The Safety Bill Advances in Idaho Legislature
The Silver Messenger reproduces the salary bill debated in the Idaho legislature. The measure requires county officers to be paid quarterly from the county treasury with audits, defines embezzlement penalties, outlines salary setting procedures, and authorizes deputies and clerical staff with notice requirements. It also includes provisions on emergency force and the gold standard controversy as voiced by John P. Altgeld.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idaho
Board of County Commissioners
Smallest Race of People Found on Anda Man Islands
Anthropologists report Andaman inhabitants as the world’s smallest race with adults under four feet and most under seventy-five pounds. The source notes Gen Miles’ credibility, remarking the beef described was too strong for flies and for soldiers, suggesting the assertion had substance.
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Andaman Islands
Andaman
Miles
Idaho State Road Repair Bill Approved in 8 110
Senator Hooper proposes an appropriation of 8000 to repair the State wagon road in Custer county between Yankee Fork and the boundary with Boise county. The governor will appoint a supervisor at up to 3.5 dollars per day. Upon completion, the state auditor may issue a warrant. The act is declared emergency and takes effect after passage.
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Hooper
Custer County
of Idaho
Yankee Fork
Custer
Boise
Mystic Camp to Host Hard Times Ball in Challis
Mystic Camp No 5722 M W of A invites townspeople to a grand Hard Times ball in Challis on Friday night March 17 1899 Tickets are 1.00 without supper Committee on Arrangements Henry McGowan Wade Woodson and Leon E Calhoun lead planning activities Local event promotes frugal celebration with social entertainment and community participation.
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Mystic
M. W. of A
Challis
Henry McGowan
Wade Woodson
Leon E. Calhoun
Mrs Hollie Elder Opens New Location in Challis
Mrs Hollie Elder now located on Pleasant Avenue Challis inviting old customers from Boyd hotel era on Main Street to visit. Board at reasonable rates. Strangers and patrons urged to call and see how well they will be treated.
Dooley on Aguinaldo and the pathrite pickup
Dooley mocks Aguinaldo and a self styled pathrite, predicting jail or scandal after the hero business boom. He jokes Aggynaldo will fail the whistle and end up on the police blotter, with pathritism dying when a polis source is proven.
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Napoleon
Mike
Hogan
Aggynaldo
Aootchy-Kootchy
Polis
Aggynal
Plunker the Snow Prospector Calls Snow Deepest Delights
A Idaho World note from Buffalo Hump praises Plunker F. A for locating a big auriferous silica ledge after ten feet of snow atop a Big Buffalo claim. The report mocks exaggeration yet honors his plain spoken effort and keen eye for a likely dig site despite eighteen feet of snow proving too deep.
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Buffalo Hump
Grangeville
Idaho
Plunker
F. A
Plenker
Sani
Mr. Jenker
Plonker
Noble Myron W Reed Remembered by Telluride Miners Union
The Wallace Tribune notes Myron W Reed’s death as a loss to humanity a great advocate for labor rights and human liberty. The Telluride Miners Union No 68 extends sympathy to his family and honors his life work for the producing classes and brotherhood of man.
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Wallace Tribune
Myron Winslow Reed
America
Myron W. Reed
Telluride
W. F
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Chrallie
Bat
Serge Ons
Guster County
M. M. Sweet
Philippine
Islands
John P. Altgeld
Dooley
Aguinaldo
A Keen-Eyea
R. N. Hucy
James Gayle
W. H. Ferkner
R. N. Hull & Co
FR. MN. Fall & Co
DL. Rich
Jrug Store
John P. Spalding
Prop
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