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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-05
Roy Huffman was up from Salt

Miss Amelia Maelzer of Nav.
Idaho, was on Sept. 9TH last,
united in marriage to George
ellison at Sacramento, Cal. They
Will make their home at Rose
vile, Cal.
Nearly all letters now come to
c. NJ. Henderson, since his mock
court trial, wherein he was the
presiding judge, addressed !:
Judge" Henderson, or ..Kang-
aroo Judge" Henderson.
Pat Lynch was in town last
week from Dickey. Mr.. Lynch
has one Of the best stock ranch
es IN the county, are raises more
fine horses than any one of our
stock men. He is generous and
sticks to bis friends. Mr.. Lynch
IS the fartherst paid in advance
subscriber on the MESSENGER
list.
Last week articles of incorpor-
alton were filed for the Round
Valley Cooperative Irrigation
Co., Ltd. The capital stock is
1000 shares at $3.50 per share.
The Board of Directors are D.
{. Smutz, Hon. Geo. Coryell. J.
NJ. Hill, B. D. Fox and Daniel
Stephens. The objec. of this
home incorporation is to build a
big reservoir on Challis creek
at Wm. Eddy's ranch, and use
the water to reclaim some 10000
or 1900 acres of good agricul-
tural land in Round Valley on
the west side of Salmon river.
Loans are eagerly sought by
eastern capitalists. Judge Ma
con of Chicago offers to loan
$50, 900, and the Irluois Trust &
Loan Co., of Chicago, has offer
ed to loan the same amount, but
home capital will be used if fur
nished as cheap.
Senator Macbeth came in last
week accompanied by Mr.. Wright
of a diamond drill firm. The
Senator has interested some big
capitalists from Pittsburg in the
South Sunbeam group of mines
on Jordan creek. and it is now
the intention of the company to
go ahead and develop this prop
erty. and will expend between
$50. 900 and S25. 900 this fall and
winter in development work. and
they propose to prospect the
property to depth of a 1000
feet with diamond drills. The
South Sunbeam is very promis-
ing property, and should with
proper development equal its
ueighbor, the Golden Sunbeam.
The new company is the Flynn
Exploration Co., one of richest
firms in the United States. head
ed by VIM. Flynn and Senator
Oliver of the Oliver Steel Co.
DIED-At his home in Pah-
samaroi valley, on Saturday. Oct.
End. 1909, Mr.. Alfonso Barselow.
from a severe attack of pneu-
monia. The funeral was held on
Sunday afternoon, the 3rd. from
his home, and was largely atten-
ded oy the neighbors of that val
lev, and friends from Challis.
Mr.. BarSelow was born in Cana
da about 65 or 66 years ago. He
came to this county at Bonanza
in 1877, and has resided here and
in Pahsamaroi valley ever since.
He run a blacksmith shop in
Challis for a number of years.
Deceased was a good man and an
excellent cit;zen-kind and gen.
erous-and his death will be
keenly felt. His life was gentle.
but like the still waters it was
deep. In his heart he carried
those he loved, and his hand
was never weary, his step never
failed in ministering unto, caring
for, waiting upon those who
we're in any way dependent upon
him. He leaves a widow, and a
step- p-daughter, Mrs. Valentine
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-05
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS

