The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-05-16

Wisconsin, arrived in Challis or
last Fridays stage. and viii
make an extended visit with hel
brother, Assessor Lane, of this
city.
Bud Sterling spent several
days of last week in Challis.
ID. l.. Rich made business
trip to Custer this week.
The trees at last have com
menced budding out.
Ed. Teloar of Forney, was in
Challis last week. He reports
the mines in that vicinity look
ing good. The wagon road from
Challis to Yellow Jacket is open
sufficient for travel. Ed. is one
of the most prominent men in
Forney, being mayor of the city
also postmaster.
Fred Tippey was in Challis
one day last week. He will work
on his Garden creek mine this
summer.
We are in receipt of one of
Webster's International Diction-
aries, (indexed), this week, from
the publishers, G. & G. Merriam
Company, Springfield, Mass. IT
is the latest, 1898), edition of
this great work. 1t is a book
that should be in every school,
home and Office where the Eng
lish language is spoken. When
you order get the best-the In
ternational, and you will never
regret it. There is no equal to
il for useful information.
District Court June 5th.
A new postoffice has been es-
tablished at the Mormon settle
ment on Lost river called Bar
ton, with Erastus Curtis as post
master.
Joe Porterfeld came out from
the Yellow Jacket on Friday
last.
VIM. Stimson, Commissioner
of Shoshone county, is among
the arrested on account of the
riot in that section.
Martin Joyce and Peter Null
len, of Bayhorse, spent a portion
of last week in Challis.
Hanson Bros. are the new pro-
prietors of the Montana & Idaho
Stage Company.
On the 4th page of this issue
will be found a continued story,
entitled Delinquent Taxes of
Custer County, 1898," written
by Carl Lane. 1t is quite lengthy
containing 80 delinquents.
Several millionaires have been
added to the United States SEN
ate by the elections held this
year, and the body will be styled
the "Millionaires' club" more
frequently than ever. 1t is esti-
mated that at least one-half the
senators are worth at least 81,
100000. Not a poor man has
been added to the membership
by the recent elections. Among
the new men who will take their
seats with the opening of of the
tifty-congress is W. A. Clark of
Montana, whose income is esti-
mated at several millions year;
Chauncey Depew of New York,
M. L. Haywood of Nebraska. A.
G. Foster of Washington, Nath-
an B. Scott of West Virginia,
John Kean, Jr., of New Jersey,
and Joseph V. Quarles of Wis
consin, are all reputed to be mil
lionaires, and some of them
multi i-miilionaires.
The Register, published at
Juliaetta. Idaho, is new ven
ture in Idaho journalism. We
wish it success.
Teachers selected for the com
ing term of school in Challis,
which commences on the first
Monday in September. are: Prin-
cipal, Miss Margaret keenan,.
Primary Dept, Miss Bertha
Henderson. Our principal is
too we'll known by the people of
this district for us to add any
further recommendations, this
being her third term here. But
in reference to Miss Henderson,
will state that she is a teacher of
nine years experience in the best
schools of the West in primary
work. She has first class recon-
meniations.