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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04
WAS THE ANSWER YES OR MOI
An Unfinished Proposition Overheard
During "a stroll on the
Boulevard.

How they ever settled the question
the Chicago matron never knew, for
the tantalizing part of the story was
that she never heard the answer, says
the Chronicle.
She was walking along South side
boulevard late in the afternoon. AS
she hurriedly passed a man and girl
strolling onward in The more leisurely
gait of mutual enjoyment she heard
the former say to the girl:
well, it is certainly true, we have
both got to live our lives out in this
world some way or other. l have to
live mine out, you have to live yours.
Now, what do you say to living them
out together?"
And that was all the Chicago ma
tron heard of the conversation of the
interested strollers. Evidently the
girl of the story was in futter of
excitement, for no answer reached
the alert ears of the hasty pedestrian.
who wanted to turn around, but who
was sure it would be mean to do so.
So she doesn't know yet what the
answer was and she feels as defraud-
ed of her rightful pleasure as if the
last page of her novel had been blown
away by the wind.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04
WITH ELECTRIC vELocIPEDEs.
Looking Forward to Great Times
when Boys Are Thus
Provided.

II am looking forward now" said
Mr.. Fatherly, relates the New York
Sun, "and with feelings compounded
in about equal parts of apprehension
and interest, to the time when some in
ventor shall have produced an auto
mobile velocipede, or vehicle of like
general character, for the use of boys;
some contrivance that can be charged
from wire of the electric light equip
ment in the family home. AS it is now
the boy gets out of the velocipede that
he so gayly propels only the speed that
he can attain by the working of his
own short legs; but even So he whirls
around corners to his own great de-
light and the imminent peril of the
older people who walk; and at times
he manages to upset himself, or to
come into collision with other veloci-
pedes similarly driven; and so, take it
altogether, to make even with the low
powered and comparatively slow-mov-
ing machine a considerable connection
But give him, as suppose some day
somebody will, an electric velocipede!
Now and then some big, grown-up
electric vehicle of the day, thatit would
seem ought to be big enough, and by
this time old enough, TO know better,
gets on tantrum and cuts up in man
ner astonishing to see; and we think
that the streets of this great city are
just full of life and animation; but
wait till the small boy gets his electric
velocipede and the electric velocipede
gets him.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04

To ]. o. SWIFT AND w. II. WATT, your Heirs
or Assigns
You, and each OF you, are hereby notified that
in accordance with the provisions of Section
2sse4 of the Revised Statutes of the United Stat
es l, John Mullen. who is your co-owner in the
SwELL''
mine, which is situated in the Seafoam Mining
District, Custer county and State OF Idaho,
have expended in labor and improvements for
assessments in 1s92-ls93- 1S94-1s95- l896--ls97
--lS9s- ls9p-i90O- l9Ol-l902. one hundred dol
lars each year, in all eleven hundred dollars.
That the share of the said J. o. Swift, which is
one third interest therein would be, and is
Ss66.66 OF $685. for each year, and the share OF
the said W. IL. Watt would be and is SlssSs, OF
SieS for each year.
Now, therefore, you and each OF you are
hereby notified. that If you fail or neglect tc
pay to such co.owner, John Mullen, each his
said proportion, us by law required. together
with legal fees for publication hereof, herein
for 80 days after fun publication in said sec
tion prescribed, your interests in said Swell
lode mining claim will be forfeited and will be-
come the property OF your said co-owner. Johr
Mullen Publication fee $500 Payment cur
be made to the undersigned at Custer, Idaho.
JOHN MULLEN, Co-owner
Custer, Idaho, Feb. s3rd, 1903
First publication March 3rd 1908 VII.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04
THE CAVES OF MOKANA.
Great Governs In the Congo Noun
taias That Contain Many
Natural wonders.

