The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-10-12
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IcCeIFluS O.COO NOLcS. WE dIC
receipt of a fine picture of Miss
Vollmer, a supplement of the
Boise Statesman.
"A number of delegates from
Challis will depart this week to
ettend the Grand Lodge, |. o. o.
F., which convenes at Idaho
Falls on the 18th inst.
The Blackfoot, Houston g.
Challis Stage Company will make
a rate of S21 to Boise City and
return from Challis, to all who
desire to attend the Intermoun-
tain Fair.
Don't forget the ball next
Friday night, the 18th.
School is progressing very
nicely in Challis under the able
management of its instructors.
The attendance is good from this
place, and a number of outside
pupils are enrolled.
John Altman and Henry
Horton returned from Boise City
one day lasr week. They made
the round trip over the State
wagon road. They report the
road very rough in places.
Al. West completed his road
contract over the Bayhorse high
grade last week.
The patent firm OF John
Wedderburn & Co., of Washing
ton, D. c., have just been dis
barred from practicing before
the Patent Office.
District Court convened in
Challis yesterday, and on ac-
count of the grand jury and the
Houston murder case, many out
siders are in the city. More at
torneys are here than usual.
Chris. Morler departed one
day last week for SanFrancisco,
where he will reside this winter.
Miss Winnie Burton. of Gus
ter, left for Boise City last week
ON visit to her sister.
Mr.. FuIop, a cousin of D. L.
Rich of this place. was up from
Salt Lake City last week.
ID. L. Rich and Col. Sharp
have been on the sick list for
several days past, but are i'm
proved at this time.
Mrs. Geo. MCGOWAN and her
daughter and son, Pearl and
Vern, and George and Henry
! MCGOWAN, departed on last
| Tuesdays stage for Salt Lake
City to reside this winter. Miss
Pearl will attend public school
at that place, and George and
Henry will take a course in a
business college.
The best definition of scandal
ever given was that of the little
girl, who thus described it
Nobody does nothing. and
Everybody goes on telling it
everywhere. F"
"A very distressing accident
happened over at Howe, on Lit
tie Lost river, on Tuesday of last
week. The little two-year old
child of Jas. Perkins fell in the
water and was drowned before il
could be rescued. The body was
found in some drift wood shortly
afterward. Market Lake Sen
tinel.
"A new and valuable discov,
cry has been made in the Gold
King mine at Dixie. Dan Reber,
the superintendent. concluded to
crosscut in the west drift on the
$50 foot level, and after running
about 10 feet struck a fine body
of very high grade ore. At this
new strike the ledge is seven
, feet between walls and shows
every indication of being perm
anent. Mr.. Reber is highly
! elated over the new discovery
and thinks he has a regular bon
ANA. Mt. Home Bulletin.
Among the arrivals thus fan
in Challis, (Oct. 10), are: Judge
Stockslager and wife; Distric'
Attorney Rogers and wife; AT
torney Redwine and wife; Steno
grapher Bremen. Attorney Texa:
Angel, Mr.. Stevens, of the SaI
Francisco Examiner. ]. H. Greer
and others.
We just learn of the death o
) Robt. Boone, of Houston, on tn,
9th of typhoid fever.
-Threashing in this valley i:
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