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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-03-05
GO. W. EMERY.
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

Notice is hereby given that as P.
NJ, on the 18th day of March, 1907, at
May. County of Lemhi, State of Idaho.
before Saloma J.. Cleveland proof will
be submitted for the completion Of
works for the diversion of ais cubic
feet per second of the waters of Sui
phur Creek. Custer County. in accord
snce with the terms and conditions of
a certain permit heretofore issued By
the State Engineer of the State Of
Idaho.
l. The name of the person or cor
pOration holding said permit is valen-
tine Maelzer.
>. The postofiee address of such
person or the place of business of such
corporation is May, County of Lemhi,
State of Idaho.
;. The number of such permit is s4s.
and the date set for the completion of
such work is March 18th. 1907.
4. Said water to be used for irriga-
tion and domestic purposes.
5. Said works of diversion will be
fully completed on the date set for
such completion. and the amount of
water which said works are eapab ble Of
conducting to the place of intended
use, in accordance with the plans ae-
companying the application for such
permit is ) Is cubic feet per second
4. The amount of lands for which
said water is available is I6O acres
particularly described as foIlows:SWA
SWl4 Sec. l, M NW4, SEk NWA
See, Il, Tp IA n, 2. 2l E, B. M.
JAS. STEPHENSON, Jr., State Engineer.
First pub blicati on Feb. 5th, 1907.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-03-05
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To THE HEIRS Oh AssIGSs OF GEORGE
LESDRI, DECEASED;
You are hereby notified that we. the
undersigned, your eo-owners, have ex-
pended the sum of One Hundred Dol
lars for the year 1905 and One Hun
drcd Dollars for the year 1906 in labor
and Improvements upon the ALTURA
lode claim for the purpose of holding
said claim for each of said years uader
he requirements of the Revised Stat
utes of the United States. The afore-
said ALTURA mining claim is situated
on top of Estes Mountain, in Yankee
Fork Mining District, County of Gus
ter. State of Idaho. You being one
half owner in said claim your proper,
tion of said expenditure for the years
mention is One Hundred Dollars, which
together with the costs of this pubIi-
cation makes your total Indebtedness
One Hundred Fifteen Dollars (sIl5.OOl.
Now, therefore, you are hereby duly
notified that if at the expiration OF
ninety (9O. days after full publication
of this notice (which is required to be
published ninety days you fail to con-
tribute you proportion of said expen-
diture, Including cost of publication,
your interest in said claim will become
the property of the undersigned. your
eo-owners, under the provisions pro-
vided and amendments thereto in Sec
ton 1924 of the Revised Statutes Of the
United States
j. Il. HICKEY.
FRANK GEORGETTA.
Dated at Bonanza. Custer County. Ida
no, this End day of January, 1907.
First publication January Sth, 1905.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-03-05
Open L,6tt6r.
To the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives, Roise, Idaho.

To the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives, Roise, Idaho.
Hon. Sirs:-In recent publi-
cation 1 notice that His Excel
lency. Gov. F. R. Gooding, has
been harrassing your Hon. body
to considerable extent in the
matter of Senate Bill No. ~,
which provides for the re-enact-
ment of the test oath. 1t ap-
pears from his Excellency s
message to your Hon. Body of
the 14th inst, that his Excel
lency has been convinced for a
number of years that there are
other immoral citizens in Idaho
beside his married to excess
Mormon constituents; and that it
is his desire yon should amend
the test oat bill in such man
ner as to include all classes of
crimes against the home.
Now, Hon. Sirs, it is my opin-
ion that you amend said bill as
his Excellency wishes, and also
that you go him one better by
amending the bill in such man
ner as to disfranchise and for
ever disqualify for holding any
Office of emolument or trust, all
persons guilty of the crime of
kidnapping, as this crime is also
against the home. 1t is the op-
ion of many that law to this
effect would be in harmony with
the eternal fitness of things, be-
cause if such a law is not enact
ed we might for reason of the
extremely low ebb in morals of
the genus homo of Idaho, We
might elect one of the last nam
ed persons to the high office of
Chief Executive.
S. 1. SHAW.
Challis, Ida, March >, 1907.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-03-05
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE AT PRIVATE
SALE.