Capt. Cameron, on his journey
through Urua in 1872, heard of the
cave jewellers in the districts of the
hendwaters of the Congo river, but in
spite of all the efforts he made was
unable to discover them. News comes
now from Brussels, says the Phila-
delphia Record, that Lieut.. Leon
Cerckel, of the Congo state troops, sue
ceeded in locating these caverns. Ac-
cording to a report published in lie
Movement Geographic, these caves
are situated in the mountains and
hills which surround the valley of the
Lufra, tributary of the Lualaba.
The Lufira falls down at Duo over a
rock some 100 feet high, whence it
flows through ravine of from 400 to
500 feet deep, surrounded by steep
rocky mountains.
In distance of about ten miles
from the Duo fall are the caves of
Mokana. All the caves are situated
in the rocks. Some of them are two
miles and even more in length, and
most of them are inhabited by savage
tribes. Lieut. Cerckel says that they
ar% absolutely dark, but not humid,
and that at least several thousand peo-
pie dwell therein. The fires which
burned within the caves caused a
dense smoke, which made a close in
vestigation impossible. Cerckel sue
ceeded only in entering some of the
caves after he had presented the chief
of the tribe with large quantities of
colored cotton prints and brass goods,
and even then he was soon compelled
to leave the district with his compan-
ions, as his life was threatened by the
savages.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04
PREACHER AND FIGHTER.


California Divine Teaches a Notori-
ous Bully "A Sunday Lesson.
Rev. Stanley Wilson, of Ramona, CAL,
is perhaps the only clergyman in the
country who has a record of preaching
a sermon and thrashing a bully all in
the same Sunday forenoon, says the
Chicago Chronicle. Mr.. Wilson is an
athletic young man, being considered
the best boxer in the mountain region
of his county, and in addition to rid
ing the circuit embracing the various
hamlets in the hills is editor of the
Ramona Sentinel. He preached the
other morning in the little Baptist
church that stands among the pines
of the hills back of Julian. After his
sermon Mr. Wilson was accoSted on the
streets by Dave Putnam, bully, who
has been in many scrapes, who demand
ed a retraction of a certain item that
lately appeared in the Ramona Sentinel
rejecting on himself.
did you write that article about
me?" asked Putnam.
81 am responsible for it, if / did not
write it," replied the preacher.
well, If you are responsible for
it, take that" said Putnam, striking at
the eloquent young parson.
The blow failed to land. The par
son sailed into the miner, and they
clinched. Then the dust of the streets
arose in a cloud. The miners gathered
around and cheered the preacher to the
echo. Within five minutes Putnam was
knocked out and the preacher was calm-
ly busting off his plug hat.
Even before this occurred Mr.. Will
son did not lack popularity, but since
then his stock has gone up hundred
fold. Putnam has been laughed out of
the county.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04
HOW BISMARCK BECAME RICH.
German Writer Says the Chancellor
Speculnted on stnte Secrets.


A pamphlet has recently appeared i'm
Germany entitled Bismarck and Bleich-
roeder." Its cuthor, says London Truth,
is member of the old JunlSer party of
the name of Diebat Daher, and II pro-
fesses to give some curious details in
regard to the present fortune of the ex-
chancellor and how it was acquired
After the German war of $40 the prince
received from the country two estates
of no great value, which, coupled with
his own paternal estate, brought him
in fair revenue. He then. left Bieich-
roeder to look after his private moneta-
ny affairs, with the result that he now
has q fortune amounting to $50 900 coo
marks. This, the author estimates, can
only have been made by stock exchange
epeculations, based on the knowledge
that the prince derived from his position
at the head of the German government,
and which he confided to Bleichroeder.
That, with the cares of empire on his
shoulders. he left his monetary affairs
in the hands of his banker is very pos
sib.e, and equally possible is it that his
banker did the best for his client. But
l should require a good deal more evil
dence than is afforded in this pamphlet
TO believe that the prince speculated on
state secrets in partnership with He
brew financier or that his fortune is
now anything like 15o,o00,0O0 marks.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04
6uSt6r 6Ountu

