The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-01-13
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

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DIR. Jones, the Salmon dentist,
arrived in this city the fore part
of last week and is doing good
business.
We learn that @. e. Eddy came
very near perishing on his trip
over to Loon creek recently. He
was lost and alone in the noun
tains over night. and only by a
scratch he got through.
The best apples grow along
Hood river, Oregon, near the
famous old Mt. Hood. They are
large, juicy and of excellent fav-
or, besides free of worms. VIM.
Buster, at the rock meat market
in Challis, this year shipped a
large quantity Of these celebrat-
ed Hood river apples, which can
be had at reasonable figures, by
the box or pound.
In the eighty years since the
Monroe Doctrine was first pro-
pounded, the navy of the United
States has never equalled that of
any of the great European pow
ers and yet the Doctrine has
never been violated. The reason
is plain. The United States
feeds a large portion of Europe.
Were Germany or England, for
instance, to make war on the
United States their armies would
starve. All this talk about max
ing our navy equal in strength to
theirs is jingoism.
Last Wednesday night the fol
lowing elected and appointed Of
ficers of Custer Encampment No.
10, 1. o. o. r., by Thos. ]. Paul,
D. d. G. P.
G. P.-Thomas Jose.
Il. Pm. NJ. Sweet.
S. W.-John Stephens.
Scribe-J. G. Finnell.
Treas c. Dougherty.
]. W.-Wm. Elder.
Guide-Geo E. Keyes.
1st W.-Hugh McKendrick.
End W.-John @. Adams.
3rd ". Robert Morrison.
4th VT. J. Paul.
/ 81. L. EbbertS.
1st G. of TT. G.. FinnelL
End G. of Tt. G. Dougherty
Trustees-Henry Sturkey, j.
Q. Adams, Robt. Morrison.
E. Hosford, a stockman from
Clayton, was among the visitcrs
who arrived yesterday. He says
Clayton. and, in fact, the great.
er part of the county, has been
greatly handicapped by lack O.
transportation. Teaming orr
long distances is an expensive
proposition and the necessity fol
this has retarded development
The cattle range IS in good con
dition and herds are growing, bu
the need of railway construction
is apparent on all sides.
Senator Baker. whose home is
at Mackay, states the develop
mentS IN the mines of the White
Knob company at that place
have been very satisfactory
There is 80 feet of ore showing
which runs all the way from
TO so per cent in copper. Sen
ator Baker said the smelter wa:
much too large for the mine
Two stacks were put up of tn,
estimated capacity of 800 tom
each, but when the plant wa.
run a single stack took 500 tons
At that time there was no orr
reserve upon which to run anC
it was impracticable to operat'
the works, but since then tn,
mine had been opened at deptt
and would soon be a large ant
steady producer.
/ Representative John d. Fitz
patrick of Custer county travele'
375 miles to reach the state cap
ital. although his home is les
than 200 miles as the crow flies
According to his idea. all CuSte
county needs is railway com
munication. Il am astockman,
said Mr.. Fitzpatrick, "but / be
lieve we have some of the bes
mineral lands in the state. Tn
White Knob Copper compan.
has one of the best properties o
the kind in the intermountaiI
country, and there are others.
understand, just as good await
ling development, / don't pre-
tend to be posted on mining mat
ters, but men who ought to know
/ tell me we have a great fut1r'
in fhse raSYaot Tho 1 nclrv Rn,