The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-06-23
LocHL GLEHNINGS.


Chris. Morler's dwelling house
has just been treated to a new
coat of paint.
VIM. Stine has purchased the
entire saloon property own in
Challis by Henry Steidley.
w. G. Sweet and o. E. Pen
well departed for Salmon last
Thursday morning by private
conveyance.
George French has formed a
partnership with J. @. Fin
nell in the blacksmith business
at this place.
Joe Horton has a good wagon
road nearly completed up the
Fuller gulch to connect with the
road from Challis to Yellow
Jacket.
DIR. Fairchild and wife of
Placerville, Idaho, arrived in
Challis where they intend to
reside. We welcome them to
our midst.
Chris. Morler, Jr.. returned
from an extensive visit to his
old home in Germany last Thurs
day evening. He reports having
a pleasant time.
We overlooked the fact in our
last issue that new baby had
arrived at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Tewalt. also one at Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Baxter's.
High water at the Springs
caused from Salmon river over
flowing its banks, has compelled
the people living there to move
out until the water decreases.
The lumber and material for
the new public school building
at Challis is expected this week,
and work of construction will
commence at once. The founda-
ton is nearly completed by Mr..
Jose. The block ought to clear
ed and graded, but funds will
not justify doing it. How many
citizens will donate for this
purpose.
Owing to the high water-the
highest known for a number of
years in Salmon river-the stage
from Challis to Custer is obliged
to run only part way, then the
mail and express is transferred
to horseback route. The same
is the case down the river to Sal
mon. The wagon road is flooded
and washed out at different plac-
es which makes travel very in
convenient.
Here is a problem for our
mathematicians: A man purch-
ased groceries to the amount of
thirty cents. When he came
to pay for the goods he found he
had only a dollar bill, a three
cent piece and a two cent piece
and a quarter dollar. They ap-
pealed to bystander but he had
only two dimes, two cent piece
and a penny. After some per
plexity the change was made TO
the satisfaction of all. How was
it made :?
The following beautiful gem
adapted to springtime is being
quite extensively published. We
feel thankful that it does not ap-
ply to us
Father, dear father, come
home with me now, for ma has
some carpets to beat; she's got
all the furniture out in the yard,
from the front poarch clear down
to the street. The stoves must
come down and be put in the
shed, and the garden must bt
cleaned of the grass, it's time to
clean house and the DEVILS tC
pay and the front windows need
some new glass. Father, dear
father, come home with me nov
and bring some bologna anC
cheese. Its most IL o'clock anC
there's nothing to eat, I'm 81
t hungry I'm weak in the knees
: All the dinner we'll have will be
cold scraps and such; and yol
will have to stand up. too, fol
tables and chairs are all out i,
the yard-Oh, how / wish hous,
cleaning was through . Father
dear father, come home with m,
now, for ma is mad as a Turk
she says you are a lazy old thins
and she proposes to put you t,
!. work. There is painting TO d,
and paper to hang and Window
and castings to scrub. for it
:. house cleaning time and you'v,
got to come home and revel il