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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-07
PINE BLUFF MERCANTILE COMPANY
 Chestnut Street.
Boy Shoots and
 Kills Mother
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 awakened shortly after o'clock by the rattling of some tin cooking uten- sils in the rear room of the house, there being only two rooms in the cottage. He called his mother, he said several times, but received no F reply. Believing that a burglar was Nan the house, the negro erawled from and secured a shotgun which Ibod behind a dresser in lhe room n (which his sister slept. He again called to his mother but received no reply When he saw an object mov- ing in the doorway between the two rooms, he fired sThe contents of the s n entered the woman's left shoul- dsr. She fell to the floor and Bur nett says she cried out that he had shot her. Badly frightened, the ne- gro ran from the house, accompanied by his sister, who was awakened by the discharge of the gun, he ran to the commissary of the Bluff City Lumber Company, where he told Night Watchman Good of the shoot ing. Good telephoned for the police and the negro was turned over to them An investigation by the police brought forth no evidence to show that there was motive ill the kill ing.
 Bertha BetsOn, who is employed as housegirl at the home of Mrs. Greenfield stated that Jesse Burnett had retired early in the evening and later she and fer mother went to bed She declared that her brother and mother. had had no trouble of any kind! Her mother had been in the habit of getting up during the night. She had taken off her shoes and 'stockingss@ before going to bed, but when the body was found the wo- man had on her shoes and stockings, and she had the appearance of hav- ing been up for some time, either out Of the house Or within doors. .-
 Green Armstrong and Sallie Will son, two other negroes, neighbors of the Jackson woman, testified before 1the coroner's jury, but no evidence of any consequence was brought forth
 in their testimony. Both testified that the Burnett boy and his mother had gotten along peaceably." Arm- strong had lived adjoining them for five years and had never known them to have any. trouble.
 The Jackson woman separated from eher husband some months ago and had been married before. She lived with her son and little daughter in the cottage where the killing occur red several years.
 The Burnett Doy was held in the city jail over night. awaiting an in- vestigation. Deputy Prosecuting At torney Creed Caldwell attended the coroner's he&ring this morning. at the undertaking shop of the Holderness- Fitzhugh Company and cross-exam- ined all of. the witnesses. including the Burnett boy. The killing ap- pears to have been purely accidental.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-07

arrangements for the appearance of the
 Al c. Field Greater Minstrels on
 Saturday. November Is Mr, Long is
 show and nas been coming to Pine
 Bluff for years. He is recognized as one of the pest posted and most com petent advance men on the road, hav- ing worked up to his present posi- tion from banner man. He has many friends in this city who are always glad 10 see him. Mr Long declares that the business of the Field show this year is the best in it's long ca reer of twenty-three years.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-07

B. L. Wiley has resigned his po- sition at the J. A. Holmes Company. He was secretary-treasurer and city salesman, still retaining his interest in the company. Mr. Wiley has ac- cepted a position with the Haywood Planting Company at Haywood, Ark.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-07

-C. E. Duvall, postal clerk on the Hot Springs Western, is again on his run after an absence of four days, on account of the death of Postal Clerk Brumbelow, who was his brother-in- law.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-07

Woman loves clear, rosy com- plexion. Burdock Blood Bitters puri. fes the blood, clears the skin, re- sores ruddy, sound health.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-07

Prichly Ash Bitters cures disease of the Kidneys, cleanses and strength ems the liver, stomach and bowels
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-07
Alfred Benjamin &Co's
 CLOTHING

We are closing out all our fine suits, values up to S@5, % at s1prices which competition is outClassed in
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-07
DON'T DELAY

\ iractious horse is easy en0ugh to manage if you have a little skill, quite q good deal of patience and solid, never-give-out harness. Thn harness is just as essential as the skill and patience-and good harness will add to your patience. Have you ever tried ouh make? Today is a good day to begin its use.
 VOSS-NICHOL co.
 3G5 MAIN STREET.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1907-11-07
"LURE OF PRINTERS INK


 serving goods of departments, STILL To change prn- Of printer, organ ation.
 The Net Result of Such Mixture is Winning Cam paiQn of Pufcty-wheh neansl dollar of the advertising advertising No aid of the lure k'-an ever
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-28
Assessor Ewing and wife lief

