The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-15

met yesterday to fix the levy.
Colfax Day will be observed by
the Rebekah lodge of Challis.
Rev. H. A. Lee departed for
his home at Weiser Saturday
morning.
The Rebekah lodge of this
place last week purchased new
S340 Wing piano.
There was quite fall of snow
on the mountains adjacent to
Challis last Thursday night.
James Kimball, a brother of
Mrs. Don. Rowles and Mrs. E.
G. Dodge. is visiting in Challis.
Attorney William J. Lamme
and Miss Sara Keener, of Chal-
lis, took pleasure trip to Clay
ton last Saturday.
A set of fine new sheet iron
book cases and paper files were
installed in the Auditors Office
at Challis last week.
Miss Pearl MCGOWAN and Miss
Mabel Jose were elected delega-
tes to the Rebekah State Assemb-
ly for Challis last week.
Miss Martha keenan, returned
from Salmon last Friday evening
where she had been attending
the Teachers Institute.
Maurice Christensen came out
from Custer Friday evening. He
is on his way to Blackbird to do
the annual assessment work on
his mining claims in that district.
He has some good claims there.
The M. & G. l. Stage Co. will
sell tickets-one fare for round
trip-to the delegates attending
the Grand Lodge of Odd Eel
lows, and to all scholars going
outside to school the same rate
will be given. Return tickets
can be used at any time.
Last Friday night, Sept. 18th.
a pleasant party was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. James T.
Gayle, in Challis, to celebrate
the 18th birthday of their son,
Arthur. Besides being a birth
day party it was a farewell party
to Arthur, who departs in a few
days to take a Commercial Course
at the State Academy at Pocatel-
10. The guests present on this
occasion were nearly all school
mates and classmates of the
young man. He was the recipi-
ent of numerous valuable pres
ents The evening was spent in
games and music, which contin-
ued till midnight. The most in
teresting feature of the evening
was the unique lunch and bill of
fare. The invited guests pres
ent were Hazel Paul, Maude
i Jose, Ethel Chivers, Grace Row
les, Ruth Cameron, Pearl Millick,
Allie Baxter, Della Morrison,
Gertrude McKendrick, Lillian
Sullivan, Sara Keener, Marion
Bascom; Roy Chivers, Felix Paul.
William Chivers, Franklin Cam
eron. Earl Millick, Leslie Dodge,
and M. M. Sweet.
A dispatch from Gem, Idaho,
dated Sept. 9th, says All the
miners employed at the Frisco
mine, to the number of zoo, walk
ed out this morning, and the
mine has closed in consequence.
The cause of the walk-out is that
the men were afraid to work in
the mine on account of explos-
ions and earthquake shocks,
which they cannot explain. Many
of the miners say they would not
return to work in the mine for
any price. All of the trouble
seems to be below the 1S00-foot
level, and from there to the 1000
foot level. The miners say that
some peculiar force keeps up a
continual bombardment of rocks
hurting about the slopes and
drifts. The shocks are heavy
particularly after firing time, the
miners claim, the noise of the
cracking of the rocks to be great
est, but at any time boulders or
several square feet of rock and
dirt may be expected to fly from
the face of the slopes with a
bang. Some of the explosions
are heard and felt in town. The
explosion this morning felt like
a slight earthquake shock, and
ratified the windows in the hous-
es. Mining engineers say the
miners are frightened by the
loud noise made by the cracking
rocks more than anything else.