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The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

and in order to carry on this campaigns for this great economic movement. | advise that some ways and means be devised and that tnis Association do undertake to have the people of our State educated to the benefit of having good permanent roads through out our State, and that tho Chairman and Committee on Good Roads shall hold one or more Good Roads Conven- tion or meetings in each and every, county of our State for the sole pur- pose of having campaign of agita- tion and education. so that the bene- fit of Good Roads can be discussed intelligently. to the citizens in every county of the State. that they may know the importance of this great in- dustrlal and social question and there by be schooled for permanent roads by a uniform system in each county, with view to having State aid for this great movement
 No subject of taxation bears heavier on the people of our State than bad roads, and we must arouse ourselves to the importance of this matter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
is Solved

The town of Cline was in a tre- nor. To think that yellow fever should steal into this isolated village when cities along the Gudf hundreds of miles nearer the infected points was enough to turn the residents against fate. But the scourge had touched the place and after 1t became known without doubt there was sufl- cient cause for the panic.
 The community was in the yellow fever belt. Its people knew when to flee and how to fee. While they had not experienced a visitation before the practice of picking up and striking for the woods had come to their ears from neighboring towns that had been visited more than once.
 whats that you say, Pink?' inquir- ed Squire Boiling, the intendant, or Cline. who was on the eddy of crowc at the railway station, gathered to make their parting gossip. He ad- dressed the negro, Pink. the popular oracle among the negroes.
 T. wuz jes tellin' desc folks, boss about Missus Jansln' and her husban when dey duk'n died dis mornin'," was Pink's reply to this unexpected inter ruption "One of de ladies what wait ed on her said dat couple done ceased by havin' some kinder typhoid fever or bilyus dooins in the stumick. I likes de lady alright and I'se never found anything gin her but Sis Bulah has seen a mighty lot of people ceaae in her life. lot of whites and niggers both, and she was wid Mfssus JansIn' when de light wa alInos out" Sis vows dat oman aint had no typhoid fever n she aint had no billyus trou- ble I heard all he time dar was sum pin else de matter wid her systemt Now I know Missus Jansin' died O yellow fever"
 Prophetic Pink was to have his full fillment. Tn few words the intendant broke the news to the knot of citizens gathered about the station. His first words were sufficient. to disperse tn" crowd and they were seen scurrying to their homes. The intendants inforna- ton was from second hand. He sought to be more sure himself As he turned he met the State Health Of- ficer, Dr. Messala and his Secretary.
 50 1t Is yellow fever after all, doc tor" inquired the intendant in an abandoned ttan. "I judge from what hear that you agreed on a verdict"
 T am very sorry, Mir. Bolling," was the reply, "to tell you that yellow fe- yer was our finding. Had we enter tained any doubt whatever after all we did I assure you we would be in that room back wonder until the sun touched the meridian today. I am al- ways the last to act hastily in my d. agnoses, MT. Boiling, because it is easy to foresee the terrible effect of mistake. These mistakes have been often made. They impose upon com munity in a way that 1t is very hard to atone for.
 '"rhe fever. we find. Is eight days old. It is the right of the people to
The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17

was made to appear large full and almond shaped by the use of fine pencil dipped in antimonical sulphur Egyptian black rubbed upon the lids along the anRie.
 But after all tn hs surest means by which a woman may acquire and preserve the gift of pleasing is to be young in spirit. if not in years: and every bit as pretty aa ia possible with all the legitimate means at her command if she is always kind and gentle always ready to give to others ths sunniess side of her nature,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28

mountains above where they
were found. In some instances
this placer gold may have been
carried many miles before finding
a resting place but the great
lodges in which this gold was
formed and finally released by
the gradual erosion and wearing
away of the mountain sides
through untold ages of time, are
still standing, awaiting the keen
eye of the prospector and the
drill and hammer of the miner
to yield up its treasure in a
glowing stream of wealth.
The production of placer gold
from this region since its dis
covery in 1860 and to date, is
conservatively estimated at $3.50
100000. Concerning the present
conditions of the placer mining
industry in the state, State Mine
Inspector Bell in his recent re-
port, says:
The rich and easily accessible
placer values of the state are
pretty well exhausted. The
placer mining business is now
practically simmered down to
large operations of hydraulicing,
and dredging, which involves
the use of modern machinery.
The placer gold production is
still quite important, however,
and formed fully 45 per cent of
the gold output of the state for
1908, and that it was not still
larger was due to short water
season"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28
NOTICE OF HEARING OF PETITION
FOR PROBATE OF WILL.

