The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-02-24

peared in Challis.
Rebekah public entertainment
at the hall next Friday night.
Fitzpatrick's school apportion-
ment bill met its defeat in the
House.
1t is reported that Judge Stoc-
kslager has lost ], 400 sheep thus
far this winter.
Mr.. LaMay, of California, a
relative of Mrs. Jennie Dodge, is
visiting in Challis.
The Challis Constable was a
very busy man last Friday night
in his official capacity.
Valentine Maelzer, Chris Carl
son, Otto Boyer, Olee Mead and
Ed. Maelzer were over from Pah-
samaroi last week.
1t is reported that a very pleas
ant G. E. social was held at the
residence of Mrs. Belle Thomp-
sons last Tuesday night.
A new supply of the celebrat-
ed D. NJ. Ferry & Co.'S. garden,
field and flower seeds have just
been received at Busters.
DR.. Kirtley, of the firm of
Wright & Kirtley, of Salmon, has
located in Chaliis. The doctor
comes highly recommended.
The Governor has signed a bill
which is now law, that persons
in Idaho cannot marry under six
months after they are divorced.
Last Saturday was rather late
for Valentines day. but many of
the sweet little comic valentines
were received in Challis on that
date.
The Idaho House killed the
Bingham county division bill.
The Senate has passed bill to
close saloons, dance houses, con
cert halls. theatres and race
tracks on Sunday.
Mackay is no longer a ''dry''
town. Last week the City Coun-
Gil set apart a block on the north
side of the railroad track for sa-
looms. Mackay has never been
a ''dry" town only in name.
Robert N. Bell, State Mine In
spector, from Custer county, and
| Miss Emma F. Stevens, sister OF
Lieutenant Governor Stevens, OF
Blackfoot, were married a
Blackfoot on the 18th inst. Theil
many friends in Custer county
wish them success.
The Salmon Herald has bull
ION paper), no less than half I
dozen railroads to Salmon City
this summer, until Lemhi county
would resemble a checker board
the way it will be cut up rail
roads. What wonderful heaC
this fellow Abbott has
The Idaho City World pay
G. G. Clawson, an able writer fo.
the MESSENGER, the following
merited compliment
"Cal Clawson Gu connection
with his observatory title spellet
with two KS is one of the mos
entertaining writer's in the West
No matter what his subject is, h'
makes it delightfully."- charming
and the reader, on reaching tn
close, always wishes it Were
! longer"
! Don't send yer paper to m
emmy more" wrote an old time
to an editor, fur in last week
paper you had a whole collun
about a man named Roosevelt
| havin sore on his leg. NoN
you know doggoned well that 70
the pas 2 weeks I've had a bill
on both my legs and a carbunkl
t on the back of the neck and 20
never said word about hit. :
: Elk.
A young man who goes by th
name of Leo" gave an exec
lent entertainment OF slack-wir
: walking, juggling, ETC., in th
= hall last Wednesday night. II
: is very clever. At this entel
7 tainment a prize was awarded I
the most popular lady in Challi
! by vote. Mrs. j. p. Spaldin
: was awarded the prize. In th
: pie eating'contest Joe Paul wo
! first money.
+ 1t seems possible that the {
e S. l.. railroad will build its Ma
n kay branch to Challis next sun
i mer. The reason why we thin
!, so is because we do not see S