The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-11-05
Thanksgiving Nov. 28th.

A social dance was held in
Challis last Friday night.
What a blessing it is that Hal
loween comes but once year.
Miss Hayes, of Clayton, visit
ed friends in Challis last week.
Freedom of speech does not
imply that a man should make a
phonograph of himself.
Miss Monte and Gilbert Hal
laran were over from Pahsama-
roi last Wednesday and Thursday.
Successful religious Cottage
meetings were held in Challis
last week, and at each meeting
interesting topics were discussed.
To justify ones faults by point
ing to similar faults in mankind
is generally cowardice. 1t but
shows one prefers being a slave
among the many than master
among few.
Mr.. Fitz Mac, of Colorado
Springs, arrived in Challis last
Saturday night. He is here to
investigate the mines of Custer
county. Mr.. Fitz Mac is also a
noted and able newspaper writer.
Martin H. Jacobs, State Mine
Inspector, was in Challis last
Thursday, and on Friday morn
ing left for the towns up Salmon
river, to inspect the mines of
those camps in his official capac-
ity.
Dave Clum came out from the
Sheep Mountain district last
week where he has been for
some time doing representative
and development work on the
Mt. King and other mines, owned
by Mr.. r. N. Hull, etal. Mr..
Clum brought out some rich
samples of lead silver ore from
the Mt. King mine from a body
of ore that he uncovered this
summer.
At the preliminary hearing of
j. N. Pettigrew before the Prob
ate Court in Challis last Wedn-
esday and Thursday for the mur-
der of Hunter Henderson, near
Mackay, Idaho, Oct. 21st, two
witnesses were examined from
Houston, viz: VIM. Boone, the
Deputy Sheriff of that precinct,
and John McGery. The Court
after due deliberation and from
the evidence introduced bound
Pettigrew over, without bonds,
to the District Court. County
Attorney Johnston appeared in
behalf of the State, and Attorney
Lamme for the defendant.
Last Thursday night the boys
painted the town of Challis very
bright red because it was what
what is known as Halloween
night. They kept up their pranlls
nearly all night, and in that time
made many changes of personal
property in the different parts OF
town. OF course a little harm
less amusement of this kind once
year, is all right. But eact
year they go further, until in
their sport they seem to have nc
limit. The damaging or destroy
ing property on this or on any
other occasion. is all wrong, an(
the boys should limit themselves
in their amusement, before goins
that far in their pranks.
Mr.. j. G. Fox who has been a
Boise and Salt Lake City for tn,
past two weeks, and from wha
information that he could ge
from leading railroad officials. h,
feels confident and says there i
no doubt but what the Mackay
branch of the Short Line will b'
built to Salmon river next year
From this point the road will
branch-one line extending ul
Salmon river and the other dow
the river. Of course these latte
branches will depend greatly ol
the tonnage that can be furnish
ed. 1t is an established fact tina
this end of Custer county doe
, furnish five tons of traffic to on
ton on Lost river, and with
railroad up Salmon river tina
tonnage would be doubled. A
for the down river branch Custe
and Lemhi counties would pre-
duce an immense traffic, and NOR
than justify the building of sue
a line. In fact these roads woul
be paying proposition from tn
start to the finish, for all the tel
ritory that they would have t
pass through is rich in heav
mining traffic, timber, agricul