The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-10-02
LOCAL MATTERS.
Register /!

The Republican county con-
vention was set to meet in Chal-
lis yesterday, the 1st, at 2o'clock
p. NJ, hut as we go to press on
Mondays at 8 O'clock, a. M, it is
impossible to give any account of
the convention.
Two Lemhi Indians were ar
rested for killing cattle on Pah-
samaroi and brought to Challis
last Wednesday by Deputy Sheriff
McKendrick. They had a hear
ing before Judge Finnell's Court
on the following day and were
bound over to the District Court
which convened yesterday. The
Indians were caught in the act of
dressing the five cattle they had
slaughtered.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robt. Morrison
assumed charge of the New Chal-
lis House last Sunday morning.
AS they are well versed in the
hotel business it is self-evident
that the hotel will be kept up to
its high standard of excellence.
Mr.. and Mrs. Strand and chill
dren will depart today or to-
morrow for Weiser where they
expect to reside this winter at
least.
Leroy Hillman returned from
Salt Lake City last Friday night
much improved in health.
If you don't care to be killed
don't ask ]. P. Spalding how he
enjoyed his automobile ride to the
convention at Houston lastweek.
A gentleman, whose name we
have been unable to learn, COM
mitted suicide on the 26th at
Stanley Basin by shooting him
self. He had been resident of
of Stanley about year.
John Altman was out from his
Morgan creek stock ranch last
week.
Among those in Challis last
week were J. H. Greene, of
Houston; Mr.. Babcock, of San
Francisco; Mr.. Centauraus, of
Custer; Frank Dearden, Mr..
Evans. Geo. Easley and Ed.
Morrisey, of Houston; Elmer
Reese and E. A. Readicker, of
Pahsamaroi; G.. A. Sawyer and
Henry Mccormick, of Custer.
DR.. Rogers, of Topeka, Kan
sas. arrived in Challis last Sat
urday. He is father of DR.. S.
Il. Rogers of this place.
The Comet mine, owned by
Messrs. Davis, Wentz and Brooks
was sold last Friday to the
Blackbird Copper-Gold Mining
company for $1,000 cash.-Sal-
mon Recorder.
In this issue will be found two
valuable supplements. They are
good reading.
Peter Mcclure was out from
Custer last Friday.
Only 79 persons were register
ed in this precinct last Saturday
night. 1t will be over 200 if all
register. We receive applica
tions for registration every day
in the week except Sundays. The
books will positively close at
midnight on Nov. 3rd.
The Court arrived by private
conveyance via. Ketchum last
Sunday. This will be the Judges
last Court at Challis, if we are
not mistaken, for we expect he
will be elected to the Supreme
Court on Nov. 9th.
d. B. Huntley, General Mgr.
of the DeLamar mines of Owy-
bee county, passed through Chal-
lis last Friday en- route for the
Yankee Fork district to examine
mining property. He was ac-
companied from this place by
Robert Bell, nominee for State
Mine Inspector.
District Court convened in
Challis yesterday morning. 1t is
expected that it will be of long
er duration than usual, as quite
a number of important cases are
on the docket. The great Lost
river water case will undoubted-
ly be started, and the Lemhi VS..
Custer county will be tried, also
the Indian cattle case. A numb
er of outside attorneys are ex-
pected, viz w. E. Borah and
N. M. Ruick. of Boise; T.. G..