The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-06-02
Cy. Jones and wife were over
from Ellis last week.

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from Ellis last week.
]. A. Czizek was in ChalIis
last week enroute TO the Loon
creek mines.
John Jarvis has purchased the
ID. +. Powell cabin and lots near
the school house.
Salmon river is booming. In
one day and night last week the
water raised 13 inches.
F. E. Lauderbach, agent for
tailor made clothes, and r. L.
Bybee, optician, were among the
arrivals in Challis last week.
Martin Joyce is down from the
Skylark mine spending a few
days in Challis. This is his first
visit to the county hub since
last November.
Geo. t. Burroughs and wife.
Mrs. S. W. Egan and VIM. t.
Oster were passengers on last
Wednesday mornings stage for
Stanley and Custer.
DR.. G. T. Jones has gone over
to Pahsamaroi on a professional
trip. The Doctor is first-class
dentist, and those in need of his
services will do well to give him
a call.
John Mullen came out from
Custer one day last week. He
reports having just struck a 0
foot ledge of ore in the mine on
Custer mountain recently sold by
Mr.. Mullen to Vancouver mining
men and capitalists.
We received a liberal supply of
wedding cake by last Saturdays
mail, compliments of Mr.. and
Mrs. S. Russum of Arco, who
were married last Wednesday.
We wish the new couple abun-
dant success. The cake was
delicious.
Henry Duffy came down from
Stanley Basin last Thursday. He
mined at the Basin last winter.
Henry is No. 1 miner and also
a mine owner in Seafoam. He is
highly pleased with the mining
outlook in the upper Salmon
river country.
Ed. O'Neil came over from
May last Tuesday and returned
Thursday accompanied by his
family who had been visiting in
Challis. Mr.. O'Neil says that
the crops over In his country are
very backward this year on ac-
count of the late spring, which
seems to be quite universal in
the West.
George MCGOWAN who went to
Salt Lake for medical treatment
had to undergo an operation.
One report received here over
the phone was that he was get
ting along as well as could be ex-
pected. Another report was by
letter stating that Mr.. MCGOWAN
had cancer of the stomach and
his case was critical.
1t is reported that VIM. Buster
will soon commence the erection
of building across the street
from his meat market, to be used
by f. A. Reed as a postoffice,
and that it will be fitted up with
modern postoffice boxes, and ar
ranged SO that those renting lock
boxes can get their mail at any
time-day or night.
Memorial Day, last Saturday,
May 30th, was appropriately OBJ
served N Challis by the few re-
naming old soldiers, the Sunday
School children, the Odd Eel
low lodges, and the citizens in
general. Beautiful and touch
ing exercises we're held in the
hall in the afternoon, after which
the graves of the departed loved
one in both cemeteries were pro-
fusely decorated with flowers.
The observance of this day is
proper and fitting, and to much
respect cannot be shown to the
memory of the gallant old sold
les who have answered the last
roll call" Every part of the
program was carried out in a
pleasing manner. but one part of
it in particular we desire to speak
of, and that was the Rose Drill
and song by twelve small girls
dressed in white. each drilling
with wreath of roses in their
hands. The drill was beautiful
and almost perfect, and worthy
of mention. The drill was com
posed of the following young
girls Mildred Gayle, Eleanor