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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-09
NOTICE OF PROOF OF COMPLETION
OF WORKS AND APPLICATION OF
WATER TO BENEFICIAL USE.

Notice is hereby given that at 10 A.
NJ. on the 2sth day of December. 1909,
at May, County of Lemhi, State OF
Idaho, before Salome Cleveland, proof
will be submitted of the completion of
works for the diversion of 12 cubic
feet per second of the waters of Cat
creek, and of the application to benef-
cial use of said water in accordance
with the terms and conditions of Per-
nit No. 1899. heretofore issued by the
the State Engineer of the State of
Idaho.
l. The name and postofice address
of the person holding said permit. are
Harry Bates, Goldburg. Idaho.
2. Said works of diversion will be
fully completed on the date set for
such completion, and the amount of
water which said words are capable of
conducting to the place of use, in &C
cordance with the plans accompanying
the application for such permit, is IL
cubic feet per second.
3. The use to which said water has
been applied is irrigation and domes-
tic purposes. and the amount applied
to beneficial use is 1.2 cubic foet per
second.
4. The place where said water is
used is NE4 of NWA aud part of
NWA of NW4, See. %, Tp. l2 n. r.
"a f. b. NJ
/ 5. The date Of priority which said
user is prepared TO establish is Deccm-
ber 2Sth, 1907.
JAS. STEPHENSON, Jr.,
State Engineer.
First publication Nov. 9th, 1909.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-09
Above is a picture of a P. &
G. train coming into Challis next
summer, on the main line.
w. ). BOWEN DEAD.

A telegram was received here
last Wednesday stating that our
townsman, William J. Bowen, had
died at Ogden, Utah, on Tuesday
afternoon Nov. 2.
Two months or more ago Mr..
Bowen went to Ogden for medi-
cal treatment for rheumatism
and complication of diseases, but
the nest skilled physicians at
that city could not help him.
Mr.. Bowen has been a resident
Of Custer county since 1887,
and dung most of this
time lived at Custer and Stanley
where he was engaged in placer
and quartz mining. Deceased
was born in Wisconsin 4S
years ago.
Deceased was sheriff of Custer
county during the years 1902 and
1903, and after his term of Office
expired purchased the Stethem
ranch in this valley on the east
side of Salmon river, where he
has resided with his family ever
since. He was a good and an
upright citizen, and held in the
highest esteem by all who knew
him, and in his death our com
munit has lost a good man.
His remains were shipped to
Challis, and the funeral, which
was very largely attended, was
held from the Odd Fellows Hall
last Sunday afternoon, the 7th
inst, and was conducted by Gus
ter Lodge No. 21, of which Mr..
Bowen was a member.
Deceased leaves a widow and
two young sons and other rela-
tives and many friends.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-09

1t IS generally reported in this
town that fifteen-mile grading
contract has been let on the p
d G. Railroad, out of Salmon
City towards Challis, or two
miles this side of Bert Macnab's
ranch, and that dirt will com.
mence flying on this contract
this week. 1t is also said that
the entire grading between here
and Salmon City will be let very
soon. Grading over this entire
distance can be prosecuted all
winter, as it is mostly rock work.
besides there will be little snow
over this route to bother.
Tie contracts have been let.
and it now begins to look as
though the cars would be run
ming to Challis next summer.
The surveyors are pushing on
up Salmon river towards Boise
City, and are camped at the Bay
horse bridge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-09
Lost Packer in Good Shape.

Work during the season of 1909
at the mine of the Lost Packer
company, at Ivers, Idaho, ac-
cording to the report of Secre-
tary Henry Welsh, just issued,
was confined to development,
assessment work on the various
claims where needed, construct
ing power ditch, roads and saw
mill. The work determined on
by the directors of the company
to be performed during the com
ing winter is that of placing
things in readiness for smelter
run during the season of 1910.
Developed in the mine at this
time, according to the report, are
1000 tons of tirst-class ore, esti-
mated value $50 ton, and ap-
proximately 10000 tons of low
grade ore of the estimated aver
age value of $40 a ton, besides
4 200 tons of SO ore on the
dumps.
All of the slopes from which
first-class ore has been stopped
are filed with low grade mater
ial and high grade silicious ore
found in the vein. No effort has
been made to reduce the silicious
ore, Ol account of the excessive
cost of coke delivered at the
company's smelter, but with the
assurance given that a railroad
is to be built up the Salmon riv.
er, those ores assume a higher
value and must be considered
among the company's assets.
No estimate of tonnage is made
of ore exposed below the No.
level, owing to the limited de
velopment accom- plished. TIL.
aim has been to find the ore OF
the various levels as early a.
possible, leaving the blocking
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-09
SHOP
FIRST-CLASS WORK.
Slaves 25 Cents.
Hair-cuts so Cents.
Drop in and see me.
You're Next
J. L. EBBERTS, Prop,
Challis, Main STREET. Idaho.
out to be done later.
The building of the railroad

