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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-07-06
Charles Leschesky was out from
Kansas City over Sunday.

Charles Leschesky was out from
Kansas City over Sunday.
A fake harvest hand, who
had been fed and groomed for
work by a farmer near Larned,
but who stole a gold watch and
other valuables from his benefac-
tor Friday night and skipped for
Great Bend, was nabbed by Mar
shall Wilson, Saturday, and turn
ed over to the Larned authorities
Marshal Wilson came in with a
bunch of about so harvest hands
which he picked up down the road.
He says that MANY men who are
headed for Great Bend are side.
tracked or sent some other way by
fellows telling them Great Bend is
over-supplied.
Mrs. Henry and little daughter,
who have been visiting in the city
for some time left Friday morn
ing for their home in St. Joseph,
Mo. Mrs. Henry is a sister of
Mrs. James Clayton. They will
be accompanied by Master Earl
Clayton.
We had not noticed that the or der
to "cut the weeds" has been complied
with. The city would look much
better, and healt1 conditions would
be improved if this order was obeyed.
However, with every available able
bodied nan in the harvest field, il
may be HARD just now to have the
work done.
There is some comnlaint heino
made about the dumping of trash
and refuse of all kinds along the
roads in Liberty township, prob
ably most of it being hauled out
from this city. There is a law
against this practice, and if any.
one is caught at it they will be
prosecuted.
John Sitter and wife and two
children, who have been visiting
Lewis Kruckenburg and other
relatives here, returned to their
home at Hartley. Iowa, Sunday
evening. Mrs. John Krucken.
burg mother of Lewis and Mrs.
Sitter, returned to Iowa with
them.
Word comes down from Galatia
that the storm up in that locality
Saturday night was exceeding
fierce, and lots of rain fell.
Lightning struck the barn Of
Lewis Barrows, 21z miles North
west of Galatia, and it was burn
ed down. We did not learn
whether or not the contents were
saved.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-07-06
count of the high wind, not much
shooting was done.

count of the high wind, not much
shooting was done.
Sam Hermann. who has been here
with his brother, VIM. Herman for
some time has gone to Kansas City
where he will be treasurer of Tie
Amusement Parks,
Mrs. Ellen Coughlin left Fri
day morning for Newton, Kansas,
for a visit with her son, D. j.
Coughlin, and family.
Rev. L. c. Schnacke, of Nc
Pherson, was up the other day to
look after the harvesting of his
wheat, south of the river.
A farmer tells US that often the
thin, skinny, bleached out lad makes
a more valuable harvest hand than
some Of the rough and rugged sojers.
Things are mighty quiet around
the court house these days. Nearly
everyone is too busy with the wheat
harvest to have any business any
where else.
Frank Kepple has moved his
plumbing establishment into the
Brinkman building. two doors
west of the old stand, on Broad
way.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-07-06
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

III NOtDty VI I1OlSlDgIOQ made
his regular visit to Great Bend
Sunday.
Levi Gun, in Buffalo township,
finished up work in his harvest
Saturday.
Mrs. Josephine Cheney has
gone to Kansas City for month S
visit with her sister Mrs. Heuei-
son.
E. A. johnson returned Sun
day evening from a business trip
to Chicago, and other eastern
points.
Mrs. 0. NJ. Atwood, of Clifton,
Kansas, is in the city for a visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Lund-
blade.
La Crosse is tempting fate. They
have engaged J. r. Burton, the Ex-
Senator, to deliver tte 4th of July
Grafton there.
Lightning struck the house of
Mr.. Robertson, a carpenter, in
Heller Saturday night, but 70
serious damage was done.
D. c. Negley, uncle of Eason
Johnson, stopped off the first of
the week on his way horne from a
iVsit to relatives in Denver.
Frank Brinkman and Fred
Pressl returned Saturday evening
from weeks visit in Chicago.
Fred says he likes it in that town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Haas and Miss
Lizzie Komareck spent Sunday
with relatives and friends at
Ellinwood. returning that even
ing.
The rains of Saturday and
Sunday night delayed work a bit
in the wheat fields, but was a
nailin' good thing for corn and
forage crops.
An exchange says: Edward
Button of Great Bend has gone to
Ness county to look for an OPEN
ing. Button, tC be useful, must
have an opening.
The County Normal closed
Saturday with the examination of
teachers. There was a good at
tendance this season, and some
good work done.
F. 0. Truax, the popular travel
ing man, came in on No. 5 Satur.
day night and is visiting friends.
Louie" would like to live in
Great Bend again.
L. c. Miller has moved his
house at the corner of Park
avenue and Holland street, to the
east side of the lot and will
erect large residence. on the
corner.
During the storm Saturday
night lightning struck the wheat
stacks belonging to Reinhardt
Werner, on the MusiI place north
OF Ellinwood, and quite a bit of
the wheat was burned up.
A man was, on Saturday OPEN
ing the shoe business at reduced
prices. He sold a S. pair of
Douglas shoes for $3.50, a good
pair of ladies shoes for SOC. But
when Marshal Wilson tried to
-locate'him he had quit business.
Henry Everett, who was in
town Sunday forenoon. reported
a heaVy ram IN Buffalo township
Saturday night. He was fearful
the the wind had played havoc
with the wheat stacks, bat found
that little damage had been done.
William Osmond. accompanied
by Miss Margaret and Lawrence,
started on their six weeks outing,
Sunday. They will first make
the Pacific coast and its attrac-
tions, then overland to the great
Lakes, and up into Canada.
Miss Nina Archer, of the west
side is visiting relatives in
Nebrask. The Ashland, Neb.,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-07-06

