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Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-05-09
STOLE WITOUT REASON.

Bank Clerk Said He Didn't Know
Why He Stole $4,000.
Charged with stealing $4,000 in
bonds from the Trust Company OF
America, In New York, w. o. Doug
lass. a clerk OF the company. has
been arrested and remanded without
bail. He was caught In a hotel
where he had registered under an
assumed name.
Douglass had been In the employ
of the company for several years and
was never suspected of dishonesty
He said he took the bonds about ten
days before and that he had no rea-
son for doing so. he did not<ever
try to dispose OF them. His salary
was $500 q year and he was not
known 20 be in financial want.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-05-09
SHEEP KILLED
BY an Explosion Of a Can Of Dyna-
mite by Accident.

An explosion OF dynamite at John
Linn's sheep camp In Trapper Greek,
other possessions of the camp. The
story of the outrage was told by q
herder who said that a band of mask
ed men raided the camp and after
binding him securely, arranged for
the work of destruction. A similar
attack was made upon a sheep camp
in the Trapper Creek section two
years ago.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-05-09
CAUHT WITH THE GOODS.
An Aged White Man I'm Savanna
Confessed to Theft.

j. w. Hart, an aged white man
held at Savannah for robbing house
of a large quantity OF silverware
Thursday told the police Of a number
OF robberies that he had committed.
The officers have recovered about
$500 worth of silverware belonging
to A. III. Silcox. OF Charleston. whose
house was robbed recently.
Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1907-05-09
A FATA LwRECK

Nothing Has Been Heard OF The
Missing Crew.
II Is now thought that the Italian
bark, Oriente, stranded near Ponyers
Hill on the North Carolina coast will
provo total wreck. Nothing has
been heard from the missing crew
Of tho Oriente
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-05

E P Huffman-constable fees s 3s 10
Disallowed $2.7o-not coun-
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-05

Runover property on Horse Hill
in Idaho, upon which property
recently was opened up one of
the most spectacular finds of the
yellow metal ever registered in
the western section.
The find was made by Mr.
Sweet, who is a partner of Sen
ator Macbeth. The vein was
covered by four or FIVE feet of
loan, and was found by accident.
Owing to the fact that the group
has been run over by innumer-
able prospectors during the past
few years, the owners got the
idea of calling the property by
it's present name. Senator Mac
beth shows some of the ore, and
it is more of a nugget character
than ore. These nuggets occur
in vein that is over two feet
wide.
Report has it that the owners
have opened this vein so far for
a distance of 400 feet along the
strike, and from one end to an
other the vein carries the same
Ispecta cular gold values. Should
the ore extend only TO a deptf
of twenty feet it is estimated
that so far there has beer
brought into sight $3.50, 900 worth
of this rock. That the vein il
still more extensive is taken TO
granted from the fact that th'
adjoining hill in line for the veil
pans like house on fire.
We keep man on the groun,
constantly with .30-3o Winches
ter" stated the Senator yester
day. ''We have taken out abou
$25, 900 worth of the ore in eigh
days, and | am here now for tn
; purpose of making arrange
ments for sending it to the mai
D ket. I cannot tell now whethe
D or not the ore will be sent t
D Salt Lake"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-05
NOTICE.

At meeting of the steckhold-
ers of the Oxarna Gold Mining
Co., Ltd, held Oct. 1st, 1907, Mr.
Stovel of Denver, Col, was cleo
ted to the position of manager OF
the company's mines at Custer,
Idaho. At this meeting the
company's funds were with
drawn until the arrival of MIR.
Stovel at the company s proper
ty. All future checks will be
countersigned by Mr.. Stovel.
w. Il. FLOODING, Secretary.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-05
BACHELOR MOUNTAIN.

