The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-01-06
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Did you swear off |?

Taxes became delinquent yes
terday.
The weather was rather mild
last week.
Attorney Clark and son came
up from Mackay Sunday.
The new county officers will
be sworn in next Monday.
AL. Hoskins, the Clayton smith
spent last week in Challis.
Ed. O'Neal was over from the
Pahsamaroi one day last week.
Walter Black came up from
Salmon last Wednesday evening.
School commenced yesterday
after a two weeks Holiday vaca-
ton.
The Thank Offering meeting
held in Challis last Wednesday
niShO uOItSu ptO.
Attorney Johnston was over at
HALEY attending court, a special
term being held there on the Big
Lost river water case.
Mrs. frankie Hicks, Bud Ire
land, John Flohr and Chris Carl
son of Pahsamaro, attended the
New Years ball in Challis. 4
The Mackay Telegraph was
revived last week, having been
leased by Trego & Healy. We
wish the new management sue
cess in their new labor.
1--WE would not print an article
whose language and moral tone
is too low to go in the purest
home, and be read by the most
innocent person. "-Lemhi Her
aid.
Wouldn't that jar you ? Next
Word was received at this place
last Wednesday night of the
death of Phil Shenon of Salmon.
No particulars, only that he fell
from a wagon and sustained a
serious rupture, and that he died
while undergoing an operation.
Mr.. Shenon is one of the richest
men in Lemhi county, and one
of the early day placer pioneers.
He was about 20 years of age.
We are under obligations this
week to F. w. Vogler, General
Manager of the Redrock, Salmon
& Gibbonsville Stage Co., for an
annual pass for 1903. This is
one of the best equipped stage
lines in the West, and through
the business-like management of
Mr.. Vogler we learn that the
line is a very profitable one.
Every care is taken for the ac-
commodation of their passengers
and express and freight matter
also receives prompt attention.
-Four and six-horse Concord
coaches run daily between Red
rock and Salmon.
The committee at Custer hav-
ing the matter in hand, have
selected name for the new town
at Loon creek. 1t is to be known
and of record as "Orogrande"
Zone word) in memory of the old
placer town, which signifies in
Spanish, Great Gold" from the
big nuggets that were found at
the first opening of the place.
Assays of samples of ore
brought in from the Lost Packer
mine by parties in from there
Christmas gave results at deep
est workings of a sixth eight
inch vein. of between Sc, 500 and
Sc, 700 gold, and an average of
about three feet of soft ore gives
between 5000 and 500 per ton in
gold. The assays were made at
the Custer mill.
According to advices from the
east, the directors of the White
Knob Copper company have
authorized the issue of $500, 900
6 per cent ten-year sinking fund
gold debentureS, convertible after
April 1, 1904, at the rate of one
bond for eighty shares of new
stock. 1t is deemed advisable to
reduce the par value of stock
from 800 per share to $40 per
share and authorize an increase
of $500,0 900 of stock 10000 shar-
es of the par value of $40 each)in
order to provide for the sale and
conversion of the bonds. 1t is
also proposed that the opportun-
ity of purchasing these bonds at
par and interest shall be offered
10 the stockholders for pro rata
subscription, the holders of a
majority of the stock having al