The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-09-18
LOCAL NEWS.

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for 1900 is SIS. 90, and the school
bond levy in this district is
mills on each dollar. Therefore
the taxpayers of this district will
be notified by the Assessor to
put up" IS. 80 on each $4,000
of property on the assessment
roll. Custer will undoubtedly be
the banner county of Idaho this
year in the matter of high tax
alton.
DR.. Richard Foster, President
of the Weiser Academy, and who
is brother of Rev. Guy Foster
of this city, was a visitor at this
Office last week. Mr.. Foster is
here in the interest of his school.
Ex-Sheriff Fenton of Blaine
county, died at HALEY on Mon
day, Sept. 10th.
Attorney Glenn came home
from Boise this morning. He
states that the fusion is arranged.
only minor matters being left to
decide. The arrangement in
cludes Mr.. Glenn for congress;
Jones for Auditor and Jacobs for
Mine Inspector Montpelier Ex-
aminer.
The flood at Galveston, Texas,
was appalling. The heavy wind
blew the waters of the gulf into
the city six feet high. The loss
of life is estimated at 5000 per-
sons. and loss of property will
reach $40, 1000, 900.
Len. Peck and family have
moved to Challis.
Few scholars from this place
will attend school at the Weiser
Academy this year.
The New Challis House at
Challis has changed hands. Mrs.
q. Strand who owned and has
for the past six years run this
hotel in such an excellent man
ner, on Friday last sold out the
entire business to Robt. Morrison
for consideration of 50, 500, and
Mrs. Strand contemplates NOV
ing to Boise. MIR. and Mrs. Nor
rison will take charge on the 9th
of this month. They are expert
enced in the hotel business, soci-
BILE and will keep the hotel up to
its high STANDARD. We bespeak
for the new management a liber-
al patronage.
Mr.. ]. M. Wornick met with a
painful accident on Alder creek
one night last week while out
deer hunting. He and another
party were hunting deer by
moonlight-one on each side of
the creek-and Mr.. Wornick was
taken for deer by his partner
and shot at. The bullet struck
Mr.. Wornick passing through
one of his thighs causing a very
ugly wound.
An Oregon girl sent Is cents
to a Chicago firm who advertised
a "receipe for softening and
whitening the hands. Here it is :
"Soak them well in dish-water
three times day while your
mother rests. 7"
Geo. French was in Challis
last week from Leadville, Col,
and returned Saturday morning.
He was interested in the sale of
the Brown Bear group of mines
at Blackbird.
Nal Branca and E. J. Michael
were over from Bayhorse last
week.
Two of the Penwell ranches
were sold in Challis on Monday
the 10th at sherlff's sale. VIM.
Babcock bought what is known
as the clover ranch for So, 900,
and K. N. Hull the upper
ranch for 81, 900.
Arthur Greene, one of the
leading business men of Salmon,
and VIM. Stethem of the same
city, were in Challis last week.
Chas. Waller departed for Wal
lace last Saturday.
Few are aware of the big slate
mine five miles west of Challis.
Robt. Bell was up to the mine a
few days ago and obtained some
fine specimens for the Fair at
Boise. In any other country but
this the mine would be a valuable
piece of property. 1t is a high
quality of state and would be ex-
cellent for roofing and other
purposes. We are informed that
! there'is a whole mountain of it,
and slabs of almost any thickness