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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-29
HOm6PlOk-UpS

Saturday.
Halloween Thursday night,
next, Oct. 31st.
Judge Lighthall is is not ex-
pected to live from cancer.
G. V. Silvey has sold his Big
creek ranch to A. S. Cotter.
NJ. A. Brown made a profes-
sional trip to Custer last week.
Latest styles in millinery at
Mrs. Waddleton's. Also fine art
rugs cheap.
Herman Keninger came down
from Clayton Friday evening for
medical treatment from DR..
Harris, the specialist.
VIM. Elder and wife returned
Friday from Caldwell where
they had been in attendance at
the Grand Lodge session.
At a meeting of the stockhold-
ers of the Black Hawk Mining
company held last Saturday, NJ.
| NJ. Sweet was elected Treasurer.
Emmett Hosford's warehouse
was broken into last Thursday
night and a quantity of choice
bottled wet goods were taken.
Entrance was gained by break
ing the paddock on the front
door.
Mrs. L. H. Johnston informs
US that she received a letter last
Thursday night from Rev. A. J.
Hoar, and he expects to return
to Challis next Thursday eve
ming, Oct. 31st, and hold servic-
es at the church Sunday, Nov.
3rd. His family do not expect
to return this winter.
| Don. Rowles came down from
Stanley Basin last week. He
: says the Womacks dredge has
; been closed down for She winter
Work is progressing rapidly or
: the new dredge boat being bull
t to work the Cooper ground, anC
! they expect to have it completed
in time to commence work mex
spring. 1t is being put in by
: Richomnd, Va, company.
w. w. Adamson brought il
e some very high grade gold rocl
t last week from the new strik
/ made recently on the Parke
z mine at Parker Mountain. TIL
2 ore is very rich and gold can b
@ seen all through it with tn
a naked-eye. Mr.. Adamson too
e about a pound of this ore las
: Wednesday and pounded it up i
a hand morter at this Office an
@ panned it. 1t gave remarkaol
S results, and this pound of OF
'e yielded gold to the amount {
: three dollars or over, and in tn
;. slow and crude way a fertun
It could be extracted from tn
le character of rock. The pa
le showed a streak of fine gold mil
: ed with black sulphurets. M
: Adamson said he had a one foo
le vein of this high gaade ore tn;
is will go from two to three thou
Z and dollars per ton, while tt
y; NJ ledge is FIVE feet wide and IL
" average runs from fifty dollar
a. to two hundred dollars per to-
5h They have this season sacke
+ and shipped carload of this o.
- to Salt Lake, on most of Il
mine ore is rich enough to stan
shipping. The Parker is not
stock mine, consequently has !
stock to offer for sale, but
d. owned by a private compan.
lg viz: w. w. Adamson, Judge
T. NJ. Stevens, and Attorneys F.
oe Cowen and Holden, who are pu
n ting in their money to develC
he the mine. They are now pla
h ming to install mill and mac
II inery to tleat the ore at Il
10 mine, and thereby save the e
pense of shipping the ore whit
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-29
Custer county postdls 5 cents,
or II for so cts. all different.


