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The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22

Col. Calvin D. Cowles, q. S. A, re
tired, of Hartford, Conn, kinsman
Of Kit, is preparing a genealogy Of the
Carson family, and says Kit was q
born fighter"
1t appears that William Carson,
founder Of the family, came from the
north of Ireland, settled In Pennsyl-
vania, and. about 1740, migrated with
the Boones and other families to North
Carolina. There he had abundant OPP
portunity for acquiring a taste for
fighting Indians. He married Eleanor
McDuff In North Carolina and had sew
en- children, the oldest of whom was
Lindsay, father of Kit, born in 1854.
Lindsay moved to South Carolina
about 1856. In 1892 he took his fam
fly to Madison county, Kentucky. His
wanderings stopped in 1911, when he
established a home In Howard county,
Missouri. He Joined with other set
tiers in occupying Cooper's fort, be-
tween Fayette and Boonesboro, from
1912 to 1915.
Kit was the tenth Of the fourteen
children Of Lindsay Carson. All the
sons Of Lindsay, without exception,
went west" after Indians and buffalo.
There are descendants scattered all
over the Middle West and the Rocky
Mountain region. NOW that the In
dian Is guarded on the reservations
and the buffalo is about extinct" wrote
one of the Carsons, Il am at loss
to know what their descendants will
do for pastime."
So 1t may be. as Colonel Cowles
says, that Kit was a born fighter, but
he did not look the part. To be sure,
the portrait reproduced from paint
ing in the capitol at Denver does look
rather warlike.
Anyway, this -'born fighter" was
"little, bow,legged blond, with a soft
voice and a gentle disposition" He
was only five feet six inches tall, his |
legs being too short for the rest Of |
him. He was strongly built, with long |
arms, and weighed about $50 pounds.
His complexion and hair were rather !
light" and his eyes were blue. He was
honest, reticent and modest.
The Indians called Kit yi-hlu-nis,
Little Chief They feared him, 1t Is
true, because of his efficiency as
fighting man. But they respected him
for his honesty, fair dealing and
and they loved him for
his friendliness. He spoke their Ian
g>ope visited them and played with
their children-the last sure road to
their favor. In time he came to know
their habits and customs, their ways
If thinking, their mode Of warfare.
they knew that he knew-and in that
ny his influence for peace. Many
lines he acted as mediator and pre-
.ented bloody battles among the
ribes. AS Indian agent he headed Off I
many an uprising
Kits early days as hunter and
rapper were time Of savage per-
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22

beach costume Among the favored
prints are Powered designs, geomet-
ricai patterns, bold Scotch plaids, silks
printed in leopard and tiger designs,
and Roman striped taffetas with satin
overstripes. The foregoing designs
appear on silks. and they reach bizarre
extremes in their variations. Besides
these, Paris has placed an approving
seal upon hand-blocked cretonnes,
chintzes and brocades in vivid colors.
When the materials are plain the
principally to bright reds and green's.
The fabrics which serve as a back
ground for the solid-colored suits are
taffeta, satin. faille silk, crepe de
chine. crepe ROMAN, pongee, and In
the cottons, Bingham and English
broadcloth. Jersey Is again in evil
dence but the smart bather will pre-
material.
The chief requisite of the bathing
costume of 1925 Is that 1t simulate
the day or evening mode In dresses
and wraps. There are almost as
many different styles in bathing suits
as there are in street and afternoon
dresses and coats. The tailored hath
ing suit with its mannish collar and
plain straight lines Is as different
from the one affecting circular godets
and ruffies as the tailored suit or
sports frock is from the robe du soir
The thing TO remember In selecting
your bathing suit is to choose one that
incorporates the same style features
as you would require in your latest
frock. 1t should have a flare which
is achieved by means of circular
fiounces. godets, or the skirt may be
of circular cut and attached to a bod
ice at low waistline. Again it may
have an apron front. Or, like your
sports costume, 1t may be jumper
frock made with boyish collar or
even / shirt-bosom effect Like the
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
Bathing Costumes
in Bright Shades

jumper type Of dress. the bathing
variety, or more formal like the after
noon dress There Is the severe jump
er accompanied by straight knickers.
which comedies with the sports dress
and there is the bathing jumper dress
that Is slashed at either side to reveal
bloomers that are ruffled. The latter
might be compared with the more
dressy jumper-frock-the one worn at
the dansant or the club veranda-
The Only Mannish Note.
The boyish collar. sometimes with
tie, is practically the only mannish
note on the fashionable bathing suit
There are many feminine touches.
however, such az godetA circular
founces, scarf collars, bow effects. ruff
des, the bateau neckline and other In
cidentals which, added TO the brilliant
coIors and feminine materials, leave
no doubt but that the purely feminine
will reign supreme on the summer
sands.
No section Of the mode Is complete
this summer without the introduction
of the ensemble note-and 1t is al
most as essential in bathing costumes
as II is In daytime frocks- The most
typical sea ensembles consist OF
dresses of printed silk and plain rub
berized capes, the latter having long
scarf collars of the printed fabric.
Roman stripes are used in a striking
ensemble comprising a cape, dress,
knickers and cap. The dress Is .
straightline sleeveless affair with an
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22

