The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-03-10
Mackay has three saloons.

HAoOnoJ HdS buTec SdAOOuS.
The weather prophets say that
we are to have zero weather on
the Oath of March.
Carroll Pyett has been appoint
ed as one of the guards at the
Idaho State Penitentiary, SO
writes guard Finnegan.
Fl. ]. Orwig, a mining man of
Chicago, was in Challis last
Thursday on business in connec-
tion with the Stanley Dredging
company.
1t is reported that rich strike
of ore was made in the old Yam
kee Fork mine last week. This
mine is located near Custer, and
is owned by the Hartford CO., of
Boston, Mass.
Word has been received here
that the Rocky Mt Bell Tele-
phone Co. do not intend TO ex-
tend their line from Challis this
year, unless Loon creek proves
to be camp that will justify the
extension
We had genuine snow storm
in Challis last Thursday, and two
inches of snow fell. Last year
at this time the ranchers of this
valley were ploughing. but now
from all appearances it is mid
winter. There is more snow In
the mountains this year than for
many years
AT the Washington birthday
tournament of the Wallace Rife
Club, William Stimson, formerly
of Custer and Challis, won the
trophy, the solid silver pitcher
which came from Nevada thirty
years ago, and has since been a
trophy in rifle tournaments He
won on a score of 42 out of pos
sible 80.
A contract has just been sign
ed by the White Knob Copper
company and the Pocatello Gold
and Copper company whereby
the latter will ship to the White
Knob smelter at Mackay one car
load of ore per day, to be smelt-
ed with ore from the White Knob
mine. The two ores mixed, il is
said. will make a better matte
than either smelted separately.
The POcatello company's mine is
8 miles east of Pocatello, and, as
considerable development work
must be done on it. it is thought
this shipment of one carload of
ore per day will pay for this de-
Ivelopment work. The Mackay
smelter will start up about June
1st. Over 50 men are now en-
ployed in getting out ore and
storing it The Alberta tunnel,
which taps the finest ore body in
this part of Idaho. will in the
80 days connect with the old
shaft. Work is also being push
ed on the other tunnels.
The old maid and bachelor tax
bill has been having a hard time
in receiving effective recogni-
tion. 1t has bobbed up serenely
before nearly every state legisla-
ture at divers and sundry times.
but invariably has been pushed
back into the depths from whence
it came. 1t came up smiling be-
fore the Montana legislature a
few days ago, but met the same
old fate. The bill is only half
right. We can see nothing wrong
in levying special tax on old
maids, but draw the line at old
bachelors. And it wouldn't be
altogether wrong to pension the
latter. especially when their lux
uriant growth of hair has fallen
by the wayside, and a second
growth refuses to respond TO
most approved methods of cult
walton. A pension would help TO
soothe the sorrows of the loss.
Idaho City World.
The following bills up to this
! time have become laws by the
Governors signature
Reform school at St. Anthony.
/ Weiser bridge across Snake.
Authorizing divorces in cases
of insanity after six years
Prohibiting the sending of pub
) lie printing out of the county or
state.
Fixing the terms of trustees of
independent school districts at
3 years instead of 6.
Regulating the duties of hor-
ticultural inspectors.
} Regulating primary elections
Establishing boundry line be-
, tween Lemhi and Idaho counties.
$50, 900 bond issue for new