Assessor Ewing and wife left
last week for their home in Hous-
ton.
Mrs. Oceola Campbell will soon
be operated on in Salt Lake for
chronic catarrh of the stomach.
The sentence Pass for cause, !"
has appeared quite frequently in
the daily papers during the ex-
animation of jurors for the Hay
wood case, now being tried at
Boise, yet there are many people
who do not understand the mean
ing of the terms used In the
examination of jurors the law
states some of the causes for
which man is incompetent to
sit on a case and may be excused
without a challenge, while on
the other hand if the questions
are answered in the negative he
Is passed for cause, which means
that he is competent to sit as a.
juror on the case. Following are
few of the questions that are
presented to the intended juror.
After a jury of II men have been
passed for cause the state and
the defense each have 10 premp-
tory challenges, but after the
premtories are exhausted and the
jury of II men secured, no more
premptory challenges are per
mitted and the case must go to
the jury. "Consanguinity or af-
finity within the fourth degree
to any party. Standing in the
relation of debtor or creditor,
guardian and ward, master and
servant, employer and clerk, or
principal and agent to either
party, or being a member of the
family of either party, or a part
ner, or united in business with
either party, or surety on any
bond or obligation for either
party. Having an unqualified
opinion or belief as to the merits
of the action, or main question
involved, founded upon knowl-
edge or information of its ma
terial facts or some of them.
The existance of a state of mind
in the juror evincing enmity
or bias to or against either party
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-28
AARON H. CoNovER.

The subject of this sketch has
history enough connected with
his life to make a book of hum
dreds of pages. incidentally,
the writer of these pioneer his
torical sketches, knew Mr.. Con-
over in that portion of Idaho,
now Montana, when the present
Bannock was "Grasshopper" and
also East Bannack," TO desig
nate it from 'West Bannack, "
idaho City,) when Messrs. Con-
over & Oliver had established a
pony, express and stage line to
Bridger and Salt Lake.
Mr.. Conover is one of our Oldest
pioneers and is of fair health.
He is a resident of Challis; was
born at Princeton, Morgan Co.
ILL.,, in Oct. 1927; went with a
small colony of emigrants from
Illinois in summer of 1847 desti-
ned for Oregon; stopped at what
is now Salt Lake in Sept. AT;
helped to build the adobe fort at
Salt Lake before there was a
house, for protection against the
Indians; was united in marriage
on the last day of December AZ
with Lucinda Wilson, who had
come out in the same train,
and which was probably the first
wedding in Salt Lake City. Mrs.
G. was with her husband through
the many years eff her life and
died in Challis some years ago.
They settled at Provo for a time
and Mr.. @. drove the first team
across the Provo river.
In the spring of 40 he went to
Placerville, Cal, with Ben Hol
laday's train of mules, cattle and
horses. Followed prospecting
and mining for four years; came
back to Salt Lake and was il
service of U. S. scouting anC
hunting hostile Indians when the
pony express was running. LIZ
'62 went on the stampede to the
Orofino diggins with teams ano
made road through Beaver can
yon; crossed Redrock and went
over by Bighole TO Deerlodge
at that time pioneer camp anc
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-28
SCHOOL ELECTION.

Being officially notified that
the bill requiring the school
trustees to be elected in April
instead of June, had passed and
become a law with an emergency
clause attached, / notified the
clerks to hold election April 9th.
1t has since been discovered the
emergency clause was somehow
lost before it reached the Cover
nor for signature. The Attorney
General holds the opinion that
all elections held the first date
are null and void. This need
affect only the districts voting %
special tax, as l shall appoint
the person shown by the cleo
tion to be the choice of the peo-
pie, thus making their acts legal
MARTHA KEENAN,,
County Supt.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-28

Pearson, Bonanza, arrived from
New York City on Sunday and
went to Bonanza yesterday.
Two Indian police from the
Lemhi Agency were in Challis
Sunday, looking for Indian
Charley" who shot Mrs. Horace
Rood, near Salmon City, one day
last week.
The Challis House has new
porter, in the person of Mr.. Lee
Thomas, a colored gentleman,
late porter at the Cliff House,
Salt Lake.
Butte capitalists have purchas-
ed the Alice mine, Lost river, for
5000 This is situated near
the Big Copper group of mines.
Born-In Challis, on .Wednes-
day, May 25th, 1887, to the wife
of j. B. Morrow, a son.
The Challis public school will
close next Friday for the term,
Mrs. VIM. Edwards, teacher.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-28
20 Years AgO.