The voice of the censor has been
silenced-the beach police are no
longer the ultimate arbiters of surf
fashions and milady may now pirou-
cite on the summer sands In almost
any costume she chooses, notes fash
lon writer In the New York Herald
Tribune. AS long as the one-piece or
athletic swimming suit was banned, 1t
was impossible to criticize 1t impartial
ly-it was the symbol of rebellious
youth, and on that score 1t attracted
countless adherents who might other
wise have passed 1t ty. The end OF
the sanctimOnious tumult and shout
ing. however. finds the mode In a more
even and balanced mood and 1t now Is
possible to evaluate the semi-masculine
swimming costume from purely
fashion viewpoint.
Suitable for Swimming.
There is nothing particularly prud-
ish about these colorful swimming
suits-all Of them will allow the neces-
sary freedom Of motion when actually
In the surf and even the competitive
swimmer should be able to navigate
one.
The gallant Partisan couturier is not
the one to deny modesty Its compensa-
tons and he has consequently intro
duced a group of dazzling colors into
the feminine bathing suit, calculated
10 transform the summer surf into a
sea of colors Gayly printed silks and
brilliantly hued solid colored silks are
the outstanding fabrics for the 1925
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22

sonal encounters. Men enforced their
rights as they saw them with rifle,
pistol and knife. At the annual rendez-
vous Of the fur-trader duels to the
death were Of common occurrence.
Yet Kits disposition was so peace
able and his way so inoffensiye that
so far as known he had but one per-
sonal encounter-and that was thrust
on him. In the early Thirties at a
rendezvous in the Green River coun-
try of Wyoming a French trapper
named Shunar pursued an Arapaho
maid. who appealed to Kit for pro
lection. She got 1t. Shunar there
upon mounted and rode through the
rendezvous with his rifle, announcing
that he was looking for Kit. Kit was
instantly in the saddle. Both men
fred together. Shunar's ball grazed
Kits scalp. Kits pistol ball shattered
Shunar's forearm and caused his
death,
Kit fell In love with the Arapaho
maid and married her. She died after
Kit had become famous. There was
a daughter, Alkaline. Kit took her to
his old home In Missouri.
The charming landscape-Where Kit
Carson Trapped-is a view from the
front porch Of my cabin in Tahosa
Valley. 1900 feet up in Rocky Noun
tain National park (the land was
bought from the government ten years
before the park was created. In the
background is Longs Peak, "King of
the Rockies" Kit trapped there with
two companions the winter of 1S30-31
In 1875 walls of his by 10 log cabin
were still standing and the stone chin
new and fireplace were intact. Wan
ton campers burned the cabin; some
bod carried off most Of the stone
work. To protect the spot set up |
great slab of pine, appropriately
carved.
Other Changes wrought by century |
If settlement and civilization are |
worth noting. Kit probably took heavy |
toll of the beaver, but they grew |
many again. The level land shown
was all made by the filling of the
heover ponds with silt. The stream. |
which still flows among the willows,
was in Kits day considerable. When
Estes Park became a summer resort
! hotel-keeper in Tahosa Valley went
upstream, threw a dam across and
diverted a large part of Its flow TO
Ms own needs. Trappers necessarily
,ept after the beaver until only eight
Individuals were known TO exist In the
many streams of the region. Then the
settlers waged war on the trappers-
Rocky Mountain National park, estab-
ished In 1915. automatically became
wild-life sanctuary. Now the beaver
ire back in numbers on the very
tream Kit Carson trapped almost a
entury ago. Their dams have made
hree sizeable ponds in my front yard.
ometimes I almost wish Kit would
ONE back-to save my aspens.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22

