The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-19
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-Yard-cleaning is quite popular in
challis now.
j. C. Fox is quite sick with rheu-
matism.
The County Board adjourned last
Friday.
AN inch of snow fell in Challis last
Friday night.
Mrs. L. McGowan and family have
moved to Chsllis.
james Briner came over from Pah-
samaroi last week.
IS. F. Hunt departed for Boise on a
business trip Friday.
Adam Hellman and family of Gus
ter have moved to this valley.
Dan. McKendrick, of Mackay, vis-
tied in Challis part of last week.
"A three-room dwelling house in
Challis for sale cheap. Inquire at this
Office.
Extra quality of seed potatoes for
sale. Inquire of Arch Howell, Challis,
Idaho.
George Clemow returned Tuesday
last from Salt Lake where he spent the
winter.
"A Mr.. Gibson was In Challis last
week representing Bushoug & Co., oi
Portland, Oregon.
Full proceedings of the regular
April session of the Board of County
Commissioners in this issue.
Mark Kuhn and Henderson were
in Challis during the past week rep
resenting an Ogden and SanFrancisco
wholesale house.
WIN. Dunsten and family returned
to Sumpter, Oregon, Wednesday. Geo
Sewell and family, John and Isabelle
Boyd accompanied them.
AT the Rebekah social held in thil
city last Monday night, the 11th, over
$40 was realized as net proceeds. A
pleasant (?) time was reported.
The head of the reform movement
in Missouri, the great boodler hunter
and graft exposer, Joseph w. Folk
seems pretty certain to be the mex
governor of the State.
Judge James M. Stevens came UP
from Blackfoot last Thursday, and de
parted for Salmon Saturday morning
to hold a term of court, which conven
ed there yesterday morning.
Ed. O'Neal returned last Tuesday
from Salt Lake where he has been il
one of the city hospitals undergoing
treatment for a cancer on his lip. HI
underwent the surgeons knife and th'
X-ray treatment, and returns feeling
relieved of the cancer.
The Democratic State convention
to send delegates to the National Dem
ocratic convention at st. Louis, will
be held at Weiser, June 9Th. And tn
State Democratic nominating conven
D tion to nominate State officers will b
D held at Lewiston, August 18th.
j. E. Cleveland came in from Var
couver, Washington, last Tuesday an
departed Thursday for a visit with hi
parents at May. He is pressman an
typo, and is employed on the Columl
ian at Vancouver. While here he Sc
up column of type in this Office t
"kill time" he said.
, Full Moon Union Minstrels" b
} local talent tomorrow night at th
Odd Fellows hall, Challis. The lates
, hits and fun-making specialties by tn
| burnt-cork artists. Free dance afte
, the show till o'clock a. m. Tickets
, so and 25 cents. No reserved seat
} Doors open at 1880 p. m. Curtain rise
at o'clock.
! The Custer County Stock Associs
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Challis April 9th, elected the followin
named officers :
President-Jonathan job.
Secretary -Treasurer-L.H Ii. Johnston
Executive Committee-W. e. Hanna
James Papworth, Arch Howell, Johl
w. Stephens, James Hooper.
!
"A writer in the Review of Review
sums up the qualities of the countr
weekly paper as follows; Each cop
is read not ouly by the people usual
} credited to the ordinary paper, bu
twice or thrice that number. In man
instances subscribers pass their paper
on and on to the inmates of less for
tunate homes. These publications ar
: prominently the home papers of news
; paperdom. They are not super6cisll
scanned while men travel to busines
then left to brakesmen to gather uI
They go directly into homes and til
reading of them is duty as we'll as
pleasure. Hence their peculiar valu