SICK isl Monoay.
Lucien Trump and George
Weirauch were up from Ellinwood,
Sunday.
Henry Moore returned Sunday
from Otis, where he has been har.
vesting.
Will Hestwood came up from
Wichita Sunday for a few days
visit.
Good news for Workmen. There
will be no assessment in the A. O. u.
W. for July, 1906.
l am preparedto furnish you with
Weir Nut Coal for threshing, all you
want. c. S. Allison.
As soon asthe harvest rush is over
we expect our country correspondents
to "get busy again.
Jim Beardsley left Sunday for a
weeks visit with the home folks
at Toronto, Kansas.
Miss Mae Shaffer returned Sunday
evening from a short visit with the
home folks at Ellinwood.
W. D. Gould returned Sunday
morning from weeks trip to Denver
and other Colorado points.
Attorneys D. A. Banta and F.
'. Russell went to Hoisington
Monday on legal business.
Miss Nea Crilley returned Sunday
l
evening from an extended visit with
relatives and friends in Oklahoma,
George Trump and wife returned
from their wedding trip Saturday,
and are now at home, at Ellinwood.
DR.. Edward Button is fitting up an
office in the Citizens National Bank
building and will practice medicine
here.
K. H. Moses, Jr. and family came
in Sunday from Pueblo, Colorado for
a couple of weeks visit with relatives
here.
Mrs. DR.. Edward Brown, formerly
Miss Josie Christensen, is the moth.
er OF a fine baby girl. She is living
in Oregon.
Lawrence Lewis returned Mon.
morning from Des Moines, Iowa,
where he has been attending
Drake University.
Miss Bertha Fankhauser, of
! Haviland is in the city for a visit
with her brother, Chas. Fank-
hauser, and other relatives.
DR.. Walter Amend left Sunday
for a weeks visit with relatives at
Wilson, Kansas. He will return
the latter part of the week.
j. NJ. Ross, colored, living
south of the river, had team of
horses struck by lightning and
killed, last Saturday night during
the storm.
DR.. A. D. Raffington came in from
New York Saturday morning for a
visit with his family and to perfect his
arrangements for moving to that city
permanently.
Some wheat stacks were struck BY
lightning and burned. south of
the river, Saturday night. We
understand Mr.. B. S. Dale was
among the losers.
The commencement exercises of
the Sterling Training School for
Nurses, DIR. 7. P. Truehart's institu.
ton, will be held in that town on the
evening Of July 10th, at the NJ. 4,
church,
+ d. O'Brien, L. F. Wilson,
Ben McMullen and Sandy Laldlaw
went to Hoisington last Friday
to attend a shoot given by the gun
club of that city. They will re-
turn this evening.
Adolph Nicolet is enjoying a
visit from his sister, Miss Bertha
Nicolet. Miss Nicolet is now q
Missionary among the French
Canadians, at Detroit, Michigan,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1906-07-06
Storage Coal Prices.

