The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-01-26

Solon Clark, son of the late N.
H. Clark, was in Challis last
Thursday night.
John Johnson was over from
May last week. He says that
Mrs. johnson is almost conval-
escent.
Nellie Eckholm (Adamson)d )died
in a Salt Lake hospital on Sat
urday, Jan. 9th. She leaves Z
year old daughter.
A new Odd Fellow lodge will
be instituted at May on Feb. 4th.
A number of members from this
place and Salmon will attend.
DR.. Lynn reports Mrs. Lou
Wells and Mrs. Allen Williams
improving, but reports that w.
c.. Short and Lou Wells of May
quite sick.
Assessor Burnett went to Mac
kay last Thursday in response
to message that his daughter,
Mrs. Chase Clark, was critically
i'll. At this time she is reported
to be out of danger.
Paul Walter of the forest SER
vice, was out from Custer last
week He reports 4 feet of snow
at Custer, but the stage has got
the road broken and are making
their regular time again.
Mrs. Agnes Becksted of Poca-
tello, went to Clayton last Wed
nesday to complete the term of
school at that place. Miss Julia
Falls had to resign not being
able to complete the term, owing
to the accident she had before
the holidays falling on the ice.
Wilson Ellis end bride arrived
in Challis last Tuesday, and the
following day departed for Pah-
samaroi, where they will reside.
They were recently married at
or near American Falls. The
groom is the eldest son of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Ellis.
Miss Vada Rogers. our prim-
airy school teacher, fell off the
foot bridge over Garden creek,
near the Jose hotel, last Thurs
day night. She sustained no
serious injuries. Result A
cold bath. Loss A side comb
and a loaf of bread. Next day
the city put a good side-railing
on the bridge.
Jack Fleming last Wednesday
night as he was coming out of
John Mock's cabin, came very
near being killed by the Mackay
stage. He was caught by the
spreaders and carried some dis
tance, and when he was found
be was unconscious. The hors-
es were going at a rapid speed
1t was a narrow escape.
Nels Sill, an old pioneer of
BlackfOOt and Custer county,
died very suddenly at Rich last
Wednesday, of heart disease.
Mr.. Sill for some time has been
carrying mail on the rural route
between BlackfOot and Otis, and
on Wednesday morning last,
while sitting in his mail wagon
in front of the letter box at Rich
dropped his lines and expired.
He was 60 years of age, and leav-
es family.
1T is hereby ordered that the
sheriff of Lemhi county be auth
orized and empowered to employ
, a senior deputy sheriff at COM
pepsation Of $4,000 per month. "
From the proceedings of the
Board of County Commissioners
, of Lemhi county, Jan. II, 1909.
In Custer county our Econ
/, omical Board allowed the sen
ior deputy sheriff of Custer coun-
! ty the big salary or 80 pei
: month. China wages.
= Herman K1ninger died at his
: home in Clayton on Monday Jan
: 18th, at , o'clock p. II. He has
been in poor health for some
time. Mr.. Kpninger leaves a
! family in Clayton. In the good
: days of that camp he, with his
: brother, were engaged in the
o brewery business which they
conducted for number of years
, He was an Odd Fellow. He was
! probably about 60 years of age
+. His was the soul of honor, ane
his friends were sacred to him.