What is known as Bachelor
Mountain is located at Custer, in
the vicinity of Custer Mountain,
and the same general character
of ore is found on Bachelor
Mountain as on Custer Noun
tain, and the formation is very
similar. In fact, it is the opin-
ion of many, that the same min
eral zone extends to the head of
Thompson creek.
Quartz locations were made on
Bachelor Mountain as far back
as 1879 or 1880, and Judge j. G.
Finnell, of Challis, located or
owned one of the first claims on
that mountain, known as the
Bachelor mine. For years he
represented it and did consider
able development work on it but
finally abandoned the claim.
Later John p. Dudley located
several claims on this mountain,
and considerable work has been
done on them, in fact this noun
tain has been prospected and
mined for thirty years, and quite
an amount of high grade ore has
been extracted.
But within the past three
weeks three new important dis
, coveries of ore have been made
on Bachelor Mountain by DR.. G.
L. Kirtley and Geo. R. Dearden,
who have been operating there
all summer. These new strikes
} are all of much Importance for
for they show large bodies of
D high grade ore, the values pre-
t dominating being gold. One
4 of the lodges is twenty-five feet
d wide and carries a two foot vein
that goes $3.50 per ton, while the
) whole ledge goes better than
f forty dollars per ton. The other
two strikes are also good and
o equally as large, the ore values
}. being about the same.
n The owners will continue de
/ velopment work all winter. They
e have already commenced taking
} out ore, and will probably make
e arrangements to have the ore
Ie milled at Custer next spring
Bachelor Mountain has brigh
Q future and will no doubt sool
l. become a great producer of pre-
h cious metal, for every indication
2 points that the new lodges ar
Of permanent and go to depth.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-05
cHaLLls SCHOOL.

Prof. j. Connell, well known
teacher and educator, who has
been in our city for several
weeks, the guest of our princi-
pal, w. w. Webber, has this to
say of our public schools
L regard the work being done
in the Challis Public Schools
under the supervision of Prof.
Webber as pre-eminently sue
cessful and of a character which
merits the high recognition it
receives in that promising little
place.
AN educator of exceptional
euridition, Supt. Weber for
sakes the paths mediocrity al
ways travels and strikes off into
the field and wood. His meth
ods, wholly original and even
iconiclastic, have the merit that
they succeed. And this after al
is the supreme test, always an6
everywhere.
Success needs neither euolo
gy nor enconium. 1t is in itsel
sufficient.
''Our ideas of learning are M
longer what they once were
Education does not now meal
the memorizing of a few incon
sequential dates in history, tn,
ability to solve a few catch prob
lens in arithmetic, and th'
meaningless coniugation of tn
verb to love.
1T means rather the unfolding
of and training of all those facul
} ties of the human mind whicl
. conduce to thought-the bring
} ing back and encouragement o
the almost lost ability to thinl
for oneself. This alone is tru
, education; this only is real learn
t ing. Get this one thing, tn
ability to think for himself an
: the pupil makes genuine an
: substantial advancement. The
in later life, virtue becomes easy
: practical disadvantages are me
t and mastered, real education
2 secured, and practical everyda
! success made doubly sure.
e ''To this end the versatil
e principal of the Challis Publ
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-05
county Board.
Continued from page 8.

