The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-12-22
Taxes are coming in very slow.

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-Bill Flenniken's "Anti-Fat Res
taurant," located on Tin Can Alley,
opened its doors yesterday morning.
The following Pahsamaroi stock
growers were in Challis last Saturday
to attend the organization of the Gus
ter County Stock Association : James
Hooper, BENZ. Borjeson, s. J. Roberts,
Lee Virgins, Geo. Ellis, Geo. Wiggins,
f. II. Tolman and Jack Pierson.
AT Boston, Mass, the democrats
won an overwhelming victory in the
municipal election last Tuesday. Pat
rick Collins was reelected Mayor by
$1,000 plurality. The board of alder
men will be solidly democratic,
aud that party will have large mai
ority in the common council.
Reports from Loon creek bring
very encouraging information from
the Crackerjack group of mines, owned
by C. Z. Eddy and others. A strike
in this property was made few days
ago that resembles the Lost Packer, of
which it is neighbor. 1t was In
driving to tap the ledge at vertical
depth of eighty feet that twelve inches
of ore was uncovered, and while no
assays have been made on it, paintings
have revealed the presence of many
colors, while previous test revealed
as much as IA per cent copper.
IS. NJ. Smith, j. Piercy and ]. Tur-
ner came down from the Greyhound
mine Saturday. The Greyhound is
developing into one the big lead-silver
mines Of the county. 1t is in the
Sheep Mountain district. Mr. Smith,
who is in charge, informs us that the
mine is looking remarkably well, and
that his company expects to do con-
siderable work on the property next
year. Six men are employed at the
mine this winter. Mr.. Smith has just
finished putting in his winters sup
plies, and brought his stock down for
the winter. He says there was about
five feet of snow of the Vanity summit
when he left.
The Custer County Stock Associa-
tion met at Challis last Saturday and
perfected an organization, and the
following named officers were elected
PresidenL-Joseph Rodgers.
Secretary y-Treasurer-L.H Il. Johnston.
Executive Committee-Wm. Babcock,
John Stephens, James Papworth, Emil
Kleupfer, James Hooper, Joseph Rodg-
ers and L. Fl. Johnston.
Constitution and Bylaws were
adopted. The meeting was largely
attended and starts off with about so
charter members, and it's membership
will undoubtedly be increased to 200
before another year. 1t adopted as a
name "The Custer County Stock As
sociation,' and its membership books
are open to all stockmen in Custer
county and adjacent sections. 1t is a
move in the right direction, as in or
ganization there is strength. Had an
organization of this kind been formed
our stockmen would of had less stock
stolen. The new organization is for
protection against ''stock-rustlers, !"
who have invaded this neighborhood
in high-handed manner for years
past, and for other purposes of benefit
to the stock-growers. An assessment
has been levied to create a reserve fund
which will be used to the best interest
of the Association.
1t was a most foul murder that of
Simon Jarovich, an aged Austrian, at
the Road House near Mackay ON the
be resort of low order. A dispatch
from Mackay to the officials at this
place on Dec 14th, gives a brief ac-
count of the tragedy. A possible trag-
edy has been coming to light at Mac
kay yesterday and today through an
investigation oceasioned by the death
early Sunday morning at his home in
a tent near the White Knob smelter of
an Austrian named Simon Jarovich. 1t
appears that Jarovich spent the pre-
vious night at the North Mackay Road
House, wearing in his belt $50 in gold,
says the dispatch. He returned Mon
day to his tent in a dazed condition,
covered with blood and said that he
had fallen. But later, evidently re
alizing his condition, he said he had,
upon leaving his room at the Road
House, been struck in the head by a
heavy club or some other weapon. A
doctor was called and found him in a
dying condition. He never spoke
again. A coroner's inquest was held
but did not result in throwing any
light as to who was the guilty party.
The jury on the strength of the post
mortem, brought in verdict that
deceased came to his death from injur-
les inflicted by persons unknown while
at the North Mackay Road House. ,"
Jarovich was buried today. No arrests