In the Probate Court of the County of
Custer, State of Idaho.
In the Matter of the Estate
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28
A NEW GEYSER.

Reports received here state
that a new geyser has burst forth
in Norris basin in Yellowstone
National park. 1t has been nam
ed the Skyrocket because of its
peculiar appearance when it
spouts, and it's coming, it is be-
lieved, has proven the death of
Constant geyser, located in the
same basin. The Skyrocket plays
at regular intervals three times
a week, and spouts boiling water
to an immense height.
An odd fact in connection with
its coming is that was born on
Washington's birthday, playing
the first time it spouted to q
height of 200 feet. The noise
accompanying the discharge was
terrific and attracted the atten-
ton of the troopers in the park.
An entire cavalry troop witness
ed its birth.
The geyser is one of the most
beautiful in the Yellowstone
park. The Skyrocket is located
about thirty miles from Old
Faithful geyser. This is the
second geyser born recently in
the Yellowstone park. A splen-
did geyser was born last fall and
played internationally for a per-
lod, but is now practically quies-
cent. It's periods of activity ap-
come once in 10 years.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28
ACTIVITY AT LOON.

During the past week about 40
laboring men and miners have
gone into Loon creek to COM
mence work for the Lost Packer
company.
The first work to be done is to
complete seven miles of the
Jordan creek and Loon creek
wagon road, on the Loon creek
end of the road. Work viii also
be pushed on the grading and
the building of the 100-ton smell
ter, the machinery of which will
be in Mackay the latter part of
next month. The plant will be
be modern one with the latest
improved machinery, and is also
of such large capacity that local
ores, outside of the company
ores, will be treated.
When everything is in readi-
ness the Lost Packer company
expect to commence mining on a.
big scale, employing 800 men,
and with the activity of this com
pany and other mines there this
season Loon creek will no doubt
be good camp.
Under the management of J.
A. Czizek the Lost Packer has
developed from prospect two
years ago, today to one of the
best mines in Idaho, and stock
has advanced from 25 cents q
share to 1925 per share, and
there is but little stock for sale
at that figure. The Lost Packer
group are not the only mines in
Loon creek owned by the Lost
Packer company, for recently
that company purchased % adj
joining claims.
On account of the exceedingly
light snow fall in the mountains
last winter, active mining and
freighting can be commenced
this spring a month earlier than
usual in Custer county.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28
WEDDING BELLS.

Last Friday evening, March
24th, 1905, at about 7:30 o'clock,
at the parlors in the New Challis
House in this city, Mr.. G. 7.
Fausett and Miss Mary Cork,
both of May, Idaho, were united
in the holy bonds of matrimony.
Judge Horton throwed the hy-
meneal lasso. The witnesses
present were Miss Kate Ham
mond and Jas. S. Cork, of May.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28
CARD OF THANKS

We take this method of express
sing our sincere and heartfelt
thanks to the public to all the
kind friends who helped during
the burial of one of the county's
most highly respected pioneers
-Enos Watson. And also to
to kindly remember Mrs. John
Pushaw, of Challis Creek, and
Mrs. Harrison Watson, for beau
tiful floral wreaths sent to be in
TERED with the remains of the
deceased. We also desire to ex-
tend our thanks to the firm of
E. A. Fargo & Co., and j. H.
Babcock, of SanFrancisco, who
did so much for Mr.. Watson
although almost strangers to
hlm-during the last sickness
and death of Mr.. Watson.
Mr.. AND Mrs. HARRISON
WATSON AND FAMILY.
CHARLES S. JORDAN.
Challis, Idaho, March "A, 1905.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28
CARD OF THANKS.