u N' l'di ID tUlS
week on a visit to friends in
Boise City.
Attorney W. J. Lamme came
over from HALEY last Tuesday
on a business trip.
The County Commissioners of
Custer county meet next Monday
in regular session.
Rev. h. A. Lee Of Weiser was
IN Challis last Thursday and Fri.
day. and held a Sunday School
Institute.
Rev. Redfern, Ph. D.. of Boise
gave a lecture in the church at
this place Tuesday night on re-
forms of children.
Mrs. Judge" C. N. Hender-
son returned Thursday night
from an extended visit to her
parents and friends at Martins
vile, Indiana.
Mrs. VIM. Buster and Mrs. NJ
A. Waters expect to depart the
latter part of this week for Seat
tie and Tacoma, where Mrs.
Buster has Relatives, and she
goes on a visit of a few weeks.
and the ladies will also visit the
big fair at Seattle.
Sheriff Roberts went down to
Mackay last week and took Rob
ert Long. who was declared to
insane, to the asylum at Black
foot, but his patient died in
Blackfoot before he got him to
the asylum, and was buried at
that city at the expense of Gus
ter county.
The Village tax for Challis
this year is % cents on each 800
valuation of property, instead of
80 cents. as stated last week. So
this added 10 another special
school tax of 30 cents levied in
District No. l. added to the levy
of 50. 10 by the county. brings
The total levy to S4.65 to the
people who own property in
Challis, besides the road, poll
and hospital tax. which alone
amounts to 500. We are get
ting back to old times when we
the county levy was s. to s6.45.
Now that the county tax is de-
creasing. other local taxes are
being levied. High taxes has
been. more than anything else.
the great cause why Caster
county has not progressed more
than it has. for capitalists will
not invest their money in any
community which has such high
taxes as this.
The school enrolment in the
Challis school is increasing each
week, but has not reached what
it was last year. when the total
enrolment at one time was 10
scholars. with three teachers
Now we have four teachers and
the total enrolment will not ex-
ceed so scholars. But this year
we have another grade, the 9Th.
ard the rooms are not over
crowded as last year. we mad a
good school last year, and we
having a good school this year.
although it is expensive. The
teachers are all competent, and
are doing faithful work. They
all receive good pay, and not
overcrowded with pupils, ana
we ought to have a good school,
and we believe the teachers VIII
do their best if the parents VIII
do their duty towards the school.
II is about the same amount OF
work and time to teach a grade
of ) scholars as it is a grade Oh
10 scholars, but the . scholar
grade ought and will receive
better attention. So under the
present conditions with tour
teachers, and less scholars there
is no logical reason why tne
Challis school should not be the
,,o,.y, y,heSt we ever had.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-05
TO SAN FRANCISCO.


contractors and the people gen
orally along the line of the Pitts
burg & Gilmore railway now
building into Salmon City that
the road is to be continued to
Boise and on to San Francisco"
stated DR.. W. G. Whitwell, who
is in the city to attend the Mas
onic grand lodge session as
grand master of Idaho.
''The grade is completed to
the tunnel through the divide" :"
continued DIR. Whitwell, ''and
1900 or 1000 men have been tran
sferred to the Salmon side of
the divide from the Montana side
and the work is being pushed
rapidly. Two or three miles or
rails have already been laid from
Armstead and it is understood
that the rails will be laid as fast
as possible. The temporary, or
short tunnel, has been complet-
ed. except for the timbering and
that will be done soon. On the
Idaho side there has been great
deal of grading done by different
contractors who have built
mile or more and there remains
but the completion of the con-
nections between these grades
and the building of a little more
to bring the road to Salmon City.
where the company has recently
purchased several hundred acres
of land on both sides of the riy-
er for depot and railway grounds.
A depot site of II acres was do
mated when the surveys were
first made, but the company has
recently purchased ground ad-
joining this.
There is no doubt but the
road is being built as a perman-
ent trahscontinental line. Mr..
Boomer, OF the well-known rail
way contracting firm of Parsons,
Boomer & Winters. was in Sal
mon country recently looking
after business matters. He took
a look at the work being done
and at once stated that such
work would not be done by any
local company and gave it as his
judgment that the work was be-
ing done by some strong railway
corporation.
In fact, circumstances hare
come to light which makes it
certain to those most interested
and who are in touch with affairs
that the road is being built by
the Hill interests and that it is
the intention both to build down
the Salmon to a connection with
the North Bank" Hill road re-
Gently completed running down
the north bank of the Columbia
river to Portland, which would
give a short cut connection
through Idaho on a water grade
both to Seattle, including Tao
oma, and to Portland, and also to
build road through Boise to
SanFranciScO.
From Armstead, where the
present work is being done, a
road could be run of only a few
miles in length down the Beav-
erhead river connecting with the
Northern Pacific at Twin Bridg-
es, Montana. A tunnel has been
surveyed at a point much lower
than the present temporary tun-
mel constructed through the di-
vide. The new tunnel will be a
mile and half or more in length
and taps the main divide at al
most the point where the stage
line now crosses from Dillon to
Salmon This would give a
road with a grade of less than
one per cent, of just 45 feet to
the mile to be exact, passing
through level country where
there is but little to do in con-
structing road for many miles
but lay the ties and rails. This
would give the Northern Pacific
a water grade up the Missouri
river and the Beaverhead to
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-05

