The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-08-29

munity ''If Bill Hanna can't
fix it ;" or "can't perform the
work, there's no use of taking it
elsewhere. Bill Hanna owns
and operates blacksmith shop
in Challis. He is not only a
blacksmith, but frst-class
mechanic as well. But, to make
long story short, and explain
what we are "'ludin at" at, we
had the misfortune to break
large casting on our Gordon job
press, and perhaps many know
what complicated machinery is
required to build press of this
kind, but Bill Hanna knew how
fix it, and fix it he did, and it is
now better and stronger than
ever 1t was a fine mechanical
piece of york, and required a
mechanic to do it.
Bill Bugsbee bug House BilD,
departed for Salmon last Thurs
day morning.
Rudolph Wright, of May, was
in this city last Wednesday.
The ''coon" show only had AN
IS9 house here last Saturday
night. A 25-cent house would
have been more than they deserv-
ed and entitled to.
Mrs. Lottie Jones came up
from Salmon last Wednesday on
a visit.
Hewett's Musettes gave good
entertainment in the hall at
Challis last Tuesday night. Lady
Zetta in her wonderful mental
telegraphy cannot be excelled.
They played TO very light
house here. Most of the people
were waiting to be bilked the
"coon" show.
Last Saturday evening at or
about o'clock on August Goth,
} Sylvester Carter was found dead
from heart failure, sitting in a
chair, at Thos. jose place in
2 Challis. Mr.. Jose had just STEP
ped out and returning in a few
, moments, found Mr.. Carter as
: above described. The deceased
! is well known in Custer and
: Lemhi counties where he has
lived for many years. but for
f the past 18 or 19 years has made
S his residence in Custer county.
The deceased, we are informed,
was 73 years of age, and is a
native of Massachusetts. Mr..
Carter was highly esteemed by
; those who knew him. He was
an old soldier of the Civil war,
and at last had to answer to the
last roll call. One by one the
pioneers of this county are cross
. ing over the Great Divide. The
4 funeral services were held yes
S terday and were quite largely at
' tended.
D The management OF the Idaho
Inter Mountain Fair, to be held
| at Boise ON Sept. 25, 26, 27, %,
Q 90, 80, 1899, has designated Mon
e day, Queens Day." Tuesday.
/ Miners Day." Wednesday.
+ Pioneers Day." Thursday,
! Ladies' Day." Friday, ''Mer-
r. chants Day." Saturday, '.Volun-
i teers' Day" The Fair should
a by all means have had Child
II rens' Day."
e The Salmon Recorder says the
stage robbers took from Mr.. Reil-
u ing a sack of gold dust contain
y ing from $1,000 to $4,000 and
!. . 1870 in cash. They gave back
y Mr.. Reiling's watch and rs cents
!, telling him to buy his dinner
= with the money.
e The Challis, Clayton 6 Custer
" Stage line has changed schedule.
Ie 1t now arrives in Challis on Sun
S days-and leaves every day ex-
l. cept Mondays.
4 Rev. Mr.. Lee and daughter, of
II WeiSer, are In ChalllS.
l. Col. N. J. Sharp and Messrs.
IS A. J. Crook and Stratton were
<. on Lost river last week examin-
y ing the copper properties in
ID which the Colonel is interested.
r. A baby girl was named Mary.
? When she was II years old she
o. dropped the ~ and was called
N May. At Is she entered society
n and changed the ~" to ''e, .
g making her name Mae. She got
ut married and year later the ''e'
le was dropped and her name was
IL Ma. That's evolution. -Ex.
10 Mrs. Falls, of Pahsamaroi
- visited in Challis last week.