The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-07-19
Archie Howell re

LAS SOJ over bne II lOnd1Ko''
fever to some degree, and found
out that ''gold boom" was mostly
made on print paper with type.
The other boys, Bert Wilson and
W. ID. Pierce, will be here the
last of this month. Their trip
while perhaps not a financial
success to the boys, has been a
grand experience to them. Arch
has world of stories to tell of
what he saw, but says there is
no place like home" and that
Custer county is still the best
region in the whole universe.
The game laws of Idaho for
the killing of partridge, pleas
ant, grouse, prairie chicken,
sage hen, fool hen-August 1st
to December 18th.
The school census in this
district is nearly completed and
will close in few days, Last
year the census in this district
amounted to 1O6 children between
5 and 81 years of age. At che
present time this year 12O child
rem are listed-67 girls and So
boys. Who says there are no
children in Challis ? If we could
list children under 5 years of age
this year the census report would
reach $50.
Mrs. Ramey and her daugh-
ter, Mary, are up from Salmon
visiting with Mrs. Ebberts, who
is a sister to Mrs. Ramey. Mrs.
Ramey and family used to live
in this place about Is years ago.
With this issue, the Mes
sENGER closes its 18th year of
publication in Custer county.
George Emery returned from
Salt Lake and the East on We'd
nesday of last week.
Clayton must be going into
the bike" business. We have
noticed six new wheels for that
camp unloaded here during the
past week.
If you are candidate for a
county Office put your card in the
MESSENGER and let the people
know it. 1t only costs $500.
We learn that the Comis-
sioners are about to protect our
fish by compelling parties who
irrigating bitches to screen them.
This is a good idea. But this
matter should have been attend
ed to years ago before our fish
become almost extinct.
Charlie Miller was brought
up from Houston last Tuesday
by Constable Moore, and landed
in the county jail here to serve a
sentence for fourishing a gun in
too conspicuous manner.
Silver, 595; Lead, $3.50.
Last Saturday evening Miss
Pearl McGowan's S young friends
surprised her with a pleasant
surprise party.
Mr.. 81. f. Powell returned
last week from his prospecting
trip.
-Challis will have a show this
week. The Salmon Recorder
speaking of this show says
1.-The Inland Theatre Co. gave
an entertainment at Browns hall
last evening. which was a genu-
inc treat to the audience. The
Edison kaleidoscope exhibition
alone was worth the price of ad-
mission. The illustrated songs,
as rendered by Rowe & Cleve-
land, are a great novelty and
pleased everyone"
is this weather hot enough
If not go to Cuba.
My daughter, who teaches
in mission Sunday school, tells
of a Dewey experience she had
with youngster making his
first appearance, says an ex-
change. She had put him
through a half hour of instruc-
tions in the rudimentary princi-
pies, for he was entirely lacking
in information on that point, and
to test him was reviewing her
work with him.
Now" she said, '.tell me
again who made the world and
all that is in it ?"
"God did," replied the boy
with commendable promptitude.
God can do everything, can't
he ?" she asked again.
The boy hesitated a moment.
II don't believe he could lick
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