The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-09-01
9nrnl aletus Itents.

G. E. Eddy arrived in town
last Tuesday morning from a
mining trip to Salt Lake, Boise
and Portland.
Billy Draper was touched" at
the Road House, near Mackay,
last week, he claims, for the sum
of 5000 in cash.
Pure Food Inspector McPher-
son, of Boise, arrived in Challis
last Thursday evening in com
pany with DIR. J. 0. Allen.
For Fresh Bread, Pies. Cakes,
Delicious Ice Cream and Lunch
es. call at City Bakery, Challis,
Idaho, Mary g. Dorgan, Prop.
Miss Grace Barracks and VIM.
B. Kesl were married near Sal
mon on the 20th inst. The bride
is a sister of Mrs. Chas. B. Jen-
sen, of Challis.
Arthur McGown and family
of Cnster are in Challis. Mr..
lMcGown is out to see his broth
er who is lying at the point of
death.
Senator Macbeth. Hon. George
B. Baldwin, II. HI. Knapp, Chas.
Waller, DIR. G. T. Jones. DIR. j.
o. Allen and K. Mckenzie, of
Custer, were in town last week
on court business.
The California trotting Tare-
Lou Dillon"-broke the worlds
trotting record on the mile track
at Readville. Mass. Aug. oath
going the distance of one mile in
two minutes fat. Quarters: 304,
304, 304 and 29.
| Action has been commenced in
the District Court of Custer
county by Reginald Coryell VS..
John Dudley to acquire title to a
one half interest in the Califor-
MIA, Homestake and w. j. Bryan
lode mining claims situate on
Bachelor mountain, Custer.
The Lewiston Idaho) Tribune
publishes the following. Ii
sounds rather fishy The most
wonderful human freak ever
known was unearthed in the sub
urb of the city a few days ago
and will soon be placed on public
exhibition. A being 35 years old.
with human body and the head
of a horse, standing but two feet
and six inches high, and covered
with hair over foot in length,
is the description of this wonder
full creature. Without human in
telligence and without the power
of human speech this creature
has been hidden from all eyes
save those of the unhappy par
ents until, by accident. a Lewis
ton delivery man. rushing int
the yard early Saturday morning
was startled to see the oddity
: which had escaped the parents
vigilance for few moments
calmly munching grass on tn,
; lawn. The deliveryman returned
; to his wagon without making hi!
; presence known but the strang,
; sight he had seen influenced hin
; to make an investigation. Hi
; inquiries developed the fact tina
the unnamed was born in tn,
; mountains back of the Potlatcl
; country 80 years ago and that h,
, was the first, other than the par
; ents, who had ever beheld til,
; strange being. The parents hav,
+, lived with the secret locked il
; their bosoms for all these years
!, only to have it discovered by
: moments carelessneSs. Afte
the first shock of discovery ha'
passed away, the relief from con
< slant vigilance was consolation
;, to the afflicted parents and the,
: talked calmly of their misfortun
; aud described the traits an
; peculiarities of their strang
> child. Never has. it displaye
;, even ordinary intelligence an
; of late has become so viciou
: that the greatest attention /
: self preservation must be exel
7 cised in caring for the unfortur
! ate being. After a long consu
u tation and a sacred promise I
: always care well for the helples
= imbecile and under no circun
!, stances ever to reveal its paren
; age, an agreement was reache
, by which the deliveryman cam
> into possession of the wondel
: Yesterday well known Lewis
/ ton man. who is known to be
: capable manager of such a
: enterprise. was taken into par