In the Probate Court of Custer
County. State of Idaho.
In the Matter of the Estate
of
William J. Treloar, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given that in
pursuance of an order Of the Pro
bate Court in and for Custer
county, State Of Idaho, dated
February 9Th, 1907. l viii sell at
private sale the following de-
scribed real estate. to-wit The
possessory right and title to 100
acres of unsurveyed public lands
and improvements thereon. sit
uated on Warm Springs Creek,
Custer county, State of Idaho,
and known as the William J.
Treloar ranch.
The sale of said premises will
be made on or after the Sth day
Of March, A. D., 1907, to the
highest and best bidder. Bids
will be received by me at E. J.
Michael's store in Bayhorse,
or same may be filed with the
Clerk OF the Probate Court, at
Challis, Idaho.
Terms of Sale-Ten pre- cent.
Of bid to be paid at time of sale
and the balance on confirmation
of sale by the court.
Right to reject all bids reserv-
ed.
GEO. W. EMERY,
Administrator of the Estate of
William ]. Treloar, Deceased.
Dated Feb 18th, 1907.
First pub. Feb. 18th, 1907.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-03-05

Dated at Bonanza. Custer County. Ida
no, this end day of January, 1907.
First publication January sth, 1905.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-03-05
$50 Reward /!

Notice is hereby given that
reward of $4,000 will be given
by the undersigned, for the re-
coyery and delivery of the body
of Samuel Anderson, who was
drowned in Salmon river, near
the Ryan stage station on the
Challis and Salmon City wagon
road, on Feb. End, 1907. Said
body to be delivered TO me at
Challis, Idaho, and the above re-
ward to be paid out of the estate
of said Samuel Anderson.
F. J. CLYDE,
Public Administrator.
Challis, Idaho, Feb. 10, 1907.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-03-05
REDEMPrIoN FUND.

Issue Oct. 11th, 1905.-No's.
211 to 221, inclusive. Current
Expense issue.
Issue Jan. 18th, 1906. 6.-No's.
222 to 254. inclusive. Current
Expense issue.
Interest .07 per cent from date
of registry to date of payment,
if presented within ten days af-
ter date of this advertisement
Interest ceases 10 days after date
of this advertisement.
f. j. CLYDE,
County Treasurer.
Challis. Idaho, Jan. %, 1907.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-03-05
HOm6Pl6k-U
LOCAL AND NEIGH9oRHOOD NEWS
TOLD IN a BRIEF WAY.

