The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-19
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This is mild winter
Dance next Friday night.
-couey Sullivan was down from
Clayton on Monday, the l1th.
The National Democratic Conven-
tion will meet in st. Louis July 9th.
Amos Leaton of Challis has enter
ed the State Academy at Pocatello as
a student.
Hon. Ravenel Macbeth of Custer
was in Challis on the 1lth inst. en-
route TO Salt Lake.
Mrs A. Jensen and children de-
parted for Mackay Wednesday last to
join her husband who is at work at
that camp.
Little Kieth Dodge had the mis-
fortune to have the fingers on his right
hand cut with an axe in bad manner
one day last week.
Good seed wheat for sale at Pah-
samaroi for S1.75 per cwt. cash. until
Jan. 18th. Write Morphey g. Nicker-
son, May, Idaho. 2w.
The trespass case before the Pro-
bate court at Chalis last Friday and
Saturday o. Campbell VS.. Richard
Bennetts and Nels Jensen was settled
and compromised.
Bert Martins show in Anderson's
opera house was a creditable perform
ance to a large house. The program
was fully up to the advertised promis-
es, and gave the public the best of
satisfaction. Salmon Herald.
Clayton has organized a series
of club dances. Ed. Nickerson of
Custer will furnish the music. The
club starts out with good mem ber-
ship, and pleasant series is anticipat-
ed by the members.
The dwelling house of Duncan
Cameron in the east end of town took
fire on the 11th last. from the flue in
the roof, but the flames were extin-
guished before anv amount of damage
was done the building.
Following is the production of
gold, silver and lead in Idaho for the
year 1908
Gold d----------------- S.. .O64, ,s99
Silver --.----------- 1880, 900
Lead 4,756, ,997
Total ------ l7.77I ,s96
John Mullen returned last Satur-
day from a business trip to Boise. He
is one of the pioneers of Custer county.
and the owner of number of good
mining claims in the western part of
the county. He says when he left for
Boise there was little snow in Custer
and much was bein done in the way of
mining on ankee Fork.
Last week we stated that formerly
Miss Leila Ashton of Challis, was ia
the Chicago theater fire. We were in
error, but Mrs. Ed. Treloar, of Foruey,
and her daughter were in the theater
at the time of the fire. but fortunately
escaped without injury. At the first
alarm of fire Mrs. Treloar quietly
arose and made her way into the fover
and was emerging from the house be-
fore the panic seized the audience. As
a result she escaped without a scratch
and was no more inconvenienced than
by being jostled little at the exit
Last Tuesday night the officers of
Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge No 81, L.
| o. o. F., were installed by Mrs. Belle
w. Thompson, d. ID. P, as follows
N. G.-Mrs. Eudora Huffnan,
V. G.-Mrs. Nellie Jarvis,
Secretary-Mrs. Mary g. Dorgan,
Treasurer-Mrs. r. J. Zilkey,
Warden-Miss Ethel Chivers.
Conductor-Mrs.M Mary Boyd.
r. 5. N. G.-Mrs. w. w. Adamson,
l.. ). N. G.-Mrs. VIM. Elder,
K. S. V. G.-J. L. Ebberts,
L. ). V. G.-Mrs. Maggie Jose,
l. G.-Miss Maud Jose,
o. G.-Mrs. Belle w. Thompson,
Trustees-Mrs. II. G. McKendrick,
Mrs. L. j. Paul, j. l.. EbberLs.
We have no "kickn coming over
the action of the Board awarding the
printing contract to the Telegraph
Our bid was as low as we or any other
newspaper could do the work, as this
year incurs an additional expense of
about $50 for election supplies. AS to
the Commissioners proceedings and
Treasurers' warrants we expect to print
them, besides located as we are within
fifty feet of the Auditors office, we
can drop in any day and copy and
print from the public records pro-
ceedings of the Board before any other
paper, as is evidenced this week. The
Prospector was the lowest bidder, but
that paper was disbarred because it
had not been published for 50 success
sive weeks. The Board has given out
the information that they have estab-
lished an iron-clad rule to award con-
tracts to the lowest bidders, regardless
of any personal feeling in the matter.
But is that the fact ? Let us see if
they followed that rule last week in
the matter of the county hospital con-
tract. DR.. Huston's was given that
contract for SOS in advance of that of
Mrs. Boyd, yet Mrs. Boyd agreed to
give good bonds to fulill the same
contract. Did the Board award to the
lowest bidder in this instance And
why not During the year 1902 the
Telegraph was given contract to do
the couaty printing but forfeited the
contract as they suspended publication
nearly three months before the expira-
ton of their contract. Was their
bondsmcn held responsible No !!
! And xvhu not fba lloord