The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1894-08-07

Mr.. o. E. Penwell departed
for Salmon City Sunday. He is
contemplating putting in a bid
for the wagon road from Salmon
City to Prairie Basin, which is to
be built by Lemhi county.
The Pocatello Tribune has it
that Frank Fem will receive the
nomination for governor on the
Republican State ticket on the
first ballot. According to this
Nc is not in it.
Preaching at the Congregation
al church next Sunday morning
and evening. Subject for morn
ing "When to Pray" and sub
ject for evening 1.-The Bttcking
Calf" f. w. PARKER, Pastor.
Miss Mary Foley returned to
Bayhorse Wednesday afternoon
last, after a short visit in Chal-
lis. She was accompanied by
Miss Edna West, who in return,
will visit friends in that place
for few days.
The grouse and sage chicken
law expires on the 18th inst.
Although we imagine many a
bird of this specie days have ex-
pired in Custer county ere this,
but then we have no game war
den to enforce the law.
We regret very much to learn
that Clayton Lodge No. 80, |. 0.
o. F., was compelled to throw up
its charter, on account of there
not being enough members in
that place to hold the required
meetings.
Lieutenant Governor Willis, of
Haley, was in Challis, on bust
ness, last week, returning to
Haley Thursday. From there
: he goes to Boise. 1t is said that
Frank has some F,eli sscal aspira-
, tions on the Rsl1nbil6ap State
| ticket.
Charlie Fahler and Sebree ar
rived in Challis Wednesday with
two of H. G. Lewis big freight
teams loaded with 10000 pounds
of machinery for the Howe &
Co.'S. mill at the Yellow Jacket.
They report the Yellow Jacket
) Cos. sawmill machinery between
, here and Ketchum. This begins
to look like business.
We acknowledge receipt of a
ticket from Johnson-Pratt Drug
{ Co., of Salt Lake, which entities
t us to a chance on the League
Chainless Safety Bicycle to be
awarded to the one holding the
winning number, the drawing to
take place on the last day of the
, Utah State Fair. One number in
| the drawing is given with each
purchase of S100 at retail, or
$500 at wholesale in goods at
their store.
9 Last Thursday and Friday
, a portion of the State Wagon
! employees about fifteen, mostly
Swedes and Fins, arrived in this
city from Pahsimari, where they
have completed that portion of
: : the road, and Saturday morning
: they started up the river to com
mence work on that end of the
division, at the mouth of Yankee
: Fork. The balance of the force
1 with the teams, went around by
i Ketchum to Stanley Basin, and
:. will build the road this way,
while the others will make road
g from the mouth of Yankee Fork
up the Salmon river.
i Constable Coffren came down
: from Clayton Saturday after
noon. He had in his charge de-
mented Italian, whose name we
! are unable to learn. This crazy
! fellow attempted to take his own
= life by jumping in Salmon river,
but was prevented committing
: suicide by the constable. Mr..
[. Haysmen, Justice of the Peace
!. at Clayton, committed him to the
= safe keeping of the sheriff OF
J Custer county, but in the absence
Y of both sheriff and his deputy,
a VIM. Stein, who by the way was
y made special deputy sheriff
/ some time ago, took the dement,
a ed fellow in charge, and locked
d him up in the county jail, where
. he viii be held for examination.