The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-13
E. G. Headr:ck, who has been

E. G. Headr:ck, who has been
sick, is conyalescent.
F. J. Clyde has accepted
position as book keeper for r.
Nickerson & Co., ChalIis.
VIM. Flenniken is again with
us, having returned from Black
bird on the 4th inst.
Constable Blume returned from
Pocatello last Friday evening.
We learn that his trip was notion
official business, either.
Mrs. Chas. wilkinson instead
of going to Malad on a visit. as
stated in last weeks issue, went
to Ogden for medical treatment.
An exchange says a woman
with large mouth has one ad-
vantage over her less favored
sisters; she can talk and be kiss
ed at the same time.
Albert Howell was quite badly
injured from a powder explosion
while working in a mine near
Baker City. Ore, on Sept. 9th.
He is now at the hospital at
Baker City.
There is move on foot, we
are told, to annex the Challis
Greek School District to this
district District No. 1. Most
of the Challis creek scholars at
tend school in Challis now.
Word reached here that the
smelter of the White Knob Cop
per company was successfully
started on Monday, Oct. 5th. says
our informant. The Mackay
smelter is a large plant, having
a daily capacity of about 800
tons. The company will also
purchase outside ores.
The stockmen of Round Valley
meet at Challis soon for the pur-
pose of forming a Stock Associ-
alton for the purpose of protect
ing their stock from ''rustlers,
and for other purposes. Officers
are to be elected and a constitu-
ton and bylaws adopted.
Miss Pearl MCGOWAN departs
the latter part of this week for
CRur d'Alene City to attend the
annual meeting of the State Reb-
ekah Assembly. Others from
| Challis who may attend the
Grand Lodge meeting at the
same place and time are John @.
Admins, Geo. E. Keyes, Charles
Waller and J. G. Fox.
! The Thanksgiving number of
the New Idea Woman's Maya
zine offers a Table of Contents
which is typical feast of plenty.
Prominent among the good
things provided may be mention
ed an article upon ''The Presi-
dents New Church." by Walden
Fawcett; Chestnut Daiuties for
the Thanksgiving Table" by
Eleanor Merchant; Henrietta
Crosman in ssAs You Like 1t.
by Mrs. Wilson Woodrow; Cat
ering." the third paper in a ser
les of profitable Industries for
Women" by Sarah E. Slater;
and a good list of other readable
and interesting things from the
pens and brushes of we'll known
contributors. In fact, every
number that appears is an im-
provement on its predecessor.
maintaining a high order of ex-
cellence.
/ Some eight or nine years ago
it will be remembered. that an
Italian gave a white rat show in
| Challis. At that time we got
took in, +" with others. We paid
the price-it was no comp, ?
either. The fellow then had
three white rats and a monkey
in the exhibition. Last Tuesday
night this same fellow appeared
in Challis with another exhibit
tion of rats and monkeys. Dur
ing the eight years the rat and
monkey families had increased
to some extent. Our Italian did
not reap o harvest this time,
however, for it is pretty hard to
fool the same people twice. The
show might please small child
ren, but we doubt it, for the lads
! here who attended, denounced
it in their manner of expressing
| themselves. People like this
fellow must have an idea that
up in this country any kind of
fake will satisfy our people
but not rat show. He imposed
upon his scant audience by al
lowing one of the lousy monkeys
to chase frightened girls, who
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