The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-07-05
Local News Items.

"a in the shade
Fourth yesterday.
Challis raspberries are now
getting ripe.
Hayipg has commenced in this
valley, and the yield is good.
Jack Heidi was up from Mac.
Kay last week in his new Over
land car.
Mrs. Arthur Greene and child
rem from Salmon, are visiting
with friends in town.
The Jeffries. johnson mill was
supposed to be held at Reno,
Nevada, yesterday afternoon at
4 o'clock.
ID. w. Truitt was quite sick a
greater portion of the week, but
Is up now and attending to bust
ness again.
Today there probably will be
some good races pulled off at the
race track, as we learn there are
some good race horses here from
Wood River, Pahsamaroi and
other places.
Paul Walters and family de-
parted for Salmon Saturday last.
Mr.. Walters has been in the For.
est service at Loon Creek for
some time, but has accepted a
like position in the Salmon Nat
ional Forest.
During the past week new
maple floor was put down in the
Odd Fellows Hall by Wilson &
Deane. This is now without a
the best dance floor in Custer
county. 1t has been waxed, and
1t is mighty slippery, so one will
have to look to his feet and not
fall down when going through
the Barn Dance.
This office is now being swamp
ed by letters from candidates
who are seeking State offices,
asking Us to announce their
candidacy. This is alright, but
these announcements come under
regular advertising rates. So
If you want boost, please en-
close five or ten-a ten will
insure bigger boost.
Mr.. Cornell, of SanFrancisco,
was in Challis last week on
proposition to furnish water
from Salmon river, to irrigate
about 1000 acres of farm land by
means of centrifugal pumps, at
a cost of between S5 and $40 per
acre, also to put in electric lights
and water power for Challis. 1t |
is a good proposition if he can
do it. His engineer will soon be
here and make a survey of the
project.
Senator Macbeth is now in
town. The Senator is not doing
much in a political way for him
self, but is endeavoring to get
J. H. Greene of Mackay to run
on the Democratic ticket for the
State Senate. Senator Macbeth
is here on mining business, and
he confident that Custer county
has good indications of produc-
ing coal oil. In fact he has just
located some ground for this
purpose, at what is known as
the Elbow, southwest of the
Marshall Crawford ranch on
Salmon river. The land that he
has located has good indications
of oil, and the company that are
interested with him propose to
do some prospecting on the
claims this summer
The Board of County Commits
sioner met in special session IN
Challis last Thursday afternoon
at T o'clock. Present, COmmls-
sioners Campbell and Ewing.
Said meeting was called to act
uron granting retail liquor licen-
ses and bonds. In Challis pre-
cinct there was a petition pre-
viously circulated, and with over
a hundred signatures OF citizens
of this precinct, praying thattne
Board to refuse to grant any
more liquor licenses in the said
Chall's precinct. The petition
was presented at this meeting:
There were large number OF
ladies and gentlemen at this sald
meeting-most of whom were OPP
posed to the granting OF licenses,
and the question was discussed
at some length. But after due
consideration the Board granted
retail liquor licenses to harry
Brockman of Challls, ana 10
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