The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-10-01

Late October and frost-toucned woods
The children look wondrous SOBER
For the squirrel is hiding his stolen goods,
Scolding away in the chestnut tall.
Where the brown burrs cape and the last
nuts fall,-
October -Elaine Goodale.
Chas. Dewitt was out from his
Morgan creek ranch last Thurs
day and Friday.
1t is said that wedding will
take place on Yankee Fork this
month-about the 10Th inst.
Miss Allie Buster and Rev. H.
A. Risser will attend the State
Sabbath School Convention at
Pocatello as delegates from Chal-
lis.
Assessor Johnson has returned
from an official visit to Big Lost
river. He reports considerable
activity in that valley on account
of the new railroad.
District Court convened in this
city yesterday with Judge K. I.
Perky on the bench. There are
no criminal cases on the docket,
which shows that Custer county
has been on its good behavior
for the past year.
The Houston Press has moved
to Mackay and is now called the
Mackay Telegraph. We would
ask the Telegraph to be kind
enough to give proper credit for
items taken from the MESSENGER
each week.
Fitz Mac, the journalist and
mining man, is again in the city.
Since he was last here he has
visited the districts of Custer
county and was much impressed
by them. In talking about the
country he said it was wonder
fully mineralized. There were
great bodies of low grade ore
showing, and he had no doubt
that many others would be found.
1t was his belief that, as the sec
tion became more accessible by
reason of being afforded better
means of communication, it would
develop into very active min
ing center. F'itz Mac was aston
ished at the mountains he found
in Custer. He said "we have
some mountainous country in
Colorado, but conditions there
would have to be multiplied by
about hundred to equal those
met with in Custer county. =
Boise Statesman.
One month of public school
has passed in Challis. Although
as yet we have not found time to
visit the school and take person
al observations of the methods
employed in teaching, we are in
formed, however, on very good
authority, that both departments
are being conducted in a very
able manner, and that in way
that will be of great benefit to
the scholars if they will apply
themselves-a state of affairs ex-
isting quite different from last
term. AS a matter of fact the
time has arrived that another
department-the Intermediate
should be added to our school
and another teacher employed.
AS conditions now exist, and the
increase of scholars, both depart
ments are crowded, and more es-
pecially the Principals room, in
such manner that it is almost inn
possible to properly grade the
school and give a reasonable
length of time to the recitations.
The Trustees should give this
matter their attention.
Daniel Ritchson, as plaintiff,
VS.. John Flohr, defendant, action
for recovery of personal prop
erty, tried in the Probate Court
on Sept. 23rd, County Attorney
Johnston and Attorney w. j.
Lanme appeared for plaintiff
and Attorney M. A. Brown in
behalf of defendant. Trial by
jury waived and case went to
trial on this 23rd day of Septem-
ber, A. D., 1901, before the Judge
of said Court. Judge Finnell of
this Court reserved until the fol-
lowing day to render his decis-
ion, and it was ordered aud ad-
judged by said Court that plain
tiff, Daniel Ritchson, recover of
and from said defendant, John
Flohr, one brown horse marked !:
r on left thigh, and that the
Sheriff deliver the said horse to
the plaintiff, and that the plain
tiff have and recover from said
defendant the sum of $50 damag-
eS, together with plaintiffs costs