Good until August Is, 1906: Rock.
vale Canon lump, delivered, per ton
$500, Nut 1915.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
Mines, Mills and Mining.

Custer county mining the world
transportation and capital develop
its rich mining and territories mining
agriculture though progressing nearly
The widened by
but not relying home consumption ex
cusey prosper but in this county the miner
depend upon great Let for
moment of the capitalist of the most
important mining districts and mines in the county viz Mackay
great copper mines Morgan creek Garden creek lead and
silver mnes Ramshorn kylar
dsiver and gold bearing mnes Poverty
Flat Flat Fork Clayton; Slate creek Thompson
creek Robinson Stanley quartz Fish
Mountain and Seafoam, with their hundreds
Loon creek placer and gold quartz min
Washington Basin gold and the celebrated Yankee Fork
district which within its confines
the producers at this time being
the Lucky Boy Fork Custer county also has
quartz mills and shelters quartz mills at Clusters dredge
anley shelter Cayonconcentraor at Bay
800on smeer Macay In Custer county has
nearly mining claims and the vast region has
been half prospected
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
Agriculture and Stock-Raising.

Agriculture ably supplements the mining industry in enrchng
Salmon river rising in the Sawtooth mountains
river its south western border and
north eastery direction,
besides the East Fork These
together with Lost and its tributaries flow through
still uncuvated Since the hand
man is supply whhods irrigation takes
place of rain annually would
valleys of deserts, would convert the
into the sounds from homes Agri
culture industries of the its infancy
The when gatng canals will be taken
which has endless water supply and many
of rich saebrush land along the river will be
this county produce wonderful yields of
hay wheat potatoes per and large are
harvested each year
growg of leading industries OF the county and
with the usually valleys excellent
very remunerave industry and the county
each year largest of the Of
taxes each year from the stock growers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20

1884 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States and the amend
ments thereto, approved January
22nd, 1880, for the year 1905.
If. within ninety (90) days from
the personal service of this not
ice or within ninety (9O) days
from the last publication thereof,
you fail or refuse to contribute
your proportion of such expendi-
ture as co-owners, together with
costs of advertising, your utter
est in tue above named claims
will become the property OF the
subscriber. the co-owner, who
has made the required expendi-
ture under said Section.
OWEN McGINTY.
Mackay, Ida, Feb. 16, 1906.
First pub. Feb. 20, 1906.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To e. H. LANG, heirs or.assigns:
You are hereby notified that as
your co owner, | have expended
in labor and improvements upon
the s'Golconda No. Il and the
.'Golconda No. AZ lode claims,
situated in Seafoam Mining Dis
trict, County of Custer, State of
Idaho, for the years 1904 and
1905 as follows; Upon the Col
conda No. /" for the year 1904
$4,000; for the year 1905 seven
ty-five dollars. Upon the "Gol-
conda No. A. for the year 1904
one hundred dollars and for the
year 1905 seventy-five dollars,
all of which said labor and ex-
penditure was made for the pur-
pose of holding said claims I'M
der the requirements of the min
ing laws of the United States.
Now, your interest in "Gol-
conda No. /" IN the year 1904 at
time said work was done was
one half, making your Indebted
ness for that year $50; for the
year 1906 your interest being
one-fourth of said claim, your
Indebtedness for that year is $50
For "Golconda No. 4" claim fol
the year 1904 your interest being
one half, your Indebtedness fol
that year is $50; for the year
1905 your interest being one
fourth, your indebtedness fol
that year is $25. Therefore, al
per this statement, your amour
of assessment. as co-owner, is
one hundred and fifty dollars
($150.00), together with seventy
five cents for recording your
proportion of affidavit of Proof o.
Labor, and cost of publication O.
this Notice of Forfeiture, fifteer
dollars, making your total in
debtedness on said claims ons
hundred sixty-five dollars seven
ty-five cents (S165.75).
And now, if at the expiration
of ninety (90) days after full pub
LEGATION of this notice (which il
required to be published ninety
(90) days.. you fail to contribute
your proportion as co-owner, a.
stated above, your interest il
said 'Golconda No. /" and "Gol
conda No. 4" claims will becom,
the property of the undersigned
your co-owner, under the provis
ions of Section 1924 of the Re
vised Statutes of the Unitet
States. w. II. casio,
2. o. Custer. Idaho
First pub. Jan. 10th, 1906.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
Climate. Timber, School, Etc.

