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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
Agriculture and Stock-Raisino

Agriculture ably supplements mining industry in enrib
S county The Salmon river rising the Sawooh mountains
Oh WOOD rVer enters on its border and mr.
o I G III general north-easterly direction receiv-
Is 'ne waters OF ten large creeks besides the East F
STREAMS together with Lost river its tributaries flow -
OF acres OF arabic land still uncutivaed Since tho hand
n q % 81 supply what nature wihholds irrigation takes
MAKE Veruant fruitful valleys deserts wonld con h
Oh ueoaton into the sounds many homes Ag
The Inc al o!er industries of the county, is in its infancy
he une is not distant when large rrioaing coo, :n
salmon rVer which has endless water supply and an
OIL acres OF rich sagebruh land along the river vii 10
me FARMS OF this county produce wonderful Yields of
harvested each year. W large. crops are
with h one OF Leading industries the county and
md winters in the valleys and excellent
each wear derives lenunerative industry the county
taxes each year from the stock growers " "e way u
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Walter Powers, his heirs or
assigns
You are hereby notified that l
have expended eight hundred
dollars in labor and improve
ments upon the Silver Queen No.
|, Silver Queen No. 2, Silver
Queen No. 3 and Silver Queen
No. 4 lode mining claims, situate
in Seafoam Mining District,
County of Custer, State of Idaho,
in order to hold said premises
under the provisions of Section
1924 Revised Statutes of the
United States, being the amount
required to hold the same for the
year ending December 31st, 1906,
and the year ending December
31st, 1907.
And if within ninety days from
the service of this notice Tor
within ninety days after this
notice by publication, you fail
or refuse TO contribute your pro-
portion of such expenditure as
co-owner, your interest in said
claims will become the property
of the subscriber under said Sec.
ton 1924. J. L. HILL.
First pub. April IA, 1908.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
THEAsuRER's NOTICE.

The following warrants against
Custer county will be paid with
interest to date, if presented
within go days from date of this
notice
Current Expense Fund.
Nos. q to AZ inclusive, issued
April Is, 1903.
school District No. !.
Nos. 322-328-329-331 and
344. Issue of April, 1908.
Interest OF 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.
r. j. CLYDE,
County Treasurer.
Challis, Idaho, July %, 1908.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
NIAGARA's coALLEss POWER
Promise of 100000 HOrss-POweE
Daily from the Great Falls fR
Few Years.

Possibly the solution of the Goa
problem is being rapidly worked ou
at Niagara Falls without our having
yet awakened to the fact, says the
New York World OF recent date. The
main demand for coal is not as q
source of heat, but OF energy. Steam
power is the great coal glutton. But
what IL running water can furnish
all the energy needed to keep the
mills and factories of the country
going?
So great has been the success of
the single American company that
has thus far attended TO the har-
Messing of Niagara that second
company of American capitalists has
secured rights from the Canadian
government and is now constructing
plant to produce 100000 horse pow
er. A third company, formed who'll
~ of Canadian capitalists, has APP
piled for the privilege OF creating
another 100000 horse power plant,
and its application will probably be
granted. A condition OF all the
franchises granted by the Canadian
government is that one-half OF all
the power developed must be sold to
canadian consumers IL demanded;
the other half will be exported TO
the United States.
Remarking on the fact that Tie
$4,000 horse power now being devel.
oped will be sold at $50 per horse
power por year, Consul Brush points
out that for manufacturing purposes
1T provides clean, safe and inexpen-
sive driving power, and makes ex-
pensiYe equipments for generating
steam unnecessary. 1t is obvious
that the power OF Niagara to provide
a cheaper substitute for coal in u
large number of Industries, though
not in all, is only in the infancy OF
its development. Within few years
it will supply 100000 horse power
daily, and for "a hours in every day.
II is not yet settled how far elec-
trio power developed from running
water can he effectively transmitted
One fact, however, is known: Fac.
tory wheels are being driven in San
Francisco with electric power trans.
United from dynamos in the Sierras.
$50 miles distant. That this 10 the
furthsst radius of delivery attain
able no electrician believes.
Every considerable river In The
country is a potential power house
as we'll as Niagara. What il being
done, therefore, on both sides OF the
cataract Is prophetic. The deliver.
anee OF the country from the grip OF
the greedy coal combinations. both
hard and soft, is plainly in sight, so
far at least as manufacturing power
is concerned.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
FORFEITURE NOTICE.

