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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1898
Page
1
Fragmentary OCR snippet mentions Moshe Thess Mowry and EuroLe Corr with unclear action. Readable elements include names and terms, but the context is incomplete and no event or outcome is established.
Mrs Hollie Elder now located on Pleasant Avenue in Challis and invites former customers from the Boyd hotel on Main Street to call or visit. Strangers and new patrons are welcome to stop by.
Notice sets up precincts for Custer county with polling places such as Easley anion building Bradshaw school house and County Court room. Appointed are judges of election registrars and distributing clerks for each precinct including Houston Battle Ground Challis Bayhorse Clayton Onanza Easter Stanley Patissamaro and other locales with locations shown and dates as specified.
Legislative documents from Idaho propose amendments to sections seven eight and nine of article eighteen and to section four of article eighteen to govern county creation limits and officer compensation. The measures would set minimum county areas and valuations, redefine county officer salaries, and establish penalties for misappropriation.
Consolidated notice announces several homestead and mineral land filings in Morse Idaho. Names include James B Morrow Rudolph Wright Minos N Lewis George Groby Charles G Stulte and others. Applications list sections and townships with dates and the Silver Messenger at Challis Idaho as the publication source.
The fragment includes lament over death and fate with lines about fear and oblivion, plus a political notice praising Texas Angel as Populist nominee for Judge of the District, strong in Custer county, urging vote for Hailey candidate. The piece mixes poetry with a local election note from Boise, Idaho, dated September 18, 1860s.
Republican ticket items include State Senator Timothy Dore agesee H Brown J N Elder Auditor Robt Bell Sheriff Thos J Taylor Assessor W L Igon Treasurer N I Andrews Probate Judge John H Padgham School Supt Mrs Thos Yeaman and two district commissioner candidates Chas D Lee G W Cottom and J M Nighswander Coroner H B Olds Also for rent The Boyd hotel in Challis at reasonable terms Inquire at the MessencEn office
For sale a new hay baling press with fall circle and no driver needed. Ver wick baler priced at 280 dollars. cash offers 175 dollars or barter with cattle. Contact C W Srcxyey of Antelope Idaho.
The Omaha streets show gaps in crossings and bustling commerce. At the fair visitors note heavy merchandise, good hotels, and a gold standard leaning class. the Omaha Smelter site impresses with vast wealth, extensive refining, and new improvements.
A stormy October meeting of the Independent Party of Custer County drew 22 of 24 delegates from Sunol Stanley and Challis. Clayton hosted a large gathering with the Challis Cornet, delegates praising the ticket and platform aimed at nonpartisan county government. The convention was orderly, stressed unity, and endorsed fusion-friendly measures while maintaining independent selections. The County Central Committee members listed span Challis to Stanley with names including M. M. Sweet, W. D. Pierce, Geo. a Sr., Theo. Smith, J. H. Pitzer, Ed. Hunter, John Johnson, and Samuel Tennell.
The Conn Commissioners name E. C. Headrick as registrar for Challis precinct replacing ill Frank Nickerson, with registration at the drug store. Louis N. B. Anderson visited Challis praising the school and gave a lecture at the courthouse. A local tax idea and free text book system are debated. Campaign notes, editor staff, deaths, and local moves are mentioned along with prices on silver and lead.
In a formal inquiry the Custer County printing office reviews school district accounts amid Bunty bank failure losses. Superintendent Lewis J Axmnson asserts proper ledger practices and dividends to districts, detailing how funds should have been managed and secured to protect school finances.
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