Round Valley Exhibit Promises Large Idaho Crops and Rail Boom
An 1909 Challis Round Valley exhibit to the Inter-Mountain Fair in Boise highlights irrigation yields including apples weighing a pound and cabbage heads of 30 pounds. Wheat 60 bushels per acre, oats 00, alfalfa 5 tons per acre. notes rail access, reclamation plans, and a booming future for Custer and Challis with railroad surveys, mineral finds, and local developments.
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Round Valley
Custer County
Idaho
Valley of Sunshine
Boise
Pittsburg & Gilmore Railroad
Challis
Capital News
Guster County
Mackay
Goster County
Joint report on Custer county finances including bonds and funds
Summary of joint financial reports to October from the Auditor and Treasurer for Custer county. Items list Village of Challis and Mackay funds, River Bridge fund, Bond and Redemption funds, and County funding bonds. Totals show county indebtedness around 234,561.18 with school district bonds outstanding and related obligations.
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Financial Co - A
Custer County
Treas
Village of
Salon River
Suman
Rainy Day Fund Ad Promotes Thrift at First National Bank
A dated ad urges building a rainy day fund while healthy to meet future medical and old age costs. It touts 4 percent interest at First National Bank of Challis, offers money loans, fire insurance, and farm loans, signed by P. C. Smutz, president.
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First National Bank of Challis
Ana
National Bane
Ghats
Patent Application for Yankee Fork Placer Mine
Notice of application for U S patent for Speculator Placer in Yankee Fork Mining District Custer County Idaho. Legal description lists corners and bearings, totals about 52 141 acres, on unsurveyed ground with no conflicting claims per plat. Adjoining claims shown as Highball Placer Iowa Placer and others. variation 19 degrees 31 minutes East. First publication Oct 26 1909. Serial No 07158.
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U. 8
Halley
Idaho
Congress
Yankee Fork Placer Company
Yankee Fork
Custer County
Office of the Register
Hailey Land District
Iowa Placer
Yankee Work
California
Vorner No. 1
U. S. Mineral Monument No
California” Placer
Lark Placer
Whenee U.S. Mineral Monument No
A. L McMahon
Register
Mineral Survey
U. 5
Land Office
Hatley
Yankee Fork Placer Companys, Limited
Haven
Alctornes
Ada County
State of Idaho
Halley Land District
Yankee Fork Milloz District
Iowa
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Hingles
Jeson Bros. Contractors & Builders
Lis, Idaho
Edison
Ecords
Briong Carefully
W. Lynn
W. Meitzler & Co
Almon
T F
J. Clyde
John Boyd
Robinson
al. Hoskins
R. Bragseur
Arthur Wilcox
Montana
Thos. Jose
Mrs. Chivers
L. H. Johnston
Rev. Wm. Burnett
Patterson
Stanley
W. W. Laughlin
Victor
Col
Lemhi
Custer
Kirtley
Junction
Loon Creek
Sunbeam
Salmon River
Messrs
Truitt
Lane
Kilgore
Hunter
Peterson Bros
Dave Tewalt
Thos
Jose
Jas
Kerr
Chas
Jenson
Clayton
John Metcalf
Lost Eagle
Lost Packer
K. Eddy
Loon Center
Coleman
U.S
Idaho Placer
Carmier No
Joint Report
Total
P. C. Smutz
Isaac
B. J. Michael
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