The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-03-14
"St. Patrick's Day in the
morning." next Friday.

Oo' dIIlch LAY IN the
morning." next Friday.
M. w. of A. dance in the I. O
0. F. hall at Challis next Frida,
evening, the 18th.
The boys are making grea
hauls of fish in the river nova
days-mostly whitefish.
Five commercial "drummers'
visited Challis last week. They
must think Custer county is
going to have a boom" this
year.
Our old friend, John Finnegan,
was down from Thompson creek,
several days last week. He has
put in the winter mining in thai
district.
A pleasant party was held at
the residence of DIR. and Mrs. j.
5. Meyer, in Challis, last We'd
nesday evening. Those present
report a splendid time.
The bluebird and robin and
blackbird and the festive grass
hopper have put in their appear
ance in this valley, which are
sure harbingers of Spring.
The bill to purchase the Ketch-
um-Challis toll road; and the bill
By Hooper to expend $1,000 for
repairs on the State Wagon road
In Custer county, from the mouth
OF Yankee Fork up, were killed
in the Senate last week.
Mrs. MCGOWAN, George L. Nc
Gowan and Archie Howell came
out from Bonanza last Tuesday
afternoon. George has been
quite sick for some time past.
consequently appears quite feeb-
lie and reduced in flesh.
The Idaho legislature had not
adjourned the last we heard of
it. They are now, as before.
killing time" although now
they are postponing bills for the
glory of their country, without
pay. What's the matter of the
Third House this year ? But
my, wouldn't it have thrived had
it been organized with Governor
Leonard ?
A female Sam Jones is stirring
up the state of Missouri. Re
Gently in a sermon she said !:
There is man in this audience
who is untrue to his wife; I am
going to throw this hymn book
at him." She raised the book
for the throw and every man in
the house but one ducked to
avoid the book. Then she bis
tered the dodgers and lauded the
one true man. 1t was afterward
learned that he was deaf and
dumb.-Ex.
Another robber free text bill
has passed our wise Legislature.
1t compels all districts to pur-
chase an entire new lot of school
books and throw away the books
we have on hand. Another bold
scheme to gouge the public and
deprive the children of school
ing. The small districts will be
bankrupted. In this district it
will cost $500 to $500 to change
books, and what will we have
left to run school on next term ?
A grapevine rumor has it that
Mr. Salisbury will soon put so
men at work on the Ramshorn
mine near Bayhorse. but we do
not put much confidence in the
but hope it might prove
to be a fact. The Ramshorn is
one of the richest, larg-
est and best developed silver
lead mines in the West today. 1t
has been worked only on a very
small scale for the past few years
more to develop it than anything
else, and such enormous uuanti-
ties of high grade ore have been
blocked out that amazes the min
ing world. Every available
place has been filled with ore in
This great prop
erty has been virtually idle for
this length of time because it's
owners did not care to sell the
products of the mine at such low
prices.
The News has it from the very
best of authority that the First
Idaho Regiment, now at Manila,
will be brought home in the very
near future. This is certain and
sure unless conditions change so
rs to make it absolutely neces-
sary to hold all the troops there
for an indefinite period. The
of the members of the