18 Nov 1902
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1902
Page
1
Advertising a boarding house run by Mrs. M. Jose northwest of R. N. Hull & Co's store in Challis Idaho. Claims first class meals and lodging with fine rooms and comfortable beds. Available by day week or month at reasonable rates.
Edward W. Bascom announces The Willow Creek House at Dickey Idaho offers board and lodging at reasonable, single price rates. It serves travelers between Challis and Mackay as a convenient stopping place with first class methods.
The Nevada Hotel in Custer Idaho has been leased to Charles E Barrett and will operate on first class methods with reasonable board and lodging. Tables supplied with the best markets, good accommodations for the public, and a first class feed stable for horses in connection with the hotel. Idaho Custer.
Idaho mine inspector Robert Bell reports on the Lost Packer group near Loon Creek with a seven-claim set and an upcoming 20 ton ore shipment valued around 200 per ton in gold. The new district around Oro Grande shows extensive veins and possible bonanzas, while nearby mines at Lucky Boy, Clayton, Ramshorn, Skylark, and Democrat Mountain report strong production and promising returns as Custer county enjoys a robust mining season. County cases conclude with Geo. W. Watson's grand larceny indictment dismissed and Ada Merritt Walsen facing felon y charges with a hearing set for tomorrow morning.
Billings Trapp and W. B. Trapp with Mrs. Trapp depart for Graham Missouri for a 25 year family reunion. Billy calls the journey his wedding trip as he turns 44 and marks 17 years married. Mrs. Trapp, never east of Pocatello, prepares for likely extended sightseeing in Chicago and New York after the visit.
Albert Randall of Boise announces a petition to the Idaho Board of Pardons for a pardon reducing a 20 year sentence from the Idaho State penitentiary. The conviction for Crime Against Nature occurred in Custer County by the Fourth Judicial District Court in October 1895. First publication November 4, 1902.
Official returns from the General Election of November 4 1902 list county and state results. Majorities favoring Democrats Hutchinson Fogg Hunt Adams Bassett Callahan Culver Coltman French Nordquist Angel Baker Fitzpatrick Bowen Felkner Criswell Elder Keyes Keenan Adamson Cameron Graves Dearden Uehren and others are reported, with Republican opponents and district totals, including a total county turnout with socialist and prohibition counts.
A fragmentary verse recounts a young man leaving home and saying goodbye to his mother. The scene centers on a door and a farewell, with repeated calls and emotions as the trunk is packed and departure nears. The stanza hints at parental sorrow and hopeful return.
Emily F Chivers of Challis Idaho filed notice of intention to make proof for desert land claim No 700 in township and range 383 with section details. L H Johnston United States Commissioner will hear witnesses on December ath 102 to prove irrigation and reclamation. Witnesses include Daniel C Breyer William Milbek William Treloar William Wells. First publication November 1st.
The note in local news mocks the tobacco trust as aiming to dominate every branch of the trade. It also reports W. R. Hearst winning a large majority in a New York district and mentions Mr. A. P. Challis visiting his Stanley Basin mines before returning to Rosdale Indiana for the winter, detailing a lengthy itinerary through Salmon Deadwood and Indiana.
Frank See from Mackay and J P Dickey visited Challis last week. A Thanksgiving dance is planned in Challis. Tolman from Pahsamaroi and others from Mackay were in town. Weddings, births, and lodge plans surface as local life unfolds. The Clayton smelter closed after a strong season while a new organ arrived for the church. County officials and teachers’ exams loom, with art shows and ore discoveries fueling community pride. Recent elections show Republican strength in Pahsamaroi with mixed county results.
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