y
just arrived at Buster's-fresh
garden and flower seeds, alfalfa
and timothy seed.
March came in with a light
snowstorm. Last year the 18th
of March was the coldest wealth
er we had, being % degrees be-
low zero.
In the Clayton school report
last week it should have read /:
Report for the month ending
Feb. 21st, 1907" instead of Feb.
1st. The figure , was omitted.
Reginald Coryell, manager of
the Oxarna Mining company at
Custer, departed the fore part of
last week for the outside on a
business trip.
Fine alfalfa seed. d. H. Bic
than, of Blackfoot, Idaho, has
just purchased car load of the
seed he could find in Utah. If
you are in the market write him
for samples and price. 4w.
A one-mile sheep limit bill has
passed the Idaho House, and will
pass the Senate, it is said. Oh
course the governor will sign it.
Later-This bill was defeated
in the Senate by one vote.
New line of Spring hats, Eas-
ter hats and bonnets are expect
ed in a few days by Mrs. Nellie
Hoelzle, of Challis. Ladies and
Misses hats. Latest styles from
Paris. Cheaper than ever be-
fore. Call early and be convinc
ed. We will not be undersold
This will be a great opportunity
to get a bargain. 1w
The Senate has informed Ted
dy that he cannot create any
more forest reserves without the
sanction of Congress. Those
already created are without the
authority of Congress. But
Teddy is greater than the Con
gress and usurps his power.
The blind beggar of PersiG
had a brother who died. The
man who died had no brother
What relation was the blind beg
gar OF Persia to the man who
died ? Answer will be publish
ed next week.
| Answer-She was a sister.
COMING ! A fine shipment
of Ladies' and Misses Easter
hats. Latest styles from Paris
will be here on or before the 25tl
of March. Come and see then
early and get a nice hat before
they are gone. We guarantees
to please you.-MRS. VIM. Bus
TER. Across the street from
! Rock Market. 4W
The children in Challis whC
make it practice of disturbing
public meetings had better call I
halt before they are arrested. 1
has already gone too far, ane
will not be tolerated any longer
Last Thursday evening they dis
turbed the Christian Endeavo
in disgraceful manner. TheS
boys are old enough to know
better, aad if kind words will dC
no good-and it appears not
harsher methods will be used.
Judge Finnell says that Johl
! Fisher came into his court ol
Feb. 18th, last, and plead guilt.
to violating the game law-tha
he killed deer-he did not sa,
how many, last December with
out a liceuse-and the court fine
him $500. He also states tina
there was no warrant issued o
trial of Fisher. All the cour
knows is as above stated abou
the case. Street talk, and w
are informed it is true, said Nh
Fisher at that time killed tiv
deer, but the court said Fishe
only plead guilty to killing dee
without a license, and did no
state how many deer he killed.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-03-05
Lodging
Rooms First, Glass !
IDAHO.

Rooms First. Glass !
At Mrs. M. Jose's Hotel, locat-
ed just a 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, 1907-03-05
TREAsURER's NOTICE.

The following warrants against
Custer county viii be paid with
interest 70 date, if presented
within go days from date of this
notice
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-03-05
weather prophets say that

Ah-AA III NDsCD0s
A petition should be circulated
to establish mail route from
Challis to Singiser.
Attorney Lamme returned on
Saturday evening last from Boise
and other outside points.
For Sale-A quantity of good
potatoes. These will also make
good seed potatoes. Inquire of
George Thompson, Challis.
Two gamblers were arrested
at Salmon last week and fined
5000 each by the Probate court.
Taite's orchestra will give
st. Patrick dance in Challis on
Friday night, March 18th. A
cordial invitation extended. Tic
kets 81. 50-supper extra.
Hon. Wayne Darlington says
that his company is preparing
to move headquarters back to
Idaho, where they are working
mines in Elmore and Owyhee
counties. Personally. Mr.. Darl-
ington says, 1 am planning TO
move myself and family back to
our home in Custer county
having lived there so long this
southern California has no in
ducements superior the year
around to Custer county.
Here is a puzzle that puzzles
everybody: Take the number of
your living brothers, double the
amount, add to it 8, multiply by
,, add to it the number of your
living sisters, multiply the result
by 10, add the number of deaths
of brothers and subtract $50
from the result. The right fig
ure will be the number of deaths,
the middle will be the number of
living sisters. and the left will
show the number of living broth
ers. Try it and see.
w. L. Kerr reports to this Off
ce having found fur overcoat
in a gulch near his house, which
seems to have been cached in a
mysterious manner. 1t had evil
IDENTIFY been buried in the snow,
in an out-of-way place, for some
reason which is a. present un-
known. As Sam Anderson is
said to have had on a fur coat
when he drowned, it might be
we'll for any one who knew the
Anderson overcoat to see this
one for marks of identification.
Salmon Herald.
Information Wanted. d.-Francis
Marion Hughes, a native of Bun
combe county, n. c., came to
California in 1852, locating in
one of the mining districts of Ell
Dorado county. In 1865 he set
tied in some part of Idaho. If
he is still living and will com
municate with Edgar johnson.
Fullerton, Cal, he will hear of
news of much interest to him
self. If any relative or friends
of Mr.. Hughes can give any in
formation in regard to that gen
itleman's whereabouts they will
also greatly eblige Mr.. Johnson.
MIR. Bentz is the supervisor foI
the Salmon River Forest Res,
erve. He is located at Salmon
/ City, Idaho. He also has charge
of the reserve around Challis,
which is also included in the Sal
mon River Reserve. 1t will be
seen that all these forest super
visorS, rangers, etc, are all i'm.
ported from the outside. Mer
who live here and are familiar
with the country we've not given
any opportunity for positions.
This idea of putting the whole
country into a reserve is being
probed by the United States Sen
ate, and Senator Hepburn says
it is rotten to the core, and it is
done in favor of some big lumber
trusts who are scheming to rot
Idaho of its best timber land.
] Senator Dubois also says the
matter has been carried too far.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-03-05
JOB, !"

