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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-01-29
BOA RI).
Regular January, 1907,
Session.

OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF Go.
COMMISSIONERS OF CUSTER
COUNTY, IDAHO.
Challis, Idaho, Jan. 14th, 1907
Pursuant to law the members
of the Board of County Commits
sioners- elect, met at the Office of
the Auditor.
Present
John M. Pushaw, Commission
er of the 1st District.
Robert Campbell, Commission
or of 2nd District.
John II. Greene, Commission
er of 3rd District.
Clerk, Geo. E. Keyes.
Whereupon the said Clerk,
Geo. E. Keyes, administered the
oath of Office to each of said
Commissioners; and thereupon
said Board proceeded to organ
ize, and by majority vote it
was ordered that John HI. Greene,
be and is hereby declared elect
ed to the Office of Chairman of
the Board of County Commits
sioners of Custer county, Idaho.
And now at this time the said
Board examined the bonds sub
mitted by the members of said
Board, and it was ordered that
the bonds of each of said Com.
missioners, John M. Pushaw,
Robert Campbell and John H..
Greene be and each of the same
is hereby approved.
Whereupon and now appears
the following officers-elect
CORTLAND M. Henderson, Clerk
of the District Court, and Aud
itor & Recorder.
Robert Morrison, Sheriff.
Reuben H. Ewing, Assessor &
ex-officio Tax Collector.
Fitz j. Clyde, Treasurer aud
ex-officio Public Administrator.
VIM. j. Lamme, Co. Attorney.
j. c.. Finnell, Probate Judge.
Martha keenan,, Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction.
Valentine Maelzer, Surveyor.
j. L. Ebberts, Coroner.
Lockhart Boyd, Justice of the
Peace, Challis precinct.
John Mock, Road Overseer of
District No. 1.
And the said John H. Greene,
Chairman of the Board, admin
istered the oath of Office to each
of said officers elect.
And now said Board examined
the bond submitted by each of
said officers, and each of said
bonds having been found suffi-
cient, it was ordered that each
of said bonds be approved.
And now it was ordered that
each of said officers be declared
qualified to enter upon the dis
charge of the duties of his or her
Office.
Official bond of Jason G.. Webb
Justice of the Peace of Clayton
precinct examined and approved
The bonds of the following re-
tail liquor dealers; j. G. Dough
erty of Challis, and ]. d. Daniels
of Mackay, were examined anC
approved.
The petition of certain resi-
dents of Road Dist. No. 2 pray
ing for the appointment Of S. M
Leigh as Overseer of said dis
trict was considered, and it wa
ordered that the prayer of sal,
petition be granted
Board adjourned.
Tuesday, Jan. 18th.
Board met.
Full Board present.
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Lambson, b. w. Clark, Frank
Stratton, d. M. Smith, w. K.
Boxwell, S. K. Paxton, Ambrose
Caro-, w. S. Cornell, H. L.
Smith, S. A. Burlington, Samuel
Hile.
Pahsamaroi.
S. j. Roberts, James Wells,
William r. Gill.
Stanley.
H. H. Marshall, Thos. Kelly,
Geo. M. Smith, Sam'l. Tennell,
Sunol.
Joseph Davis, JAS. Hooper,
Geo. Ellis, John Johnson.
White Knob.
Chas. Anderson, Arthur w.
Canaday, w. G.. Sweet, L. F.
Graham, H. w. Weller, John l..
Mower, Charles Frank.
In the matter of newspaper
printing for the year 1907. 1t
was ordered that all bids be re-
jected. 1t was ordered that the
contract for the necessary news
paper printing for the year of
1907 be let to M. M. Sweet for
the sum of $4,000; and at this
time appeared said M. M. Sweet
and the said parties thereto sign
ed and entered into said contract.
Thereupon the bond submitted
by said M. M. Sweet was regul-
arly approved.
The bid of Dillingham; Bros.
not being considered for the rea-
son that it appeared that that
newspaper had not been publish
ed for a period of SO consecutive
weeks as required by law.
Board took recess in order to
examine the county jail, and re-
convened the same day after
such examination.
Board adjourned.
Thursday, Jan. 18th.
Board met.
Full Board present.
In the matter of the approval
of the official bond submitted by
Albert f. Blume, Constable elect
of Challis precinct. 1t appear
ing that said Blume was no long
er a resident of Challis precinct,
it was ordered that said bond be
not approved.
