The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-06-11

elected trustee for term OF 3
years, and w. ]. Treloar for a
term of year. The people took
very little interest in the matter.
as there were only % votes cast.
J. G. Fox departed for Salt
Lake City last Thursday morn
ing, being an interested party in
the case soon to be tried, w. HI.
Felkner, ct al. VS.. j. e. Dooly.
Fresh maple sugar-the genu-
inc article; fresh California cab
bage, onions and Strawberries at
Busters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Macfarland Black
of Custer are visiting relatives
and friends in Challis.
Mark Kuhn, of Ogden, arrived
in Challis last Friday.
S. Fl. Leigh of Clayton return
ed from a trip to Boise City last
Friday. He says that the Boise
people feel confident that the
Idaho Midland railroad will be
built.
The strange sliding movement
of the city of Butte, which has
been noticeable at intervals for
several years, has again mani
tested itself by five large cracks
in the earth in different sections
in the city. The largest crevice
OCCURS on Galena street, where
a crack IL inches wide and of
considerable length and depth
has appeared. 1t has been a
wonder to some why the earth
has not opened up and swalloed
the entire street ere this. Three
of the openings occur on the west
side of the town and two on the
east side. There is no caving,
but distinct parting of the gran
ite walls can easily be seen in
them. The strange phenomenon
is causing some alarm among the
citizens of Butte.
John Alexander Dowie spoke
in the Auditorium at Chicago on
June End, in favor of establish
ing a theocracy. Five thousand
people were present. He said :
II am Elijah, the prophet, who
appeared first as Elijah himself,
second, as John, the Baptist. and
who now comes in me the restor-
er of all things. Elijah was a
prophet. John was preacher,
but l combine in myself the at
tributes of prophet, priest and
ruler over men. Gaze on me then
IL say it fearlessly. Make the
most of it, you wretches in &C.
Ecclesiastical garb. am he that
is the living physical and spirit
ual embodiment of Elijah and my
commission on earth a second
time has been prophecied by
Malichi, by God himself, by his
son Jesus. by Peter, and 5000
years ago, by Moses. All who
believe me to be in very truth all
this, will stand up.
And 5000 fanatics rose to their
feet and greeted Elijah, the
Prophet" with cheers.
The following railroad notes
relative to the Salmon River line.
we find in the last issue of the
Blackfoot Mail
within ten days the Bryan
people will have the mile of rail
way grade to be made by them
completed.
twenty-five Italians came
here last week to labor on the
railway. They were bound to
have an Italian boss, and when
they found out they couldn't
they pulled out for home.
"Jos. Howell, who has just ar
rived from Challis says that the
Salmon Ry. is already running q
tunnel through the mountain
about IA miles the other side oi
Dickey.
1.-The Salmon River Railway
grade is completed halfway to
the Big Butte, with the excep-
ton of the mile being graded by
the Moreland people.
Lone hundred additional men
came in Monday to labor on the
Salmon River Ry. grade. Two
: or three hundred new men every
week. That is the way to do it.
''At the present writing the
water has been pumped from the
cofferdam for the railway bridge
pier on the west side of the river,
and the steamboat has been NOV
ed to the location for the middle
pier, where work is progressing
rapidly.
twenty-five more men ar
rived Friday morning to work on
the Salmon River Ry."