The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-03-15
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Next Thursday is St. Patrick's day.
Winter still fingers in the lap of
Spring.
Quartz location blanks for sale at
this office.
Ed. L. Fegan came out from Custer
last Friday.
Victor Nonini is down from Bay
horse for few days.
George Hewitson arrived in town
Friday enroute for Salmon.
The new novel-"The Realization
of Hope"-for sale at this office.
The robin and blue bird-sure har-
ingers of Spring-are with us.
Assessor Elder will soon take the
road on his annual assessment tour.
Fat beef steers for sale. Inquire of
C. B. Graves, Goldburg, Idaho. 2w.
The roads are in bad shape at
present, but the stages are making as
good time as could be expected.
Arthur Wilkinson, who made a
''gun play" last Tuesday was arrested
and taken before Judge Horizons court
and fined $40. He paid the fine.
-Ruthrauff & Himshrim of New
York, have purchased the ''California
Fraction" mining claim in Loon creek
from Fl. F. Brockman. Price unknown.
-Chas. E. Frost has leased the Boyd
hotel and will open up a soft drink
place and cigars, in the near future.
He will also run lodging house in
connection.
The Lucky Boy Gold Mining Co.,
at Custer, knocked off a number of
men last week, and it is reported that
this property will close down for an
indefinite period about April 1st.
Henry Horton was in Boise last
Sunday. He left there Monday and
was intending to go to Mackay, but
might switch off at Blackfoot and try
the new coal fields in Fremont county.
Dick Hillman, formerly of the Sky
lark mine at Bayhorse, has taken
charge of a new coal mine at Teton
Basin, Fremont county, Idaho, and is
working force of 10 men on develop
ment work.
"A pleasant party was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Wilson on
Wednesday night The entertainment
consisted of music-vocal, instrumen-
tai and northumberland ice cream and
cake for repast.
B. s. Brown, the photographer,
just received new multiscope or pan
oramic camera. 1t takes a picture IL
inches in length by 4 inches in width,
and takes in nearly the whole side Of
the street at on are.
Hugh G. Wood came up from Ogden
last Tuesday, and the following day
Lee Kerr took him over to Pahsamaro
where he goes to look after the vast
stock and ranching interests of the
Wood Live Stock company.
The Reed Smoot investigation i,
on at Washington. The evidence Civ
en- by President Smith and others il
very damaging to Smoot, and is start
ling to the country. There is little
doubt but what Smoot will be oustet
by large vote.
"A report came out from Custer las
week that it was thought that sil
more men had been covered up will
snowslides, and that Amos Franklin
! was one of tho unfortunate number
| but the report lacks confirmation auC
is not credited.
The blacksmith shop of Hanson 8
Brasseur, of Challis, have just turne'
; out a new stage coach, and have anoth
er ip construction for the NJ. & c. |
Stage company. The entire work wa
done here and shows 6rst-class work
, manship for country shop.
! "A portion of Challis was flooded b
4 water last Tuesday caused by the raE
D idly melting SHOWS on the low foot
hills west of town. 1t was not as larg,
= as the Johnstown nor the Topek
: flood, nor it did not do the damage, bu
y II was nice little flood, nevertheless:
? II was confined mainly TO Pleasan
| Avenue, but when it reached the MES
sENGER office the torrent of water d
4 vided and left us on an island. 1t don
considerable damage to the avenu
2 along its course, besides it flooded MI
r Conover's dwelling and Mr.. Shanafel
5 had to coon" the fence to get to an
from his place of business. 1t don
y some good, however, for it transferre'
: enough real eastate from our reality t
: fill up big low place in the road i
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