The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-06-14
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noon, June 9th, AZ votes were
cast, of this number Is were cast
by ladies. The vote stood HI.
F. Powell, Az; F. A. Reed, /.
Judge I. B. Giles and Mr..
Wilson, of Salmon, were in Chal-
lis last Wednesday.
The Gibbonsville Miner is
no more. 1t thrived for a time,
but when that camp went down
the Miner went with it.
George Dearden and Arthur
MCGOWAN were out from Custer
last week.
Mark Kuhn, the popular rep
resentative of F. J. Kiesel & CO.,
of Ogden, Utah, arrived in Chal-
lis last Thursday evening from
the up-river towns where he had
been in the interest of his Com
pany. Mr.. Kuhn has been here
so often for many years past that
his face is familiar to all, and by
square dealing has made many
friends for himself and the firm
that he has the honor to repre-
sent. On his last trip here Mr..
Kuhn had the misfortune to fall
and dislocate his shoulder, but
although he paid dearly for his
mishap. (the doctors bill), he has
nearly recovered for the injuries
sustained az that time.
Mrs. S. L. Rogers, wife of
DIR. Rogers, of Challis, and two
children from Topeka, Kansas,
arrived in this place last Thurs
day where they will make their
future residence.
John w. Huffman is report
ed very sick.
Andy Flemming was brought
out from Custer last Thursday
evening under a charge of assault
with deadly weapon with in
tent to kill, upon the person of
Arthur MCGOWAN, of that place.
1t is said that Flemming struck
MCGOWAN over the head with a
40 cal. six-shooter knocking him
insensible. MCGOWAN came to
after spell, and found Elem
ming and gave him a sound whip
ping. Both were arrested and
fined $50 each by the Justice
Court at Custer. MCGOWAN then
had Flemming re-arrested upon
the above charge, and he was
bought out to Challis before the
Probate Court and acquitted.
Mrs. Julia Funkhouser has
been quite low during the past
week.
Col. Ferguson is home from
trip to Challis. He says that
Custer county is a good place for
antelope but that he wouldn' [
care to live there.-Pocatello
Tribune.
Wonder where the Colonel
got his valuable (?) information ?
Col. N. J. Sharp had p. do.
ride up through Main street last
Wednesday morning. His team
got the best of him and started
to run, and the Col. headed them
up hill. They went at this high
speed, (keeping the middle-of-
the-road), for about a mile, until
they became exhausted. Nc
damage done, only a thrilling ex-
perience for the Colonel.
Geo. L. Morgan and wife, Of
Morse, visited Challis friends
last week.
*. o. T. M. ball Monday
evening, July 4th. See ''ad." il
another column.
The ladies of the church con
template giving straw berry fes
tival in Challis soon.
War is progressing slowly
1t has been drag from the star
up to the present time. 1t wa
supposed that the war was in
tended to give relief to the dyins
Cubans, who were said to be il
a starving condition when wa
was declared, and if it was cor
rectly stated, there are undoubt
ly few insurgents left. BY thi
inaction on the part of our gov
ernment, it has allowed the Don
to strongly fortify the forts, an
when our army goes to invad
Cuba the task will not be S
} easily accomplished as it was
few weeks ago.
The recent election in Ors
gon shows that the silver force
were not united-too many offic
seekers. While on the othe
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