The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-05-17

O0ilAnB Ill OuSUor county.
J. H. Greene was up from
Mackay last week on court bust
ness.
Mr.. Davis, a sign painter, pap
er hanger and painter has locat-
ed in Challis.
Attorney w. J. Lamme was
over from Haley last week at
tending court.
W. H. Felkner is up from Zion
for few days shaking hands
with his old time friends.
Be sure and attend the F. o.
E. minstrel in Challis on the q,
and take in the big dance after
the show.
Last Saturday night was cold
here and some snow fell, and if
it clears up as cold as it is the
fruit crop is goner.
Joseph Rodgers. Jr., was op-
Grated upon the second time at
Salt Lake last Thursday. This
time was also for appendicitis.
Challis this year aims to have
the biggest 4th of July celebra-
tion ever known. A committee
on arrangements has already
been appointed.
King Edward, King of Eng
land, died last week, and now
a son, the Prince Wales, now
known as King George V, has
been crowned King.
Mrs. P. F. Horne, of HALEY,
President of the Rebekah AS
sembley of Idaho, will pay an
official visit to the Rebekah lodge
of this city, May Both.
A telephone message Sunday
stated Mr.. G. V. Hanson was
getting along nicely and there
was no danger of him losing his
eyesight from the explosion.
The G.. & P.railroad since Jan.
1 have spent So, 100000 in con-
struction, ETC., from Armstead
to Salmon, and have $4,000, 900
for railroad building in Idaho.
The Parker mill at Parker
Mountain will soon be started.
George Sewell has been placed
in charge of the mill. There is
already quite quantity of high
grade milling ore on the dump.
Neat wedding invitations are
out announcing the marriage of
Miss Maude Treloar and Mr..
VIM. H. Peck on Wednesday
evening, May 25, at 8 o'clock, at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs. D.
B. Drake, Challis, Idaho.
John Staas, better known as
dutch John" departed on last
Wednesday morning for San
Francisco to live. He has sold
his fruit farm, 3 miles west OF
Challis, that he has lived upon
} for 80 years or more to Alex,
Klug.
We notice by the papers that
. grading work is soon to start or
the Boise Butte railroad. That
being the case, Challis may have
three railroads, viz: The Gil
more & Pittsburg, the Boise
Butte and the Oregon Short
Line railroad.
Many of our people of late
have been getting up at 3 A. M
to see Halley's comet. Some say
; they have seen comet-other:
, claim it is not visible. Day afte1
l tomorrow, in the evening, the
comet can be seen in the western
$ sky. and on the 25th of this
: month it will be the plainest.
e A move is being made to have
: a postotfice re-established a
e Bonanza. A petition for the es
t tablishment of the postoffice ano
for J. Fl. Hickey as postmaste
has been forwarded to Washing
u ton. Bonanza is nearest tow
: to the power dam and has tele
! phone from the power dam aH'
a" a Sunbeam.
v The Board of County Commis
r. sioners met here last week to re
4 port ON the roads in the county
;. In the matter of the road acros
4 Salmon river in this valley t.
q the hot springs, they ordered
e road be opened as soon as right
d of-way be given, to follow prac
q tically the route selected by tn
o o viewers last winter. They ais
+ took up the matter OF a stee
Is s bridge across Salmon river t
d replace the Jenson bridge, bu
! lower down the valley, as tn
n Jerson bridge is in bad conditlo
" " from decay caused by age.