The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-18
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One week to Xmas.

put IN electric l1ghtS.
A Club party was held in Chal-
lis last Friday night.
Ed. O'Neal and wife were over
from Morse last week on a visit.
Samuel Leigh, of Clayton, was
in Challis few days of last
week.
County Attorney elect L. Fl.
Johnston and Jos. Rodgers re-
turned from HALEY last week
where they had been on law
business.
According to the Government
census the population of Salmon
and suburbs is 1,311. We have
been unable to learn the popnla-
ton of Custer county towns.
VIM. Buster expects to give a
turkey shoot in Challis on Christ
mas day. Twenty-Five cents a
shot. Distance 80 yards at
the head of the bird with rifle,
and 40 yards with a 22-cal. rifle.
Mr.. Fl. F. Powell, Representa-
tive elect from Custer county, ,ex-
poets to depart for Boise City
this week to spend the Holidays,
also to become acquainted before
the convening of the Legislature
on the 9TH of next month
Mr.. and Mrs. F. A.. Reed de-
parted on last Saturday morn
Iing's stage for Boston, Mass. on
a four months visit. During
/ their absence Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
MCGOWAN, Jr., of Bonanza, will
look after the postoffice business
at this place.
Mrs. Barton, mother of Mrs.
S. L.. Rogers, who is totally
blind, had the misfortune to fall
down stairs into the cellar at the
Doctors residence in Challis las
Saturday morning. Although
she suffered from a severe fall,
her injuries are not considered
serious.
The Fusion committee met il
Boise last week to divide the
patronage ''pie." 1t was agreed
to cut the ''pie" into three equa
parts, and each party of the
! fusion is to have an equal part
. Also the committee are endeav
oring to launch a new evening
Democratic daily paper with full
. press dispatches in Boise.
MARRIED-In Challis, Idaho
on Wednesday evening, Dec. IL
; 1900, at 9 o'clock, by the Rev
Guy Foster, Charles B. JensoI
! to Miss Margaret Barracks. Boil
have many friends here and else
where. We wish them plenty o
=, success. We are informed that
they were the recipients of {
number of valuable presents
The marriage took place at th'
: residence of DIR. Rogers.
: Mr.. E. B. Curtis returned tt
, Challis last Wednesday evenin:
: from a visit TO his old home il
. Maine. In May last Mr.. Curti
left his ranch at Goldburg ant
and went with the rush to th
famous gold fields at Cape Nome
J. He only remained at Nome fv
d weeks as the climate did nc
,. agree with him, but while ther
r did more or less prospecting, bu
l. found nothing worth locating, a
n the land was all located for z
e miles out from Nome City. II
$ informed us that that countr
5 had been overestinated by TIA
e Transportation companies to
great extent. OF course, he sale
there were a few rich claims, bu
the great majority of the mine
y were worthless. The rich claim
y were on Anvil creek. The tundr
: diggings proved to be of no va
ue as they went down on them
few colors were only found @
, top or at the grass-roots. Th
IS bedrock appeared to be ice. M
,t Curtis, saw all of the Custt
county boys-Bert Wilson, Q. I
Penwell, Chas. Seagreen, Tho'
Grove. Frank Lemon. Ed. Mel
erson, Frank Ferguson, and otl
ers-but when he left in the la
:, ter part of July, they had. NJ
or much good for themselves. Wa'
N, es were low and and work Wi
ay scarce. Everything was owe
at done to a great degree. M
m Curtis is a very conservati'
mt man and what he says can be +
lied on, but has got all of ii
Cape Nome that he wants.