The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-01-04
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Did you swear off /?
John Galland got go days.
Taxes become delinquent yes
terday.
George Starks is down from
Poverty Flat for few days.
Gus Betz, of the Ramshorn, is
spending the Holidays in Challis.
G. H. Poppy, of Clayton, was
in this city last Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The correct amount taken in at
the school entertainment on the
23rd of Dec. was $71.7O.
Col. Sharp returned from a
business trip to Salt Lake City
last Wednesday evening.
Prof. Schermerhorn, Superin-
tendent of the Black Mining Co.,
at Custer, was in Challis last
Wednesday on business.
A frog fell into well A feet
deep. Each day he jumped up
four feet and fell back two. How
many days will it take the frog
to get out of the well
The city conncil of Mankato,
Kansas, has suppressed the
singing, humming or whistling
of taat popular song, "a Hot
Time in the Old Town Tonight" /"
The reasons given for so doing
is that the song had become a
chestnut" and a nuisance.
A number of cur dancefs-both
ladies and gentlemen-mostly
ladies, gathered at the dance hall
last Tuesday evening to learn
the terpsichoren art, we mean to
learn the new dances from DIR.
Pyle, such as the Two-Step, etc.
The Doctor is all right
The following named officers
of Silver Leaf Rebekah No. 81,
|. o. o. F., of Challis, were duly
elected for the ensuing term last
Tuesday evening
N. G.-Mrs. Ebberts.
V. G.-Mrs. Paul.
Sec.-Mrs. McKendrick.
Treas.-Mrs. Golfer.
Trustees-Mrs. J. Funkhouse,
Mrs. Thompson, Mrs. Jinegar.
We are told that the Lodge
will give a banquet to its memb-
ers at its next regular meeting,
it being installation of officers.
A musicale was given at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. J. L. Eb-
berts ON Sunday evening. Dec.
26; also at Mrs. Elders hotel on
Monday evening the 9th, and at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Jose on Wednesday evening the
29th. All these entertainments
were under the direction of the
"Brannigan Band" They were
all well attended, and highly ap-
preciated, Besides instrumen-
tai music, there were solos, and
a number of recitation. The
MESSENGER "devil" has been
added to the "Brannigan's," not
as a musician, but as reporter.
Another. change has been made
by the postoffice department in
the mail service between Ketch-
um and Dickey, to remain in
force until May 81, 1898. Fol
lowing is the schedule of depar-
lures and arrivals
Leave Ketchum Monday and
Thursday at 1:30 p. M, arrive at
North Fork by $50 p. M; leave
North Fork Tuesday and Friday
at a. M, arrive at Dickey by
11:30 a. m.
Leave Dickey Tuesday and
Friday at 9 p. m, arrive at North
Fork by $50 p. M; leave North
Fork Wednesday and Saturday
at 7:30 a. M, arrive at Ketchum
by 11:30 a. m.
The publisher of the Avoca
(Cal. Herald recently sued a de-
linquent subscriber and recover
ed a judgment for seven years
subscription, with costs, amount
ing to S24. The paper had been
ordered stopped and had been
returned from the postoffice as
refused, but the subscriber had
not paid no arrearages and his
name was continued on the
books and the paper mailed TO
his address. The decision of the
court was that subscriber could
be held for subscriptions until
arrearages were paid.