The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-06
Nearly all of the miners at the
Blackbird have been laid of.

Saturday last from an extended
visit with her mother.
Ed. Treloar, the genial Forney
2. M, made business trip to
this city last Saturday
Houston is to have a paper
the General News plant from
Malad is being moved over.
103 degrees in the shade last
Wednesday was little the hottest
weather thus far experienced in
Challis.
Mr. Mayfeld. a horse buyer
from Montana, bought quite a
number of horses in this valley
last week.
Deputy Geo. S. Corser organ
lied Camp of NJ w. of A. at
lost River last week with "a
charter members.
VIM. t. Oster, of Custer, fore
man of the Lucky Boy mill, was
in Challis last week, and made a
trip to Houston on mining busi-
ness.
Track is being laid on the Sal
mon River R'y. at the rate of II
miles per day The grade is
nearly completed to Lost River
postotfice.
Rodger Bros. recently sold
their wool clip amounting to
800, 600 pounds to Boston firm
at 124 cents per pound. Joseph
Rodgers also sold to G. K. Kin
ney&Co., 10000 head of wethers.
Elks' Street Fair and Carnival
will be held at Salt Lske City
Sept. Is, IL, 18, 19, 20 and 81.
The Executive Committee inform
US that Sept 18th will be Challis
Day.
Robert Bell has returned from
the Mining Congress, and reports
this meeting a great success Mr.
Knox, mining man from Bodie,
Cal. accompanied Mr.. Bell to
Custer to inspect the Montana
mine.
VIM. Treloar and family left for
Ketchum last Tuesday with pri-
vate conveyances, to meet Hon
10. j. Salisbury and family of
Salt Lake, who are coming to
Custer county on their annual
summer outing.
Last Wednesday Thos. jose
swore out a complaint and had
Arthur Wilcox, a rancher on Sal
mon river east of town, arrested
charged with shooting four of
his (Jose's) cattle. The trial is
set for Aug. 18th before Judge
Finnell's court.
The Lost River Mercantile Co.
of Houston have sold out their
mercantile business and buildings
to the White Knob Copper Co.
1t is understood that the stock
and buildings will be moved to
Mackey. Mr.. J. Ell. Greene has
another store at Arco, and is also
interested in the new townsite
at Arco.
Married-In Challis. Idaho, on
Sunday evening, July 2Sth, 1901,
at 10 o'clock, at the brides resi-
dence, VIM. Wells, of Pahsama
roi, to Miss Naomie Larter, Of
) Challis, the youngest daughter
of Mrs. r. A. Pierce. Rev. I'll
A. Riser officiated. The wed
, ding was a quiet affair. Both
/, /, the bride and groom are highly
! respectable young people. We
wish them plenty of success
| This years assessment roll fol
Custer county is the largest since
an early day IN the county, ans
makes a good showing for oul
. Assessor. John johnson, whom
; the opposition last fall about elec
Q ton time started story that hs
S was unable to read or write. Mr.
D johnson hopes next year to make
! the assessment roll reach the mil
e lion mark, ON account of the rail
i road building and other improve
: ments now going on in the county
!. w. E. Borah has returned from
: Challis, where be went to atten'
9 to business before the dlstric
!, court. He went in by way o
Blackfoot and Houston. There
was no business of general inter
u est before the court at Challls
a Mr.. Borah speaks in high term
}. of the manner in which Judg'
V Perky presides. The judge i
2 making a very good impressiol
o throughout the district. he says
n the attorneys practicing befor
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