The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-06
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March came in like a lamb, but
will it go out like a lion -?
Jas. Mayrick was over from
Goldburg the fore part of last
week.
Senator Hooper was over from
Morse couple days last week.
School viii close in Challis
about the 23rd of this month-a
seven months term.
Robt. Morrison came up from
Salmon on last Friday evenings
stage on visit.
The National Democratic Con
vention will be held in Kansas
City, on July 4th.
Pat. Gallagher, who used to be
Deputy Revenue Collector Of this
District, arrived in Challis last
Thursday evening.
We are under obligations to
Hon. Edgar Wilson this week for
number of valuable public doc
uments.
Idaho census enumerators will
be paid s. per day, instead of by
the number recorded Each
enumerator will be allowed 80
days work, or $3.50.
Earl ]. Michael and Frank
Grotwold. of Bayhorse. attended
the party in Challis last Friday
night, and on the following day
departed, by private conveyance,
for Copper Basin, Lost river.
Announcements are out for the
marriage of Hugh c. Wood, for
merly of Challis, to Miss Rosa
Hulaniski. at the residence of the
bride, Ogden, Utah, on Monday
evening, March, II, 1900.
The Challis Public School was
awarded second premium for
skill in map drawing at the Idaho
Inter Mountain Fair held in
Boise last fall, and the diploma.
which is a beautiful one, arrived
last week, and it will be framed
and hung up in the school build
ing as a faithful award of skill
and industry.
A petition is being circulated
for the purpose of rising 81, ,20C
for the return of DIR. James Bird
Cutter, as we learn he has agreed
to return to this field if that sum
is raised, and he is to pay it back
to the subscribers in medical
services to said subscribers, il
needed, to the amount each sub
scribes. We understand at this
time, all but about $50 of the
amountneeded has been subscrib-
ed, and that amount can be rails
ed with little difficulty.
Anvil creek is the Ell Dorado
of western Alaska. Claim No.
below has thus far proven to be
the banner claim and is owned by
Japhel Linderberg. The output
has been enormous, when it i:
considered that it was worked
but six weeks From this claim
SLY, 900 was cleaned up. while
Discovery yielded S5S, 900 in
three weeks. No. 2 above yield
ed $50. 900; No. 4, $50, 900; No. 5,
$40. 600; No. 6 was worked, but
the pay streak was not located
No. z owned by DR.. Kittleson
about $50. 900: No. s belonging tc
Price & Lane, S92, 600; No. 9, be
longing to the Swedish Nilsson
S69, 900; Nos. 10 and IL, owned
by c. d. Lane, were worked on
lays and the Laplanders who
worked them got for their share
$50, 600 clear money. Severa
quartz lodges have been located
along Anvil, one opposite No.
on the right limit and another
lopposite No. z, and it is believed
that a little development worl
viii uncover the mother lode anC
if found the output is sure to bt
enormous.
The ball given in Challis las
Friday night for the benefit o
Mrs. Kirk was largely attended
| When aims for worthy cause is
asked. the people of Custe.
county always respond literally,
with a liberality that is typica
of western people. AT this tim,
we are uninformed as to the ne
proceeds derived from this party
but they must have been owe
| 500. All the proceeds taken il
were net because no charge
were made for the printing, hal
rent. music, prompting, and 9th
er work performed, besides Mrs
| Strand donated one-h half the pro
lceeds taken in from the supper.