The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-14
w are TO celebrate !.

from Blackfoot Thursday.
w. w. West arrived in Chal-
lis from Mackay Saturday.
County Supt. Martha keenan,
returned from Custer Sal .rday.
Miss Mabel Ringle, of Iron
Creek, is working at the Hote
Leaton.
Andy Knowlton came down
from Custer Saturday eyen.t e
and departed for Mackay.
-Children's Day has been
postponed at Challis until next
Sunday evening, the 18th.
Mrs. Frank Coleman, of
Custer, returned to Challis last
Thursday morning from a visit
to the Worlds Fair.
Mrs. Geo. L. MCGOWAN has
just closed a very successful term
I of school at Custer, and has NOV
ed to this valley to reside.
Since Custer county has
again been granted a daily mail
/ it seems like living civilized
part of the world once more.
United States Attorney for
Idaho, r. V. Cozier, died recent
ly at SanFrancisco. Attorney
n. M. Ruick, of Boise, has been
recommended for the position.
On account eff the great loss
of whiskey by fire at Peoria, H..
on June 4th-destroying 10000
barrels-it is feared that there
will be shortage this campaign
year of this popular intoxicant.
Next issue we will publish a
complete and detailed article on
the Commencement exercise of
the Custer Public School held on
June 9th and 10th, from the able
pen of our Custer correspondent.
Frank Woods was brought
down from Clayton last Tuesday
by Con Doty and S. H. Wilcox
to receive medical aid. Mr..
Woods condition is very critical,
and he has been very poorly for
some time.
Joseph Rodgers will com
mence shcaring his large band
of sheep this week. He will
have a good clip this year. for
which he has been offered 141
cents per pound, but is holding
for II cents.
Roscoe Hamilton was up
from May Wednesday. He says
May is becoming quite a thriving
little town. The Hammond &
Cleveland general merchandise
store at that place has opened its
doors for patronage.
Miss Della Morrison return
ed home Thursday morning from
Pocatello, where she has been
attending school at the Academy
of Idaho. Miss Della and John
KilcUp were among the number
this year who graduated in short
hand and typewriting.
| W. b. Fowler. the Salmon
photographer. will be in Challis
this week prepared TO do all
kinds of first class work in the
photograph line and at reason
able prices. He is up.to-date in
his Photographic work. and he
fully guarantees his work Pic
lures taken in cloudy weather as
we'll as any other time. Give
him a call and be convinced.
The saloon fixtures in the
Frost & Jones saloon were sold
at public sale by Sheriff Bowen
Wednesday last. They were pur-
chased by Wm Babcock and VIM.
Buster for $780, Messrs. Bah
cock and Buster have formed a
co-partnership. and will take out
a license and open up a saloon,
with John Carr as bartender, as
soon as the building can be re-
modled. painted and papered.
Chas. Frost has moved back to
the Boyd hotel building with his
soft drinks.
The following are the dates
of the various conventions that
have thus far been called
Democratic national conven-
tion at St. Louis, July 9th.
Republican national conven-
ton at Chicago, June 81.
Democratic state convention to
nominate state officers, at Lewis
ton. August 18th.
Republican state convention to
nominate state officers at Mos