The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-02
Yesterday was All FOOLS day.


The Board of County Commis-
sioners meet in regular session
next Monday.
Why pay $4,000 for a type
writer ? THE Chicago is one
of the best machines of the kind
on the market, and only costs
$500. We have one in our Office
and is equal in all respects to the
high-priced machines. M. M.
Sweet, agent for Custer county.
The last Club dance of the
series was held last Friday night.
George Wiggings, of Pah-
samaroi, was a Challis visitor
last week.
1t is said that the powers of
either man or woman are devel-
oped tive-fold by working with a
life-companion who is in entire
harmony. The ideal wife as a
rule has it in her power to make
the ideal husband. What con-
stitutes the ideal wife is discuss
ed in an extremely able article
by Lavinia Hart in the April
Cosmopolitan.
DIR. Allen, of Custer, was in
this city last week. He was on
way to Colorado, and when he
returns will bring his family
with him.
Supt. Geo. Coryell at the
Lucky Boy mine, and Mr.. Fitch
were out from Custer last week
and made a business trip to
Houston, accompanied by Atty.
Brown, and returned to Custer
yesterday.
Dan Murphy came up from
Shoup last Tuesday where he
spent the winter developing his
mines in that camp. Mr.. Murphy
is also interested in some val
liable placer claims in Stanley
Basin, and on Thursday of last
week departed for the Basin, sc
as to be ready for early spring
work as soon as the snow begin:
to melt. He feels sanguine tha
Stanley will be very active
camp this season.
Postmaster Reed and wife ar
rived Saturday evening from al
extended visit in the East.
Mrs. DIR. Rogers and little
daughter. departed for theil
future home in Topeka, Kansas
one day last week.
Willis Chambers, of Bayhorse
who. last week was very lov
with pneumonia, we are pleaseC
to learn, is much improved.
Amos Franklin who underwear
a difficult operation at Salt LAX
City a few weeks ago, we are in
| formed is getting along NIGEL,
and will soon be able to retur
home.
The new liquor license law
licenses payable yearly in ad
vance-went into effect yestel
day, April 1st.
Earl J. Michael who spent th
winter in Indiana visiting rel;
tives and friends, returned t
Bayhorse last Wednesday nigh
r Johnson & Dice, of Spokane
) Wash, arrived in Challis las
3 Wednesday night. They cam
3 prepared to do active work @
2 their quartz claim located nes
: the head of Garden creek.
A law suit was held befol
Judge Finnell's court in tn
place last Tuesday. Jos. Rod:
ers and Jas. VanCamp, plaintiff.
VS.. Thos. Chivers, defendan
: The plaintiffs alleged that sai
: defendant had been unlawful
; appropriating waters out of th
: Warm Spring creek for his ow
- use, and the case was brought |
a misdemeanor. The trial w;
d by jury, and the jury by its We
e dict said that said defendant wi
S not guilty.
;. Hon. James N. Hanrahan,
- Antelope, made business tr
:, = to this place last week. M
, Hanrahan says the outlook Il
, Big Lost river country this We
= is much brighter than ever, al
: looks forward to a season
: much activity in mining al
= farming. He feels confident th
the Short Line will be built
. Houston this fall. and with th
: road almost assured, the Lo
- river country has bright futu
close at hand. Mr.. Hanrahan