E P Huffman-constab BILE fees s 3s 10
Disallowed S2.7o-not a coun-
ty charge.
M d Kilgore-Justice fees S63. 90
Laid over till next meeting.
Alex Klug-juror fees--- Is 30
E Huffman--collector fees 73 25
J q Finnell-salary and ex $50 60
Robt Morrison-salary and ex 467 90
Fred L WilIis-water MASTER 143 90
Disallowed S6.s9-not coun-
ty charge.
Statesman Printing Co-supplies 8 40
J C Fox-Chamber for Judge II 90
Hotel Mackay-meals for pris- 9 O5
Syms- York Co-supplies ------ 7s 90
II f Egan-constable fees - 81 90
Disallowed s42. s5-nota coun-
ty charge.
E w Keyes-Indexing records 169 rs
| Geo Z Keyes 9 81. 90
J L Ebberts-Coroner salary 25 90
q E Weber-constable fees of
S16. 6.50-disallowed not coun-
ty charge.
NJ Nj Sweet-printing con etc 122 90
| r H Ewing -salary&expenses-- 427 so
j Fleming-15 days work As 90
c P Huston-hospital con-, etc 307 20
Mrs VIM Buster-meals for pris 90 90
&C Headricls-juror certificate Is 80
r n Hull & Co-mdse - so
w j Lamme-salary and ex 179 so
l S Neff-meals for prisoners Al 35
Robt Campbell-salary and ex- SO 90
Emil Kleupfer-juror certificate Is 80
f j Clyde-salary and expenses 2O6 2s
Nickerson&Co-mdse&telephone 81 40
Martha Keenan-expens of
Martha Keenan-salary and ex. 153 SO
Disallowed SIG. 20-not coun-
ty charge.
Lost River Com Co-mdse 90 II
Huston-witness certificate ) OC
J H Greene-salary and expen- 1o2 T'
C NJ Henderson-sal a ry m d
Deputy allowance ce- 450 o.
NJ Pushaw-salary and expen I01 o.
f Nickerson-juror certificates 81 q
Total -- ------- S4,s23 a
t No further business appearing
this Board now adjourns withou
, date.
]. H. GREENE, Chairman
G. M. HENDERSON, Clerk.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-05
MiR6

The Runover mine on Horse
Hill, near bonanza, in the Yam
kee Fork district, located the
latter part of September, and
owned by w. G. Sweet, Senator
Macbeth and Jas. Cearley, is
still proving the richest gold
strike ever made in this portion
of Idaho, and surpasses the old
Dickens mine in it's best days.
The owners now have six or sew
en- men at work opening up the
mine, putting up a bunk house
and boarding house, and the
company are taking up supplies
for a winters campaign.
1t is about the richest ore we
ever saw, and from a small spec
men that we have shows it to be
literally filed with gold. They
have six-inch vein of this high
grade ore that assays 81, 1868 pei
ton. They have taken out sew
eral sacks of this rich rock-al
most bullion-ready for ship
meut. Senator Macbeth told us
recently there was over 500, ,00(
worth of ore in sight, not count
ing the ore that goes 5000 pei
ton, and practically no work done
on the mine. The ledge proper
is now over two feet wide and il
improving as depth is gained.
Senator Macbeth in speaking
of the Rnnover mine the Sal
Lake Tribune says
"There is no use in me givins
any facts about the strike," stat
ed Senator Macbeth of Idaho
Monday. People would not be
} lieve what we have mp there, bu
: l will say that it beats anything
: l have ever seen. 1t looks big
ger to me than Goldfeld. Th
Senator vas speaking about th
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-05
IN THE soLITUDEs.

Oh, that awful day has come again,
The saddest of them all,
When Nature seems to be asleep
And answers not a call.
Oh The solitudes of Sunday Rest"
Will drive us all avid
The aspen leaves have yellow turned
And fallen to the ground.
oh how sweet the willows smell
o I'd rather be Mormon
And with the Mormons dwell
A host of wives for Sunday
And kids" galore to sell.
GRAPH.
Yankee Fork observatory
Mouth of Jordan.
BEST and Only Route to Loon Creek
Sunday Rest" Day, Nov. 3-'07.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-05
Thanksgiving Nov. 28th.

