The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-29
Spin" Helm returned from
Chicago Tuesday evening last

Spin" Helm returned from
Chicago Tuesday evening last
City Marshal Harrington, of
Mackay, came in yesterday to
take in custody one Forebush.
who is charged with obtaining
money under false pretenses--
Blackfoot Mail
John Kilcup, of Clayton, is at
tending school at the State Acad-
emy, PocatellO. The students
from Custer county attending
school there speak in terms of
praise of that institution
The Poverty Social at the
church cleared $37. 90 last Friday
night The fines were numerous
Why. the committee even fined
Judge Finnell and Frank Cook
five cents each for having their
hair oiled.
Closely following the announ-
cement that blue ribbon had been
given to Spokane as an award
for the best butter COW at the
Oregon state fair, comes the
news that the 500 loving cup
for the most perfect display of
fruit at the Irrigation Congress
had been awarded 10 Idaho
Spokesman Review.
Work at the Opal mines on
Silver creek is progressing IN
good shape, and many beautiful
gems are found in the white
porphyry rock. The company
are putting up buildings and will
soon have them in readiness 10
install the new machinery for
cutting and polishing the opals-
The company are selecting it's
best gems which will be display
ed at the Worlds Fair.
An outing party. consisting of
DR.. Mitchell and his brother.
Captain Paul Mitchell and others
of Warm Springs, Mont, were
precipitated into Salmon river
on the grade two miles north cf
North Fork last Tuesday after
noon Captain Mitchell was in
stantly killed ard the balance of
the party badly bruised up An
Inquest was held at Salmon The
people are all prominent citizens
of Montana
I Custer county should do it's
level best to have a grand min
eraI and agricultural display at
the Worlds Fair at ST. Louis
next year. 1t is none too early
to commence laying aside speci-
mems for the mineral exhibit
We have the mines and the min
eraI. and it behoOves every per
son III the county to collect min
eral and other products thereby
making an excellent exhibit at
the big Fair. for it will be the
greatest advertisement of the
icounty'S wonderful resources
ever known. if the county has a
good exhibit. A magnificent ex-
hibit can be furnished if the
people viii take an interest in
the matter and not wait until the
last moment The Fair at St
Louis. without doubt, viii be the
grandest the world ever held
Boise City has a Suicide Club.
. fully organized and ready for
business. That it is ready for
business and has already tran
sacted some business is shown
by the fact that at least three of
its members have passed OFF
! by the suicide route within a
period of as many months The
( fact of the existence of the or
ganization there became known
to the police during an investiga-
ton into the death of Miss Grace
Ashton. its latest victim She
went by the morphine route. on
the third attempt. both of the
previous attempts having been
frustrated through seasonable
!; discoveries by friends During
the Investigation into the cause
of the death of Miss Ashton it
was discovered that another
young woman. q friend of Miss
Ashton, had lately attempted
, suicide. by taking poison. but
had recovered. and it was
through her that the existence
! of the club was known. The
club seems TO be regularly or
ganized, all young women. and
! holding meetings at regular in
tervals. 1t tranSpires that at
each meeting new victim is
chosen by lot, who is to pass
J off before the time for the next
/ meeting. by some one of the
: usual methods adopted in such
cases, the particular mode being
: optional with the candidates. Ii
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