bridge bonds. Several Chicago firms quoted 6 percent bonds with totals ranging from 15000 to 15376. Keeler Brothers Denver bid 15176 after deducting 87 for blank bonds. Bids lacking required cash or certified checks were rejected.
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Board of County Commissioners
Custer County
Idaho
Challis
Robi. Campbell
Alexander Burnett
Jonathan Job
E. J. Michael
Tarson & Son
Chicago
A. Kean & Co
H. T. Holtz & Co
Ill
C. H. Coffin
John Nuveen & Co
Keeler Brothers
Denver
Colorado
Idaho State Statistics Show Profitable 1910 Output
The report cites 1910 values for fruit, livestock, wool, minerals, timber, lumber manufacture, irrigation, acreage, railroads, telegraphs, and telephones. It notes Idaho leads U S in war power sites, population growth from 1890 to 1910, and strong immigration. Court action in Challis includes fines for disturbances and mixed verdicts.
Local News Items From Challis Idaho March 1911
Sheriff Huntington and wife return from Boise. C V Hanson travels from Mackay for stage times. Surveyor Hill returns from Twin Falls. F A Reed back from Salt Lake and Butte. J C Fox recovers from la grippe. Challis church reappoints Rev Burnett. Local social and wedding notes. Idaho legislature adjourns. county project funds listed. Local notices urge Hendrick’s jewelers services. Editorial on senatorial elections by Root and Heyburn. Judicial districts outlined. postage fears for magazines. Dr J C Leonard to speak at Commercial Club on Idaho development.
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J. C. Leonard
Commercial Club
Idaho
Lemhi
jCuster
Custer County
Statesman
Card of Thanks to Friends and Helpers in Our Grief
We express gratitude to friends who helped us in many ways and to all who offered services and sympathy. Your kindness comforts us in our sorrow for the dear husband and father. A light moment about finishing a painting, dreaming of a porterhouse steak.
Bow to the Inevitable Says Mild Eyed Philosopher
A mild eyed philosopher urges yielding to the inevitable. A discouraged whiskered man questions bowing to It and worries about loss of free time to social obligations.
Ambiguous exchange on city memory and deer hunting roots
Two men debate urban change and history. One laments old inhabitants recalling past deer hunting near today’s city core. The other predicts future generations will remember different old inhabitants and recount the same deer tales.
Life and Death Masquers at Life's Gate by William Watrom
A compact verse note portrays Life and Death as masqueraders at Life's gate with personifications Hope Love Youth Joy Care Power Wealth Wisdom and Haughty overcomers. The lines evoke a dramatic procession through youth and age, art and folly, ending with a signature attribution to William Watrom.
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Willam Watrom
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Custer
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