The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-05-07

Salmon river is rising quite
rapidly.
Harrison Watson was up from
Salmon last Saturday.
Anew blacksmith shop has
been opened in Challis.
A pleasant dance was held in
Challis last Friday night.
DIR. Cue, of Houston, spent a
few days of last week in Challis.
A. G. Bomar returned from an
extended business trip through
Lemhi county last week.
Miss K. Clark, of Idaho Falls,
arrived in Challis last Thursday,
aud the same day was taken to
Ellis where she has engaged to
teach term of school.
Harrison Watson has sold his
Salmon hot springs property to
Fred Brough for a consideration
of 50, 900. 1t is said Mr.. Brough
intends to pipe the water from
the springs within two miles of
town, and also to put up new
buildings and make fine pleas
ure resort.
Gus Strand is having the plans
drawn by Architect Campbell for
an 8-room 2-story residence to be
put on the old Benham lots at
the corner of Fifth and State
streets, fronting the court house.
The material will be brick, and
the general style will be colon
ial. The cost will very nearly
reach S2000.-Boise Statesman.
Governor Hunt has appointed
a committee of 81 citizens of Ida
no to welcome and escort Presi-
dent Mckinley and party through
the state. Fl. A. Mccormick Is
on this committee to represent
Custer county. The Governor
| did right in showing Idaho's wei
come. While President McKin
ley may not be great good mar
like Lincoln, the people of Idaho
will, and of right ought to shov
their respects to the high ant
honorable position that he holds
From present indications, Gus
ter county will show great activ
ity in mining this year. We ar
informed that number of nev
mills will be constructed, an
many of the idle mines will b
| put into operation. The building
: of the Short Line into Custe
county is bringing this grea
mining region to the attention o
outside capital. 1t is said just a
soon as the railroad reaches Sal
mon river, the famous Ramshor
mine, with its millions of dollar
: of ore in sight, will resume opeI
ations on large scale, and othe
! mining properties will also b
worked to their full capacity.
5 For two or three days of las
S week Round valley was cloude
e with a dense matter which ak
e peared to be smoke. 1t was 5
e dense at times that it was impo'
S sible to see Salmon river frol
n town. 1t was too early in til
S season for smoke from fore:
: fires, and it was a mystery to t
g solved. Some our people didn
S know but that it might be smoh
II from the engines on the Salmo
o river railroad, but, as the matte
&c cleared away and fell to th
is ground, it proved to be dust {
o fine ashes foreign to this coul
IS try. Where it came from no Oh
|. is able to say.
10 Last week Attorney Gener
D. Martin, of Idaho, rendered Il
ID following opinion
20 Question-Cau a Clerk of Il
1t District Court receive and reta
OF pay as Clerk of the Board
u County Commissioners IN ado
if tion to the regular salary IKE
lg for such official, by the Board
of County Commissioners
ce Ans. By the laws of this sta
of the Clerk of the District Court
Mt each county is made exotic
S. Auditor and Recorder of /
ed county. Under Section 1752, h
of vised Statutes the county Au
he itor is made ex-officio Clerk
lie the Board of County Comm
e. sioners. Thus it becomes one
he the official duties of the clerk
nd act as the Clerk of the Board
be County Commissioners. In
ho opinion, the salaries provld
Ike for in the act approved Man
w. IL, 1899, known as the 'Couf
sw Salary Act" then fixed by
h. Board of County COMMISSIONS
,rS are the com DenSatiOn in full