mel being built and down to Sal
mon river 10 connection with
the North Bank and ON to the
coast, and also an almost eq1al-
ly good grade for a line through
Boise and or to the coast at San
Francisco.
A large force of surveyors
are a. work making a permanent
survey with cross ss-sections up the
river toward Challis, are there
is no thought in the minds of our
people who come in contact with
the surveyors and talk with them
ard with attorneys and other Of
fcials of the road as they come
in but what it is the intention to
build to Boise at once.
Il think that both the road
down the river toward Lewiston
and up the river toward Boise
will be built and that ccnstruc-
ton work will be in progress
next summer, but if only one
road is to be built now. l believe
it will be the Boise road.
This would tap an immense
ly rich country for nearly every
foot of the way, country pos
sessing more diversified wealth
than any ether in the United
States and moreover, it would
connect two of the greatest mar
kets in the west by road short
er by several hundred miles than
any at present in operation, the
California and ST. Paul Nfinneap-
oils markets through Butte and
Boise.
The Short Line surveyors
who were running a survey par
allel with the Northern Pacific
surveys have been called off and
the field is now possessed solely
by the Northern Pacific's men,
showing that the fight against
Hin has been abandoned. Hill
people have contracted for right
of-way for 40 miles that we
know of. One man that distance
from Salmon told ne himself a
short time ago of having receiv-
ed S170O for right-of-wa through
a fine orchard.
The railway work has broug
ht great prosperity to Salmon
City and Lemhi county. Prop
erty values have doubled, houses
are in such demand that the de-
mand cannot be complied with
and people are compelled to live
III tents"
DIR. Whitwell spoke of the
manner of building the road
grade with the great steam
shovels and powerful machinery
which enabled rapid progress
with comparatively small force
of mel and teams. Some heavy
fills and deep cuts had to be
made on the Montana side of the
mountains in order to save the
grade. In making the fills posts
were set into the ground and
rails laid on top of them at the
heighth that the grade was to
be made and the great steam
shovelS were set to work filling
cars which were run out on the
rails and the dirt dumped out to
fill up to the top of the posts
which were left when the men
and machinery were moved on
to another place. Steam shovels
were also used in cutting out the
grade where cuts had to be
made so that in a comparatively
little time a hundred miles OF
railway may be built.
This is the first time that DR..
Whitwell has been out from Sal
mon since railway construction
was begun. Cross ties were
strung all along the right-of-way
he stated, from the divide to the
Short Line.
He stated that local option
petition has been circulated in
Lemhi county, and it is expected
to file it with the county COM
miSSiOners in time far tl,o;r noxt
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-10-05

Now is the time to buy your
Fall and Winter Ladies' Hats at
Mrs Busters. Size has some
bargains in stylish, up-to-date
hats. Call and see them.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
Bandit Stays Bank Cashier.

In an attempt at bank robbery. Q
young man. partially identified as
Arthur Hall. OF Louisville. a dealer ir
secondhand furniture. entered the
Merchants National bank at New AL
bany. Ind. and killed ]. Hungary Faw
EFT. cashier of the bank. seriously
founded John X. Woodward. presi
Int of the bank. and wounded James
Tucker. a colored chauffeur. prob
fatally. The bandit ran to the
49,. seized a skin and started for the
Louisville side.
Capturing their man. they brought
him to shore where by a ruse Police
Captain Adams kept back the crow6
OF 200 persons which crowded around
the dock as the police boat landed
Commanding the prisoner to lie down
Captain Adams announced to the
crowd that the man had taken poison
and was dead. meanwhile carrying
him to the patrol wagon and giving
the word to drive ahead. The bandit
was taken to the New Albany jail
A few moments later he was removed
in an automobile to the Southern In
diana reformatory at Jacksonville to
escape the mob which. realizing that
1t had been tricked. had assembled
around the jail.
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Boy Bandit Robs Same Bank Twice.