The county very deightfught snowfall
in the Valleys charming winters At
Chas elevation 400 feet sleigh rides we'll nigh
Credabe county plethoric school fund
school building and wepaid teacher
Challis the high school studies taught.
Probably the mountainous territory OF this county
is heavily timbered with spruce, fir and pine,
large of farming and grazing land unculvaed with
list property annually enghenng with giant strides
increasing decreasing axaton with railroad
building; with good churches and little crime; with
luxurious vegeaton with admirable climate
favorable health with fertile SOIL rich ia fruitful products
and with wealth gold silver copper lead iron
county is blessed with natural
gifts that will its brief though gorous ex
sence have been but puny part Of its progressive aree
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
TO E. E. Henderson

TO e. e. Henderson
You are hereby notified that I
have expended during each of
years 1904 and 1905, the sum of
one hundred dollars in labor and
improvements on each of the fol-
lowing named mining claims, or
lodes. situate in the Stanley Min
ing District, in Custer county,
State of Idaho, on Big Casino
creek, and known as the Good
Luck No. /, . Good Luck No.
% aud Henderson"
AS follows on Good Luck No.
i" $4,000; on Good Luck No.
o. $4,000, and on the "Hender-
SON $4,000 Total 100000, in
order to hold each of said claims
under the provisions of Section
1924 of the Revised Statutes OF
the United States, and the amend
ments thereto approved January
22nd, 1880, concerning annual
labor upon mining claims, being
the amount required to hold each
of said claims for the periods
ending the 31st day of Decemb
er, 1904, and the 3lst day of De
cember, 1905.
And if within ninety days from
the personal service of this no
tice, or if within ninety days af
ter the publication thereof, yol
fail or refuse to contribute YOU
proportion of such expenditure
as a co owner. your interest il
each of the claims will become
the property of the subscriber
your co-owner, who has mad
the required expenditure, by thu
terms of said Section.
Amount due on Good Lucl
No. i" 1888; on Good Lucl
i No. o. 1873. SO; on the "Hender
| SON. $66.66, and for this adver
tisement $1,000.
Il. a. KIRK. Co-Owner,
Los Angeles, Cal
Dated January End, 1906.
First publication Jan. 9th, 1906,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
NOTICE or FoHxFEHrURE.

TO Emanuel Bell,
George Il. Baldwin, and
the heirs of James Danskin, deceased.
You and each OF you are hereby noti-
fed that have expended ia each Of
the years 1893 lS04--iSvS-1S9
.-1sos-l S99-l9O0 901--19O2- 1908
1904 one hundred dollars in labor and
improvements upon the birdie IL,
lode, situate in the Sheer Mountain
Mining District. Custer county, State
OF Idaho, the location certificate of
which is found of record In Book "
of Quartz Mining Claims page By in
the office of the Recorder of said county
at Challis, Idaho, in order TO hold said
claim under the provisions OF Section
2324 of the Revised Statutes of the
United States, and the Amendments
thereto approved January 22nd, 1880,
concerning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount required to
hold said lode claim for each of the
periods ending on the 3lst day OF Dec
ember, in each of the years hereinbe-
fore men toned. And If within ninety
days from the personal service of this
notice, or within ninety days after the
publication thereof, you fail or refuse
to contribute your proportion of such
expenditure as such co-owner, your
interest In the claim will become the
property of the subscriber, your CO.
owner who has made the the required
expenditure by the terms of said Sec
ton. ALICE 9. MoRbER,
Seattle, Wash,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
ESTRAY NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that ]
have in my charge at the ranch
of julius Blume in Challis pre-
cinct, Custer county, Idaho, one
bay horse with white face and
four white feet, weighing about
800 pounds and about 8 years Of
age, branded with end gate rod
Q on left stifie, and | will sell
said animal on March 18th,
1906, at the front of the Court
House door in Challis, at the
hour of 2 p. M, unless owner Of
said animal shall prior to that
date prove property and pay
charges on said animal.
VIM. FLENNIKEN.
Constable of Challis Precinct.
February Bird, 1906.
First pub. Feb. Goth, 1906.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
NOTICE or FoRFEnrURE.
To Fred. A. Tolman,
Ill. Nelson Lawrence,
Edward ID. Moody.