Items taken from the files The IDAHO MEs-
sEEGER twenty years ago this month";
TUESDAY. May 81, 1872
Johnny Burns started on his
return to Portland Thursday.
"Old Dad" was in from Wood
River Sunday. His first trip
this season.
Franiz Riley, of Bayhorse,
spent a few days in Challis dur
ing the week.
The Bonanza stage now goes
to within half mile of the Sum
NIT Station on wheels.
Sheriff Davis, Dist. Atty N.
j. Sharp and VIM. j. Scott took
a run over to Bayhorse during
week.
H. A. Pearson, of Morrison &
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-28
[For The Messenger

mote TO THE EDIroR:-The purpose of
these pc rsonal and historical sketches is to
preserve in print. ais far as possible, the
story OF the old pioneers and TO aid in gathering
historical "reminiscences that may be secured
for the State Historical Society in making up
a complete history OF Idaho. II is the individ-
ual experience of the pioneer that gives the
real life TO history and ii is the duty of all of
us to aid in collecting and securing as much of
that history as possible while IL is yet within
our reach. In every community can be found
those who have been many years in Idaho. and
each one of these has a life story worth record
ing In these sketches will be found much val
liable historical data in connection with the
adventures and ex xploratio ms of the pioneer and
which in few more years win have been 10 st
IL not secured when there is opportunity. Ev-
cry county IL not every community, should have
a historical circle for tho purpose of aiding
the State in its collection OF material from
which its future history will be compiled, and
also to secure relics, pictures. paintings, ETC.,
thnt are in any wise connected with the history
of the State or its develOpmet.
When one takes up the trails of the early
pioneers and follows on through ALL their mean
derings, in fortune and misfortue, to the ap-
proaching end the great wonder of IL all is
that there should be any of the great band left
TO tell the tale The intent of the writer is to
obtain as many of these personal sketches as
possible and to have them published, where not
toe lengthy. aud all to be turned into the State
collection of personal "reminiscences, adven-
ture, and exploration of the old guard of pio-
neers who made the West and eutwined it's his
tory with the romance of their lives.
Challis, Idaho, May 25th, 1907.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-28
HELD FOR EMsEzzLEMENr.

j. A. Taylor was arrested at
Mackay last week for embezzle-
ment. The case was tried be-
fore Judge Kilgore's court, and
Taylor was bound over to the
District court. County Attorney
Lamme went down to the Copper
City and prosecuted the case in
behalf of the State.
Taylor is a hack driver, and is
reported that while he was on a
trip up to the mines a Mexican
by the name of Rernal gave Mr..
Taylor a $1,000 check to cash
and pay small bill owed by said
Bernal, and return the balance
of the money. But it is alleged
that Taylor got full of bug
juice" and was rolled" or spent
the money-he does not know
which. AT any rate when Tay-
lor got sober all of the money
was gone, and when Bernal was
informed of this fact he had said
Taylor arrested for embezzle-
ment
Constable Egan arrived in
Challis on last Thursday even.
ing's stage from Mackay with
the prisoner and turned him over
to Sheriff Morrison and Taylor
was placed in the county jail''
for safe keeping until the Dis
trict court meets.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-28

ON THE TRAIL OF THE IDAHO PIONEERS.

