The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-04-27

sell at private SALE the following described
real estate
One dwelling house and twelve U2) fcwn lots,
situated in Block One and Twelve; one black
smith shop and " OF Lot No. 7, Block No. IA, In
the town Of Challis Custer county, Idaho.
The sale will be made on or after May the 18th
1897. Bids will be received at the ONCE Of N. J.
Sh.rp at Challis. Idaho.
w. e. TRAPP.
Administrator of the estate of Maurice
Ashton. deceased.
First publication. April n 1897. We
F. w. Vogler, of Blackfoot,
WIS in town last week.
Mark Kuhn. of Ogden, was il
town a few days last week.
George Earnest came up fro m
B aclzfoot last Wednesday eve-
ming.
Born:-Tuesday night, Arril
90, 1897, at Bayhorse, to the " fe
of Frank Mulvaney, daughter.
Geo. w. Dalrymple and family
left on Wednesday morning last
fDr Utah, where Mr.. D. has a
good mining claim.
Mr.. Riley who has been with
his daugh or, Mrs. Belle Thou p
son, of tn place, for nearly a
year, departed for his home at
Salt Lake City last week.
A very fine banquet was given
by Custer Lodge No. 81, l. O. O..
F., at the Challis House last
Tuesday evening in honor of
George G. Thompson, Grand
Master of Idaho. About forty
ladies and gentlemen were pres
ent on this occasion.
The penitentiary books show
many interesting facts. For in
stance, the county from which
each inmate of tie institution
was sent is shown. The record
discloses the fact that Ada county
led in the number sent during
the four years of Warden Camp
bells incumbency. The number
credited to it being 42. Custer
Idaho aud Nez Perce vie for the
low place. each having added
one to the population of the
penitentiary during that period
The figures are as follows: Ada
40; Latah, %; Bannock, 26
Bingham, 26; Shoshone, IL; Can
yon. 10; Bear Lake, 13; Lincoln
Logan. Is; Kootenai, IL; Oneida
10; Lemhi. 10; Fremont, 6; Ell
more, 5; Owyhee, 5; Washing
ton, 5; Alturas, 3; Boise, 8; Cas-
sia, 2; Custer, 1; Nez Perce, 1
Idaho, 1.
William c. Johnson who die,
: at Blackfoot recently, is well an'
favorably known in Custe,
county. In speaking of his deatl
the Blackfoot News says: "Wil
5 liam G. Johnson, one of the pic
r neer settlers of Blackfoot, die
/ at his residence in Blackfoo
} Thursday evening, April 18th a
9:45 o'clock. His death was nc
! unexpected. He had been al
I acute sufferer from Bright
: disease for many months. MI
l johnson was a native of tn
State of Missouri but had bee
in the West many years. He wa
!. one of Blackfoot's first citizens
3 He was a man who gave striC
q personal attention to his ow
4 business and meddled not in th
e affairs of others. His friend
i were many, enemies few.
: wife, one son and a daughte
y and two brothers in Idaho SUI
L vive him to mourn his death
v The trial of Fred Gleeson an
e Jack Davis, the latter known
e Diamond. field jack" has ju:
!, ended in Cassia county. The
II are charged with the murder
f John G. Wilson and Daniel
3 Cummings, the former shee
Is herder and the latter shee
D owner. They were murdered {
1t Feb. 6, 1896, at their camp.
e. is supposed that Wilson was xii
l. ed first. The body was rolled
is blankets and placed in a wago
y Cummings was shot in the a
Sc 6omen. and is supposed to ba'
in lived from "a to So hours. +
he tried to write an account of Il
is murders, but his hand became
o. unsteady that what was write
o. could not be deciphered. exec
rs the first two or three lines, whi'
I'd were-"If / die, bury me. Ia
is care of''-here he mentioned t
s, names of two sisters. A stril
sn of cartridges were discover
er leading from the wagon.
,a- Nov 4 1SQ5. Diamond lie