The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-29
1904. election year.

Emmett Hosford is spending few
days in challis
Bill Flenniken is suffering from a
severe attack of gout.
Simon P. Jones was up from Ellis
couple of days last week.
Don't forget the grand ball at the
challis Hot Springs tonight
ID. W. shaDafelt is spending the
Holidays with his family at Iron creek.
Miss Minnie Hurst and Frank
Grotwold. of BayhOrse, spent Xmas in
Challis.
Miss Maud Ebberts and Miss Hazel
Paul are spending the Holidays at
Mackay.
Miss Myrtle Morrison expected TO
depart yesterday on visit with her
sister at Pocatello.
WIN. Ginnell has returned from
Salt Lake where be went to receive
treatment for his eyes
a basket dance for the benefit of
Patterson school wss held at the Pat
terson school house last Friday night
Miss Howeth. teacher at the Ellis
school, gave an excellent entertain
neut with her school on Christmas
eve.
Miss Lizzie Keener, principal OF
the Clayton Public School, is visiting
with her sister at ChaIlis for a few
days.
Fire degrees below zero in Challis
on Christmas night, the most frigid
weather experienced thus far this
winter.
Mrs. Jos. Rodgers aad children,
and Miss Nonie Hallarsn returned
Friday last from their New Orleans
La, visit
County supt, Martha keenan,, de-
i parted for Boise last Wednesday to at
tend a meeting of the County Superin-
tendents OF the State.
Miss Marion Bascom, teacher in
the Primary department of the Challi:
Public School, is spending the Holiday
vacation with her parents at Dickey.
Henry Sturkey has sold his half
interest in the Challis & Sturkey plac-
er mines at Stanley Basin, to Nr.
Grow, of Topeka, Kansas, nephew Of
Alvah P. Challis.
Il We lave heard of nothing more
relative to the North Mackay ROAD
House murder. II is burning shame
that crime should ran riot if the Grim
lnal can possibly be found.
Next week we hope TO publish I
three or four column article on th'
Bayhorse mining district from the sbl'
pen of s F. Hunt, and viii issue 3
hundred or more extra copies
IS. f. Hunt and t. j. Kerr left las
Wednesday :oE Thunder Mountain OF
mining business, and expect to return
on Feb. 2Oth. The greater part OF th'
trip will be made on snowshoe<
a pleasant party was given at tbs
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. L. H. John
ston for the young folks in Challis las
night A large number of younl
people were present, and all repor
having a splendid time.
Commencing on January 1st, 1904
the subscription price of the MRssES
GER will be reduced to $500 per year
This does not apply to back subscriP
tions. On Jan. Ist we intend 10 sens
out numerous statements to those VIII
are delinquent, hoping that they ma.
pay up aud take advantage of the nev
J rate.
1t is reported the Challis- Macka.
mail schedule will change jan. lst b
the change the mail leaves Mscksy a
8 o'clock a m. and arrives in Challis a
: o'clock in the evening of the sam
day. The mail will depart FROM Chal
lis in the morning at 6 o'clock. Th
mail fer the up-river towns will ais
, be changed, leaving Challis at 6 o'eloc
l a. M. and arriving at o'clock P. n
: In one way of looking at the matter
: is an improvement over the presen
; mail schedule. for the stage will be al
5 most certain 10 connect with the train
But on the other hand the mail wi
{ arrive in Challis six hours later tha
: at present, and still many hours late
> in the towns in the upper country, be
: cause their mail will remain here owe
, night, instead of leaving Challis at
I o'clock p. m. as at present. There
4 only one change of mail that the pee
5 pie demand and that is daily. w
{ are entitled to it. and these trI-weekl
L changes do not appease the wrath c
e an outraged people.
e Later We learn from a reliabl