At this time we're submitted
the official bonds of James O.
Marker, justice of the peace o.
Clayton precinct, Clay Vance O.
Battle Ground precinct, and S
M. Leigh, Road Overseer of No
2 district, were examined and
approved.
In the matter of providing of
fees for certain county officers
who were occupying offices out
side of the county building. 1
was ordered that the vacan
house and premises owned by
, Joseph Rodgers in Challis, anC
known as the Dearden residence
, be leased for two years from tn,
18th of January, 1907, at $500
per month, and said building tc
be used for offices after Feb. 1
1907, for the School SGpt.,
Treasurer and County Attorney
, and the Sheriff is directed t.
notify said officers of the actor
of this Board.
AT this time Commissioner
( Pushaw was excused for thu
5 purpose of examining the Wat
| son bridge on Salmon river, ant
(, report on the condition of same.
: In the matter of the applica
ton of VIM. Bradshaw to remi
certain taxes of property enron
, eously assessed against him flo
!. the year 1906. 1t appearing tina
]. improvements to the amount Q
n 5000 had been incorrectly assess
r ed against said Bradshaw, and
was ordered that said valuatie
be stricken from the assessmen
!, list, and the claim of Custe
/, county for taxes of 1906 agains
J. said Bradshaw be satisfied o
tho ,nnumnnt Of tho toy ON tn
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to be as follows
Francis III. Poole, M. D., pro-
posed to fill said contract for the
sum of $224O.OO.
Francis H. Poole proposed to
fill said contract as same might
apply to all residents of Custer
county living east of Willow
Creek divide, for 100000
g. p. Huston, M. d., proposed
to fill the conditions of said con-
tract for $4,000.
r. L. Boyd proposed to fulfill
the conditions of said contract
for the sum of S757.O0 for each
year during the life of said con-
tract.
The matter was taken under
advisement.
In the matter of the necessary
newspaper printing for 1907.
M. M. Sweet proposed to full
fill the contract for $4,000.
M. M. Sweet proposed to do
the newspaper printing, election
tickets, etc, for any general or
special election, for the years of
1907 and 1908 for $850.OO.
Dillingham; Bros. proposed to
do the newspaper printing for
1907 for $4,000.
The matter was taken under
advisement.
Reports of VIM. Elder, Sheriff;
j. G.. Finnell, Probate Judge;
Clay Vance, of Battle Ground,
and J. j. Fitzpatrick, Justice of
the Peace of Mackay precinct
examined and approved.
Board adjourned.
Wednesday, Jan. 10th.
Board met.
Full Board present.
In the matter of selecting list
of $50 names of persons to serve
as trial jurors in the District
Court for the ensuing year, fol
lowing are the names of the per
sons so selected
Battle Ground.
Thomas Coates, r. M. David
son, Robert Thalman, Carl Sch
oonover, Robert Parsons, Henry
Larter, e. w. Bascom, Alvin
West, John Howell.
Bayhorse.
George Starks, Nal Branca,
Martin Joyce, James Beattie,
George Emery, John Hodson.
Challis.
Daniel Stephens, VIM. Waters,
John Mock. Clayton Williams
VIM. Elder. j. L. Ebberts, EN-
NETT Hosford, Stanton VanCamp
VIM. Buster, Lee Kerr, B. S.
Brown, Lee Watson, Len. Peck
w. d. Bradbury, Andrew Oiler
Arthur Fox, Joseph Rodgers
Casper Mock, Thomas Jose. G.
E. Wilkinson, VIM. Leaton, d.
Tewalt, Don Rowles, Alex Klug
Chas. Dewitt, Chas. Pagan, AL
bert Honey. Arthur Wilkinson
VIM. Babcock, VIM. Millick.
Clayton.
James Marker, Con Sullivan
John r. Smith, Chas. Small,
Jacob Leuzinger, Ellis Papworth
K. d. Williams, Philip Gossi
John Fantani, John Tam, AL
Hoskins.
Custer
r. Coryell, HI. Knapp, Franz
Georgetta, James Jose, Wells
MCGOWAN, Llew Clawson, Free
Maverty, Carl Malm, VIM. Caste
Chas. Raine, Walter Black, Har
vey Warren, Chas. Barrett.
Houston.
S. M. Miller, Thos. Lemon
Mart Houston, Evan Harris, d
p. Wells. j. H. Baxter. John M
Swauger, j. M. Franklin, JOIN
jameson, d. M. Burnett, Pete
Douahue.
loon Creek.
Peter Albert, David Dupont
Frank Coleman. Silas Sheridan
Frank Breen, John Boyle, r. c
| Tlo
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OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF CO.
COMMISSIONERS OF CUSTER
COUNTY, IDAHO.
The state herald., 1907-09-20
Hold up Q Cashier.

