Cotter Drives Eureka Property Sale Amid Mountain Mining Boom
Reports from Capital News detail Cotter, a Roosevelt mining pioneer, arranging sale of 10 Eureka claims for 55,000 to New York parties with cash option. He foresees heavy work this summer at Thunder Mountain, noting ample ore and new buildings, steady supplies, and strong prospecting activity across camps while health remains generally good.
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Ranbout
Cotter
Bee
Big Creel
Roosevelt
Eureka
New York
Thunder Mountain
Ie Faities
Ben Francis
Inu Goneri
Patump
Dewey
Yadiin
Mt Cotter
Tieorowely
Roosevelt to Thunder City trek details trail and plans
Cotter reports snow on summits and snowmelt hazards threaten wagon access by July. He met George Douglas at Thunder City pushing powder for the Navajo group and noted the Francis train would be packed in at the Transfer. Cotter walked from Roosevelt to Thunder City to take the stage, five days en route. Ventilate Mormon Church Scheme at Winona Lake meeting May 19 features Justice Harlan as vice moderator and Sabbath observance push. Mrs. James notes Mormon church links to Dubois defeat and state machine capture amid polygamy debate.
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Cotter
George Douglas
Thunder City
Francis Train
Roosevelt
Winona Lake
Ind
Justice Harlan
Supreme Court
Presbyterian Assembly
Women’s Board of Home Minerons
D. R. James
New York
Seasion
James
Mormon Church
Dubois
Idaho
United States
Diamondfield Jack Davis Faces Arrest Over Mine Claim
Garderville Record-Gourier reports Diamondfield Jack Davis, once jailed for murder in Cassin County and later pardoned in Idaho, reappears in trouble. In Bull Frog mining district he ordered rivals off a claim with a six shooter, forcing a narrow escape as a warrant is issued.
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Jack Davis
Cassin County
Idaho Penitentiary
Gardnerville Record-Gourier
G. BE. Southworth
Will Fry
Bull Frog
Jack Davia
Charley
Phie
Desperado
Sale of Idaho Four Per Cent Bonds Authorized by Legislature
Idaho bonds bearing 4 percent interest were authorized for 460 500 and sold Saturday in the competitive market for 610 109. The bonds were purchased by diclon ald McCoy & Co. of Chior who bid 6475 000 for the entire issue.
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Idaho
Diclonald, McCoy & Co
Chior
Pickiy Fren May With Watil Cotuber Linkoel Ad
Fragmentary OCR yields a local notice style snippet mentioning Portland and Weber with scattered names. Readable facts include possible event or ad phrasing and references to numbers and place names, but details are unclear and incomplete.
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Pickiy
Watil Cotuber Linkoel
Portland
Weber
W. Danplab
Fragmentary Local Item Reflects Unclear Event
A partial OCR reads as a garbled local notice mentioning names and a dispute. Limited readable elements point to a civil or personal matter with uncertain details and no clear date or location.
Forest reserves and western interests stir Idaho debate
A public dispute in Idaho centers on President Roosevelt's forest reserve plan opposed by Senator Heyburn Congressman French and Governor Gooding. Officials argue reserves will foster permanent resource use for water wood and forage, benefiting home builders and key Western industries.
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Idaho
Heyburn
French
Gooding
Roosevelt
Forestry Bureau
Washington
Dubois
Reyburn
Wilson
Forester Pinchot
Latate
Land board graft scandal sparks investigations and public outrage
A Capital News report recounts calls for a thorough probe into the Emmett bench Carey lands graft plan. Officials allegedly plotted to secure land by proxy, aiming to place insiders near the front of the filing line, prompting strong public condemnation of Governor Gooding and the state land board. The attorney general advised the plan may not stand under law.
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Capital News
Land Board
Carey Lands
Gooding
State Land Board
Canal Company
Register McConnell
Genome
Twin Valle
Canyon Carel
Oitiesale
Lew Apn
Wi Ben Be
Big Creek road inspectors tour reports hopeful future
M E Lewis of Moscow J W Wheeler of Shoshone and W Luck of this city two state wagon road commission members returned from a Big Creek road inspection. Luck says chance of commission accepting the report is strong with work soon, noting heavy snow on the summit and poor Boise route conditions while the Weiser Warren route should be ready earlier. They also visited the Independence mine to view a large strike and sample a ledge running 726 to the ton. The party plans to report to Boise and push improvements across the upper country.
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M. E. Lewis
Moscow
J. W. Wheeler
Shoshone
State Wagon Road Commission
W. Luck
Big Creek
Lackadon
Boise
Independence
Lock
Mosars
Lewis
Wheeler
Rail line work spurs Idaho settlement near Casper
Casper reporters note the Chicago and North Western railway's Casper program, with 500 workers at the site and 1500 carloads of material dispatched. The line is to extend west toward the Bozeman and reservation opening, reaching within 125 miles of the valley as the project advances through Humble Fork into new valleys near Harpe and de Bas.
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Rigby
Idaho
Chicago & Northway
Casper
Wye
Amended complaint in Smurthwaite case targets tithe use
Amended complaint filed in Salt Lake City accuses King Joseph Smith and church leaders of diverting tithes from the poor to personal and business ventures. It charges extensive misappropriation, calls for accountability, and labels the conduct as betrayal of sacred trust and extortion harming widows and orphans.
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Salt Lake
Utah
Qohuarlea Smurthwaite
Joseph Smith
Mormon Church
Smith
Two Arrests Over Unlawful Habitation Reported in Globe
In Globe Arizona a marabal was seized and arrested along with K Rogers an elder Marmon living with two wives. John Hoops faced gathering charges for unlawful co habitation as police details unfold in the case.
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Globe
Arizona
United States
K. Rogers
Hoe
John Hoops
Fravo Citizen Clashes With Mormon Manifesto
John T. Clark of Fravo Utah denounces a polygamy manifesto attributed to the Mormon church hierarchy and accuses church leaders of collusion. The report notes threats and social conflict surrounding the stance, with unspecified officials cited as responding.
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John T. Clark
Fravo
Utah
Fragmentary OCR Note Missing Clear Event
The readable text is severely garbled with names and phrases unclear. It references a possible meeting or club action and mentions several stray terms without coherent facts or identifiable entities. No definite date place or outcome can be determined from the fragment.
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