The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-02-24
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


AL. West was up from Dickey
last Friday and took in the ball.
E. A. Readicker arrived in
town from Blackfoot last Thurs
day.
Hugh G. Wood arrived in Chal-
lis last Saturday from Salt Lake
City.
Claude Cochran was from the
Pahsamaroi valley last week and
attended the mask ball.
Ex-senator Macbeth was an
outgoing passenger on the Mac
kay stage last week on a business
trip to Salt Lake.
Mrs. Al. West and Mrs. Claude
Larter, of Dickey and Antelope
station, attended the mask ball
in Challis last Friday night.
The Eight-Hour Law has been
killed in the Idaho republican
Legislature. What do the labor
ing men think of that party I?
Prof. Maple has taken up his
abode in Tin Can Alley" and
there his melodious voice can be
heard singing his many new and
popular songs
Four and one-half feet on snow
on the level is reported at Stan
ley Basin at the present time,
which insures an abundance of
water for placer mining purpos
es in the Spring.
Mrs. Fred Elkholmb died at
Salt Lake City last while under
going an operation for cancer.
She was As years of age. and liv-
ed at Camas, Blaine county, Ida, i,
and leaves, besides her husband,
one daughter, the wife of County
Attorney w. W. Adamson of
Custer county.
Patterson creek was the scene
of a cutting scrape recently be-
tween a fellow by the name of
Kelley and Plaisted. the men
had been drinking and become
engaged in a quarrel. Where
upon Kelley struck Plaisted in
the side two or three times with
a pocket knife. Plaisted resent
ed the attack upon him and to
protect himself picked up a
shovel near by and struck Kelley
on the nose with the sharp edge,
nearly amputating Kelley's nose
At this stage of the deadly com
bat the principals were parted.
Fortunately neither are seriously
| inj ured.
We are in receipt of letter
from G. E. Logan, dated Feb. 10
1903, at Quenemo, Kan, relative
to Mr.. A. P. Challis. 1t says
"Alvy Challis has requested
me to write you a few lines tha
you might put an lad" in you
paper, so his friends may know
his whereabouts. He has beer
very low with Mountain fever
and came very near dying, but il
now at the Quenemo hospital
They performed an operation or
him today for gladstone, and tn,
doctor thinks he will get well
Uncle says to tell his friends tina
he will be home in the Spring
He has been sick, and is yer,
low as yet, for two months, an,
of course is awful weak. He say
to tell his friends that he is re
ceiving the best Of care, an,
that everything that can be don
for him is being done. He send
best wishes to all"
The state senate on the 18t
inst. killed Senator Bakers bill
for the annexation of a porto
of Blaine county to Custer. Dui
ing the debate on the matter Mr.
Baker took occasion to CRITICS
: two justices of the Supreme coul
who live in Blaine, Judge Beatt
of the Federal court and Chan
: man Gooding of the Republical
state central committee. for a
legged lobbying against the bill.
Mr.. Ballantine replied by say
ing that the judges had a rigt
to work against the bill, as
would destroy Blaine county, i
which they were taxpayers. 8
have a protest signed by a ma
ority of the people of Mackay, b
said, against the measure, an
have no doubt they would vot
it down. Efforts were made t
prevent some of them from sigI
ing the protest by two or thre
interested parties. We have bee
|. fighting against divisions col
e stantly for the past ten year: