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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1911
Page
8
Fragmented dialogue ponders whether Calvin or John Knox shaped public life while a narrator debates their influence. A tangential tale about Aviator Philander Avy and a cannibal isle follows, ending with a jokey remark on a divorced wife and money.
A reflection on men writing poetry in prison notes their ingenuity and revenge. The piece notes how petty resentments shape language, how knowledge retention matters, and suggests counting missed chances as a measure of success, attributed to Puck.
The county treasurer announces payment of warrants against Custer county Idaho payable within 60 days from this notice. Warrants include CURRENT EXPENSE FUND Nos 418 to 458 issued January 14, 1911 and ROAD AND BRIDGE ORD Nos 106 to 148 issued October 1910. Interest ceases ten days from this date. Jan 28 1911. Edna W Keyes Deputy. Alice B Chamberlain County Treasurer.
A scene unfolds with Auntie Now silencing Bobbie as women speak. Bobbie retorts with scorn about growing up into a dummy. The browbeaten husband concedes yet boasts of other women who claimed he was the light of their life, only to be dismissed by the wife.
A Judge’s wry musings compare sly wives to cats and warn of hidden risks. He jokes that modern castles must be bomb proof for lovers to feel secure, while late arrivals delight some at church or the opera yet all want punctuality at baseball games. Summer hotel owners see money slipping away as patrons overindulge.
The Board of County Commissioners of Custer County Idaho invites sealed bids to build a curved chord steel bridge across Salmon River two miles below the Barr or Jenson bridge near Challis. Bridge spans 220 feet with 16 foot roadway and 14 foot abutments, plans on file, bids due April 5 1911 with $2000 deposit, April 10 action.
At 10 A M on April 22 1911 in Challis Idaho before Notary W W Adamson proof will be given that the garden creek diversion of 0 3 of a cubic foot per second under permit 751 issued by the State Engineer has been completed to irrigate and supply domestic use for 40 acres described as SE y of Sec 32 Tp 14N R 19E. The permit holder is Ida Bradbury Challis Idaho. First publication February 21 1911.
Frank Devol and heirs are hereby notified that JOAN R. CREIST expended 100 in labor and improvements on the Warm Springs lode mining claim in East Fork Mining District Custer county Idaho for the year 1910 to hold the claim. Coowner must contribute 50 within 90 days after publication ending May 2 1911 or the claim interest will be forfeited. The claim is held with an undivided one half by the coowner. First publication Jan 31 1911 last publication May 2 1911
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