The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-03

eODluSOn wednesday.
Mr.. Shaw came out from Gus
ter last Thursday evening.
Bert Skinner and family of
Lost river have moved to Chal-
lis.
M. Nordstrom, of May, spent
a couple of days in Challis last
week.
James Wells and Rev. r. S.
Nickersop were over from May
last week.
Ed. Treloar. of Forney, made
a business trip to Challis last
Tuesday.
Sheriff Harvey of Blaine coun-
ty was in Challis last Saturday
on legal business.
Miss Dora Barracks OF Salmon
visited relatives and friends in
Challis last week.
The Rebekah lodge of this
place have out tickets announc-
ing a grand ball to be given on
November 26th.
Miss Clara Golfer returned to
Challis last Thursday morning
from Salt Lake where she has
been for medical treatment.
VIM. Busters carload of ap-
Piles will arrive this week. Those
desiring apples should call early
before the supply is exhausted
Ed. O'Neal returned to Challis
Tuesday morning last from Salt
Lake where he has been for the
past two months receiving treat
ment for cancer of the lip, by
the X-ray process, and his many
friends are pleased to learn that
he returns entirely cured.
Challis came near having a
serious fire early last Tuesday
morning at the parsonage locat-
ed in the south part of town.
The fire caught from the stove
pipe and was making pretty fair
headway when it was discovered
and extinguished by the Challis
bucket fire department.
The apple is the most demo
cratic of all fruits. The pome-
granate is priestly; the grape is
royal; the orange is luxurious;
the peach and pear plutocratic.
but the apple belongs to the pop
ulace. 1t is symbolic of the
country store and corner groc-
cry. 1t breathes the free spirit
of the American township and
village. 1t has flavor of old
New England and yet a pung-
ency as of the south and middle
west. 1t is mild, palatable.
nourishing and promotive of
good fellowship and long life.
Mr.. Wilde, mining man from
Salt Lake, arrived in Challis last
Tuesday. and made a visit to the
Bay horse mines. Mr.. Wilde is
gentleman we'll informed on
mineral, and says from his OBJ
servations that Custer county is
one of the best mineral sections
that he has ever visited. What
we need, says Mr.. Wilde, is a
railroad, and he is of the opinion
that one will be built before
many years, to develop the
county's resources. The trouble
with Custer county, he said, the
people on the outside do not
know what wonderful mineral
resources the county has, and
the capitalists do not care to
make 80 mile stage ride to
find out.
Hon. J. G. Fox returned on
Thursday morning from his ex-
tended trip to Salt Lake, Boise,
Spokane, Cnur d'Alene City, and
other places. He was present
at the meeting of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows at Coeur
d'Alene City, and reports most
enjoyable time, and says that
city did nobly in entertaining
their guests. A pleasant part of
the program was the steamboat
ride and banquet on the boat on
Lake CRur d'Alene. After the
adjournment of the Grand Lodge
the delegates went to Spokane
on an invitation from the Spok-
ane lodges,of the Triple Link or
der, and were royalty received
in that city, and the Mayor
turned the keys of the city over
to the visitors-it's wonder he
ever got them back. Mr.. Fox
says Spokane has the finest busi-
ness blocks of any city in the
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