To Fred. A. Tolman,
Ill. Nelson Lawrence,
Edward d. Moody.
You and each of you are hereby noti-
fed that | have expended upon the
''Iopen No. 2 500 and upon the Hope
No. 3 one hundred dollars for the year
1905 two hundred dollars in labor and
improvements upon the above lodes
situated in the East Fork
Mining District, Custer county, State
of Idaho, the location certificates of
which is found of record in Book 5
of Quartz Min Claims pages 14l-l42 in
the office of the Recorder of said county
at Challis, Idaho, in order to hold said
claims under the provisions of Section
1924 of the Revised Statutes of the
| United States, and the Amendments
thereto approved January 22nd, 1880,
concerning annual labor upon mining
claims, being the amount required TO
hold said lode claims for the
period ending on the 3lst, day of Dec
ember, in for the year hereinbe-
fore mentioned. And If within ninety
/ days from the personal service of this
notice, or within ninety days after the
the publication thereof, you fail or re-
fuse to contribute your proportion OF
such expenditure as such u co-owner,
your interest in the claims will become
the property of the subscriber, your
co-owner, who has made the required
expenditure by the terms of said sec
ton.
Your proportion of expenditure is
500 on the two claims for 1905, and
SIS for this notice, or Sl15 in all. Pay.
ment to be made to the Silver Messen'
ger, Challis, Idaho.
FRANK HI. TOLMAN.
Dated at Challs, Idaho, Dec 30, 1905.
First publication Jan. 2nd, 1906.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
Custer County.
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inducements settlers an
capitalists beautiful scenery its enterprsng people, its var
its brilliant prospects not inapty commemorate
Custer whose dashng romantic yet poduc
become of our national history Thryve
when placer mining its prime and quartz mining
infancy the territory embraced in its confines was
only Indians occasional party Of prospecos
Montana To them Wilderness to the MAX
maps unexpoed" In 1862 placers actively
Stanley Basin what western border and
found rich ground Loon creek
other discovered and yielded handsomely but
quartz attention. five years later the region now
forming Custer county practically unknown From 1879 to
1870 of rich mines spread attracting capital
increasing its population the following by
legislative enactment county created and has hrved
time, today has population of 5000 people
the following towns
ChaCounty seat farming stock raising fruit and mining
Mackay-Minng and farming
Houson--Farming and stock raising
Notwithstanding.
Clayton--Minng, farming and stock raising
Bonanza--Mining
Custer-Mining.
Stanley-Placer and quartz mining, and grazing land
county large valleys where farming
and socrasng pursued great viz Big Lost Rv
valley Spring. Round Pahsamaro East Fork An
teope and Stanley.
embraces irregular outline about 5000 square
miles ard it is as large Connecticut and larger
Rhode Island together situated in central Ida
by the Oregon Short Line railroad the east
will probably be extended Chas next The
Rocky Bell Telephone company have line from Black
The of Custer county found its
mines and its agricultural and grazing lands
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
TO
MICHAEL MADDEN,
JOSEPH ROyELLE.
TIM O,CONNALL

You and each of you are here
by notified, That | have expend-
ed during the year 1905, one hun
dred $4,000 dollars in labor
and improvements upon each OF
the following named mining
claims Cooper King "Iror
Mask, and Cooper Queen,
situated in the Alder Greek Min
ing District, Custer county, Ida
no, under the provisionsof Sec
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
SCHOOL DIST. NO. Z.

oChOCi4 OioI' M -
Warrant No. 48, issued June 9Th,
1905.
Interest .07 per centfrom date
of registry to date of payment,
if presented within ten days af-
ter date of this advertisement.
Interest ceases 10 days after date
of this advertisement.
r. j. CLYDE,
County Treasurer.
Dated January %, 1906.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
TREASURER'S NOTICE.

The following warrants against
county will be paid with
interest to date, if presented
within 60 days from date of this
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-03-20
ROAD FUND

ROAD FUND.
Issue Oct. 18th, 1905.
Nos. 81 to 105 inclusive.
Issue of Jan. 18th, 1906.
Nos. 1o6 to ia inclusive.