The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-08-22
skeoRk NEWS.r

1877, 1856, not including railroads,
telegraph and telephone prop
erty. Last year it was $24, ,039,-
329. This shows an increase in
favor of 1899 of $12, ,857, ,S57.
1t is said that the Missouri
delegation on Pahsamaroi that
gave our Assessor so much ex-
ira trouble recently, on assess
ment of cattle, have taken their
belongings and stock and depart
ed from the State. They did not
appear to relish the 5 to 1 assess
ment on extra stock that they
failed to give in. 1t will make
room for others. and perhaps
better citizens.
This valley was visited by
slight frost last Wednesday
night. 1t did some damage to
''spuds" in some sections.
L. Botkin will depart today or
tomorrow for Ketchum. by pri-
vate conveyance, to take his faith
er and sister to the railroad, who
have been in Challis for some
time past on visit.
Mr.. d, L. Rich and wife and
Miss Margaret Barracks paid
Salmon visit last week. Miss
Dora Barracks, a sister of Miss
Margaret, accompanied them to
Challis, where she will live with
| DR.. Rogers and attend public
school.
The Misses Keenan, departed
last Friday for a few daysouting
on Pahsamaroi.
Miss Martha keenan, has been
reelected principal of the Clay
ton public school at a salary OF
SS5 per month and a term of !
months, the term to commence
September 4th. The Clayton
people are highly pleased with
their teacher.
Monday, September 4th, i;
Labor Day, a legal holiday.
Miss Della McAfee, a formel
Challis school teacher, has beer
employed as teacher in the Sixth
grade of the Boise public school
Jos. Rodgers and family viii
move to Challis this fall for the
purpose of sending their childrel
. to school. He has purchased
| the Dearden residence on Pleas
ant Avenue and Fourth street.
! Charles Wade Stickney, of An
telope, who practices law in thi
county, and who is a mining en-
gineer of established reputation
has accepted the superintendent,
of the Granite Mountain Col,
Mining Company, which is t.
soon establish a big plant il
Gunnison county, Colorado. MI
Stickney is now at White Pine
!. Colorado HALEY Times.
: H. M. Branin, stenographer c
; the Fourth Judicial DiStric
u Court, has resigned, and M. [
- Barstow, who used to be stenc
grapher for this District som
years ago. has been reappointe
: : to the position.
/, DIR. j. S. Meyer and Jas. Var
d Camp made a business trip
a Salmon last week.
IL Abe Walker was brought u
e from Salmon on the 18th by |
q Mulkey, charged with stealing
q horse from VIM. Millick of Cha
q lis creek. On Thursday la:
70 Walker was tried before Juds
: Finnell's court, and dismisse'
le the Judge finding insufficiel
L grounds to hold said Walker.
E. Sylvester Carter came dow
Ie from Clayton last week for med
h cal treatment.
DR.. Rogers, ST., and Mi
Genevie Giles departed on Il
18th inst. for their home at
near Topeka, Kansas, after
extended visit with relatives
n this place.
le The latest cure for rattlesnal
o. bite is coal oil. Place the bitt'
lie part in vessel filed with I
'e and the poison will come out al
le rise to the surface of the liqui
Is -Ex.
rs This may be true, but it w
n, hardly supplant the old reme'
u usually taken to the mountains
IS The Pocatello Advance b
n, again changed hands. Cusick
r. Thomas is the name of the ne
~ firm. Miss Horace Greely Per
. will preside over the editor