The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-26
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ton that Governor Hunt has
vetoed the Lemhi county bridge
bill. He could not well do other
wise after having slaughtered
all of the other bridge bills.
1t is reported that DIR. Frank
Inns company will put in big
smelter at Blackbird this sum
mer.
G. B. Hamilton, the Salmon
cigar maker, was in Challis last
week. He has a good sale for
his cigars throughout Custer
county.
A number of Challisites at
tended the st. Patrick ball at
Clayton on the 18th.
Henry Horton arrived in Chal-
lis one day last week from Black
!. bird where he has been working
in the mines.
Hugh G. Wood and Harry
Dunn were over from Morse
several days last week. Hugh
informed US that that new baby
at his house was a boy, and that
the youngster was growing like
a weed. While here Hugh rode
the goat in Custer Lodge No.
q, I. o. o. F. After which
Hugh gave fine banquet to the
members at the Morrison hotel
1t appears that the Governor
has not yet signed the bill Great
ing the Sixth Judicial District.
The HALEY Times of the 18th
inst. says: tHon. Texas Angel
returned from Boise today. He
feels assured that the Governor
will. in a day or two, approve
the bill creating the Sixth Dis
trict, and a day or SO later ap-
point him as its Judge"
Hon. H. F. Powell returned to
Challis last Friday evening from
Boise, where he represented Gus
ter county in the lower House of
the Sixth Idaho Legislature.
Both of Custer county's memb-
ers in the Legislature at this
session are deserving much cred
lit. They worked hard for what
they deemed to be for the best
Interest of the State and their
constituents.
The engineer corps of the
Short Line begun work on the
Blackfoot and Arco branch rail
road Monday morning, the 18th.
The corps is divided, one party
working westward from Black
foot and the other eastward from
Arco. The line will be located
this week from Blackfoot to
Snake river so that a construc-
tion company as soon as it ar
rives can begin the work of
building the track. 1t is esti-
mated it will require from four
to five weeks to complete the
work of survey and location OF
the ine.-Blackfoot News.
| If the Challis MESSENGER
would quit running Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy in as edi-
torial matter, it would bestow a
great kindness upon the News
editor. Unless the sheet sees iii
to discontinue such practice we
will cut him off our exchange
list and leave him cropping in
outer darkness. Caldwell News.
The bold threat of the News
would be a serious matter, in.
deed. The advertising matter il
Question, and the position, is 8
good cash proposition, but we
viii take the matter under con
sideration. aud when the contract
expires next January, we shall
endeavor to renew the contract
with the Chamberlain Co. fol
our own benefit.
1t was generally supposed tha'
the new Fish and Game bill
, which provideded for the issu
ance of licenses, had become ;
law, bat now comes reliable
information that the Cover
nor vetoed the bill. In his vetG
: message he says
THE license feature of thi:
J bill can not be enforced, for th,
reason that no penalty is provid
: ed. Evidently the intention has
f been to impose the license fo
| two reasons, first, to derive rev
: enue, aad second. to decrease the
3 amount of fish and game killed
1t fails in both Instances. Sec
E ton 4 makes it unlawful TO catcl
! fish with hook and line. at any
A time of the year, while Section
: makes it a misdemeanor will
f heavy penalty to have fish o
game in possession.