The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-08-12

Joseph Boggs returned last
Saturday morning from a visit
in Maine.
We are pleased to learn that
Mrs. johnson, wife of Assessor
johnson, is improving.
Evan Stephens, owner of the
Salmon & Forney stage line, is
spending a few days with his
parents near Challis.
Editor Jones of the Telegraph.
and j. r. Hendricks of Mackay,
were in Challs last Saturday at
tending the Republican conven-
tion.
In the case wherein M. E.
Foley was tried before the Pro-
bate court last Friday, on COM
plant of Con Hurst, for riding
a horse owned by Hurst off of it's
range, the jury brought in ver-
dict of not guilty.
George Hardy, a young man
about 35 years of age, took his
own life at the Hartford mine,
near Custer, on Tuesday night,
Aug. 9Th. Hardy had been on a
spree and had become tired of
life, SO with pocket-knife cut
his own throat. His funeral was
held in Custer the following day.
In the case of Casper Mock VS..
John Thompson to collect a bill
for care of a COW and calf kept
by Mock and owned by Thomp-
son. tried in the Probate court at
Challis last Saturday, the jury
brought in a verdict for Thomp-
son. The plaintiff has appealed
the case to the District court.
Democratic convention at Cas-
ter next Monday. Laboring men
should support Governor Hunt
for he is friend of labor. His
record has proven it, and the
workingmen of this county of
right should demand that only
pledged Hunt delegates be sent
to the Pocatello convention.
Two students from Idaho will
be selected to take a ttTreesyear
course at any of the colleges of
Oxford university in England
This is in accordance with the
will of the late Cecil Rhodes, the
multi-millionaire of South Africa,
who left a large amount of money
to establish scholarships for
American students.
At the Democratic primaries
held in Challis last Saturday
to elect delegates to the Gus
ter convention to send delegates
to the State convention, "a votes
were polled, and the following
named delegates elected
John Johnson,
w. j. Lamme,
! j. L. Ebberts,
r. A. Pierce,
J. G. Dougherty,
VIM. Buster,
J. G. Finnell,
M. M. Sweet.
The entire delegation are warm
supporters of Governor Hunt.
Guy Bradbury met with very
painful and very nearly fatal ac-
cident last Friday afternoon in
Challis, while helping his father
unload hay. In some manner
his foot slipped and he fell upon
sharp stick used in the hay
rack. With his entire weight
and force fell upon the stick it
penetrating the left arm between
the elbow and shoulder, making
wound-the stick going entirely
through the arm. He was pin
ioned by the stick, and made two
efforts to release himself when
the stick broke at the bottom
thereby releasing him. 1t was
very close call.
A special from Market Lake,
Idaho, to the Boise Statesman,
/ has the following under date OF
, August 4th :
Deputy Sheriff Rich arrested
! at this place this morning, G.
t Sandy and R. Adams, upon com
: plant of John E. Pincock, chair
l man of the board of county com
i missioners of Fremont county
charging them with making false
i affidavits regarding coyote scalps
/ turned into the county for bounty
4 A large number of ears have
/ been sent to the county clerk and
E the commissioners have discov-
cred that large portion of the
: ears have been manufactured
/ from the hides of coyotes. II
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