The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-19

were down from ByhorSe last
week. Mr.. Tippey will work his
Garden creek mines this sum
mer.
G. ". Hanson, proprietor Of
the B. Ell. & G. Stage Co., and j.
c. Fox arrived in Challis last
Friday night from Blackfoot by
private conveyance.
The Rebekah entertainment
and social held in Challis last
Wednesday night was a very
pleasant affair. The proceeds ia
all amounted to $40. 40 An ex-
cellent literary program was Civ
en- by Mr.. and Mrs. Bomar; Miss
Mabel Jose; the Misses Jensen;
Miss Beatrice Bradbury; Miss
Ethel Thompson; Theo. Gamer
on. A dance followed.
L. Greene, Supt. of the Clay
ton M. & S. Co.. Phillip Gossi
and Riley Call, of Clayton. made
a business trip to Challis last
week.
In the death of General Har-
rison the country has suffered a
severe loss. His dying words
were sympathy for the Filippinos
and Beers in their struggle for
liberty.
Some of our ranchers have
commenced ploughing.
The petition to abolish Custer
county sent to the legislature
was presented. and then referred
to the waste basket, where it
reposed in peaceful slumbers till
the Sixth session of the Idaho
legislature was no more.
We are informed that Frank
FL. Tolman. of Morse, sold his
entire band of cattle, consisting
of about $50 head to l.. Greene.
lof Clayton. and Jas. Hooper, of
Morse. The price paid, we are
informed. was 500 per head for
everything branded
Custer Lodge No. q. of Chal-
lis, will observe the 82nd anni-
versary of Odd Fellowship on
April Goth. with appropriate ex-
ercises, and to be followed by
ball in the evening. A commit
tee on arraugements-George L.
MCGOWAN, VIM. Howell and NJ
M. Sweet-have been appointed
to make necessary arrangements.
Full particulars later.
E. G. Headrick has completed
the interior decorations papering
and painting the Court House,
! Auditor, Sheriff and Assessors
a offices. The improvement is
t very marked. indeed.
J.C. Fox, one of the big min
!. ing men of Custer county, was in
the city yesterday He was on
his return from Denver and Salt
Lake. Mr.. Fox states that there
is no doubt but the Custer county
mining industry will enjoy the
;. biggest year in its history next
! summer. There viii be at least
! four big mines working this sum
: mer. Mr.. Fox is interested in
, the big copper properties in the
: Blackbird district. He said that
the Custer county people were
simply in the condition of wait
/ ing for the proposed new rail-
S roads. He didn't seem to have
t much hopes from the Midland
: or Boise Butte road, but he
thought the Short Line branch
n would be built, and was emphat-
S ic in his assertion that this road
j. ought to be built from Pocatello.
e -Pocatello Advance.
q The outlook for wool is bad,
Z says dispatch to the Salt Lake
L Herald from Boston. The sheep
= and wool growers do not take Q
I very encouraging look at the fu-
ture of the business, and many
fear the worst yet to come. Al
!, present there is little or no de
u mand for wool and the new clip
: ping season will soon be on, ad
u ding to a depressed market al
, entire new crop. The past season
u having been very unsatisfactory
! as to prices, which have declined
lNe N continually, and the old crop no
> being absorbed, makes the out
u look for the new crop still worse.
One well posted wool buyer says
> nobody can tell how much wool
there is in the country. but there
4 is so much that a few hundred
d million pounds seems to make nc
y difference to the wool houses
u The whole game is in their hands
and they manipulate the marke
w at will. The producer is mot II
le it" TO any appreciable extent
It. From present indications there