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Newspaper

The Silver Messenger

Location

Challis, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Nov 29, 1910

Page

5

Fragmented Idaho official roster appears in OCR dump

OCR readout lists numerous Idaho state officials including U S Senators Heylmun and Boral, Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, Treasurer, State Engineer, Water Commissioner and district figures, with city and office labels. Readable names include Boise and Twin Falls references amid a garbled page header.

U.S Weldon B. Heylumn Yaya William E. Boral Canis Thomas KR Homer —. James He Brady Robert Lansdon Stephen D. Taylor Neral Daniel McDougal II Bweezer Treasuer Charles A. Hasti Cushing Mineo Tripaetor Ebol Belle Ci Martin Shamberlin Boise Idaho Janey McMillan Twin Falls

Custer County Growth Fueled by Mines and Settlers

Custer County offers vast inducements to settlers and capitalists. The region’s scenery, resources, and prospects honor General Custer, whose mining legacy shaped the area. From early placer mining to quartz, the county formed in 1876 and now hosts about 5,000 people with towns including Challis, Mackay, Houston, Bayhorse, Clayton, Bonanza, and Custer. The county spans about 5,000 square miles, bordered by Challis on the east via the Oregon Short Line and with a potential rail extension. the Ruby Mountain Bell Telephone line reaches Challis. Resources lie in mines and agricultural land across valleys like Big Lost River and East Fork, supporting farming, stock-raising, and grazing.

Custer County Maho General Custer Montana Stanley Basin Loon Guster County Challis Faening Mackay Houston Bay Horse Clayton Custer Stanley Big Lost River Copter Connecticut Delaware Rhode Island Teether Idaho Oregon Short Line Rory Mountain Bell Teles Lone Company Blackfoot Caster County

Mines and Mining Riches in Custer County

Custer county ranks as a leading mining region with Mackay copper mines Morgan creek Garden creek lead and silver mines Bayhorse Ramshorn Skylark Poverty Flat Centennial Mint East Park Clayton Slate Creek Thompson creek Robinson Bar Stanley Basin and Yankee Park among top districts. The county hosts five quartz mills a dredge a smelter and a concentrator with nearly 5000 claims yet to be prospected.

Custer County Mackay Morgan Creek Garden Creel Bayhouse Poverty Flat Centennial Mint East Park Clayton Slate Creek Thompson Reek Robinson Bar Stanley Basin Sheep Mountain Loon Creek Washington Tasin Yankee Park Lucky Boy Yankee Fork Custer Stanley Sm Stelter Bayhorse

Agriculture and Stock-Raising in Custer County Outlook

Agriculture and stock-raising form a strong base for Custer County and its mines. Salmon River and tributaries irrigate vast arable lands, promising new canals and reclaimed sagebrush plains. The county reports fertile yields of hay, oats, wheat, and potatoes, with stock-growing as a major revenue source. Challis supports a high school and growing education. vast fir and spruce forests, expanding rail, good climate, and rich mineral wealth round out the hopeful portrait of a rich, developing region.

Sawtooth Mountains Wood River Custer County Challis

Earthquakes Hit Venezuelan Towns In 1900 Wave

A six o clock p m june 6 1900 quake struck Cumana Cariaca and Cumanacos with great violence. Many public buildings destroyed including the telegraph office and several injuries reported. A catalog of Venezuelan quakes through history follows, detailing repeated tremors and deaths across Barquisimeto Caracas Cumana Merida and other towns from 1399 to 1904.

Cumana Cariaca Cumanacos Landaeta Rosales Venezuela Herald Venezuela Cumans Cubagnita la Grita Merida Caracas Cordilleras Lobatera Tocuyo Cucuta Cun Tuy Trujillo Guanare Jochira Varquisimeto Portuguesa Zamora Barquisimeto

Large Wedding Fees Seen by Clergy in Wealthy Parishes

A Chicago Chronicle summary notes clergymen receive high wedding fees, often 2 to 3 dollars as a legal minimum, with many ministers earning 300 to 500 dollars yearly from marriage services. Some extraordinary payments reach 1100, and cases of loans to grooms occur. Fees may go to the church or the clergy’s household, with Catholic churches treating fees as a special offering.

Chicago Chronicle Damian Mesta New York Hitp New England

Lamb with a wooden leg sold at Wisbech cattle market

An East Anglian Times item reports a lamb in Wisbech cattle market fitted with an artificial wooden leg after a fire damaged its limb. The shepherd managed to attach the prosthetic and the lamb moved about, drawing notice in the market.

Wishech

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