The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-26


Mackay last week. He has gone
up to Stanley Basin where he
will have charge of installing the
machinery at the Valley Creek
mill
Robert Bell has again secured
the nomination on the Republi-
can State ticket of Idaho for the
Office of State Mine Inspector.
Bob is a good fellow and fully
qualified for the position, but
! politically speaking, in our hum
BILE opinion, he is on the wrong
side of the fence. Owing to his
qualifications for the Office and
his popularity we believe that be
will capture many Democratic
votes in Custer county.
Joseph Yearian, one of the
early pioneers of Lemhi county,
died at Salt Lake City on Aug.
goth. Aged, "A years.
Ed. Treloar, the popular land
lord at Forney, together with
Allen Trapp. of Pocatello. spent
couple days of last week in Chal-
Ills. This was Eds. first visit to
this city for two years.
The State Board of Equaliza-
tion of Idaho raised sheep from
So to $3.50 per head; range
horses from Sc to 50 per head.
Stock cattle remain unchanged
: S18 per head.
Once in awhile the Boise
Statesman gets things pretty
badly mixed. For instance. it
says the following delegates
from Custer county are attending
the Republican State convention
2 at Boise Milton A. Brown, T.
]. Paul and Jas. H. VanCamp.
I The delegates to the convention
from Custer county and who
e were in attendance are Robert
D Bell, J. G. Fox. Wayne Darling
ton and J. L. Hendricks.
Postal Inspector Barkely is ex-
pected in Challis this week to
examine and report on the Chal-
n lis route to establish a mail line
to Thunder Mountain. The
postal authorities have at last
come to the conclusion that this
n is the only direct route to the
new gold camp.
# Vacant houses are at a pre-
MUM in Challis.
: General Smith who made the
infamous order to ''kill every
J thing over ten years old'' in the
Philippines, has been relieved
from service with the pay of
l.. $3.50 year-over SO a day
T. for the balance of his life
What horrible punishment The
; workingman who commits MUIR
T. der is huug-but then there are
plenty of them. Gee how easy
the working people are They
pay Smith, the child-killer, a
le salary for life, and call out the
he militia to shoot the strikers who
re dare to ask wages enough to
p feed their families. Great is the
Ut nation--under republican rule
lS Caldwell News.
" Mrs. M. Hewitscn of Salmon
j. visited in Challis last week.
10 George M. Smith. the STANLEY
"A Basin mine owner, has one
half interest in one of his Stan
y ley mines to Henry Sturkey.
~ "Soak 'em while they'er here,
as for they'll be long time gone
ld good enough for Elks, and make
'em pay, pay. pay That ha'
tic been the warhoop of too many
of far seeing business men the pas
lis week, and they have done Sal
m Lake more harm than good, max
he ing carnage out of their killings
+o They have taken the none,
Az away from visiting Elks an'
raj their friends faster than hous'
at full of brace games could hav'
he done 1T, Scraped them clean Q
IN every penny, and told them j
le. kiss themselves goodbye TIL
,th Welcome" sign has blazed frol
,ct the front door, the con smile ha
or blazed from behind the counter:
at and the scoop-shovet nit ha
no. been held open for the jingle c
the mahogany, for Jolly Ell
IN are good fellows" we'll be wi:
he as tree full of owls. Stick e
or from soup to nuts, and they
,ed never know the difference. ;"
10 Goodwin's Weekly.
ohs A. G. Bomar and family e
- pect to move to Idaho Falls tn
ION week where they will make the
on, future home. The best wish
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