The silver messenger., January 26, 1909, Image 1

About The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912

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WATCHMAKER & JEWELER,
Located eaut of the Messenger office,
work fully guaranteed.
Challis,
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Idaho.
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Managers :
MRS. WM. ELDER.
MRS. ARCH HOWELL.
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Located on Main Street,
Opposite R. N. Hull & Co's.,
Store, and East of P. O.
Boards Lodging
By day, week or month.
MealTickets
21 Meals, for *7.00.
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MEALS
Only white help
First-Class.
employed in all depart
ments.
The Tables
Are always supplied with the
very best the markets affords,
THE ROOMS are neat and clean
and the beds comfortable.
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PURE DRUGS
AND CHEMICALS
Fresh Candies,
Tobacco & Cigars.
Toilet Articles
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PERFUMERY
Perscriptions Carefully
Cornpounded.
Drug Store j
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The Goods and Price
will both be right.
Next time you need some item
that drug stores carry and it
is not convenient to come for
it order it by mail.
Our mail order service is con
stantly growing, and
reason of it is that people are
fiuding out how satisfactory
it is to order by mail,
want you to find it out.
will take no chancesjtor
■ t it iMi't wliat you want
Send It bark aud get y uni
money,
In every case money will be
cheerfully refunded if you
are not entirety satisfied.
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SALMON, IDAHO.
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OLDEST PAPER ON SALMON RIVER.
Established May 21,1881.
CHALLIS, CUSTER COUNTY, IDAHO, TUESDAY, JANUARY 26, 1909.
NO. 29.
YOL. 28.
and this caused Engineer Nelson and Fireman Irish to make an
inspection to ascertain the cause. This led to the discovery of the
overcoat wound around the wheels. Seeking the body, it was I
found with the left leg completely severed below the knee, the left ,
arm taken off just above the elbow, the right leg broken below the j
knee, the head badly mutilated and swollen, the trunk of the body j
jammed end bnuieed, and the face »wollen nn.il it wee difficult ,„|
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tending school. The children have been telegraphed for and will j
arrive as soon as possible. • He was born on a farm in Missouri. I
Upon coming to this city Mr. Wood purchased a large interest^
in the commission business formerly conducted by the late Fred !
VV. Hanson, and this business was conducted under the firm name
of the J. D. Wood Commission company. Late he sold his inter
est to engage in other business. He soon became a well-known
character here, and has always taken an active part in politics,but
J. 13. WOOD KILLED.
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j house, which is located near First North street. The engine re
fused to take the switch at the roundhouse, a strange occurrence,
There was a hole in the right side of the forehead just j
was i
recognize.
above the nose, and the clothing was cut to pieces.
Blood
spattered for a long distance about where the body was found.
J. D. Wood was one of the best known men in the entire state
and west. He was one of the pioneers of Idaho, having gone there
I when Idaho was a territory in the early '60s and extensively en
gaged in mining business in Boise basin. In a few years he be
came known as one of the wealthiest men in Idaho. He organized
the Wood-Hagenbarth company, which acquired extensive inter
ests in the mines of the Salmon and Wood rivers, the latter being
named for him. For years the company made money from the
mines it had acquired, and about 12 years ago Mr. Wood came to
this city to make his home, and has since resided here, at 305 East
South Temple street. Mr. Wood was 67 years of age and is sur
vived by a widow and two sons, Hugh Woods, who resides at Og
den, and Frank Hagenbarth, who make his home in St. Louis,and
one adopted daughter, Miss Cassandra, who is in California
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has never sought office. He was a staunch member of the Cath
olic church, of which his wife, to whom he married about thirty
years ago, also belonged. Shortly after coming here Mr. Wood j
became president of the Wood Livestock company, one of the first j
big livestock concerns in the west He acquired an extensive tract
of land in Chihuahua, Mexico, and there multiplied his livestock
interests immensely. Soon he became known as the cattle king of
Chihuahua, and was one of the heaviest shippers of plains cattle
to the Omaha and Kansas City markets. In this ranch Simon
Bamberger was interested.
Some years ago Mr. Wood purchased a ranch in Idaho, where he
has 50,000 sheep and cattle, and this ranch is one of the largest in j
; the entire country. In company with Albert Kimball, Mr.
I was extensively interested in mining, and his holdings in various
mines have proven very rich.