The Barber and Fisherman Is
located on Main street, Challis,
where you can drop in and get
anything in the tonsorial line you
want to pay for. Thunder Mt.
tourists specially
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-03-05

ROAD AND BRIDGE FUND.
Issue of Oct. 18th, 1867
Nos 5S TO IS inclusive.
Issue of Jan. 18th, 1906
Nos. 90 to 104, inclusive.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1907-03-05
CURRENT EXPENSE FUND.

Issue of April 10th. 1909
Nos. SO TO 90 inclusive
Issue of July 23rd, 19O6.l
Nos. 81 TO ia inclusive.
Issue of August 9th, 19O6.)
No. 115.
Issue of Oct. 18th, 1906
Nos. 116 to 162 inclusive.
Issue of Nov. 10th, 1909
Nos. 163 to 222 inclusive
The Jasper news., 1907-12-19
MISSOURI DRAINAGE DITCH
TO RECLAIM MANY ACRES

the engineers the 70 crooked miles
that the Marie des Gygnes took In go
ing from one line of Bates county to
the other could be shortehed by max
ing Straight Schannei, ,231s miles, In
length. Losing 49A miles of the
crooks in this river was almost too
good to be hoped for. Now thesreali-
cation is only. few months IN the
future. I. 81
The steps in securingcrelief show
what persistence may do. Under the
old drainage law, district for. .defray-
ing the expenses of a ditch could only
be secured by means of an election.
The man with small farm had as
large vote as man with thousands
of acres. Trivial objections often were
magnified. Luckily, Southeast Mis-
souri-Scott, Dunkin, Ste. Genevieve,
Cape Girardeau, Madison, Stoddard
and few others-were also asking
relief, so after convention at Cape
Girardeau, in which Bates county par
ticipated, the present law was passed.
1t permits the formation of drainage
district much in the same manner that
sidewalks are secured in the cities.
A majority Of the property owners to
be affected sign petition and the
county court takes action. A majority
of the acreage can force the building
Of drainage ditch. The cost is as
sessed in proportion to the benefits
derived.
J. F. Kern of Butler and John D.
Moore of Rich Hill took the initiative
and secured the necessary number Of
signatures. Mr.. Kern as the largest
land owner-he held 1000 acres-per.
suaded the owners of the land to join
in the movement. 1t did not take long
for they worked intelligently and
though court proceedings were brought
testing the legality of the petition and
other incidental features, defeat in the
circuit court insured the standing Of
the bonds that were ordered.
Their total amount was S370,000, but
The Jasper news., 1907-12-19