0oldacid. Noy.-iiorbort Il. RIGS.
bookkeopcr and cashier for u. II, New
land. q broker. was found unconscious
on tho floor Of the once. The door
Of tho safe was open and cash amount.
ing 10 81 800 had been taken. Two big
Jumps on Riggs forehead showed that
he had been struck with some blunt
instrument.
RIggH aaya he was working over his
books whom nuiranscr appeared nj the
cashiers window and asked for money,
There was n stack Of gold on the desk
In front of the bookeeper nj the time,
Riggs says bc knew nothing more un
III he recovered consciousness. When
he was found by Harry Greyc. n
nephew Of Newland. = heavy hammer
wan picked ~ from the door nrnr
whore he lay. II ID thought that the
fobbef used the hammer on his victim.
The case has some peculiar features.
and tho sheriff Ia making an inyestIga.
tion.
The state herald., 1907-09-20
Union Pacific cut.otf a Certainty.

Denver.-The long rumored cut-off
to be constructed by the Union Pasific
between Denver and Cheyenne at a
cost OF about 81 900, 900 has at last been
decided upon and camps are now being
established with the expectation of
having the new line completed before
the first of the year. The cutoff will
be seventeen miles long, starting near
Carr and running northeast to Borie.
Wyo.. three miles south OF Corlett, con-
meeting with the Wyoming division
four and one-half miles west OF Chey-
enne. 1t will eliminate the principal
curves and heavy grades between Dem
yer and Cheyenne.
The work in some sections will be
unusually heavy. There will be 220.-
900 cubic yards of roadbed excavation
necessary and there will be 10000 Gu
bic yards Of solid rock to be removed.
In addition to this there will be 900. 1000
cubic yards of embankment. The larg-
es, Nil will be 2.700 feet long and IS
feet high. When completed three new
stations will be established on tho new
line. The cutoff will enable the com.
pany TO operate between Denver and
the west at n considerable saving over
former cost on account Of the heavy
grade over Athol hill.
The state herald., 1907-09-20
Mother o, Mn. Work. In Field.

Cheyenne. wyo.-Mra. Sarah Jano
Shepherd. In n divorce suit which she
hled against Joseph Shepherd, asserts
that she and the defendant were mar.
ried At Seward, Nebraska, September
~. 1887. and that nino children. from
three to nineteen years Of nge, have re-.
suited from tho union. Mrs. Shepherd
charges that for n period OF moro than
three years Shepherd has failed TO pro.
vide for her support: that he com.
PEELED her to clothc herself and
children, md 10 do the work OF farm
hand In tho fields, cutting corn and
stacking hay. grain and cane; that In
March. 1903. when she was III and
about to become q mother, he refused
TO employ physician. although com.
pctcnt physician wnH less than a milo
AWAY. ss result OF which neglect her
child was still'born .that she. by hard
labor. accumulated twenty-five head OF
cattle and seven head Of horses. which
the defendant took from her and di.
yerted TO his own use. and that the Dc.
fcndant sold their Joint homestead In
Nebraska for $500 and retained all OF
the money.
The state herald., 1907-09-20
Jap. Try to steal indian Wives.

