25 Oct 1898
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1898
Page
1
The ticket includes Governor Frank Steunenberg Lieutenant Governor J H Hutchinson Lucius C Rice State Auditor Bartlett Sinclair and Supt of Public Instruction Miss Permeal French as the candidates. Voters are urged to study the names before casting ballots in the upcoming election.
Mrs Hollie Elder is now located on Pleasant Avenue, Challis, where she will meet old customers who patronized her at the Boyd hotel on Main Street. Boare at Mesconabie Rates. strangers and old customers will be treated well.
Notices establish precinct boundaries in Custer County with listed waters, polling places, and appointed election judges, registrars, and clerks for each precinct including Mourton Battle Ground Challis Trayhorse Clayton Tonarza Guster Hapnley Watramarol Le Bisonnet and others. The document names polling sites such as Easley aloon balling Bredshaw school house County Court room and Faulkner salon building with various officials assigned.
Challis Idaho October 10 1898 Board of County Commissioners met at 10 am with H H Knapp W J Treloar Geo McGowan and Geo E Keyes Clerk. Antonio Tognana owner of a ditch asked to swap in a new road built between his ranch and the Smalls ranch for the old county road. Board proposed and he agreed to hold the county harmless for ditch damage. Also heard petition from Lost River residents to preserve a bridge near Houston and considered road repairs in Stanley Basin.Filed notices for bids on county printing and indigent care bids for January 1899. Ordered road fund limited spending after Oct 15 1898. Appointed E C Headrick registrar for Challis precinct due to illness. Rejected wood sale but accepted 10 cords if paid by warrant in Jan 1899. Various current expenses approved and adjourned to Nov 16 1894 to canvass election returns.
A Challis social night featured a late quadrille and a half mix with a faux supper of crackers sardines and corned beef. Patrons danced until 2 a m while merchants supplied light fare. local notices report visitors, political plans, and community events across Idaho towns.
Clayton Gianings notes new desks for the school house and suggests school will soon begin. Dan Shin, an elderly miner near Redbird, was found dead last week from pneumonia, having died days earlier. A festival connected to the convention is set for November 8.
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