The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-03-11
Fresh garden, field and flower
seeds at Busters.

Fresh garden, field and flower
seeds at Busters.
Nal Branca, Arthur Ferrin.
Jas. Marker and Frank Grotwold
were down from Bayhorse dur
ing the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh c. Wood,
and the baby, were over from
Goldburg last week visiting their
many Challis friends.
Rev. Mr.. Nickerson received a
telegram last Tuesday bringing
the sad news of his mothers
death who lived in California.
Julian Bodard died at Salt
Lake City at the hospital, from
cancer of the stomach, on Feb.
9th. Aged, 80 years. He has
been a resident of Bonanza for
many years. Deceased was a
native of France.
District court convened at this
place yesterday with Judge K. 1.
Perky on the bench. 1t promis-
es to be at least a two weeks
term as there are five criminal
aud % civil cases on the docket.
Although the Judge is due at the
Albion term March oath.
Thomas w. West, a pioneer of
Idaho, and well known in Chal-
lis, died in Boise City on March
3rd, from the effects of a paraly-
tic stroke. Aged, IA years. He
leaves a wife and three sons in
Custer county, and two daugh-
ters-Mrs. Heaston, of Nicholia,
and Mrs. Goodrich, of Boise. Mr..
West first crossed the plains in
1850 and came to Idaho in 1862.
Among the arrivals in town
thus far to attend court we have
noted Judge K. l. Perky, Mt.
Home, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. G. Rog-
ers, Albion; Texas Angel, Hail
ey; w. D. Barstow, court steno-
grapher, Mt. Home; W. w.
Adamson, Mackay; N. H. Clark,
Mackay; Cliff Womacks; Robt.
Campbell and L. Greene, Clay
ton; E. E. Chalmers; w. H.
Pickett, Boise, and others.
The Salmon Recorder is now
issued semiweekly. The Recor-
der company have put in a fine
plant and are.getting out a splen-
did paper. We wish our neigh
Dor down the river abundant sue
cess in their enterprise, and the
Salmonites should give them
their hearty support. The Re-
corder plant, from what we can
learn, is to-date and far in
advance of a town of Salmon's
population.
An Idaho justice of the peace
last week charged a jury as fol-
lows Gentlemen of the jury,
if you believe what the attorney
for the defense has said, you will
bring in a.verdict for the defend
ant; or, if you believe what the
attorney for the plaintiff has said
you will bring in a verdict for
the plaintiff; but if, like me, you
do not believe what either one
of them said, I do not know what
the devil you will do"
Through the columns of the
MESSENGER the members of the
Congregational Church of Chal-
lis, desire to express their sincere
thanks to Custer Lodge No. 81,
1. o. o. F., for the use of their
hall on March 9TH for the musi-
Gale and entertainment; to Mr.. f.
A. Reed, who had the program
in charge; to Mrs. E. G. Dodge
for use of her piano; to all who
took part, and TO the public in
general for their liberal patron
age on this occasion.
Mr.. Wilson Ellis returned from
an all winters visit with his
daughter, Mrs. Jas. M. Shoup, at
Tacoma, last Thursday. Mr..
Ellis reports a pleasant visit, and
is enjoying good health, but to
him there is no place like Sal
mon river, where he has resided
for the past 80 years. There is
too much rain and fog in Tacoma
for one from Custer county, says
Mr.. Ellis. Thunder mountain is
talked freely in the Northwest,
and all want to know the best
route to go in, says Mr.. Ellis.
To all that sought information
from him he invariably told them
that he knew of but one direct
route. viz: Change cars at Black
foot and go to Mackay. From
this point take the stage and
have n nleaSant ride of so miles