San Francisco.-Employes OF the
Alaska Packers Association who re-
turned here upon the ship Star Of
Chile bring the report that number
Of japanese cannery hands ut Egegk
made 4 raid upon IN Indian village
near that camp last June and attempt
ed to carry OF several Of the native
women.
The Japanese evidently believed the
men Of the settlement were out fish.
ing. hut In this they were mistaken.
for after the raiders had caught and
gagged two or three Of the women they
were discovered by q number Of bucks.
who set up q loud howl and Mt once
proceeded to repel the Japanese.
In attempting to get away with the
captivss the Japanese are said to have
run between two hills where the snow
was deep and rapid travel was impos.
sible.
This proved their undoing. for tho
Indians descended upon them with
guns and clubs and would have killed
the sig Or eight raiders II the latter
had not deserted their victims and
hurried on. The Indians later, II II
said. made complaint TO tho men In
charge Of the cannery camp.
The state herald., 1907-09-20
klondIke Fever Breaks Out.

Washington.-Thc gold fever OF
the Klondike has broken out anew at
Sitka. Alaska. according TO Brigadier
General George +. Elliott. command.
ant Of the United States marine corps.
who has Just returned from u trip Of
inspection In the Northwest.
General Elliott states that rich
vein of quartz has recently been un.
covered on an island forty-hve miles
from Sitkn. which yields heavy per
centare Of leaf gold. and active prepa.
rations are being made for It's develop
mcnt. As result OF this discovery
the forty.iivc marines whom General
Elliott had Intended TO order TO some
other point viii remain TO preserve or
der In what Is rapidly becoming ono OF
the boom, towns OF Alaska.
The story Of the discovery ms told to
General Elliott ia that two Indians.
while fishing. noticed PARTICLES Of gold.
They told the news TO n Presbyterian
clergyman Mt Sltka. A company opened
the vein Of quartz and succeeded In
mining and transporting to Sitia In
canoes ninety tons Of ore. This one
shipment yielded. after payment Of
freight. more than $4,000. The
knowledge OF the nnd nj the island
soon became known In Sltka. and the
island now is practically all Stnkcd GU,
by goldsookern.
The state herald., 1907-09-20
pemersed Man Killed.

Evanston. wyo-wiiiiam Fern. a
young buninons man of Almy. who has
been wandering about the country for
the pnHt week In n dcmentod condition.
was killed by n fnH, freight on tho
Union Pacific near here.
ON September ID Fern. with = com.
pnnlon. was on his way Ia Almy In a
buggy. which was upset In n runaway.
throwing the young man out upon his
head. Since that time he has wan.
dofed about the country. being ocen.
Hionnlly Heen by ranch people. al.
though the authorities tried In vain 10
nnd him, The remains were brought
TO Evanston and will be buried In
Almy. where his wife aud child reside.
The state herald., 1907-09-20
is "Fishtins Bob" a Pir.tef

Newport.-Has Fighting Bob" Ev.
ans turned pirate?
Ncwporters are asking each other
this qsastion, ms result Of the dis
appearance on Wednesday night Of
the wreck OF the biz two mnsts d
schooner Henry ". whitney. which
has lain buried IN the mud in the
south part OF tho hnrbor for moro than
four years. Coal laden. tho Whitney
was driven ashore one night after hav.
ing sprung leak. She was ~nptied
and then abandoned.
For four years she lay there. n pie
turcsque relic Of her former greatness.
and, suddenly. In the dark of wedncs-
day night. vessel whose cleaning
whltcnoHs shono out In the gloom.
stole into the harbor made fast fo tho
wreck and dragged II out To sea. A
hole In the mud was all that greeted
the fishing folk when they viewed ths
hnrbor next morning.
Those who saw the white nhip cona
In declare that she rogomblod In cy.
cry particular man'0fw9r, Now. Ad-
mirnl Evans warships are not Tar
nwny from Newport, engaging In tar.
get practice. and no better tarrot
could be found for the boys behind tho
guns than the wreck Of the Henry NJ
whitney.
Has Fighting Bob" turned pirats7
The state herald., 1907-09-20
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Shot Conductor; Was Killed.

