The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-06-21
Silver, 578; Lead, $3.50.

mon,
The snow is disappearing
very fast in the high peaks.
Miss Foote, sister of Mrs
Foster, arrived in Challis on las
Thursdays stage.
W. K. Jarvis will commence
on his mail contract from Challis
to Frcney July 1st.
Mrs. Strand is having some
grading done on Third street at
her hotel which was very much
needed.
Miss Effie Owens, of Topeka.
Kansas, arrived in Challis last
Wednesday, and is visiting with
Mrs. Rich.
Ed. Chamberlin arrived in
Challis one day last week with a
quantity of furs. He spent the
winter on the Middle Fork of
Salmon, during which time he
killed nine large mountain lions.
Mr.. Chamberlin did not know
that Uncle Sam and Spain were
at outs until his arrival here the
other day.
An Idaho Miss was asked to
parse the sentence He kissed
me-" ''He is pronoun, she
began. Third person, mascu-
line gender, gentleman and
pretty well to do; universally
considered good catch. Kissed
is a verb, transitive-too much
so-regular ever evening, indi-
eating affections, first and third
persons, plural number, and gov
erned by circumstances. Me /!
Oh every body knows me-"
Sheriff O'Malley left this
morning for Boise City, armed
with two warrants for the arrest
of Frank Walton-one on a
charge of perjury and the other
on charge of obtaining money
under false pretenses. The war
rants were issued out -of Judge
Johnston's court and upon aft
davit of w. E. Trapp. The
charges grow out of the sale of
Mr.. Walton's stock in the Ad-
vance Publishing Company. Mr..
Trapp alleges that Mr.. Walton
sold the stock to him through
in regard to
the Indebtedness of the company
and that also in the trial of the
suits of The Sentinel and Guy B.
Higgins against the Advance,
Mr.. Walton perjured himself in
regard to the statements he made
at the time of the sale of the Ad-
stock.-Pocatello Tribune.
"A special to the Salt Lake
Herald, of June 11th, from Boise
says A distinguished party.
composed of Governor John r.
Tanner of Illinois, members of
his staff, and Tingley S. Wood, a
wealthy Colorado mining man,
has been touring Idaho, princi-
pally for the purpose of buying
mines. AT Warrens, one mining
was bonded and negoti- |
ations have begun which will un-
loubtedly lead to the purchase
Of the old Kaintuck mine, near |
Horse Shoe Bend.
While on the trip to Warrens.
which took the party through a
wildly desolate region, Cover
lor Tanner and those with him
came near losing their lives.
They attempted to ford Payette
liver, swift, and at this time of
he year, very dangerous stream.
When about in the middle of the
stream the guides horse went
,ff the ford, and after brief
went under with the
guide, who was drowned. This
hrew the entire party into con-
usion.
Governor Tanner also went off
he ford, and after desperate
managed to reach shore
more dead than alive. The gov
'rnor's horse became unmanage-
lie in the water, and in order to
ave his life, the executive was
orced to leave the animal and
vim. When about half way to
hore he began to give out. He 4
cit himself sinking, and thought
was all over. But summoning
IL his strength he made sup
eme effort and succeeded, in a {
ouple of strokes, in gaining q {
ositlon where the current was /
OF so swift. ,
The governor shudders when t
e thinks of his terrible expert I
nee. The other members of his I
arty were not in so great dang {
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