The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-22

Fished fish from the edge of assure;
A salmon, with grin,
Pulled the fisherman in
Now they're fishing the fssure for
Fischer.
Just little sunshine; just little
snow or rain.
Roy Huffman has returned from
Kansas City, Mo.
Peter j. Mcclure is now located at
Snow Ball, Arizona.
Assessor Elder and VIM. Flenniken
returned last Friday from a visit to
Pahsamaroi.
War news is scarce-the two nat
ions are preparing, however, for big
time in June.
The cartoon work in the Mackay
Telegraph of late is the poorest work
of the kind we ever saw-but they fill
space, you know.
"A person writes to us to inquire if
Russia hasn't as good right to China
as England has to India. Not at all
England committed the robbery SO
long ago that the crime is justified
perhaps even sanctified.
The crew of the 12-inch gun on the
battleship Wisconsin, at target prac-
tice in the Philippines, fred ten shots
in ten minutes, hitting the target (10x
16 feeD nine times at 1000 yards. 1t
establishs another worlds record.
Did you figure out AIMS age ? If
you did, figure this one : A Challis
young lady went upstairs at Gas to
dress for the evening. She is II years
of age and weighs 11o pounds. What is
the wait of her beau that's down
stairs ?
The President is not the only per-
son in Washington who fears trace
suicide" A little man who lives at
the other end of the avenue from the
White House is the father of four pairs
of twins and one set of quadruplets,-
flour of kind" Mr.. Roosevelt will
probably call in his walks about town
to review the kids and encourage the
progenitor.
One of the most pleasant dances of
the season on Pahsamaroi was held at
the residence of Mr.. Grubb on the
night of St. Patrick's day. 1t was the
celebration of the 18th birthday of
Miss Myrtle Grubb. A splendid ball
supper was given, and all present re-
port it one of the most happy events
of the year.
1t is said that the Prospector has
circulation in Challis exceeding that
of the MESSENGER which has been there
S quarter of century. Telegraph.
? In the above item our junk-dealer
S at Mackay absolutely and wilfully
= lies. The MESSENGER has ten subscrib-
ers to every one subscriber of the Pros
: pector or Telegraph in Challis, and
:. we defy bird" to prove otherwise.
n Talk is cheap, but we are willing to
), make a sworn statement in the matter
" "A letter received at this Office from
I Carl Lane, dated at Seattle, Wash.
: March 14th, 1904, says
II arrived here safe and sail from
> here tonight for Alaska.
'Saw DIR. j. j. Chambers here yes
: terday. He is practiciug medicine.
= "Wm. Wells is here and is married
: You know him, Chas. Fagan's step
son.
= ''Mrs. Chris. Morler lives here il
. Seattle and is running a lodging
house"
N A. L. McKeeth who has been il
i Jail here since last fall, awaiting tria
IS on charge of burglary, broke ava!
$ last Tuesday night and is at large
It The opening through which he wen
# out is only 1Ox11 inches in size. 1t j
IS the same hole which was sawet
4 through the logs years ago by Tin
is Connor, who was afterward hung il
IF this Jail yard. The block had beei
n replaced in the opening, and fastened b
a. bars of iron across the hole, bolted to
I. gether through the logs with iro
N bolts, and common nut heads. Nc
pr Keeth, at some time, had worked thes
,e bolts loose. without being detected
is and when ready for his gateway, al
N he had to do was to draw the bolt
,e and crawl out.-Salmon Herald.
Is Sheriff Wright of Lemhi county al
at rived in Challis last Friday evening
as 1t is thought that McKeeth is heade
n for Mackay. He was tracked up Sa
re mon river for several miles, and it
NJ said was seen by the Salmon stag
IN driver. Saturday morning Sheriff
o. Bowen and Wright started toward
al Mackay in pursuit of the escape
Of prisoner.
by Leap year is having its effect
,e, Challis. A young man called on gin
w recently and she complimented hin
til about his new suit of clothes. 81