The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-07-11
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! Inc ldanO volunteers In the
Philippines were billed to de-
part for home last Saturday on
the transport Grant"
The Board of County Commis-
sioners in and for Custer county
met in regular session at this
place. Present:
T. w. Mollart, Chairman.
Frank Tolman,
S. II. Leigh. and
Geo. E. Keyes, Clerk.
Miss Mabel Clarrington de-
parted for Salmon last Saturday
on visit.
A small dance was given in
Challis last Friday night.
An uncle and sister of Mr.. L.
Botkin arrived in Challis one
day last week from Kansas, on a
visit. Mr.. Botkin met them at
Ketchum with private convey
ance.
The Fourth of July passed off
very quietly this year in Challis.
About the only thing to break
the quiet of the day was the
small boy and the fire-cracker
which were much in evidence.
In the afternoon a private picnic
was held at the old brewery
park, and a few of our young
people passed a few hours in a
social manner. In the evening
grand ball was given in the l.
0. 0. F. hall, which was largely
attended, over fifty tickets being
sold. The party socially was a
great success, and the young
ladies on the committee are de-
serving of much credit. Finan-
cially, we are uniformed. Few
from the outside were in atten-
dance, viz /: Irwin ("Skookum'0
Dunlap, Jas. Marker, George
w. Emery. Earl Michael, Henry
MCGOWAN and Mike Foley.
We are pleased to note that
our townsman, w. Ii. Felkner, is
on the mend and expects to be
out in a few days.
D. L. Rich has been thrown
into involuntary bankruptcy by
his creditors, and we are inform
ed that L. H. Johnston has been
appointed Commissioner, and we
are not informed who has been
appointed Receiver.
The water in all the rivers and
creeks is falling very fast, and
would be a great scarcity for ir-
rigating purposes before the
seasod is over.
95 in the shade one day last
week.
Mrs. Elder and Mrs. Howell
moved to Custer last Thursday.
A grand celebration took place
at Barton, on Lost river, the 4th.
A fine liberty pole, on which was
floated the Stars and Stripes, 80
feet above ground. Besides a
bowery was built, which was
covered with green birch boughs
making an excellent shade-and
sided on the north and west with
wagon covers. 1t was seated
lumber and timbers; and was
sufficiently capacious to seat all
who came. Improvised as it
was, it was the most comfortable
place for a Fourth of July cele-
bration l ever saw. Although it
was as one might say. in the
desert and sun. It was so ar
ranged that it was cool and com
Portable. Taking it all in all, it
was very pleasant observance
of Independence Day.
A recent article by N. G.. Jor-
dan on ''The Greatest Post Office
in the World" makes public
some rather startling facts about
the enormous proportions of
Uncle Sans mail. At the out
set it is stated that the United
States has the greatest post-office
in the world, and that through
out the year twelve thousand
letters and packages are mailed
every minute. In 1897 on an av-
erage 100000 pieces of mail
were handled daily. There are
at present %, ,421 money-order
post-ofhces in this country, and
in 1898 money to the amount OF
S191, 354, 900 was issued in these
orders. When postal cards We're
first issued in 1873 they were
accused of being vulgar, and met
with but little favor. In the
year 1898 over half a billion were
mailed in the United States. Our
free delivery system costs the