T.M.Elledge of Denver,a min
ing man, is spending a few days
in Challis.
Messrs. Flooding and Ferris
who have been at the Oxarna
mine for some time, were in
Cha1lis last week en- route East
F. ]. Clyde departed last week
for New York City where he
was called to see his daughter,
Miss Matte Mott, who is dang
erously i'll.
Many who came to town from
a distance last Saturday eve
ming, were disappointed because
DIR. Harris, the Specialist, did
not give a lecture.
r. E. Lockwood, the well
known Idaho politician and news
paper man, formerly owner of
the Weiser Signal, accidentally
shot himself through the heart
with a six-shooter, and died al
most instantly, at Higgins, Ida,
Wednesday morning, Oct. %.
The kindergarten children are
struggling with the alphabet.
Who can tell what comes af-
ter G ?" asks the teacher. Sill
ence reigns.
Again she questions, Doesn't
any one know what comes after
g ?"
Then Carleton yaises his hand.
Il do, he says. ''Whiz. Gee
whiz. Woman's Home Compan-
ion for November.
At the Grand Lodge of Odd
Fellows held at Caldwell recent
lly Fred Walker of Wallace was
elected Grand Master; Emma J.
Taylor of Bonuer's Ferry, was
elected President of the Rebekah
State Assembly, and J. L. Noy-
Ter, of Lewiston, was elected as
Chief Patriarch of the Encamp-
ment branch of the order. The
next session of the Grand Lodge
will be held at Boise City.
Whether it is the reaction from
excitements in the mining fields
farther West, or the tardy rea-
lization of intrinsic merits, that
is bringing to the mineralized
portion of Idaho her just recog-
milton, he is not prepared to say,
but that this recognition is had
at this time is vouched for by w.
G. Page, the mining engineer,
who is back from a professional
visit to Custer and Boise coun-
ties. Mr. Page states that in
several spots he visited there is
an activity never before equaled, i,
and results are being achieved
: that are bound to cement a firm
2 er confidence in Idaho and her
4 mines on the part of the world.
e In Stanley Basin, the Valley
d Greek company is busily engag-
a ed in turning its resources to
e light, while the stamp mill and
K cyaniding plant is operating
t smoothly and at fine profit.
d In Stanley Basin the great
r dredge has been operated all
g summer with success, while d
e strong company is installing a
n cable dredge which will be rea6y Y
n to work next spring. In Wash
ington Basin is property being
S operated with great success, the
r largest owner in the same being
S Bob Montgomery. Mr.. Page
3 states that the work being urged
It forward upon the Sawtooth-Pay
J. ette property is being rewarded
s by splendid results, this prop
o erty showing up some very graf
Z flying lead ore chutes. On Wooc
n River, he states there are more
" men employed and better re
V suits being gained that any pre-
q vious period of that section s
Y history. Idaho is coming intC
S her own, and those that know
D. are agreed with Mr.. Page thai
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-10-29


Assessor Ewing went to Big
Lost river last week.
G.. v. Silvey and wife of Pah-
samaroi have moved to ChalIis.
John D. Boyle came out from
Loon creek last week on a bust |
ness trip.
We have just issued attractive
1908 calendars for VIM. Buster
and A. F. Leaton.
Prof. Connell arrived in Chal-
lis last Wednesday evening from
Junction, Idaho.
DIR. Kirtley came down from
Custer, the 21st, and returned
home Saturday, the 26th.
Rev. R. S. Nickerson. former
ly of this place, but now Utah,
preached in Challis on Sunday
evening, Oct. Goth.
DR.. L. NJ. Pnffer of Chicago
arrived in Challis last Wednes-
day evening. The doctor con-
templates locating here.
The Oxarna Gold Mining Co.
at Custer have just voted $780,
600 to be expended in improve
ments. Among other things
they will run 500 foot develop
ment tunnel.
An outfit of surveyors have
been engaged surveying for
big canal to be taken out of Sal
mon river, above Casper Mock's
ranch, to reclaim most of the
rich land in Round Valley on the
east side of Salmon river. The
project is backed by Lewiston,
Idaho, capitalists.
This is a big Government, but
it is not great enough to build
its own boats, nor manufacture
its own guns or armor plate. Rut
lit does own a printing Office. and
prints envelopes for individuals
for almost nothing, in opposi
tion to all the printing offices o.
America, who contribute to thi>
system of work.
Melvin Chivers was injured
quite badly Monday afternoon
Oct. Dist, by being hit with al
ends gate of a wagon on the sid,
of his head, which was thrown
at him in play by George John
son. He was unconcious for sew
eral hours thereafter. DIR. c. L
Kirtley who happened to arriv
in town that evening was calle'
and dressed the wound, and th
boy in now on the roau to rapi,
recovery.
t Tuesdays outgoing stage, Sal
4 mon to Midway. met with a ser.
1 Gus accident just over the stat
e line. About noon, going dow
e the big hill, the shoe chain brok
f the stage running away an
$ overturning. 1t was loaded wit
e passengers, most of whom wer
s more or less hurt. Mrs. Fran
n Andrews sustained the heavieS
: injury, receiving a compoun
. fracture of the leg and had he
t lip badly cut. Mrs. Snow of Bi
{ Flat, and Miss Venus Burk
! each had a collar bone broke
q and were badly bruised. .-Salmo
g Herald.
$ Postmaster General Meyer
/. making a strong campaign fC
d the establishment of the parce
e post, allowing packages up to
e pounds go through the mails
d moderate cost. The great o.
a lection to this system come
10 from the express companies WI
is are robbing the public on e.
7, press charges, especially {
J. small packages that cannot no
J. be sent through the mail. 81
t. for instance packages weighiT
p only 5 or 6 pounds from al
n distance almost, the EXPIRE:
a. charges are from $3.50 to SO
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-06
Weather Cold at Vail.