out to be done later.
The building of the railroad.
the line for which is being sur
veyed up the Salmon river. will,
it is believed more than double
the value Of the company's prop
erty. The long distance to the
freight fuel and other supplies,
and the short seasons between
SHOWS, have been the only draw
backs in the way of making the
mine pay handsomely. During
the company's smelter run of
1908 it produced sixteen carloads
of matte, weighing 1,441, ,775
pounds, which was shipped to
the Baltimore Copper Smelling
& Rolling company. The matte
contained 1925 ounces of gold,
9,O53 ounces of silver and 49,
PAT pounds of copper, all of
which netted the company $218,-
966. 20.
The company's total expenses
from October /, 1903 to Septem-
Der 1, 1909, was 500, ,635.71. It's
credit balance at the bank Oct.
5, 1909, was S11, ,9O2.75.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-09
ESTRAY NOTISI'

strayed-one dark lue-bac,sea t aSG noOuSs. OuSs.
badly saddle-mared with small Horse oeplei is
s,un s's"nded A. with small f on left shoulder
0'u A reward Of $50 will be paid upon ! %s re- re
turn "a 10 A, r, Kavanaugh at Sun oea"'
Idaho.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-09

If Mrs. Ruth Bryan Leavitt
should be elected to Congress
from Colorado, the beauty aver
age of the House would be rails
ed decidedly.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-09
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

- OOlc VI NdChdy ldS
moved to Pocatello.
Mrs. Niles has been very sick
for several days past.
Uncle Sam has raised the reg
lstratiOn fee from 8 to 10 cents,
but doubled the loss, if any, from
$25 to $50.
Salmon papers report that the
rails on the P. & G.. railroad
will be laid to Junction within
fifteen days.
Z. E. Plummer was down from
Custer the fore part of last week
and has gone to Blacburn, Ok. =,
to spend the winter.
Miss Rose Nowacki and Miss
Mary Dononue were in Challis
on Monday night, the 1st, and
attended the opera. They de-
parted for Mackay the following
morning.
DR.. Richards arrived from the
East the for part of last week,
and has gone to Custer to take
the field vacated recently by DR..
Kirtley. Vim. T. Oster, who had
been on the outside, accompan-
led the doctor to Custer.
Last Tuesday Tamnany clean
ed them up in New York City,
and Gaynor was elected mayor
10000 majority. Hearst was
third in the race. Tom johnson
was defeated for mayor in Cleve-
land. The Americans made a
clean sweep at Salt Lake, except
one councilman.
Halloween was celebrated in
Challis on Sunday night, Oct.
31st, in the usual manner, main
ly pushing over outhouses. AS
in past years their minds have
diverted in that channel we sup
pose each year to come they will
follow this course, unless they
are stopped by the law or in
some other manner.
The Mackay paper makes a
big blow about nothing, by max
ing over from other papers and
palming it off as original. Any
news of any Importance always
appears in this paper first. The
county proceedings are always
published week or two before
they are published in Mackay
All the trouble with LesQie) is
he imagines that he is really
more than he is Or ever will be.
The noise Of hammer can now
be heard in every direction il
Challis, and no less than four
new buildings are now going up
Challis is coming to the front
and don't you forget it. Wai'
till the main line railroad comes
and all the land in this valley is
under irrigation next summer
then watch Challis grow. The
long looked for boom is not Over
a year off.
We could never learn what in
Auence there was that kept the
mail service from Ketchum tt
Stanley Basin, instead of con
Meeting with the daily mail route
to Custer, at the mouth of Yam
kee Fork, which is only abou
Il miles from the Stanley post
Office. and over a route which l:
travelled the year around by th'
stage teams. From Ketchum
the present mail service to Stan
lev, is only twice week, owe
a snowshoe route half the year
besides is nearly 60 miles. L
now takes eight days, often, t.
get a letter from Challis, the
county seat of Custer county, t.
Stanley. But bids are now ou
for a twice week service iron
Custer to Stanley, Pierson an'
GREYHOUND. By establishing
postoffice at the power dam a
the mouth of Yankee Fork, the,
could just as we'll have a si'
.:, q raelx service. as twice a
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-11-09
Arthur Wilkinson last week
sold his residence in Challis to
Mrs. John Calvin.

