The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-06-23

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cleaned up-a much needed i'm
provement.
The Misses Papworth and John
Dale were down from Crystal
last week.
Miss Francis Macnab and Rev.
H. G. Collins were married at
Salmon on June 18th.
Fred A. Tolman departed for
his home in West Fitchburg,
Mass, on the 18th inst.
Assessor Elder has returned
from the up.river country and
will now assess this valley.
County Attorney Adamson, w.
]. Lamme, Sheriff Bowen and
John HI. Thompson attended
court in Blackfoot last week.
Chas. Jenson and wife, the
Misses Swenson's and the Jenson
sisters departed yesterday morn
ing for two weeks outing at
Red Fish lake.
Rich strikes are reported al
most daily from Loon creek. All
the mines need is development
and it will be one of the best gold
camps in the West.
]. G. Dougherty has awarded
contract to John Anderson to
run a 100-foot tunnel on his"Col-
orado Kid mine near the head
waters of Garden creek.
George MCGOWAN returned to
} Challis last Wednesday from Salt
, Lake and is looking and feeling
as well as could be expected
: under the circumstances.
F. A. Reed departed for the
railroad last Friday evening to
meet Miss Julia Falls who has
been attending school at Weiser.
They expect to arrive in Challis
this morning.
Work has commenced on Wm.
Busters new postoffice building
in Challis. 1t will be 24x36 feet,
is located on the corner of Main
and Third streets, west of the
Morrison hotel.
The New Century Review is
out and is neat 4-page paper, but
many of the people up here ex-
pected it would be a write-up of
the resources of Custer county.
instead of the individuals.
Col. Jas. A. McFadden return
ed last Thursday morning from
: Salt Lake where he has been fo1
some time. The Colonel is look
, ing younger and enjoying better
; health than for years.
; Chas. Funkhouse returned last
Saturday evening from Mackay
, where he went to meet some rela
/ tives from Kansas City-a sister
7 and her husband and daughter
: who will spend the summer il
this valley
A Missouri paper is response
BILE for the story that girl il
that state was stuck in the side
2 with a needle a year ago. The
other day the needle worked its
I way out of the arm of a youns
man who had often called on her
, The Western Federation O.
Miners adjourned their session
at Denver on the 11th. Charlie;
, H. Meyer was elected president
. John G. Williams, vice-president
! William D. Haywood, secretary
treasurer; J. T. Lewis, ]. P
, Murphy, D. G. Copely, Thoma
J. McKeen and James A. Baker
executive board. The next meet
ing will be held at Butte.
0 1t matters not whether it i
S the Burlington, Northwestern o.
: Great Northern railroad that ar
S surveying a line from Red Rocl
/ to Salmon river. Let them com
J. one or all. BY the Salmon rive
S route they can reach the Coas
n by 400 miles shorter distanc,
/ than by any other route, beside
!; they would develop the bes
5 mining, agricultural, grazing ant
!. timber and water-power regions
l. in America. From reports tn,
g Oregon Short Line is becoming
: alarmed and will push on it
S Mackay branch to Salmon river
!, 1t is well that they have beel
awakened to meet a welcome op
l. position at last. The Short Lin
n has had a lead-pipe cinch on Sal
i mon river country for years, bu
e they would not extend their roat
o for go in any direction we woulC
II we paid tribute to the Short Lin
: system, and our people extend ;
glad hand of welcome to tn
e. northern roads. The Short Lin
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