The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-08-01


Custer Thursday last over the
old mountain road from this
place.
Some Spokane parties pros
pecting at Yellow Jacket recent
ly struck a big ledge of copper
and silver ore right in the town.
1t is considered by mining men
as being a very rich strike.
J. H. Greene, of Houston, was
in Challis last Tuesday and We'd
nesday on business.
Assessor Lane sold IL head of
cattle in Challis Thursday be-
longing to Gus Carlson for tax
es. These cattle were rounded
up on Pahsamaroi and brought
here-Carlson refusing to pay
the taxes on his excess stock
which were found by counting.
The cattle were sold to Enos
Watson for S22 per head.
Alex .Kleupfer left Friday
morning for Seafoam, where he
goes to represent the White
Goat and other claims in which
he is represented.
Old Queen, dog that has been
in this community for the past
18 or 90 years, was found dead
the other day. She died of old
age.
! mckinley" returned to Chal-
lis last Thursday after a sojourn
in Custer for the past month.
Chris. Morler, Sr., arriv ed i'll
this place last Tuesday on a
business-tr and to visit his
many friends here. Mr.. Morler
has sold his interest in the mer-
camille business at Hagerman
and now resides in Shoshone.
Frank Cleghorn was up from
Ellis last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reed, Miss Mary
Meyer and Miss Botkin went ov-
er to Custer last week to see the
mines and on a visit.
The following named officers
were installed into Office in Silv-
er Leaf Rebekah Lodge No. q
I. o. o. F., at this place las
Tuesday evening, by Mrs. f. A
Bomar, d. D. p.
n. G.-Miss Ida Hanna,
Sec.-A. @. Bomar,
Treas. Miss May Purviance,
Warden-Mrs, B. Thompson,
Con. Mrs. Margret Paul,
Chaplain--Mrs. H. Penwell,
l r. S. N. G.-Mrs. T. Bomar,
L. S. N. G.-Mrs. E. Ebberts
|. G.-M. M. Sweet,
o. G.-Joe Ebberts.
Senator Hooper made a bust
ness trip to Challis last Wednes
day.
: VIM. Bradshaw of Lost rive
e was among the number that ap
0 peared before the Board O
e Equalization last Thursday, t
Y show cause why his aSseSsmen
Y should not be raised.
I Mrs. Arthur Greene, of Sal
q mon, who is visiting her mothe
y at Bayhorse bridge, was takel
4 very suddenly and seriously il
!, last Wednesday. A physical
Z from Challis was summoned, an
= from last reports we learn tina
= = Mrs. Greene is greatly improve
# in health.
|, The Commissioners were /
{ session nearly three weeks thi
n time. But then, you know it
: a six-dollar-a-da lay proposition
l. that is different than a salar
r proposition. No wonder tia
d they raised the valuation G
5. property on a R'few." j" Othe
lt Boards of the State transacte
y five times the amount Of bushes
rs in less than one-half the time.
n Mr.. Mcneil, a mining man, a
le rived in Challis last Thursda
a evening from Stanley Bash
re where he had been inspectir
,e mining property. He appear
1t well pleased with the Stanle
Basin country.
of Miss Birdina Tennell was iu
ar Is years old last Wednesday, al
IN on that evening she celebrate
t. the event by giving a party
Id her young lady friends-no DO,
10 were allowed-this latter featu
te was very unique. They SUI
in songs, played music, lauge
e. played games and feasted al
Dr had a iOlly good time. we ha'