- ~>~~.-.'~
Mrs. John Calvin.
A fine son was born in Challis
last Thursday, Nov. 4th, to the
wife of Roy Moore.
Mr.. Berry, representing Bush
ong & Co., Of Portland, Oregon,
was in town last week.
Harvey Lester, an old pioneer
of Custer county, is at the hospi-
tai here receiving medical treat
ment.
Mr.. Comm of Custer is at the
Challis hospital with a broken
leg under the treatment of DR.. l.
w. Lynn.
Charles Colvin and wife re-
turned home last Tuesday from
a visit in Oregon, Washington,
California and Utah.
T. A. Lynch, one of the stock
holders in the Valley Creek min
ing property, and H. H. Mar
shall were down from Stanley
last week on business.
Jas. H. VanCamp last week
delivered nearly a 1000 fruit
trees in this valley. They came
from the Jewell Nursery, Roch-
ester, Mimi, and are for spring
planting.
D. w. Truitt and wife return
ed last week to Challis. Mr..
Truitt says that work will be re-
sumed on the big canal, and ex-
poets to have it completed by
the 18th of May, 1910.
At the Petersen show Miss
Lille johnson won the prize for
being the most popular young
lady in Challis, and received
over 1000 votes. Miss Ruth
Dorgan stood second. The prize
was ladies' gold chain and
locket. Lee Watson won a gold
watch chain and locket for being
the ugliest man in Custer coun-
ty. Henry Nickels stood 2nd.
One of the railroad surveyors
last week who had quit work,
concluded it was cheaper to take
boat and ride down to Salmon
City than pay stage fare, and il
was easier than walking. So he
took boat owned by John Ste.
phens, without permission. His
name was Pierce. He made the
trip all right, but was arrested
when he landed, and brought
back to Challis and fined SIT, be-
sides had to pay So for the boat.
Among the large mining deals
which are now on the tapis in
this section is the sale of rich
placer property in Stanley Basir
which is being negotiated by j.
H. Andreas of this city. This
property which is a dredging
proposition, is owned largely by
Boise capital and it is understood
that the consideration is to bt
$3.50, 900.
In speaking of the deal Mr.
Andreas said Mining deals
have been frowned upon in tbi.
section of the State for some
years and it has been almost i'm
possible to interest local peopl,
in them. Everything has beer
land of late and not even tn,
richest mine could arouse any
interest, so great has been the
desire for irrigation properties
l consider the mining in this sec
ton to be the backbone of tn,
country and l am glad to sa.
that there is now a revival O.
mining activities.
This property in the Stanle,
Basin is one of the best place
propositions which have seel
in many a day. 1t is in the i'm
mediate vicinity of the note
Robinson Bar mine from whicl
a million dollars have alread
been taken, The parties whor
l expect to swing the deal ar
l.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
aN1nseco Gha2
DELICIOUS DISHES

