The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-01-26

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The well-known physician,
liars p. Jacobsen, M. D., will,
Ton February 1st, 1897, open d
private hospital in Cballis, at the
old White place, to be known as
the Mercy Hospital" Rates
Fifteen dollars per week. includ-
ing board and scientific medical
attendance. The building has
been fitted up with the latest
sanitary appliances, and fills a
long felt want in this county.
Town visits by the medical Off
Ger g each.
Mayor Fly, of Galveston, Tex
as, has had published a letter
from ST. Ignace, Mich, suggest
ing a vigorous rubbing of all
parts of the body with warm
turpentine as cure for the grip.
The Michigander says it will
cure in twenty-four hours, and
that no medicine should be taken.
Half a dozen persons who tried
the remedy are apparently as
well as ever, and now there are
hundreds who are being treated
to turpentine massage.
Here is a problem A farmer
. owned a hog and wanted to
weigh it. The man weighed 200
pounds and his wife 1876. They
put a board across a fence SO
that when they sat upon the ends
it exactly balanced. They then
changed places, his wife taking
the pig upon her lap, just bal
! ancing the board again. What
is the weight of the porker {?
Senator Tabor, of Denver,
is q poor man again, his last
piece of property, the Tabor
block, having recently passed
out of his hands under foreclos-
ure of mortgage. In less than
twenty years Senator Tabor
arose from poor prospector to
a muiti-millionaire. AT one time
he possessed the largest daily
income of any man in America
Today, at the age of 55, he is
penniless, but not discouraged,
and hopes to succeed in making
another fortune.
Senator Jones is to be return
ed from Nevada; Mr.. Spooner
regains his place from Wiscon-
sin; Platt goes from New York;
Illinois is going. to send one OF
her present members of Con-
gress, Mr. Mason; Mr.. Teller is
going back with practically the
unanimous vote of the Colorado
Legislature; Mr.. Penrose sue
ceeds Don Cameron of Pennsyl-
vania; Indiana sends Mr.. Fair
banks, Missouri returns Senator
Vest, and the general elections
so far this year have been OF
strong men. Strong men should
be sent from Utah and Idaho
Salt Lake Tribune.
Ice harvest has commenced in
this place. The quality is fair.
Mr.. A. McKinnie, who was in
Challis last fall representing real
estate in Astoria, had a narrow
escape from drowning recently
in the Teton river near st. An
thony in this state. Mr.. McKin-
ME was fishing with a friend
through holes in the ice when
he broke through. His compan-
, ion secured long willow and
crawled on his stomach until Mr..
) McKinnie could grasp the end OF
the willow, but his strength Civ
ing away he made up his mind
that be would soon be swept
away by the strong undercurrent,
and made few requests that he
wished carried out after his
death. His companion implored
him to hold on and screamed for
help with all his power. Final
ly, when the last hope disappear
ed, two boys living in the neigh
borhood, who happened to be
looking at some traps, came
along that way, heard the cries
for help and hastened to the
spot with fence pole, succeed
, ed in getting the half dead man
. to shore.
Just before closing our forms
| this, Saturday morning, we are
/ informed of the death of Mr..
) William Bradbury, one of the
pioneers of this valley. The de-
! ceased is rs years of age and a
| native of England. A large
) family of children are left to
mourn his death. The funeral
t will occur Tuesday from the
} opera house. The Odd Fellows,
} of which the deceased was q
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