The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-02-05
Club dance Frilay night.

The deadlock is unbroken.
VIM. Dunn departed yesterday
for the outside world.
Con. Hurst was down to Chal-
lis last week from Bayhorse.
Who says Challis is dead? Ov-
er 81, 900 was won at a poker
game one night last week.
Andy Hensely returned from
his eastern trip, and on Monday
last departed for Dixie, Idaho.
Assessor Kirk sold the de.in-
quent taxes of Custer county. at
public sale Saturday and yester-
day.
Senator Vest has had a falling
out with Cleveland. He is op-
posed to placing the country on
a gold standard basis.
Arthur Greene returned from
Salmon City last Saturday. We
understand that Mr.. Greene has
bought in with Henry Monk, in
the dry goods store at Salmon
City.
The old county Auditors Off
ce and safe-the safe weighing
nearly 5000 pounds have been
moved to the rear of the court
house, on Main street. 1t is now
in a convenient place, but in a
very bad location in case of fire.
The fee bill now pending be-
fore the Idaho Legislature re-
duces the fees OF county officials
nearly one-half. Should this
become a law, the compensation
would be so low that it would
almost force our Probate Judge
to resign.
o. E. Penwell, who has been
at Boise City and Salt Lake City
for some time past, returned
home Saturday. He is of the
opinion that McCarthy's bill for
the location of the School of
Mines, at Challis. will pass. We
never saw copy of the bill hence
do not know the features of it.
Challis, Bayhorse and Pah-
Simari were represented at the
school party at the Springs last
Friday night. Miss Mary Foley.
Miss A. Morgan, Miss Grotwold.
Miss Nellie Germer. and Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith, Mike Foley and l..
Weighan. From Pahsimari
were Miss Curley, Geo. Morgan
and John Galland.
We are under many obligations
to our members from Custer
county in the Legislature, fo1
the numerous bills that have beer
introduced during the session
but they have evidently beer
sent via. Africa, and are block
ed by snow drifts somewhere il
the torrid zone. We notice thai
our exchanges have been more
fortunate in this respect.
The Salt Lake Tribune paws
Representative Mccarthy the
following compliment:
| MCCARTHY'S HEAD AND HEELS
Representative Mccarthy. OF
/ Custer, is regarded as the mos
untiring as well as the most
graceful dancer in the Legisla
ture. He is also one of the best
parliamentarians and debaterS OF
| the House, and is therefore just
| ly reputed for his cleverness OF
head and heels" F"
The new quartz mill just puf
in operation at Yellow Jacket
and owned by the Yellow JACKIE
company, is said TO be one o.
the finest mills in the state. 1
is complete with the latest i'm
proved mining machinery, and i:
of twenty stamps capacity, anC
runs like a charm. Yellow Jack
ct is good camp this winter
and next summer will be worked
to it fullest capacity by the diff
ferent companies.
The Idaho Legislature is be
coming a great farce. They have
been in session nearly a month,
and have virtually done nothing,
only vote for a Senator, and the
way it looks now they are ne
nearer than they were at begin
ming. In the interest of the
people of Idaho settle the Sena-
torial question in some manner,
and do something for which yor