The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-04-12
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-Ihe county commissioners met
yesterday.
Arthur McGown was down from
Custer last week
George R. Dearden of Custer spent
last week in Challis.
William Bradshaw of Dickey was
in town and served as a trial juror.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Jose have
moved from Custer to their ranch in
this valley.
District court adjourned last Fri
day noon, being in session only lit
tie over four days.
Attorney Brown departed yester-
day for Pocatello to attend the session
of Federal court.
Mr.. Garretson, who owns valuable
mining interests in Loon creek, was
in Challis last week.
j. A. Czizek, president of the Lost
Packer mine at Loon creek, will soon
leave for the property. He was detained
here several days as witness in the
Fegan case.
Attorney C. A. Boyd of Pocatello,
arrived last Tuesday and was in at
tendance at court during the week
From here he went to Salmon.
"A very pleasant party was held at
the beautiful home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Rodgers in Challis last Friday
night. A social evening was spent.
The Rebekah social and dance ad-
vertised last week was postponed on
account of the death of one of their
members, Mrs. Boyd. The social was
held last night.
| Mat Womacks returned from. Yel-
low Jacket Wednesday, and hastened
to Stanley Basin where he learned that
the dredge boat had sprung a leak, and
will endeavor to pump the water out
to save the boat from sinking.
We heard many prominent repub-
licans last who were attending court
in ChalIis last week mention the name
of Judge James NJ. Stevens for one of
the delegates from Idaho to the Nat
ional Republican Convention at Chica-
90. We do not know OF a better selec-
tion in their party.
Prof. BeakIey of the Mackay Pub
lie school was in Challis last week at
tending court, and while here was ad-
mitted to the bar as an attorney. He
is bright gentleman and without
doubt will make an able lawyer. We
are told that he will be a candidate on
the democratic ticket next fall for
County Attorney.
Charles f. Webb was out from his
mine on East Mayield creek, in the
Loon creek vicinity last week. He and
his partner, Dick West, own some val
uable property adjoining the Lucky
Star group. They have been doing
development work all winter and have
developed good body of milling ore
in the tunnel.
The horse case of o. ]. Wells VS..
Chris Rogers tried in the District court
here last Thursday is an interesting
case. Both parties claim the owner
ship of mare worth probably $50, and
it is said that the case has already
cost the litigents in the neighborhood
of S4OO, and the end is not yet. The
jury in the District court gave the
animal to Wells, but a motion for a
new trial has been filed.
Harry Bellamy, foreman at the
Lost Packer mine, Loon creek, spent
several days of last week in Challis.
He is just out from the mine and
speaks in an encouraging manner of
the camp, and says that the mines
that have been undergoing develop
ment during the winter, as rule, are
looking good, and Mr.. Bellamy is not
a "hot-airn promoter, but a plain and
practical mining man with years of
mining experience. Speaking of the
Lost Packer miIe of which he is fore
man, Mr.. Bellamy says the mine is
looking better at the present time
than it has since its discovery. During
the winter there has been large
amount of development work been
done and a large body of high grade
ore has been uncovered which will
place the mine as one of the fore most
producers in this section. The new
ore body discovered few weeks ago
alone warrants the building of reduc-
tion works on the property. The Lost
Packer is no more prospect, but has
developed in a mine of wonderful ore
reserves. The present management of
the property a capable mining men
and owing to their good Judgment the
mine has the bright outlook it has at
the present time. This new ore strike
will cause the shareholders to rejoice,