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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-12-18

know that each of of population and wealth there
is little cotere of silly npeng onnes which would
initiate the mtator but they shallow and scattered make
much Roadway against society," and by society not merely
those who by their character their genius and their good fortune
earned the right to dwell houses without the suspicion of the
osentatous display of wealth. have galleries and libraries and
horses and carriages and if they please yachts and automobiles but
behind them that army of the well bred and well that noble
American comony clean # birth and clear of grit those
and who live without scandal travel without
not indeed but quite able they the and
of true manhood and womanoo
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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12

To j, o. SWIFT AND w. H. WATT, your Heirs
or Assigns
You, and each of you, are hereby notified that
in accordance with the provisions of Section
1924 of the Revised Statutes of the United Stat
es, l. John Mullen who is your co-owner in the
swELL''
mine, which is situated in the Seatoam Mining
District Custer county and State of Idaho,
have expended in labor and improvements for
assessments in S92-1893-l894-1s95- 1s96-ls97
--l89S-1s99-l9 O-l90l-l902, one hundred dol
lars each year, in all eleven hundred dollars.
That the share of the said j. o. Swift which is
one third interest therein would be, and is
SS66.66, or 1886 for each year, and the share of
the said w. H. Watt would be and is 1888, or
Sl62S for each year.
Now, therefore, you and each of you are
hereby notified, that if you fail or neglect to
pay to such co-owner John Mullen, each his
said proportion, as by law required. together
with legal fees for publication hereof, herein,
for 80 days after full publication as in said sec
tion prescribed, your interests in said Swell"
lode mining claim will be forfeited and will be-
come the property of your said oo-owner John
Mullen. Publication fee $500. Payment can
be made to the undersigned at Custer Idaho.
JOHN MULLEN Co-owner.
Custer, Idaho, Feb. 23rd, 1903.
First publication March Bird, 1903. VIA.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To the Administrators Heirs Assigns and all
Parties Interested in the Estate of John w.
GErratt
You are hereby notified that have expended
the sum of Three Hundred Dollars in labor and
improvements upon the following lode mining
claims for the year ending December 31st 1902
California" $1,000; Wv. j. Bryan" $4,000;
TRADE Dollar" $4,000, making total of S3OO.OO
in order to hold said claims under Section 1924
OF the Revised Statutes of the United States.
All of said claims are situated in Yankee Fork
Mining District, Custer county, Idaho. Your
portion being $4,000 and 81 90 for recording the
work.
And If within ninety days after the full pub
LEGATION of this notice you fail or refuse to con-
tribute your portion of such expenditure as CO.
owner, which amounts to $4,000, and 800 for
recording, also costs for publication of this
notice. which amounts to $1,000, making total
of $l71.O0, your interest in said claims will be-
come the property OF said subscriber under
Section 1924 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States
JOHN DUDLEY.
Payment can be made to John Dudley of
Custer, Idaho, or THE SILVER MESSENGER,
of Challis, Idaho.
Dated this 10th day of January 1908.
First publication JAN Goth, 1903 via
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12
AN
EXASPERATING
BLUNDER

hIATHY, Oliver. what possessed
wv you to think that Cousin
Rerta was raced ?" exclaimed Edith
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12
Stage Line :!

Four-horse Concord coaches
and first-class daily stage service
between Challis and Mackay, the
nearest railroad point; Challis
and Three Forks, on the Thun-
der Mountain route.
Stages arrive in Challis at IL
m. and depart at p. M, car
rying passengers, mail and ex-
press, making close connections
with stage lines to different
points in Custer and Lemhi
counties.
G. V. HANSEN, Mgr.
F. Nickerson, Agt., Challis.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.

Notice is hereby given, that the firm hereto
fore existing under the name of Michael g. Sar-
gent has this day, by mutual consent, been dis
solved. All notes, accounts etc, due said firm
are due to and collectable by Earl J. Michael
who will continue on in the mercantile business
August d. Sargent withdrawing.
EARL j. MICHAEL.
AUGUST d. SARGENT.
Bayhorse, Idaho, April 18th, 1903 We.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12
Mines, Mills and Mining.