Custer county vast inducements to settlers and
capa It's beautiful scenery its enterprsing people, its
led and brilliant prospects not napy commemorate
mama of General Custer dang romantic yet produc
career of naona history Thrtyhve
ago when placer mining in its prime and quartz mining
lin its infancy the territory embraced IN It's confines
only occasional party OF prospectors
travelling to Montana To them wilderness to the max
of mans it was unexplored In 1862 pacers actively
worked in Stanley what now our western borders and
1859 few venuresome found rich ground Loon creek
1870 other discovered and yielded handsomely but
until quartz claimed five years later the region
forming Custer county practically unknown From 1875
1879 the fame of it's rich mines spread attracting capital
lists and increasing population the following year. by
since that time until today population of 5000 people,
and has the following towns
Chas-County seat farming ckralslng rult and mining
Mackay-Nining and farming
misunderstanding and stock raising
MISUNDERSTANDING
Clayton--Mining, farming and stock raising.
Bonanza--Mining
Custer-Mining
Stanley-Pacer and quartz mining and grazing land
county has large valleys where farming
raising pursued great extent viz Big Lost Rv
valley Thousand Springs Round Pahsamaro East Fork An
Itelope and Stanley
Custer county embraces irregular outline about 5000
large State of Connecticut larger
Delaware Island together situated in central Ida
no. by Oregon Short Line railroad the
this will probably be extended Chas year. The
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company have line Black
Chas The Custer county found it's
mines and its agricultural and grazing lands.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04
ONE LIGHT THAT NEVER FAILS.
A Tiny Gas Jet whose Flame LIS Com
tinuous Year In and Year Ont.


tinuous Year In and Year Ont.
Everyone must recognize the beauty
and many advantages possessed by the.
electric light, but, perhaps, few have
thought of the discomforts to which
large part of the population would be
put if this most modern and perfect
jlluminant were to supersede all the
older forms in use.
An excellent example of this is TO be
found in the large worlroom of the re-
porters in the New York Sun office. In
this room, says the paper, are scores of
incandescent electric lamps, and no one
lacks light, but at an odd corner there
is always burning one little gas jet,
whose light is insignificant, but dearer
to the men who work about ii than all
the electric lights in the room. Day
and night, year in and year out, this
gas jet burns with fame not more
than half an inch high, and quarter of
an inch broad, and day and night it is
the Mecca of every man who resorts to
tobacco smoking to sooth his nerves or
kill idle moments. Everybody knows
where TO find light for cigar, pipe, or
cigarette, but this was not true years
ago when the electric lights took the
Place of the old gas jets which lit the
room. With these open lights in pro-
fusion no one had ever found it neces-
sary to keep stock of matches at baud
for starting a smoke. For many day
and night after the electric lights were
established there were great hunts
through the Office for matches, and then
finally it became the fixed custom to
keep a gas light going at corner near
the sporting desk to accommodate the
er.ax,l.os...
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04

County of Custer.
Charles t. Jones, Plaintiff
Lilly Jones' Defendant
The State OF Idaho sends greeting 10 the above
named defendant
You are hereby required to appear in an ac-
tion brought against you by the above named
plaintiff in the District Court of the Sixth
judicial District of the State of Idaho, in and
for the County of Custer, and TO answer the
complaint filed therein within ten days (exclu-
sive of the day of servicel after the service on
you of this summons II served within the
county. but in this District, within twenty days
otherwise within forty days, or judgment by
default will be taken against GU according TO
the prayer OF said complaint. The said action
is brought to obtain the judgment of this Court
in favor of the plaintitf and against the defend
ant, and that the bonds of matrimony between
plaintiff be dissolved and that the custody oil
the minor child the issue of the marriage of the
plaintin and defendant Alma Jones, aged
about four yenrs-be awarded to this plaintiff
And Tor such other and further relief as to the
Court may seem just and equitable.
The Complaint in this action shows that
plaintiff and defendant intermarried on OF
about January 10th, 1898; that plaintiff has beer
"a resident OF this state of Idaho for more than
one year Immediately preceding the commence.
ment OF this action that there is now living
the issue of said marriage one daughter-Alma
Jones-aged about four years that there is nc
community property except two lots and
houses in DeLamar Idaho, valued at $4,000
that on or about July LIST, 1901 the defendant
willfully and without cause deserted and
abandoned this plalntih and continues without
any sufficient cause or reason and against his
will and without his consent live separate ano
apart from plaintiff.
And YOU are hereby notified that II YOU fail
to appear and answer the said complaint as
above required. the said plaintiff win apply tc
the Court for the relief prayed for in plaintiffs
Complaint.
Given under my hand and the Seal of the Dis
trict Court of the Sixth Judicial Dis
| MCCO trict OF the State of Idaho, in and foi
| SeILtS the County of Custer this 4th day q
~ May. In the year OF our Lord one thous-
and nine hundred three.
GEO. Il. KEYES, Clerk
MILTON A. BROWN, PLAINTIFFS Attorney
First publication May 18th, l0U3 w6
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04
Mines, Mills and Mining.

