The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-01
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Is the Nearest Town and the
Natural Gateway and Quitting
Point to the Great
THUNDER
MT. GOLD FIELDS. Xxx
All Fools Day today

business.
Attorney Lamme departed for
Salt Lake last week on a bust
ness and pleasure trip.
Mr.. Benedict, of Salmon, ar
rived in Challis last Friday eve
ming He desires to invest in
ranch property.
Mr.. J. E. Hibbs has been suf-
fering with la grippe of the past
week, but is now able, we are
pleased to state, to be out again.
The Pringle Comedy Company
played three nights of last week
in Challis, and will put on a new
play at the opera house tonight.
Fitz Mac. the celebrated news
paper writer, arrived in Challis
last Saturday in company with
Robert Bell. They departed the
following day for Clayton and
Custer on mining business
Salmon people ask that Challis
and Mackay put up S750-one-
half-to pay for the new pack
bridges across Middle Fork and
Loon creek, as this route will use
these bridges or build new ones
on the Thunder Mt. route.
DIR. Philips last week received
one of the latest improved dental
chairs for his Office. 1t cost S146
and weighs in the neighborhood
of 400 pounds. While at rest in
this easy chair teeth are extract
ed without pain.
A bluebird was standing on
one leg last Saturday morning
in front of this office, chanting
in cold notes, a strain from that
old familiar song From Green
lands Icy Mountain" Yet the
bluebird is said to be sure har-
binger of gentle Spring.
Easter services were held in
the church at Challis last Sunday
morning and evening. The eve
ming service was mainly devoted
to singing, which was exception
ally good. The building was
very beautifully decorated for
the occasion, and many new
Easter bonnets were noticeable.
The men sent out from this
place to open the wagon road
from Challis, on the route to
Thunder mountain, to Singiser,
are doing good work. From last
reports they had the road open
within short distance of Nor
gan creek summit-the most
difficult part of the road, and
hope to have it open for travel
J to Singiser this week.
Small Bros. are now at work
on their large irrigating canal in
this valley with a force of men
and ditch machine. The canal
, is about four miles in length and
Z the water taken out of Salmon
.. river at the Barr bridge. 1t is
an almost inexhaustable water
supply, and a big enterprise OF
much benefit to this valley. The
, canal, when completed, will
carry 1, 500 inches of water, and
reclaim about 1000 acres of val
T liable agricultural land.
! Mr.. E. S. Arnold. chief of the
railroad survey from Mackay tC
a Challis, was in this city last Fri
; day night. He is the locating
, engineer. They survey has been
completed to Salmon river. al
+ though a preliminary line is be-
, ing run along the river down az
+ far as Morgan creek, and it i:
! said, will follow up Morgan creek
! going either to Blackbird or Il
a Thunder mountain. Mr.. Arnold
= says that he is awaiting orders
from Salt Lake.
5 +. w. Vogler, q. v. Hansen
J, Clark Anderson. d. Swinehar
: and Hon. JAS. N. Hanrahan, wer,
f in Challis last Thursday on busi
/, ness pertaining to the consolida
f tion of the important stage line:
d of Lemhi and Custer countie
S under one management They
: were here appraising the stoct
f and outfits. Mr.. Swinehart, o
# Pocatello, was appraiser for Mr.
e Vogler; Clark Anderson, of Dill
d lon, for Mr.. Hansen, and Mr.
e Hanrahan, of Antelope, for Mr
o Darlington. If the trust be form
l. ed twill go into operation today
}. and two new 6-horse IL passeng
x er Concord coaches will be pn
l. on the Thunder mountain lint
IS from Mackay to Three Forks as
II soon as practicable. The mail
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