Sacramento. Cal.-Because Conduc.
tor Joff Gage OF Southern Pacific train
No. 32. castbound local to Sacramento.
put him on the train on his refusal 20
pay his fare. nm unknown man serl.
ousiy wounded the conductor and was
himself killed In u pistol duel Just after
the train left Tracy City.
Conductor Gage said
Il rad stopped the train Just outside
OF Tracy to put the fellow on for re.
fusing 10 pay his fare. and had stepped
down from the platform 10 give the en-.
gineer the signal 10 20 ahead when
some OF the passengers who were
watching tho man running alongside of
the fence. cried out: Look OUT he's
going To shoot Hut before I could
jump back was shot here Indicating
his right groin).
u stumbled from the effects Of the
shot. and finally succeeded In getting
out my pistol md took shot at tho
man. who had run ahead about fif,y
yards by this time. don't know
whether hit him or not.
Some Of the passengers had rushed
QUIT by his time. and taken several
shots at him. He fell. nnd ran TO
where he lay, covering him with my
sun NIL the time. m feared he might
be playing posRum. with the assist.
nncc ~ the passengers took HIS gun.
but he died few minutes later. on. u
the shots having pierced his left lung"
Tho bullet fired nj Gage lodged Jus,
beneath the vest. Tho fact that tho
bullet had 10 penetrate three thick.
nosAss Of clothing II probably nil that
saved Gage from being killed.
The passengers who Witnessed tho
shooting all say that Gage was per.
fectiy justified
The state herald., 1907-09-20
TERRIBLE DEEDS OF DauNkARDs
sheepherders In Wyoming Hold Up
Boys, Indians and Ranehers.

Cokeville. Wyo.-Innamed by bad
whisky. Joe and Sam Bates. sheep
herders. who had been sent here for
supplies by their employer, determined
to become bad men.
Mounting their horses and each car
rying revolver, they departed for
the north and a mile from town held
up seventeen-year-old boy, whom
they shot through the stomach and
robbed Of 31.50.
When they realized the dangerous
character Of the boys wound they re-
turned his money and started away.
An Indian and his sQuaw who had
seen the shooting helped the boy to
mount horse and started him for
town.
This act enraged the Bates brothers.
who returned and held up the Indian.
robbing him Of his horse. AS they
rode away they fired several shots at
the squaw, but did not hit her.
A few miles further on they met and
held up wagon load Of land seekers,
including c. E. Cotton, Union Pacific
agent at Cheyenne, but decided not to
rob them.
Thirty miles north Of town they WIS.,
ited the ranch of ]. 8. Branson, held
up Branson. who is an old man and
an ex-Missouri marshal, and COM
PEELED him to give them new horses.
AS they were transferring their sad
dies. Branson grabbed Sam Bates six
shooter. Joe Bates drew his revolver.
whereupon Branson shot him through
the heart.
Branson then held Sam Bates at
bay until assistance arrived from the
ranch house, when the young outlaw
was overpowered and bound.
Bates is now in Jail here, and may
be lynched II the boy who was shot
dies. The dead brother was deserter
from the navy. .
The state herald., 1907-09-20
Survives Explosion. but Mind 10 De
stroyed.

