The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-03-19

Location blanks that comply
with the law for sale here.
Mrs. s. H. Leigh was down
from Clayton last week
Erik w. Garretson came over
from Loon creek last Saturday.
George CoryelI returned last
week from a business trip to
Spokane, Wash.
District court convenes in
Challis a week from next Mon
day, April 1st-
Mrs e. j. Harry of Ellis de-
parted yesterday morning for
Illinois on a visit.
Custer county postal cards for
sale at this Office at cents each
or set of II for so cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Hallaran
of May are preparing TO move
back to the BeardsIey springs.
The Meyer, Haywood and Pet
tibone is to be tried by Judge
Wood of the Boise district on
April 5th.
Chas. Funkhouse is not inn
proving but is growing weaker,
and there are slight hopes of his
recovery.
The jury in the Steve Adams
case at Wallace disagreed. 1t
stood six for acquital and six for
conviction
The new high license law for
saloons requires a straight licen-
sc of $3.50 for every saloon, re-
gardless of location, and bond
of $4,000.
John Ireland and Geo Luttrell
who were arrested last week for
robbing the Rock saloon at
Blackfoot, were released for
want of evidence.
The Blackfoot Mail says an
other train will be put on the
Mackay branch in few days. 1t
will be a passenger and run
daily. The mixed freight and
passenger will also make regular
trips three times a week.
DIED. AT Custer, Idaho, on
Thursday night, March 18th,
1907, John p Dudley, a native
of Kentucky. Aged about 40
years Deceased is well known
/ in this county where he has re-
sided for the past 30 years, with
of about 4 years in Blackfoot-
Deceased for one term represent
ed Custer comfy as commission
er from the Custer district. He
was highly esteemed.
There is more or less feeling
here over the forest reserves.
Some say it is a good thing and
others say they are bad We
will know more about it in a year
from now. One thing is certain
we have the reserves and must
take our medicine whether it is
bitter or sweet. Congress has
stopped Teddy from creating
any more reserves, and informed
him that these he had created
were without law, and may an
nul them
DIED. AT her home in Hous-
ton, Idaho, March 14th, 1907, of
pneumonia, Mrs. Sarah j. Vance
Aged about 20 years Deceased
was one of the pioneer ladies of
the Lost River Valley, and was
highly esteemed and beloved by
all who knew her. She leaves a
family of tive sons and three
daughters-Clay and Everett
Vance, Mrs. Chas. Baker, Mrs.
! , VIM. Pryor, and Fanny, the
youngest daughter, who is also
married, but we do not recall her
name, besides many friends to
mourn her loss.
The Sunday Rest Bill, or the
Idaho Blue Law" has been
/ signed by the governor, and it
J will become another dead law in
/ Idaho in sixty days. 1t is class
, Legislation of the worst kind. 1t
I says one person may keep open
his place of business on Sunday
4 but his neighbor who is in some
2 other legitimate business must
/ close shop on Sunday. 1t is a
r farce to say how one shall OBJ
? serve Sunday, as long as he does
: not disturb the peace. It is a
i. law against the rights and free
: dom of free people. 1t pro
, vides that livery stables, hotels
: and drug stores may keep open
r doors on SUNDAY. but every 9TH