The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-26
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Challis, Idaho, owned by Joseph
Rodgers, located on Pleasant Ave
nue. and Fourth Street. An ele-
CANT 4-room residence for sale
cheap for cash. For particulars
inquire at MESSENGER Office.
The printing of the stock GER
titicates for those who subscribed
to the Worlds Fair fund has
begun. The background is
view of the grand basin and cas-
cade gardens, the beautiful cen
terpiece of the exposition. There
are nearly $4,000 persons to
whom certificates will be issued.
Reliable reports have it that
work will be commenced within
a few days to extend the branch
line Of the o. S. L. railroad from
Mackay to Challis.
Mr.. Pierson, manager of the
Blackfoot- Challis Rocky Noun
tain Long Distance Bell Tele-
phone company, was in Challis
last Wednesday. Mr.. Pierson
says that about 40 men are en-
ployed in building the line which
is very substantial and tirst-class.
He hopes TO have the line com
pleted to Challis and in working
order October 1st. next. Next
year it is planned to extend the
| line to Custer and Salmon.
Idaho now only has three
counties without a railroad, viz /:
Lemhi, Cassia and Boise counties.
At Boise City on Aug. 21st,
the Republicans nominated the
following State ticket
For Congress-Burton French
of Latah county.
For Justice of the Supreme
Court. F. Ailshie of idaho
county.
For Governor-John T. Nor
rison of Canyon county.
For Lieutenant GOVERNOR.
F NJ. Stevens, of Bingham county
For Attorney General-Johr
A. Bagley of Bear Lake county.
For Secretary of State-Wm
FL. Gibson of Fremont county.
For Treasurer-N. H. Cofil
of Ada county.
; For Auditor-Theo. Turner o
Bannock county.
, For Mine Inspector-Rober
a Bell of Custer county.
4 For School Supt.-Miss Ma.
!. Scott of Bingham county.
t For District Judge, 1st Dist
: Ross T. Morgan.
) For District Judge, End Dist
). Edwin G. Steele.
n For District Judge, 4th Dist
f probably W. G. Howie, of Mt
Home).
For District Judge, 9Th Dist. :
Alfred Bulge.
Custer county climbs into tn
Hunt band wagon to swell tn
majority the governor will hav
on the first ballot. If those OF
: posing politicians would only pl
= their ears to the ground Ion
y enough to hear the tread of th
democratic hosts that are solidl
~ for Hunt, they might have suff
- cient discretion to recognize tn
,, will of the majority. y.-Capit
:. News.
" Miss Flora Hosford, of Cla,
. ton, left last week for Kansas
20 attend school, and Miss Rub
e Calkins of the same town h;
x gone to Boise City to after
r school.
re At a meeting of the Democrat
ne County Central Committee
Custer county held in Chall
ne about three weeks ago, the co
ly vention to elect delegates to Il
te State convention was ordered
We be held at Custer Aug 18th. !
e. the same meeting of said Cent?
IN Committee, Challis was design;
~ ed as the place for holding u
e. county nominating conventio
IS, Also the apportionment of del
ee gates was fixed the same for DO
ii conventions, viz: Each precin
ey was entitled to one delegate
ne fraction for 25 votes polled
IS the last election. Mackay beiI
ed a new precinct it was allowed
IN delegates at each conventiC
oy According to political rules t
Central Committee of a State
k. county is the only organic
he body vested with authority
nd call primaries and conventic
lit. and fix the apportionment. 1t
ms their duty. But the convent
: at Custer on the 18th inst. c.
stituted itself as the Cent
de Committee and set the conv'
ch tion at Mackay. The quest
of now arises who will make
To official call In the words