Custer county of the richest mining world
but present needs better transportation capital develop
its rich mining districts In states and territories mining
and agriculture though progressing hand yet nearly
independent of each other The farmers
the miner to be but not relying home consumption
cusivey he exist and prosper but in this county
and farmer depend each other
moment call the attention of the capitalist
important mining districts and mines county Macay
with its great copper mines Morgan creek Garden
silver mines Bayhorse district with its famous Sya
and dozens of rich lead silver and gold bearing mne Poverty
Flat Centennial Flat East Fork Clayton creek Thompson
creek Robinson Barr Stanley Basin with placer quartz
gold mnes Sheep Mountain and Seafoam
OF rich leadsver mnes Loon creek placer quartz
Washington Basin gold Mines and the celebrated Fork
district which godsver and embraces within its
hundred OF Mines the most prominent producers
the Lucky Boy and Yankee Fork Custer
quartz mills and shelters quartz mills CUSTER dredge
boat mill at Stanley smeer at Bav
horse and 8OOon smeer Maay county has
nearly 5000 located mining claims the region has not
been half prospected
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12
NOTICE.
To WHOM In MAY CONCERN

10 WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
who was convicted at the October, 1862, term OF
the District Court, In and for the County OF
Custer, State OF Idaho OF the crime of Assault
with Deadly Weapon, and was thereupon
sentenced to serve term of fifteen months
Imprisonment in the Idaho State Penitentiary,
will apply to the Board of Pardols OF Idaho, at
the July, 1908, meeting of the said Board for a
pardon for the said offense.
JACOB E. SEAGER.
First publication April 2sth, 1908. VA
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12
Stage Line +!
SALMON & CHALLIS.

First-class service carrying
passengers, mail and express.
Stages leave Challis for Sal
mon at 8 a. IN. on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday. Arriv-
ing in Challis at 6 p. m. on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday.
E. A. READICKER, Mgr.
F. Nickerson, Agt., Challis.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12
6uSt6r 6Ountu

Custer county, IDAHO offers vast inducements to settlers and
capitalists beautiful scenery its enteprisng people, its
led and it's brilliant prospects not napy commemorate
the General Custer whose dashng romantic yet produc
tive has of national history Thrtyfve
when placer mining its prime and quartz mining
its infancy the territory embraced in its confines
known Indians occasional party of prospecors
travelling To them Wilderness to the max
unexpored" In 1862 placers actively
worked Stanley Basin what western border and
1869 found rich ground Loon creek
pacers yielded handsomely
forming county practically unknown From 1875
lists increasing popuaton-un the following year. by
Legislative enactment Custer county created and has hrved
since that until today has population of 5000 people,
and has the following towns
Chals-County seat farming stock raising fruit and mining
Mackay-Mining and farming.
DEMONSTRATING and raising
Bayhorse-Mining.
Clayon--Mining, farming and stock-raising.
Bonanza--Mining.
CuSer-Mning
Staney-Pacer and quartz mining, and grazing land
Custer county has large valleys where farming
and stockraising pursued great extent viz Big Lost Rv
valley Thousand Spring. Round Pahsamaro East Fork An
telope and Stanley
Custer county embraces irregular outline about 5000
miles, and it large the State Connecticut larger
than Delaware and Rhode Island ogehe situated in central Ida
no. is reached by the Oregon Short Line railroad
and this road will probably be extended Chas year. The
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company have line Black
foot TO Chas The Custer county
mines and its agricultural and grazing lands.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12
TEACHERS EXAMINATION.

The next examination for End and Bird Grade
Certificates will be held at Challis, Idaho, May
2Sth and Goth.
According to n bill passed during the last
session OF the Legislature the school census
will be taken the first Tuesday in September of
each year MARTHA KEENAN,, School Supt.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12

To the Administrator, Heirs Assigns and all
Parties Interested in the Estate of John W.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12
Climate, Timber, School, Etc.

Inc climate OF Custer county very deightfu-gh snowfall
The Valleys short winters and charming winters At
Chalis with elevation of 400 feet sleigh rides AFRO ,o oh
impossible Creditabe county our pethorc school nd
Each district has its school building wepad teacher At
Challis the high school studies are taught
Probably onefourth the mountainous territory of +b
is heavily tmbered with spruce, fir and pine
win large tracts OF farming and grazing uncuvated with
st OF taxable property annually frightening with giant strdes
WIN increasing revenue and decreasing taxaton with railroad
oudng with good schools and churches and little crme with
OF luxurious vegetation; with admirable climate
IaVoraoe TO heath with fertile SOIL fruitful products;
ana Win vast mineral wealth in gold silver copper lead
ana the precious measCuser county blessed with natural
s ana advantages that will though vigorous ex
10 nave been but pny part of its progressive career
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12
TREAsURER's NOTICE.

