The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-22
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Fine January weather.
All of the new county officers
were sworn in last week.
Club dance next Friday night
John Finnegan left last Friday
morning for Boise City to spend
the winter.
The county hospital contract
was awarded to Mrs. Mary Boyd
for a period of three months
The bids to build a bridge
across Salmon river in the place
of the old Colvin bridge, were
rejected. The Commissioners
have not the power to expend
over 1900 on bridge building or
repairing unless authorized to do
so by vote of the taxpayers of
the county. The old bridge,
which is the most important
bridge of the county, has been in
use for 20 or q years, is in very
bad shape, and is liable to give
away at any moment To repair
it is like throwing money away
Just what the Board will DO in
the matter is difficult to say. as
the law leaves them with their
hands tied. They have condemn
ed the bridge for over 5000
pounds.
The new Road Overseers for
Custer county are as follows
District No. John Mock.
District No. Gus Helms.
District No. 3.-David Tewalt.
District No. flames Jose.
Mrs Rogers and children, and
DIR. D. Rogers, wife, father and
daughters of the late DR.. s. l..
Rogers, arrived in Challis last
Thursday night. The remains
of their loved one were laid Il
rest in the village cemetery Fri
day afternoon, Jan. 18th. The
funeral was largely attended by
friends.
The remonstrance petition cir
culated in Challis last weel
against the abolition or division
of Custer county. has up to thii
time received about 160 sigma
lures.
Mark Kuhn of Ogden, Utah
was married to Miss Belle COheI
of Albion, Idaho, on Jan. 7tE
1901, at the home of the bride;
brother in Albion.
i The Ketchum correspondent
of the Statesman telegraphs th'
following "A phenomenon wa
witnessed here Wednesday wheI
about two inches of cOlored snow
: fell. 1t is difficult to describe tn,
shade, for it was a most peculia
one. 1t looked somewhat like ;
very delicate chocolate frostin:
on cake. Since the birth of tn
world snow has been the symbO
of purity and white as the driv
en- snow" is a proverbial com
parison. Now will some scien
list explain the cause of thi
paradoxical incident ?"
The Salt Lake Tribune of tn
{ 6th contained the following
Yesterday morning Ale
| Toponce was brought to Ogde
!. seriously injured by being crush
ed beneath wagon. Dr. Cal
: nahan took charge of the injure
man and soon had him in con
Portable condition and it j
, thought that he will pull throug
all right. Toponce was drivin
e a band of horses toward Ogder
riding in the supply wagon. Th
> vehicle capsized near Kemere
a about 9 o'clock Saturday morl
ing and caught him under tt
: load. His right foot was badl
crushed and he is injured inter-
ally. He was taken to Evanston
= where his wounds were dresse
aud yesterday came to Ogden c
; Union Pacific No. 3. and is no
n at his residence. No. 2529 Adam
avenue"
e Mr.. Toponce is well known
o all the old timers in this sectio
q The postofice building in Cha
lis, took fire from fue on Su
. day afternoon, the 18th inst.
e $50 o'clock. The flames We
extinguished by the Chall
% Bucket Fire Company before al
damage to speak of had bee
u done. Nevertheless the smS
c blaze caused considerable excit