The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-07
Dog Days !
Smallpox is raging at Nome.

Mrs. Sarah Dodge, mother OF
Mrs. A. e. Bomar, of Challis, is
very low with slight hopes of re-
covery.
w. E. Pierce, the real estate
man of this city, has gone for a
two weeks trip into the Stanley
Basin and the Sawtooth country.
The object of his trip is to in
vestigate some prospects with a
view to interesting capital in
them. 1t is understood that Mr..
Pierce's trip is in the interest of
a big syndicate which aims to get
a number of properties and go
into the business on a large
scale.-Boise Statesman.
R. N. Bell left for Yellow
Jacket last Friday morning to
look at some mines.
o. ]. Salisbury and children
we're over from Bayhorse last
week. Mr.. Salisbury while here
awarded a contract to Jos. Hor-
ton to get out some mining timb-
er. outside of that little work
will be done In the camp by this
company this year. Mr.. Sails
bury said if the taxes were lower
and silver higher the company
would build a smelter and re-
sumo operations.
Henry Mccormick was out from
from Custer last week.
The Democratic county con-
vention of Custer county for
nominating county officers, will
be held at Houston on Sept. 27.
The primaries on Sept. 18th.
Arthur McGown, of Custer,
spent a few days of last week in
Challis.
J. H. Boomer left for Wallace,
Idaho, last week. He concluded
that it would not justify him to
remain here in the law business.
Chickens are quite plentiful in
some sections in this vicinity.
The young birds are nearly full
grown. They cannot be killed
lawfully until the 18th of this
month, but is too late for sage
hens. We venture to say that
more birds of this kind will be
killed before the 18th, than after
that date.
You must register if you want
to vote. Come early and avoid
the rush
The weather this season has
been warmer at this place than
for many years past.
A letter from Ed. Nickerson.
of Cape Nome, a week or so ago,
says that Nome is booming. II
also states that o. E. Penwell.
Chas. Seagreen. Bert Wilson. E.
B. Curtis, Thos. Grove, of Gus
ter county, and Messrs. Sheldon
and Thompson, formerly of Vel
low Jacket, were there.
"As for Roosevelt" said Adlai
Stevenson, in response to q
question. Il have nothing to
say. Let Roosevelt say it" The
Democrats have nothing to apol-
ogize for this year, and they are
not apologizing. Their cam
paign is one of aggression.
Leroy Hillman was brought
down from Bayhorse Saturday
for medical treatment.
In the Endorsement of Fred t.
Dubois for U. S. Senator, the
Democratic state convention
made no mistate. Leading local
Republicans freely admit that
his Endorsement means two &c
three hundred extra votes for
the ticket in Washington county
alone and that the county is safe
! ly Democratic this year by the
usual large majority.-Weisei
Signal.
We understand it is intended
to commence school in this dis
trict on the first Monday in Sep
tember. This is fully a month
too early for the benefit of the
children who live out of town on
the ranches, besides it will close
school, with the ordinary six
months term-twenty school
days to the month-in February
1t is said that the corps of teach
ers have been employed, but we
do not know as to that. 1t is to
be hoped that there will be more
actual school, and less literary
aud dancing this term, for this
is not the kind of amusement
that we pay our heavy school
taxes for. The school building
should be painted right away. as
! it is in sad condition now.