The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-09-28

Hot days-cool nights.

Hot days-cool nights.
Frank Hagenbarth was up
from Salt Lake City a few days
last week.
We learn that Geo. MCGOWAN
has leased his ranch for period
of four years.
"Tobe" Richards came out
from Sheep Mountain last We'd
nesday afternoon.
Two men, one with both legs
off below the knees, and the 9th
er with both hands off, was in
Challis last Saturday with a
Striking machine"
Mrs. Geo. MCGOWAN, Miss
Pearl, Verne, George and Henry
MCGOWAN, will depart for Salt
Lake City next week to spend
the winter, and to give the three
older children a course in busi-
ness college.
The teachers for the Challis
public school which commences
next Monday, are as follows
Principal-Miss M. keenan,,
of Dillon, Montana.
Primary Department-Miss l..
M. Sill, of Blackfoot, Idaho.
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We are in receipt of two large
rosy-cheeked apples raised by
Judge Bomar on his place in
Challis. From this tree there
has been gathered 108 pounds of
these fine apples. They are en-
tirely free from worms or blem-
ishes of any kind whatever.
James Turnbull was in Challis
a day or so last week. He had
Just returned from Florence
where he had been for some
time. He will return with his
family to that place at once. Mr..
Turnbull speaks very highly of
the prospects of that camp.
Forney, Idaho, is becoming
quite town on account of its
location, it being the distributing
point for the Yellow Jacket and
Silver creek mines. Ed. Trealor
is the principal owner of the
town. Besides being mayor of
this city, he is postmaster, land
lord, leader of the band, and will
soon be merchant, as he is put
ting in stock of general mer-
chandise.
Three of the men that have
been working at the MCGOWAN
ranch, across the river, John
Mock and the Moore brothers,
are laid up from poison, and
what causes it is hard to tell. At
first appears a small white spot
on their hand, like nettle sting,
and in a short time it spreads
over the entire arm and the arm
is swollen to twice its natural
size, and very painful. 1t tresem-
bles the poison of some weed.
DIR. Cutter has the cases in
charge and the boys are getting
along very nicely.
A dispatch from Pocatello, Id,
dated Sept. 81, to the Salt Lake
Tribune. reads
''Much uneasiness is felt at the
Indian agency at Ross Fork over
the news that there are several
hundred Indians in Custer county
slaughtering deer and elk for the
pelts, and that the settlers there
are preparing to drive the red
skins out of the country by force.
1t is feared there will be serious
trouble. The Indians are Sho-
shones and Bannocks from the
Fort Hall and Fort Lemhi reser-
, vations."
The above telegram is exag-
gerated to some extent, and we
have heard of no threatened
, trouble between the whites and
reds of this county. 1t is true
| that this section has been filled
with these lousy creatures called
, Indians, and sometimes called
human beings, for the past
month. They have been slaugh-
tering deer for the pelts in almost
untold numbers, and we have
been told that they have gone SO
far as to kill cattle on the rang
, es. They have no regard for
our laws or the rights of the
settlers. Custer county, one of
the best game counties in Idaho,
has been infested year after year
by these Indians until the game
/, is becoming unknown. 1t is said
, that other depridations are com
mitted by them, especially the
: vast amount of forest fires that