The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-04-17
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came out from Custer last Thurs
day.
Born:-To the wife of Clay
Vance at Dickey, Idaho, on April
9th, 1900, 10 pound son.
Mr.. and Mrs. Val. Bowers and
also Lawrence Fielding were up
from Lost river during the past
week.
Hon. Ralph w. Osborn was
down from the Ramshorn mine
several days last week on busi-
ness.
A splendid refreshing rain Wis
tied this section on Thursday of
last week which did an untold
amount of good.
Married:-At the brides resi-
dence at Bars bridge, on Sal
mon river, Thursday evening,
April 18th, 1900, Rev. Guy Fos-
ter officiating, Charles Seydell of
Antelope, to Mrs. E. Barr, of
Challis, Idaho. The MESSENGER
extends it's congratulations.
The Commissioners fixed the
salaries of the next set of Custer
county officers as follows
Assessor-S1, 600 per year.
Sheriff 81, 500 per year.
Probate Judge-$600 per year.
Treasurer-$6OO per year.
School Supt. $500 per year.
Coroner-SlO0 per year.
Surveyor-S100 per year.
Married:-At the residence of
the brides parents, in Round
valley, on Thursday evening,
April 18th, 1900, John Sullivan,
of Custer, to Miss May VanCamp,
of Challis, Rev. Guy Foster Off
ciating. Congratulations and
best wishes are extended by the
MESSENGER.
A show struck town last week,
and on Thursday night gave a
performance in the hall, which
was followed by a dance, all for
the sum of 25 cents. They play
ed to a fair sized house, although
the troupe was not large in mum
bers-only consisting of two per-
sons-they gave very creditable
performance-the music and clog
dancing was good. 1t is the
remnants of a good company oi
nine that got stranded down in
New Mexico.
The ''Nome City" a new steam
ship built expressly for the Cape
Nome trade will leave Portland,
Oregon, May Goth for Caps
Nome. Passengers can secure
through End class tickets from
Blackfoot. Idaho, to Cape Nome
for $1O6. 20, or, from Portland fol
$4,000. Cabin space has all beel
taken. A few End class passeng
ers can be Accommodated if appli
cation is made promptly. Freigh
rate for this steamer $40 per ton
This End class rate does no
mean steerage, but is grea
deal better as passengers arr
carried on main deck of steamer
J. A. Collins, Agent, Blackfoo1
Idaho.
"Bruddren and sistahs," sal
lsternly said good old Parse
Woolimon, after the collectio
had been taken up upon a recen
} a recent Sabbath morning, "bt
fore the hat was done parsed
expounded the request dat d
congregation contribute accawC
: in to deir means, and [ sho el
perforated dat yo' all would chi
: Lin magnanimously. But nov
: upon examinin' de collection,
finds that de concocted amour
contributed by de whole entil
. posse OBJ yo' am only the signii
: cent and pusillanimous sam Q
, sixty free cents. And at d
!. junction dar amt no 'casion fl
yo' all to look at Brudder SnoN
what done circumambulated
S hat around, in no such auspiciol
: manner; for, in de fust plac
Brudder Snow amt dat kind
"a man, and, in de second place,
done watched him like a haw
all de time myself. No, six
f free cents was all dat was fur
v in; and l dess wants to say ds
a in my humble opinion, instead
n contributia' accawdin' to y
e means, yo' all contributed q
n cawdin' to yo' meanness.
5 choir will no favor us wild de
reg'lor righteousness. "-Ex.