The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-01-06

ISS OleIuOW departed last
week for Salt Lake City to spend
the winter.
Another dance held in Challis
last Friday night-eight couples
present.
Miss Martha Keenan, arrived
from visit to Salt Lake City
last Saturday.
The Pocatello Advance is now
published tri-weekly. The Ad-
vance is one of our most valuable
exchanges.
Fatima Hopoo, the female
Bermese midget, one of the
smallest in the world, 90 years
old, and only weighed Is pounds,
died at Beaumont, Tex, on the
Doth inst.
There is talk of holding an old
folks dance in Challis on Feb.
22nd. No person will be allowed
to attend under As years of age.
No, that will never do, for the
ladies will not be there are
too young.
We are informed that Prof. r.
w. Morphey and Rev. R. S.
Nickerson, of Challis, have clos
ed deal for general merchandise
store on Pahsamaroi owned by
Brown & Eldridge, of Blackfoot.
Mr.. Morphey has had several
years experience in that line of
business. We wish the new firm
success.
Between 4 and 5 o'clock last
Tuesday evening Frank Brown
was killed. and Jesse Lee shot in
the foot and in the instep by
Larry ]. Bannon, at the ranch of
the latter on Poverty Flat, about
z miles southeast of Bellevue.
Mr.. Bannon had just returned
from Haley when Brown and
Lee came to his place with a
sleigh and hayrack.
You are not coming here after
that hay, are you ?" asked Ban
non. To this, either Lee OF
Brown replied You don't
think we came after snow do
you %
A dispute ensued when Lee
shot twice at Bannon with a re-
volver, but missed him.
Bannon ran to his house and
returned with a rife, when
Brown tried to draw his revolver.
Bannou thereupcn shot Brown.
the bullet penetrating about on
a line with the left corner of the
mouth. about an inch or so back
of it, severing the jugular vein,
and passing out under the right
ear. Brown must have died in
stantly.
Lee was shot in the right foot
with a rifle, the ball penetrating
the sole, tearing the feshy part
of the big toe, and imbedding
itself in the instep. 1t tore rents
in the leather shoe and rubber
overshoe. He was also shot in
the leg between the knee and the
hip.
Larry J. Bannon Immediately
rode to HALEY and surrendered
to the sheriff. He was locked
up in the county jail.-Hailey
Times.
Estrays may be taken up at
any time after November 1st
until April Both of each year.
Within 10 days after taking up,
if the owner of the estray is un-
known, the taker-up must file
with the county auditor a notice
giving the marks, brands, ETC.,
natural or artificial, also the
name and address of the taker-
up. A notice must also be pub
lished in the newspaper publish
ed nearest the place where the
animal was taken up. The aud
itor is entitled to so cents for re-
cording and the newspaper $1.0O
for publishing each notice, which
fee must be paid in advance by
the taker-up. If the owner OF
the estray does not appear within
forty days from the time the
notice is filed with the auditor
and substantiate his claim and
pay all charges, including pub
LEGATION and recording fee, the
taker-up may cause same TO be
sold by the sheriff or constable
of the precinct in which the ami
NAL was taken up, by giving al
least ten days notice prior to the
sale, by posting three notices in
as many conspicuous places.
The taker-up is allowed ten cents
per day for feeding. but cannot
charge for more than five days