The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-02-23
Another snow storm Sunday.

we neeo WOOo on subscription.
Frank H. Tolman and wife of Pah-
samaroi have moved to Challis.
Mrs. AL. Barselow, of Patterson,
arrived in Challis Wednesday last.
"A box social was held for the bene-
fit of the Goldburg school on Feb. 18th
which netted sl99.75.
IS. D. Vincent, representing the
DIR. King Medicine company was in
Challis last Thursday.
We have made arrangements and
through clubbing plan for $3.50 in
cash, will furnish the ST. Louis Re-
public (twice-a-week) and the MES
sENGER-both papers one year for the
amount above stated. The Republic
is Americas leading newspaper, and
this year will be of unusual interest on
account of being published at the home
of the Worlds Fair and the Democratic
National Convention. The regular
price of the twice-a-week Republic is
ST 90 per year, but we will furnish it
to our subscribers for so cents a year.
To those who are not subscribers to
the MESSENGER we will furnish both
papers one year for $3.50.
Whenever Manager Czizek of the
Lost Packer determines that a road
must be built to their property on Loon
creek, Custer county folks will have a
matter to expend their energies on
that will be of more Importance to our
interests than two or three county seat
rackets, for on that day Boise will
show her hand in the race for CONNER
cial advantages.-Mackay Telegraph.
We heartily agree with the Tele-
graph in the above. Custer county
cannot afford to stand idling by with
its hands in its pockets while Boise
City builds wagon road to Loon
creek to take away the trade that
rightfully belongs to Custer county.
Loon creek is a portion of our county,
and more than that, we have by far the
best route to the mines of that district,
and road can be built for one-half the
road transportation, at Mackay. We
are told by those who have been over
the different routes to Loon creek that
the route up Challis creek or the one
over the old Custer wagon via. Mos
quieto Flat is easily 20, miles nearer
the railroad at Mackay, and is a very
feasible proposition. But if it is found
that the Jordan creek route is the best
and nearer the railroad, let us all pull
to have the road built that way. The
different proposed routes should be
well considered. We look for great
activity at Loon creek next season, and
it behooves our people to take advan-
tage of it. We believe Mackay and
Salt Lake business men would donate
literally to have a road built from this
end of the county in preference to a
road from Boise, for it would be to
their intrest to do so. The people OF
Challis will cooperate in the move
ment for the best route leading to the
railroad at Mackay.
/ The business men aud Taxpayers
of Mackay are not making fight for
the county seat. The big county
: seat talk" last week originated with
, Ravenel Macbeth, the uncrowned king
J of Yankee Fork. Should the matter
: ever come to a vote, we do not believe
= the people on Salmon river would vote
| against their own interests just tC
satisfy the spleen of one man. They
] would not desire to go go miles further
: than they have to now TO transact
( county business. We are told wha
3 Mackay people desire is new county
a cut off from Blaine, Custer and Ere
: mont, thus forming a county from
= their immediate territory, and which
= we believe the people here approve
r We also believe that Custer county
: should take action right away to builC
a a court house. Our present court hous,
t is disgrace to any county as also il
}, the county Jail. A new rock cour
: building with a substantial Jail in th,
e basement, could be built for $40, 600
e and probably for IS, 900 that would b
t large enough for all purposes. In tn,
J, long run it would be saving to tn,
: people, for at the present time tn,
S county is paying SEQ month in rem
e for county officers A new court hous
e would save considerable in fuel; it alst
e save guard fees at the Jail, and would
r protect the records of the county il
/. case of fire. This is plain busiues
a proposition. On petition the Count.
e Commissioners can can submit to tn
: taxpayers an opportunity to vote tn
S bonds. There will be no harm done
l. they can vote it down if they do no
|, want it. In case the proposition i
n voted down let the people who desire
e court house building build it b.
y private subscription. This is also
IS business proposition, and one in whicl
y our people should manifest deep in
n terest. Custer and Lemhi counties ar