the promoters had figured the cost
and the resulting benefits. They found
that in round numbers about $4,000
acres of land would be kept from the
dreaded annual overflow, and that the
cost per acre would be $10.93, which
could be paid off in installments.
The county court, of Bates county
let the contract for digging the big
ditch to Foohey G Sons of Fort Wayne,
Ind, who in turn employed A. ".
Willis C Sons Of Pittsfield, ILL.,; r. H.
McWilliams of Mattoon, ILL.,, and Small
Bros. of Iowa, to help on different Sec
tions. Foohey & Sons are doing the
biggest portion of the work, about 19
miles. A. v. Willis & Sons are doing
the deepest portion, at the southern
end of the ditch.
Though the main ditch is 23h miles
long, two dredge boats of small type
are busy cutting laterals that will
total II miles in length. Small ditch.
ing will drain lower places into them
Already the county court has pur-
| chased the bridges for crossing the
ditch-one bridge every two miles.
Each of these bridges costs $4,000,
and these must be paid for by the
drainage district.
1--WE have tried to complete this big
job in the right fashion," said John D..
Moore, vice-president Of the Farmers
and Manufacturers bank Of Rich Hill.
"The property owners have already
made money, simply through the fact
that the ditch is being built. l know
of one man who protested against the
ditch and who has since sold his land
for a profit of $1,000. Another has
cleared $4,000, while the biggest oper.
ator is supposed to have put away
about $4,000 through the handling of
this fine land.
when the ditch is completed, which
will be within two years, this land will
be worth as much as similar land in
Illinois and Indiana It's character is
the same. 1t is close to the markets.
The health Of the community is al
ready good. even with the oyerfows.
SO that there certainly will be no dan
ger from this source. Rich Hill al
ready has felt the impetus Of the I'm.
migration. The drainage ditch is q
success, and win be more. so. ~ the
years pass"
The Jasper news., 1907-12-19
BIG BATES COUNTY ENTERPRISE
COSTING $4,000, WILL GIVE
IMMENSE VALUE TO LAND -
THAT is NOW ALMOST ! \
~ WORTHLESS.

Rich, Hill, Mo.-They're digging it
deep, vide and long in Bates county.
They are inviting comparison with the
Panama canal and are not ashamed Of
the home product. They do this with
out using the high sounding title of in
land waterway, navigable channel, or
river route. They are content to have
their pet scheme known as the drain
age ditch-with the accent on "the"-
but they do insist that they have the
biggest drainage ditch in Missouri,
length, depth, width and cost consid-
cred.
The pride of Bates county in this
immense engineering undertaking
seems to. be justified. The ditch when
completed will be 231a miles long,
more than half as long as the Panama
canal which is 46 miles long. The nav
igable depth of the Panama affair is
35 feet. The deepest cut in the Bates
county ditch Is 26 feet. At its widest
point, the Bates county channel is 80
feet at the bottom and 1876 feet at the
top. For miles, the width of the bot
tom is 60 feet with the slope, in en-.
gineer's parlance, oneto-one, meaning
that for every foot in depth, the side
must widen a foot. This makes the
embankment have an angle of As de-
grees. The cost is $370,000, raised by
selling six per cent. bonds at pre-
MUM of $4,000 October 20, 1906.
A wonderful feat to be paid for vol
unfairly by farmers. More wonderful,
indeed, is the accomplishment when it
is remembered that the deficiencies of
the old drainage law discouraged such
progress. Yet few wide awake men
saw the opportunity, helped to amend
the old statute and then set to work
The Jasper news., 1907-12-19
ppoyGH.
~--- J

%
Dough is made or wheat, real es-
tate, oil, literature and magazine
articles. But dough made of wheat
Is no stickier than any other.
: Dough is the prior fact to bread.
motor cars, steam yachts and collec'
tiohs of old books. Is the staff of high
life 1t embitters rnatrimony and pur-
veyse the lovely scandals we read
about. 1t gets girls sent on to col.
lege and fitted to be something more
spectacular. than mere wives and
mothers. 1t curseth them that go In
for it. but not unto the third and
fourth generation. We. are too good
spenders for that. ~
1t is from dough. that the dowdy
the dull and the dotty derive distinc
ton otherwise denied.-Puck.
The Jasper news., 1907-12-19

