The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-04-06

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Woodson, in Challis, on Friday,
April End, 1897, daughter.
Call on Mrs. Frost for latest
styles of Ladies' Spring Hats. A
good stock and at reasonable
prices.
We are under obligations to
Senator Heitfeld for the Congress
sional Record, and Congressman
Gum for copy of the Dingley
tariff bill.
Judge Bomar and family have
moved into the Ashton house on
the moth side of Garden creek,
which we learn the Judge has
purchased.
The last party under the aus
pices of the 'Challis Social Club"
was held at the Odd Fellows
hall, in this place, last Friday
night. This series of parties
have been a great success from
a social standpoint.
On March 25th the hotel and
all its contents at Dubois, Idaho,
were destroyed by fire. The
hotel was owned by c. Bunting
& Co. The building was valued
at s., 500 and carried g. 400 in
surance. DR.. Fairchild's loss.
by reason of his stock of drugs
and household goods being drag
ged around through mud and
generally demolished, was quite
severe.
Snyder and Bell struck it rich
in the Eureka mine, Wesp gulch,
east of Murray, last Saturday,
The streak gradually grew rich
er until on Tuesday, the 23rd,
had become four inches of almo$
solid gold The strike is un
doubtedly one of the richest evef
made on the Pacific Coast. The
boys were packing the ore down
to the creek where it was crush
ed in hand mortars, the quartz
washed away and the gold melt
ed into Wallace Press.
Many of our readers will be
panied to learn of the death of
Thomas ". Deaves. From
private letter we learn that Mr..
Deaves died at Shoshone, Idaho.
on Friday, March %, 1897. At
the time of his death he was
about a years of age The de-
ceased is well known in Houston,
Custer county, Idaho, where ne
lived for some ten years, and
also in Custer. Mr.. Deaves was
a man who had many friends in
these, and other places where
he was known, and in his death the
people will lose a warm open
hearted companion. In social
life, he was genial. Living, his
friends delighted to honor him;
dead, they most sincerely mourn
for him.
In a recent issue of the RecoTl
der it was reported that IL
Kentuck and Grunter sale Ill
been made. and everything vi
going with a rush; ;that the macl
inery was at Red Rock awaitinA
transportation tasthe mines. TheN
writer has made-inquiries here
at the mines, and from local
sources finds that there is no
truth in the report, and was in
formed by II. F. Haynes that
letters of inquiry were coming
in from all quarters in conse-
quence, from men wishing work.
He also authorized me to state
through the columns of your
paper that the final examination
had not been made vet, and
would not, until the snow leaves
enough to show the surface of
the mountain.-Shoup Cor. in
Lemhi Republic.
A mans life is but game of
cards. First it is ''cribbage.n -
Next he tries to go it ''alone" in
a sort of ''cut. shuttle, and dealn
pace. Then he raises .'duce" till
his mother takes a ''handn in aud
contrary to Hoyle beats the
little Joker with her five Then
with his diamonds" he wins the
queen of hearts. Tired of
playing a ''lone hand" he ex-
presses a desire to assist his
fair partner. throws out his
cards aud the clergyman takes a
$40 bill out of him for a pair. !"
She ''orders him up" to build the
fires. Like a ''knaver he joins
the ''clubs, !" where be often gets
high, which is low too. If
he keeps straight" he is some
times flush" He grows old
and bluffs" sees a deal. of