The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-28
anrnl 71e,us Itents.

w. W. ChaIlis came down from
Stanley Basin on last Thursday
evenings stage.
Miss Minnie Howeth has been
employed to teach the school in
the new joint school district at
Ellis.
Edwin Williams returned last
week from a months prospecting
trip in the west end of Custer
county.
DIR. D. J. Allen and X. McKen-
zie were caught in water-spOut
last Wednesday while returning
home to Custer. They had a
narrow escape both for them
selves and their team
p. A. Wagner and wife spent
Sunday and Monday here, on
their way to Robinson Bar Mr.
Wagner has a testing, 2-stamp
quartz mill at Robinson, in opera
ton since last summer. The ore
being tested comes from Little
/ Casino creek. z miles from Rob
inson. Mr.. Wagner and lady are
/ to be considered permanent resi-
dents of Custer county hereafter,
l-as he has a license to fish
while his wife catches them all
After battle for two weeks
against disease, Pope Leo XIII
has laid down the sceptre after
! tremendous efforts to conquer
the weakness of his aged frame
by the marvellous power of his
mind. The last flicker of life ex-
pired at Rome. July Goth. 1903,
at 4:04 o. clock p. m, and the
IPontiff now lies at rest. Pope
Leo XIII was 90 years of age
He was born at Carpineto Marcel
End, 1910.
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The Butte & Salmon Rive
! Electric Railroad company wit
a capital stock of =, 600, 600, wa
!, Incorporated at Helena on tn
18th inst. by P. B. Moss, tn
Billings banker, and other east
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pany proposes to build railroa
from Butte to a point on the Sal
mon river country. at or near tn
mouth of North Fork, by th
d way of Horse Prairie in Beavel
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q MARRIED-At Mackay. Ida
a July Goth. 1908, Miss Mary WI
| son of Idaho Falls and Mr. Jam'
d Jose. of Custer, as announced
+ last weeks MESSENGER. III
bride is an accomplished and r
fined lady. She taught the pu
lie school at Custer for thr'
years. and has many war
friends in this portion of Gust
= county. The Bridegroom is we
=. . known here, having been a re;
y dent of the county for year
u He is an industrious gentlema
and also has many friends. TIL
}. will reside In Custer, where N
Jose has a home furnished. II
MESSENGER wishes them MAJ
blessings
Henry Sturkey. one of t
owners of the Challis L Sturk
placer mines at Stanley Basi
reached the city this morniu
bringing with him 3154 ounc
of gold dust which was depos
ed at the United States ass
office. The cleanup from Il
I'M mine this season was 3194 ounc'
er and Mr.. Sturkey says it is abe
the average. They depend
snow water every year, and I
ar season is not very long. L
Stanley Dredge company
working its plant night and d'
with good results. Mess
Sturkey and Smith are devele
ou ing quartz property on a p
.ra phyry dyke and have run o Il
p. mel $50 feet in length, crosse
ey ting the ledge at depth OF
as feet. The vein is 17a feet W
it and assays as high as SlS9 hS
full been had. The ore now on