The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-08-17

Idaho, and Miss May Browne, of
Melrose, Montana, were married
on Aug. 4th.
Lincoln county is one of the
largest sheep-growing counties
in Idaho, yet the assessment roll
of that county only tells of six
lone sheep. Assessor Gooding
is a large sheep owner himself.
DIR. J. B. Cutter left last week
for Portland, Oregon. He ex-
poets to be absent about two
weeks.
A small dance was given in
Challis, Monday eve, the 10th.
Mrs. Stevenson and Miss Win
ME Burton, of Custer, visited
Challis friends recently.
The MESSENGER sanctum was
beautifully decorated by most
magnificent and fragrant boquet
of flowers last week, the compli-
ments of Miss Mabel Funkhouse,
of Challis creek, for which we
accept with many thanks.
For SALE.-Joe Dickey, at
the Dickey station, has a good
second hand cook stove for sale
that is a bargain, No. 9-with
all modern improvements. He
has bought new range for his
hotel and has no use for the 9th.
er. Call at the MESSENGER off
ce for particulars.
LOST. A book on the labor
question, by Swinton. Any one
finding it will be suitably re
warded by informing the Mes
SENGER Office. 1t was lost be
tween Clayton and Challis.
The next time you have a tor
of gold for sale remember that i
is worth exactly 1902, 927.23.
James Flenner spent Thurs
day in the city on his way frou
Telluride, Colo, to the Klondyk'
gold fields In Alaska, where b.
is going in the interest of biz
| New York syndicate. Mr.. Flen
ner is an old time Idahoan ant
mined for years in the Custer
county and Salmon river coun
tries and later in the CBur d
Alenes. For two years past
however, he has had charge o
some large properties in Tellur
ide. Colo. While here he visite'
with his old friend ''Uncle Bill
| lScott.-Pocatello Tribune.
F. A. Pyke, receiver for {
Bunting & Co., merchants a
Blackfoot and Dubois, on the lot
filed his final account with Judg
Standrod of the Fifth Judicis
, district. 1t shows all claim
against the firm and the expens
es of the receivership paid in fu,
to the amount of $50, 175. Sc. c
this amount S6273. 90 is in avail
able cash. $1,000 in real estate g
; Dubois, and the balance in bill
and accounts receivable. Thes
, assets will probably be apple
to the liquidation of the indebt
edness of the firm of G. Buntin
. & Co., bankers, which amounte
, to about S250,0O0, and on which
up to the present time, only on
! dividend of 10 per cent has bee
t paid.
Mrs. Jas. McFadden came OF
! from Custer last Friday evenin
; and on the following mornin
departed for Chicago.
1t is doubtful if any region hs
f a more loyal. devoted press tha
has Idaho. In all parts of th
state are to be found local paper
. that are doing yeoman serviC
: for their respective sections, al
t often, too, at a great disadvan
4 age. Do the people of Idat
q fully realize this fact ? Do the
g understand what a good loc
f paper means to the comInunit
a in which it is printed We hoI
o so, but are sometimes doubtful
e The statement has been max
2 that the newspapers of a tow
d are a pretty safe index of Il
it character of the inhabitant
q The assertion is certainly not f
d out of the way, for. if the CT
e umns of the local press a
is bright and newsy and filled wi
t evidences of home enterprise al
t. support, it is pretty safe to S;
l. that such a community is wild
/, awake, intelligent and progre
1t sive. If, on the other hand, t
). home paper is shabby in appes
!, ance, poorly patronized, al