The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-07-23

0AihS OOuOSdAy du Olu -tlme
Custer county boy has been en-
ployed In the Salt Lake City
Fire Department for nearly six
years past, and who was Assist
ant Chief of the Department, we
learn was discharged by Chief
Devine few days ago Mike
has made good record for him
self, and by his ability as a fire
man had placed him in the posi-
ton that he held until recently.
The charges against him by De-
vine are fiimsy, and should not
be considered. Mr.. Donovan's s
heroic work at the great Ogden
fire won him much merited praise,
as well as ON other similar occa-
Isions. We believe he ought and
will be re-instated in his former
or higher position
The Legislature which con-
vened the winter of 80 and 81.
created the county of Custer out
of. a portion of Alturas and Lem
hi counties, and act required that
Custer county was to assume her
portion of the Indebtedness of
those two counties Custer
county, after settling her obliga-
tions with Alturas, refused to
settle for the $1,000 due Lemhi
county, claiming that it was not
a just debt and that Lemhi still
retained all the improvements of
the old county. The matter was
at last taken into Court and has
been pending ever since, which
has finally resulted in decision
1 in favor of Lemhi county. If
the Court allowed the full amount
of the claim, Custer county will
be compelled to pay Lemhi in
the neighborhood of $16. 900,
which will be s'god send" to
our county these hard times
Lemhi Republic.
The amount found due Lemhi
by the judgment of the Court
with interest for fourteen years
and two months is &, 127. This
. is less only the slight sum OF
s13, 673; but nevertheless is g,
127 too much Not but that the
Court has made a legal and just
decision on the pleadings and
proofs. There were matters in
, connection with the organization
of Custer county that could not
be plead nor proved; nevertheless
, which existed, that will be last
: ing disgrace to the actors ToC
much love of fiattery and pro
motion and too little regard for
| right and the rights of their con
stituents. AS to the amount OF
Indebtedness, however, it is as
nearly correct as we could ex-
) pect from that paper when
| speaking of Custer county.
/ The fees allowed the attorneys
i of Custer county is 1891. 81,
which is as per agreement with
them made by our County Com
| missioners at the time of theil
} entering into the defense of the
| case,
A biggest snake and frog stor,
: on record is this one: "a few
: years ago / was on a fishing tril
t on Salmon river, but the wine
D was blowing perfect gale. ans
= the fish were not biting yer,
q well, besides I had run out O
grasshoppers for bait, so Ithrev
Y myself down on the grass at th'
/ river bank to rest. having be
, come played OUT crawling
S through the thick brush ane
|, fighting mosquitoes Pretty
/ soon l noticed a frog summing
y himself and catching flies Gu
Y would dart his tongue and hs
o would catch a fly every time
S Soon another actor appeared OIL
4 the scene, a common watel
t snake. He was looking for hi
/ breakfast, and the frog, though
a a large one for this country
e seemed just the thing. Ths
:, snake coiled himself, raised hi.
: head. swayed it back an forth
a then slowly bringing it down, h
+ grasped the hind legs of the froe