The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-24
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


night.
Phillip Gossi was down from
East Fork last week. He brought
down large number of his cat
tie to winter in this valley.
Mr.. Geo. MCGOWAN and family
have moved out from Bonanza
for the winter.
Miss Kerr, of Custer. departed
one day last week for California.
Taxes will become delinquent
on January 9th, 1902.
Born:-To the wife of Charles
Wilkinson of Challis, on Dec.
18th. 1901, a son.
Boru:-To the wife of John
johnson of Challis. on December
18th, 1901, daughter.
The Challis public school clos
ed last Friday for the usual
weeks Holiday vacation. A very
interesting program of exercises
marked the closing.
Mr.. Ed. O'Neal came over from
Pahsamaroi last Friday evening.
Miss Mabel Rowles accompanied
him.
Don't forget the literary enter
tainment in Challis next Friday
night.
VIM. Elder is out from Custer
to spend the Holidays.
Aaron II. Conover was thrown
from his horse one day last week
east of Challis. Although no
bones were fractured by the fall.
yet at the same time he received
quite serious injuries. and it
makes his condition more serious
owing to his advanced age.
George Coffran died at Clay
ton on Sunday evening. Decem-
ber 18th. 1901, at 7:30 O'Clock,
aged about % years. His death
was caused from pneumonia, and
was very sudden. Mr.. Coffran
has been a resident of Custer
county for many years. and was
an open-hearted, honest and in
dustrious man. and good citi-
zen, but he was his own worst
enemy. The deceased was JUS
tice of the Peace at Nicholia in
its palmy days, and is pretty
well known throughout Lemhi
and Custer counties.
A little boy. IL months old. be-
longing to a family named Metz,
lately settled a short distance
east of Salmon, was so badly
burned last Wednesday that
death followed about 6 a. N.
Saturday. The little one was
tied in a high chair near the
stove. while the mother went on
an errand to a neighbor's house.
When she returned, the child had
fallen upon the stove, and its
little arms and legs were badly
roasted. Drs. Wright and Kirt-
ley, being summoned, did all
they could for the little sufferer.
but the case was beyond human
help.-Salmon Herald.
In the case of Zillah Readicker
against c. E. Thum, receiver of
the G. Bunting & Co. bank, has
been decided by Judge Rich at
Malad in favor of the plaintiff
and she RECEIVERS 81, ,O47.02, with
legal interest. Mrs. Readicker
had sold some property TO Porter
& Davis and the deed to the same
was in escrow in the Bunting
bank. After the failure the
money was paid to Thum as re-
ceiver and he used it as assets
on the bank. Judge Rich holds
that the money should be paid
to plaintiff as her separate prop
erty. being held as a trust for
plaintiff, and has so ordered.
Rev. H. A. Riser and wife
and little daughter, expected to
depart yesterday morning for
Los Angeles. Cal. where he has
accepted a call to preach. Mr..
and Mrs. Riser during their
brief sojourn in Challis have
made many friends who regret
their departure. They are earn
est and devout workers in the
cause of Christianity. and may
they meet with abundant success
in their new field of labor. is the
wish of their many friends in
this community. Rev. Mr.. Nick
erson, of Steamboat Springs,
Colo. aud his family. are ex-