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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1905
Page
8
Fragmentary OCR reads as an official paper notation for Custer Oklahoma territory area with unclear names and dates. Mentions Wes Senger and Swear catered, possibly indicating a local event or paper note. No clear action, place, or outcome available from the remnants.
The Custer County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on April 10 1905 at 10 am with H S Knapp, J Stephens, W Hanson, and G E Keyes present. They approved bonds for retail liquor dealers issued to LaSalle Nine Mile K McKenzie Custer J B Fontani Clayton and others and approved road repairs from Custer to Loon Creek creating Road District No 5. The board rejected a constable bond for A F Blume and ordered action to open or reroute obstructed Pahsamaroi valley road. They appointed J A Czizek as overseer for Road District No 5 and processed numerous warrants and payrolls.
The excerpt lists bounty payouts for various individuals with scalp counts and totals, noting adjournment and clerks. It then reports on the President delaying press coverage of a hunting expedition and speculates on Supreme Court labor decisions, post office indictments, and 1908 presidential candidate hints involving E. H. Harriman, J. P. Morgan, and Charles W. Fairbanks, blaming issues on the political process.
The notice lists warrants from Custer county to be paid with interest if presented within 60 days. It references funds including current expense, redemption, and current road funds with issue dates in 1904 and 1905. Interest at 0.07 percent accrues from registry to ten days after publication. Dated April 25, 1905.
The Senate committee on Interstate Commerce holds daily sessions to draft railway rate legislation aimed at pleasing railway magnates. Mr. Yerkes expresses sympathy with Chicago, though he showed no such tenderness during his street railway control in the city.
Inspection lines in Custer county Idaho outline summer to winter ranges. Line details begin at Dwight Peck ranch, traverse foothills, old Nose Bay and Elbow stage roads, Antelope station, East Fork Salmon river, Clayton wagon road, and Pahsamaroi valley routes. D B Drake is county inspector.
J F Christian of Challis Custer County Idaho offers 1820 acres for sale on Pahsamaroi two miles from May. The property includes improvements, good water rights, and proximity to a good school. Address details provided for inquiry.
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