The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-03-28
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A slight snow fall in Challi
last Saturday.
Frank Dearden was out from
Custer several days last week.
DIR. F. S. Pyle, the old reliable
is up from Blackfoot for a few
days.
Hon. ]. G. Fox returned las
. Tuesday evening from an ex-
tended trip to Boise.
A small dance was held in the
old brewery building at this
place last Friday night.
Born To the wife of Wade
Woodson, on Salmon river, Tues.
day evening, March 81, 1899, a
ii pound son.
| Mark Kuhn, representing the
old reliable firm of F. ]. Keisel
d Co., of Ogden, is with US again
making tour of the county.
Philip Branca came down
from Clayton on Tuesday last.
and the following morning de-
parted for trip on the outside.
The contract for digging post
holes and setting I22 posts
around the Challis school block.
was on Tuesday last awarded to
Lynn Wilkinson for the sum of
S21.96
The total amount of expened
in this district for free text books
during the last contract system
was S411.99. 1t can be seen by
this what expense is necessary
to change for another system of
free text books.
B. F. Rapp departed for Bon
ANA on Wednesday last, and ex-
poets to go on to Stanley Basin
in a few days to make prepara-
tions for early work on his plac-
er mines, which are considered
to be very valuable. We wish
Frank plenty of success.
Bill Nye once advertised a cow
for sale as follows lowing to
ill-health, 1 will sell at my resi-
dence, in township 10, range 1S,
according to government sur
vey, one plush, raspberry color
ed COW. aged 8 years. She is a
good mixer. and is not afraid of
the cars or anything else. She
is of undaunted courage, and
gives milk frequently. To
man who does not fear death in
any form she would be a great
boom. She is very much at
tached to her house at present,
by the means of stay-chain, but
she will be sold to any one who
will use her right. She is one
fourth shorthorn and three
fourths hyena. will also throw
in a double-barreled shotgun, |
which goes with her. In Nav |
she generally goes away for
week or two, and returns with a
tau, red calf with wabbly legs.
Her name is Rose. l would |
rather sell her to a nonresident.
The Boise Statesman of the
21st says The hearts of many
Boise people were made glad |
yesterday by the receiptS of |
long-looked for letters from rela-
tives and friends in Manila writ
ten after the battles of Santa
Ana and Caloocan.
The letters tell what an i'm
portant part the Idaho regiment
played in those history-maki
more minutely than
the press dispatches that have
been printed, which, dealing
with all phases of the campaign,
necessarily omitted many details.
The Idaho regiment certainly
won for itself everlasting laur-
els. In both fights it was placed /
where the bullets fell the thick +
est. Their regiments brilliant
charges were lauded by high
authorities at Manila
and General Macarthur, when he
desired reinforcements in antici-
patton of the battle of Caloocan,
specially requested that the
sturdy sons of Idaho, who had
given evidence of their valor and
hardihood. be sent to him. So
The Idahos were detached temp /;
)rarily from the First division
and given an important role to
play in the Second. /,
The general conduct of this !
'egiment under fire cannot be too |
lighly commended. says the S
Manila American, not only for |
he dashing and brilliant con-
luct of the men, but also for the S
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