Alton. ill-Fiftoon thousand pounds
Of powder exploded AT tho Equitable
Powder works nj East Alton. two miies
from here. Charles McGiDnls vas
killed and Charles McGilson shocked
20 that mis- mind IL gone.
McGinnis and his helper were work.
In. IN tho glazing mill and MoGinnir
was letting the powder run from y
drum into kegs. McGilson was wheel
ibg truck 100 yards away. Suddenly
there was flash and McGiluon. 900
feet away. was blown into the sis
and carried more than 100 feet bcfor.
he aliRbted. when he was picked ~
McGilson was unconscious and late, u
was found his mind was n blank.
The state herald., 1907-09-20
RAILROAD ADDS
TO DEATH LIST
TWENTY-FIVE PASSENGERS ARE
KILLED AND TWENTY.six
ARE INJURED.
.FACEs0FDE DGHAsTLY
FATAL MISTAKE OF TRAIN oPER.
AToR SENDS UNsusPEcTINo
MoRTALs INTO ETERNITY.

White River Junction, Vt.-A fearful
head-on collision between the south
bound Qubec express and north
bound freight train on the Concord d.
vision OF the Boston & Maine railroad,
occurred four miles north Of Canaan
station early Sunday morning. Septem-
Der 18th, due to mistake in train dis
patchers' orders, and from demol-
ished passenger coach there were
taken out twenty-five dead and dying,
and twenty-seven other passengers,
most of them seriously wounded. Near
ly all those who were In the death car
were returning from fair at Sher-
brooke. Quebec, sixty miles north. The
conductor of the freight train was
given to understand that he had plenty
OF time to reach siding by the night
operator at Canaan station. receiving,
according to the superintendent of the
division, copy of telegraph order
from the train dispatcher at Concord,
which confused the train numbers 80
and thirty-four. Tho wreck occurred
Just after the express had rounded into
a straight stretch OF track. but owing
to the early morning mist, neither en-
gineer saw the others headlight until
1t was too late.
Operator Makes Mistake.
The south-bound train was made up
at Sherbrooke, where II picked up two
sleepers from Quebec and two more on
the way down. 1t consisted of the
baggage coach. passenger coach and
smoking car in that order, with the
sleepers In the rear. The train left
White River Junction at $3.50. forty
minutes late. and was followed twenty
minutes later by the Montreal express
over the Central Vermont railroad.
The Quebec train Is known as No. 80
and the Montreal train as No. 80.
In the meantime. north-bound train.
known as No. 2G7. had arrived at Ca.
naan. eighteen miles down the road,
at 4:l0 n. m, on time. According TO
the division superintendent. W. Il. Ray.
J. X. Crowley. the night train dis.
patcher at Concord. sent n dispatch to
John Greely. the night operator at Ca
naan. that No. "a was one hour and
ten minutes late. The order which
Conductor Lawrence Of the freight
train showed after the accident dis.
tinctly states that No. 80, instead OF
No. "a. was an hour and ten minutes
late. Conductor Lawrence. believing
that he had sufficient time In the hour
and ten minutes to reach the sidetrack
at West Canaan, four miles beyond. be
fore No. 30 reached II. ordered his train
ahead. The superintendent declared
that the accident was due 10 the mis-
take In placing cipher after the three
in the number Of the train. instead OF
four.
The morning was dull and misty in
the western New Hampshire noun.
talns and the long freight train. with
a score OF heavily loaded cars. lum.
hered up the grade to West Canaan at
The usual speed. On the other side OF
the cut the Quebec express was sliding
down the single track with her load
OF passengers and the four sleepers In
the rear. The freight train was on n
The state herald., 1907-09-20
o.oeunre.. Tyranny o, Federal Courts

Lincoln. Seb.-Because Of the re.
straininx order granted by Judge Nun.
Eer Of the Federal Court 10 prevent tho
railway commission from promulg lgat ting
a new grainratc schedule, Governor
George l.. Sheldon declared himself In
favor of n constitutional Amendments
taking from the federal courts tho
right TO enjoin state officials from en-.
forcing state laws,
II believe the federal courts have
abused tho privilege of Injunction
enough 10 Justify such action" hc said.
TOO many state laws have been tisd
up by tho Interference NJ the federal
courts. do not believe the makers Of
the constitution ever contemplated
such use Of the injunction In the hands
" the federal courts"