The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-08-15
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PLOYMENT chopin G
WOOD FOR THE LUCKY BOY
GOLD MINING COMPANY
E. J. HILTS, Contractor. A.

l.. j. HILLS, Contractor
AT meeting of the citizens of
Stanley Basin on July IL, B. f.
Rapp was duly elected Deputy
Mining Recorder for Stanley
Basin Mining District.
Chas. Stoltz was in Challis last
week from Boise. Mr.. StOltz
used to live in this place in '79,
and was connected 10 the stage
business.
Hugh McElroy and Frank
Martin, of Boise, arrived In Chal-
lis last Tuesday, coming In a
private conveyance over the
State wagon road. They depart
ed for home on the following
Thursday morning. While here
| Mr.. Martin paid this Office Wis
lit, and he is very pleasant gen
tleman to meet. Their came
here in the interest of the credit
ors in the matter of D. l. Rich,
who had previously been declar-
ed by the court a bankrupt We
understand the matter was set
tied, said Rich paying the cred
itors one-third- Mr.. Rich says
he is not yet dead. and viii re
sumo business at the old stand
shortly, if this matter is ap-
proved by the court.
A Kansas editress, says: 1.-The
world is full of bowling eight
hour men with patient fourteen
hour wives"
Rev. Mr.. Lee and daughter.
Miss Miriam. of Weiser, arrived
in Challis last Tuesday. Miss
Lee is principal of the Weiser
academy, and on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings lastshe spoke
In the Congregational in this
place In the interest of that
school. On Friday evening Z
public reception was rendered
our visitors at the pleasant home
OF Mr.. and Mrs. l. ii. Johnston
! on Third street, which was large
" attended by the citizens Of
Challis. The evening was spent
very pleasantly with an excel
, lent program of music and reci-
/. tations, besides a delicate lunch
con was served.
: Miss Pitzer. daughter of ]. H
Pitzer, of Clayton, arrived il
Challis last Friday. She will
: accompany Miss Lee to Weisel
l where she will attend the acad-
emy at that place
2 P. T. Barnum once said Il
you have SO to put to good use
: put up one dollar for the article
, and the other nine for advertis
ing. l can out talk any man but
a printer. The man that car
D stick type and the next morning
] talk to thousands of people Will,
: / am talking to one is the man
: am afraid of. and want him fol
a my friend"
You can legally and lawfully
, kill partridge, pheasant, grouse
prairie chicken, sage or fool her
today. Wild duck, goose oil
swan between the 1st day o
. March and the 18th of August.
The school block in Challis
now presents little better APP
pearance than it did. although i
requires considerable improve
ment vet. but the $40 that was
{ raised for that purpose was no
!. sufficient. The gully in from
. of the school be filed, and if b,
! no other way. by labor donations
The fence will undoubtedly b
put up this week.
Hon. ]. G. Fox and Prof. f. B
! Sehermerhorn left last week fo
:. Blackbird to look after minins
. interests.
n Our people should tender tn
: Custer county volunteers a re
i ception on their return hom
il from the Philippines, which vii
2 probably be about the middle o
!, September. They are expecte'
! to arrive in SanFfancisco on tn
t 2Sth or goth of August. Tru
e this county only claims thre
n volunteers, viz: Henry Horton
i Bert d. Fox and Andrew Mark
a er, and they enlisted in othe
d counties in the State, for tn
b Governor rejected Custer cour
q tvs petition for a company Q
J. volunteers when the call wa
made. But this matters not. ou
It three soldier boys should be Civ
g en royal reception upon thei
return to Challis.