The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-06-15
Notiee of Forfeiture.

Notice of Forfeiture.
To the heirs and legal representatives. OF the
estate OF Thomas w. Deaves, deceased, who in
his lifeline, was oEe-third co-owner In the
PuZzler mining claim or lode, which is situate
In what is known as THE Basin" on the East
Fork OF Lost river. In Custer county and State
OF Idaho.
You Will please take notice that l. John
Johnson, who am also a co-owner In said claim,
have expended one hundred dollars In labor
and Improvements on said claim in each year
OF 1896 and 1896 to hold and represent The same,
ne-third Of which belongs 20 said Thomas w.
Deaves 70 pay. Now, therefore. you are here
by notified tnat II you fail or neglect 20 pay the
said one third or thirty Ihree and g. 100 dol
lars for each year or sixty six dollars and Co. 90
in all. for 90 days after the expiration OF the
due and full publication OF this notice accord
ing TO law, the said one-third interest. in said
claim. now belonging to said estate will become
the property and owned and held oy the said
co-owuer. John johnson, according TO the pro-
visions OF section 2324 Of the Revised Statutes
Of the United States. Payment can be made TO
p. A. Pierce ct Chalis N slid county Of Gus
ter. Costs OF publication s5
JOHN JOHNSON, A Co-owner.
First publication June l5, 1897.
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The Gibbonsville Miner report
says that o. Z. Penwell has been
quite sick. but is now on the
mend.
A great many men are going
into Custer. There is not work
for one-half of them.
Mrs. J. ". Huffman has NOV
ed out from Custer to their ranch
on Salmon river.
Chas. Wilkinson and Henry
Bradbury came in from Black
foot last week with freight.
Let each and all assist in MAX
ing the Fourth of July celebra-
tion in Chaliis this year grand
success.
Gus Strand received a fine new
spring wagon for his livery stab
lie in Challis last week.
Fourth of July is near at hand.
Rich & Pierce have just received
a fine stock of flags, etc., to cele-
brate this National day with.
Everybody is invited to attend
the celebration in Challis.
Supt. L. Greene, of Clayton,
and Sheriff Lane left on Monday
the 9TH, to inspect some mining
property at Blaokbird. They
returned to Challis on Friday
last.
Mr.. Fulop, of Salt Lake City.
has been visiting his cousin, d.
l.. Rich, of this place, for several
days past.
1t is now practically certain
that Durrant will not hang on
the 11th. says a dispatch of the
9th of June.
Very cheap rates will be given
from this point over the Black.
foot stage route to persons de-
string TO attend the Pioneer cele,
bration at Salt Lake City, in
July. We are informed that the
rate to Salt Lake City aud re-
turn will be somewhere in the
neighborhood of S17.
The coroner's jury in the case
of Sam James, who was found
dead in bed last Thursday morn
! ing, brought in a verdict of death
from heart failure. He broke
his arm the night before and did
not recover from the shock. The
deceased was born in Kentucky
on Sept, 16, 1885, and came wesf
during the California gold ex.
citement. He came to Lemh
county about 20 years ago. He
was the discoverer of the Ken
tuck mine at Shoup, which wa:
sold for SIC, 900, and also discov
cred the Blackbird group O
mines recently bonded TO j. o
Swift. Sam James was a typical
old-time prospector, generous
and whole souled and had many
warm friends in this community
! Salmon Recorder.