Boise, Idaho, Jan. end, 1908.
TO THE HEIRS OF john 10. X. Bees
You are hereby notified that | have
expended during the years 1905 and
1907 Two Hundred Dollars in labor and
Improvements upon each of the follow
ing mining claims, viz: The John
Mahan' and tom Petit" located on
Sheep Mountain, Seafoam Mining Dis
trict, Custer county, State of Idaho, in
order TO hold said claims under the
provisions of Section 2324 of the Revis-
ed Statutes of the United States and
the Amendments thereto approved Jam
uary 22nd, 1880, concerning annual
labor on mining claims, being the
amount required to hold said lodes for
the period ending December 3ist, 1907.
And If, within the period of ninety
days after the full publication hereof,
you fail to contribute your portion of
such expenditure as co-owner, /, who
have made the required expenditure.
will claim your interest in the property
by the terms of said Section.
L. II. HASBROUCK.
First publication January eth, zoos.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
Notice OF Forfeiture.

To ALvAH LEWIS, Heirs or Assigns
You are hereby notified that l, the
undersigned, your co-owner in the
wv. j. Bryan" situate on Custer
Mountain, in Yankee Fork Mipiny
District, County of Custer, State of
Idaho, have expended Seven Hundred
(S7O0.00) Dollars in assessment
work for each of the years. 1901.
1902, 1908, 1904, 1905, 1906
1907, upon said claim for the purpose
of holding same as required under the
provisions of Section 2324 and Amend
ments thereto of the Revised Statutes
of the United States, together with
cost of publication of this notice, a
total of Seven Hundred and Fifteen
Dollars tS7l5.OO).
You being equal owner in said claim
the amount of your indebtedness for
said expenditure is Three Hundred and
Fifty Dollars (S35O.OO and cost of this
advertisement $500, making a total
of $4,000
II within ninety 1907 days after legal
publication of this notice you fail or
refuse to contribute your proportion of
said expenditures as herein stated YOUR
interest in said claim will become the
property of the undersigned, your CO.
owner, who has made the lawful ex-
penditure to hold said claim.
HARVEY LESTER,
Dated at Bayhorse, Idaho, this 23rd day
OF May, l9OS. 46wl4
First publication May &c, 1908.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
NOTICE OF PROOF OF APPLICA.
TION OF WATER TO BENE-
FICIAL USE.


Notice is hereby given that on
the 10Th day of August, 1908, at
May, County of Lemhi, State of
Idaho, proof will be submitted
of the application to beneficial
use of 30 cubic feet per second
of the waters of Burnt Creek, in
accordance with the terms and
conditions of Permit No. ALI,
heretofore issued by the State
Engineer of the State of Idaho.
l. The name and postoffice
address of the person holding
said permit are Edward Hunter,
Goldburg, Idaho.
2. The use to which said wat
er has been applied is irrigation
and domestic use.
3. The amount applied to
beneficial use is 3.2 cubic feet
per second.
4. The place where said water
is used is SW4 NE4, SCI NW4,
NJ SCI Sec. 80, TIP. II N, r.
81 E., b. M.
.. The name of the canal or
ditch or other works by which
said water is conducted to such
place of use is Hunters Ditch.
g. The right TO take water
from such works is based upon
Permit No. Az.
Z. The source of supply from
which such water is diverted is
Burnt Greek.
8. The date Of the priority
which said user is prepared to
establish is October 80, 1908.
JAS. STEPHENSON, Jr.,
State Engineer.
First pub. July 81, 1908.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
NOTICE OF PUBLICATION.

Notice is hereby given that at
3 p. M, on the DIST day of Aug
1st, 1908, at May. County of
Lemhi, State of idaho, before
Saloma j. Cleveland proof will
be submitted of the completion
of works for the diversion of one
cubic foot per second of the wat
ers Of Pahsimaroi River in ac.
cordance with the terms and con.
ditions Of a certain permit here
tofore issued by the State Engin-
eer Of the State of Idaho.
l. The name of the person
said permit is Magnus Nord-
Strom.
2. The postoffice address of
snch person is May, County of
Lemhl State of Idaho.
3. The number of such per-
nit is 1923, and the date set for
the completion of such work is
August 81, 1903.
4. Said water to be used for
irrigation and domestic purposes.
8. Said works Of diversion
will be fully completed on the
date set for such completion, and
the amount of water which said
works are capable of conducting
to the place of intended use, in
accordance with the plans &C
companying the application for
such permit, is One cubic foot
per second.
6. The amount of lands for
which said water is available is
90 acres, particularly described
as follows: SCI NE4, Sec. 3,
and SW4 NWt, Sec. 1, TIP. IA
NJ, r. p E., B. M.
JAS. STEPHENSON, Jr.,
State Engineer.
First pub. July 81, 1903.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
MARRIED THEM AFTER ALL.
Ths Brids-tO-Bs Objected at Pirst,
Bat Everything Termed Dat
All Right.

