The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-01-12


Miss Myrtle Morrison returned
Wednesday from visit to PocateIlo.
Mrs. Frank Nickersou returned on
Thursday last from her visit at Dickey
station.
John johnson and John Christian
of May, made business trip to this
city last week.
Assessor Elder closed his books
last Saturday and declared all taxes
not paid delinquent.
"A Chicago paper will 10 few days
announce, upon authority, Hon. Mark
Hanna's name for President
Thus far this has been a mild
winter in Custer county, with very
little snow in the mountains.
-Born:-on Saturday morning. Jan.
9th, 1904, to the wife of J. E. Brad
bury, iu Challis, bouncing baby
daughter.
The case of the State of Idaho VS..
Sam Ireland aud Sam collett for stock
''ruatling" is set for trial before the
idaho Supreme court on Jan. 26th
Miss Maud Ebberts and Miss Hazel
Paul returned from Maekay Wednes-
day last where they spent the Holi-
days, and say they just had one ex-
cellent time.
/ Attorney N. FL. Clark of the White
Knob company was in Challis the fore
part of last week, and while here paid
the taxes for that company which
amounted to a little over s., 900.
The general merchandise store of
W. A. Bull & Co., at Moore, was total
Iy destroyed by FIRE last Wednesday
morning from defective 1ue. We
learn the loss which amounted to
about So, 500 was covered by insurance.
Col. James A. McFaddeu was in
town last week from the Hartford, or
better known as the Yankee Fork
mine. This property is again in the
Coloners possession. He has a small
force of men at work on the property
doing development work.
Miss Martha keenan,, County Supt.
of Public Instruction, for Custer
county, returned to Challis last We'd
uesday from Boise, where she was in
attendance at the state meeting of the
county superintendents. She reports
a very profitable meeting.
&C. v. Hanson informs us that one
reason why the train arrives in Mac
kay too late to connect with the stage
is because the Mackay train waits at
Blackfoot three hours to make con-
nection with the mail that comes
down ON the St. Anthony branch. As
far as waiting for that mail it is Of
little Importance to Custer county-
not enoush h at any rate TO delay oul
mail twsnty-four hours at least twice
a week.
j. A. Czizek, manager of the Los
Packer eompany's mines at Loon creet
has gone Go SanFrancisco. and frou
there will proceed to camp to inquire
into the progress of Developments
under the winter campaign. Muct
eastern interest is manifested in th'
new camp, says MIR. Czizek, who re
Gently came from there, and he look
for number of big investors TO Civ,
it their attention the present year
Mr.. Oster, who is operating the Platts.
burg group in the same locality, say
he has made up his mind to prospee
the country to be penetrated by th'
San Pedro railway before going north
as he has received very encouraging
reports concerning its possibilities
Salt Lake Tribune.
On Wednesday, December 90, Sin
Rady's sheep herder reported that h'
had found a skeleton of man out oI
the desert about ten miles west o
Market Lake and about half a mil
south of the Lost river road. Ihi
county coroner, Mart Harris, was i'm
mediately notified, and with a party
went out 10 investigate. and there wai
the skeleton of man found who haC
apparently been dead for about thre'
years. They found the skeleton frou
the waist down in a pair of overali
and heavy boots. The skull and few
bones were scattered about, duel
coat containing papers among whicl
was a letter addressed to Joe Terry
Oneida p. o., Idaho, from Sears, Roe
buck & Co., dated August IA, 1900,
copy OF the Twice Week Spokane
Review, dated November 5, 1900, and ;
copy of the Salt Lake Tribune, dateS
October so, 1900, was also found. Al
examination showed that it had beer
an old man. He was about Ave fee
seven inches tall. The remains wer'
taken to Lewisville by the coroner
aud as vet nothing has developed Il