and Usage Indians for the
olested passage Of the caravans
Feling between Missouri and New
1co. So, in sense, 1t Is the CEN
ial of the Santa Fe Trail.
nls summer the Boone family of
United States gathered In Ken
y In celebration Of the one-hun-
-and-fftleth anniversary of the
cement of that state by Daniel
me- 1t Is an interesting coinci-
&c that the Santa Fe Trail cele-
ION should call public attention to
lei Boone's grandson-and rival In
&c estimation as woodman, hunter,
and Indian-fghter christopher
bon. For the Santa Fe Trail with
AIT Carson Is like Hamlet" with
hlet out.
MS centennial of the Santa Fe
really opens up the whole story
ne winning Of the West. For the
"a fe Trail led to the acquisition
iexas, the Mexican War, the oc-
suon Of California, the Overland
the Pony Express and the meet
OF the Union Pacific and Central
INC at Ogden.
nd for forty years Kit Carson had
ind IN 1t all. First he was iden-
II with Bent's Fort OIL the Ar
pas IN Colorado, the famous trad
post OF the famous Bent Brothers
IT'S time the most famous Of all
'rauihg posts west of the Missis-
r successfully he won fame as
Apiorer; as guide for Fremont and
sht-hand man In the California
eui'ion; as scout and dispatch
US Indian agent and as United
es Army officer. Possibly no from
Snan mad more to do with settling
west Certainly no man had more
fence for peace with the Indians.
y is brief chronology that hints |
Eas many activities:
kv.L porn In Madison county. Ken
sonri. taken to Howard county,
franklin. 'i'eo TO saooier
van away to join Santa Fe
|as" IozS' settled In Taos, N. M.
,oodrapping trip to San Francisco
tbwsst trapping in Rockies and
'O-Huuter for Bent's fort, Colo
Ef-Guide for Fremont: 1s45.
Iemont in California
4S-Three round trims ca,,fo--
5a nSshington. with dispatches.
california. I'VE" mexico
60 hclan agent for New Mexico.
sioS. -Fought Confederates and
Ico coionel First Regiment Now
.ral ore'eteo prigadfer
VISITED Washington with depu-
indians; died at Fort Lyon,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22

had notions that annoyed him, be-
cause they were not true and natural.
So he employed only men to wait on
him. But finally he turned the
men out, and had the women back.
saving they were potter, in his pres
ence. mt least. Women may be
impolite with each other, but they are
potter than men in the presence OF
men.-E. w. Howe's Monthly.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
FOREIGN ENHANCEMENT

MIR. Pester-What are you fussini
over so intently?
His Wife-Pm trying to fit this Irish
lace to Dutch yoke.
Mr.. Pester-Better give 1t up. That'r
a Job for the League of Nations.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
Table DeIicacy

or,oian Is bird of the old
4 q. muse merit, as table delicacy,
- us fatness, and It's chief Pc
H. Is That even Its bones are
&C. 10 shoot an ortolan, even with
4 'no'' were to spoil it for the
\, IL must be trapped and. If not
4, ia' enough. be given diet Of
Il, SEED until 1t becomes a good
r.,. ortolans may not be vlo-
r. Killed; the best way being to
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
Home From, College

Scr (nervously) all, dad, the
real thing in college Is the social at
mosphere. The real values lie in the
social opportunities
Dad (taking out check book
What did you funk in this timer
Brown jug.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
Granted

Judge-You have been found guilty
of knocking this mans eye out. Re
member. before pass sentence, ian
eye for an eye and a tooth for
TOOTH"
Prisoner-CouldR't you make 1t
tooth for an eye, Judge? l can spare
the tooth easier than l can the eye.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
TRIP TRAP

Il knew" he declared, that We
were meant for each other the mo-
ment 1 saw you"
I knew it long before that" she
replied
"You didY'
Yes. / may tell you now In con-
ndence. since we're engaged, that
mamma had been mapping out our
accidental meeting for three monthA {"
Boston Transcript.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
When Women Are Polite

When men are rs gentle ana pollte
rs women, l like them as well US
women There is story OF
an old-time man who resolved not 10
have women in his house; he said they
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
Censorship

What kind of letters do you get
from your sweetheart?
VERY tame!"
"Why is that?"
They have to be read by heI
mother and her sister and her two
aunts before they are sent to -
Dorbarbier.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
Mournful Meters

Co.-What did Longfellow mean
when he wrote, Tell me not In mourn.
full numbers?
Ed.-He must have been riding In Q
taxi.-De PAW Yellow Crab.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
Too Su94estiue