Boy Bandit Robs Same Bank Twice.
Earl Bullock. the nineteen-year-old
bandit, who robbed the State Bank OF
Eudora, Kan. on Oct. IL. returned
with companion. held up the cash.
Ter and robbed the bank again.
While the robbers were at work
Fred Starr, assistant cashier OF the
Kaw Valley State bank. OF Eudora. en-.
tered the Eudora State bank with the
days clearing. The robbers shot him
through the jaw.
Grabbing all the money they could
reach. the robbers ran out the back
door.
A posse was at once formed. The
robbers fied to the hills west of the
town. The posse surrounded them
there. A fight took place In the hills
between the posse and the robbers
After few shots had been fred Bull
lock fell wit. ball through his head
The bullet is supposed to have been
nred bv his own hand. His companion
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
Abe Ruef Going Blind.

Abe Ruef. the former boss OF San
Francisco. Is threatened with total
blindness and deafness. An operation
on his eye will be performed. and or
the success of this will depend an ef
fort to save his hearing. Ruef has been
in the county jail at San Francisco for
a little more than a year. pending an
appeal Of his case to the higher court
He was sentenced to fourteen years
Imprisonment after having been con
victed Of the bribing of one of the
"boodling" board of supervisors in the
case OF the overhead trolley franchise
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People who object to liquid medicines
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Man-a-lin an Ideal Laxative.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
Prison Term For sherIff shIpp.

The supreme court OF the United
States imposed sentences Of ninety
days Imprisonment for contempt upon
Sheriff Joseph r. Ship. OF Memphis
and Luther Williams and Nick Nolan
citizens of that town. who were mem
bers OF the mob which lynched Ed
Johnson. negro. in 1906. and of sixty
days upon Deputy Sheriff jeremiah B.
Gibson and Henry Padgeaa and VIII
liam Mays. the latter also members
OF the mob.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
surrendered. The robbers got about
$1,000. It is believed that Starr, tho
wounded cashier, will recover.
XIII and Burn SLAYER Of Girl.

VIII James, the negro suspected Of
being the murderer of Miss Annie
Pelley. was killed at Cairo. ILL.,. by
mob. James was strung up to the
public arch. the rope broke and at
least 500 shots were poured into his
body. He made partial confession
and implicated another negro. Arthur
Alexander. for whom the mob is now
searching.
The negro was lynched in the most
prominent square of the city. Women
present were the first to pull the rope.
When II broke the frenzy of the mob
was uncomfortable. and they fired vol
ley after volley into James body,
shooting him to pieces.
The mob then dragged the dead ne.
gro to the scene of the crime. a mile
distant from the arch at Twenty-sixth
and Elk streets. made huge bonfire
and. throwing the bullet-riddled body
on top abe torch was applied. and the
crowd stood by and with cries and
pistol shots added their chorus to the
cracking OF the flames.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
Another Football Victim.

Archer Christian, eighteen years OF
age. left halfback of the University
OF Virginia football team. died In
Washington following an operation for
conclusion of the brain. Christian
was injured in the game with the
Georgetown university on Saturday
and was taken to Georgetown Univer
sity hospital, where the operation was
performed.
Diagnosis at the hospital showed
conclusion of the brain and the physi'
clans operated almost Immediately in
hope of saving the life of the player
but their efforts were unavailing.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
pennsy Orders 70 locomotives.

The Pennsylvania Railroad company
has just placed an order for seventy
three locomotives with the Juniata
shops at Altoona, Pa. Sixty of the
engines will be for passenger service
In addition to this an order was placed
for 1000 steel hopper bottom coal cars
with the Pressed Steel Car company
at McKees Rocks and 1000 similar
cars with the Standard Steel Car com.
pany at Butler.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
Would Repay Money Won at Gambling

One OF the strangest Wills ever made
In Kansas City. Mo-, came to light
when the last testament Of George
Brown. Jr.. noted as gambler and
race horse man. was filed In the pro-
bate court.
ut is my desire. as far as possible
the will reads. Ito repay every person
man. woman or child. any money that
I may have won from them by gam.
bling during my lifetime. and I direct
my executors to make effort to learn
their names and reimburse them to
the full amount with interest from the
day the money was won"
Another strange provision Of the
will is for tombstone 10 be erected
above the testator and his wife, which
will bear only their given names. omit
ting the name Brown"
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Recklessness Of Men Respon-
slbIe For Mine Horror.
FIRE BREAKS OUT AFRESH
Smoke and Flames Drove Rescuers
From Death Shaft at Cherry, ~.
Now Certain All Entombed Men Are
pead-1ooo Orphans and 200 Wild.
ows to Mourn.