Thanksgiving Nov. 2Sth.
Don't forget the school cleo
ton next Saturday.
Mrs. Chas. WaddTeton has pur-
chased new Sterling piano.
Jas. Golfer and family of Bay
horse have moved to Challis.
J. A. Czizek was in Challis
last week en- route for Custer.
The Challis High School gym
nasium is expected this week.
Ed. O'Neal and Jas. Hooper
were over from Pahsamaroi last
week.
1t is said that there will be
two weddings in this valley be-
fore many days.
George Coryell was a Challis
visitor last week having just re-
turned from Salt Lake.
All kind of carpet weaving
done at reasonable rates by Mrs.
Dan. Fisher, Challis, First-class
work guaranteed.
A financial crisis appears tc
be sweeping over the country,
Yet, all this is under Teddy's
prosperity" administration.
Mr.. Garrett of the Chicago
Photograph Co., was delivering
pictures in Challis last week
from orders taken last summer.
Last Friday, Nov. 1st, DR.. j
G. Leonard was 68 years of age
and to celebrate this event he
: prepared big venison roast ant
many partook thereof. He al
ways celebrates his birthday
with venison dinners.
Deputy Game Warden Horton
of Challis has been down to tn
State Capital the past week at
tending meeting of the gam
wardens of the State. Mr.. Hon
ton in speaking at the conver
, tion of conditions in Custer cour
ty said
1.-THE people of Custer county
while few in number, compare
? with other counties of the State
are very anxious to see the gam
? laws of this State enforced an
have rendered him much servic
in the way of information. d
reports the deer and antelope o
5 the increase and says that the
n have the distinction of havln
; but one bull elk in the county
|, so far as he knows. Chicken
are very plentiful, compare
l. with what they have been her
/ tofore, but the sage hens al
It more numerous than any othe
e birds in the county. Fishin
y has been excellent and the sa
, of licenses larger than any 9th,
; year previous. He disputed M
o Frances remark that his part
h the country was the create
fishing resort in the word.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-05
SPECIAL WEIGHING OF MAILS.

Monthly statement of weights
of mails and equipment taken at
the postoffice at Challis, Idaho,
for the month of October, 1907 ::
Pounds.
1st Glass Matter. 55 3-16
End " paid at the
pound rate, subscrip-
tion copies es.......- IS
End Glass Matter, free in
county. .....-.-... go
End Glass Matter, transient 125
3rd Glass "...... 188
4th . .. %
Penalty Matter .......... 5 3-16
Total. ........ 2485
Total equipment. =. 1883 7-16
" empty "... 1914
F. A. REED, P. M.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-05

Schools is assiduously working
and while handicapped seriously
by the need of more teachers,
his strenuous endeavors alone
give bright promise of better
things"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-05
Inspirations Of SUNDAY Rest Day. ;"
FOR THE MESSENGER.
THE SCIM-IT-AR.


In olden days they made blade
They called the scim-it-ar,
That ripped things up
And crosswise cut
And down,
Then inside things were out
And done.
The art long lost is found again
To make the scim-it-ar;
And CREASED and ground
And edged all round
Has come tostay and slay.
We all will buy fScim-it-ar"
Two Dollars in advance,
Warranted for year
Wen rip the Mormons up,
Well rip the Mormons down;
Wen crosswise cut them, too,
And carve their Temple
Through and through.
GRAPH
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-05
.HOnD6Pl6k-Up