Few cooks make a good gravy. 1t Is
either lumpy or sickly looking, is 100
thick or too thin, or, worst fault OF all
is swimming in grease.
Gravy is made after the meat is re-
moved from the pan. If there Is mucn
grease 1t should almost all be poured
off Use cold water rather than hot TO
mix it. Except for veal outlet, poul-
try, and occasionally liver, water makes
a better gravy than milk.
Usually there is enough grease IN
the pan to do away with adding butter
to the flour thickening. If not. they
should be mixed to thick paste before
putting in the gravy.
Remove the pan from the fire while
the thickening is being stirred in, and
when smooth return to the fire to cook.
This will keep it from being lumpy.
Broiled beefsteak needs no other
dressing than butter and seasoning
rubbed we'll into 1t and put in the oven
to draw If a thickened gravy is liked
It should be made in the pan and
served separately.
Damson Cheese-Damson cheese is an
old English preserve that Is used as a
dessert. When properly made it is
much sitter than either jelly or JAM
1t should be kept in a cool, dry place.
Put the damsons in glass jar, set
in a pan of cold water, and bring to a
boil. Cook until the fruit is soft, then
run through a coarse sieve to remove
stones and tough skins.
For each pound of pulp allow one
half pound of granulated or loaf sugar.
Cook to a thick paste. Crack a few
stones and remove the kernels, blanoh
them and add to the cheese while 1t Is
still boiling.
When the mass cllngs to the spoon
cut into blocks and dry.
Egg Croquettes-For six croquettes
take six eggs, one pint of milk, one ta-
blespoonful of butter, one tablespoon
full of flour, one tablespoonful of
chopped parsley, 10 drops of onion
juice, and a teaspoonful each of salt
and pepper.
Boil eggs hard and drop in cold wa
ter Remove shells and put through n
potato ricer. Boil the milk and add the
flour and butter which have been
rubbed together, then add the parsley,
onion juice and seasoning.
Turn on a platter to cool. Let the
mixture stand for three hours. Shape
and drop into beaten egg and crumbc
and fry in very hot fat.
Sunshine Muffins-Beat the whites
of II eggs until they are stiff, then add
a level teaspoonful of cream of tartar
and beat until fine and dry. Add the
yolks of four eggs beaten to a froth,
sift one cup and a half of granulated
sugar, add to the whites carefully, and
stir in teaspoonful of vanilla flavor
ing.
When we'll mixed fold in gently one
cupful of flour that has been sifted
five or six times. Turn into creased
muffin tins and bake in a moderate
oven for 20 minutes.
When these cakes are cold they
should be iced with orange icing.
A Delicious Salad-Remove the stones
from a pint of large, ripe olives, cut
them in half, add a stalk of celery,
chopped, one or two tart apples cut in
cubes, and a cupful of broken English
walnut meats.
Serve in bed of crisp lettuce leaves
with mayonnaise or a French dressing.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
A HANGING WORKBASKET

A five-scalloped table mat is the
background of fiat workbasket which
requires no other materials than two
widths of satin ribbon and a little
wool or hair for the stuffing Of the pin
cushion.
The table mat is one Of those sold in
sets, an at 25 cents the set, made of
long strangs Of raffia wrapped evenly
over pasteboard and bordered with Il
twist of the raff1a. The mat in ques-
ton Is a scalloped one, and on each of
the five shallow scallops there is fast
ened a spool of thread by means of a
one-inch satin ribbon slipped through
the spool and tied in a bow, which Is
sewn to the mat. This leaves the CEN
ter of the mat empty.
Now, there Is made as a p1n-cush-
ion a five-petaled flower of satin RIB
bon. The center is a round piece of the
ribbon stuffed with wool or hair to
form a ball for pins and needles. The
petals are five leaves made of four
inch satin ribbon, each cut four in mes
long and turned into q point at the
outer edge and puckered under the ball
or center of the flower in pet4l shape.
If you will keep the briar rose in mind
you can make this flower
1t is sewn to the middle of the mat
and a small scissor is slipped on to n
narrow ribbon, both ends of which are
fastened under the briar rose. This
fiat basket is to be hung on the wall
by a loop of ribbon. Either pink, scar
let or yellow will work up best into
this dainty yet useful bit of fancy
work, because in these colors the flower
will suggest a rose, a poppy or d
daiSy
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
BROTHERS. COLLEGE ROOM

The girl who is helping her brother
to select the furnishings for his col
lege room should not forget that among
the most effective of inexpensive
ornaments are the porcelain stems
which come in the colors of the leading
universities and are decorated with
correct initials and seals, says writer
in an exchange.
Plate rails play an important role in
the decoration of the youthful bachelor
den. The latest rails developed In
Flemish or Mission oak have guar
anteed movement clock set in their CEN
ter and are equipped with brass mount
ed shelves and brass cup hangers.
Suitable plates for any darkly
stained rail have decorations repre-
sentative of Puritan period events done
on deeply glazed royal blue English
porcelain, pictures of cattle fired upon
Royal Doulton and of coaching and
hunting scenes on silver edged, yellow
brown porcelain.
Substantial luncheon cloths suitable
for a college spread" are of Austrian
weave bordered with hemstitching,
headed with three rows of drawnwork;
of soft finish German linen, bordered
with deep scalloping, and of tan
colored crash embroidered with white
cotton.
Rag carpet couch covers are SO our
able that they are certain to win last
ing popularity in sophomore circles. The
newest rag covers are in mixed colors
or in old-fashioned "hit and miss" with
poster ends in brilliant hues. Among the
most attractive are those in plain tints
of brown and gray, with broad, gayly
hued stripes crossing the ends or repro
ducing cretonne tints and designs.
Huge oblong pillows covered with rag
carpeting make an excellent back
ground for more elaborate pillows COW
cred with denim of Princeton orange
Harvard crimson, Yale blue, etc, suit
ably embroidered in white or black let
tering. There may also be covers OF
figured burlap similar to that employed
for wall coverings, monks cloth IN
natural and popular tones, arts ana
crafts curtain material, washable Aus
trian print, block decorated in char
acteristic patterns and doeskin laced
with leather thongs.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
A PEREuME FAD

