The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-08-21
HOn6P i6k-UpS
LOCAL AND NEIeHsoRHooD NEWS
TOLD IN a BRIEF WAY.
Labor Day Sept. 3rd.

A sociable will be held in the |
church at Challis tomorrow eve
ming. 1t viii consist of ice
cream, cake, etc. A cordial in
vitation extended.
Mrs. Henderson and little
daughter of Utah, arrived in this
city last Tuesday evening on a
visit. Mrs. Henderson is a sis
ter of Arch Howell.
Mr.. and Mrs. ellison, daughter
and son, of Nebraska, are visit
ing with Mr.. and Mrs. Christian
in Challis. Mrs. ellison is a sis
ter of Mr.. Christian.
A. Paffenberger, field CORES
pondent for the Northwest Paci-
fic Farmer and Western Lady,
magazines, both published at
Portland, Oregon, was in Chal-
lis last week.
Perry Kious, the old White
Pine, Nevada, stage driver, is
now employed by the NJ. & G. 1.
Stage Co., and the grace and
ease which he handles the four
and six-horse teams is to be ad-
mired.
A force of men are at work on
the Challis- Yellow Jacket wagon
road, and are putting it in good
repair. The county will repair
the road to the Lemhi county
line. What is needed now is a
mail route from Challis to Sing
User, Rabbitfoot, Forney and the
Yellow Jacket.
School will commence in Chal-
lis on Monday, Sept. 18th. The
corps of teachers are, viz:
High School-Prof. Bowen of
Blackfoot.
Grammar Dept.-Miss Maud
Groves, of Indiana.
Primary Dept.-Miss Grace
Anderson, of Gibbonsville.
| Peter johnson, of Blackfoot,
gave a picture show and phono-
graph entertainment in the opera
house at Challis on Monday
night, Aug. 18th. The enter
tainment was far from being
frst-class, but it was no excuse
for dozen or more boys and
young men who were admitted
to the show free, to endeavor to
break up the entertainment be-
cause they wanted to have a
dance. Such hoodlism should
not be tolerated, and it is the
duty of our peace officers to see
that peace is kept.
Advices from Mackay would
: indicate that the properties OF
/ the White Knob Mining com
pany now being operated under
what is characterized as the
Macbeth Lease, are about to pass
into the hands of new crowd
says the Salt Lake Republican
A dispatch from there during
the afternoon announces the ar.
rival of Clarence K. Mccormick
and party. The personnel o.
that party, the dispatch does mo-
divulge. 1t does, however, vol
unteer the information that the
copper-bearing properties are
under examination, this examin
alton in the interest of tran
saction in which prominent for
eigners are seeking its acquisi
ton. 1t required the skill o
Utah people to demonstrate tha
the White Knob is still possess
ed of prodigious merit notwith
standing the fact that the orig
inal company expended $1,000,
600 in an attempt to demonstrat
it. Since it was acquired unde
lease and the furnaces wer
started up again it has been
steady contributor TO the smelt
ers of this valley, and that j
has been productive of dividend
is quite we'll assured, notwith
standing their absence from put
lie prints. What figures are in
volved in the transaction ther
is nothing in the dispatch to de
note although it is assumed ths
they are big ones. AS foretol
in the Republican, Mr.. McCol
nick arrived in the city again o
Sunday morning after a tri
which took him as far as Par
and that he has gone north woul
indicate something important
the camp which promises to e,
perience its resurrection und'
the magic of his means al
methods,