The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-07-12

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Miss Grace Banning repre-
sented Custer county at the big
parade in Boise City on the 4th.
The miners strike at Hous-
ton has been settled to their own
satisfaction, and they went to
work on the 9Th. There are now
employed in the mines at that
camp twenty-five men. This
force will be increased somewhat
later on. The management at
present are prospecting the mine
in a thorough manner.
-Haying has commenced in
this vicinity, and the yield prom
ises to be good
Judge Giles and Mr.. Wilson
of Salmon, who have been pros
pecting on the bars below Crys-
tai on Salmon river, returned to
Challis last Friday, enroute for
Salmon. This the placer field
that caused such an excitement
several years ago, but was aban-
doned after test run of the ore
through the Cinnabar mill. Mr..
Giles who was at that time one
of the original locators in that
district, never lost faith in the
property, and now informs US
that he has taken out some good
samples of gold ore.
Ed. Gramp was down from
Bayhorse last week.
The County Commissioners
met in regular session yesterday.
j. ]. Mitchell came up from
Houston Friday morning.
A musical entertainment will
be given in the church at this
place next Friday evening by
our local musicians. Admission
% and 10 cents.
Henry Bradbury. of Houston,
paid Challis visit last week.
Miss Lulu NJ. Sill returned
to Challis last week after having
closed term of school on Pah-
simari.
Clyde Wilkinson has gone to
Custer to manage a store for d.
L. Rich.
George Oster, brother of
VIM. Oster. of Custer, arrived in
Challis last Wednesday from
the South, and went on to Custer
the following day.
We learn that Bert Wilson,
W. d. Pierce and Archie Howell |
who took the ''Klondike fever"
early last Spring have returned |
70 Seattle. Archie had an oper-
alton performed and is in a hos
pital at that place.
We notice with feeling of |
patriotic pride, says the Carson
Appeal, that the fair sex has
aiken to red, white and blue |
yarters. The other day when a
SanFrancisco girl displayed her
patriotism while climbing upon
he top seat of the GlenbrOok |
stage, the crowd on the walk was
20 impressed that nothing but |
-egular Nevada politeness re-
strained them from bursting into
/ cheer for the red, white and 1
blue.
"A prospector from Califor-
liza arrived here Thursday morn
ng, pushing a wheelbarrow. The
was loaded with
provisions, cooking utensils, /
pick and shovel and a
gun. He pushed this barrow
With its load all the way from
California. and made twenty
niles a day. On their return
rom Miller diggings last Thurs
lay Jim. Ballantyne and Dave
smith met him on the More
Creek summit. He was Jogging
Along, apparently happy, con-
ented with his lot and as fresh
IS a daisy. The distance from
lere to Custer is about 120 miles.
But this plucky prospector win
ret there all right. if his wheel
narrow holds out. The pros
rector viii never give out. He
5 not made of the give-out ma
erial.-Idaho City World.
"A Kansas editor explains his
'osition as follows Our aim
Tell the truth though the heav-
ms take tumble. Our paper
)f the people for the people and
o be paid for by the people. /
)ur religion Orthodox, with a
'elief in hell for DELINQUENT sub