The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-05-05
DIR. F. Pyle has returned and
will be with us for a few days.

DIR. F. Pyle has returned and
will be with US for a few days.
| Al. West has erected new 81
foot swing. The old one was too
small. besides it was nearly worn
out from time and use.
Last Friday was May Day. In
stead of using flowers to deck
Sweet May in this portion of
Idaho, they used snow balls.
A new weekly newspaper has
just been established at Dubois,
Idaho-the Dubois Enterprise. We
wish the new venture abundant
success.
The date of the Republican
convention at Pocatello to elect
delegates to the National conven-
ton, has been changed from May
Goth to May 10Th.
Senator Teller has come out
squarely and says he will not
support a goldite nominee for
president on the Republican
ticket. How will Idaho's sena-
tors stand on this proposition ?
To ORE BUYERS:-I have 100
to $50 tons of fine lead ores for
sale near Bayhorse, Idaho. 1t
will probably reach a larger
amount by the time ore can be
shipped. What terms do 1
hear CHAS. FUREY.
Jesus Urquide arrived in Chal-
lis on Saturday last from Boise.
He will take his pack train to
Oregon where has work for it.
The day of pack trains has al
most gone by in Custer county
too many wagon roads.
The Haley Times has soured
on Governor Mcconnell since the
SahFrancisco interview, and now
claims that Mac is against silver.
The Governor has not changed
one iota, he has always been
against silver.
Last Thursday we received
two mails from Rlackfoot. This
was caused by changing from
winter to summer time. The
mail will now arrive in Challis at
noon, and Mondays will be the
days that we receive no mail.
We noticed the following ar
rivals in Challis last Monday to
attend the 77th anniversary ex-
ercises Roy Huffman. Custer;
Geo. Morgan and wife. of Pah-
simari; NJ. Donnelly and wife, E.
J. Michael, Dan McAllister, n.
Millich and Frank Simpson, of
Bayhorse; G. H. Poppy, Phillip
Branea, Clayton; Joe Short, of
Yellow Jacket.
A person signing himself ga
Blaine County Man." in the Hail
ey Times. writes Senator Shoup
as follows
Il like you personally. You
are one of our kind of men, but
you made a bad balk at the
wrong time in not voting with
the five senators. Our silver
wheels are deep in the mud of
gold monometallism, and we
cannot have a balky horse in our
silver team"
The following delegates were
selected at the Republican prim,
aries of Challis precinct last Sat
urday, to attend the county con-
vention which meets in Challis
next Saturday. The county con
vention to send delegates to the
State convention, and the State
to the National convention
H. F. Powell.
Jas. VanCamp.
]. p. Spalding.
j. NJ. jackson.
Carl Lane.
Etna Lodge No. 20 of Bay
horse, Custer Lodge No. 81 l. o
o. F. of Challis, have been con
solidated. By this consolidation
Etna No. 26 goes out of exis
tence and becomes a part of Gus
ter No. 81. All property hereto
fore owned by that Lodge is nov
the property of the surviving
/ Lodge. With this consolidation
Custer No. 81 is now one of tht
largest lodges of this kind il
rank of membership in Idaho.
: Major Stanton, Supt. of th,
: Lucky Boy Gold Mining Comp
any's mines, at Custer, was il
, Challis last week on his way t,
, Salt Lake where he will spend |
; week or so on business. In con
, versation with. the Major w,
were informed that the mine
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