A young woman who had Just re-
turned from Paris has introduced a
fancy much in favor among certain
Parisians of perfuming hats with scent
of flowers used in the trimming
Thus a rose bedecked hat will have
tucked in it's folds tiny sachets filled
with rose sachet powder, violet tur-
hans watt Florentine orrls, which more
closely recembles the odor of real
violets than any other perfume, while
a hat trimmed with field flowers car
ries the fragrance of new mown hay
Unless this per- inning is delicately
done 1t becomes heavy and extremely
ordinary The scent must be faint and
elusive, more of suggestion than
defined ordor.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
THEY USUALLY DO

at believe you're a self-made man."
"I was, but my wife made a rev
a1tera tions"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
COOKIES FOR THE CHILDREN

A little cookie that will keep nicely
is well to have on hand, and the fol-
lowing recipe is for just such an ar
.ticle. It can be cut in various shapes
and is even more delicious with a
bIanched almond at the middle of each.
Take one teacupful of butter, one and
one-half teacupfuls of sugar, two eggs,
three teaspoonfuls of water, one-half
teaspoonful of saleratus and just
enough flour to make stiff dough
that will roll out very thin. Cream the
sugar and butter together, add the
eggs, which should be we'll beaten,
then the water, and lastly the. sitted
flour, in which the saleratus is put;
Brush white of egg over the tops and
snrinkle with cinnamon and sugar.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
AN EMERGENCY DISH

. When that drop in to lunch at any
time" guest actually takes you at your
word and arrives with her work bag,
a half hour before luncheon time, here
is a dish that can be served as piece
de resistance, in absence of meat. In
the first place you must put some rice
on the stove in boiling water when you
see her coming up the street then 1t
will be done in time to proceed with
the dish when lunch time arrives. Then
mix equal quantities of the rice and
salmon, add little melted butter, pep
per and salt. then mold into sausage
shapes Roll in egg and cracker
crumbs, fry a golden brown.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-09-09
HINTS ON MENDING

Lots of little things may be done to
make mans garments last longer and
look better than if he has no woman
kind to care for him and his wardrobe.
A mans clothes are expensive and US
ually we'll made, but the best tailoring
in the world can't prevent buttons
coming off or coats wearing shiny at
the seams.
Now, every man has theory about
the way a button should be sewed on.
He knows it should have a meek and
nothing will persuade him that his
Womanfolk share this knowledge. He
Is therefore firmly convinced that If he
sewed the buttons on they would never
come off. He wouldn't believe 1t If
you told him that the fault lay not in
omitting to give the button meek"
but in neglecting to finish it off prop
erly after the neck had been twisted.
At least half dozen firm stitches are
needed to do this we'll.
If trousers fray at the edge and 1t is
necessary to turn up slightly deeper
hem, open the hem out all around,
brush it and soap 1t on the wrong side.
This makes it set well, giving it firm
ironed appearance. OF course it is
necessary after slip stitching the hem
to press on the wrong side with a damp
cloth between the cloth and the iron.
Cold Tea for Black Suits
Shiny seams and shoulders must be
sponged gently with warm water to
which a little ammonia has been added.
Sponging with cold tea will do wonders
toward restoring a black suit. linking
the seams is a time-honored method
which cannot be recommended, as the
ink is apt to leave stains and noticeable
marks.
When putting away clothes brush
them thoroughly and hang them out in
the. sun for eight hours. Repeat the
brushing process. The object of ex-
posing them to the sunlight is to cause
any moth eggs in the fabric to hatch,
and then the young caterpillars are
easily dislodged by the second brush
ing. Having done this, put the suit, or
whatever it may be, away, with some
moth preventive, taking care to place
the preventive especially down the
front of the vest, on the lapels of the
coat; in fact, anywhere grease is most
likely to be.
When darning large holes in under
wear place piece of fine net under and
extending a half inch each side of the
tear; herringbone over the joint with
half the stitch on the webbing and half
on the garment itself. When the rib
bing is quite worn out 1t may be re-
placed by the special ribbing sold at
most outfitterS.