oWe 10 mourn.
The three hundred or more miners
who were entombed In the ST. Paul
coal mine at Cherry. ILL.,. by last Sat.
urday's fire and explosion. are dead,
and It is now believed the disaster
was entirely due to their reckless dis.
regard of the mining laws and the
mines rules. Some of the bodies lie
buried beneath thousands OF tons Of
earth which caved In upon them. It 10
doubtful whether many of the bodies
can ever be recovered.
The inquest is expected to show evi.
dence of disregard of orders by the
miners. The state officers are taking q
deep interest In the inquest. but their
guarded statements make II apparent
that they do not expect q decision that
will blame any particular person for
the fire.
Fans employed in an effort to carry
oxygen and life down to the impris.
oned men served only to enliven some
embers which sprang into flames. Soon
the heat and smoke became so dense
that It was necessary again to seal the
mouth of the hosting shaft. and the
men down there, In whatever their
condition, are locked In as effectively
as In dungeon.
Attempts to take out the bodies de
ponds on the condition of the internal
fire. It is possible that carbonic acid
gas will be forced to the bottom OF
the mine to choke of the flames.
It Is now believed that no one will
be brought out OF the mine alive.
The catastrophe. one of the worst
In the history of the coal industry In
America. come with the suddenness
and fury of hurricane blast. and Its
fearful work was as quickly done.
Shortly after the explosion occurred
twelve bodies were taken out. Six OF
these we're heroes not employed In the
mine. who gave their lives In futile
effort to save the imprisoned mine
workers.
When these devoted men had giver
up their lives 1t was realized that
there was no more hope OF rescue, and
though there waited many who were
ready to make the hopeless attempt
to save their imprisoned comrades
they were restrained and. four hours
after the explosion occurred. the en-
trance of the mine was sealed in the
hope of checking the flames.
AS result of the disaster there are
In this town of only few thousand
Inhabitants at least 1000 orphans and
200 widows. These are the figures OF
Duncan Mcdonald. president OF dis
trict No. ~. United Mine Workers OF
America. who instituted roll call Of
the families OF the entombed miners.
The Knights of Pythias lodge. the
most important organization in town
had membership Of seventy-six last
week. Today there are only six mem
bers; the rest are In the Inflated
mine.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1909-11-20
Beat Crippled Son to Death.

Freeland Meaders. coal miner. is
held at Charleston. w. Va. charged
with numbering his ten-year-old son.
According to the testimony. Meaders
beat his crippled boy to death because
the tiny lad could not keep pace with
his fathers steps.
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No Monuments at "BIoody Angle"

Governor Swanson's request OF the
secretary Of war for permission for
the Virginia Gettysburg monument to
be placed IN the Bloody Angle" was
denied. no monuments OF any kind be-
ing allowed at that noint.
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Live Stock Markets.

PITTSBURG Union Stock Yards)-
CATTLE strong; choice. $6.50Q7.
SHEEP steady; lambs lower; prime
wethers, $475M5; culls and common
sl.5O@3; lambs. $5d7.50; veal calves
$8.50Gi9.
6S.35; mediums. sS.15GS.2O; heavy
Workers. $S.10GS.15: light Workers
s7.S5Ms; pigs. S7.60Q775; roughs
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PRODUCE QUOTATIONS.
The Latest Closing Prices For Produce
and Live Stock.

and Live Stock.
PHH.ADEi .PHIA - FLOUR steady;
winter low grades. si.50I4.75; winter
clear. $4,000 $40; city mills. fancy
sea G25.
per barrel.
WHEAT firm; No. red. $1.14is a
CORN steady; No. yellow. local.
72M72isc.
OATS quiet: No. 2 white. acc; low
er grades. 44l2c.
POULTRY: Live firm: hens. 14M
14isc.; old ROSTERS. lie. Dressed firm /;
choice fowls. 15isc.: ole ROSTERS. 12c
BUTTER quiet: extra creamery
34c. per III.
EGGS firm: selected. &c a 3Sc.;
nearby, 33c.. western. 33c.
POTATOES steady. at $4,000. per
bushel.