The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-07-05

The Custer mill was put in OPP
GRAFTON recently with a full force
of men.
The County Commissioners
meet in regular session next
Monday, the 18th.
DIR. S. L. Rogers and family
have moved into the Milhoan
house on Fourth street.
| Owing to the Fourth coming
our press day this year we print
this issue a little earlier than
usual.
| G. F. Webb came up from Sal
mon Tuesday last. This is his
first trip to Challis for a long
time. He will go on to Custer.
Col. McFadden was down from
his mine on Estes Mountain last
Tuesday on business. He says
the Yankee Fork" still holds
its own relative to quality and
quantity of ore.
The Fourth was spent at Chal-
lis yesterday in very quiet man
ner--a picnic, the small boy with
a bunch of ire-crackers or sky
rocket and ball in the evening,
and that was about all.
Clyde Wilkinson went up to
Custer one day last week and re-
turned Wednesday evening. 1t
is understood that he will man.
age branch general merchan-
disc store at that place for D. L.
Rich, of Challis.
The festival at the church in
this city last Thursday evening
was well attended, although the
weather was stormy and dis
agreeable. The total receipts
were $50. 6.10-and $500 for a
souvenir quit that was sold
making a total of s41.10.
1t is reported that it is the in
tention of the Glasgow Develop
ment and Exploration Company
to put thirty men at work to de-
velop the property recently
bonded to them in Blackbird dis
trict--Salmon Republic
Semore Fairchild, of Little
Basin, Cassia county, Idaho, was
in Challis the fore part of last
week en- route for Salmon where
he has a contract to carry the
mail between Salmon and Sing
iser. From the looks of his light
wagons he will not make many
trips over this road with them.
The poem published in last
weeks issue of the MESSENGER
entitled The Courtesan," by t.
Shelley Sutton, was a very able
production, and is highly spoken
of by our readers. Next we will
publish a gem of literature by
the same author in the form of
prose entitled THE Suicide" a
story told in a series of letters.
Last Thursday this place was
visited by hail and rain, and the
low foothills were covered with
fresh snow. and everything had
the appearance of Winter again.
1t was followed by pretty cold
weather, and especially at this
time of the year. Those who
had taken down their parlor
stoves for Summer looked cold
and sad.
Attorney Brown, Mr.. Hale
and Prof. Schemerhorn departed
for Ketchum last Friday morn
ing by private conveyance to
meet capitalists who are contem-
plating purchasing the Montana
mine on Nit. Estes. owned by
James Hooper. Duncan Cameron
ct al.
Later:-We learn that the Pro
fessor did not go to Ketchum.
The careful attention of our
readers is directed to the follow
ing provision of the United Stat
es War Revenue Law, which
took affect on the 1st
That if any person or per
sons shall make, sign, or issue,
or cause to be made, signed, OF
issued. or shall accept or pay. OF
cause to be accepted or paid. any
check, bill of exchange. draft, oil
order, or promissory note for the
payment of money. without hav-
ing therecpon two-cent adhes-
i've Internal Revenue STAMP,
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor,
and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished by d fine of not ex.
ceediug $500. y