The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-26
Observation-Disclosures
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Another dance IN Challis next r RI /
day night.
Clyde Wilkinson is ont from Gus
ter for the remainder of the winter.
Several from this place attended
the dance in Clayton last Saturday
night.
The balance of the Commissioners
proceedings will be found on page of
this Issue.
John P. spalding has been quite
sick and detained at home for the past
two or three weeks.
Jack Bradbury departed for Salt
Lake last week to undergo an opera
tion for appendicitis
MIR. ard Hrs. NJ. A. Brown depart
ed for Salt Lake on Monday, the 18th
inst Mrs. Brown went for medical
treatment.
The new telephone booth has ar
rived and will soon be placed in posi-
tion. This, to a great extend, will
disbar "rubbering."
a comedy entertainment entitled
"Hoy. Hoy, is billed to show in the
opera house at Challis tomorrow,
Wednesday, night.
We are pleased TO learn that Mrs.
Chas. Colvin, who was thought TO
have been critically i'll at Salmon last
week, is now out of danger.
The railroad schedule changed
last week. The train now arrives at
Maekay at e:sO p. M. SO we are now
pretty sure of getting our mail on the
days that it Is due.
Aaron Richards mother who lives
on Birch creek, has gone to Idaho Falls
to be operated on for cancer of the
stomach Mrs. Wm. Elder has depart
ed for Idaho Falls to see her sister.
Mrs. Richards.
The county tax levy of Custer
county last year was not sufficient TO
meet the running expenses of the past
year Hence the January. 1904, war
rants were not cash as heretofore. The
Board believe in curtaiIing on all con-
tracts, but other expenses they permit
them 70 go skyward. The Bounty
Fund is way behind.
James Miller, and employee of the
Wood Live Stock company, of Gold
burg, was brought to Challis Thurs
day evening by Mr.. Gooch- Mr.. Miller
. had broken arm caused by a vicious
: horse striking him with its front feet
: One of the animals hoofs struck Mil
| Ter on top of his head, and the other
foot his arm breaking it between the
E wrist aud elbow. The bones were sci
) by DR.. Huston and Miller went back
E to the ranch the following day.
Last week number of petition.
!, were sent to the Short Line railroad
from Custer county asking them Il
$ run a daily train between Blackfoo
i aud Maekay, in order TO give thi.
county daily mail, but no reply has
5 been received at this time The MEs-
sESeER was the first to make a hgh
5 for daily mail, aud through Senator
/ Dubois. have taken up the matter IL
e the Postofiee Department lettel
, on this page shows we have caused
the Department to become interested
in the matter.
A Bert Martin gave an illustrated
= song and moving picture show az th'
! opera house in Challis last Tuesda.
!, night TO large audience 1t was By
: far the best exhibition of the kin,
:, ever given in Challis. The picture
: were very plain, and most of then
(. moving and from life. His Illus
: trated song pictures were also good
and besides Mr.. Martin IS an exeellen
baritone singer. "Just As the SUI
Went Down" and please Mr.. Couduc
tor, Don't Put Me Off the Train, wer
: very pathetic songs. Mr.. Martin is
sociable, whole-souled fellow, ant
- made many friends here.
: Another important mining des
o was made in Loon creek last wee
IS whereby Isaac b. Hazelgrove aud 9th
e ers of Park City, Utah, obtained a
IT interest in the Crsckerjack group G
" mines on Grouse creek, from Clarene
lie E. Eddy, Ralph W. Beane and NJ. n
, Sweet. This group consists of fou
ie full quartz aud two placer claims w
are not at liberty to state the terms {
r the deal. The group was located a
"A or about the time of the Lost Pseke
lie group, although but little work hs
I'd teen done on the claims A shoi
lie tunuel has been driven and it is e.
ir pected to tap 4-foot ledge within th
next e5 feet. The ore is high grade
}. gold aud copper. The new compau
IN is composed of substantial minin
d. men, and will put on force of men
er open up these mines in the spring.