The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-09-10
LOCEL GLEHNINGS.
Mark Kuhn is with US again.

Enos Watson came out from
Yellow Jacket last week.
David l.. Rich departed for
Salt Lake yesterday morning.
The monthly Divine service at
next Sunday evening
at s o'clock.
A good strike has been made
in the Riverview mine, at Bay
horse, recently,
w. H. Felkner and sister have
gone on visit to the old folks at
home in Milford, Indiana.
The Hot Springs ford is now
made by going through Sullivan's
field, and is marked by sign.
John Finnegan was down from
the Skylark last Tuesday on
business, returning the following
day.
There was total eclipse of
the moon last Tuesday night.
On account of the clouds it was
not visible here until 10 p. m.
D. H. Biethan and Depty. U.
S. Marshal Tylor, of Blckfoot,
were in Challis last week and de-
parted for Yellow Jacket by pri-
vate conveyance.
VIM. Waters has been a guest
at the Springs for the past week.
Bill says he was "leaded," but
is that the facts in the case 3? He
looks the picture of health.
Mr.. Lonsberry, assayer from
Omaha, went to Clayton one day
last week. The new smelter is
nearly completed, and they ex-
pect to commence operations
about the 18th of this month.
Winters, Parsons & Boomers
road machinery and force OF
men passed through Challis last
week to complete the State road
at the mouth of Yankee Fork.
We are informed that our old
friend, G. G. Williams. of Chal-
lis. has made big strike in his
Yellow Jacket mine. Between
forty and fifty thousand dollars
worth of gold ore is in sight.
M. L. Crafts expects to have
at least one 5-stamp battery run
ming on the Black mine in Custer
this fall. His system, we are
told, will be wet crushing, chlor
iding with salt, and pan amalga
nation.
Custer county will be required
to raise 81, ,074.32 as State take:
this year. In addition to the tal
for general purposes, there is ;
tax of mills for State wagor
road and II mills for the State
University. This will increase
the State levy to in the neigh
borhood of 80 cents on the 800
Last year it was IS cents.
"PAHSIMARI NOTES. Morse
Idaho, Sept. THE past TIVE
nights have been quite frosty
12 degrees below freezing
Judge Sullivan and two sons o
HALEY are in the valley on dee
hunt. Mr.. and Mrs. Wood ar
expected home today. Mrs
Hooper has recovered from he
sick spell. Miss Russell fror
Illinois, has been engaged t.
teach our school. Massey.
Lost, Strayed or Stolen:-On,
Paul P. Lawson from the count
Jail at Haley, Sept. 5, 1895, a
10 o'clock p. M, costing Custe
county over S., 900; age 60 years
weight, about 225 pounds; heav
black beard, slightly streake
with light hairs; height, abou
5 feet 9 inches; has loud con
manding voice; sentenced to b
hanged for the murder of Georg
Watson, at Houston, Idaho; alsC
probably one Ovid Lawson, SO
of the old mans, held unde
bonds to appear in Challis at tn
next term of District Court, fc
taking two shots at said Geore
Watson, deceased. Anybod
knowing of the whereabouts
said Paul P. Lawson will pleas
return him to the sheriff of Blair
county who was too kind to tt
armless (?) old murderer, an
llowed him to remain in Il
corridor of the Jail until
o'clock at night, instead of kee
ing him in the steel cage whe
. he belonged and should ha'
been kept all the time, then Il
sheriff would not have been col
PEELED to go to the Jail at
o'clock at night to lock up