The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-09
Mrs. Olee Mead of Pahsamaroi
has gone East to visit friends.


has gone East to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Axel Olson will
go this week for visit with rel
atives and friends in Shelley,
Idaho.
Geo. Ellis has sold his butcher
business in Salmon to S. A.
Myers and will move back to his
Pahsamaroi ranch.
Carter H. Harrison, democrat,
was reelected mayor of Chicago
on the End, by majority of %, :
257 votes. The republican can
didate for mayor of Pocatello,
Turner, was elected by Is maj.
Haggie Hubbard, a young man
who has resided at Houston for
some time, was found dead in
bed last Thursday morning. He
was a young man of not over %
years OF age. When he retired
for the night we was in apparent
ly good health. His death was
evidently caused from heart fail
ure. He was highly esteemed
by all who knew him.
Many of the citizens of Challis
are suffering with grip. We have
heard that the following will
knock the grip higher than Gill
roy's kite. 1t was told to US. but
we can't vouch for it "Take
four quarts of whiskey into which
dissolve four ounces of loaf
sugar. To this add a teaspoonful
of water and another quart of
whiskey and then place over a
hot fire and let boil sufficiently
to boil out all the water. Then
stir in a little more whiskey to
cool it and then gulp it down
without batting an eye. In or
der to remove the taste from
your mouth take little more
whiskey."
A. E. Greene, who came tc
Idaho some time ago to investi-
gate the Idaho Midland project,
will leave today for New York,
He returned Monday evening
from Lemhi county, where he
went to secure data as to the
probable freight traffic. To &
Statesman reporter he said yes
terday his trip to the Lemh
country had been a disappoint
ment in that he had been able tt
visit only a few of the mines
ut was too early" he went on
Ito make anything Ikea thoro
ugh Investigation. | was salts
fed with what | saw, however
and / do not mind saying that il
there is one-half the ore in the
mines there that people claim
there is, there will be ample
traffic to sustain a railroad. We
cannot take secondhand state
ments, however. We must see
and know"
How much will this disap
pointment retard Midland nego-
tiations?" Mr.. Greene was asked
Il cannot say" he replied. q
will probably return to Idaho in
June and I will then make g
thorough examination of the
Lemhi and Custer sections. Un
til a report of the character / in
tend to make can be secured it is
my opinion practically nothing
can be done. While nothing def
mite can be stated at this time.
am of the opinion it would not b,
far out of the way to make a Ions
guess that it will be known BY
fall whether or not my people
will take hold of the MIDLAND
project.
They are in position to built
the road, barring some unforseer
obstacle being presented, but, O
course, they will do nothing unit
they thoroughly understand til,
resources of the country through
which the road, if built, viii
pass"
Il do not mind saying" Mr.
Greene proceeded. THAT | founC
the section | visited much NOR
promising from traffic point O
view than l had been led to be
lieve in the east it was. | ha'
occasion at one time to ask SOM
questions of an official of rail
road that is interested in thi
part of the west. I asked him
among other things, about tn
Salmon river section of Idaho
He replied that the reports of hi
company's traffic men showed :
was hardly worth bothering with
Although my examination wa
very superficial, saw enough t
satisfy myself that those traffi
estimaters were woefully mis-
taken. l was impressed with tn
nosSibility of a state that need