The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-11-19


Bonanza last Friday on a busi-
ness trip.
Cliff Womacks is out from
Stanley. He has been at work
on the dredge boat nearly all
summer.
Mrs. w. w. West, of Pocatello,
arrived in Challis on last Friday
evenings stage, for a visit with
relatives and her many friends
in this place.
Married:-On Friday evening,
Nov. 9Th, 1901, James Meier
ren, of Challis, Idaho, to Mrs.
Kate Fairfield, of Houston, Ida
ho. The MESSENGER with their
many friends, extends congratu-
lations and best wishes.
J. A. Hoagland, representing
the Idaho Furniture Company,
will be in Challis from about the
20 to 23rd of November with a
full line of samples and photos.
of the above firms goods and
will be pleased to see any one
wanting house furnishings.
Mr.. Thayer, of the firm of
Thayer & Wilkins, of Boston,
Mass, went to Custer last week
to look at the Yankee Fork mine
and other property, as be is one
or the heavy owners in the fam
Gus old Yankee Fork mine, for
merly owned by Col. James A.
McFadden, of Challis.
NOTICE All persons inter
ested in the townsite of Challis,
or in town lots in this town, are
requested to meet at the Court
House in Challis, next Friday
evening, Nov. 22ud, at ESQ, as
it is expected that important
business will be transacted.
By Order of Townsite Com
mittee :-TBoS. JOSE, JOHN P.
SPALDING.
In the trial of w. G. Raum and
E. F. Burson held before Judge
FinnelFs Court on the 11th inst,
the above named defendants were
bound over under 5000 bonds to
appear at the District Court.
This is the case wherein Theo.
Shade is plaintiff, and who al
leges that he was assaulted aud
robbed of $40 near Houston re-
Gently by said defendants.
Ed. Nickerson, and brother of
Frank Nickerson of this city,
who arrived from Nome, Alaska,
few days ago. says that he is
we'll satisfied with with the froz-
en- north and land of midnight
sun, and expects to return in the
spring. He and his partner,
Frank Furgson, own some good
claims near Nome, and have
made better than wages since
they have been in Alaska for
nearly three years. Mr.. Furgson
will remain at Nome this winter
to look after the property. Mr.
Nickerson brought back consid-
cradle gold with him, most Of
which he sold in Seattle. But
he has a few ounces of the meta
with him of coarse gold, which
run from % cents to $1.00 mug
get. This gold is high grade
and assays $3.50 per ounce. Ed
says that Nome at one time wa:
a city of %, 900 inhabitants, but
when he left the population haG
decreased to great extent, anC
every boat departing from tina
country was loaded down with
passengers. although many o
them own claims at Nome anC
will return in the spring as soor
as navigation is open. Nome is
a dead tough city, says Mr.
Nickerson, and has an especially
hard element of people, more 81
than the average boom mining
camp, for here is concentrates
the the tough characters iron
all parts of the globe. The elm
ate at Nome is quite severe in th'
winter, but right on the coast i
is not bad. The beach digging
are no longer profitable, but the
pay ground is about % mile
back from the city, and he say
the ground is all located for tha
distance. We are under obliga
tions to Mr.. Nickerson for
copy of the first newspaper pub
lished at Nome, and a copy of ;
recent date, also for a fine littl,
gold nugget. In speaking of tn
boys in Nome, that we know
Ed. says that Bert Wilson is still
there, and when he left Bert wa
doing fairly we'll; Frank Lemon
came to Seattle with him and ha!
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