The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-12-07
Remember the school enter
tainment on the 23rd inst.


Congress met in regular ses-
sion yesterday.
There will be a social at the
church tonight, Dec. z. A. lunch
will be served from 6to 9 O'Clock.
Baked beans, Boston brown
bread, doughnuts and coffee are
among the good things which
viii be found on the table. All
cordially invited
State Superintendent Ander-
son has issued a call to the county
superintendent of the State for
a convention to be held at HALEY
for three days next following
December %. This viii be at
the time of the regular meeting
OF the State Teachers Associa-
ton.
There is room with four cor
ners in it. There is cat in each
corner. There is cat opposite
each cat. There is cat on each
cats tail. How many cats are
there in this room !? The Crem-
oline Soap company will give 800
each to the first 10 correct ans
wers to this problem
On Friday evening, Dec 10th,
the Semi-Annual Thank Offering
meeting of the w. M. Society.
will be held at the residence of
l. FL. Johnston After en-
ercises appropriate to the occas-
ion, refreshments viii be served
AS this will furnish an oppor-
tunity for saying farewell to our
pastor, Rev. c. E. Mason, and
also words of welcome to his
successor, it is desired that all
interested, whether members of
the Society or otherwise. will be
present, and a cordial invitation
is extended to all. LETTIcE H
JOHNSTON, Asst. Sec
The writ of mandate applied
for by the attorneys of Durrant
to compel Judge Bahrs to set a
date for the trial of the murderer
of Minnie Williams was denied
by the supreme court on Nov
80. This means there viii be no
interference with the decision of
the court in the Blanche Lamont
case and it now begins to look as
if Durrant viii have to expiate
his crime at a date sooner than
his attorneys anticipate.
Silver, 594; Lead, $3.50.
| Chas. Frost and Roscoe Hamil-
ton came in from Blackfoot on
Saturday last with freight
Xmas viii soon be here.
| Memorial services were held
in the church at this place ON
Sunday evening. Nov %. in
honor of the memory of DIR.
Marcus Whitman, that loyal.
heroic missionary who. more
than so years ago. planted the
stars and stripes in this North
west territory. Marcus Whit
man is undoubtedly due the
credit of having saved this great
,region to the Union
i Reports from the frozen north
indicate that there will much
suffering at Dawson City this
winter for want of food. Flour
sold at 300 sack what they
had to spare.
Mrs. Mary Jinegar is reported
quite sick. DIR. Cutter left for
Pahsimari Saturday evening
Judge Stewart has announced
his decision in the celebrated
water case in Owyhee county
HYDE VS.. Hareiman. His decis-
ion is in favor of plaintiff Hyde.
He awards "a inches of water to
the Hardiman brothers and $40
inches 20 the plaintiff This
case was begun III 1888. The
rights involved date away back
in the COS. The man from whom
T Hardiman brothers derived title
settled ON Pickett creek and took
out a small ditch. Afterward
the person from whom the title
( descended to Hyde settled be-
low. The grantor to the Hardi-
, mans did not make an appropria-
: ton of the waters of the creek.
5 and Hyde claimed them under
his appropriation. This brought
: ON litigation. The point at issue
: in the case was the question
whether or not the doctrine OF
4 riparian rights ever prevailed in
r Idaho. Tt was held by the plain
1 tiff that they had not. Judge
t Stewart adheres TO the view that
n <ho r~sr.nrsar, g,s~ cf~oare hauE 60a.