The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-06-02
LoCEL GLEzNINGS.
Summer is here at last.

Salmon river is on Doom.
Mrs. Boise Ellis is visitin g
friends in Challis.
George French came out from
Yellow Jacket Tuesday.
Sam Tennell came out from
Custer Thursday evening.
DIR. Pyle and VIM. Slime return
ed to Challis last Thursday.
Theo. Wust, of Custer, was in
Challis last week on business.
G. H. Poppy was down from
Clayton Thursday and Friday.
The Miners Union ball at Gus
ter on the 22nd was grand sue
cess.
John Dudley, of Blackfoot, is
spending a few days in Custer
county.
John W. Garrett, of st. Louis,
was in attendance at Court at
this place last week.
Geo. B. Baldwin returned from
SanFrancisco last week where
he spent the winter.
Frank Tyler departed yester-
day morning on a visit to his
home at Detroit, Mich.
A new Remington wheel ar
rived in Challis Thursday for
Geo. Easley, of Custer.
Miss McGovern came out from
Custer last Wednesday. She is
en- route for Lowell, Mass, on a
visit.
v. E. Hanna departed for Vel
lew Jacket last Wednesday morn
ing, he being informed that his
wife was very sick.
On Monday evening, May 25,
a dance was given in Challis.
1t was the smallest party of this
kind ever held here.
Dennis Kellaher was examined
before Judge Zeigler last week,
and found to be insane. He was
taken to the asylum by an at
tendant last Friday.
Major Stanton returned from
Salt Lake City last Thursday.
He brought with him about e
men to work for the Lucky Boy
Gold Mining Co., at Custer.
Mrs. r. D. Reed wishes through
the columns of the MESSENGER
to exteu her heartfelt thanks tC
all thos. who so kindly assisted
in the sickness and death of hel
husband-Mr. j. L. Reed.
The Democrats met in Challis
last Saturday afternoon and sci
ected VIM. J. Treloar as a dele
gate to the Democratic STATE
convention at Pocatello. A free
coinage 16 to 1 plank was adopt
ed, without any "ifs" or lands.
Court adjourned last Thursda.
night at 10 o'clock. Judge @. O
Stockslager, P. M. Bruner anc
others, departed via. Salmon by
private conveyance. They die
not care to undertake the Ketch
um route on account of the snow
J. P. Spalding has real or
ange tree with one orange on II
in the show window of his drus
store at this place. This tret
was grown from a seed. 1t il
quite a novelty to see an Orange
tree bearing fruit this far north
The crop will not be very larg
this year as the tree is too young
The Boise Mail says: ga pas
senger from Mountainhome, VIII
arrived on the noon train today
brought the news of very sat
occurrence which happened
few nights ago near Rocky Bar
Two women, Mrs. Thomas MOI
row and Miss Emma Hoffman
, started on snowshoes from AT
lanta to Rocky Bar, distance O
18 miles. After being out for
time, they lost the trail and tn
shades of night overlook them
The details of the terrible scene
that must have ensued could nc
be learned. However, during tn
', night Miss Hoffman died, an
the next day mail carrier pass
ing along, found Mrs. Morroy
in q very exhausted condition
holding the dead woman in he
arms. The scene was as star
ling as it was pitiable; the al
,, guish of the survivor, holdin
the corpse of her friend in tn;
out of the way place and alon
. in the night, was more than th