The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1906-10-23
HOn6PiOk-UD
LOCAL AND NEIGHBoRHooD NEWS
TOLD IN a BRIEF WAY.

lis last week.
w. E. Borah is to speak in
Challis next week.
Challis had two light snow
storms last week.
Two days horse races at May
on Oct. 26 and 81, and a foot
race on Oct. 9th.
Mrs. Arch Howell returned
last week from Salt Lake much
improved in health.
Judge Stevens was at Coeur d.
Alene City last week elected
Grand Master of Idaho Odd Eel
lowship.
Dave Clum came down from
Sheep Mountain last Friday. He
says there was about an inch and
a half of new snow at Stanley
Basin when he left.
Mr. Borah was called down in
North Idaho last week. He said
there was no polygamy in Idaho,
and the names of Victor Heg-
sted, and Mr. Stuckie, one of the
trustees of the Pocatello acad-
emy, were cited.
Mr.. Collier was in town last
week from the Sunbeam mines.
He has secured a group adjoin-
ing that famous property. He
says if the Sunbeam mines were
in Nevada there would be anoth-
er Tonapah rush.
Just arrived. A new Fall and
Winter stock of ladies' hats and
caps, baby bonnets, ribbons, and
in fact everything carried in the
millinery line at Mrs. Nellie
Holzel's, Challis. The public is
invited to call and inspect my
new stock. Prices reasonable.
Court Henderson, Root. Nor
rison, r. H. Ewing and w. j.
Lamme are electioneering in the
up-river towns. Yet a certain
republican candidate started a
campaign story" that Mr.. Ew-
ing did not want the Office of
Assessor. But that false story
was nipped in the bud, it will
cost the one who started it many
a vote.
A dispatch from Boise Oct. 16,
says: Gov. Gooding wired the
Republican State committee to-
day not to take Robert Lansdon,
nominee for Secretary of State,
off the ticket, Notwithstanding
the records of Washington coun-
ty show that he is guilty of en-
bezzlement and falsifying the
public records of his county
when he was assessor. The
committee is greatly perturbed
over the matter, and the scandal
is spreading over the State rap
idly. Photographic copies OF
portions of Lansdon's books as
assessor are in circulation.
w. A. McKanlass and his com
pany gave two first-class enter
tainments in Challis-the first
on Tuesday night, Oct. 10Th and
the second on Monday night,
| Oct. 22nd, to big houses. w. A.
McKanlass is a fine musician and
plays on plays on the banjo, VIC
lin, guitar, cornet and mouth
harp with wonderful skill. He
is whole entertainment in him
self. Prof. Deraneau, the re.
nowned acrobat, is also good. In
fact, it is a good show, the best
that has been here since the
| Buchanan's.
Grant Mccoy, who lives uI
near Bayhorse, has been in seri
Gus trouble of late. Last week
he was arrested at Mackay for
stealing a portion of a wagon
that was in transit by the Oregon
! Short Line Railway Co. He
gave bonds and appeared fol
trial at Mackay. But the court
adjourned awaiting the arriva
of the County ATTORNEY. But
during the night Mccoy skipped
out. Two nights later he was
arrested at his home near Bay
horse by Sheriff Elder and 9th
ers, and on Friday brought tC
Challls and placed in the jai
yard promising to be good anC
remain. But this was too easy
and Mccoy soon climbed the
fence and is now at large. Con
stable F'lenniker saw Mccoy
that night up near Bayhorse
and took shot at him but dix
not Snccep6 i'm taking him.