The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-12-14

1t is now poor sleighing in
Challis.
Congress convened last Mon
day, the 9th inst.
Drop in and see Mrs. Busters
Christmas presents.
Come and see the fancy Xmas
presents at the drug store.
See the drug store "ad." in
this issue for our list of Christ
mas presents.
Christmas will soon be here,
and now is the time to purchase
your presents. The City Drug
Store has a fine line of fancy
Christmas goods. Call early
and make you selection.
At the recent meeting in Win
nipeg of the British Association
it was stated that in hot coun-
tries and under clear sky the
heat derived from the sun was
1000 horse power per acre, and
that although engineers have not
yet learned to utilize it in time
they will.
The is some talk about the
proposition of Victor Murdock
of Kansas, who proposes a mem
orial signed by members of Con
gress, asking Speaker Cannon
to resign, but the talk is alto
gether humorous and in refer
ence to the absurdity of the
proposition. Doubtless there
are quite number of represen-
tatives of both parties that would
be glad to bring about the res
ignation of Uncle Joe if they
, could bring it about in a tele-
! pathic way without committing
! themselves Or being known in
, the transaction, but Mr.. Muir
+ dock is perhaps the only one
that believes enough IN his
scheme to put his name to the
5 memorial
; Railroad contractors are now
buying oats on Pahsamaroi to
: be delivered at the mouth of
: that valley next spring. 1t now
! looks as though our railroad for
Custer county is almost assured.
The old timers here for the past
80 years have heard railroad
talk, and many have died and
; others left the country tired of
/. waiting for the steam 'hoss. We
: all know that we have the rich
e sst and best county in the world,
+ when properly developed, and it
d takes railroad to develop a
IS country. And that is why we
1T have remained here all these
v long years and waited. Then
st again with $50 miles of railroad
to running through Custer county
ly look at the taxes the county viii
get. Then we can have a decen
court house and Jail. Bette
~ start right now to devise plan.
=. Z. for the construction of theS
- - buildings, for we will need ther
~ more than ever when the rail
y road comes.
N.
Ily G. S. Loveland, National banl
10 examiner, who recently arrives
he in Boise from points in Custe
rs. and Lemhi counties, said yestel
Sid day that the Gilmore & Pitts
m burg railroad from Salmon Cit
IN to Custer county was certaint.
bv The entire distance from SalmO
he City to Challis has been eros
en- sectioned, and there is no dOut
a in my mind but that buildir
al will follow the surveys that ha'
err, been made. They are putting
nix a fine grade of gravel balla
lis from Armstead to Junction al
5he the line is being constructe
oy west from Junction as rapid
zed as it can be done. They are la
led ing the finest quality of rail
let and it certainly looks like bus
ter ness.
Il believe the surveys sOut
led ward from Salmon City mea
1rt, beyond a doubt that the road
bv going through Boise to the cOa
|. Every indication points that wa
fol- A mining district, which "
ap- come to be one of the most i
it'll portant in the State, will be {
of ened up and thousands of tons
Who ore will be handled which 9th
for wise would be allowed to rems
lust locked up in natures stOrehol
anc- until later date.
the 1.-THE STATESMAN HAS
re FROM AN .AUTHORITATIN
late | SOURCE THAT THE &C
riff. TRACT HAS BEEN AWAH
so ED FOR THE EXTENSION
he THE GILMORE & PITTSBUl
ices ITO CHALLIS, A DlSTAN
ssis- lOF 60 MILES. -