The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-24

"A. s. cotter was up from Ellis last
Friday.
DIR. Philips expects to return to
challis Thursday.
-George clemow, we are told, has
gone to Honolulu.
Joseph P. Diclsey and wife visited
in Challis last week.
Attorney NJ. A. Brown returned to
Challis from HALEY Thursday.
VIM. Bascom, of Dickey, was a
visitor at the county seat Thursday.
John Hall of Stanley is in town
and will spend the winter on Salmon
river.
Life insurance agents Dr. Woods
and Mr.. Burroughs were in town last
week.
Thomas B. Wilde departed for his
home at Philadelphia, Pa, on last
Wednesday.
-.Johu S. Altman and Chas. Dewitt
were out from their Morgan creek
ranch last week.
Rev. Mr.. Collins of Salmon preach
ed at the church in this place last
Wednesday evening.
Flo Clyde is down from the Red
Bird mine to attend the Thanksgiving
ball Thursday night.
IS. f. Hunt was down from Bay.
horse Saturday. He says the Turtle
group of mines are looking better eacf
day.
Ed. Fitzgerald of Clayton while
freighting had the misfortune to breal
leg on Yankee Fork hill last Wedn
esday.
Sheriff Bowen returned from
HALEY Thursday. He left Walker IN
the Blackfoot Jail to await the action
J of the supreme court.
-Wm. T. oster and family of Custer
: after spending a few days in Challis
departed Friday for visit with rela
tives in Pennsylvania.
Deputy Sheriff Kent of Bingham
county went up to Custer last weel
/, and arrested Billy Reed who is charged
with stealing horses from the Indial
agency, and also stealing horses frou
others. Quite a number of the hors
thief gang are being rounded up.
Let the good work go on. There ar
still some of the gang at large.
Henry Sturkey came down fror
Stanley Basin last week, where he ha
been since early last spring working
his placer mines, with results tina
were very satisfactory. Mr.. Sturke
will spend the winter in this vicinity
He says the mines in that locality ar
looking well, and next season he say
! it is believed another dredge will
installed by Boise company. Ther
was 16 inches of snow at the Basi
when Mr.. Sturley left.
Last Wednesday evening Custs
Encampment No. 10. I. o. o. f. electe
! the following officers
C. P.-Wm. Elder,
H. Pm. ri. Sweet.
S. WIN. ]. Bowen.
Scribe. G. Finnell.
!, Treasurer. C. Dougherty.
:. j. Wv. w. Adamson.
Trustees-J. c. Fox, Thomas JOS
j. O. Adams.
Thos. Jose was recommended for I
!, D. G. P.
il w. w. Challis, brother of the lat
A. p. Challis, arrived in town frol
Stanley Basin on the 18th inst, wher
he has been since last spring repre-
senting his brothers interest in tn
! Challis s. Sturkey placer mines. o
Thursday morning he departed fc
Custer, Dakota, in the Black Hill
where he has valuable mining inter
= / eStS. MTs AudAAAS ARONNcs hR"OfNhs
return to Stanley Basin in April, as b
believes this country offers better oil
:, portunities to the prospector than th
Black Hills.
a Hon. R. w. Mcbride, of Salmon
le arrived in town last Wednesday eve
If ming. He will have charge of tn
: Idaho mineral exhibit at the st. Loui
" Worlds Fair, and is making tour {
lie Custer county to collect mineral spec
d. mems from the mines of the county
l. and he requests all who have ore sam
e Piles to leave them at some convenier
o place and he will call and get then
It A good exhibit from Custer county wi
Ie be big advertisement of the miner;
% resources OF the county. Mr.. McBrid
?, hopes to make arrangements with Nj
y Enos Watson, of Challis, who OWE
e two of the largest and best miners
|, cabinets in Idaho to take them to tn
Il Fair, as they would alone make an es
e cellent exhibit of the ores of this por