The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1910-10-18
Local News Items.

The days are growing shorter.
Election is only four weeks off.
Miss Louise Jones departed last week
for Boise 20 attend the fair.
John Stephens returned Friday eve
ming from Zion where he had been on
visit.
John S. Malm departed last week for
Logan. Utah.
Talk is cheap. but it takes money to
talk o7er the telephone. If you don't
believe it, ask Johnnie Nalm
Mr.. and Mrs. Hastings os Stanley
have moved TO Challis and have leased
a portion OF Miss Louise Trealor's res
idence.
c. E. Eddy and wife departed last
winter. where Mr.. Eddy owns some
valuable mining claims
William T. Oster and Red McGee
came down from Sunbeam last Friday
evening. Mr.. McGee is en- route for
Arizona to spend the winter
Mr.. and Mrs. Job. Mrs J. @ Adams.
and Mrs NJ. Wilkinson deprrted last
Thursday for Standpoint, Idaho, to at
tend as delegates. the annual session
OF the Grand Lodge Of Odd Fellowa-
Sam. II. Young died at Salmon City
on Wednesday. October 18th. He was
an early pioneer of Lemhi county. and
was sheriff of that county over twenty
five years ago. lie was well known in
Custer county.
James Calvin was brought before
Judge Horizons court last Friday on a
charge Of assault aud battery upon the
person of Mayor Rodgers about a week
ago. be entered plea of guilty and
was fined $1,000 and costs, amounting
in all to sl7.30.
The Board of County Commissioners
met in ChzlIis on the I1th and transac-
ted what business was before them
which consisted almost wholly in al
lowing bills They took a recess until
November 18th. when they will finish
up the business of their term office
If Secretary of State Lansdou could
of had his way there would have been
no Repu blicnn nor Socialist state tick
cts in Idaho this year. But the mat
ter was taken to the Supreme Court
aud that tribunal ordered Lansdon to
certify to both of the above tickets
Challis can soon boast of as good
sidewalks as New York City, for on
Main Street nearly two blocks of nine
foot cement sidewalk in nearly com
pleted. The sidewalks are put on a
grade with the street The filler of
coarse gravel and sand is nine inches
in height and is one in eight, while the
finishing coat is one inch. aud is half
cement and half sacd. From all ap-
pearanees good work is being done
The contractors are Harry Groves and
Eddie Hammerly of Mackay.
John F. Short of Pahsanaroi had a
close call .ast Friday from a fatal ac-
cident while hunting ducks In some
manner the she'll ejector would not in
sert the she'll and IN forcing the shell
in the shotgun it exploded, and at the
same time the gun exploded, and blew
out the ejector which struck Mr.. Short
above the right eye making an ugly
wound, also the hammer was blown
off the gun by the explosion. He also
received bad cut on his right wrist.
DR.. kirtley dressed the wounds and
Mr.. Short is getting along nicely.
HALEY. Idaho. Oct sth. I9lo-Notice
is hereby given that the following des-
cribed lands situate in Lemhi and Gus
ter counties, in the HALEY, Idaho. Land
District. the survey of which was ap-
proved by the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, July %. 1910, will
be subject to entry at the United Stat
es Land Office. HALEY. Idaho, on Nov.
9th. 1910, and that on aud after that
date applications for the entry of said
lands will be received The VIZ of
Township IL North. Range 20 East
P. F. HORNE, Register.
Judge Finnell, we are informed. last
week withdrew his name for Proba te
Judge on the Democratic ticket He
WAS nominated for this office for re-
election At the primaries August s0th,
but on account of poor health has con-
clsded to withdraw his name from the
ticket to be voted on November Sth.
Judge Fiunell has held this office for
long time, and has made an honest
and capable officer, aud the public re-
grets his inability on account of poor
health to decline the nomination. But
the Democratic Central Committee has