The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-10-15


fire was started about three
o'clock a. M. in the back yard of
Mrs. Williams house and the
restaurant but was fortunately
discovered by Mrs. Cooper just
when it had begun to blaze
brightly and she at once gave
the alarm and it was extinguish-
ed. An examination of the prem
ises showed that the deed had
been carefully planned, the fire
was kindled with chips under a
fruit box, which was intended to
conceal the flames until they got
under good headway and within
a foot of cordwood, which if it
had once ignited would never
have been extinguished until the
whole town had been in ashes.
The motive was undoubtedly
robbery, but If the unprincipled
cur could only have been caught
be would have been treated to
dose of cold lead or coat of tar
and feathers. Salmon Recorder.
Died, October 8, 1895. at his
home in Hamilton, Montana,
William Toole. of Brights dis
ease. MIR. Toole's death win be
greatly regretted by a host of
friends throughout the mining
districts of the Rocky Mountains
where he was known as agentle- a
man of sterling worth and min
er of distinguished abilities.
After his graduation from the
University of Wisconsin Mr..
Toole came to Montana and i'm
mediately engaged in mining op-
erations with the Anaconda Com
pany here and in Idaho begin
ming in the capacity of engineer
and working through the posi-
tions of shift boss, foreman and
superintendent, he won an envi-
able reputation and the confidence
of the Northwestern miners.
| Upon a recent trip into the
I Trail Creek country Mr.. Toole
contracted a severe cold, which
developed into acute infiamma-
ton of the kidneys, finally cul-
minating in the dread decease
which took him off.
To his sorrowing wife and two
children, as well as to his circle
of personal friends, comes the
consolation that in his short life
he had won the highest success,
the love of his friends and the
confidence of his business as
societes. Western Mining World.
Mr.. Toole was well know in
Custer county where he was en-
gagged in mining, prior to going
to Montana. The bereaved wife
and children have the sympathy
of this entire community in their
sad loss.
Do rattlesnakes possess the
power to charm their prey ?
This has been affirmed and de-
MED for many years. Dell Sher-
er, Jim Greenwood and other re-
liable men who have spent their
lives on plain and mountain, say
that rattlesnakes really can al
lure to death the birds and ami
mails which constitute their food,
and relate many instances that
have fallen under their observa-
ton. 1t is not the paralysis of
fear that overcomes the victim,
because instinct tells of the
deadly nature of the snake on
sight and warns it to escape,
which it could easily enough dc
by wing or fieetness of foot
The power, then, must lie in the
eye or some other source not yet
known. The charmed bird viii
fiutter in circles screaming il
terror each circle narrowing
until the poor victim falls within
stroke of the snakes jaws; whil
the chipmunk will jump up ant
down In one place until gradual
ly approached and swallowed
During the summer Walter Boy
akin killed a big ten-rattler tina
had apparently charmed thre'
domestic cats. The scene wa
near a mining camp on More
creek. The snake laid in col
with head and three or fou
inches of its neck and body slow
ly waving back and forth lik'
the wand of a magician, while it
eyes glittered fire. The cat
were approaching it sideways
from three different directions
each under the irresistible spell
Instaed of waiting to see how
would end, Walter, sympathizinI
with the cats and hating rattlers
" killed the latter and the forme
J. ran back to the house. Som
|. cats kill some snakes, but SO ia
IS as known never tackle rattlel
le Whether these cats were in tn
Is power of the snake or wer