The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-06-18

but he had seen moccasin tracks
on the creek above town and was
anxious to emigrate. He sold his
outfit to Charlie Schirtzkie, com
prising three or four sacks OF
-four. two or three slabs of dry
salt bacon, and half dozen bars
of soap, and this was called the
store" The nearest real store
then was at Salmon. Letters to
be sure of their destination were
directed "Challis, Round Valley,
Lemhi county, via Salmon City.
Later in the summer of '76 j.
D. Wood came up from Salmon
and put up store building and
put in stock of goods. The
building was later the law office
of l.. III. Johnston.
The first dancing party held
in Challis, where ladies were in
attendance, was held in the store
room intended for the Dav. Wood
supply store and on the Fourth
of July, 1878. There were three
ladies present and about rs men.
The ladies were Mrs. Creighton,
Miss Maggie Hallaren, and Miss
Eeveline Conover, daughter of
Mr.. A. HI. Conover, and after
ward Mrs. Richards. The ladies
never missed a dance, but wall
flowers" were in great profusion
and all of one kind. But some
enterprising missionary had al
ready established a little
church around the corner" and
those who couldn't get a chance
to dance went around Ito see q
man" and forget their sorrow.
In those days mountain fever
was quite prevalent among the
men, and the women folks would
go out and gather great quaint
ties of cactus and make tea from
it, for the afflicted, and it never
failed to cure. 1t is all old Indi-
an remedy for fever.
When the Indians on the out
side went on the warpath in tbs
summer of '78 a stone fort wa:
hastily built close to town anC
, lookouts established on the higf
points overlooking the valley
Several pack trains of very ricl
, ore from the Ramshorn and othel
: mines at Bayhorse were being
; brought down to this point fol
shipment, and the sacks of orr
were used to help build the de
lenses. What few women wer'
: here at the time left their hom'
+ duties and assisted in the build
+ in of the stockade, and when
r was completed they were left t.
. hold the fort" at all hazards
I while the men FASTENED to re
, lieye the train of supplies at Los
River, which had been surroun
ded by the savages and was in
: critical "hold up" Indian scout
were patroling the country in ev
! cry direction and inspected tn
Notifications from an eminenc
: with a glass. When they discov
cred that the fort was garrisone'
by women they gave it the col
t shake" and moved out of range
; Mrs. Jose has seen much of pi
oneer life in Utah and Idaho an
: has borne bravely her share c
the burdens incident TO life in
[ new country and is now reapin
the rewards of her sacrifices
I Her home and surroundings ar
$ ideal. Several years after con
e ing to Challis she was united
q marriage with Mr.. Thos. Jose,
e pioneer also of this country an
d one who has been successful j
:. his undertakings since he locate
!, in this section of Idaho. Late
:, the writer will reach him in p
e oneer sketch.
d Mrs. Jose has her happy fan
:, lily about her. Her eldest daugl
4 ter, Mabel, is the wife of Alto
l, ney w. w. Adamson, of Challi
1t and who is interested in the Pa
N ker Mountain mines; the secor