The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-12-10

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Mr.. G. B. Graves was over
from Goldburg last Friday and
Saturday.
Milton A. Brown has been APP
pointed Notary Public by Cover
nor Hunt.
Hon. Geo. B. Baldwin and
Reg. Coryell were out from Gus
ter several days last week.
Mr.. E. L. Thomas, of Custer,
departed on last Wednesday
mornings stage for visit with
the old folks back in Ohio.
Mr.. K. Mckenzie, of Custer,
made a business trip to Challis
last Tuesday.
Clayton will have public
Christmas tree. What's the
matter with Challis doing like
wise a?
Custer Encampment No. 10, 1.
o. o. F., of Challis, elected the
following officers last Wednes-
day evening
Chief Patriarch-A. P. Challis.
High Priest-M. NJ. Sweet.
Senior Warden-Geo. l.. Nc
Gowan.
Junior Warden-John Steph-
ems.
Scribe-Geo. E. Keyes.
Treasurer-A. G. Bomar.
Trustees. G.. Finnell, J. G.
Fox, Robt. Morrison.
Supt. John 1. Minear of the
Hartford Gold & Copper Mining
company, Custer, spent several
days of last week in this city on
business.
Emmett Hosford, of Clayton.
junior member of the firm of
Hosford Bros, was in Challis
couple days last week.
Last Friday night the End
dance of the c. S. G. series was
held. and reported to have been
an enjoyable affair. The next
party by the Club will be on the
Goth of December.
The first snowfall of the season
in Challis was last Thursday
when the beautiful" fell to the
depth of about five inches, and
now the merry jingle of the
sleigh bells can be heard. in this
vicinity. At this time there is
more snow than Challis has ex-
perienced for six years.
The Ipstdr Omniatm Literary
Society met in Challis last Friday
night and adopted its Constitu-
ton, Bylaws, Rules of Order
and Order of Business. The next
meeting of the Society will be
held on Friday evening, Dec.
18th, at 7:30 o'clock. A general
invitation is extended. At this
meeting the nomination and cleo
ton of the following officers viii
take place, and the transaction
of such other business as may
properly come before the Society
The officers to be nominated anC
elected are President, Vice
President, Recording Secretary,
Treasurer, Two Critics, Sargent
alarms and Executive Commit
tee. This Committee will con
sist of the President, Vice -Presi
dent and Secretary of the Soci-
ETY.. and they are to have charge
of the program.
The Mackay branch was trans
ferred by the Construction com
pany to the Short Line company
on Dec. 1st. The Short Line
4 officials state that the train serv
ice will remain as it is to Mackay
three times a week-unleSs the
business justifies a daily train
service. The trains now arrive
at Mackay on Mondays. Wednes-
days and Fridays, and depart OF
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur
days. So the people in this enc
of the county receive double
mails on Thursdays. Saturdays
and on Tuesdays we receive three
three days without a mai
for a whole county ! Isn't thi:
a fine mail service We suppose
that if business did not justify
but one train would be run eact
week, and in consequence Custer
county would only receive on,
mail per week. 1t appears tina
the people. or the Government
has no voice in the matter. Mr.
Abraham Lincoln's inspired anC
true words at Gettysburg, Nov
10Th, 1868, in this late day shoulC