The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-01-11
6hd||1S Locals.
Two Columns Of Locals Picked lin
From Hero and There.

rived IN town FRIDAY.
We are dropping few sub
scribers from our books this is
sue, to comply with the U. S.
Postal laws, those who are in
arrears for year or more, and
those who do not pay up, we are
going to place their accounts in
the hands on an attorney to col
lect, with costs added.
Owing to ice gorges Salmon
river down at Salmon City has
left the main channel and sew
eral homes have been flooded.
Salmon is having a hard time
its electric light plant has frozen
up and the city is in darkness.
One business man last week
telephened to Challis for candles
to light his place.
Mrs. Youngbride-Mrs. Smith
says there is lots of cream on her
milk bottles every morning.
Why is there never any on
yours ?
The Milkman-I'm too honest,
lady, that's why. l fills my bot
ties so full that there amt never
no room left for cream.-Frcm
Woman's Home Companion for
January.
Robert Morrison bid on three
mail contracts recently, viz: The
Challis- Custer contract. His bid
this time is $500 higher than on
last contract. He also bid on
the new route from Custer tc
Pierson in the Stanley Basin
country, and on the route from
Custer to Sunbeam. He does
not expect to hear from his bids
before next month. Mr.. Morri
son is a practical stage man and
gives a first class service.
Guy Watson, travelling sales
man in this territory for a Neb
raska nursery, had narrow es
r cape from death while crossing
between two freight cars on Cen
ter street last Tuesday night a
9 o'clock. Just as Mr.. Watson
was passing between the tw'
cars. a switch engine shunte(
one of them toward him. III
had Just time to jump to safety
but could not have done so ha'
he not dropped his heavy sui
case. The grip was cut IN tw
by the car wheels. Had he huns
to the suit case he would prof
ably have met a similar fate. :
Pocatello Tribune. =,
We do not know if this is tn
Guy Watson who used to live l
Challis. The name is the same
Some cold weather and dee
snow now in all parts OF ia
IS country. Scientists claim ths
Halley's comet is the cause
! ALI this trouble. In Challls "
~ now have 8 inches of snow, an
the thermometer for the ps'
week. at s O'Clock A. NJ, hel
: has registered as follows
Monday, 3, 80 below zero.
i. Tuesday, 4, "A
Wednesday, 5, Is below zero
p Thursday, 6, s below zero
L Friday, I. 2 below zero.
Saturday, 8, 10 below zero.
It is now good sleighing a
the way between Chaills az
Salmon, Custer and Macka
So far the stages have MAJ
regular trips, except to SaiIno
which lost one trip. This is
}. exceptional year, ana even
Boise City there Is o luone' !,
snow and the Thermometer Il
registered 6 below zero.
Mackay there is two leeO
snow, and two feet at Arco' d. a.
81 degrees below zero. "A! :, :,
samaroi there is 10 or Il ON: mn
of snow, and at Salmon Si'y r.,
:. inches of snow. While az u. ~
- ter it is a light SNOWMAN lor w q,
camp. there being not over II, y
os feet of snow at this tune ,,,.
1S' Is railroads all over the coun, .a,
No. a have been blocaked for sese,
o. days. This is a hard year u,
stock, especially to thoSe "nd h h
have not plenty OF hay anu .ar II
has jumped up to $40 per :. '0t N
this valley, and scarce az Sav W.
at. There is more money IN i."S