The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-07-16

Blackblrd last week.
DR.. Pugmire was up TO Custer
several days last week.
VIM. Howell left for Blackfoot
last Thursday morning on busi-
ness trip.
Miss Pearl MCGOWAN, of Bon
ANA, is visiting friends in Chal-
lis for few days.
A large amount of machinery
is now going in for the new mill
at the Yankee Fork mine, near
Custer.
DIR. Robert w. Philips and wife
returned last week from a visit
with relatives and friends at
Idaho Falls.
George Headrick left for Butte,
Montana. last Tuesday morning,
after short visit with his broth
er, E. G. Headrick.
An agent for Pope's 1901 Di-
rectory of Idaho. was In Challis
last week in the interest of the
Pope Directory Co.
E. c. Headrick departed last
Thursday morning for Salt Lake
City on business trip, expect
ing to return in 10 days.
John Mullen. one of the pion-
eer mine-owners, miner and
prospectors of Custer. arrived in
Challis last week on mining bust
ness.
Col. and Mrs. McFadden de-
parted for Salt Lake City one
day last week. Mrs. McFadden
will go on to Denver for a visit
with her folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. V. Silvey
moved to the Yankee Fork mine
last week. Mr.. Silvey is first
class mechanic, and has employ
ment in constructing the new
mill at that mine.
A large party of emigrants
from Nebraska stopped in Chal-
lis last Friday night. They are
en- route for Long Valley, Idaho,
ald departed the next morning
over the State wagon road.
George L. Morgan and wife
and little daughter arrived in
Challis the fore part of last week
from Boise City, where they
have resided for the past three
years. They intend TO again
take up their residence in Custer
county.
Senator Macbeth and wife and
DR.. j. o. Allen and family, of
Custer. spent a greater portion
of last week in Challis. returning
Saturday. They came out over
the old mountain road. While
here the Senator took a trip
down to Houston to look after
some valuable copper mines that
he and others have recently
located.
Hon. j. J. Deming, Deputy
Mineral Commissioner, returned
last Thursday from the camps up
the river, where he collected a
fine mineral exhibit for the Min
ing Congress. These specimens,
together with those already at
Boise collected last year from
this county by Mr.. Bell and the
Midland people, will give Custer
county an excellent exhibit.
The Board of County Commits
sioners a portion of last week
were in session as a Board of
Equalization. The full Board is
present, viz w. J. Treloar,
George MCGOWAN and Frank
Uhren. The Commissioners will
probably before they get through
raise the assessment roll in the
neighborhood of $4,000. The
assessment roll as it now stands.
without any alterations, is over
100000.
1t has been quite lively in the
matter of Court business for
number of days. Judge Fin
nell's Court was in session on
the 9TH, 9th, Sth, 9th and 10th, of
this month in Challis, during
which time considerable justice
has been ground out. In the
case of John Wells VS.. Mr.. Mar
quis for assault, said Marquis was
on the 9Th fined 500 and costs.
In the case of Geo. w. Emery VS..
Ralph w. Osborn, for assault with
a deadly weapon. This case
was on trial Monday and Tues
day of last week. Said Osborn
was fined $40 and costs. The
last case on the docket. Nels C..