Vail. Feb. 6.-The weather here the
past week has been very severe. Sat
urday it was below zero, Sunday il
was at zero all day, Monday it regist-
cred below with about inches OF
snow, and yesterday it was 20 below
There seems to be plenty of fuel in
store by the dealers. All trains have
been delayed several hours, and rural
route men are generally lote in getting
started on their routes.
The Somer' Set club met at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. A. j. Adams last
Thursday and a splendid evenings en-
tertainment resulted. The club con-
tains about twenty and each member
is to entertain in their turn and a
meeting is arranged for each week.
This week the club meet Wednesday
with Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. Dugan.
Thomas Sullivan is nursing a dislo-
Gated shoulder.
Several of the r. ]. Riley children
are dangerously i'll with lung fever.
The Midway lunch counter has closed
its doors on account of lack of busi-
ness.
Miss Eveline Fitch, who has worked
at the. Observer office for five years,
has gone TO Denison where she will
work with the Review people.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-06
FROZEN in HovEL
Death of Old Man at Iowa Falls, Re-
veaIs Terrible Case of Privaton and
Deseneracy-Family Said to Have
Wealthy Relatives in East.

Special to Times-Kepublican.
Iowa Falls, Feb 6.-The death Of
Daniel G. Stranahan of this city, re-
vealed to the community a condition OF
Ignorance, restitution, deprivation and
degeneracy beyond parallel in the an
nails Of this city. 1t is related by the
neiyhbors that the old man was taken
ill several days ago, but the family did
not cali doctor. The patient appar-
emily grew gradually worse, but the
family expressed no fears regarding
his condition Visiting the sick man,
the family found him stiff and cold, but
seemingly did not realize the situation
and left him. A few hours later they
again examined him and found the
same condition, and altho they did not
sense that anything was wrong, they
thought best to call a doctor. When
the physician arrived he found that the
man had been dead for several hours.
The body was turned over to an UNI
dertaker.
The neighbors relate terrible stories
of the conditions that surrounded the
dead man His body rested on a pail
let filled with straw, and notWlth-
standing the severity of the weather
naught but sheet and horse blanket
covered the body, which was reeking
in filth. and the room presented an as
pect little better than howell. Six
dogs were chained to the bed and else
where about the room, while several
cats also made it their abode. The
kind offices of neighbors did the best
possible under the circumstances, and
the old man was given a respectable
burial in the Friends cemetery The
family came here u number of years
ago and gained squatter rights on
strip of land in East Iowa Falls. They
came from Wisconsin, but are said to
have wealthy relatives in the east. The
remaining family consists of the wife
and several grown children. The de-
ceased was 10 years old.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-06
THE M'CUMBER BILL
Hon. s. II. Harper, of ottumwa, Who
Has Been Working for the G. A. r..
in Interests of Service Pension Meas
ure. Believes President Will Approve
tho Bill.

Special to Times Republican.
Ottumwa. Feb. 6.--Hon S. III. Har-
per. of this city. believes that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will approve the Nc
Cumber service pension bill, which has
already been passed by the house and
senate. Harper has just returned from
member of the pensions committee of
the G. A. r., in the interests of the
McCumber bill, and speaking of the
measure, says:
"The McCumber service pension bill,
which passed the senate on January
Ii, and passed the house on February
4. and only needs the approval of the
president to become a law, provides
that every honorablN discharged SOL
der or sailor of the civil war. who
served ninety days. and OF the Mexican
war who served sixty days, and has
reached the age OF 50 Years. Is entitled
to receive a pension of $12 per month.
AT the age OF 40 he will receive SIS.
and at rs, $50 per month, and such
pension shall commence at the date
of the filing of the application. A pen
sioner who is SO and under 10, and is
now receiving $12, and pensioner who
Is 20 and under Is, and is receiving
Sis, and a pensioner of $75 and over
who is receiving $40, will receive no
benefit from this bill.
..All pensioners who have seen ac-
tual service as set forth in the Nc
cumber bill, and are 62 years of age,
and are drawing less than SIP per
month. will be benefited by the new
law, also those who are 20 years OF
age and are drawing less than SIS per
month, and those who are Is and over
who are drawing less than $50 per
month--but it does not affect in any
way widows or orphans or others who
have not seen actual service, who are
on the pension rolls, or who may be-
come pensioners hereafter.
1T is an age and service pension
BILL pure and simple. The pension
committee OF the national organization
Grand Army Of the Republic who Wis
tied Washington last month, held an
audience with the president on the
merits of the bill. After reading the
bill, the president said he had nothing
to suggest and stated that there was
nothing in it that met with his disap-
prevail. In all probability the presi-
dent will sign the bill"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-06
SOME INSURANCE TROUBLE.
Since 6ristow Fires Two companie.
Are Holding Out on Technioalities.

