The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-10-20
9urul 3stFtua Ltents.
Silver, COL cents.

communicate with the MESSEN-
GER Office, Challis, Idaho, he
will hear something to his ad-
vantage.
Messrs. Crandall and Whit
comb were in Challis the fore
part of last week. They had
been up to Custer to examine the
Mullen mines.
Create Singnge Concerto by
ye Olde Folke next Friday Mite
at the Odd Fellows Hall. Pro
grammes will be handed at the
doore. Tickets, % cents.
S. w. Egan has leased the
plant of the Custer Prospector
for SIX months. Mr.. Eagan is
an able and easy writer, and
under the new management we
expect to see many improve
ments. We wish the new opera
tor abundant success.
The big mining case of w. H.
Felkner ct al. appellants, VS.. j.
E. Dooly ct al, was argued in
the Supreme court of Utah last
Wednesday by Attorney Pierce
for the appellants and by Judge
Henderson and w. H. Dickerson
in reply.
A dispatch states that the 40x
60 floor at the White Knob smell
ter overloaded with ore crushed
through on the morning of the
10th. The workmen escaped
unhurt. The damage done has
been repaired and the smelter is
now running at full capacity.
Mr.. Forbes was released from
the county Jail in Challis last
Saturday morning by Judge J.
M. Stevens on a Writ of Certior.
ari from Attorney M. A. Brown.
Forbes was arrested for obtain
ing money under false pretenses
at Mackay, and waived examina-
ton.
Custer Lodge No. 81, 1. o. o.
F., and Custer Encampment No.
10, will not be represented at the
Grand Lodge and Grand En-
campment held at Ceur d'Alene
City this year. The delegates
elected found it impossible to go
at the last moment. This is the
first instance since the organiza-
ton of Challis lodges that they
have not sent one or more dele
gates.
VIM. Buster has full car load
of celebrated Oregon apples or
dered which will arrive next
month. Those who are in need
of apples will do we'll TO wait
until the arrival of his shipment.
Besides extra quality apples he
will sell them at bedrock prices.
Mr.. Buster has just received
word that these apples have been
shipped, and that they will reach
Challis the latter part of this
month. The car contains 600
boxes, 400 of which have already
been contracted for.
Lawrence Greene, Genl. Mgr.
of the Clayton Mining and Smelt-
ing company whose mines and
furnaces are located at Clayton.
left for the camp again yester-
day and while there is no official
assurance that he intends order
ing a resumption at the smelter
there was rumor during the
afternoon that this was probably
the object of his mission. 1t is
said he will also visit the Lost
Packer on Loon creek in which
he has an interest before return
ing.-Salt Lake Tribune.
Ed. L. Fegan, who was arrest.
ed for the killing of Burrell Rood
near Custer on the End inst, was
brought to Challis on Monday,
Oct. 10th, by Sheriff Bowen.
Mr.. Fegan waived examination
and placed under 81, 600 bonds,
which he readily furnished. Mr..
Fegan appears to feel very bad
over the sad affair, and weeps
like child when speaking of the
killing of Rood. He protests
that he and Rood were very dear
friends, and he didn't know the
gun was loaded. He told us that
he would rather that the gun had
killed himself than Rood. He
says that the deplorable accident
has wrecked his life. Friends
of Mr.. Fegan fear that the poor
fellow will be driven into insan-
ity before long. t'egan says that
he cannot sleep or rest for he
imagines all the time he can see
poor Burrell as he fell mortally
wounded. 1t is sad case, in