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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1898
Page
1
Transcription shows garbled lines about tables and orders and men in a Custer area sample. Readable names or dates are not present. The fragment offers little concrete detail beyond unclear references to competition and participants.
An old advertisement lists bed rock prices and class rates up to four dollars per head with work guaranteed or no charge. I Nna, proprietor, announces the sale in the Inano region.
A poem fragment by T Sumter Burros dedicates lines to the memory of a father and reflects on death and memory. The piece blends religious and martial imagery, touching on grave questions of mortality and national unity in a dreamlike meditation. The imagery shifts from personal loss to Civil War era soldiers and the idea that all Americans share a common country.
Rocky Moon editor warns Western editors and readers that unpaid subscriptions leave poets and writers short of funds. He laments that many subscribers avoid paying, leaving poets in hardship with irony about patched pants and dwindling support. The appeal urges timely payments to sustain the publication.
Fragmentary OCR item advertises first class lodging with mentioning good beds and clean rooms. Text is garbled but hints at a lodging house offering affordable rates and satisfactory accommodations in a city area.
Mr. O E Penwell writes from Dyea Alaska March 7 1893 detailing heavy freight moves to Sheep Camp 12 miles up the trail. He mentions sled roads and daily trips weighing 2400 to 4500 pounds at 14 cents per pound, describes bobsleds a wagon and high horse prices, and notes the growing activity toward Dawson with talk of reclaiming losses from last Fall.
A fragmented diary style line presents a tense moment between a teacher and Willie. The speaker warns of pain while Willie responds with a claim of no harm and offers to lend a surprising object described as an udder book.
Last Friday night the Star Society of Challis High School hosted free entertainment in the LO 0 ball to a large audience. The rival Crescent Society, which performed a month earlier, aims to outdo this display. The Star team learned from Crescent’s mistakes and impressed spectators, with president Beatrice Bradbury praised for leadership. The Star Society’s own Gazette notes offered witty remarks and the evening showed strong student effort.
Wrestlers mourn the death of Francis and Tully who died in Custer County on Monday morning March 21 1804 at unknown hour. The funeral occurred the next day. The deceased was about 70, born in England and long resident of this county. He followed mining and prospecting and was highly respected.
March notes from CLatrow and nearby towns report Freddie Gos s of East Fork injured by falling stone and improving under Dr Alcorn care. Mentions travel to Salmon, cattle movements, a reward offer for poisoning, and teachers facing tighter schedules. Sheriff Reese and Ed Treloar visited, snow trails kept open by Billy Holland, with various residents visiting, leaving for Challis, or returning from Wilson Creek. The column records weather, disputes, and local quarrels amid sparse names and places across Lemhi and surrounding areas.
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