The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-25
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Merry Xmas
Last Friday was the shortest
day of the year.
Xmas ball tonight
New Years ball next Tuesday
night, Jan. LIST, 1901.
Taxes become delinquent on
the first Monday in January
the 7th.
Robert Campbell and Chas. NJ.
Small made a business trip TO
Chailis last Friday.
Hon. J. G. Fox and Robt. Bell
have been appointed as delegates
from Custer county to the Min
ing Congress at Boise.
E. G. Chamberlain. Sheriff
elect, came out from Custer last
Saturday, and will now become
a citizen of Challis-
Teacher Tin Sunday School
class)-Now. boys, see If you can
remember what I taught you last
time. What does B. G. stand for?
Before Christmas l'
VIM. Murray alias VIM Muir
ply. committed suicide in Custer
one day last week by six-shooter
route. He became tired of life
and took this method of ending
his earthly career. He was little
known in this section
Frank Dearden, of the firm OF
Dearden Bros & McGown, ar
rived in Challis one day las
week. We learn that Dearden G
McGown have sold their saloon
business in Houston TO Assessor
Lane, who will take charge abou
the 18th of next month.
| Hon. Henry T. Powell. Repre-
sentative elect from Custer coun
", departed last Wednesday
morning for Boise City. While
the Legislature does not NEE
till the 9TH of next month. Mr
Powell desired TO spend th'
Holidays at the Capitol. this i
why he concluded to go at tnI
early date.
Salmon is to have anothe
newspaper. Abbott & Prestol
will be the publishers We ar
Informed that the above nameC
gentlemen have made a deal fo
the old Lemhi Republic plant
The new paper will sail unde
tie name-The Lemhi Herald
and is to be Republican in pol
/ tics. The first issue will appea
on or about Jan. 10th, of mex
month. We wish the Herald sue
cess in its new venture
The issuing of a marriage liz
ense Wednesday to Etsay-ay
away awaits and a A. Pips. tvs
Nez Perce Indians, has a. seque
to it. Etsay ay-ayay awaits
familiarly known as Coyote, an
A. A. Pips has been his acknow
! edged wife for 80 years. Covot
is very sick. and realizing that b
lis shortly TO journey TO the''haE
py hunting ground" and fearin
, that the white mans law migf
! step in aud deprive his faithf'
companion of an inheritanS
: which she has helped him TO a
quire, he dispatches a friend a
, ter marriage license and an i
. dian minister made them brlS
! and groom.-Lewiston Teller.
Con. Doty was down from Ba
horse couple days last week. M
Doty spent the mining season
Stanley Basin prospecting al
mining-most of the time pro
t pecting. He has been In Il
Il Basin for number of years, al
o consequently is pretty well /
y formed on the general outlook
the wonderful gold district NJ
Doty in conversation with &
scribe of this paper, informed
that on the whole the camp ma
a good showing during the pa
season-it materially advance
The dredge. which was the lar
est mining undertaking. made
!. good run, considering the trout
!. they had with the machiner
! Although this company did :
reach bedrock last season, {
dirt yielded well and they are {
:. tirely satisfied with the richne
: of the ground. but next seas
they hope to overcome the err
of the past, and dredge on an
81 tensive scale and in systema
81 manner. Mr.. Doty looks for
Il busy season in the Basin nt
4 year as number of capital:
= have become interested in