The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-09-26
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

Emmett Hosford of Clayton
yesterday morning opened up
the Babcock & Buster saloon in
Challis.
New Orleans has learned the
lesson although it had learned it
several times before, that the
time to fight yellow fever is be-
fore it arrives.
Mr.. Jarvis is visiting in town.
He used to be here years ago. 1t
will be remembered that he is
the person on lost a hand by
giant powder.
The American hen has a right
to cluck and cackle. The past
year with her eggs and her
chickens, she produced $3.50, :
900, 900 of the wealth of the
country
A woman, the thirteenth child
and born on the thirteenth day
of the month, recently died in
Arkansas at the age of 105. She
might have known something
would happen to her.
Dave Clum came down from
Sheep Mountain last Friday
evening where he has been en-
gagged in mining. He says the
new Greyhound smelter started
nicely, run out three bars of
bullion, then unfortunately it
froze up"
A party of railroad surveyors
arrived in Challis Friday and are
surveying along Salmon river.
They are not saying much, so no
one here knows what railroad or
projected railroad company they
are working for. Some think
are surveying for the Northwest
ern railroad, while others are of
the opinion that they are here in
behalf of the Butte, Boise & San
Francisco railroad.
Last Friday evening Colfax
Day was observed by Silver Leaf
Rebekah Lodge No. 81, at the
lodge room in Challis, with ap-
propriate exercises. Colfax was
the one who instituted the Reb-
ekah Degree, and Colfax Day
should have been observed on
Sept. Goth, but owing to other
events already announced for
that date in Challis, it was post
poned until the 22nd. The pub
lie were invited, and consequent
ly quite a large attendance was
there, and the following program
was had
Address. -. Mrs. VIM. Elder
Song ....... Mrs. r. Brasseur
Reading Miss Ruth Cameron
Song Mrs. Arch Howell
Song. Miss Gertrude McKendrick
Song. ..... Miss Hazel Paul
Following the program was a
light banquet consisting of cake
and lemonade.
A mining deal that means a
great deal to the future of the
Parker Mountain district was
transacted in Challis the fore
part of last week, when the U.
S. Mining & Smelling company,
of Utah, through their agent,
Mr.. @. Goss, bonded the remain
ing one-half interest of the Par
ker claim from the Williams boys
and Colorado parties. The price
is not given out but is said to be
about $4,000. The other half
of this claim was bonded by this
company some time ago from
w. w. Adamson for $4,000.
The Utah company is one of the
big mining concerns of the West
and the fact that they have Sc
cured foothold in the new camp
is of much Importance to this
mining section. The company
with only a half interest in one
claim in the camp did not care
to go ahead, but now that they
have bond on the entire claim
and we learn have bonded a
number other adjoining claims
from the Messrs. Kerr, Williams
and Hunt, it looks as though
something would be done at
Parker Mountain. Mr.. @. Goss,
the company's agent, is on the
ground directing the work. A
pack-train left Challis last week
loaded with supplies for the
company, and force of men went
out to put up buildings for the
company, such as a boarding
and bunk house, and thereby
prepare for a winters campaign
at the mines. The new company
intend to put on a force of men
soon and pass the winter in de-