The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-20

w. B. Fowler, the Salmon
photographer, was in Challis
last week and a portion of this
week. He is turning out some
excellent work in his line.
Married-In Challis, Idaho, on
Tuesday evening, June 13, 1899,
at 8 O'Clock, r. A. Pierce of
Challis, to Mrs. Larter, of Bar
ton, Idaho, Judge j. @. Finnell
officiating. After the ceremon-
les were over, free dance was
given in the hall by the groom,
to all. The party was largely
attended, and was pronounced a
very pleasant affair, and con-
gratulations were extended the
bride and groom by their many
friends.
Ed. Stevens was Challis Wis
itor one day last week. He has
gone east where he intends max
ing his future home.
The extremely hot weather for
the past few days has made Sal
mon river at very high water
mark, and has greatly endang-
cred the bridges spanning it.
Some predict the highest water
this year ever known.
w. H. Felkner and sister re-
turned home from an extended
visit to Indiana one day last
week. Mr.. Felkner has been
quite feeble ever since his re-
turn.
Miss Ethel Thompson who has
been attending school at Salt
Lake City for the past nine or
ten months, returned to Challis
last week.
We learn that Jas. Turnbull
and Miss Marshall, both former
ly residents of Bonanza, were
united in marriage at Lewiston,
Idaho, one day last week.
Attorney NJ. A. Brown return
ed last Tuesday from Detroit,
Mich, where he has been for
some time having his eyes
treated.
We are in receipt of invitations
this week to attend the com
mencement exercises at the State
University, Moscow, and the
State Normal School at Albion.
The following named officers
were elected last Tuesday night,
for the ensuing term, by Silver
Leaf Rebekah Lodge No. 81, L.
o. o. F.
N. G.-Miss Ida Hanna.
v. G.-Mrs. G. Howell.
Sec.-A. G. Bomar.
Treas.-Miss May Purviance.
Mrs. Ellen Barr of Challis has
been granted widows pension
of 50 per month.
The Denver Post declares that
a Kansas girl grabbed up a full
weight club and started for the
train intending to go east on a
missionary tour, but was inter
cepted at the depot by her faith
er and returned to her home.
She had sent a dollar to a Chi
cago man for "a sure cure for
freckles" and received this re-
ply Remove the freckles
carefully with a pocket knife,
soak them over night in salt
water, then hang up in the smoke
house in a good strong smoke
made of sawdust and slippery
elm bark for a week. Freckles
thus treated never fail to be
thoroughly cured"
DR.. +. S. Pyle, s'the Old Re
LIABLE" writes that he will be
with US again in about three
weeks.
Under the fire of his negro
guard, Mike johnson, crazy and
desperate, made dash for lib
erty at the Wardner bull pen on
the 10th, by jumping into the
river, says the Boise Statesman.
Down the rapid stream he bob
bed like a great black cork. while
on the bank his keeper, breaking
through the uoderbrush, pepper
ed him with his Krag-Jorgenson
rifle. Somehow or other the
floating target evaded the fire,
but treacherous eddies were too
much for him and Johnson's
body was found 20 minutes later
drowned. lie was one OF the
men under arrest in the bull pen
ON suspicion of having been con
nected with the dynamite OUT