The following warrants against
Custer county will be paid with
interest to date if presented
within sixty days from date of
this notice
REDEMPTION FUND.
Jan. Issue 1909.
Nos. 323-332 inclusive.
Interest at .O7 per cent. from
date of registry to ten days after
date of advertisement.
ALICE FELKNER,
County Treasurer.
Challis, Ida, March 3, 1903.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12
Agriculture and Stock-Raising.

Agriculture ably supplements the mining industry in enrchn
this county The Salmon river rising Sawtooh mountains
north of Wood river border and pur
suing zgzg general eastery direction recev
the waters of ten large the East Fork These
streams together with Lost river tributaries flow through
thousand acres of arabic land still uncuvate Since the hand
OF man is forced to supply what whhod irrigation takes
the place of ran and the that annually goes waste would
make verdan fruitful valleys of deserts would convert the
the silence OF desoaon into the sounds many homes Ag
culture like all other industries of the county, in it's infancy
The time is not distant when large gan canals will be taken
out OF Salmon river which has endless supply and any
thousands of of rich agbrush along the river will be
reclaimed The farms of this county produce wonderful yields of
hay oats wheat potatoes per acre. and large are
harvested each year.
kgrowng of leading of the county and
with the usually mild winters the valleys and excellent
has become industry and the comfy
each year derives its largest in the wav of
taxes each year from the stock growers
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-12

TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
the money if it fails to cure. E.
w. Groves signature is on each
box. % cents.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-25
WILL BE THE DEATH OF SIX
Explosion In the Work Room of a Nav
Storage Magazine Plays Havoc.

Explosion In the Work Room of q Naval
Storage Magazine Plays Havoc.
New York, Feb. 20. - Three men
were killed outright, one man so in
jured that he died later, two other men
were fatally and at least seven serious
ly hurt in an explosion in the work
room of the naval storage magazine at
Fort Lafayette in New York bay about
O'CLOCK yesterday afternoon. the
dead are: George Rotham, of Brook
Ign; Gustave Dozier, of Bay Ridge;
John Mason, Of Brooklyn, and Frank
Munsen, ordnance man.
The seriously injured are: James
Clancy, Long Island City; Martin
Thorgensen, w. Fl. Van Gurp and Chas.
Lohmuller, Brooklyn; Edward b. Nc
Mullen, ordnance man. Several others
were taken to their homes or to Brook.
Ign hospitals.
All the dead and injured were work
men at the fort. The explosion could
be heard for miles around. Accounts
as to how the fatal blast was set of
differ. One report has it that the mer
were filling a 13-inch shell, while an
other is that the men were removing
powder charge from a shell and un
dertook to unwind fuse connecting
the powder chamber with the percus
sion cap. This caused sufficient fric
ton to set off the cap and explode tn,
shell.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-25
Nine Of Them Found Where a
Hotel at Cedar Rapids
Had Stood.
FIRE CATCHES THE GUESTS ASLEEP
Forty.odd Persons Are Wounded More
or Less Severely.
Thrilling Description of the Disaster
Stampede for the Windows,
the Only Way Outlook
ed Like Dante's
fBsSS Inferno. b

Cadar Rapids, Ia, Feb. 21. Fire
early yesterday morning destroyed the
Clifton hotel, cremated nine of the
guests, and caused injuries to forty
two persons who were scorched or
forced to jump to the frozen street
from second and third-story windows.
After an all-day search in the debris
four bodies have been recovered. 1t
is now believed that five more bodies
remain in the ruins Of the hotel, which
is said to have been a fimsy struc-
ture filed with delegates to the state
Young Mems Christian association con-
vention and the district convention Of
the knights of Pythias. The hotel
register was destroyed, this making
1t difficult to ascertain the number of
missing persons. Forty men worked
in the rubbish all yesterday and last
night. The less is 100000.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-25
Creamery Meeting.

