The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-05-05
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.


Auditor Keyes has just receiv-
ed a new book typewriter.
DIR. ]. W. Givens was called to
Challis last week as a witness.
Mrs. Lucy Lang died in HALEY
last week aged so years, of pneu-
monia. She was the mother of
Mrs. George w. Lewis of Vel
low jacket.
DR.. G. T. Jones departed for
Custer yesterday, but will re-
turn next Tuesday, as he has
considerable dental work to fin
ish at Challis.
Newton Hibbs was in town last
week, having just returned from
Loon creek where he had been to
examine mines in the interest of
of eastern capitalists.
The Philadelphia Ledger says
any man who wants an Office in
that city must commit a crime.
No wonder they want the press
muzzled in quakerdom.
Win. Hewitson, son of NJ.
Hewitson of this place, departed
for SanFrancisco last Wednes-
day. He goes to join the train
ing ship service of Uncle Sam.
The stages changed to sum-
mer time on May 1st. The Mac
kay stage on this schedule now
arrives in Challis at o'clock a.
M, and departs at z o'clock D.
m. The Custer stage arrives at
. p. m. and departs at 6 a. N.
Charges of bribery have been
made against almost every state
legislature this year. Truly, the
honor" attached to membership
in the average legislature is like
the Irishman's conspicuous
by Its absence.
DR. R. W. Philips will leave
Denver May 10th and expects TO
be at home in Challis May 25th.
In addition to his regular dental
work. he will be prepared to do
all kinds of Porcelain work, viz
Porcelain plates. Porcelain
crowns. bridges and inlay fill
ings. Also the different surgical
operations pertaining to the Oral
cavity, using up-to-date painless
methods. Office at residence,
one door west of /. o. o. F. hall.
Lieut.. Col. Sprogle. who shot
himself through the head while
temporarily insane, is the tenth
army officer who has committed
suicide in the Philippines. In
nearly every ins stance the suicide
was directly due to temporary
insanity, which was generally
the result of exposure, poor food
and water. and disease. caused
by sleeping on the ground in a
tropical country. The constant
heat day and night has also prov
ed very trying on the nerves, and
many officers whose mind did not
give way under the strain broke
down in health and had to be in
yalided home.
The Marquis Arthur de Mayo
Durrazzo. of Italy, has arrived in
this country in search of an
American heireSs whose father
is willing to pay good price to
have marquis in the family.
The marquis promptly inserted
an ad. in the papers, smiled
sweetly and permitted the fol-
lowing to roll gracefully from
his aristocratic tongue "You
see, / am young and would like
a beautiful bride with a large
dowry. Ny family is $50 years
old, and my honorable title
should bring a handsome price in
the American matrimonial mark
ct" Certified checks should ac-
company all applications.
A peculiar complication has
arisen over the sale of gasoline
in Idaho. Under the law enact
ed by the last legislature, Sec
tion % of the pure food and oil
act provides
1T shall be unlawful for any
person, corporation or associa-
ton to sell or offer to sell any
coal oil, gasoline. benzine or any
mineral oils or fluids the products
of petroleum that will ignite at a
temperature less than $50 deg
reeS Fahrenheit"
The law is ridiculous because
it prohibits the sale of gasoline
used in lamps and engines. Gas
oline of $50 degrees test is un-
reasonable as the lightest proof
gasoline that iS nSad in this