Custer county of the richest mining sections in the world
but present needs better transportation and capital develop
its rich mining districts In states and territories mining
and agriculture though progressing hand in hand nearly
Independent each other The farmers market widened by
the to be but not relying home consumption
cus he exist and prosper but this county the miner
and an depend each other Let for
moment call the attention of the capitalist of the
important mining districts and mines in the county viz Mackay
with its great copper mnes Morgan creek Garden creek lead and
silver mines Bayhorse district with its famous Ramsho Skyar
and dozens of rich lead silver and gold bearing Poverty
Flat Centennial Flat East Fork Cyon Slate creek Thompson
creek Robinson Bar Stanley Basin with placer and quartz Fish
gold mines Sheep Mountain Seafoam with their hundreds
rich eadsver mines Loon creek placer and gold min
Washington Basin gold mines and the celebrated Yankee Fork
district which goldsve and embraces within its confines
hundred OF Mines the most prominent producers this time being
the Lucky Boy and Yankee Fork Custer county several
quartz mills and smeersfve quartz mills Custer dredge
boat and mill at Sanley smeer Bay
horse and 800on smeer Macay county has
nearly 5000 located mining claims and the region has not
been half prospected
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04


County OF Custer
Hannora Connolly Plaintiff,
Nicholas j. Connolly, Defendant.
The State of Idaho sends Greeting to the above
named Defendant
You are hereby required to appear in an ac-
tion brought against you by the above named
Plaintiff In the District Court of the Sixth Jud-
icial District of the State of Idaho. in and for
the County OF Custer, and TO answer the COM
paint filed therein, within ten days Exclusive
of the day of service) after the service on YOU
or If served out of this county, but in this dis
trict, within twenty days; otherwise within
forty days or judgment by default will be taken
against you according to the prayer of said
complaint. The said action is brought to obtain
the judgment of this Court in favor of the
Plaintiff and against the Defendant that the
bonds OF matrimony between herself and the
DEPENDENT be dissolved.
The Complaint in this action shows, among
other things, that on or about July 25th 1896
erted and abandoned the Plaintiff and ever
since has and still continues so to wilfully and
without cause desert and abandon said Plainiin
and to live separate and apart from her without
any sufncient cause or any reason and against
her will and without her consent. (See Com
plant on tile).
And you are hereby notified that if YOU fail
to appear and answer the said Complaint. as
ABOVE required. the said Plaintiff will apply 10
the Court for the relief prayed for in the
Plaintiffs Complaint
Given under my hand and the Seal OF the Dis
trict Court OF the sixth Judicial Dis
nTN trict OF The State OF Idaho, in and fol
SeILLs the County OF Custer this 9th day Of
go June in the year of our Lord one thous
and nine hundred three.
GEO e. KEYES, Clerk.
l.. H. JOHNSTON, PLAINTIFFS Attorney
First publication June 9th, 1903. VIC.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04
Stage Line

Four-horse Concord coaches
and first-class daily stage service
between Challis and Mackay, the
nearest railroad point; Challis
and Three Forks. on the Thun-
der Mountain route.
Stages arrive in Challis at II
m. and depart at p. M, car
rying passengers, mail and ex-
press, making close connections
with stage lines to different
points in Custer and Lemhi
counties.
G. V. HANSEN, Mgr.
F. Nickerson, Agt., Challis.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04
Stage Line F.!
SALMON & CHALLIS.

First-class service carrying
passengers, mail and express.
Stages leave Challis for Sal
mon at 8 a. m. on Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday. Arriy;
ing in Challis at 6 p. m. on Mon
day, Wednesday and Friday.
E. A. READICKER, Mgr.
F. Nickerson, Agt., Challis.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04