The stockholders of the Manchester
Cooperative Creamery Company held
their annual meeting in the City Hall
last Saturday afternoon and elected di-
rectors for the coming year. Eighteen
names were placed in nomination and
all balloted on at the same time. The
nine receiving the highest number of
votes were declared elected. The
nine thus chosen were Ben Sheldon,
Luther Sly, j. A. Morse, j. b. Ruther
ford, Jos. Hutchinson, Jesse Cooking,
Nelson Bishop, Austin MCGEE and r.
Sites.
The directors met on Monday of this
week and elected officers as follows:
President, j. A. Morse; Vice President,
R. Sites; Secretary, James Bishops;
Treasurer, Ben Sheldon, Manager,
Luther Sly.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-25
IS KILLED BY CORN.
North Dakota Postmaster is Smothered
to Death.

North Dakota Postmaster is Smothered
to Death.
Bismarck, N. d., Special, George
w. Motfet, an old and well known
farmer of Burleigh county, living
twenty-five miles southeast of this city
was killed by the collapsing of gran
airy. Several hundred bushels of corn
fell from the second story upon the I'M
fortunate man and smothered him. lie
was forty years Of age and leaves wife
and eight children. Only a few days
ago he was appointed postmaster at q
new town on the 500 road.
While we do not want to take ad-
vantage of the unfortunate man who
was killed by the collapsing of an over
stored d c &C aa we still hsyssn impress
Can you now doubt US when we say
that North Dakota is fast becoming a
corn producing state.
At the Pan-American Exposition
North Dakota Corn won second prize,
silver medal, in competition with the
great corn states.
1t is the land of wheat, corn, flax, oats
and barley. Stock raising brings big
profits.
For full information concerning farm
lands in Ransom and adjoining counties
Call on our local representative, CT write
US.
PRICE & BRONSON LAND CO., x
Lisbon, North Dakota. Is. Is.
EEMS, MANCHESTER. IOWA,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-25
FHE-WoRK OF CONGRESS-
synopsis Of the Proceedings of the Nation-
ii Lawmal or, in the Senate

Washington, Feb 20.-The senate
met at II a. m. yesterday, but spent
only an hour and twenty minutes in
open session. This time was devoted
to routine business and passing pills
of no great general Importance. The
time in executive session was spent.
on the Panama canal treaty, with a
night session to II p. m. and recess
to II a. m. today.
At the end of q protracted session
the house passed the naval appropria-
ton bill. One amendment adopted au-
thorizes the secretary Of the navy to
purchase or contract for submarine
torpedo boats after investigation Of
their merits. The bill provides for
three new battleships, and an armed
cruiser, two steel training ships and
one wooden brig for training purposes.
Washington, Feb. 81. = The senate
spent the entire day yesterday in ex-
ecutive session considering the Pana-
ma canal treaty, and at 5:25 p. N.
took recess until today at IL a. m.
No vote was taken on any of the
amendments.
The house passed the Notifications
appropriations bill, adopted the confer
ence reports on the bill for the pro.
lection of the president and on the
Legislative, executive and judicial APP
preparation bills, and then spent three
hours wrangling over the Fowler cur.
Z rency bill, the Democrats beginning q
filibuster. The house finally got into
committee on the bill and then ad.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-25

allowed; guardian $50 compensation for
services; guardian discharged and bond
released on filing receipt for balance
after deducting compensation above al
lowed.
Estate Samuel Ferguson. Annis l..
Ferguson appointed administrator;
bond, 2,40O.
Estate Rehecca Beatty. John Dol
phin appointed administrator as prayed;
bond, $4,000.
Estate Dennis Coleman. Final report
approved, administrator discharged and
bond released.
Estate Geo. A. Arnold. Private sale
ordered at not less than appraised value;
f. Il. McCloud, Edward Houlahan and
VIM. Robinson appointed appraisers;
bond, double appraised value
Guardianship Lewis c. Atwater Re
port of sale approved; deed to r. W..
Thrill approved.
Estate John Weiser. Monday, Feb.
ruary 90, fixed as date for hearing Pc
tition for probate of will.
Estate Edward F. Lane. Final re-
port approved.
| Estate of G. A. Lewis Topper. Petit
ton for assignment of distributive
share. LIST day of next term of court
fixed for hearing of petition for ad-
measurement of lowering. Notice to
be personal on legatee and administrs-
tor at least 90 days before hearing
Estate Samuel Stewart. Final report
approved,
| Guardianship of Lynes L. Richards
Petition to convey real estate. F. Il
Blair appointed guardian ad litem fol
minor defendant.
Guardianship of Mary Bindner
Katherine Lewis appointed guadian al
prayed.
Guardianship of Nicholas Bindner
Barney Binder, guardian authorized t.
sell real estate as prayed.
Estate of VIM Everton. Final repor
approved.
Estate VIM. Elliott. Administrsto
authorized to sell personal property as
prayed.
Estate John Sharp. Will admitted t
probate.
Estate of Vernon H. Buchanan
Guardian authorized toploceed in Ill
nois courts to sell propertyof ward a
prayed.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-25
FATHER OF HIS COUNTRY
Anniversary OF His Birth Is Very General
ly Celebrated at Home and
Abroad.

