The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-11-17
LOCAL NEWS.


John Anderson came down
from Claton Friday.
"Old Bill" departed Saturday
for Yellow Jacket.
w. G. Sweet came down from
Custer Saturday evening last.
W. H. Felkner returned the
for part of last week from busi-
ness trip to Old Mexico.
Miss Jennie E. Kelleher, Co.
Supt. has gone to Lewiston, Ida,
to attend a State meeting of the
county superintendents.
There will be a grand Thanks
giving ball at the Odd Fellows
Hall in Challis, on Thursday
night, Nov. 26th. Tickets S1.00.
Every body invited.
This week we publish the Off
cial returns of Custer county.
Last week there were some err
rors in the table because the re
turns were not all in.
County Treasurer elect Earl J.
Michael and family will soon
move down from Bayhorse. 1t is
said they will reside in part of
Mayor Rodgers residence.
The sick in Challis-Mrs. VIM.
Nicksen and Mr.. Conover-re-
main about the same; but Mrs.
Ralph Baxter and Gilbert Hal
laran are recovering rapidly.
Rev. Mcpherson of Salmon,
who was expected to preach in
Challis last Wednesday night,
did not arrive. He writes that
the stage did not wait for him.
Commissioners Campbell and
Pushaw met iH Challis on Nov.
18th and made the official cleo
tion returns for Custer county,
besides transacting other county
business.
Judge-elect John Boyd, who
will qualify as Justice of the
Peace of Challis Precinct, on
Monday, January 18th, 1909, says
he will marry the first couple
that applies, after he is Judge
Boyd, free of charge.
Stepehen VanCamp fell from a
porch in town Friday accidental
ly and broke the collar bone of
his right shoulder. Although it
is a bad fracture, DR.. Lynn fixed
Steve up and he is getting along
as well as could be expected.
Mrs. Buster will give away a
large hand-painted lamp on Dec.
24th, to the one making the near
est guess on the number of beans
contained in a jar now on exhibi-
tion at her millinery store. Each
purchaser of goods to a certain
amount is entitled to a guess.
At the recent election Lenhi
county voted $4,000 bonds to
build court house. This leaves
Custer the only county in the
State without a decent court
house. Yet Custer county is far
better fixed financially than Lem
hi county.
An employee from the Fort
Hall Indian Agency was in Chal-
lis last week gathering up the
Indians and taking them back TO
the reservation. Complaint hav-
ing been made that these Indi-
ans have been slaughtering deer
merely for the hides in this loc-
ality for some time.
MARRIED-At May, Idaho,
on Wednesday evening, Nov. II,
1908, Judge Nichols officiating,
MI. 81 uIluS AldC1LCl " MISS ne
resa Weaver. Mr.. Maelzer is d
brother of Prof. Maelzer of this
city, and the bride is a sister of
Mrs. May Knight of Goldburg
They will reside at May, Idaho.
The MESSENGER extends its con-
gratulations.
At the recent election Lemhi
county elected the following
county officers: State Senator
Walter Shoup, r., Representa-
tive-John w. Shook, Jr., r.,
Sheriff-Harry Waters, r., Pro-
bate Judge-E. p. McCracken,
r., Coroner Hammer, r.,
Commissioners-Geo. w. Kings
bury, R., WILDER F. Stone, r.,
c. NJ. Hull, D., Assessor-Roy
B. Herndon, D., Treasurer.
NJ. Langsdorf, D., School Supt.
Miss Bessie Mcdonald, D., Co.
Attorney-W. II. O'Brien. D.,
G.. Merritt. ID.