The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-24

in Challis last week.
w. E. Hanna was over from
Pahsamaroi last week.
Assessor Elder is out on his
annual assessment trip.
Litigation over mining claims
in Loon creek has been com
menced.
Judge and Mrs. K. I. Perky
have moved to Boise where the
Judge will open law Office.
Ex-senator RaveneI Macbeth,
of Custer, spent several days of
last week at the county seat.
Road Overseer Jose was down
from Custer last Friday. He
says there is yet five feet of snow
on. the fats below Bonanza.
No doubt the President is at
least delighted" to have the
House off his hands. He need
fear no prematurely discharged
Cannon before next December at
least.
g. Grovenor Haley, Ph. D.,
expects to arrive in Challis today
from Mackay, and will assist
Rev. r. S. Nickerson in series
of religious meetings to be held
in this place.
We have not noticed that
President Roosevelt has nomin-
ated any negro youths to An
napolis or Wess Point. Is he
willing to close those doors of
hope" to the colored race +?
Congress has left Secretary
Cortelyou and his new Depart
ment homeless. Perhaps the
Secretary will find a tent fairly
comfortable until congress con-
venes again.
Dying men are said to tell the
truth. 1t is at least certain that
Senator Mason, in the expiring
hours of his term, told some very
plain and unwelcome truths to
his republican colleagues.
We have felt certain from the
beginning that the Panama Canal
; company would extend its option
to suit us, quite regardless OF
: sensational White House tips
( to the contrary.
The suggestion that the sec
! ond place on the next republican
national ticket should be award
ed to negro should not be taker
: too seriously. Mr.. Roosevelt
e won't carry his fad that far.
|, Charles Stanley, an inventor
E of SanFrancisco, is building 9
> huge air-ship to enter in tbs
, Worlds Fair aerial tournament a.
Z St. Louis in 1904. 1t is the mos
gigantic air ship ever attempted
costing $500, ZOO, and the inven
It tor proposes to fly from Sal
n Francisco to st. Louis in hi
0 machine.
President Roosevelt has jus
: received the following letter fron
! Colonel Cody
For the benefit of future gen
!. erations. the timber, and espec
!. tally the underbrush, must b.
. protected now before it is to-
. tate, from the sheep devastin:
! the mountain watersheds. a.
: they have already done the val
: leys and tableland. If sheep ar
: allowed to browse off the under
! brush of our mountains, in les
J than five years from now tht
= homeseeker, the man behind tn
i pillow, the actual taxpayer, vii
: have to leave for want of waite
|, to irriagate his land. No on
. knows this better than yourself
. for you are familiar with all o
: the west"
It George Fuller, who recent,
IT sought foothold at Loon creek
it the home of the Lost Packer
e came down from the north yes
r. terday, and with a $50, 600 optic
n on a group not far distant fror
S the main one, left for Denver t.
,r place it before his associates. A
v youngster, Mr.. Fuller concur
h ring in the opinion expressed b
1t those who have preceded him
{. says Loon creek presents man
is possibilities, and were it neare
% transportation would long befor
4 this have doubled its population
in However, the Packer and other
N with which Salt Lake and 1dah
le talent has identified itself, pre-
ID sent all the attributes thus far c
S great gold bearing properties
a. and the development of the pres