Anniversary OF HIS Birth Is very Genefal-
ly Celebrated at Home and
Abroad.
Chicago, Feb. 23.-Yesterday was
the birthday anniversary of George
Washington, and its celebration has
taken parts of three days-Saturday,
yesterday and today. Saturday there
were celebrations at night at not a
few places. Yesterday the churches
paid their tribute to the father of his
country; and today the celebration is
still more general, for the banks and
exchanges are closed. Here the I'm
ion League club began the celebration
ut 10:30 q. m. with mass meeting in
the Auditorium, and will end it with
a banquet at night. Among the speak
ers are President Eliot, of Harvard
and Senator Hoar, with other nota-
bles.
1t is not necessary to say that the
day was observed at the national Cap
itol, although the only notice takei
Of it by congress was the reading OF
Washingtons farewell address. Con
gress is too busy for the taking of holi
days. In all the great cities and score:
of the smaller ones the day is being
keptall over the United States. ABROAD
it was kept at London, Paris, Berlin
Rome-in fact wherever there was {
colony Of United Statesans.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-25

A comrade of Andrew Carnegie in
his misfortunes and hardshlps, Samuel
Nichols, an aged citizen of Kenesaw,
Neb., hereafter will profit by the phil
anthrophy of the retired steel magnate
and multi-millionaire. Mr.. Nichols
has been advised that he has been pen
stoned by Mr.. Carnegie to the amount of
$43 monthly. A letter recently received
from the latter's private secretary con-
tanned draft for the pension for the
entire year of 1902. The two came to
America together as penniless emf
grants almost so years ago.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1903-02-25
GUESTS STRUCK WITH PANIC
Struggle In the Halls, Rush for tho win
dows and Leaps for Lie.

dows and Leaps for Lie.
The night clerk was on the third
floor when the cry of fire, raised by
bellboy, startled him. He took up the
cry and in an instant the Railways
were cholled with frightened guests. A
rush was made for the stairways. 1t
was then that the crowd already col
lected in the street heard heartrend-
ing cries of anguish and desperation
from the guests, for the fire, feeding
ravenously on the tinder-like material,
of the lower floor, had completely cut
off escape. There followed stampede
for the windows, the only means OF
exit left.
The street below was now filled with
crowd scarcely less frantic than the
despairing ones in the fast-burning
building. "It was like Dore picture
of the inferno sprung to life," said one
spectator, in describing the scene. 1.-The
flames, looking red from reflection
against the snow, lit up the pale,
drawn faces Of the people in the win
dOws with a glow that was unearth-
ly." The victims were literally driven
by the flames to jump. Nearly every
one Of them fingered to the last mo-
ment. urged by the people below to
wait as long as possible in the hope
Of assistance
Then cry would tell that the fire
had reached them, or the smoke had
made it impossible to breathe, ana
one after another jumped, some to the
street, and some, more fortunate, to
the roofs of buildings adjoining. In a
short space of time the street was filled
with men and women, bruised, bat
tered, broken-limbed and half-crazed.
All were in their night garments. In
an hour st. Lukes hospital contained
fifteen injured, while many more,
chiefly those who had escaped with
comparatively slight hurts, We're be-
ing cared for in buildings near the
scene of the disaster. Some who
jumped owe their lives to the fact that
their falls We're broken by telegraph
wires which interposed in their down
ward fight.