The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-10-05
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Silver. 81: Lead. 81 90.


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Silver, 81; Lead, 81. 90.
-Threashing has commenced
in this valley.
Miss Lively is visiting with
Mrs ]. P. Spalding.
Rev. C. E. Mason is absent
attending the State conference
at Pocatello.
-Chas. Wilkinson came in
last week from Blackfoot with
his teams loaded with freight.
Mr.. Stone, of Lemhi juno
ton, was in Custer county dur
ing the past week on business.
-Jud Lower has been '1aid
up with rheumatism for several
days, but is now on the improve.
Mrs. Elder and Miss May
Paul went up to Clayton last
Saturday to attend the enter
tainment.
The case OF the State VS..
Smith and Williams, who were
arrested for gambling, was dis
charged by Justice Major last
Friday.-Salmon Recorder.
We had a fine rain last Fri
day. the first for months. The
higher mountain peaks were
robed with a mantle of the
beautiful
Frank Tingley, of Salmon,
was in Challis last Friday. He
brought up Nate Rosenbaum.
Mr.. Tingley was a resident of
Challis in the long ago.
We learn that the new com
pany to whom the Black proper
ty was sold recently. are grading
preparatory to the erection of a
new quartz mill at their proper
ty. The price of the sale is not
known, but report has it SIS, 600.
The coroner's jury last week
which was held at Houston over
the remains of Frank McLerren,
returned a verdict and held
Elmer Hulford. deputy sheriff at
that place, as an accessory to the
killing. Mr.. Hulford was brought
to Challis and lodged in Jail.
This promises to be another
expensive case to the county.
The St. Louis Republic
stands for Missouri through
thick and thin ''Of course a
Missourian was the first man to
be strung by the Klondikers who
have got beyond Chilcoot Pass.
Do what you may, but you can't
keep Missourians down"
"A certain judge in Kentucky
is reported TO have ended his
charge to the jury the other day
as follows. If you believe what
the counsel for the plaintiff has
told you. you will give your YER
dict for the defendant. But if
you are like me and don't believe
what either of them said l don't
know what you will do" The
jury was not out long.
THE biggest nugget ever
found in the Klondike" came
down on the steamer Excelsior
to San Francisco on the 18th
inst. 1t weighs almost 81 ounc-
es and is valued at $3.50. %. Put
alongside one of the many big
nuggets found in Californian
Toulumne. Trinity, FL Dorado.
Placer or Sierra counties, chunks
of gold worth from $4,000 TO
$40. 900 each-''the biggest mug
get ever found in the Klondike"
would look like pea beside a
pumpkin. Bigger nuggets are
daily found here. but this is Cal
ifornia, and that is far away
Mining Press.
The September number of
the Idaho Woman announces the
fact that its able editor, Rees III.
Davis is compelled to be absent
from his post of honor. This
will cause regret to all those
who take an interest in the ad-
vance of woman. 1t is to be re-
gretted by all who supported
this cause. and, we believe, now,
by many who failed to aid. that
any sources of instruction for
her proper preparation for her
new duties, should be cut off;
and, certainly so ably an edited
paper cannot help but aid her.
We trust, however. that our sis
ters will not fail to improve