mumps.
Ed. Treloar was out from For
ney last week.
Fall and winter millinery at
Mrs. Waddleton's.
Henry ]. Bradbury is quite
sick with la grippe.
Whooping cough is going the
rounds with the children in this
city.
Al. Hoskins of Clayton spent
several days of last week in
Challis.
Judge Henry Nickles of May |
spent last week in Challis visit
ing relatives and friends.
Dr. Puffer will locate here if
the State Medical Board will
give him an examination soon or
permit to practice.
Assessor Ewing returned last
Friday from his Lost River
home, and is again at his desk
writing out tax receipts.
Rev. A. J. Hoar did not arrive
last week, but will come as soon
as released by Rev. Kingsbury
from his church in Oregon.
The city council met last week
and elected Joseph Rodgers as
chairman, or mayor. Soon as
they can get some copies of ord
inances, some village laws will
be enacted.
Arch Howell came up from
Mackay Saturday evening, and
the following morning took Mrs.
Huston and sister with private
conveyance to Mackay, where
they are en- route to Spokane to
reside.
Next Saturday the people OF
School District No. /, will have
an opportunity to vote whether
: they want this district made into
4 an Independent School District
| or not. People here who claim
to be informed in the matter, say
great benefits are to be derived
from an Independent District
That being the case why not vot'
Eyes ?" Everybody should b.
interested in the welfare of tn,
public schools
Born-In Challis, Idaho, OF
Monday, Oct. 28th, 1907, at
o'clock p. M, to the wife of Mr.
Amos T. Leaton, an 81 poun'
son. The stork left sweet lit
tie cherub. With what pride arr
the words, "My own, my own,
breathed by the young mothe
as she gazes upon her first borl
D. child. The little stranger /
Just as welcome in the cottag
of the poor as in the mansion c
the rich. There is always roor
u for the baby in the mother
arms and heart.
Halloween was observed a
usual in Challis this year by
| gang of young men pushing owe
| water closets. This appears
| be the height of their ambition
Instead of doing simple prank
on Halloween night as carrie
| on in other places, the Challl
Young men-some of them trol
16 to 18 years of age-and who's
names are pretty well knowr
seem to think that they al
awful smart and are heroes o'
cause they have toppled over
number of water closets. In
low and malicious work has bee
carried on in Challis for yea
without restraint, and it is hig
time that halt should be calle
If there is no law in this cor
munity to protect property
will become necessary for tt
people to protect their proper'
with a loaded shotgun. IN
item may serve as warning
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-11-05
y . =: =: =:

The Barber and Fisherman IS
ocated on Main street, Challis,
.rhere you can drop in and get
anvthing in the tonsorial line you
srart to pay for. Thunder Mt.
tourists specially.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-30
MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY,

Marshall Field 4 Company carry
$1O.O0O,O0O insurance, and are said to
have outstanding accounts due them on
the first Of April Of each year. when
Tux schedules are fled, Of $1,000, 900
In the wholesale and $3,0OO.O0O In their
retail store.
Yet they are only taxed on $1,000 900.
The $16OOO.OOO Insurance probably
stands for $2O.OOO.OOO worth Of prop.
crty and the $s.OOOO0O In outstanding
accounts makes total Of $4,000, 900.
As the firm Ii only taxed on o..
100000 by the assessors, these figures
would show SO ZOO. 900 escaping taxa.
tlOn.
This $22 900 has to be made up
somewhere. and II 10 made By taxing
the real estate Of tho small property
owner to the limit.
Marshall Field 4 Company have alb
sorbed the business Of % many scores
OF small dealers. and have occupied %
much alley and sidewalk space belong
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-30

Review, II 1t wishes, can ascertain how
much stock he owns In each, or what
Chlcagoans do own It, Us 1t Is taxable !:
Armour car lines,
Armour Grain Company,
Central Leather Company,
G. II. Hammond Company,
Hammond Packing Company,
National Packing Company,
United States Leather Company,
Chicago, Milwaukee 4 St Paul Rail-
way Company.
Fort Worth Stock Yards Company,
Fort Worth, Texas.
Hutchinson Packing Co., Hutchinson
Kansas,
Northwestern National Fire Insur'
ance Company, Of Milwaukee. Wis.
Omaha Packing Company.
Prussian National Insurance Com
pany, of stettin Germany.
Mr.. Louis =. Swift u q director In
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-30
Enormous Holdings by Armour People In
Big Concerns Outside Chicago Attract
Much Attention.
The Small Taxpayers Are Very Much In.
terested in the Developments of
This Great Wealth,
Yet the Chicago Assessors Gould Only Find
Two and One-half Millions
to Tax.

