The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-04-07
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Some of our ranchers in this
valley and over on Pahsamaroi
have commenced plowing.
Next Sunday is Easter. 1t the
present snow storms continue il
will be rough on the new Easter
hats.
Hon. Texas Angel of HALEY is
critically i'll, but from last re-
ports he showed slight improve
ment.
Judge FinneH has been con-
fined to his home for several
days past with rheumatism in his
right foot.
Work is progressing on w. H.
Leaton's hotel, and when com
pleted will make a decided i'm
proyement to Challis.
FOR SALE.-One Light, top
buggy with pole and shafts; one
light double harness.-F. A.
REED, Challis, Idaho.
The stages in this part of the
county are battling with soft
snow conditions on the Willow
creek summit and between Clay
ton and Custer.
A force of men have been put
to work by the Stanley Dredge
company shoveling the snow out
of the road from the mouth of
Yankee Fork to Stanley Basin.
DIR. Mitchell returned to Chal-
lis last Friday. He says that his
arrest was a misunderstanding,
and as soon as he got to Black
foot and explained the matter he
was released.
Mrs. W. E. Trapp who has
been quite sick, has recovered
sufficiently to be taken to the
hospital in Salt Lake where she
will have to undergo an opera
tion.-Pocatello Advance.
The weather still remains cold,
and about every other day we
are treated to light snowfall
all of which is good to grow
grass on the ranges-but mighty
bad to open the trail for an early
spring boom on Loon creek.
The series of religious meet
ings that have been held in this
city for the past ten days by the
Rev. Mr.. Haley, closed last Fri
day night, and on the following
day Mr.. and Mrs. Haley depart
ed for their home at Mackay.
We are in receipt of a very in
teresting letter from our Custer
correspondent relative mining
and other matters in and about
Custer and Loon creek. which
will appear in next Tuesdays is
sue. 1t arrived one day too late
for this issue.
Henry Sturkey. who spent the
winter at Boise City, returned TO
Challis last Saturday, and will
go up 10 Stanley shortly to com
mence the seasons work on his
/ placer mines. In speaking of
Mr.. A. P. Challis. who is a half
owner with him in the placer
mines at Stanley Basin, he said
he had received no encouraging
news of late relative TO Mr.. Chal-
Ills condition. The last informa-
ton that he received conveyed
the sad intelligence that Mr..
Challis was not expected TO live
but a short time. and he would
not be surprised to hear of the
old gentleman's death at any
moment. Mr.. Challis is with
his relatives at CGrbondale, Kan.
A legend says that an editor
died and slowly wended his way
along the path to where he sup
posed reception awaited him.
The devil met him aud said :
For years thou hast borne the
blame for many errors that print
ers have made in thy paper. The
paper has gone. alas. for $500
and $500 has often failed to come
in. The printers have deviled
thee Saturday nights for wages
when thou hadst not a cent to
thy name. Men have taken the
paper without paying for it and
cursed thee for not getting out a
better paper. Thou hast been
called a dead beat by the condac-
tors when thou hast shown thy
annual pass to their enviouS
gaze. All this thou hadst borne
in silence. Thou canst not come
in here. Heaven is thy home;
and besides if we let thee come