in earnest. They had land once worth
ten dollars an acre. Now they are sell
ing it for $40, $22 and $25 an acre
and then letting real estate men turn
1t over" again to hundreds of immi-
grants from Illinois anu Indiana. The
immigrants have seen how drainage
paid IN their own states and are will
ing to wait two or three years when
they may decide to sell again-finally
for $50, $75. and $100 an acre. They
have seen the evolution and believe in
the future for experience has taught
them the inevitable benefits of owning
drained land.
The Marie des Cynges river is the
champion crooked stream of western
Kansas and western Missouri. 1t be.
gins south of Topeka and is one of the
attractions Of the Ottawa Chautauqua
which 1t usually overflows about every
other year. From Ottawa it meanders
across the line into Bates county, Mis-.
souri,, and zigzags across the south
ern part of this county into Vernon
and back again before the Usage river
finally captures the stream and pro-
ceeds on to the Missouri not SO very
far from Jefferson City.
The people Of Bates county have
learned to hear of rain in Kansas with
fear. An ordinary downpour in q
damp season means that the Marie des
Cygnes, usually an orderly water.
course, will spread over miles and
miles Of country. There have been
times when during almost an entire
summer 1t was impossible to drive
from Rich Hill to Papinville, small
village ten miles east and south of this
places Even in ordinary dry weather,
long lakes of pond lily depth must be
skirted by the roads. In times OF
freshets, the Marie des Cynges is like.
ly to change its. course by the erosion
of the soft dirt banks. A man may
own acres of land before rainstorm
and when the. overflow from, the
stream has subsidedF he may find It
gone, perhaps over a neighbor's field
or perhaps in the bottom Of the river
that has decided.to change its course.
So 1t was not surprising that q few
levelheads got together and decided
that the overflow must be stopped.
They engaged engineers and found
that relief was possible. According to
The Jasper news., 1907-12-19
MFRS. LIZZIE LoHR, 1855 w. isth

MFRS. LIzzIE LoHR, 11bs W. lsth
IVA st., Chicago, Ill, writes: n
II take, e,pleasure in writing you
these few lines, thinking, there may be
other women suffering the same as did.
"I had my complaints for over q year,
night sweafs all winter and no appetite.
was rundown SO far that had TO
sit down to do my cooking, I was SO
weak. =. 80 =;
II tried many different medicines and
doctors also: Nothing seemed to do me
any good. The, e,doctors wanted TO oper.
ate on me.
SAT last I wrote to Dir. Hartman. I
told him Just exactly how was, and he
told me what niled me and how I should
take Peruna.
is'I did as he told me for four months,
and now am aH cured. sss
..No ono can tell how thankful I am
TO him, as / had given up all hopes OF
ever getting we'll again.
81 am widow and the mother of six
small children who depend on my sup
port. 1 work all day and seldom get
tired.
81 took Ave bottles of Peruna.in all.
"Any woman wishing to know moro
about my case may write to me and !
will gladly tell all about 1t.
~ thank DIR. Hartman for what he
has done for me"
The Jasper news., 1907-12-19
A Terrible Shock.

Great Editors Wife--I regret to
say. sir. that my husband is sick, and
cannot see anyone.
Caller (sympathetically - What
seems to be the matter?
Il don't know; he has not uttered q
word since he came In; he has re-
ceived some terrible shock"
"Ah, I see. He probably ran across
some man who never heard OF his pm.
perm Y. Weekly.
The Jasper news., 1907-12-19
A Man Of Mark.

Prisoner" said the Judge, taking
part in the examination himself, "the
imprint left by the thief on the stolen
jewel case corresponds exactly with
the markings Of your thumb. Now, as
matter Of fact, isn't 1t yours? Didn't
you make that Imprint"
why, your honor" stammered the
prisoner. III think--that is, l. be-
Ye-well-er-that's my impress
sion. Chicago Tribune -