The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-17
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LOCAL NEWS.
Politics are booming.


J. P. Spalding left on Saturday
morning last to attend the Silver
Republican State convention
which convenes at Pocatello to-
day.
Miss Daisy Lane, sister of
Assessor Lane, of Challis, after
visit of a year and over at this
place, departed on Saturday
morning last for her home in
Kenosha, Wisconsin. She has
made many friends during her
sojourn in Custer county.
Chas. Waller returned from
Wallace, Idaho, last Friday,
where he has been for nearly
two years past.
Leroy Hillman, foreman of the
Skylark mine, is quite sick at
Bayhorse.
Gus. Sargent returned to Bay
horse last Friday from a visit to
his old home in Switzerland. He
also took in the Paris exposition,
besides visiting a mum Der other
noted places across the big pond.
The Board of County Commis-
sioners sit as a Board of Equaliz-
alton last week.
J. G. Fox has been quite sick
for a few days past.
Supt. Coryell at the Lucky
Boy mine came out from Custer
last Friday evening, and return
ed the following day accompan-
led with his family.
Last week the Bonner's Ferry
Herald got out a splendid special
edition descriptive of that town.
1t reflects great credit on the en-
terprise of the Herald, for il was
purely a home production except
the engravings.
You assume no risk when you
buy Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhea Remedy. j. P.
Spalding will refund your money
if you are not satisfied after using
it. 1t is everywhere admitted to
be the most successful remedy in
use for bowel complaints and the
only one that never fails. 1t is
pleasant, safe and reliable. nov1
Jas. F. Wilkinson departed on
Saturday morning last as a dele
gate from Custer county to the
State Democratic convention at
Pocatello which convenes today.
Delegates w. H. Felkner, W. J.
Treloar and j. j. Fitzpatrick to
the same convention departed on
Sunday morning.
"Never in years has Custer
county been so prosperous as
during the past year." says the
young Peck boy who is connect
ed with a Republican sheet,
about the size of a postage stamp,
over at Preston, and who is
moulding public opinion under
the direction of Reese Davis.
Wonder where our young Norm
on boy got his information ? Oh,
yes, Custer county is prosperous
with nine tenths of its mines
closed down; little market for its
farm products and once thriving
villages almost deserted. People
who live in country are better
able to judge of it's prosperity
and will not ask the advice of the
the "kid" at Preston as to theil
prosperity and welfare.
Its strange" said a celebrat
ed author recently, land yet no
strange, how these old associa
tions cling to us. l was born il
rural district, and, forty year,
ago, the little country weekly
was the only newspaper litera
ture we had. 1t was published
every Saturday, and when i
didn't come out 'on time every
body was in furry. Well,
have not visited my birthplace
in twenty years, but during al
that time l have been a subscrib
er to the little country weekly
I've crossed the seas and it ha.
followed me faithfully to foreign
capitols. I've taken it from m,
pocket in the clubs of Londol
and Paris, and have read, will
all the interest of old, how Col
onel So-and-so is in our midst
how John Jones Sundayed will
us, how our esteemed corone
sat on three dead men yesterday
and how the editor is thankful
for mess of cabbage, but need
some bacon to boil it with, etc
| Yes, that little country weekl,