The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-09-20
Local News Items.

New lime for sale. Call on Arthur
Fox, Challis, Idaho.
Colfax Day will be observed by the
Rebekah Lodge tonight
FL. Clyde recently lost $500 worth
of hay at Stanley by fire.
Mrs. VIM. Buster and daughter re-
turned from Salt Lake Thursday.
Judge Finnell departed last Wednes-
day for Salt Lake for medical aid.
Indications point to the world COM [
ing to an end-Maine has just gone
Democratic by big majority
The board of engineers have declar-
ed the Mackay dam a menace. The
plans are inadequate and the work is
of dangerous character to the people.
A grand ball will be held at the Odd
Fellows Hall next Friday night, Sept
card. Henderson's orchestra will fur
nish the music. Every body invited
The Gilmore & Pittsburg Railroad
Company last week closed a deal with
the Cballis National Forest for one
r.illion feet of tie TINT Der between
Challis and Salmon City.
We publish in this issue six proposed
Constitutional amendments to be voted
on at the next election in Idaho. One
of the amendments is to make the
State Auditor member of the State
Land Board. If all reports be true.
there are already too many members
of the State Land Board now.
The Socialist party of Custer county
filed their county ticket last week.
The ticket as filed is the same as pub
lshed in this paper on Sept. 9th. with
the exception that George Keyser has
been substituted for Auditor. in the
place Of Valentine Maelzer. and Fred
Tippe has been placed on the ticket for
Coroner.
Sheriff Roberts. who has been nom
mated on the Repu ublicap ticket for
Assessor of Custer county, received
more first choice votes than both his
opponents on his ticket, making a
ma jority of votes over all. or a plur-
aiity of IL votes. This probably due
to his popularity, and to the fact that
he has proven an excellent officer as
sheriff of Custer county, and will make
equally a IS good assessor.
The County Commissioners at their
meeting on Sept. 18th. called another
election in Custer county to vote on
bridge bonds in the sum of SIS, 900. as
the election held last mouth was not
legal. for the reason that the notice
published lacked one day as required
by law. 1t will be RENE bered tha,
the bonds carried by 1876 majority over
the necessary two-,hirds vote. The
new election was called at the same
time as the general election, Nov sth
The City Council last week let q
contract to Groves x Co.. of Mackay
TO build four blocks of coucrete side
walks on Main Avenue, at sa.s5 pei
front foot. The walks are to be 9 fee
wide and on the grade of the street
and every 5n-foot front lot will cost it.
owner Sl4a 30 for a sidewalk. TIL,
side walSs start at r. n. Hull 4 Cos
store on the north side and extend Il
and include the church. On the soutf
side they start at the Challis Hotel an(
extend 10 and include f. Nickersou 8
Cos. store.
GOOD POSITION.-Canb be had by
ambitious young men and ladies in th'
field of wireless" or Railway tele
S graphy. Since the S-hour law becam,
O effective. and since the Wireless com
: panies are esta blishing stations thro
, ughout the country there is grea
I shortage of telegraphers. Position
pay beginners from $40 to $50 pc
month. with good chances for advance
! ment- The National Telegraph lnsti
tute of Portland, Oregon. operates 81.
official institutes 10 America. unde
). supervision of K. K. aud Wireless OBI
e cials and places graduates into positi
ons. 1t will pay you to write them TO
full details. 1l-l4
Evidently the people Of Idaho wan
Governor Brady for governor agair
= for at the Primary election last month
he carried nineteen out of the twenty
three counties in Idaho. and receives
: 6.a6a more first choice votes than hi
his next highest opponent Governo
Brady will be elected governor nes
November just as easily as he wa
nominated in August. for he has goo
clean record. aud has made one of th
very best governors that Idaho hs
ever had. The official count in ldah
on the Republican ticket stands a
published in this paper last week. e.
cept McDougai defeats Morrison fl
Attorney General, and Clifford defea
ed Hyatt for Secretary of State II
Democratic ticket stands as publisht
in our last weeks issue.
L. F.. Dillingham;, and Messrs- Fov
Ter, Huntington. and Brennan we
up from Mackay Friday. and ne
county central committee was orga
lied, and Dillingham; was elected
n chairman. 1t is understood that Nj
Y Dillingham; is opposed to Govern
= Brady, who is the Republican nomin
for Governor. The people are anxio'
to know what stand the Miner w
take relative to Governor Brady. II
committee filled the vacancies on the
ticket, as follows: For County Tree
urer, Fitz James Clyde; Coroner,
Anderton; Surveyor, b. Il. Barnes, Al
for School Supt., E. A. Melton, who
now teaching school at Moore. Blai
county, and who is not now a reside
of Custer county. 1t has been gene
ally understood, and has been the ru
- in Custer county, that this office
= longs to a lady, and AS Miss kelleh
has made such an excellent and qua
fed office. always doing her full du'
we do not believe the voters of Gust
~ county will want to elect some M
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