The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-11

several days ago. he was not
aware the bone was broken until
the fracture became very pain
full. He was brought down to
Challis and DR.. Pugmire set the
broken clavicle, and Charlie is
getting along nicely.
DIR. and Mrs. Philips returned
last Wednesday evening from
professional trip to up river
towns.
Mrs. w. E. Hanna and Miss
Katherine Clark, recently of
Boise City, were up from Ellis
last Saturday. Miss Clark is in
structing the young ideas of that
district in the public school, and
is claimed to be an excellent in
structor.
We are informed that Odell
Bartlett and F. A. Reed. of
Challis, last week purchased the
Benz. Borjeson ranch on the
Pahsamaroi.
Challis people were treated to
a first-class fake patent medicine
show last Saturday night. The
entire company consisted of two
men. a small magic lantern, a
gramophone and some patent
medicines. 1t was the first of the
season and was little the worst
ever exhibited here. Mike says
the gramophone sounded like
wood rat gnawing through box
of dried apples. They are head
ed for Pahsmaroi.
Married.-In Boise City, Ida
no, on Wednesday evening, June
5th. 1901, at $50 O'Clock, Edward
F. Blaine and Miss Rachel A.
Harnett. Mr.. Blaine is the sup
erintendent of the Twin Sisters
mine near Idaho City. The bride
is well known in Challis where
she taught in our public school.
She is lady in the fullest sense
of the word, and was one of the
most lovely of our corps of
school'marms nearly all of
which have married. We extend
our congratulations and best
wishes.
The Western Federation of
Miners at Denver on the 5th inst.
elected the following officers for
the coming year
President-Edward Boyce of
Butte.
Vice President-Jas. Wilkes,
Nelson, B. G.
Secretary -Treasurer-W. d.
Haywood, Silver City, Idaho.
Executive Board-1st District,
John G. Williams, Silver City,
Idaho; End District, John Kelley,
Burke, Idaho; 3rd District, Phil
lip Boden, Butte; 4th District,
Thos. Sullivan, Leadville, Colo.
Denver was selected as perman-
ent headquarters. The execu-
tive board was instructed to draft
new constitution and submit it
to the local branches by Jan. 1st
of next year.
DR.. Baugh, of Menan, Idaho,
arrived in ChalIis last Saturday,
and DR.. G. p Huston, of Boise,
son of Judge Huston, Sunday. 1t
is either a feast or famine as to
the number of M. DIS. in this
place. At present it is feast.
Herbert w. Noble, represent
ing New York capitalists inter-
ested in the Idaho Midland rail-
road, is in Boise.
The Big Lost river water case
will probably be tried at Hous-
ton in August, or Immediately
after the term of court in Challis.
If you want to hear the eagle
scream come to Challis on the
4th of July.
1t is hard to find a person
in Challis that will acknowledge
that they attended the lantern
show in this place last Saturday
night. although about 20 of our
citizens were present.
A brother of DR.. Allen of Gus
ter, and Prof. Call, of st. Anth-
ony, Idaho, were in Challis last
Sunday.
Last Thursday VIM. Williams
a Little Wood river rancher, shot
and killed a horse thief, whose
name we have been unable to
learn, near Martin P. O., on Big
Lost river. The fellow stole
valuable horse from Williams
The horse thief first shot Will
liams in the groin, inflicting
dangerous wound.
An old Pocatello junk dealer
was found dead in the Era quartz
mill last Thursday. When he
was found he had a hatchet in
one hand and a copper wire in
l A l. L l.