We desire to express our sin
cere and heartfelt thanks to all
the kind neighbors and friends
who with ready hands and warm
hearts, assisted us in many ways
during the last sickness and
death of our daughter and moth
er, and for the expressions of
sympathy.
A. II. CoNovER,
And Family of Deceased.
Challis, Ida, March "a, 1905
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28

Custer, State of Idaho.
In the Matter of the Estate
of
Enos Watson, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that wednes-
day. the l2th day of April A. D., 1905,
at ten o'clock g. m, of said day, and at
the Court room of said court, at the
Court House, in the town of Challis,
County of Custer, State of Idaho, have
been appointed as the time aud place
for proving the will of Enos Watson,
deceased, and for hearing the gpplica-
tion of Richmond N. Hull and Harrison
Watson for the issuance to them of
letters testsmentary thereon.
0sSD Witness my hand and the seal
S-S0 of said Court this cath day
OF March A. ID. 1905.
j. G. FINNELL,
Ex-0hicio Clerk of the Probate Court
First publication March ssth, 1905.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

Location blanks at this Office
fresh lime for sale at Busters
a lion. 0 uneC
Attorney Brown departs tbi,
week on a business trip to Sal,
| Lake. " o@l'
+. G. Chamberlain and family
arrived Saturday from a vis;,
with relatives and friends II
Nebraska. -
Miss Julia and Flora Falls 70.
turned Tuesday last from Walla
"aila' Wash, where they have
been attending the Whitman
College since last fall.
A petition is in circulation in
Challls among the business men
asking the Short Line to give
them the same freight to Mac.
kay, that they give to Wood
River points.
A man wanted a ticket to Boise
and only had a 81 bill. It re.
quired So to get the ticket. He
took the $2 bill to a pawnshop.
pawned it for $3.50. On his way
back to the depot he met a
friend, to whom he sold his
pawn ticket for S1.5O. That
gave him So. Now, who's out
that dollar ? This beats the
Ann problem.
We have often been asked why
we do not publish a monthly re-
port of the Challis school, as
well as the school reports from
Clayton and Custer. The reason
is simply because the teachers
here have never made out a re-
port and sent it to us for publi-
cation, although we have re-
quested such reports and offered
to publish them gratis. In this
matter we do not propose to beg
the teachers to furnish these re-
ports for publication.
A peculiar and mysterious
thing happened at the time of
Mr.. Enos Watson's death, writes
Mr.. ]. H. Babcock, of SanFran.
cisco. Mr.. Watson owned a 5000
gold watch, and it was a splen-
did time-piece and never known
10 stop. He has had it for many
years. The watch was lying on
q stand in the room, and when
Mr.. Watson breathed his last
5he night following, at the very
hour and minute of the night
,he watch stopped. This may
'ead like a fairy story, but it is
for by a reliable gentle
nan.
Nelson, the Swede, who does
he dirty work for Trego on the
dackay job press, for compen-
ion barely above living, first
:ame to Mackay posing as a
,erson capable of photograph
ng, but in this line of business
le proved a failure. So he i'm
.gined that he could run a job
,ress and issue a Sx10 inch
but he has run the
title toy paper in the ground.
'he news it contains is stolen
rom the MESSENGER. The pin
cad" Nelson, says in a recent
ssue that Mackay needs a first
lass hotel. This is because
Telson last summer run a board
i'll at the Hotel Mackay, ana
hen endeavored to beat Mr..
-ilgore, the proprietor OF the
otel out of the bill. But in this
e was again a failure, for Mr..
.ilgore sued him and collected
,e bill. Thus this would-oe
and moulder OF
ublic opinion through the ana
| an sx10 job press, is but a
ould.be board bill jumper
o wonder this fellow Nelson
ttxx -, ,~aaJS n first
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28

{ Kansas is putting in spare
moments thinking up things to
do to the oil trust.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28
=, District court adjourned last
Wednesday.