Kriss-So you felt uncanny while
counting that little widow"
Kross-You bet She kept the ashes
Of her late husband right on the
piano.
kriss-Oh, that isn't SO terrible.
Kross-Maybe not. l didn't like the
looks of the extra urn.-Legion Week
ly,
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22

plunge their heads into glass OF hne
chamragne and so TO drown them
Roasted sin a winding-sheet OF vine
leaf wrapt." they form literally
bonnie houche for the epicure, VINO
takes them by the legs and crunches
each bird in delicious mouthfuls.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
Had Again

Funny Man Tin street car)-Has
anyone dropped wad of notes with
an elastic band around them?
Chorus of Voices-Yes, / have.
"Well, I've just picked up the elias
tic band"
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
These Times

Mrs. Wren was iecturing her neigh
Dor, Mrs. Early-Robin.
you ought to be teaching your
little ones to fly" declared Mrs. Wren
CAV, let 'em watch the airplanes-"
said Mrs Early-Robin.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
A Start

"My father thinks | should do some
physical labor"
"And what do you propose to dor
"Shave myself In the futurelS
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
DIFFICULT BREATHING

Reggie awaiting luncheon)-rm Sc
empty. Miss Sharpe. cawn't breathe,
doncher know.
Miss Sharpe-It is always difficult
breathing in a vacuum, Mr.. Sapp.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
Makes Her Tired

He-But does not my devotion
arouse some sort of feeling in you?
She-Oh, yes; the sort of feeling ono
takes a tonic for In the spring
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
Red

There once was a boy named Moses
Who went out to pick some red roses
He slipped on his toes and fell on his
nose.
And red as a rose now his nose L.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
Where 1t Rains

The rain it raineth every day
Upon the Just and Unjust Fellow,
But chiefly on the Just because
The Unjust has the Just's umbrella
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22

British factories produce more than
l00,O00,000 pairs of boots and shoes
year.
The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1925-07-22
RE7YT3 Old F0SF
JOHN DICKINSON SHERMAN

OUNCIL GROVE, KAN,
will celebrate its centen-
NAL August 10. 1t was
there, one hundred years
ago, that the Unit g d
States government took Of
fetal recognizance of the
Santa Fe Trail by making
a treaty with the Pawnee
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-27
STATE DEATH RATE
FROM TUBERCULOSIS
WILL Be REDUCED
CONTINUED from first naeeN

advice given by nurses of county
health units those who seem to be
slightly affected may halt and de-
stroy the disease in its infancy and
be spared to their families and
friends"
Want To Sell Tainted Milk
There is still, however, one grave
menace to the fight on tuberculosis
pending before the General Assemb-
ly. This is a bill introduced from
New Castle county which would per-
init the sale of milk from tubercular
cows. According to DR.. Davis, 25 per
cent of those who suffer from tuber-
culosis, are, according to national
statistics the victims of drinking
milk tainted with the germs from
animals.
While government and state au-
thorities will not permit persons to
eat diseased meat-that is diseased
portions from COWS thus afflicted, it
would seem absurd, DR.. Davis point
ed out, to permit milk from sick
COWS and suffering from this disease
to be sold.
In the matter of clean herds New
Castle county is far behind the re-
mainder of the state. In Sussex, the
farmers have realized the value of
clean herds and for several years
have been having them tested and
the COWS suffering from tuberculosis
have been killed and the herds grad
ually cleaned up. The same is true
Of Kent county, but in New Castle
there have been some farmers who
think they should be permitted to
sell milk that carries this deadly
germ so that they may
make money from the sale of the |
milk.
Fortunately the respected and re-
'ponsible dairymen are a unit even
n New Castle county to combat any
iuch commercializing of sick animals
md are using their influence on the
to stop the deadly prac-
ice.
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-27
three hearty cheers.

