19 May 1903
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1903
Page
1
Parties going out on the stages will find this a convenient hotel to stop at. Meals are prompt and on time, one west of the Siuine office. Board and lodging at reasonable rates with well supplied tables. Good accommodations for traveling men and the public.
Board and lodging by Mrs. M Jose northwest of R N Hull Co store Challis Idaho. Meals and lodging strictly first class with fine rooms and good beds and the table supplied with the best in the market. Rates by day week or month.
Bascom House advertises as the last stop before mountain passes from Mackay to the Salmon River Valleys. E W Bascom proprietor promises a comfortable, well run travelers home with reasonable terms and a central Idaho location.
A compact admonition on restraint in speech across personal, political, and public life. It argues that talking too much spoils arguments, strains marriages, and misleads voters, urging readers to think twice before speaking to preserve trust, influence, and harmony.
Local school session completed, May 1 snow in Challis noted. Mining districts in Greyhound show rich silver ledges and recent ore shipments. Community meetings set for July 4 preparations at Challis Court House.
Delinquent tax list of Custer county on the south page notes the era, along with Challis crop concerns predicting a poor apple year. Local items include First-Class Lime for sale at Challis Bridge and Memorial Day arrangements for Challis.
Custer Idaho reports a week of travel to Loon creek and Gladys. Challis visitors include William Flenniken, Wm Evans, Geo L McGowan, W J Treloar, and M S Fairlie. Net items note hotel ownership changes at Nevada hotel and a fatal gun accident involving George Earnest’s sons. Arrivals at New Challis House list H B Jarvis and others with several from Blackfoot and Mackay.
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