Shortly after taking the office OF
probate judge at Wellington, Kan.
W. II. Steffelbach was called to one
of the local hotels to marry a cou-
pie. The young woman was school
teacher of Burden and the young
man merchant of Lamont, Okla.
Arriving at the hotel, the Judge was
informed by the bridegroom that his
sweetheart believed she would rath
er be married by preacher, relates
the Kansas City (Mo.) journal. The
Wellington News continues the story
as follows:
Judge Steifelbach was new in the
business and he replied that he could
get them a preacher. The young
woman drummed on the floor with
her foot and finally asked the Judge
to what church he belonged.
Don't ask him that kind of q ques-
ton" urged the young man.
It's all right" replied Judge Stet-
felbach. when | married | Joined
the church my wife belonged to-
The Methodist"
"Ihe Methodist's my church." said
the bride-elect with smile.
"ro what political party do you
belong?' asked the young man OF
the court.
I'm a republican," answered the
judge.
That's my politics." replied the
first. I'VE wouldn't let a populist
marry us. would we, dear?" he said,
smiling at his girl.
She shook her head.
Are you member of any lodge
or secret order?" the young man
asked Judge Steffelbach.
I'm mason" the Judge replied.
well, she's an Eastern star" he
said. pointing tn his sweetheart, "and
shes matron at Burden. in the chap
Ter there"
We're brother and sister. then"
replied Judge Stcffelbach, "for | am
a member OF the Eastern Star lodge
myself"
There were a few blinks and signs
passed between the judge and tn
bride-elect, and she began to smile
ana extended her hand.
ITS all right Jim" she said TO
her lover. ''IIe'll do as well as any
preacher" and the knot was tied.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
Climate. Timber, School. Etc

in the vaI ~ 1uSer county is very deghul-ligbt snowfall
Cha with an eeva %ef and most charming winters
GredaOle to county our plqboro wen ns
ho mas ITS school building and Inad un'
0hals the high school studies are tangb teacher AT
Probably one.fonrb of H. 'auSht
@ umoered with spruce fir and pine OF this county
list of taxable and grazing land uncultvaod with
with PopSr annually with au sres
ouldng with good schools and Saton with railroad
favorable to luxurious vegeaon with an WIN
and with yas mne ~n fertile soil III truthful pr omaS
and the ~cap IN god silver copper lead
sence to bars hs that will prove brief though with naula
'esn but puny of its progrsssiro eSorouS eN
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
To the Administrator of the Es-
tate of Arthur Smith, deceas-
ed, his heirs or assigns

To the Administrator of the Es-
tate of Arthur Smith, deceas-
ed, his heirs or assigns
You are hereby notified that
we have expended the sum of
Five Hundred $500 dollars upon
the Bunker Hill" "Alturas, >"
John p" Junction" and
"Jumpoff'' lode mining claims,
situated at the head of Stanley
Lake creek, about six miles in a
southerly direction from Stanley
Lake, in the Stanley Mining
District, Custer county, Idaho,
in order to hold said claims un-
der the provisions of Section
1924 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, during the
year 1907; that the proportion of
said expenditure due by you as
co-owner, is $4,000, being one
fourth each, and that within
ninety days after the first pub
LEGATION of this notice you fail or
refuse to contribute your pro.
portion of the said expenditure
as co-owner, the same being
1928. 90 each, your interest in the
said Bunker Hill," "Alturas, +"
John p" junction" and
"Jumpoff' lode mining claims
will become the property of the
undersigned, your co-owner,
under the provisions of the said
Section, 1894.
The work was done by N. E.
Livingston and paid for by j. J.
Plumer.
J. j. PLUMER.
HALEY, Ida, Jan. 8, 1908.
First pub. Jan. 81, 1908.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
Custer County.

