The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-05-20
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lis July 4th, A. D., 1902.
Memorial Day May both. Shall
it be observed in Challis ?
Mrs. Geo. Ashton departed for
Custer last Saturday morning.
Sam Sanders and wife depart
ed for Salmon Saturday morn
ing last.
Mrs. Ida Wilson departed last
week on a visit to relatives in
Kansas City, Mo.
A couple of Silver City coach
es have been bought by the stage
company whose line runs from
Mackay to Thunder mountain.
and are being painted and fitted
up in the wool warehouse here.
for service on that line.-Nampa
Leader.
Henry Bradbury returned from
Marble creek last Friday. He
says the is considerable of rush
to Thunder mountain, although
he informs US that it is month
too early to go in owing to the
backward season.
Last Friday night a heavy
rainfall occurred in this valley.
The mountains in the vicinity
were covered with snow. The
weather has turned very cool.
and it is greatly feared it will
result in heavy frosts which will
do great damage to the fruit
trees which are now in full bloom.
/ A meeting of the citizens OF
Challis was held at Court House
last Thursday evening to make
arrangements for celebrating the
forthcoming 4th of July in this
city. 1t was decided that we do
observe that day. and the follow
ing named committee on arrange
ments were appointed John P.
Spalding, John c. Fox. Robert
Morrison. John c. Dougherty
and Edwin G. Chamberlain, who
will make full report later.
Last Thursday night steps
were taken by the citizens OF
Challis to procure a night-watch
/ to protect the town, and Judge
Finnell and Wm. Buster were ap
pointed as committee to looH
into the matter. 1t is a move in
the right direction. for the hobC
element are becoming quite mum
erous of late, and property is
endangered by this class of un
welcome visitors. But our citi-
zens should get at this matter il
a proper manner by incorporat
ing the town; form town cOun
Gil and pass and enforce tOwr
ordinances. Then there would
| be a legal way and the town mar
Shal would be vested with som'
authority in the matter.
4 Last Wednesday morning. th'
14th inst, the citizens of Challi
were aroused from their peace
full Slumbers by the peal of tn
fire bell. 1t was 4 o'clock in tn,
morning when the alarm wa
first sounded-nearly four hour
too early for the average Challi
citizen to be awake-but Sool
! some fifty or sixty of our people
ladies and gentlemen were o
the scene with buckets of waite
! to extinguish the flames. A
, first it was thought the fire wa
at the Court House. but it wa
found to be an old frame buildin
owned by Mr.. ]. c. Doughert
situated just across the stree
and east of the court building
; 1t was located on a vacant 10
and formerly used as an ic
house. AS the flames shot VI
> ward the whole town was illuu
: mated. Fortunately there wa
not breath of air stirring-ha
; there been. the greater porto
: of the town probably would hav
; went up in smoke from the pos
: ton of the building. The los
> will not probably exceed So.
: was originated land there is bU
: little doubt, by q drunken hob
; who had crawled into the bnilC
ing for a nights lodging. b
e lighted his pipe and probabl
threw the match in the dry saw
: dust. The weary Willie wa
: found on the street-his coattai
; were still on fre, and he acknow
: edged having lodged in the buil'
+ ing that night. He was ordere
: to take his departure from tow
: forthwith. which he did, an
when last seen was headed fl
Salmon. If the Salmonites ol
e serve typical hobo in the
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