The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1908-01-14

from Clayton to Custer.
K. d. Williams was down from
Robinson Bar last week on bust
ness.
The Commissioners met in
regular session yesterday, and
have a large amount of business
to transact.
DIR. B. B. Slick arrived last
week from Bellevue, and will re-
main if awarded the hospital
contract this week.
We are pleased to learn that
Chas. S. Jordan is much improv-
ed in health under the skillful
treatment of DIR. B. B. Slick.
The expensive administration
of Gooding and the quarrel in
the Republican ranks, will put
Idaho into the Democratic col
umn next fail.
w. w. Challis departed last
week for Black Hills, Dakota.
He expects to return in April.
He says that there was about 3
feet of snow at Stanley Basin
when he left there ten days ago.
Notice IL Hereby Given. That al appH-
cations for permits to Craze cattle. horses and
sheep within the LEMHI (SOUTE) NATION
AL FOREST during the season of 1908, must
be filed in my ofice at Mackay. Idaho. on or be-
! fore February 18th. 1908. Full Information re-
garding the grazing fees to be charged, and
blank forms to be used in making application,
win be furnished upon request. GUY B.
: MAINS. Supervisor. No. % TO-
E. ]. Michael and wife and
little daughter, expected to de-
part last Thursday morning foc
Lowell, Ind, on a visit. In fact
had their tickets purchased, but
on the morning of their intend
5 ed departure Mrs. Michael was
{ sick with mumps. If Mr.. Mich
e ael and the little daughter dc
}. not take the mumps, they vii
: take their departure as soon a.
It Mrs. Michael RECEIVERS.
{ A gentleman from the Eas
L who spent several days in Chal
u lis last month, has asked th'
City Council for a franchise t,
n install a Power and Electri
q Light Plant in Challis. Thi
5 gentleman means business an
3, is thoroughly familiar with thi
u kind of a proposition, and hope
to install the plant next spring
If There is a good water powe
1t right in town, and the easter
rs parties interested claim they ca
ye furnish electric lights cheape
i'd than coal oil or gasoline, and
they can, there is no reason VIII
is every business place and res
M dence in town would not use tt
V, electric light, for every one fan
is iliar knows the convenience
i. electric lights compared wit
Id coal oil lamps. 1t is also unde
stood that a few arc lights wi
o. be put on the streets. Ever
40 person in town should encouras
h this enterprise.
st The jury in the Pettibone "a.
B. at Boise last week, after beir
lis out 13 hours, returned verdi
mot guilty" Thus ends Il
H. trials against the officers of I'll
ST. Western Federation of Miner
hit viz: Messrs. Haywood, Pet
ss- bone and Meyer Judge Woo
as has dismissed the case again
!, Moyer). These gentlemen we
nd charged with completely in ii
M murder of Ex-Gov. Steunenber
re and even before they had tri
were branded by Teddy as ~
Ig- desirable Citizens. Govern
III, GOoding has also been very an
he ious for a conviction of the
'us men to make good" his cal
M paign speeches of 1906, but
this has failed, but has been su
gh cessful in plunging the State
re debt for these trials for over
he hundred thousand dollars al
,as not conviction. The trout
he was no one would believe Orc
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