resort for miners and prospect
ors, and where the Stuarts and
Grants had settled; returned to
Grasshopper creek when mines
were struck; was in Bannock
when there was only one tent
and no house in the place. The
mines were rich and a town soon
sprang up.
In the fall of '62 Mr.. Conover
started an express from Bannock
TO Salt Lake, first trip with wag
on. Soon after this, Conover,
Jack Oliver, Ed. House and Geo.
Clayton started a pack train ex-
press, carrying mail and express
packages. On the first trip out,
Clayton and the man with him,
! (Beane), were killed by Bannock
Indians at Bear river, who took
all the outfit and big lot of gold
dust, and destroyed the mail.
They afterward traded the dust
to the settlers in Cache valley for
flour, ETC. After this, Mr.. Con-
over ran the express himself and
had with him white man as in
terpreter and an Indian as scout
and hunter.
In the spring of '63, Conover,
Oliver & House put on a weekly
stage line through to Salt Lake
from Bannock and Alder gulch
Stations were established and
night runs made, four days for
the trip. The stage was held up
once near where the city of Po-
catello now is, and $4,000 worth
of gold dust taken from the pas
sengers. There were FIVE of the
Irobbers. Mr.. Conover's brother
had charge of the stage at the
time. The hold-ups were not
masked and took the money to
| denver; next spring they came
/ back and took in one of Holla-
days stages and got another big
haul of gold dust. Several dri-
vers were shot from their seats
at different times.
After Helena became a mining
point, Conover & Co. put on a
branch line to Helena, Deerlodge,
Missoula and other points
to Salmon and Leesburg. Let
ters were so cts. apiece and ex-
press to correspond. Mr.. Como
yer went out of the stage business
in 1867. Thence to Salt Lake;
from there again to the Nevada
mining camps, and from there
came to Loon creek in 10 on that
stampede; following fall we find
him in Bannock again; in spring
of III he came back to Lemhi
valley and was in the employ OF
the Indian service two years al
Lemhi Agency; returned to Salt
Lake, and from there to Snake
J river prospecting and mining.
In fall of 1877 Mr.. Conovel
came to the Salmon river country
again and has made his home in
Challis ever since although be
} has mined in the Elk City dis
trict and other places up till g
few years ago. In the earlier
, days of his pioneer life Mr.. Con
over took part in the scouting
life of the plainsmen and was ir
: many fights with the Indians anC
: other vicious elements that hac
i to give way to PROCESS and civil.
ization.
: Mr.. Conover has the blessed
1 comfort in his declining years
= of being with his two daughters
Mrs. VIM. Elder and Mrs. Arch
: Howell, residents of .Challis.
& Truly, there were giants il
, those days" and the subject 0,
1 J this sketch was of them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-28
w AN Il K ID.
County Supt

At Meyers Cove, (Singiser)-
Lemhi county, Idaho, Twenty
good, tirst-class, miners. Prefer
those who can handle a Murphy
Air rock drill.
For wages and other informa
tion communicate with George
w. McKenney, Meyers Cove z.
o., Lemhi county, Idaho. 3w.
OREGON IDAHO GOLD MINING
COMPANY.
"A. Arlington Hibbs. Gen. Mgr
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-28
Burned Out !! HOm6Pi6k Ups

On Sunday, the 18th inst, a
man by the name of Kincaid who
has been working at the Leaton
ranch, near Challis, was arrest
ed and landed in the county jail
by Sheriff Morrison, the fellow
being wanted in Lemhi county
for horse stealing. The sheriff
of Lemhi was notified of the ar
rest by the phone. But during
Tuesday night or Wednesday
morning last the prisoner burned
his way out of the dry goods box
called the Custer county Jail, and
made good his escape, and has
not been heard of since. The
prisoner used his lighted candle
and by this means burned a hole
in the old wood door in front
large enough to crawl through
at the very bottom of the door.
With ashes from the stove and
his bucket of water he banked
the fire and concentrated it to
this one spot so it would not
spread and burn the building. In
short time, probably, he had the
wood charred sufficient to kick a
hole large enough through the
door. After he made his exit
through the hole he extinguish-
ed the fire so not to burn up the
old coop. He then scaled the
board fence-which any six year
old boy can do-and hiked for
a new country. Deputy Sheriff
Ball arrived from Salmon We'd
nesday afternoon but his bird
had flown" The county jail is
a disgrace to Custer county. II
is not secure and it's sanitary
condition is unfit for human
being. 1t is built in a damp
place and the floor and founda-
tion is pretty well decay ed. The
ruined door has been repaired,
and it would be well for the
sheriff to set bear trap at the
door to catch the next fellow
who has the audacity and dis
respect for the old hen coop tc
burn or kick his way to escape
through the door walls thereby
defacing county property. Kin
caid had a warm heart or else he
would allowed the old relic tc
burn after he made his escape.
A few hundred dollars would
build a good rock jail. AS it is
now the county sends it's pris
oners to Blackfoot for safe keep
ing. Lemhi and Custer countie:
are the only counties in Idaho
without suitable court houses.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-28
Lodging
Rooms First. Glass /!