three hearty cheers.
Previous to the benedictiOn a
short time was given over to the
committee to solicit for members for
the new year, and about sixty ex-
pressed their willingness to become
members for next year. Toastmaster
Chapman said he would like to set
the goal at seventy-fVe.
The following officials head the To-
cal organization: President, DR.. W..
I. Chipman; vice president, L. T..
Jones and H. A. Kent; secretary, W.
T. Moore; assistant secretary, Hor-
ace e. Quillen; treasurer, c. Fred
Wilson; directors, DR.. W. T. Chip
man, F. L. Masten, w. e. Jacobs, J.
G. Smith, F. B. Greenly, Ernest
Raughley, R. S. Brown, George W.
Hanson, H. J. Ramsdall, W. w.
Sharp, A. c. Creadick, D. B. Tharp,
b. c. Reese, C. D. Murphy, G.. S.
Harrington, H. E. Quillen, L. T.
Jones, w. T. Moore, S. L. Sapp, B. I.
Shaw, H. A. Kent and L. B. Har-
ringtOn; entertainment committee,
DR.. w. T. Chapman, W. T. Moore, D.
B. Tharp and H. e. Quillen; ban
quet committee, J. L. Harmstead,
Frank T. White, Ernest Raughley,
G. S. Harrington and w. W. Sharp.
Mrs. ElVa Sapp Gives Dinner Party
Eleven of Mrs. Sapp's close
friends gathered at her home Friday
afternoon and enjoyed the kind hos
pitality of the hostess. Mrs. Sapp had
made elaborate preparations for the
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-27
CORN RAISER WINS
HONORS AT CHICAGO
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CONTINUED from first page)
linens from Delaware were Dewey
Sapp and w. B. Simpson, of Hous-
ton; Mrs. Nora Ellis, of Delrnar. and
A. S. Hopkins, of Lewes. The Hop
kins corn won first prize at the Del
aware State Corn Show held at
Lewes.
Dewey Sapp is a young man who
has devoted attention to the active
work and management of a farm,
and is now in partnership with his
father in both growing high grade
stock, as well as grain and fruit.
As a boy in 1919 he grew on
measured plot of land, 1O1 bushels
of corn on one acre; the yield being
certified to by the University of Del
aware Agricultural Department.
He has been active in Boys Clubs
and all advanced ideas as to farm
ing and its connected interests. For
several seasons he has been sent as
a representative to Massachusetts,
Illinois and other states, to take
part as Delaware's representative in
conventions relating to agriculture.
1t was in 1924 that he was selected
to represent Delaware at the Sec
Ond International gathering of agri-
cultural leaders training school at
Springfield, Mass. At that meeting
he was selected as the best qualified
member, of that school, to represent
the thirteen eastern states and New
England, to attend the International
Live Stock, Grain and Hay Show, !
which was held in Chicago last De- /
cember.
At present he is a member of the
Kent and Sussex County Fair Asso-
citation and Superintendent in one of
it's largest departments.
He is President of the Delaware
Corn Growers Association. In the
past two years F. D. Sapp e Son, of
Del, have shown the pro-
lucts of their farm at eight agricul-
.ural fairs; won 260 ribbons and tro-
Dhies and recently Dewey Sapp re-
,eived from President Coolidge a
etter accompanying a medal of mer-
t, which had been awarded to him
or merit, which he had attained in
lis work in advancement of agri-
culture in his home state and the
latiOn.
What Dewey Sapp has done, other ]
Doys in Delaware can do-if they /
will apply their brain and work. s
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-27
TELEPHONE co. STARTS
A NEW BILLING SYSTEM
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/ continued from first page)
all bills being dated the first of the
month as was the past practice, AS
far as the subscribers in Milford are
! concerned, the new billing date each
month will be the 26th.
"Out of town calls will be shown
on the new bill up to the date of the
bill instead of ten days prior to that
date and local service charges will
be billed for a month in advance of
the date of the bill which is the same
as the past practice.
"The new practice has the advan-
tage Of showing all charges I'D to
the date of the bill instead of ten
days prior to that date. This makes
for simpler bills to subscribers.
From the companys point of view
the work is distributed through the
month instead of accommodating at the
end of the month.
"To make the plan effective it will
be necessary to send out two bills in
April. For subscribers in Milford the
April 1st bill will cover local SER
vice charges up to April 25th, which
is the new billing date and charges
on out of town calls from February
21st to March goth inclusive.
"The second bill will be dated
April 26th. It will cover local service
up to May 25th inclusive and
charges on out of town calls up to
the date of the bill.
Subsequent bills will carry local
service charges for one month in ad-
vance and charges on out of town
calls for the past month"
All bills under the new plan will |
be sent out as soon as possible af-
ter the billing date.
Milford chronicle., 1925-03-27

dinner using in her decorations a
color scheme of pink and blue. Fav-
ors were given to each of the guests.
The following were present: Mrs. B.
L. Lewis, Mrs. o. P. MOwbray, Mrs.
G.. A. Morris, Mrs. L. =. Jones, Mrs.
w. T. Sharp, Mrs. S. L. Sapp, Mrs.
Brown Smith, Mrs. C. Fred Wilson,
Mrs. Fred Greenly and Miss Laura
Layton of Bridgeville.
A box and shadow social will be
held at the Potash school, April 9Th,
and the public is cordially invited to
attend.
-
Life Insurance. Chas. J. Holzmuel-
Ter, Milford. f29-tf