Idaho inducements settlers
cans Its beautiful scenery its enterprsng people, its var
led resources and brilliant prospects not inapy commemorate
be name of General Custer whose dashng romantic yet produ
tive career has become part national history Thrfve
wears mining in its prime and quartz mining
its infancy the territory embraced in its confines
known only to Indians occasional party OF prOspec
travelling to or from Montana To them wilderness to the
of mans it was unexpored In 1862 pacers actively
worked in Stanley Basin what western border
1869 few rich ground Loon creek
1870 other discovered and yielded handsomely
until quartz claimed attention. five later the region
forming Custer county practically unknown From 1875 to
1879 the fame of its rich spread capital
lists and increasing its population the following year. by
legislative Custer county created and has hrved
since that time today has population of 5000 people
and has the following towns
ChaiS-COunty stock raising fruit and
Mackay-Mining and farming.
misunderstanding and stock raising
BayhorSe-Mnng
Cayton--Mning farming and stock. raising.
Bonanza--Minng
CuSter-N1ining.
Stanley-Placer and quartz mining, and grazing land,
Custer county also has large valleys where farming
and stock raising pursued great extent viz Big Lost Rv
valley Thousand Spring. Round Pahsamaro East Fork
teope and Stanley.
Custer county embraces irregular outline about 5000
miles, large the State of Connecticut larger
than Delaware and Rhode Island ogehe situated in Ida
no. reached by the Oregon Short Line railroad the east
this will probably be extended Chais year. The
Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone company have line Black
foot TO Chas The of Custer county found its
mines and its agricultural and grazing lands.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
NOTICE FoR PUBLICATION.
Department of the Interior,

Department Of the Interior,
Z. S. Land ONCE at HALEY Idaho,
July nth, 1903.
Notice is hereby given that Ethel Salome
Clark Of Mackay, Idaho, who ON July Goth.
1907, made Desert Entry No. 1870 for unsurvey-
ed land as follows SERIAL No. Os62). Begin.
ming at stake $4,000 feet 45 degrees South OF
East from S. w. corner of Sec. 80, TIP. Is N, r.
30 L. j. NJ, and running East 4 mile; thence
South q mile; thence West a mile; thence
North z mile to point Of beginning, has filed
notice of intention TO make Final Proof, to es-
taolish claim to the land above described, be-
fore Geo. L. Morgan, U. S. Commissioner. at
Mackay, Idaho, on the 2nd day of Sept, 1908.
Claimant names as witnesses
Jack D. Heidi, of Mackay, Idaho.
Charles NJ. Magee, of a."
Chase A. Clark, of
Joseph Rodgers, OF Challis, Idaho
A. I. MCMAHON, Register
First publication July 9sth, 1908 w6
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
N o T &c E.
In the Probate Court of the County of
Custer, State of Idaho.

In the Probate Court of the County of
Custer, State of Idaho
In the Matter of the Estate
of
Thomas Kehoe, Deceased.
The petition of William Lambsop.
executor of the estate of Thomas Ke-
hoe, deceased, praying for the settle
ment of final account of said executor
and for the distribution of the residue
of said estate to the persons entitled,
has been set for hearing ON Monday,
the gath day of August, 1908, at ,
o'clock p. m. at the Court House in the
court room fsaid court, in Challis,
Custer county, Idaho.
Witness the clerk of said court with
@cSD the seal thereof affixed this 27th
So day of July, 1908.
j. G. FINNELL,
Ex-officio Clerk of the Probate Court.
Chase A. Clark,
Attorney for Petitioner.
First publication Aug. 4, 1908.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
EnmIand,. Ro..t n..,

The widespread impression that
most of the roast beef OF old Eng
land" is supplied from the SHAMELESS of
Chicago, may find rude shock in
fresh English statistics. which show.
that seven-tenths of the beef con-
stunned in England is produced on its
farms.-lndianapolis News.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.
Black Hawk Mining Company, Limitt
Office, ChalliS, Custer Co. Idaf

Black Hawk Mining Company, Limited
Office, ChallS, Custer Co., Idaho, (
Notice is hereby given that at a meeting Of
the directors held on the 22nd day of July,
1903, an assessment OF two mills per share was
levied upon the capital stock OF the corpora
ton payable to NJ NJ. Sweet, Treasurer, at
ChalliS, Idaho, on or before September 10th
1908. Any stock upon which this assessment
remains unpaid on the 18th day of September.
1908. will be delinquent and advertised for sale
at public auction, and unless payment be made
before will be sold at public auction on October
18th. 1903, to pay the delinquent assessment
together with cost Of advertising and expenses
of sale.
MILTON A. BROWN, Secretary.
onice-Challis Custer county, Idaho
Dated July 22nd 1903.
First publication July 2Sth, 1908
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18

Relieved TaNpaycr-Wen, that war
with Germany didn't last very long.
Naval Contractor-No; just long
enough to get me some more con
tracts for battleships.
Taxpayer begins to think he Is "re-
lieved' in the sense in which pick
pocket relieves" man of his watch.
N. Y. Post.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-08-18
NOTICE OF FoRFEITURE.

