The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-11
Fresh oysters at Busters.
Holidays will soon be here.

S0OOb III OudllIS Ou SuTiSUuldS
day.
Judge Lightall is able to be up
and around again.
The following named officers
were elected by Custer Encamp-
ment No. 10, |. o. o. F., last
Wednesday night for the ensuing
term
G. P.-Geo. E. Keyes.
H. Pm. M. Sweet.
S. VIC. l. Lane.
J. WI. l.. Ebberts.
Scribe-Geo. Sewe.l.
Treasurer-A. G. Bomar.
Trustees-J. G. Fox, T. J.
Paul, J. G.. Finnell.
K. Mckenzie and Ed. Thomas
were out from Custer last week.
Senator-elect Macbeth and wife
arrived in Challis last Thursday
from Custer. On the following
morning Mrs. Macbeth departed
for Salt Lake City on a visit,
and Saturday afternoon Mr.. Mac
beth departed on his return to
Custer. He expects to be at
Boise on Jan. End, a few days
before the convening of the Ida
no legislature. Senator Macbeth
is an ardent supporter of Hon.
Fred t. Dubois for United States
Senator.
J. E. Smith, Manager of the
Lost River Mercantile Cos.
store at Custer, was in Challis
last Thursday en- route for Hous-
ton.
The Howard rape case was
calendared for preliminary trial
on Tuesday forenoon before
Judge G. F. Molden, and court
, opened at 10 O'Clock a. m., with
John William Jones acting as
prosecuting attorney, and w. j,
. Lamme putting in an appearance
as counsel for the defendant.
The first witness called was
I H. d. Baker of Houston. He
, testified, among other things,
I that he was brother of May
3 Baker, the injured girl. that she
. was only 13 years of age and had
4 previously borne aAgood charac
@ ter.
! The next person called to the
stand was Miss May Baker, th'
prosecuting witness, who testifi
e ed substantially as follows /: .
j live at Marysville, Fremon
county, Idaho, and am 13 year
8 of age; came to Blackfoot oil
: : the B. III. & G. stage, arrivins
! ! very late Wednesday night, Nov
28th; / was taken by the stag
:, driver to the Idaho House, where
a q | engaged room No. 9 for tn
? night. I was not at the hous
very long until Fred Howar'
d called and informed me that
/. was wanted at the telephone.
did not understand the telephone
:, and had never received a mes
~ sage before, but fearing ba'
news from home | went dowr
= = and Fred Howard took me I
= what afterwards proved to be hi
room to wait to be called by th
:. person who wished me at til
% orher end. / waited until | wa
very tired. worn out and sleepy
ir Howard visited the room to te
in me the person who wanted n
le had not reported. Finally, abor
re o'clock in the morning, b
n. brought me a drink of waite
OF which, I believe, to accomplis
en- his dastardly purpose, he hs
in drugged, for | felt SO numb an
l. stupid after drinking it, that
was in no way myself. | WI
e induced to lie down with n
H. clothes on to rest. There wa
an a 13-year- r-old girl, at the de;
se hour of night, in strange hou
III d JOWu dulJnS Stl tth SAHf " a
az an inhuman creature, whom
1e had supposed would protect m
III endeavoring 10 overpower .
aud rob me of my virtue. L
or told me that he was prophet
le- of the hotel, made great proml
of es. and awful threats until w
le- so frightened / did not kno
ed what to do. and he finally force
as me to submit to his wishes.
ID Mrs. w. M. Miller and Cha
es- Hilliard were then examined. an
'or as far as they testified. they CO
of roborated the testimony OF G
ate girl. Mr.. billiard also STATE
TX that Howard had confessed
vi him of having committed t
ne crime
i'd Court adjourned until 10 a.
7 if Wednesday. .-Blackfoot Mail.
he Howard was bound over In t
a. 30 of