special TO lmeS-Republfcan.
Bristow, Feb 6-Since our two fires
last October Is and %, all the insur-
ance has been amicably settled but two
companies. who are holding out on
minor technlcalities The State In
surance Company, Des Moines, who
We're liable for $1,000 in favor OF w. e.
Boylan on building, are putting up a
fight on the grounds that Boylan had
not reported $500 additional insurance
which he had taken out later on with
the Retail Merchants Mutual of Des
Moines, which company is also contest
ing on the grounds that Boylan had not
paid his assessment in time tho the
same was accepted by the company
after they had due knowledge of the
loss. We do not see any just reason
why these companies are not both LA
BILE for these losses, when they reserve
the right of settlement at the three
fourths value clause, and have accepted
the premiums to carry Mr. Boylan's
risks the loss sustained by Boylan be-
ing more than twice the amount of
the insurance which he carried
as above. 1t seems to be the hobby
of some companies to hang out on
technicalities.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-06
oeIwein Daily Quits.

Oelwein, Feb. 6.-F. L. Douglass. ed
itor and proprietor of the Oelwein
Daily is up against it hard, and is
making frantic efforts to get printers,
and wants to know if there are any
idle in other cities.
The two printers on the paper be-
came hors de combat for one reason or
another, and could do no work This
left Mr. Douglass. his wife and a Is
year-old girl. who is learning to- set
type, to get out the paper. Mr.. Doug
lass is not printer and cannot set
type at ALL Ditto, his wife; almost dit
to- the girl. She was able, after a
humorous fashion, with some letters
turned right side up and others wrong
side up, to set brief explanation of
the predicament in which the publisher
found himself This notice, ridicu-
lousy interspersed with errors, was
all that married the pure white paper
last Friday evening. Since then the
great palladium of thought has been
laid on the shelf, awaiting time when
Mr.. Douglass is able to secure print
erS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-06
Former Employe of Milwaukee
Running out of Mason City
Gets Large Judgment
REX CLAY HAS BROKEN BACK
Son Of Well Known Milwaukee Con-
ductor-lnjuries Received by Fall Be-
tween Car and Platform at Lyle -
Has Been Helpless Since and Will
Never Recover.
Special to Times Republican.

| Special to Time Republican.
Mason city. Feb. "a Mower coun-
ty, Minnesota, jury gave Rex Clay, a
young brakeman OF the Milwaukee
road, a verdict of $4,000 for personal
injuries received while in the employ
OF the company. yesterday. Young
Clay lies at his home In Austin. with
a broken back. and his life hanging by
thread. During the course OF the
trial. tho jury was taken to his home.
where they each had an opportunity to
view his wasted and emaciated form.
The suit was brought by his mother,
Mrs. Frank Clay. wife OF Conductor
Frank Clay, of the passenger service
of tho Milwaukee between Austin and
Lacrosse.
In December, 1905, Clay, then MEM
Der OF a train crew running between
Mason City and Austin. was knocked
from freight car at Lyle, and rolled
between the car and platform at the
depot. His spine was twisted and the
vertebra dislocated and broken. An
operation was performed by separating
one of the vertebra for an examination
of the spinal cord. This was found to
have been torn about three fourths in
two. The bones in knitting again, have
moved farther apart, which threatens
the breaking completely of the spinal
chord, Clay who is 90 years OF age, has
thus lain perfectly helpless for year.
He is well known here, and his father
for years has been connected with the
road.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-06
roDA'rs COURT DECISIONS.
Opinions Handed Down by lowa's
HIGHEST Tribunal.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines. Feb 6.-The following
decisions were handed down by the SUI
preme court today:
State OF Iowa vs.. Conroy, appellant,
Scott district Affirmed.
Krause VS.. Modern Woodmen of Am
erica. appellant. Muscatne district
Affirmed.
Guthrie county VS.. Conrad, appellant
Guthrie district. Affirmed.
Barnard VS. c. NJ. & st. p. Railway
Company. Dallas district. Affirmed
Goldman. appellant, VS.. Equitable
life Assurance Company, Lyon district.
Affirmed.
Kendig vs.. Mccall. appellant. Madi-
son district. Affirmed
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-06
OWED NOTE THIRTY YEARS.
Farmer Near Alta Pays Debt to siou,
City Man.

