Precincts Sweep County in Early Returns
Returns from Custer County precincts show a county wide fusion sweep with McKinley electors barely noted. McCarthy defeats Sanderson for Representative. Bent amid sharp margins across Challis and Stanley precincts while Prohibition and various amendments fail.
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Custer County
Stanley Basin
M. J. Sanderson
J. J. McCarthy
Custer
Geo. Storer
Frank Ramsey
Timothy Regan
Robt
Peseta
John Bagley
Geo. Parsons
Jas. Anderson
Elmore McKenna
Bartlett Sinclaire
Supt
Louis Anderson
Chas. Forseman
M. Cowley
B. F. Hastings
Theo. Brown
Justice Supreme Court
Ralph Querles
Drew Standrod
Edgar Wilson
Royal A. Pierce
Jas. VanCamp
Geo Coryeil
John J. McCarthy
Howard Bascom
Thos. Jose
Carl Lane
Alex Burnett
Wade Woodson
Jas. F. Wilkinson
A. K
L. H. Johnston
A. C. Mar
Chris. Morler
Joe Rodgers
N. B
McKinley
Smith
Woods
Evans
Gunn
Borah
Steunenberg
Moore
True
Lewis
Durrand
J. Anderson
Sinclair
Storer
Regan
McFarland
Parsons
L. Anderson
Cowley
Hastings
Quarles
Wilson
Pierce
Coryell
McCarthy
Sanderson
Jose
Lane
Burnett
Wilkinson
Zeigler
Bomar
Souston
Ryan
The Election Result In A Silver Fight Era
Election coverage notes Percy and Hobart likely winners with strong Republican gains in Congress. McKinley expected to gain 267 electoral votes, while silver advocates vow to continue the struggle. Bryan praised for his campaign though defeated, with hopes of future leadership. Idaho results show Bryan ahead, Custer county reports fusion of Silver Republicans and Democrats, and local officials predicted aligned with constituents. The piece warns of gold standard and money power influence, and laments the current Cleveland administration’s corruption.
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Percey
Hobart
Senate
Repos
McKinley
Friends of
Silver
Bryan
William Jennings Bryan
Mark Hanna
Cleveland
Ple
Mocracy
Palmer
Buckner
Tammany
New York City
Idaho
Lee
Custer
Lemhi
Challis
Custer County
Community Church Dress Rules for Night Event
A humorous notice from a church event lists odd rules for attendees on Thursday night November 19. It bans certain attire and requires a kaliker dress for the first woman. A man in a bibbed shirt and neat collar may attend after paying a fine or five cents. A vote of thanks will honor the worst dressed. A competent committee will enforce conduct, and 10 seats are available at no cost.
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Silver Leaf Rebekai
Silver Leaf
Rebekah Lodge
C. F
Challis
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Rebekah
Marel Funehouse
N.G. Fronenve A. Boman
Custer
W. D. Pierce
C. P
Dovometri
Noapurn and Oddities From A Quirky Inventory List
A garbled historical inventory lists hats, dresses, rings, glasses, and other items with odd spellings and prices. It mentions a Wool dress old and new, trimmed apeurn, finger rings, gold frame glasses, and a stove pipe hat. The note credits This Soshul is given by the Wimmen of ChALiCe.
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Bokey
Korsoige
Wittle’s Baked Beans and Variety Concessions
The listing shows items for sale including Wittle’s Baked Beans five cents, Brown Bread five cents, vow nuts, Kofy three cents, Ham and Wiches five cents, Punkin SkuaCh Pie five cents, with Musik and Speekin fans featuring Mrs Sharp and Mrs Waters on fines, and social notices for Intercourse Bashful Fellers, Mrs Penwell and Mrs H Dodge. Vittles and drinks are hosted by Mrs Cameron and Mrs Pierce.
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Sharp
Waters
Elder
Hosford
Penwell
H. Dodge
Cameron
Pierce
Mining boom in Custer county sparks new strike
Reports from Custer say a major discovery at the Lucky Boy mine yields a nine foot wide rich gold body. The find promises renewed activity and growth in the mining camp with the company already awarding wood contracts.
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Custer
Lucky Boy
Custer County
Idaho election hints and local notices in Challis
A Challis telegram reports Bryan leading in the fight with large back county gains and a possible Idaho carry with about 15 000 majority. Local items note deaths, school openings, teachers from Nebraska, and county officials returning official results. Other notes mention races at Gibbonsville and bids on the Bingham Placer flume.
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Challis
Bryan
Dubais
Idaho
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