29 Nov 1904
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1904
Page
1
A fragmented notice promotes a hotel offering rooms for men in Idaho. The readable lines describe a strict house for travelers with convenient lodging, aiming to attract drivers and travelers seeking accommodations on the road.
A masterful 1904 fraud in Hallis Idaho duped investors with a fake issue of The Weekly Messenger selling stock in Thunder Mountain mines Victoria and Liberty Bell. The pseudonymous publication copied The Silver Messenger and promoted fake concerns like the Pocatel lo Dredging Co and Thunder Mountain Mining News. The true newspaper The Silver Messenger warns of libel and vows legal action, naming Thomas McGrory Philadelphia and William Matthews Buffalo as early subscribers and targets. Sullivan's courthouse insanity case and a Thanksgiving ball in Challis are also noted along with local mining news and Mackay reports.
The Challis community reports a Thanksgiving program at the Odd Fellows hall with Miss Clara Blume and Henry Smith arriving from Minnesota. Freight movement notes tallies with Mackay and Blackfoot routes, while Custer Lodge I O F installs officers led by N G Albert Blume. Attendees at the New Challis House include travelers from Mackay Denver and Butte. School reports praise attendance and punctuality. various local names appear in notices and legal matters involving attorney Chase Clark and wage suit for Mike the sheep herder.
News arrives that Frank Cleg horn owner of a ranch stage station and saloon at the mouth of the Pahsamaroi river was found dead in the depot waiting room at Bedrock Montana on Sunday morning November 20. He had been on a lengthy spree for several months and exposure is said to have caused his death. He was about 55 years old and well known locally.
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