The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-12-05

Thanksgiving was observed tc
some extent in Challis last
Thursday by excellent Thanks
giving dinners. and it was oul
good fortune to enjoy one ot
these fine dinners given by Mr..
and Mrs. E. G. Dodge at their
residence in eastern Challis.
Our local literary society will
have to find more spacious quar-.
ters In order to make it pleasant
for their numerous members and
visitors.
Alex Kleupfer was out from
Custer several days last week.
| Messrs. A. G. and o. G. Bomar
and Halle Dodge returned from
Estes Mountain on Wednesday
night, where they had been do
ling assessment work. They re-
port considerable snow at that
place.
Congress convened yesterday.
The lower House will be called
upon about the first thing to oust
b. II. Roberts.
Assessor Lane reports that
taxes are coming in pretty good.
There is no snow in Challis as
yet.
Christmas is only 90 days off.
Mr., Moses, one of the princi-
pal owners of the Stanley Basin
dredging property, arrived in
this place one evening last week,
and on Saturday morning last, in
company with others, departed
for the Basin to inspect his prop
erty, this being his first visit. 1t
is expected that active work will
commence in the spring as soon
as more steam power can be add
ed to the boat. Few men will be
employed there this winter get
ting out wood for fuel.
John A. Alger was over from
Goldburg last week, closing up
matters in his brothers estate.
Mr.. Alger will in about two
weeks go back to Ohio to spend
the winter.
Hon. D. T. Miller and Robert
Bell, of the Idaho Midland, were
actively engaged in cleaning re-
ports of the resources of this
portion of Custer county last
week. They are very careful
and expect to make an excellent
showing for this county.
The Thanksgiving ball held in
Challis last Thursday night was
largely attended, and was very
enjoyable affair.
L. Greene and F. J. Clyde
came down from Clayton last
Saturday afternoon. Mr.. Clyde
has been in Stanley Basin all
summer engaged in mining.
Joseph Boggs is building a
new residence on his Salmon
river ranch.
Next year will be leap year,
and will contain but 365 days; it
was so with the year 100 and
will be so with 2100. By 27O0
the extra IL days omitted in 2582
will have been accounted for, and
the years will regularly run 365
days till some subsequent ar
rangement makes account of the
extra time beyond that required
for the earth 10 pass through its
orbit.
All of the prisoners remaining
in the Wardner bull-pen have
been released on their own rec
ognizance, to appear when want
ed Tor trial.
Much has been said of the
sturdy, frugal Dutch farmers of
the Transvaal, but little is known
of their sweethearts, wives and
daughters, who have contributed
so largely to the prosperity of
the South African Republic.
Consequently, an article on 1.-The
Boer Girl of South Africa" by
the author of ''Oom Paul's
People" to appear in the Janu-
airy Ladies' Home Journal, will
be interesting.
The Denver Times Almanac
will contain special history of
our war with Spain, including a
full account of all the troubles
in the Philippines to date. 1t
will also contain history of Eng
lands war in the Transvaal. An
other important item is the fact