The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-18

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There will be dance in ChaI-
lis Thanksgiving night.
Frank Fl. Tolman was over
from Pahsamaroi last week.
Messrs. Gilbert and Mckinney
were up from Mackay Tuesday.
If we mistake not there will
be a wedding in Challis some
time this month.
A. r. Smith and Bert Williams
departed Sunday morning last
for Patterson creek.
Born:-On Thursday, Nov. 6,
1902. to the wife of Al. Jineger,
of Salmon, a daughter.
Custer Lodge No. 81, [. o. o.
f., will give grand ball in Chal-
lis on Christmas night.
The Clayton smelter closed
down last Friday after very
successful seasons run.
The church at this place re-
ceived an excellent new Mason &
Hamlin organ last week.
w. w. Adamson, County-At-
torney-elect, of Mackay. made a
business trip to Challis last week
Emmett Hosford. of Clayton,
E. j. Michael and Geo. HarIand,
of Bayhorse, were ChaIlis visit
ors last week.
Mrs. Roscoe Hamilton has been
very sick for the past few days,
but at this time is considerably
improved in health.
Dr. Kirtely of Salmon was
called to Challis last Thursday
by phone on account of the sick
ness of Mrs. Hamilton.
The republicans of Custer 20.
have now crow coming. Had it
not been for the third party they
would not have elected an officer
in the county.
Dan. Murphey came down from
his Stanley Basin mines last
Tuesday, and on the following
day departed for Lemhi county.
where he has mining interests
near Shoup.
The next Examination of
Teachers will be held in Challis
Nov. 27-28-29. Questions in
School Law will be taken from
Chapter 39, and in State Consti-
tuition from Articles 80 and So
MARTHA KEENAN,, Co. Supt.
Henry Sturkey is down from
Stanley to spend the winter. He
and Geo. Smith, are taking out
some high grade gold ore from
their Lucky Strike mine. Henry
left a piece of this ore for our
cabinet. but informed us that he
had taken out far better cabinet
specimens from the mine.
Many beautiful paintings, wat
er colors and pencil drawings
were on exhibition at Mrs. r. S.
Nickerson's residence in Challis
last Friday at the Art exhibition.
The work was all executed by
Mrs. Nickerson's pupils, and
some of it was excellent, indeed,
especially the water color pic
ture executed by Mrs. E. G.
Dodge Easter Lilies, and the
oil painting-Y Yellowstone Falls,
National Park-by Mrs. F. A.
Reed, of Challis.
On last Friday afternoon Mrs.
Ada Merritt paid into the county
treasury the sum of g, 400 in
cash and gave the county treas
urer an assignment of claims due
for Lemhi county to the Idaho
Recorder amounting to S317.50.
These amounts to be applied upon
the deficit existing at the date of
Mrs. Merritt's resignation as
county treasurer. The 50, 400
was the proceeds of the sale of
real estate in Salmon and Brook
lyn owned by j. E. Chase. Sal
mon Recorder.
The belated election returns
have arrived from Pahsamaroi
precinct at last. Only Ia votes
were cast, but it is quite strong
republican precinct for it's size.
The vote on county officers was
as follows
Macbeth 1; Baker IL; Garletz
1; Fitzpatrick /; Huston 11;Webb
L; Bowen |; Vanouse z; Johnson
5; Felkner 8; Gayle 8; Sweet 9;
Finnell 4; Baldwin 8; Eddy L;
Keyes 4; Clyde 8; Maelzer L;
keenan, 8; Morphey s; Bascom 2;
Adamson 2; Johnston IL; Gal
braith 1; Cameron 10; Boyd 1;
Howell 1; Easley 8; Henderson L;