Creek Road Practically Assured Through Big Creek District
Mr H Friar superintendent of the Pueblo Mining Company at Big Creek reports progress toward building a wagon road from Mond to Warren with an expected or funded $15,000 for the project. He notes the company sunk 80 feet and drifted 40 feet in ore bearing ground, with ore assays ranging from 2.80 to 570.40 per ton. A ten stamp mill will be installed this season as tunnels continue toward ore.
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H. Friar
Te Pablo Mining Company
Big Greek
Boiao
Friar
Big Creek
Horeek
Mond
Warren
Hunt
Boise
Werdenhoff
The
Pueblo
Independence People
Pueblo Group
Smith Creek
Mail Service Delays Prompt Moor Meadows Debate
In Meadows Idaho on February 15 1905 residents complain mail delivery hours and stage schedules. They request a four hour service shift to align with Weiser and faster mail arrival, citing engineer and conductor roles and multiple routes affecting timetables. Discussion touches on three other Meadows routes and overall delays impacting local papers and daily mail.
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Meadows Friends
Meadows Idaho
Council
Weiser
Nail
Meadows
Frand Meadows
Meadows to be taught Monday unless train delay or Sunday Council issues
The plan states Meadows will be taught on Monday evening unless Saturday’s train misses the mailing of papers, a lapse occurring twice in six months, or unless they are held over Monday or Sunday at Council where no ex cose exists and a remedy can be found.
Gold Bullion Mining Strikes Bonanza Near Monumental
The Gold Bullion Mining and Milling Co at the mouth of Southwest Fork Monumental Creek, led by superintendent Steven Choate, reports a rich ore vein. Six men work a 140 foot tunnel cross-cutting a 14 foot wide lead, with plans to extend to 480 feet to reach a vertical depth of 875 feet where a 40 foot wide lead assays 86.00. Nine claims comprise the group and Choate remains confident of a bonanza.
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Gold Bullion Mining & Milling Co
Monumental Creek
Steven Choate
Thunder Mountain News
Qheate
100000 Horses for Japan Contract Report
John B. Guyton of Kansas City arranged with Japanese officials to deliver 100,000 horses for the Mikado army. He met in Beattle with Northern Pacific Railway for stock handling en route to Seattle and for care during transit. Guyton aims to source most animals from the Missouri river valley and surrounding ranges.
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John B. Guyton
Kansas City
Beattle
Orient
Mr. Guyton
Northern Pacific Railway
Seattie
Alte
Cayton
Vo Mowe to Meadows Tale Fragment
A fragmentary text describes a journey or list with names and places including Atli Ashes and Anil 40 8 Et tet me Ayah. The readable lines suggest a travel or address segment with partial names and local terms, but details remain unclear and garbled.
Millionaire Ed L Mimms' Tumultuous Rise and Fall
An aged chronicle recounts Ed L Mimms, once a Coeur d Alene banker and Democratic leader, implicated in ballot fraud in Bonners Ferry, who killed J Henry Miller in Pendleton 1899 and served five years. Pardoned, he ventured to Tonopah, prospered, and was reported en route to London with his wife, trading poverty for fortune.
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Ferry Herald
Ed. L. Mimme
Coeur d'Alene
Democratic County Committee
Bonners Perry
J. Henry Miller
Pendleton
Mimma
Tonopah
Nevada
Portland News Dispatch
New York
London
Mike
Ed. L. Mimms
Mineral Smelter Closes and Jobs Cut in Mineral
A Mineral special reports the local smelter has closed and about 17 men are laid off. The Blank Hawk also shut down. Trouble at the ferry during the cold snap with slush ice on the river. Roads are in good condition for this time of year.
Weiser Public Schools Shine In Red Riding Hood Opera
An overflow crowd at Weiser Opera House Friday evening enjoyed the public schools operetta Red Riding Hood. The program featured vocal selections, school glee clubs, a senior and freshman quartet, and a notable eighteen-piece school band. The second act showcased the operetta with confident, polished performances and costuming. The event reflected credit on instructors and organizers and highlighted Miss Phelps on piano, Olive Perkins, and Wm. Van Sice on violin.
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Weiser
Weiser Opera House
Pythians Celebrate IM Anniversary Across Nation
The Knights of Pythias marked their forty fifth anniversary with nationwide celebrations. Myrtle lodge in our city sent fifty six members to a Methodist church service led by Rev. W. W. Deal, who spoke on Brotherly Love. The lodge, founded 1897 with twenty five members, now numbers about 130 and is finishing a new lodge castle valued over ten thousand dollars.
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Order of Knights of Pythias
Justine H. Rathbone
Washington, D. C
Union
Alaska
Cuba
Hawaiian Islands
Rathbone Sisters
Charles F. Shiveley
Indiana
New Orleans
Myrtle Lodge
Methodist Church
W. W. Deal
Ths
Grand Duke killed at Mosgom in Moscow
Moscow February 17 Grand Duke Bergiae dies in a fatal driving incident near Micholae palace as two men on a wagon attempt to help and are killed. The explosion aboard the boat is reported to have caused his death during transport to hospital.
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Moscow
Bergiae
Micholae Palace
Ole
Grwuddinko
Coarse gold found at Sand Hollow claim in Idaho
Reports indicate coarse gold discovery at a Sand Hollow claim between Weiser and Payette in Idaho. Owner John Carroll identified as claimant.
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Sand Hollow
Weiser and
Payette
John Carroll
Bond Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in Boise Case
The jury in Boise convicted William Henry Hicks Bond of first degree murder for the Daly killing on October 6, 1904. He faces the death penalty and was sentenced by Judge Stewart to be hanged on Friday April 14, currently in the penitentiary's hangman’s row.
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Boise
William Henry Hicks
Fred) Bond
Charles Daly
William Henry Hicks Bond
W. Beott Anderson
Bond
Stewart
Weiser Land and Improvement Go Hires F A Coe to Lead
Under How Management The Weiser Land and Improvement Go have rented their ceobards to F A Coe who will assume charge s once. Mr Coe is a fault grower with experience, formerly connected with large fruit growing enterprises in California. He has been there ten days, inspecting grounds and getting acquainted with new flow of operations. Coe takes entire charge made ea
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Weiser Land and Improvement Go
F. A. Coe
Mr. Coe
California
Hoe
Mme. Coe
Local records note a day of payments and names
A garbled OCR fragment references payments on a day, mentions several proper names, and lists individuals including Maddib and Mia Male Wy Lesadile Milgnaho. The text indicates a listing or notice of payments or acknowledgments within a local context.
Death notices in Weiser valley claim three pioneers
Grim messenger of death visits Weiser valley as three pioneers answer the last call. Henry Ottman Sr. dies in Weiser at about 75 after long illness. Funeral held at his home with broad attendance. He leaves a son Henry Ottman Jr. and four daughters, with other relatives listed. Continuous garbled text follows, preserving only the readable details.
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Weiser Valley
Henry Ottman, Sr
Weiser
Welser
Washington County
Henry Ottman, Jr
Archibald Johnson
Huntington
Frenk Gook
Bestile
Laure Kri¢keon
Reading
Cal
Rose Glasscook
Welewr
Arickson
Opie J
Dortie
Abel
Wolien Onal
Arann Midas
Viele
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