The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-06-28

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en- call on Fowler.
Next Monday is the big 4th
of July celebration in ChalIis.
The recent heavy frosts in
this valley did great damage to
the crops.
Nal Branca, John Hudson
and Mike DonnaIly were down
from Bayhorse last week.
-Babcock & Busters new sa-
loon In Challis opened it's doors
to the public last Wednesday.
Miss Martha keenan,, county
school superintendent, departed
last week for the Worlds Fair.
Last Friday morning the low
foothills surrounding ChaIlis
were covered with new mantle
of snow.
"A free social was given the
church last Friday evening. 1t
was under the auspices of the C.
E. Society.
Lawrence Greene and Geo
E. Keyes loaded with location
blanks and supplies, last week
struck out for Loon creek.
As we go to press we learn
that all the gambling devices that
could be collected in or about the
BlackfOot saloons have been pub
icly burned by the officials by
order of court- Mail.
On the summit two miles
from Silver City, Idaho, at 5
O'Clock Wednesday morning, the
22nd, a lone highWayman with a
shotgun held up the stage, and
compelled the nine passengers to
alight and forced them to give up
their valuables.
As expected, President Theo.
Roosevelt was nominated for
President of the United States at
the Republican National conven-
ton held in Chicago last week.
He was the only candidate men
toned. Senator Fairbanks of
Indiana received the nomination
for Viea- president
Frank Woods who lived near
Clayton, died in Challis on Mon
day, June 10Th, at 11.3O o'clock
a. m He has been in very poor
health for some time. and was
brought down to ChaIlis about
three weeks ago In hopes that
he might receive some medical
assistance, but previous TO that
time his case had been given up
by Salt Lake doctors His fun
eral was held on Tuesday, the
21st, and was quite largely at
tended. Mr. Woods was an hon
orable. upright and highly res
pected citizen. He was about go
years of age, and came to Custer
county from Oregon some Is or
more years ago, and has resided
on his ranch above Clayton since
that time. He was a married
man and leaves a wife, stepsOn
and stepdaughter. He was
Mason in good standing, and the
services at the grave were the
Masonic burial rites
On the 9th inst. the school
trustees of this district Jas T.
Gayle, c. P. Huston and w. w.
Adamson-held a meeting and
elected r. G. Mccormick as prin-
cipal and Miss May Weaver as
primary teacher. Mr.. McCorm-
ick is the present principal of the
Idaho City school, but for reas-
ons best known TO himself, desir-
eS a change. He is graduate
of the State University of Hi
nOis and has had five years ex-
perience e-the last two years be-
ing spent in high school work in
this state. He holds State GER
tificate and Life diploma, both
obtained by examination in Idaho.
Miss May Weaver Is an Idaho
young lady residing at Ketchum.
She has been working hard to
obtain an education, and has
taught two years in the public
schools of Blaine county, using
this money she attended the Ida
no State Normal at Albion, from
which institution she graduated
with honors this year, and was
offered the position of Student
Teacher in the State Normal for
the coming year. She comes
highly recommended by Presi-
dent Ellis of the State Normal.
Miss Weaver holds first grade
Normal State certificate, and af-