The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-01-31
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Challis had a dance last We'd
nesday night.
Buster keeps fine apples in
stock by the box or pound.
The officers at Mackay last
week got after the gamblers, and
one of them was fined $25 and
costs.
Quite a number of the dancing
fraternity from Challis attended
the Benefit ball at Clayton last
Friday night.
Events in February Ground
Hog Day, Feb. End; St. Valen-
tines Day, Feb. 14th; Washing
toms Birthday, Feb. 22nd.
Michael McGovern of May is
reported to be very sick, priest
from Shoshone was sent for who
arrived in Challis Saturday last.
Mrs. VIM. Buster returned
from Salt Lake last Tuesday,
where an operation was perform
ed on her little daughter. The
child is getting along nicely.
/ G. T. Potter will sell his entire
stock of general merchandise in
Challis at public auction. The
sale will commence at / o'clock
p. M, next Saturday, Feb. 4th.
Since the recent fire in this
city many of the business hous-
es are having brick fues put in.
1t is a wise idea if all who have
wood buildings will install them.
Some one of the members of
the Idaho legislature proposes
to amend the Idaho fish law so
we can fish the year round with
hook and line and for all kind of
fish. That fellows head is level,
says Joe, the local Nimrod.
Joseph Rodgers lost over $50
head of sheep this month from
what appears to be sore mouth,
he thinks caused by eating salt
sage. All of the sheep that
have died in this manner, upon
examination, appear to have rot
ten lungs.
The Mackay Telegraph evi-
IDENTIFY does not know that it is
no longer the official paper of
Custer county. Either that, or
it desires to deceive its readers,
for at the heading of the paper,
in bold type, still appears these
words, Official Paper of Custer
County, Idaho"
A Mum SociaF' was held in
the Challis church last Friday
evening, and many were the lad
les who were fined because they
could not keep from talking for
a period of 80 minutes. This
mum business is the most trying
test for woman. We are re-
liably informed that a penalty
was imposed upon Judge Finnell
for being a witness and giving
testimony that he heard a lady
talk. The Judge actually had
to wheel young lady in a wheel
borrow down the aisle of the
church, while similar fines were
imposed upon other gentlemen,
but Hon. j. @. Fox was more
fortunate than the rest of US, he
was wheeled down the aisle and
out into the street in a wheel
borrow by a handsome young
widow.
Information has reached Boise
says the Statesman, that the
Yellow Jacket mine at yellow
Jacket, Idaho, has been sold.
No particulars of the transaction
are obtainable, but it seems some
eastern people interested in min
ing have secured the property.
The Yellow Jacket is a group
of some % claims, equipped with
a 60-stamp mill. The property
was worked vigorously some
years ago but was closed down
after a large amount of develop
ment had been done. Various
reasons have been assigned for
the closing up of the property.
1t came just at the time of the
failure of John E. Series, the
sugar magnate, who was the
owner. With other property be-
longing to him, it went into the
hands of a receiver, and nothing
has since been done on it.
BY some it has been claimed
that the ore bodies were so low
grade that the mine did not pay;
by others, that the property was
closed down solely because of
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