The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-04-18
Billy Peck left one day last
week for Custer.

week for Custer.
Geo. Sewell left for Custer on
Monday the 10th.
VIM. Elder went to Custer on
Monday of last week.
Phillip Gossi, of East Fork,
was in Challis last week.
George L. MCGOWAN returned
to Bonanza Tuesday last.
Thos. Chivers has purchased
the old Frank Baxter ranch oi
Mrs. e. p. Wilson.
Mr.. Hise, the popular drum
mer for liquid goods, arrived in
Challis last Thursday evening.
Wells MCGOWAN went over to
Bonanza on Tuesday last after
having spent the winter in Chal-
lis.
| Al. Anderson, of Dillon, Mont.
proprietor of the Montana &
Idaho Stage Co., was in Challis
last week.
| L. Greene, Supt. of the Clay
ton M. & S. Co. at Clayton, was
in Challis on Wednesday and
Thursday of last week.
Mrs. Emma Meinart arrived
in Challis last Thursday evening
from Fairhaven, Wash, on
visit to relatives and friends.
From all indications the Custer
mill will soon resume operations,
as we learn that men are being
put to work in the mines and
mill.
| AL. West and wife departed for
Dickey one day last week to take
charge of the Bascom eating sta
tion. Miss Ida Hanna accompan-
led them.
Ex-Justice Stephen J. Field
died at ripe old age one day
last week; also Ex- Senator Tabor
of Colorado passed away of ap-
pendicitis on the 10th inst.
An exciting horse race took
place in Challis on the 10th, be-
tween horse owned by George
MCGOWAN, Jr., of this place, and
a horse owned by a Mr.. Smith,
of Pahsamaroi, for q wager of
SO. The race was won by the
Challis horse.
j. Q. Fox received letter one
day last week from his son, Bert,
who is with the First Idaho vol
unteers in the Philippines. He
has been in the hospital for a
long time, but this letter brings
the information, although not
entirely cured, he has returned
to his company for duty.
New Improvements are being
made in Challis this spring T.
j. Paul is building an addition to
his residence, also j. l.. Ebberts;
Fred Klug is building a new res
idence on his ranch up garden
creek; preparations are being
made to put fence around the
school block; 81. f. Powell is
preparing TO put a fence around
his lots, and A. G. Bomar is also
making many improvements at
his residence.
Idaho World One of George
Melrose's little girls took a stroll
over the grass-clad hills and
came to a hole that had been
washed out by water. There the
child saw some bones projecting
from a bank on Willow creek,
about four miles below Pearl.
She pulled one of the bones out
and carried it to her father who
pronounced it a portion of a hu-
man skull. 1t included part of
the jawbone with teeth intact.
He procured some tools and went
to the place and after digging a
short distance found another
skull together with many bones.
1t is evident that the bodies had
been dumped into small hole in
a doubled-up position, and so
long ago that they have almost
returned to dust. G. V. Mel
rose two or three years ago
found some Florence gold dust
near the spot where the bones
were found. 1t seems to me
bloody murder was committed
there early in the Sixties. II
have learned that a company of
three men came here from Flor
ence, and it is believed that one |
of them murdered his two COM
panions and then returned to the |
home of his where he has raised |
a large family. Mr.. Melrose tried |
to find something among the |