Rooms First Glass
At Mrs. M. Jose's Hotel, locat-
ed just short distance north
west of r. N. Hull & Co.'S. store
Challis, Idaho.
Large rooms and good beds.
Lodging by the day, week or
month. Rates reasonable.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-28

Coffins made to order and trim
med on short notice. Call or
write to Rowles & Brasselr,
Challis, Idaho. 46tf.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-28
BLACKSMITH COAL.

A car load of irst class black
smith coal Just received. For
sale at reasonable price. Call or
address Rodger Brasseur, Chal-
lis, Idaho. 46t
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-05-28
ToIo IL = sRigf WST. NEWS
It is almost like winter.

1C is almost like winter.
No jury thus far in the Hay
wood case.
M. L. Crafts and r. Coryell
went to Custer Saturday.
Franklin Cameron returned to
Cha1lis Saturday from Boise
where he attended school last
term.
The Blackfoot Mail says that
it is d sure thing that a daily
train will be put on the Mackay
branch June 9th.
Miss Josephine O'Day of Clay
ton will teach school next year
at Murray, Idaho, about twenty
miles from Wallace.
The Misses Walker of Ellis,
and Miss Minnie McLarren took
the teachers examination in
Challis last week.
Arthur w. Gayle graduates
next month from the Pocatello
Academy. We are in receipt of
one of the commencement pro-
grams.
The delinquent tax list of Gus
ter county for 1906 appears in
this issue. The list contains 12O
names-the most the county
ever had.
VIM. Buster has fitted up a
horse power to saw wood and
run his sausage machine. The
saw will cut from 80 to 40 cords
of wood in a day.
The big placer drilling mach
inc for the Yankee Fork Placer
Co. arrived in Challis Saturday,
and is horses left with it Sun
day morning for Bonanza.
Haven Sawyer has purchased
a large keystone drilling mach
inc of Odell Wilson, of Salmon,
and it is being moved to the
Yankee Fork Placer Cos. mines
near Bonanza. 1t requires 16
horses to move the machine.
Decoration Day will be observ-
ed in Challis next Thursday by
the people in general. 1t is re
quested that the graves of the
soldiers and others will be dec
Lorated in the forenoon of that
day, and at 2 o'clock p. NJ. ap-
propriate exercises will be held
in the Odd Fellows Hall.
Deputy Game Warden Horton
last week seized bundle of furs
in the express Office here that
were in transit outside of the
State. They were shipped by
Jack LaVinne of Loon creek
The bundle among other furs
contained two deer pelts, which
is violation of the law. La
Winnie has been notified to come
here and pay fine and get his
furs.
Word received from E. r
Place from New York states tha
he would be at home in a few
days and that as soon as the nee
essary forces can be gotten to
gether, work on the SanFrancis
co, Boise & Butte Railroad viii
i, commence. The letter further
states that the estimates for tn,
steel for the bridge across Snake
river has been approved and bid,
advertised for.
) A petition has been sent from
| Meyers Cove and also one from
ChalIis to Washington, asking
for q three-times-a -a-week mai
l service between Challis and For
ney. This is the nearest route
/ to Forney and Meyers Cove, ans
{ the road is open month earlier
r IN the spring and a month late
in the fall than the route from
: Salmon City, besides there is n,
big mountain to climb.
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1907-09-12
The
Dairynnan

A supply Of salt available whenever
the COW wants it is necessary to main
tain a high milk yield, says Professor
Oscar Err. Salt stimulates the ap-
petite and assists digestion and as
sanitation, which increase the flow
of the fluids of the body. Sailing
feeds for dairy cows once week is
not sufficient. 1t is good plan to
keep rock salt under shelter where the
cows can get it at will and then feed
loose salt once week in such guam
titles as the cows will eat. Loose salt
may be used exclusively If 1t can be
sheltered from rain. Do not mix salt
with feed, for frequently cows get
more salt than they need, which will
reduce the flow.- Cows having salt
kept before them at all times in sep
arate commandments will not eat too
much.
An overfeed of salt to COW that
has been deprived of 1t for some time
acts like a poison and produces an IT.
ritation in the digestive organs which
results in securing.
A Great Jersey.
The subject of the illustration, from
Hoards Dairyman, Is TonOna IN. OF
Hood farm, recently sold for $1,000 to
n Virginia dairyman. This great Jer-
sey is a grand COW and great work
er, with wonderful capacity. Her