The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-07-15
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I Mrs. E. A. Readicker and son
arrived in Challis last week from
Blackfoot.
Frank Mulock. representing
the Denver Post, was in ChaIIis
last Wednesday.
Mr. Williams Of Colorado is IN
town, and we learn will soon
open an assay Office.
Andrew Haurie, an old '67
placer miner of Leesburg died at
Salmon on the 9th inst.
Mrs O'Neal of MAY, and Miss
Ruth Cameron of this city ex-
pect to depart next week for an
extended visit with relatives in
Noyia Scotia
Since Judge Perky is out of
the race for Judge of this dis
trict. Guy G.. Barnum of Hager-
man. IS an avOwed candidate on
the Democratic ticket.
The Idaho Falls Times last
week got out a splendid iIlustra-
ted special edition. 1t is a great
credit to the Times Office and to
the city of Idaho Falls
G. V. Hansen has leased Judge
Finnell's blacksmith shop in
Challis, and has put blacksmith
at work who will do the neces-
sary work for his stage lines.
w. H Felkner, the newly ap-
pointed director of the State In
sane Asylum from Challis de-
parted fore part of last week for
BlackfoOt TO attend the meeting
OF the board of directors.
The Board of County Commis-
sioners are IN session. They met
yesterday as Board of EauaIiz-
alton. 1t will be a lengthy ses-
sion as there is a vast amount of
business to be transacted
George Smith was down from
Stanley Basin last Tuesday He
has mined and prospected in that
district for years and now owns
some good and promising claims.
Speaking of the Basin. Mr.. S.
says that it has brighter outlook
this season than ever before.
News was received from Thua-
der Mountain last week that
William Dow, only son of Mrs.
DR.. Dodge. of ChaIIis. had Just
died from mountain fever. He
was powerful young man and
was not over % years of age.
and is well known in this city.
Word received from Salt Lake
last Saturday morning from one
/ of the doctors at the hospital.
brings the information that there
is possible chance to save the
/ eye-sight of Frank Nickerson
who was injured in ChaIlis ON
the Srd inst.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Navarre's son
was brought to Challis from his
home on Lost river by his par
ents and he was examined for in
sanity and ordered sent TO the
asylum. He is boy of is or 10
I years of age, and has always
been idiOtic, but of late has be-
come dangerous and a menace to
the neighborhood, it is said.
An old man would not believe
he could hear his wife talk at a
distance of FIVE miles by tele-
/ phone. His ''better half was
in country shop several miles
away where there was tele-
/ phone and the skeptie was also
in a place where there was a
similar instrument. On being
told how TO operate it he walked
boldly up and shouted: .Hunoa.
Sarah - AT that instant light
ning struck the telephone wire
and knocked the man down. As
he scrambled to his feet he ex-
citedly cried That's Sarah.
every inch -
QueStlon-What are the %
largest cities of the United Stat
es and their population ?-SUB-
SCRIBER.
Answee-New York. 8. 49,. .2Os:
Chicago. 1865. 575; Philadelphia.
1, ,293, 697; ST. Louis. 575. .2SS:
Boston. 500, ,S92; Baltimore. sos
957; Cleveland. 3S1. 76S; Buffalo.
So. 3S7; SanFranciSco. S4a, ,7Sa:
Cincinnati. 325. .9O2; Pittsburg.
32l. GIG; New Orleans. 2S7. 1O4:
Detroit, 2S5. .704; milwaukee. 2S5. :
S15: Washington. 27S. 7O4: New
ark, 246, 070; Jersey City. 206.-
4S3; Louisville. 2O4. 73l; Min
neapoliS, 202,71S; Providence.
175, ,597; Indianapolis. 169. 164;