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Challis Grew From Mining Promise to Town Boost Effort
A long proclamation praising Challis Idaho and Custer County, urging incorporation, local improvement, and civic action. It recalls Challis birth in 1877, mining wealth, water power, and the need for streets, utilities, a railroad, and a modern church. It exhorts citizens to unite, boost commerce, and defend against external threats to growth.
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Paine
Pataw Oy
Alvan P. Challis
Loon Creek
Custer County
Tempe
General Custer
Milton
Challis
Bayhorse
Denver
Henry Clay
Sam
Alvah P. Challis
Wong
Mackay
Round
Pahsamaroj
County Court House
James Brisbane Walker
Boise
Union Pacific
Idaho
Salt Lake City
New West
Pat
Board of Trade
Isiah