08 Oct 1907
Page 1
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1907
Page
1
A fragment notes Lady Face Falls near Stanley Lake in Stanley Basin, Custer County, named for a rock formation forming a perfect ladies face. It mentions postal cards sold from the cut and includes stray references to a Sunday Rest Law ode and Challis Idaho mail classifications.
Read like folklore and frontier reportage the piece recounts a Lake Bear monster near Bear Lake attacking a horse and provoking terror. Eyewitness letters describe a massive creature with bear like tracks and a fishy head while locals plan locks and nighttime vigilance amid panic. Also included are mining notices from Challis and a brief joke about a divorce over Shakespeare reading.
Local news from Challis Idaho and vicinity covers mining notes at Nellie claim on Garden creek and a high grade vein, county assessor procedures, school activities, a piano contest, upcoming political and lodge events, a Borah acquittal, a Challis incorporation petition, and a casual shooting incident prompting safety concerns. Names include H F Powell, Geo Morrison, J C Dougherty, W Elder, A Howell, J C Fox, E J Michael, Hazle Brown, Louise Treasor, Magnus Nordstrom, Maranda Thompson, C Campbell, Beatrice O Neal, Fay Larter, Ora Fisher, and Challis community.
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