The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-06-17

Mack Black and wife of Custer
were in Challis last week.
Don. Rowles returned from
a trip to Mackay last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. CaIkins and
Agnes. depart today
for a visit to Boise.
Benz. Borjenson of Pahsam
aroi will soon start to South
Dakota with his band of cattle.
DR.. Philips and Guy Young de-
parted for Custer Tuesday last
The Doctor goes on a profes-
sional visit.
Attorney Cowen of Salmon
was in Custer county a portion
of last week representing the
Hamilton cigar factory.
Ex-senator Coryell, of Custer,
was in Challis on the 18th inst
and on the following morning
departed for Mackay on mining
business.
On July 1st C. v. Hansen viii
commence his new mail contract
between ChalIis and Custer, and
we learn that 4-horse Concord
coaches will be put on the line.
Messrs. Keyes. Johnston and
Fox left Tuesday evening for
HALEY to defend Custer county
In the old law case of Lemhi
county VS.. Custer county. Mrs.
Keyes accompanied her husband.
Case dismissed without prejudice.
The reported strike of tellurium
ore near the Custer mill, we are
informed did not prove to be of
any great value. Out of three
assays of the ore the best results
obtained was S1.OO per ton.
Rev. r. S. Nickerson and Lock
hart Boyd returned Friday eve
ming last from the up-river min
ing camps. On his visit Mr..
/ Nlckerson held divine services
at Clayton, Custer and Lucky
Boy mine
4 About sixty men are now EN-
/ ployed at the Lucky Boy mine
Custer. The mill is running day
and night on good ore. Taking
it all in all the old camp is look
ing better than for years. The
hills are full of prospectors ant
the camp is showing much &C
tivity this season
K. d. Williams is making ex
tensive improvements on hi
Robinson Bar property at tn
mouth OF Warm Spring creek o.
Salmon river between Clayto
Il and Custer. The hotel is bein!
enlarged to double its preseu
capacity, and many other in
provements are being made.
Mr.. R. S. Nickerson is in n
: ceipt of letter from the Rev
Mr.. Rose who is holding revivs
services at Gibbonsville, Stain
that the meetings were largel
attended and very successful
and that a Sabbath School ha
] been established, and probably
! church would be organized yer
4 soon.
n Col. N. C. Merrill. of Denve
) president of the Mining Worl
0 Publishing Co. of Denver, and
il capitalist, was in this Office c
V the 18th inst. He and Ma
o had Just returned from Cust'
where they have in view b.
mining deal. and if consummats
S means much for Custer. and
q fact the whole county. On Tue
. day morning the above name
Q gentlemen left for Shoup to e.
: anime some mining property.
sr 1t has been suggested to u
.e and we heartily coincide In Il
If suggestion. that the democrat
te party of Idaho could do no bt
10 ter than to nominate and ele
y to the honorable position of Go
e. ernor of the State of Idaho. o
I'd worthy citizen of Custer, Gust
OF county. State Senator Macbet
ve | His record in the State Sens
is of Idaho at its last session nee
a no praise from us, for the exc
ne lent record he made speaks
he itself. and he was considered 0
ch of the very best members of Il
Sc session-energetic and alwa
As looking to the best interests
en- the people. He is democrat
en- the southern school-true a
.te tried. There is no mistake
he that point. We do not KIN
sr- that Mr.. Macbeth is a candidt
ed for the position. but we mer'
IS use his name as a timely sugg
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