The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-07-14
State Mine Inspector Bell IS
seriously i'll at Boise.


reported seriously i'll at Boise.
Messrs. Crandall and Ceaser,
mining men, departed for Tacoma
Friday evening.
Geo. W. Emery foreman of the
Ramshorn mine returned to Bay
horse Saturday.
We are enjoying some real hot
summer weather at present, but
it is good for hay time.
Mrs. Len. Peck has been very
sick for the past week. but she
IS slightly improved at this time.
George Berry, travelling agent
for the Boise Capital News was
in Challis Friday and Saturday
last.
Mrs. Thompson gave the little
girls of her S. S. class picnic
at her home west of Challis one
day last week.
Wm. Young and J. E. Salmage
Of Salt Lake, went up to Bay
horse Sunday morning to inspect
the Ramshorn Cos. mines.
George S." the celebrated
old running horse formerly own
ed by different Custer county
people, took first money easily
in the 600 yard race at Salmon
on the 4th.
The $1,000 gold brick steal
from the mail sack between Gus
ter and Clayton published in the
Telegraph last week, is only one
Of Birds" pipedreams, and not
word of truth in it.
Billy Boyd has returned from
Tonopah, Nevada. He says
there is really only one mine
there, and that is the Mizpah.
There are hardly a hundred men
employed in it, and there are
about 5000 in the camp looking
for work.-News Miner.
The Custer Gold Mining Co., a
corporation formed under the
laws of the State of Washington,
filed certified copy of its articl-
es of incorporation with Record
er Keyes on Thursday last. The
capital stock is $2,OO0,OOO, and
the object of the incorporation is
to carry on a general mining and
reduction business in this county.
Milton A. Brown, of Challis, is
designated as agent for the SER
vice of process. The company
has already obtained control of
several properties, and as soon
as the legal formalities have
been complied with the record
titles will be placed in the cor
Iporation.
Samuel Ireland and Samuel
Collet who, as stated by the st.
Anthony Peak last week, wers
brought back from Red Rock.
Mont, by H. E. Jenkins and
landed in the county Jail to ans
wer to the charge of horse steal
ing, had their hearing Tuesday
before Judge Donaldson in the
Probate Court, the hearing con-
suming the greater part of the
day. Col. t. b. Hamer assisted
| County Attorney Soule in behalf
of the state and B. ]. Briggs of
Idaho Falls was attorney for the
defendants. In the opening of
the trial Attorney Briggs object
ed to proceeding with the case
on the grounds that the Probate
/ Court had no jurisdiction as the
crime was committed in Wilford
lprecinct. Judge Donaldson
promptly overruled the objec-
ton and the examination of wit
nesses was Immediately begun.
/ Those who identified horses
found in the possession of ireland
and Collett at Red Rock, which
belonged to them were S. H.
Davis, Daunt Mannon, George
and Hyrum Davis of Wilford.
Mr.. Cook of Twin Groves, Mrs.
Birch and Joe Howard of Ches-
ter. There being nine head of
/ horses belonging to the above
named parties.
Ireland and Collet must face a
jury of their peers and answer
to a crime that has become so
common in Fremont and other
4 southeastern counties that farm
ers and stockmen are taking
great risks when they turn their
cattle and horses on the range.
Promptly at the close of the
hearing Judge Donaldson placed
the prisoners under bonds in the
sum of $500 each to appear at
the district court, which they
were not able to give. and were