The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-02-18
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Washington's Birthday next
Saturday.
Mrs. Alvin West and daughter.
of Dickey, are visiting in Challis.
Chas. Frost and Henry Nc
Gowan were Mackay visitors last
week.
The average mans intentions
are several leaps ahead of his
actions.
St. Valentines day was not
observed TO any great extent in
Challis this year.
Mr.. G. E. Eddy, a noted poet
of the Northwest, spent several
days Of last week in Challis.
Mr.. and Mrs. n. NJ. Lewis. of
Pahsamaroi; and Mr.. and Mrs.
OdeIl Bartlett were in Challis
last week.
Rev. r. S. Nickerson expects
to hold services in the Pahsama-
roi valley on next Sunday, the
23rd. at the school house.
Miss Sadie Sullivan. of Clay
ton, and the Misses Mable and
Maude Jose, of ChalIis, and
Coney Sullivan. of Clayton, at
tended the ball at Mackay last
Friday night.
We are in receipt of the first
issue of the Bingham County
Democrat. published at Black
foot. 1t is very creditable pub
lication, and wish our neighbor
plenty of success.
Mrs. MCGOWAN and son. little
Verne. returned TO Challis last
Friday from the East. where she
had been in hopes of procuring
medical treatment for her little
son. We regret TO say that no
relief could be found for Verne.
Mr.. G. T. Potter returned one
day last week from Salt Lake
City where he has been at the
hospital for medical and surgical
treatment. We are pleased TO
learn that the old gentleman re
turned much improved in health.
A masquerade ball will be held
/ in Challis at the hall next Friday
night. Feb. 21st. by the Club.
I Costumes can be rented at Nick
erson Bros. store. Admission as
spectators to the ball so cents for
adults: children, 25 cents. Tick
cts for gentlemen who desire to
dance (outside of Club members),
$50.
Sunday evening Feb. 9th. the
church was more than full. it
being the first of number OF
song services that the church ex-
pect to give each month. Not
only was the floor and aisle filed
but the platform was filled with
chairs. and then there were about
fifty turned away because the
church could not accommodate
those that were anxious TO listen
to the praise service. The choir
certainly deserves great credit
for the music that they sang in
such a splendid manner. The
solos of Mrs. Reed, Mr.. Reed
and Mr.. Nickerson were splen-
did and the duette by Mrs. Dodge
and Mrs. Reed was beautiful.
Mr.. Nickerson preached short
sermon on Some of the Charac.
teristics of Christianity" Either
the church viii have 10 be en-.
larged on these occasions, or the
/ Song Services will have to be
held in the L o. o. F. hall. The
success OF the service is largely
due to Mr.. Reed, the leader OF
the choir.
/ Sheriff DAILY has received a
letter from E. G. Chamberlain,
sheriff of Custer county, contain,
ing a description of Geo. Gross
cup, who disappeared from Chal
lis about September 18th, 1901
/ Grosscup was steady and in
dustrious young man, and it i:
the general belief in Custer
county that he has met with fou
play. He left Challis with the
intention of going TO Weiser BY
the state wagon road and 1dahC
City. and has not since beer
heard of. About the same time
a man named Oscar Meyers lef
| Challis. claiming that he wa
going with GroSscup. Meyers
is now supposed TO be in tbs
vicinity of Weiser. and it is bel
ieved that he knows something
about his disappearance. Fol