Upon searching the body of Mr. Woods, Coroner Hanks found a I
! wallet containing two *10 bills, which makes a total of *21.65 all
i told found on the person of the dead man. In his suitcase and
grip articles of clothing and other effects of a minor nature were
found, and the fact that so much money was recovered leads to
the belief that Mr. Wood did not meet with foul play. He also
found a first-class ticket to Caliente and return, and the watch,
which had been recovered, was found to be still running and keep
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The following statement was made by A. B. Stevenson, superin
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"Mr. Wood visited the ticket office before 9 o'clock and purcli
ased a Pullman and railroad ticket for Caliente- He was to go
there in company with J. E. Kirby and R. M. Bell of Butte, but
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had not seen them up to the time of buying his ticket, t rom the
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depot Mr. Wood went to his sleeper and gave liis suitcase and val
ise to the porter and was shown to his berth. The porter was
called to the further end of the car by a lady passenger and when
lie returned Mr. Wood had disappeared.
'.After leaving the sleeper; Mr. Wood crossed five tracks
went behind the Butte train for some unknown purpose,
there he was struck by the Union Pacific passenger engine
129, which had just brought in the Los Angeles Limited from the
east. The train had pulled into the depot at 9:10, and, after un
coupling, had backed down to First North street to
roundhouse.
j the engine was fired by Fireman Irish. Attempting to take the
I switch, it was found that the engine refused to do so, and
Nelson alighted to see what was the matter. He was startled to
discover that an overcoat was wound around the big drive wheels,
and word was at once telephoned to the superintendent's office. A
search was immediately begun for the body, and this was found
a short distance from the Butte train, lying between the tracks."
Mr. Wood's hat was crushed between the wooden platform
which runs between the tracks, and one hand was found 45 feet
from where the body lay, by Policeman Gullji'ansen. Twenty feet
from the body, Mr. Wood's handsome gold watch was found, hav
ing been seperated from the chain. One of his gold cuff buttons,
made from a *10 gold piece, had been run over by the engine and
The overcoat had been torn from the dead mail's
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Engineer Nelson was in charge of the engine, and
Mr.
flattened out.
back by the engine, and when found was in shreds. It was cover
ed with blood.
Mr. Wood made his will in October last. His estate is valued at
between *1,000,000 and $2,000,000. The will leaves the entire
property to his widow, and provides that upon her death it shall
be equally divided among the surviving children. The two sons,
Frank J. Hagenbarth and Hugh C. Wood, are named by Mr. Wood
in his will as his executors.
The funeral was held in Salt Lake last Friday, and was conduct
ed by Argenta lodge of Masons, of which order Mr. Wood was a
thirty-two degree Mason.
We knew Mr. Wood and his family when they lived in Challis
It was in this town that Mr. and Mrs.
Wood
twenty years ago.
Mrs. Wood (then j
Mrs. Murphy), was running a|
hotel here, and Mr. Wood was j
conducting a general merehan- :
dise store here. Later the hotel
burned. Mr. Wood first had his (
st °re in a log building in the |
I west enc * town, which was ;
, luter used by L. II. Johnston as ;
j bis l aw office. 1 his building
j burned April 25th, 1894, at the
time oUhe big ^ in^ Challto. ;
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j county s court house, was owned ; _
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; and occupied also as a store by !
Mr. Wood. He finally sold the |
! building to the county for *500. |
After Mr. Wood's marriage he |
built a fine residence here (which j
is now known as the I ox lodg
ing house). In this residence I
Mr. Wood and his family lived]
for a number of years. Later he
went into the sheep business in
Pahsamaroi valley, where by I
good management he commenc |
ed to accumulate wealth. Later j
tie moved to Salt Lake, and ever
since has been making money j
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.old-timers in this county. Mr. I
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I and roughed it with Sir. Wood J
y ears a RQ in Leesburg. Mr.
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were married.
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of our pioneer can recall Mr.
Wood being in Boise basin.
The untimely death of John
over tb j g wbere he w*as so
we ji known. Mr. Wood was a
j free giver to charity. He and
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se. :
, ' knew went to Salt Lake !
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Mr. Wood would look them up]
and entertain them, and help
them finaancially if they needed |
it. He never forgot his old-time j
friends, and this is why they !
they' hold his memory so dear. i
The Messenger, together with ;
our entire community, extends ,
1 our heartfelt sympathy to the i
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bereaved relatives in tneir sad.
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CJubDances
A Sdries of Ten Club Dunce*, by
•'CHALLIS SOCIAL CLUB"
Will be held tu Challis.
Ticket, Good for Series $3.50.
Dances to be held on the following dates :
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December llth. January 1st.
January at February 5.
teu.ü. Marcha, March 1».
club officers.
chairman -j s Maim.
Secretary—Frank A. Cameron.
Treasurer- j. o. Finnen.
Committee on Arrangements—John S. Malm.
j Km-univers. Guy Bradbury.
I Floor Managers—VV m. Feck, Albert Honey
j and Donald Rowles.jr.
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February 12.
March 2k
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Application for Grazing Permits.