on CIdyCon TO resume work or
} the big irrigating ditch.
The children are contemplat.
ing giving a masquerade ball in
Challis next Friday night.
Ihe funeral of Enos Watson
was held from the Odd Fellows
hali In Challis on Wednesday
afternoon, March 22nd, at two
O'Clock, and was largely attend.
ed by friends from this valley
and neighboring towns. The
pail bearers were Jas. II. Van
Camp, R. N. Hull, E. B. Curtis.
Chas. Dewitt, VIM. Buster and
VIM. ]. Bowen.
The next time Albert G. Bur
nett takes letter from the post
Office he will probably be care
tul to see that it bears the right
address. For neglecting to take
TINS precaution when he received
letter addressed to James Ben
nett he was yesterday sentenced
by Judge Beatty to 13 months
Imprisonment for violation of
the postal laws. 1t happened
that the letter which Burnett
took contained two checks for an
aggregate sum of $40, which
Burnett doubtless thought had
been mailed to him by some fairy
prince. Burnett was searched
for in vain by the officers for 4
months. Finally he was located
in Jordan valley and was taken
to Boise for trial. His case hung
fire for eight months, during
which time Burnett was kept be-
hind the bars. In passing SEN
tence upon the defendent Judge
Beatty took cognizance of the
time Burnett spent in prison
while awaiting sentence. Boise
Statesman.
Twenty years hence the boys
of today will be men. They will
be doctors and drunkards, lawy-
ers and liars, senators and sneak
thieves, editors and idiots, min
isters- and murderers, democrats
and republicans, and so on down
the line. 1t is impossible to tell
for a certainty in just what class
yours will be, but it is possible
for your boy to be put into such
influence as will steer him in the
right direction. Follow the boys
for twelve years, some of them
will be in Jail. What class is
your boy training for ?
This brings TO mind the sweet
song, Where is your boy to-
night ?" You had better look
him up if you don't know. He
may be one of the few who will
go astray and who, twenty years
hence, may serve sentence in
the penitentiary, or it may be
suffer the penalty of death on
the gallows. Where was your
boy last night when you retired?
Another besetting vice of the
human race is running down or
the character of
others. If all would look within
before opening the hood-gates
of abuse towards neighbors, con-
science might stay many an un-
ruly tongue. Generally speak
ing, people reveal their own
character in the amount of scan
dal they sling at others. A
wholly evil minded person lab
ors to bring the rest of the world
down to level with himself. 1t
IS an old saying that a person
who sees no good in any other
person is one to be aware of.
The man who curses all human
ty; who never has a good word
,or the rest of humanity, shows
, depraved mind, a character
hat will not stand a moral test,
md is one that has sacrificed the
,espect of the world. Such peo-
,le are the dynamiters who blow,
,r attempt to blow the character
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28
BACK IN THE SIXTIES.

| :" AiAihAhS camp Sudll III
area, was the richest in any OF
the inter-mountain states. The
ground was shallow, easily work
ed, and nearly all of it was what
is known among placer miners
as rocker ground"
The following interesting ac-
count of the early days is taken
from recent report of the Ida
no commissioner of immigration.
Florence was discovered in
the fall of 1862. The wild life
characteristic of new mining
camp, with all the excitement
attending the discovery and dig
ging of gold, found full sway
here. Gambling was freely in
dulged in, gold dust being the
commodity that passed as legal
tender for all transactions in
trade. Prices for provisions
were abnormally high. Flour
cost S1.00 per pound ;bacon 81 .25;
butter $500; sugar s1.50; gum
boots, $4,000 per pair, and other
articles in proportion.
Frank r. Coffin, now living
in Boise, was the owner of a
claim in Florence at that time,
concerning which he says that
when it failed to pay $500 per
day to the man it was abandoned
as not worth working. The
story of the richness of many of
many of the diggings found in
that section of Idaho and along
the tributaries of the Salmon
river, reads like a tale from the
Arabian Nights.
The Walla Walla Statesman,
describing the discovery of Sal
mon river mines early in 1862,
gives the following account IS.
F. Ledyard arrived last night
from the Salmon river mines
and from him it is learned that
200 men had gone to the south
side of the Salmon where two
streams head that empty into
the Salmon some thirty miles
southwest of the present dig
gings. Coarse gold is found and
as high as 500 per day to the
man is being taken out. The
big mining claim of the old
locality belongs to Mr.. Weiser
of Oregon, from which $3.50
was taken out on the Goth with
rockers. On the 21st So, 800 was
taken out with the same mach
ines. Other claims are paying
two to five pounds per day.
AT a later date the same
paper chronicled the following i
The late news from Salmon riv-
er seems to have given the gold
fever to everyone in that inn
mediate neighborhood. A num-
Der of persons from Florence
City have arrived in this place
during the week and all bring
the most extravagant reports as
to the richness of the mines. Al
report in relation to rich strike
made by Mr.. Bridges of Oregon
City, seems to come well auth
enticated. The first day he
worked on his claim near Bah |
oon gulch he took out 81 ounces, |
the second day 157 ounces, third |
day pa ounces and the fourth |
day 200 ounces in two hours.
In later edition of the same |
paper the following item appears:
THE discoverer of the Bah |
oon gulch arrived in the city |
yesterday, bringing with him co.
pounds of gold dust and Jacob t
Weiser is on his way in with
mule loaded with gold dust. I"
These glowing descriptions of
the early discoveries made in
Idaho forty three years ago can
not fail to impress those who are
seeking information concerning
this country, with the vast rich
IS in mineral wealth that lies
hidden in the mountain sides of
he great interior region of the
state. These rich deposits of
n
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28
.sgRT MORRISON, Prop.

