The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-10-01
Golden October is here !

oOloCA OCtOOCL 10 lCI0
A new sidewalk has been laid
in front of the drug store.
The Board of County Commits
sioners meet in regular session
Oct. 14th.
We learn that w. E. Hanna
has sold his ranch at Ellis, to a
Mr.. Wadsin.
AL. West, of Dickey, made a
business trip to Challis on We'd
nesday last.
Messrs. Sweeney, Heise and
Finnegan, travelling men, were
doing Custer county last week.
J. G. Fox is now a full-fedged
stage proprietor. He took charge
of the G. G.. & G. Stage line last
Thursday.
Mark Kuhn, the popular com
mercial travelling man from
Ogden, arrived in Challis last
Friday evening.
G. B. Hamilton, the hustling
cigar factory man from Salmon,
arrived in Challis last Wednes-
day evening in the interest of his
house.
Robert Bell departed on Friday
morning last for Salmon. Mr..
Bell informed US that he expect
ed to spend the winter in New
Mexico or Arizona.
Miss Permeal French, State
Superintendent of Instruction, is
expected 10 Challis shortly. Miss
French is on tour of inspection
of the public schools of the State.
The first freight shipment of
freight of any Importance made
over the Salmon River railroad,
was made from New Arco last
week consisting of twenty car
loads of sheep.
Clay Vance. one of the promin-
ent stock raisers and ranchers of
Dickey, spent a couple days of
last week in Challis. and reports
everything prospering in that
end of the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Jensen,
Mrs. Chas. Jensen and the Misses
Dora, Julia and Mary Jensen, re-
turned last Tuesday afternoon
from a visit to the Yellowstone
National Park. They report
having a splendid time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. A. McFad-
den returned last Tuesday from
Salt Lake City and Denver. We
are pleased to note that Mr.. Nc.
Fadden. who went for medical
treatment, is much improved in
health.
Miss May Paul, the Misses
Mabel and Maude Jose, of Chal-
lis, on the 21st inst. made trip
to the Skylark mine. Although
they report a most enjoyable
time, yet they would not care 10
make the trip again-on horse
back.
Lewis & Fields Tennessee
Minstrels are billed to play in
the opera house in Challis next
Tuesday night, Oct. 8th. The
company consists of nine people
(colored), and are spoken of very
highly by the press. They are
said to be fine singers and musi-
clans.
John I. Minear, superintendent
of the Hartford Gold and Copper
Mining Co., Custer, or better
known as the Yankee Fork. spent
a portion of last week in Challis
on business in connection with
his company. Work is going on
in a good manner at the Yankee
Fork, and the mine is growing
larger and better as development
work proceeds.
The first railroad train on the
Salmon River Ry. will run to the
town of Mackay, the present
terminus of the new line, this
week, and there will be great
rejoicing there on the arrival of
the first iron horse. A free ride
to Blackfoot is to be given those
who care to go. The Ry is almost
completed as far as contemplated
this winter, except ballasting
the track, putting up their tele-
graph line, building depots,
freight houses, etc. The cars
run to Mackay on contract time,
October 1st.
AT the Elks' fair in Spokane
on Sept. oath, Bradshaw and
Freethey, the Butte team, broke