The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19
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Consolidated Implement Co., of
Blackfoot, will be in this vicinity
in a few days in the interest of
bis house. Those in need of
machinery, ETC., in his line will
do well to reserve their orders
until his arrival.
School viii close in Challis
this week.
The Sixth session of the Idaho
legislature adjourned sine die on
Tuesday night, March 18th.
General Harrison. Ex-Presi-
dent, died at his home in Indian
apolis, Ind, on March 18th.
Aged, 81 years.
Senator and Mrs. Macbeth ex-
pect to pay visit to California
before returning to Custer coun-
ty. The Senator informs US that
they hope to be in Challis on or
about April 1st.
Hon. Fl. F. Powell has gone to
Salt Lake City for a short visit.
He informs that he will return
to Challis about the 1st of next
month.
g. l. Lane and family expect
to move to Houston the first of
this week where they will make
their future home. Their many
friends in Challis wish them
abundant success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marcus will re-
side in Challis. having leased G.
|. Lanes residence.
e. P. Huffman sold off his
farming implements at public
auction last Friday.
John F. Christian and family,
Jas. Hooper, Frank FL. Tolman.
MIR. Hobbs, Hicks Cochran, John
Wells and Bob Mitchell were
over from Pahsamaroi during
the past week.
Maurice Ashton has returned
from Weiser, and is visiting his
sister at Forney.
Governor Hunt vetoed the bill
to give bounty on beet sugar
raised in Idaho.
Mark Kuhn, and his brother
in-l law, Mr.. Cohen. were in Chal-
lis last week.
| G. A. Pfeiffer and j. L. Eb
berts while fishing on Salmon
river one day last week, had {
lively encounter with a bobcat
or wildcat. The animal, (which
was an exceptionally large one)
put up a good fight. The boy'
were unarmed. except clubs
which they found near by. anC
with these weapons of unciviliz
ed warfare after desperate bat
tle-one which would have testet
the courage of Teddy, the LioI
Killer, they laid in the colo
embrace of death the wild anC
vicious animal. Under the nev
law they viii be entitled to {
bounty of S1.50 for the scalp oi
: this animal.
The Idaho Senate laid the bill
by Smith, for local option in it
grave, where it belonged /
. was another of those class legis
) lation bills by this man Smith
) He evidently has a big spleel
against the unincorporated town
: of Idaho on the liquor question
, but had not word aginst tn
liquor traffic in the incorporate
towns. We suppose, accordin:
to his idea, that the saloon bus
ness in the unincorporated town
, of Idaho is a great crime. but
: the cities and incorporated plat
es of the state it is a great bless
!, ing ? His local option bill pre-
|. vided that in unincorporate
places in Idaho, that before tn
county commissioners coul
! grant liquor license, the pei
|, son or persons applying for sue
license must first procure a pet
ton signed by a majority of th
+. voters of the precinct at the las
' election. The bill was defeate
!, by the following vote
Ayes-Allen, Hegsted, Jone:
;, Pugmire, Smith. Whitwell.-6.
: Nays-Ballantine, Bybee. Clarl
: Donnelly. Fox. Gooding, Houl
han, Kinkaid. Macbeth. Mood,
Moore, Purtill, Turner, WortI
man.-14
t The Fish and Game bill is no
Z law and in force as it has Il
e emergency clause attached to
|, Elk Coroner Ebberts was the fir
Il TO apply for fish license. but {
= the licenses have not arrive
5. was not granted one.