|sw Challis House is strict
First Glass hotel, and the
accommodations can
H. surpassed in the county.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28

/ going out on the stages
|fnd this a convenient hotel
bp at, as the drivers board
+. Meals always promptly
Hne. Located one door
soi the telephone Office.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28

sud Lodging at reasonable
u The tables are always
Med with the best the
set affords. Good acom-
&tiOns for travelling men
Me public.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28

Rooms for
nefcial nlen. x * X
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-03-28
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NM n, and Fisherman is
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I'M ~ drop IN and get
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bec;.,. Thunder Mt.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1905-03-10

against the integrity of the state it.
self.
There are towns in different parts Of
the state, as must be well known to
you. in which, as a correspondent
writes me, "a little detective work
would bring to light whole strata Of
corruption
If you should set any of your officers
at work in this field which seems to be
just now ripe for their sickles, I should
be glad to render to them any assist
ance as to places and clues which the
somewhat confidential nature of my
own information would allow me to
render. But a good officer without any
such aid would find it easy for gen.
eral report to discover trails worth fol-
lowing up Awaiting your reply I am
Yours very truly,
-, g.. a. NEWMAN SMYTH.
Il Hartford, Conn, March 6, 1905.
Rev. Newman Smyth, D. D.,
New Haven, Conn: 49,
Dear Sir-Referring to your letter Of
February 7th. and my reply thereto, I
beg to say that the subject therein re-
ferred to was to-day considered at the
meeting of the state police commission
ers. by whom am instructed to say to
you that this department has no power
to prosecute offences, but can only as
sist the legally constituted prosecuting
officers Of the state in obtaining evil
dence for that purpose
If you will call upon me I shall be
very glad to talk over the Situation
with you, and so with you to the
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New Haven Steamboat Line.
STEAMER RICHARD PECK.

STEAMER RICHARD PECK.
4 FROM NEW HAVE.N--Steamer leavea
2:l5 a. m, daily except Mondays. Pass
sengers may board steamer at any time
Eafter 1920 p. m.
FROM NEW YORK Steamer leaves
400 p. m. daily except Sunday
Time between New York and New
Haven about 5 hours. 81
Steamer arrives at and departs from
Belle Dock. New Haven, and Pier 40, ii
r., foot Of Peck Slip, New York
For tickets and staterooms apply ID
the Office on Belle Dock, also at Bishop
Ia Cos, 1895 Chapel Street. and at P,lt-
lser's office. on Steamer
The NEW ENGLAND NAVIGATION CO
w. e. MORGAN, Agent,
4 Belle Dock, New Haven
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CONTINUED on Eighth Page.)
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QSmyrna Rugs--size a5x5o
while they last. Sr.Io
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primaries where nominations We

primaries where nominations We're
fixed t4. f.
In the course of my inquiries concern
ing the extent of political corruption,
particularly in the country towns, con-
siderable detailed information of such
corrupt practices has come to me CON
fidentially of course a, private citizen
cannot be expected to follow up and to
reduce to legal substantially such ac-
counts. But no ripper field for the ac-
tivities of the state. police seems to me
to exist. No better justification for the
continued existence Of the state police
could be given than the detection and
bringing to Just punishment through
their efforts of political agents, hoWev-
err prominent, who are offenders
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-23

Real Estate, Changes Recorded.
Deed dated March q, 1905; Mary
C.aWolf and Clayton Wolf to Atha
Van Glider, 2ok acres, Winfield dis.
trict; consideration. $500.
April =, 1908; s. ], st,,rm et.ux. to
R.. NJ. Fortney, Y acre, Winfield DIS
trlct $500. s D. s,5s,3