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

river last week.
A frost heavy enough to con-
siderable damage, was reported
in this valley on the 25tb.
Mr.. Cleveland, of Pocatello,
who was en- route for Custer last
week, paid a visit to this Office to
get the war news.
The Boyd hotel is now vacant
Mrs. Elder vacated it on the
1st. We are not informed who
will occupy it in the future.
Mr.. Fl. F. Powell expects to
depart this week into the noun
tains on prospecting trip in
the Stanley Basin and Seafoam
districts.
Mr.. Hale, of Pocatello, who is
connected with the bond on the
Montana mine on Mt. Estes, near
Bonanza, has been in Challis for
the past week.
Jud Lower, the "old faithful, Z"
went to Salmon last week to
drive on the Red Rock line for
F. W. Vogler. Jas. Marker will
take his drive on the Blackfoot
line.
Geo. E. Keyes and VIM. J.
Treloar returned from Stanley
Basin last Thursday evening.
They report the mines in that
vicinity looking good, and that
Messrs. Challis & Sturkey will
make good "clean up"
A strike among the miners at
Houston was reported last week.
1t was said to have been caused
owing to the fact that the boys
thought that they had to walk
too far for their meals. But we
learn that the difficulty has been
adjusted.
Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge
No. q, 1. o. o. F., of Challis, on
Tuesday evening. June %, elect
ed the following officers
n. G.-Mrs. 7. J. Paul.
v. G.-Miss May Paul.
Sec.-Miss Ida Hanna.
Treas.-Mrs. o. E. Penwell.
d. d. P.-Mrs. A. G. Bomar.
The Census Marshal will COM
menee taking census of school
children in this district today.
All children between the ages of
) and 81 years will be listed. 1t
is to the interest of parents and
guardians that the name of their
children appear on the census re-
port, for if not, a tuition to be
fixed later, will be charged for
such children attending school.
Challis Tent No. Il, K. o. T.
NJ. gave its first party in the
Odd Fellows hall at this place
last night. The attendance was
good considering the amount of
people in the country and the
hard times owing to a goldbug
administration. All present re
port a good time, and it shows
that the Bees" know how to
entertain their guests.
A stereoscopic show was held
in the l. o. o. F. hall at this
place last Tuesday night. We
were not present, but a few
report the exhibition very good,
while others claim it blk and
on the ''rat show" order. The
attendance was very limited. but
how could they expect it other
wise E? Shows that do business
in the manner in which this one
does-never calling on printing
offices for ''send off, or leav-
ing a "comp."-cannot expect
much friendship from the press.
The new mail contractors as
sumed control on the 1st-C. H.
Poppy on the Challis, Clayton &
Custer route. and w. K. Jarvis
on the Challis & Forney route.
Under the new schedule the mail
from the up river towns arrives
in Challis at 10 o'clock NJ, aud
departs at 1 o'clock p. m. The
object of this change was to
give the upper towns their mail
several hours earlier than by the
old scheduled. and thereby Bay
horse aud Clayton would receive
their mail on the same day that
it arrives in Challis-only a few
hours later. But now we learn
that the Blackfoot & Challis line
has managed to get an extension
of time of 4 hours, and the mail
over this route is not due in
Challis until 6 o'clock p. M, con-
seQuently it will throw the up