22 Mar 1898
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1898
Page
1
A March 22 1898 issue from Challis Idaho features The Grief of War with verses depicting marching legions, foreign battles, and the toll on orphans and widows. It presents wartime imagery and patriotic sentiment within a serialized publication.
A fragment poem paired with a sorrowful query about enduring love. The speaker asks if, should tomorrow erase all chances to meet again, the loved one would still care. The verse explores final moments, impending separation, and the ache of a last kiss.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions tears and lost souls, with garbled phrases and possible names or places. Indicates a poetic or cryptic line about safety in a keeper, but lacks clear event, person, or date. Readable content is minimal and uncertain, offering no concrete news or actions to summarize.
A Challis column reports on local visits by George Wirgings and Mark Kubo, school ball success, upcoming entertainments, and business updates. It notes Civil War General Rosecrans death near Los Angeles, Rebekah's event in Challis, and Harold Vogler purchasing the river stage line. it covers civic commentary urging unity behind the president amid the Cuban question and potential war with Spain.
Proposals will be received by the Board of County Commissioners at their April meeting for constructing a new road segment near Jordan Creek between Custer and a point eastward, with details available from the County Clerk and must be filed by April 1, 1904.
James N Han truban of Antelope Idaho filed notice of Intention to make proof on his desert land data No WH for the Winem Ej NW Sec 35 Tp 6 N BR WE before L H Johnston A 4 Commissioner at Challis Idaho on Thursday the Midday of April 1906 Names witnesses James Johnson Howant Taylor William Conley James Wilkinson all of Antelope or Challis Idaho to prove irrigation and reclamation of the land W H Brodhead Register First publication March ath 1868
Time card entry lists schedule for Oregon Short Line mail and express service southbound including through freight and local freight details with train numbers and timing cues. Information is terse and distorted but indicates a freight and mail route plan.
Reports from the Statesman page indicate a chaotic scene led by the “old lady” tied to Miss Fannie Jameny and the three Joes. The piece attacks Heyburn McConnell Caldwell on gold standard support and criticizes Republican leadership in Idaho, noting reactions from local mills, mining talk, and St Patrick’s Day gaieties in Clayton.
Fragmentary report notes fiscal details for Challis Creek area with mentions of receipts and expenses. It references a hall for the Chatte school last winter and a small clearance amount, but the readable content is garbled and incomplete.
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