A reform which is being pushed in
England is intendedto tighten the bur
dens of the postman. The people who
write are earnestly requested to use
lightweight paper and never two
sheets where one would be sufficient.
The promoters of the reform have some
formidable figures to illustrate what
the total reduction in weight would be
if the suggestions were carried out.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04

wANTED-SEvERAL INDUSTRIOUS PER
sons in each state to travel for houses estab-
lished eleven years and with large capital to
call upon merchants ard agents for successful
and profitable line. Permanent engagement.
Weekly cash salary OF SIS and sl travelling ex-
penses and hotel bills advanced in cash each
week. Experience not essential. Mention ref
erence and enclose self addressed envelope.
THE NATIONAL, 1884 Dearborn St. Chicago.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04

TO CURE a COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine
Tablets. All druggists refund
the money if it fails to cure. E.
w. Groves signature is on each
box. % cents.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04

In the Probate Court of Custer County, State
of Idaho.
In the Matter OF the Estate of
Estella M. Burton, Deceased. (

OF Idaho.
In the Matter OF the Estate Of
Estella M. Burton, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
Executrlx OF the Estate OF Estella NJ Burton,
deceased, TO the creditors OF, and all persons
having claims against the said deceased, to ex-
hihit them, with the necessary vouchers within
ten months after the first publication Of this
notice. to the said Executrix, at her residence,
in Custer City, Custer county, Idaho, the same
being the place for the transaction of the bust
ness OF said estate.
WINNIE E. MACBETH,
Executrix.
Signed and dated this 18th day of July 1908.
First publication July 2lst, 1908 wa
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04
Climate, Timber, School, Etc.

The climate OF Custer county very deghulight snowfall
in the Valleys short winters charming winters At
Chais with an elevation of feet sleighrdes we'll nigh
impossible Credabe county our pehorc school
Each district has its school building wepad teacher AT
Challis the high school studies are taught
Probably onefourh mountainous territory county
is heavily timbered with spruce fir and pine
With large tracts of farming grazing uncuvated with
list OF taxable property annually frightening with giant strides
with Increasing revenue and decreasing with railroad
budng with good schools churches and crimes with
OF luxurious vegetaon with admirable climate
favorable to heath with fertile SOIL fruitful products
and with vast mineral wealth gold silver copper lead iron
and the precious meaCuser county with natural
gifts and advantages that will prove though
stencc TO nave been but puny part progressive
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04
a MAN OF NERVE.


Wife 10 "A Friend.
There are nervy men and nervy men.
One nervy man was on Pythian street
car the other afternoon, says the New
Orleans Times-Democrat lie was rid
ing home with his wife. The car
wasn't very crowded. When hereached
the corner the conductor rang the
bell. The car stopped, and he start
ed out with his wife. On the way out
he saw q friend of his and halted mid
way down the aisle.
"Mr. Jones'" said the neryy man,
this is my wife"
Il am glad to meet you, Mr.. Jones, .
said the wife.
Il am charmed" said Mr.. Jones.
Then everybody shook hands.
''Good-by, Jones' said the nervy man
"Geod-by," said Jones.
Then the nervy man left the car
which had been standing still during
the ceremony of introduction, expires
sions of delight and farewells.
''Weii. I'll be burned" said the con
ductor, and the passengers who hac
been looking on wide-mouthed laughed
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04
Agriculture and Stock Raising.

Agriculture ably supplements the mining industry enrching
this county The Salmon river rising the Sawooth mountains
north OF Wood river enters its south border and pur
suing zgag course general north easery direction receiv
the waters of ten large creeks These
streams together with Lost river and tributaries flow through
OF acres of arabic land still uncuvaed Since the hand
OF man is forced to supply what nature whhod irrigation takes
the place of RAIN and the that annually goes would
make verdant fruitful valleys out of DESERTS would the
the silence OF desoaon into the sounds homes Agr
culture like all other industries of the county in its infancy
The time not distant when large gang will be taken
out OF Salmon river which has endless supply and
OF acres OF rich sagebrsh along river will be
reclaimed Inc farms OF this produce wonderful yields of
hay oats wheat potatoes etc. per acre. and large crops
harvested each year
Stocgrowg is one of leading industries of the county, and
with the usually mild winters in the valleys and excellent summer
has become very emunerave industry county
each year derives its largest the way of
taxes each year IRON the stock growers.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04

The railroad time between New
York and Boston has been reduced to
four hours and % minutes,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-08-04
A Royal Entertainer and
an Entertainer of Royalty
Sings Everything *''@ Plays Everything

Why not own a Victor and have a The
atre in your own Home