"Chicago Securities" for 1907 gives
the following facts about Armour &
Company, on page $50.
Armour & Company, organized un.
der the laws Of Illinois, April II, 1000.
Capital stock, $2O,OO0,OOO.
Property-The plants controlled by
the corporation are the packing houses,
fertilizer works, glue factory. soap fac.
tory ana hair factory In Chicago, and
the packing houses In South Omaha,
Sioux City, East st. Louis and Fort
Worth. The Importance Of the pack.
Ing houses and plants controlled BY the
organization Is known all over the
civilized world. The glue factory Is
one Of the largest In the country. The
soap factory Is also operated ON a
large scale.
Although the capital alone Of this
Great concern IL $20.O00,000 the asses
sors could only fnd S2,50O.OOO Of per.
sonal property belonging to 1t.
The legal tax OH S2O,OOO.OOO Is $780,.
600.
The tax on $2,5O0.OO0 IL $35OOO.
80 the people lose In taxes on the
capital Of this concern alone $245.O0O
every year.
This makes total of back taxes duo
for I've years. according to Supreme
Court rulings In other cases, Of $1,225,.
600.
This does not include the amount Of
taxes due present and back on the
stock Of Armour & Company Of New
Jersey,
Armour car lines,
Hammond Packing Company,
National Packing Company,
Union Stock Yards Of Omaha,
And number Of other equally val.
liable concerns owned by 1t.
The personal property Of Armour &
Company. outside Of Its capital stock
mounts up towards SGOOOO.OOQ and
may exceed that sum, Us this corpora.
tlon. unlike Swift 4 Company, does
not furnish It's figures to ''Chicago Sc.
curlties." Armour & Company owns
great deal OF stock In outside Cor.
poratlOns. every dollar OF which Is
taxable here In Chicago. Among others
Armour 4 Company, Of New Jersey.
The following taken from pages POI
ana 292 Of the report of the United
States Commissioner Of Corporal tons,
tells US something upon this subject
"rhe New Jersey corporation was
formed for the purpose Of transactlng
certain business which the Illinois cor.
pOratiOn was not authorized to trans
act. Armour 4 Company, Of New Jer.
sey operates practically all the branch
houses for the sale Of beef and other
packing house products supplied by
Armour & Company, OF Illinois. 1t also
owns the Armour packing houses ut
Sioux City and Fort Worth. For con-
venience the accounts Of Armour &
Company, of New Jersey are carried
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-30

the following. How much stock does
he own? At all events he can give the
Board Of Review much valuable In,
formation:
Union Stock Yards Company.
Fowler Brothers, Limited.
Libby, Mcneil and Libby.
National Packing Company.
st. Louis National Stock Yards Com.
pany.
Swift's Refrigerator Transportation
Company.
Hollis Cold Storage Company.
Illinois Cattle Germany.
Mechanical Manufacturing Company
South SCr Fran"ise> land and In.
vestment Compose.
Springfield Provision Company.
SwifTs ss--flizer Works.
Western Meat Company.
~
The Beef TruS' y worse than ever
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-30
GOODRICH TRANSIT co.

fresh water commerce. 1t Ia the big.
gest and best dock In the greatest city
on the whole chain Of the great lakcA
What do you suppose the Goodrich
folks pny the city for this valuable
property!
Only $1,000 year rental!
From period to period the lease has
been renewed. WITHOUT ADVER.
TIsEMENT. AMI always at the same
old figure.
The last lease or agreement" was
drawn up by the city bureau OF com.
pensatlOn. 1t Ii Of date OF May !,
1000. aud runs for three years. or until
1000.
%>
The leasing by the city Of the great
Goodrich dock. east Of Rush street
bridge. for the paltry sum Of $4,000
per wear, without advertising for bids
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1907-11-30

astounds everyone. In the opinion Of
able lawyers, the very fact that bids
were not advertised for Invalidatcs the
lease. This lease Is worth from
$4,000 to 100000 a year to the city,
Us 1t Is tho very best dock property on
the whole chain Of lakes. Several people
would gladly bid $50.OO0 for 1t II they
were given a chance. This sort OF
business Is played out with the public
and the facts once understood will
arouse u storm OF Indignation.
The Goodrich gang have oil their
steamboats, registered from Duluth.
Minnesota, from which port they
"hall," although they do not run to II.
1t Is alleged that this crowd "hail''
their vessels from Duluth to Escape
taxation In Chicago, and yet Chicago
furnishes them with police. IRE and
other protection.