Sioux City, Feb Ga conscience
which had been disturbed for thirty
one years was eased yesterday, when
Aaron Van Buskirk, farmer of Alta,
Iowa. walked into the office of j. A.
Dean g. Son in the Iowa building and
settled a debt which he had owned for
that length of time, yet which he was
not obliged to pay as he held, marked
paid" the note upon which the mon
ey was given.
In 1875 Van Buskirk borrowed $45.S0
from Mr.. Dean, giving him his note in
exchange. BY some accident Ban Bus
kirk received the note back shortly
thereafter, stamped paid, tho he had
not redeemed it. At first he thought
some friends Of his had settled the ac-
count for him. 1t was during hard
times and he didn't investigate any
further, carefully keeping the note,
however.
Time. elapsed and Mr.. Van Buskirk
became, more prosperous. The note,
which he often looked at, weighed
heavily on his conscience. He knew he
had not paid it. His thought that
some friend had done SO, vanished with
the years. Approaching old age, the
note became nightmare to him.
A week or so ago he began to look
up Mr.. Dean. He heard he was living
in Sioux City. Accompanied by his
youngest son, Van Buskirk came to
Sioux City. He found Mr.. Dean and
explained ITO him that he owed him the
principal of $45 and perhaps three
times as much in interest Having a
roll Of bills amounting to several hum
bred dollars on Mr.. Deans desk he
told him to take from it the amount of
the indebtedness.
On a compromise, the debt was set
tied for 500. 1t would have amounted
to almost $500 had the original money
been loaned at compound interest.
With tears in his eyes, yet happy,
Mr.. Buskirk left the office. He left
for his home in the afternoon.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-06
Worse Inside Than Out.
philadelphia Bulletin

Prince Haseba, the distinguished
Japanese, referred at dinner in Spo-
kane to the cleanliness of his nation.
IF you should visit a Japanese
house." he said. you would be obliged
to remove your shoes at the doorway
Japanese floors are beautifully kept.
know of some houses where thirty or
forty servants have no other duty than
the polishing of the floors.
"A young Japanese student, studying
in London, had the misfortune to live
i'm an apartment house where the jan
itor did not keep the hall in good con-
dition. 1t was great change to him
and ne felt it keenly.
"On the approach Of winter the jan
itor put up in the entrance the notice:
please wipe your feet
The young Japanese, the first night
he observed this notice, took out PEN
ell and added to it, On going out"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-06
.CONRDY SENTENCE
AFFIRMED TODAY
Member of Dennison Gang Con
victed at Clinton Fails to
Get New Trial
ONCE REJECTED A PAROLE
conroy offered Freedom by tho Gov
ernor, But Refused II, Saying He
Would Secure a Now Trial and Ac-
quittaI--Must Now Go to tho Pen
itentiary.
Special to Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Feb. 6.--The supreme
court today affirmed the case Of MI
chael Conroy, serving three years for
burglary from Scott county. Conroy is
one of the Burrier-D ennison gang en-
gagged In extensive robberies in eastern
Iowa. Ho recently refused to accept
a parole from the governor on advice
of his attorney, who told him that he
was sure to get new trial and be &C
Quilted. lie was released on bond
January 4. but must now so to prison
again.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-06
BABE EATS MORPHINE; LIVES.
Stomach Pump and Antidotes Save
Life of Davenport Child.

Stomach Pump ana AntidoteS saw
Life of Davenport Child.
Davenport. Feb g.. Walter. the little
2-year- old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
CLING, ate about half n grain of NOR
phine, and had n close call for his life.
The medicine had been left In the form
of small tablets for another member OF
the family who was III. The tablets had
been placed on n window sill The little
fellow seeing them, climbed upon Il
chair aud reached them, eating several.
The child played about for a few
minutes, then fell to the floor uncon
scious. At first 1t was thought that
he had tainted but the tablets were
seen to be scattered about the floor
and the family guessed the truth. Or.
j. r. Porter was summoned and i'm
mediately applied the stomach pump
and antidotes and the child's life was
saved He had taken as much as
would have been a big dose for
grown person.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-06
News of Ellsworth.
Special to Times Republican

Ellsworth, Feb 6.-Mrs. Jennie Halo
of Rock Rapids, who has been visiting
relatives here, returned to her homo
Friday.
Supervisor J. H. sparboe who burned
his hands quite severely in thawing out
his water tank. is getting over the in
jury
z. Bourne is getting in a lot of tile
for his farm in Scott township.
The Western elevator is choked UP
with corn and unless cars can be rush
ed in to carry it off will have to re-
fuse to receive more in the near fu-
ture.
w. H. Richard & Company. who have