The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-10-10

last week
Chris. Morler, ST., and wife
have moved to Harrison, Idaho.
where Mr. Morler will engage
in the mercantile business.
Challis delegates are attend
ing the Christian Endeavor con
vention at Boise this week.
The troops are to be with
drawn from the CHur d d'Alenes
shortly.
Ex-United States James Har-
Ian died at his home In Des
Moines, Iowa, on Oct. 5th. He
was Secretary of the Interior in
Lincoln's second cabinet in 1865
and 1866.
! The dredge boat at Stanley
Basin started up for trial recent
ly, but it lacks steam power and
consequently one or two more
boilers will have to be added
VIM. t. Reeves, P. NJ Bruner
and NJ ID. Barstow departed for
home Friday afternoon, and on
Saturday morning Judge Stock
slayer and Attorney Briggs left
for home.
Chief Engineer O'Melveney of
the Oregon Short Line was shot
to death in his private Office at
Salt Lake last Tuesday by F. j.
Mills, formerly Lleutenant-G Gov
ernor of Idaho. The tragedy
was the result of alleged intima-
, cy between O'Melveney and
> Mills wife.
; George Dunnigan died at the
Halfway house on the Boise
, road, at 6 o'clock last Thursday
, evening. Deceased was a pion-
eer of Loon creek, and from
there came to this place For a
{ great many years he has been the
e proprietor of the Halfway
: House and of that portion of the
/, toll road extending from Warm
f Springs to the lower crossing of
More creek. Deceased was 81
!. years of age. He was a well
e known man and had made many
t friends in this portion of the
State. World.
In some of the school districts
: of the state the trustees have re-
fused to put in the books adopt
ed by the text book commission.
z Miss French, state superintend
: ent, referred the question to At
+ torney General Hays, and he has
$ given an opinion that the trus
tees must change books thereby
t complying with the law. But as
there is no penalty, what can be
done +? True. trustees for fail
I. ing to comply with this law can
be removed from office, but that
, is no penalty-it is a blessed re-
e lief from q thankless Office. The
; present text book law is a robber
" and imposition on the people
e Elmer Halford, of Houston.
e who was arrested at Idaho Falls
Al for stealing some horses from
+ Houston parties was tried In the
% District Court here last week.
1t On the first charge he was liber-
n ated by the jury, as they con-
l. cluded that there was not suffi-
'e cient evidence produced to hold
; him. Immediately after his re
IS lease John Swauger had Halford
S re-arrested on another horse
d stealing charge, and this time
= another jury convicted him on
le the charge of grand larceny, and
1t the Judge sentenced Halford to
n four years at hard labor in the
State penitentiary. A guard
from that prison IS expected
le here in few days to take Hal
i ford to Boise.
ID The Blackbird Copper Gold
r Mining Co. has ordered tho
ID machinery for the hoist ON the
to Brown Bear. The wagon road
lie Will be completed between tue
le 9TH and 10th OF the present
n, month so that this machinery
S, can be taken in. They have let
lie a contract for $4,000 to 5000
q feet of lumber for the hoist houst
er and other buildings. aud activ>
IN Operations will commence .
he once. During the past week .
3 large amount of money has bee
in paid out by this company on tbs
he different properties bonded. Tn
in following fortunate owners al
be received cash. but just wha
nd amounts we were unable to learn
he the aggregate amount. was how
Ie- ever. large DIR. f. S. Wright
in A. Il. Ford. ]. c. Fox, A ]
k. Brown, Charlie Schultz, Denni: