The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1894-08-14

NICK Mllllch was IN ChaIliS
Sunday. He and his partner,
Con Hurst, have out the timbers
for the bridge across Salmon riy-
er at the mouth of Bayhorse
creek. Nick is looking ten years
Older since his daring ride on a
raft down Salmon river.
WANTED:-Houses to rent
One at Custer, ON Main street,
three rooms; one at Clayton, on
Main street, large enough for
family of four; a residence at
Challis with garden. Terms
easy, and low rent on all three
places.
One of FL. G. Lewis big freight
teams came in Challis Saturday
morning loaded with the Yellow
Jacket sawmill and supplies for
r. N. Hull & Co. From this
place the mill will be transferred
to the pack trains and transport
ed to its destination.
The demented Italian from
Clayton, Antonio Martino, was
held for examination in Challis
last Wednesday before Judge
Zeigler. He was pronounced in
sane, and on the following morn
ing Deputy Sheriff Pierce start
ed for Blackfoot to place the
poor fellow in the asylum.
While the war between China
and Japan has been raging hot
across the waters, and the Chin
ese have been getting the worst
of the bargain, the Celestials
Iof Challis have Jared better.
They have had for their bill of
fare roast chicken, chicken in
all forms, stolen from the poultry
yard of William Bradbury-45 in
number.
A fire took place at Joe. Hor-
toms ranch down on Salmon riv-
er, about miles from Challis,
last Saturday afternoon, com
pletely destroying Mr.. Horizons
|. blacksmith shop, tool house, and
the tools and implements therein.
The fire originated from the
, blacksmith shop, and the loss is
quite heavy. No insurance.
The Boise Democrat has this to
say of our old friend, A. G. Bo-
t mar, who is visiting in Boise:
"Al. is popular and influen-
tai citizen of Custer county and
, has been honored more than
once by election to responsible
positions. His old friends will
, be pleased to learn that he has
E recovered from the misfortune
of fire in which he lost seven
or eight thousand dollars and is
again doing well"
A daily mail route has been es
tablished over the State wagon
q road between Salmon City and
: Challis. A twice-a-week-service
has been put on between Mead
ows and Grangeville, on the
: strength of the wagon road pro-
} ject, and daily service is prom
ised there when the road shall
have been completed. Hereto
fore Challis and Salmon City
: have been connected only by a
r mountain trail and there was
), very little intercourse between
), them, while such thing as free
communication between North
S and South Idaho has been so inn
practicable that a great many
people thought twas impossible.
Now, whenever the wagon road
j is completed, a daily stage route
9 is promised there. These stage
: routes over these roads will lead
to the rapid development of the
a country and the wagon road en-
u terprise will be abundantly justi-
# fed. Indeed, the Deadwood dis
trict has already become a scene
of much activity because of the
r road, and it is more than prob
o able that a stage line conn Getting
!. it with Boise will be demanded
by another season. 1t pays to
build roads. Statesman.
The Statesman is evidently mis-
informed in regard to q daily SER
It vice between Challis and Salmon
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