The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-12-11
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The infamous permit system
has been abolished in the Coeur
d'Alenes.
The reported smallpox scare
at Salmon proved to be all a
hoax.
John H. Bundy and Miss Ethel
Edwards were married at Sal
mon on the 28th.
L. J. Bancroft and w. l.. Igou
have purchased the livery bust
ness of Kane & Smith at Salmon
and will conduct the business.
Jos. Rodgers went to Haley
last week on a business trip.
This is the most remarkable
December weather ever know in
this portion of Idaho, being more
like summer than winter. There
is no snow on the ground, but
the nights are quite frosty.
Jos. Smith has retired from the
management of the Idaho For
warding Company at Blackfoot,
and accepted a better position at
Salt Lake City. w. E. Barnhart
will succeed Mr.. Smith at Black
foot.
M. G. Roysden was over from
Pahsamaroi during the week.
Word was received at this
place that John Easley of Hous-
ton, had committed suicide on
Thursday night last by taking
Overdose of laudanum. No rea-
son is assigned for his rash act.
Mr.. Eas!ey was an old-time resi-
dent of Wood River and also OF
this county. He leaves a wife
and one son at Houston.
Taxes become delinquent OF
the 1st Monday in January.
The next dance by the G. S. G
will be held next Friday night
the 14th.
Don. Rowles has completed
the foot bridge across Salmon
! river near the Hot Springs. /
is a great convenience to thos'
. desiring to visit the Springs. H
has also built comfortable barr
on this siGe Of the river. near tn
bridge, for the care and aeon
mediation of the teams.
The Boise Capital will soon b.
issued semi weekly. The Capita
is an able Democratic paper.
! The Idaho State Journal o
) Boise, republican campaig
' sheet of the lowest order, edite'
by Miss Horace Greeley Perry
has filled it's mission and died
natural death. Let the vile ra
die
Pretty fair fishing is reporte
on Salmon river near this place
The Wood Live Stock Con
pany not long ago made a de-
for all the sheep and other proI
erty owned by Swift & Co. o
: Little Lost river. The priC
: paid, we understand, was 500
l. 600. The Wood Live Stock Con
pany are undoubtedly the large
sheep owners in Idaho.
Small Bros. have moved the
cattle onto their winter ranch
this valley-the old MilhoI
ranch-on Salmon river, whel
Al. Small will look after ther
lie He desires to caution people n
al leave his ranch gates open wh'
IS going to the river, also to refra
from cutting timber on his lant
- A grand inaugural ball and
- ception will be held on Jan. 1t
y 1901. 1t will not be a parts
- affair as first supposed. '
have an invitation to attend, b
u the distance is too great to THU
- ! of it. 1t promises to be t
e. greatest social event ever he
= in Boise.
re The time seems fully ripe I
the West to take firm and {
ed cided stand on the question
ae National irrigation and SON
10 thing great may beaccomplish
ne at once. Why not ? 1t is
ch right that Congress should a
is, propriate money for storage n
is ervoirs as for river and harh
improvements. TIE building
storage reservoirs would obvi'
= the necessity for much river G
- = penditure and would help ma
% ~ CATION, and the home buildi
: area of the United States VOL
70 be vastly increased. And now
the West makes this demand