The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-11-10

: DLocsL AND oTHER NEws.4z .

Winter days will soon be here.
Oregon apples for sale at Buster's-
Lockhart Boyd is down from Stanley
Basin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jos Short have moved
to Custer
Lee Watson had thumb dislocated
last Wednesday.
NJ. E. Foley and family moved to
Custer last week
George McGowan came out from
Custer last week.
Mat Womacks was out from Yellow
jacket last week.
Congress met in special session on
Monday, the 9th
Flo Clyde, of Clayton. is spending a
a few days in town.
AL Barselow of Patterson was
.SAhtAiS NA5AbOE l6SL week
Emmett Hosford was down from
Clayton part of last week.
Billy Peck is out on crutches and his
broken leg is mending rapidly.
DR.. c. S. Jones, the Salmon dentist,
was in town.part of last week.
Thos. J. Paul came down from the
Basin the fore part of last week.
It looks as if Attorney General Knox
was hand in glove with Littauer.
C. V. Hansen, the genial stage man,
was in Challis portion of last week.
As in a large hotel, the messengers
in the White House must now wear
uniforms.
George Hewitson came up from Sal
mon last Wednesday evening and has
gone to Custer.
Carrie Nation and Dr. Parkhurst feel
that Dowie is getting more than his
share of uotoriety.
Commissioner Curtis from Goldburg
and L. Mulkey of Little Lost river,
we're in town last week.
Don't forget the ball to be given by
the Rebekah lodge of ChaIlis on Nov
26th-Thanksgiviug night
Mrs. Chas. Wilkinson returned from
Ogden Tuesday where she had been
receiving medical treatment.
If the President did not interfere so
much in the state campaigns, he would
have much more time to play tennis.
C. E. Eddy and wife arrived in this
city last Tuesday from Salt Lake, and
departed for Custer the following day.
W. W. Adamson and c. C. Chapman
departed for HALEY last Sunday to
have their preliminary hearing before
the Probate Court.
General Funston advocates more pay
for the private soldier and less orna-
ments on the officers uniforms. Most
people will agree that there is sound
sense in both these reforms.
Mexico has been asked to surrender
one of the St. Louis boodlers as an
'.act of comfy" She will consent
provided our government agrees to
grant similar request coming from
Mexico.
Secretary Payne expressed regret st
the resignation of suspected postal
employees, but Secretary Root said
nothing when the head of the army
was forced, by his age, to retire from
the United States service.
S. w. Egan who short time ago
secured 8 six months lease on the
newspaper plant of the Custer Pros
peetor from the owners, and is said
that Egan published an article that
did not please part of the owners, so
they had papers served on Egan to
vacate the premises on short notice.
So he vacated and came to Challis last
week for legal advise. While here he
met C. E. Eddy who owns a one-half
interest in the Prospeetor, but was in
ignorance of the ousting OF Egan. Mr..
Eddy induced Egan TO return with
him to Custer, but we have not learned
matter was settled.
The Adamson-chapman case came
up before Probate Judge Adams on
Tuesday last, and the hearing was
postponed until next Monday at 10
o'clock a. M. Each of the defendants
was placed under 81 500 bonds, and
remanded to the custody of Sheriff
Bowen of Custer county. The defense
in this case deny the charges in the
complaints, and declare personal
service of the summons was made in
HALEY. Owing to the serious charac-
ter of the changes against the defend
ants and the explicit denials by the