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

mometer below zero in Challis
last Sunday morning.
Miss Scott, the Goldburg
schoolmarm, was in Challis a
portion of last week taking the
teachers examination.
A ST. Patrick's ball will be
held in the Odd Fellows hall, at
Challis. on Tuesday night, March
18th, 1903 All invited.
James Kerr departed last week
for Nevada. The livery stable
business in Challis is now owned
and operated by T. J. Kerr &
Son.
G. E. Eddy spent couple of
days of last week in Challis on
his way from Salt Lake to Gus
ter. He expects to have the first
issue of The Prospector out in
about two weeks.
We are reliably informed that
G. Grovenor Haley has severed
his connection with the Mackay
Telegraph, and that the entire
management of the paper will be
in the hands of Byrd Trego.
Hugh G. Wood was brought
over from Pahsamaroi last week
in a very critical condition caus-
ed from rheumatism Of the heart,
and for a time it looked as if the
end was near, but at this writing
is recovering rapidly.
Maclray is now wide-open for
saloons, and the White Knob
company are re-issuing deeds for
town lots. Isn't it just as well
to have saloons in town as to
have a jug or bottle cached be-
hind every sagebrush ? There
has been just as much drunken
ness in Mackay as any other
town in Custer county, although
it has been termed a prohibition
town.
From all indications there will
be rush of people to Loon creek
in the near future, and it be-
hooves the people of this com
munity to repair the old wagon
road from Challis over the noun
tain to Custer. This is a short
and direct route to Loon creek,
being only SO miles from Challis
to Custer, while the up-river
route to Custer is 60 miles from
this point. The road from this
place over the mountain to Gus
ter and Loon creek could be put
in good shape for travel at a
nominal expense. 1t is a very
pleasant route in summer time
no dust, abundant grass for your
stock; fine mountain streams all
the way alive with big trout;
! plenty of timber; and bear, deer,
and other game for the hunter,
besides for wild romantic scenery
this route cannot be surpassed.
By this ideal route you can make
| Custer from Challis with team
in six or seven hours.
Senator Caton's S. B. No. 5.
has passed both branches of the
Idaho legislature, and it is said
the Governor will sign it. The
Act provides that all county Off
GERS, wherein the county is re-
sponsible, must have all job
printing that can be done within
= the county. The emergency
J clause is attached to the bill and
! will become a law upon the sigma
2 ture of the Governor. Under
this law the newspapers of the
the county who help to pay the
: taxes of the county, and who
> work for the interest Of the
i county will be protected from
f from outside concerns. Many
d counties of Idaho, have been in
+ habit of sending work outside
: that could be done at home-the
J. prices of most of these foreign
!. concerns, when the express has
y been paid on the goods. is higher
d than it would have been to pat
ronize home industry. But, then,
d what's the difference, the county
ii foots the bill. We have seen
S foreign printing come into Gus
If ter county that we would be
e ashamed to turn out of even this
h small jim-crow country office.
is But this work was printed in a
S big city. and of course it must be
|. all right, for 1t is foreign work,
L and there's a good deal in name
is you know. We believe in patron
izing our home concerns and pay
'e their prices. but at the same
10 time some people do not think
e that letter head. bill-head or
d envelope can be printed unless
y the work is done at Salt Lake,
', ! Portland Or Taconaa or some