The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-10-29
Halloween Thursday night.

Czolgosz is to be put to death
by electricity today at a. IN.
VIM Buster is expecting a car
load of fine Washington apples
this week.
w. FL. Felkner returned last
Saturday from a business trip to
Salt Lake City.
Mrs. Geo. Ashton arrived in
Challis last Thursday from a
visit in Oregon, to join her hus-
band.
Now if those bandits had Only
captured Mrs. Nation instead of
Miss Stone. how pleasant it
would have been for everybody
Attorney w. ]. Lamme, who
will defend ]. N. Pettigrew In
the murder case. went to Hous-
ton Sunday, to defend his client
at the preliminary trial
1t is reported that the famous
old Montana mine, near Custer,
has been sold to the Hartford
Copper & Gold Mining Co., of
Boston. No particulars at this
time.
Daniel Dougherty. an old-time
resident of Houston, died on the
18th inst. of pneumonia. He was
highly respected by all who knew
him Aged, about go years.
Boston is shocked because a
prize fight has recently been pull
led of there, and yet, how few
people would ever have heard of
Boston had it not been that John
L. Sullivan came from there.
Tuesday. Wednesday, Thurs
day and Friday evenings of this
week there will be held cottage
meetings at as many different
homes, as announced at last Sun
days services Every one is
cordially invited to come.
]. ID. Watts, Sheriff of Hamil-
ton county, Montana, and E. E.
Terpening. arrived in Challis
last Friday. They were looking
for two men wanted in their
county for grand larceny, and
have traced them as far as Pah-
samaroi.
At the time of the Internation-
al Mining Congress held in Boise
last July, the Boise papers in
publishing the ore exhibit and
premiums awarded to the Custer
county exhibit, omitted the ex-
hibit from the Montana mine,
which was awarded first prize.
That was high compliment
that Miss Permeal French, State
Supt. of Public Instruction, paid
to the schools of Custer county
in last Thursday mornings Boise
Statesman, after her return to
Boise City. Coming as it does
from such high authority, and
from one qualified to judge. and
from personal observation, it is
a just and fitting tribute TO the
educational instructors of this
county. After speaking of the
kind hospitality extended to her.
and the magnificent scenery be-
tween Challis and Custer, Miss
French pays the following trib-
ute to the public schools of Gus
ter county
Il visited in Custer county the
schools at Challis, Bayhorse.
Clayton. Custer and Houston. AT
all the places / gave a talk TO the
parents, telling them the duties
toward making the schools more
efficient, and that it was in them
that success or failure rested.
There was great attention paid
to the remarks, and the tendency
of the people was TO coincide in
all that was said and TO make the
suggested changes for the better.
Throughout the county l
found the schools generally in
better shape than in any county
l have yet visited. In every dis
trict there is a good school house.
| The teachers are paid a higher
rate than customary. and the re-
suit is that they have a better
class of instructors. The people
have done a great deal for their
/ schools, and especially in the
I school libraries, which / found in
excellent condition, and the ac-
cessions are constantly and wise
I ly chosen.
while at Clayton a school
entertainment was given at
which more than so was netted.
This is the spirit that pervades
the entire county, and which has