The Ketchum keystone. [volume] (Ketchum, Idaho) 1885-1899, 1894-06-09
Challis Correspon1enee.
CHALL1s, IDAHO. June / 1891.

Challis Correspea1snee.
CHALL1s, IDAHO, Inne /, 1894.
Memorial Day-was appropriately
observed by our old soldiers, joined
by citizens in general Of both town
and surrounding country, the ser-
vices taking piacs fromthe church,
thence marching to the cemetery,
where graves were strewn with
flowers as 10 usual on this occasion.
In the evening banquet was spread
in the large rooms under Odd Fell
lows Hall, at which were present
many of our leading people, includ-
ing ladies and children.
The lower Clayton bridge went
down yesterday evening at about S
o'clock. There were eight men
working on the bridge trying to save
it when the water carried the struc-
ture away. All the men except one
chung to the timbers and foated
down, some as far as Chrystal before
getting ashore. James McQuillan
sprang into the water, grasped .
log, which turned him under, and
he was seen no more.
While the surging torrent is car
rying him, God only knows whore,
all who knew poor, good.natured,
big-hearted genial Jim will hope
that ere this his soul has reached
the right side of the great river of
death.
The river, higher than before in
ten years, has left no graded roads
by its side between Clayton and
Custer. The mails are going by
horse over hill and hollow, and are
with great difficulty transported at
all. We may hear at any time Of
the loss of other crossings and pos
sibly more lives, as forces are work
ing day and night at all of them.
No papers came to-day from
Blackfoot or Ketchum.
Arrangements are being made by
John Barr, in case the bridge at his
place is swept away, to cross the
mail by means of ropes and pulleys.
JUNE S, 1894.
The high water is still doing
much damage. The Hot Springs,
on the opposite side of the river,
near here, are entirely submerged.
The hotel building has been vacated
by the occupants, there being over
one foot of water on the lower
floors.
The east span of the bridge across
Salmon river, at the mouth of Bay
horse creek, went out Sunday
evening.
No news from above Clayton
since Saturday evening last. Large
timbers are constantly passing the
Colvin bridge at Barr's. Trees one
hundred feet long, roots, branches
and all, are floating from above,
and our "oldest inhab'. says such
food was never known before.
Col. McFadden arrived this even-
ing by stage. He will attempt the
trip to his mine at Custer by horse
tomorrow via the old road, a some
what perilous undertaking, as there
must be vast amounts of snow yet
within fifteen or twenty miles from
here, and there are not supposed
to be any bridges at all on Yankee
Fork.
With all the surroundings nature
affords, Challis has been lacking
in a few minor points. First, a
butcher shop, where any and every
one should obtain the wherewith
to supply the inner man-substan.
TALLY. This "long felt" is at an
end. HI. J. Jones, from Bonanza, is
fully established, having fitted up a
"meat market" where the fat of the
land" is obtained; second, Challis
somewhat deficient in music for
months past, 10 at an case now.
The advent of III. c. Bomar and
wife, whilom residents of Bonanza,
are here. Mr.. Bomar has estab-
lished himself in the drug store Of
Mr.. ]. P. Spalding, prepared to do
anything in the line of watches,
clocks, jewelry, telephones, electric
works, dynamo machinery and mu-
sic. There is music in him, in his
wife, and even in the prattle Of
their little child.
There are more than one hundred
children in Challis, and over eighty
attended school during last winter
and this spring.
A walk over" happened yester-
day at an ordinary election for
school trustees. We have had dur
ing the last winter proficient Miss
from the hub of our state, we'll rec
commended and efficient in every
particular, as far as teaching young
ideas how to shoot, etc. But some
ideas" here were too old to shoot,
and too old to shoot at. She ex-
ceeded in manner those who ex-
pected her to shoot, and not shoot
ing their way accepted q position
where she properly belongs. In
fact, she was not even invited to
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