The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-09

bllS p0OplS Ol lOdlLDOn 10 TedcQ a
railroad; while the people of
Challis can reach a railroad in
their own county, in six hours,
and can reach another railroad
on the south, at Ketchum, in 10
hours. The Herald is only MAX
ing an ass of itself, and thereby
displaying its ignorance when it
compares Custer county's ''isola-
ton" and "back woods" position
with Lemhi county. But what
has that to do with the political
status of a county ? We have
known of counties and the whole
State of New York going demo-
cratic. Was that because of the
''isolation?" This is about on a
par with the Herald's way of
advancing its brilliant logic.
WANTED-FAITHFULPER
son to travel for well established
house in few counties, calling
on retail merchants and agents.
Local territory. Salary $1024 a
year and expenses, payable S19. 20
a week in cash and expenses adj
vanced. Position permanent.
Business successful and rushing.
Standard House, 1894 Dearborn
St, Chicago.
Shanafelt, the jeweler, has
moved into the building east of
the MESSENGER Office.
Mrs. Ed. O'Neil and children,
and Miss Ruth Cameron returned
to Challis on Monday, Dec. 1st,
from their visit in Canada. Mr..
O'Neil met them at Mackay with
a private conveyance. They re-
port a splendid time.
The church social did fairly
well financially last Tuesday
night considering the bad weatk
er and limited notice.
Congress convened on Monday
December 1st.
We had a red-hot election in
Challis on Dec. 1st for Road Ov-
erseer of District No. 1. There
were two pronounced candidates
for the position, viz: John e.
Mock and H. III. Cratsenberg.
110 votes were cast, which re
suited in Mock receiving So and
Cratsenberg 50.
Christmas will soon be here.
Report of the Primary Depart
ment of the ChalliS Public School
for the month commencing Oct.
9th and ending Nov. 81, 1902:
No. Girls-14.
No. Boys-19.
Total, 33.
Average Attendance-294.
No. Cases of Tardiness-6.
Names of those neither absent
or tardy
Vivian McLearren, Genevie
Rodgers, Keith Dodge, Lloyd
Morphey, Nettie Hanna, Joe
Rodgers, Eleanor Adams, John
Pushaw, Lucretia Pushaw, John
Adams, Leonard Hoelzle, Melvin
Chivers, Blanche Honey.
Mrs. Simon P. Jones, of Ellis,
departed for Salt Lake City last
Wednesday to receive medical
treatment.
Our wood-pile is getting pretty
low for this kind of weather. We
would offer no serious objections
to a few loads of wood on sub
scription.
Attorney Brown has been oil
the sick list for a few days past.
There is fully eight inches O
snow in Challis at this time. ant
this is more snow than has fal
len here at any one time for !;
number of years past. Sleigh
ing is good, and many of oul
people are taking advantage OF
it. Should the weather turn of
cold-and it is liable tot will
be a severe blow to stock. Hay
has advanced in price since the
recent storm, and many of tn,
ranchers do not care to sell a
the advance price.
Frank Richardson, of Bay
horse, departed for the East OF
last Wednesdays stage.
Frank Nickerson returned las
Tuesday from Salt Lake Cit,
where he had an operation per
formed upon his injured eye
The cataract was removed from
the eye, and he is now able tc
distinguish anobject a short dis
tanca away, and he feels quit,
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