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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1897
Page
2
The document states warrants against Custer county will be paid on presentation with interest if presented within sixty days. It lists Road Fund warrants Nos. 86, 387, 38, and 39 from the April 1897 issue. Balter is the general manager of the paper.
The descriptive poem Our Idan Our Spano by T. Shelley Button is praised as his master piece and was adopted as the Boise City Inter-Mountain Fair souvenir. It is printed in color on gilt edged Excel sior card for mail orders. Price 15 cents. send 10 cents in silver and 5 cents in stamps to W. S. Walter, Secretary Inter-Mountain Fair, Boise City Idaho 101f.
The Rio Grande Western Railway promotes the Great Salt Lake Route as the only transcontinental line directly through Salt Lake City. It highlights three mountain routes, scenic Utah views, and stop overs at Ogden Salt Lake Glenwood Springs Leadville Denver and other points. Daily through Pullman tourist sleeping cars run Ogden to Denver Omaha Chicago and Boston.
In the Fourth Judicial District of Idaho Custer County Willis J Bowen plaintiff vs John G Morrison defendant. The State of Idaho requires Morrison to appear and answer the complaint within ten days if served in county, twenty days if served within district outside county, or forty days otherwise, or judgment by default will be taken. Suit seeks judgment for 542.10 plus interest on three notes totaling 208.25 due Jan 1 188? and 340.25 due Nov 5, 18? with costs. Notices refer to original complaint on file in clerk’s office. First publication Oct 2, 1907.
Notice to taxpayers under an 1895 act declares taxes delinquent on the first Monday in January 1898 with 3 percent and 6 percent penalties and 1 percent monthly interest. Personal property must be paid by December 1, 1897 if the property goes to sale, per law. J. F. Winkinson, Assessor and Collector, Challis, October 5, 1897.
When in Challis stop at this hotel with commodious sample rooms for traveling men. The tables are supplied with the best the market affords and cannot be surpassed in Custer county. Shipments marked Care B. H. & CG. Stage Co. via Black foot will have prompt shipment.
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