The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-04-13


again after his short sickness
The fusion ticket at Pocatello.
with VT. t. Reeves, for mayor,
was successful.
J. C.. Fox returned from Salt
Lake City and Boise City last
Saturday night q
The board of trustees are con-
templating enlarging our village
cemetery grounds
Ed TreIoar purchased the sal
oon fixtures, liquors, etc, of the
T. O. Smith estate for 81. $50.
L. H. Johnston went down to
Houston last week on business
in connection with the land Office
NJ o. Donohue has been quite
i'll for a few days past. but is
somewhat improved at this time.
Mr.. Hearst has purchased the
New York Advertiser, and now
his great journal goes under the
title of the New York Journal
and Advertiser.
The receiver of Bunting & Co.'S
stores at Blackfoot and Dubois
has declared dividend of ten
per cent and is paying out the
money. This is a good showing
for the final outcome of the bust
ness. -Blackfoot News.
Greater New York is now the
second city in the world The
present population, based upon
the latest estimates, is 3,159, ,059.
1t viii have an area of about $50
square miles and its greatest
length viii be nearly 35 miles
A professor of the University
of Kansas announces the discov-
cry of process or method by
which the skin of colored per
son can be changed TO spotless
white 1t Is done by electricity
No paints. powders or cosmetics
| Miss Nellie Penwen reports
the closing of her school on the
8th inst, at Clayton, after a FIVE
months contract Closing exer-
cises were excellently rendered
Prizes were faithfully and earn
Iestly worked for. Only one
scholar expelled during the term,
and that one for striking his
teacher
The Caldwell Record has it
on good authority" that several
citizens of that place contemplate
moving to Mexico in order to
better enjoy the pleasures of
life, where they viii not be
hampered with Sunday and anti
gam bling laws, and where bull
fights and hot tomalies flourish
| C. f. Kleupfer. who killed c.
| r. Dodge and Alex Borland. at
New Hope six weeks ago. and
who has since been in the county
jail at Stockton. Cal, hanged
himself in his cell on the morn
ing of April 9th, with a hand
kerchief tied TO the grating of
} the window. He was dead when
found
There is every indication now
of high water this spring in the
lrivers Of Idaho. All reports
from the mountain slopes and
ravines so TO show that large
body of snow lies on the ground
there, and that this has been ac-
cumulating of late rather than
diminishing. If it is ever nee
essary for this portion of Idaho
! TO face the question of water
storage for irrigation she can
! rely on her great rivers to do
! their duty.-Caldwell Record
Dr.. Jacobsen. in the presence
of a few witnesses, held an
t autopsy in Challis last week over
: the remains of Nels johnson.
: whose death was supposed to
E have been caused from working
in the Custer mill. Many who
? have worked in this mill have
5 died young, and it has always
{ been question of vast interest
f to the public TO know what was
g the direct cause of their death.
: This mill in question. is what is
D termed "a dry crush" mill. and
t many have labored under the
3 opinion that the dust from the
: ore which is inhaled quite freely
n into the lungs. was the cause OF
Q their death. but the post-mortem
e examination held the other day.
+ proves that theory to be false.
a The examination showed no dust
+ whatever upon the lungs, but
: showed the lungs in a terrible
: condition and both were qutiro-