The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-08-27

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Jas. H Marker came down
Bayhorse last Saturday.
Peter Mcclure was out from
Custer a portion of last week.
We would like to secure a cor
respondent in every camp in Gus
ter county.
VIM. Howell brought in big
load of Utah fruit from Ketchum
last week for VIM. Buster.
Prof. Lehman and Robt. Bell
departed on last Saturday morn
ing's stage for Salt Lake.
Miss Fitzgerald. of Salt lake,
who has been employed to teach
the Clayton school, arrived in
lChallis last Friday.
Sanders photo. tent will re-
main one more week Challis. The
demand for their work increases
daily, and they cannot leave as
formerly stated. Tell your friends.
The Ford Family are billed to
give musical entertainment and
dance in Challis on Friday night,
Aug. Both. They are highly
spoken of by those who heard
the musicale In Houston.
/ In the case of Thos. Jose VS..
Arthur Wilcox tried in the Pro
bate court last Saturday, the jury
brought in a verdict of not guilty.
Wilcox was charged with shoot
ing some cattle belonging to Mr..
Jose about month ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Paul and
children and Mr.. and Mrs. Funk
houser, and Miss May Purviauce
returned from the National Park
last Saturday. They report a
splendid time. Miss May joined
! the party at Dubois on their trip
to the park. She having just re
turned from an extended visit in
} California and Nevada
Miss Keener, of North Dakota,
who has been selected as princi
pal of the Challis public school
is expected to arrive on today {
Blackfoot stage. When she ar
rived In Blackfoot found that
it was not possible to reach Chal
: lis in time to take the teachers
examination last week, conse
, lquently took the examination a
BlackfoOt.
The new railroad town on Bis
Lost river to be known as Mac
kay. is to be d strictly mora
town You cannot buy a tow
lot-only lease it for 80 years
we are Informed. and you have tC
agree to not go into the salooi
business, nor rent the propert,
for saloon nor bawdy house
t While a town of this kind woul,
4 be alright, yet we doubt yer,
f much whether a mining cam
5 without saloons would grow /,
be much of a place. When tn
i boys want a drink they will g
e to Houston, to get it. and no
stop at Mackay. Mackay vii
: have to change in this respect
? railroad or no railroad, or els
Houston will still the principa
: town.
Some say that they would sub
scribe for the MESSENGER but :
a year is too much. We realiz
that it is rather high. but situat
I ed as we are. $50 miles from
railroad we cannot afford to d,
! much better, for at that pric
l there is little profit in running
4S-column paper. The profit. i
any. comes from the advertising
Z and job work. not from the sub
scription. 1t costs , cents pc
pound on all material by expires
Q from Blaekfoot to Challis, besid
eS the railroad charges. and th
material used in a printing offic
+, is not very light in weight. W
l know of weekly papers. abou
: one half the size of the MESSEN
GER, published right on a raj
: road line that come at s. pc
year. Within the past two O
! three years the newspapers hav
; received the full benefits froT
the trusts that are fostered an
cared for by the present admins
tration. The trusts have nearl
doubled the cost of everything
i used in printing office. 1t
a often wondered why the larg
e weekly city papers can furuis
d their paper at 81 per year. 1t
a no surprise to US. They simpl
e run the plates from their daily j
h their weekly, so about all thei
l. expense is the print paper ths
u they use. If Challis ever gets
S railroad we will put in powe