To Lee Bunch, d. S. Bunch Oliver Car
pentier and Dion O'Brien
You and each of you are hereby mott
fed, that we have expended during the
year 1906 $366.66 in labor and improve
ments upon each of the following des-
cribed placer mining claims, situated
in the unknown Mining District, il
Custer county, Idaho, to- wit:
The Stanley Placer Claim, Lucky
Boy Placer Claim, Bonanza King Plac-
err Claim, Kaceno Placer Claim, Arrow
Head Placer Claim, Bulge Placer
Claim, Bonanza Bar Placer Claim.
Notices of location of which are re-
corded in the office of the Recorder of
said Custer county. Said work and
improvements were made upon said
claims in order to hold the same under
the provisions of Section 2324, of the
Revised Statutes of the United States
and the Amendment thereof approved
January 90, 1880, concerning annual
labor upon mining claims, being the
amounts required to hold said claims
for the period ending December 31st,
1906, and that we have also performed
$3GG.66 worth of work and labor on
each of the above described mining
claims for the year ending December
31st, 1907.
And if within 90 days from the per-
sonal service of this notice, or within
90 days after the publication thereof,
you fail or refuse to contribute your
proportion of said expenditure as CO.
partner, it being the sum of 1888. 32-
on each of said claims being the un-
divided 4-6 interest in each of said
claims-the same will become the
of the undersigned, your CO.
owner, who has made the required ex-
penditure according to law.
G. H. MATHEWS,
j. 7. ATKINSON,
GEO. w. SCHARF.
Dated at Boise, Idaho, March |, 1908
First publication March 10th, 1908.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1908-10-01

every day in the year. Prostrations
from heat never occur
The drinking water that is chiefly
used is rain-water caught III cisterns.
In summer many drink melted ice,
Water from the surface wells Is
not considered healthful, We have
dozen or more artesian wells, some
of them gushers sending forth streams
eight inches in diameter, The wa
ters from these contain mineral prop.
critics and are said to possess medicinal
value. some citizens claiming to have
been cured of various ailments by
drinking it freely. The town owns
two of these flowing wells, a small
one, which supplies a public drinking
fountain and large one that tur-
nshes FIRE protection through main
laid for the purpose.
Our people are from various States
and countries and are very liberal and
tolerant in their views and opinions
They are hospitable to respectable
strangers, generous to their neigh
bors, to the poor and needy, pro-
gressve and enterprising to the ex-
tent of their means, law~abiding and
united for the common welfare OF
their community No kinder, better
people are to be found anywhere,
There are but few dwellings or cot
tages for rent, but those that are
renting bring from $500 to $500 a
month, according to size and location,
A house of five or six rooms rents
for 5000 to $500 a month. Several
desirable cottages are Tor sale at
very reasonable prices.
Opportunities for amusement and
recreation are varied and abundant
The lovely bay right at our doors
furnishes the finest fishing IN the
world and also offers delightful op-
portunities to those fond of boating.
All sorts of craft, from a skift to a
pretty yacht are moored at our docks
and may be had for reasonable hire.
This is a veritable paradise for
sportsmen, the waters in winter being
covered with myriads OF wild ducks
and the neighboring forests abounding
in quail, wild turkeys, deer, bears
and other game. The list Of game in
cludes various water fowl, snipe,
squirrel, hares, foxes and many 9TH
ers of less Importance.
In conclusion we will say that
whatever your object may be, wheth-
er business or pleasure, investment or
recreation, health or happiness of any
kind, it will be to your interest to
visit Punta Gorda, where cordial
welcome awaits all good people re-
gardess of whence they come or
what may be their politics or religion.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1908-10-01
National Campaign Fund.

rhe following are Punta Gorda''
contributions TO date TO the Bryan
and Kern campaign fund:
Thos, s. Knight, 500; Gen. A. w
Gllchrist, $500; M. V. Williams
slOO, A. N. Gibbs, 500; DR.. j. W
Newman, 800; +. II. Blount, $l.OO
A. p. Jordan 800.
Besides the above, Gen. Gilchrisl
sent $500 to Hon. Frank Clark, OF
the Congressional campaign com
mite.
Cashier Williams has at the benk
a lot OF pretty buttons for free dis
tribution to Democratic voters. Go
and get one.