The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-11-01
s Custer County, Idaho, Tuesday, November 1870 No. H.
Challis needs a jeweler.
Have you registered ?

Have you registered ?
George Sewell is down from
Stanley for a few days.
Next Tuesday, and then the
political battle will be over.
Mrs. Mable Simmons depart
ed Saturday morning for Salt
Lake.
o. w. Kessinger and wife of
Mackay were Challis visitors
last week.
Ira Mcdonald returned one day
last week from the Big Hole
country, where he has been for
a number of years.
In New York they are betting
two to one that John A. Dix, the
Democratic nominee for COVER
nor, will be elected.
]. G. Dougherty last week pur-
chased the Shanafelt cabin and
lot from Mayor Rodgers, for a
consideration of S75. 90.
The H. Lewis Comedy Co. are
billed to show in Challis tonight
and tomorrow night. They were
here in June, 1909, and put up a
good show.
A. L. Fowler, of Mackay. who
is the Republican nominee for
State Senator for Custer county,
was in this city Saturday fixing
up his political fences.
Mrs. Funkhouser and daugh-
ter, Mrs. E. P. Wilson, ,and Ralph
Baxter, returned last week from
Boise, where they had been to
receive medical treatment.
E. G. Headrick returned last
week from Salt Lake. While he
did not lose the sight of his eye
injured some time ago, he is un-
able to see out of the eye sutfi-
ciently to recognize person.
Mr.. Ensign and wife were in
| town last week from Boise. He
is selling stock in a loan and
trust company, and has conclud-
ed to establish branch in Chal-
lis. He has also established a
branch at May.
The Mackay & Central Idaho
Stage Co.'S. 1911 calendars are
; the largest ever shipped to the
county. They are 34x40 inc hes
and the picture, in colors, is &
:. scene in England. These calen
dars cost probably SOC. each.
Groves & Co. completed theil
. cement sidewalk contract in thi'
, city last Saturday. From ap
Il pearances they done tirst-clas
= work. 1t requires 30 days a
Il Il least in warm weather for tn
y cement to become good and har'
Il so at this time the walks cannO
" be fairly tested, although the,
are in daily use. They laid Sc
# feet of nine-foot sidewalk o.
a Main Street. and Challis nov
5 assumes quite metropolitan airs
r District Court for Custer coun
n ty was set to convene here o
e Oct. oath, but as Judge Steven
8 did not arrive last week, or n
q official notice has been receive
by the court officers, Sheri
Roberts during the past wee
~ has been calling court at tn
" regular time and postponing
|. from day. 1t is reported tina
4 the attorneys in this district, a
i many of them are now in tn
# busy time of politics, has aske
: Judge Stevens to postpone cOul
, until after election.
IF A crew of men were in Challi
h Sunday repairing the Bell telt
1t phone line, which has been OF
ic of commission so much durin
r the past summer. The pole
ID that have rotted off they are rt
ID setting and splicing with ceda
g tips. Mr.. Martin, who has thi
m work in charge, was in town la:
st week, and informed our peopl
that the line would be kept i
p good repair from now on. Tt
az way the line has been out of us
3 so much of the time has been
= great Inconvenience to tne pul
N lie in general.
in At recent church foir a mel
es ding booth was a great hit. A
he service was volunteered, and I'll
Id ordinary mending materials,sue
lie as thread, darning- cotton an
- patches, were donated, but an.
ne thing else needed was furnishe
IS, by the customer. A reasonab
ae rate was charged, and anythir
was mended, from fine lace