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Notice is hereby given that all applications
1 cattle, horses, and sheep
National Forest duriug tbe
office at
for permits to g
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ason of 1909, must be tiled in
j Cnullis. Iduuo. ou or bi fore-February 15, 19i>9.
! Full information in regard to the grazing fees
; to be charged aud blank forms to be used iu
iking application will be furnished upon re
DAYID LAING, Supervisor.
First publication January 5th. 19u9. w6
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Notice tor Publication.
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i>i ii.aiionoi water ]
letal I. ae.
3rd °diy l8 o^ er MaroY, Ven iyo« at at° n May I
Connty of Lemhi, State of Idaho.proof
will be submitted of the application j
to beneficial use of 3.2 cubic feet per]
second of the waters of Double Spriug •
Creek in accordance with the terms and
hereto -1
address '
Of the person holding said permit are
Reed B Vaudervort of May, Idaho.
2. The use to which said water has
t b U:' ; use PPlied iS lrrigatioa and dümes '
3 . The amount applied to beneficial
use is 3.2 cubic feet per second.
S'f. rrJStLeir
Tp. 12 N., R. 23 E., B. M.
5. The name of the canal or ditch
or other works by which said water is
conducted to such place of use is Kirk
wood Jt N^aaderTort ditch.
6. The right to take the water from
such works is based upon Permit ,(No.
313.
7. The source of supply from which
5iuch water is diverted is DoubleSprin^r
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conditions of Permit No.
3K5,
fore issued by the State Kngineer of
the State of Idaho.
Tbe name ami postomi.v
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Creek.
8. The date of the priority which
said user is prepared to establish
November 14, 1903.
J vs. Stkphknron, Jr.. State Engineer.
First pub. Jau. 20, 1909.
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: warrants and a portion of the
Road Funds for January in this
( county are payable in cash.
| Work is progressing on Cus-j
; ter county's jail. The workmen j ; n
; found it in horrible condition,
an( j it is not worth expending
upon it.
; ^ Eepublicans » the Idaho
legislature last week held an in
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formal caucus last week and
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| agreed 0 ' pass a county °f al op '
| tl0n and direct pnmary bllls '
| Oregon has a new Democratic
j U. S. Senator. Governor Cham
berlain was elected last week by
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state,
primary law.
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pastor of this church, and will
j return from Ogden m April. A at
subscription paper was started
I last week to help pay bls salary '
an ^ about $400 was subscribed,
J Salmon City
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
All of the Current Expense
G.
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under their direct j
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; the Republican legislature of
We learn that Rev. Wm.
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Custer county j
with its economical Board ' do | a
not apper to want any improve- to
ments in the way of county' build
ings, but prefer to risk the couh
is getting the
! ground ready for their new *40,
000 court house.
ty records in an old wooden fire
trap building, with only one
brick flue. But the Board prob- ,
- ably think - tbey were elected to
: inaugurate W on every
! thing but the road fund. I
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On January 18th, 1909, Sena
| tor Macbeth introduced the fol
j lowing resolution, which was
! passed the Idaho senate unani
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; R ,, SOLVED That the State of :
, " q ' d ^ th of Nathan I
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H. Clark, a member of the Ninth >
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I Session of the Legislature, has
: suffered the loss of one of its !
highest and best types of citizen
] ship, and expressing our regard j
iand reverence for his public and
private virtue and distinguished
character, adjourn until
o'clock a. m., tomorrow morn
ing, as a testimonial of our
spect.
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County Treasurer informs us ;
that he will pay the following
warrants upon presentation :
Road and Bridge Fund—No's.
53 to 88 (inclusive). Issue Oct.
15th, 1908.
89 to 94 inclusive—issue Nov.
16th, 1908.
95 to 107 inclusive—issue Jan.
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16th, 190J. I
Current Expense Fund- Issue j
July 16, 1908, No's. 104 to 139.
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Issue July 29, 1908—No's. 140 |
to 144.
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Issue Sept. 24, 1903—No. 145.
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t , S ' 1908 ' _2S ° S ' 140 I
C Issue Nov. 16, 1908-No's. 191
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I School Dist. No. 7— No's- 428,
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per] The church gave an entertain
• ment j n t j ds c j ty ] air . t Friday eve- j
-1 ning ut the opera house, the pro j
gram consisting of music, sing- '
' ing and recitations. The enter-118tli,
tainment was followed by a ball. 1
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1 he house WftS well tilled. Wit.I ,
' ; people, and the program was ex
collent. Mrs. Bustor, Miss Ivel- j
'< lehgj* and Mrs. Malezer made !
rrJStLeir debat oa a Cl,„Ilia „tage.
! de red a duet, Good Old u. S.
j ^ " They were called back, and
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for ail encore gave bchool
Days." Miss Kelleher gave a
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'recitation 1 he Wedding invita
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solo, Business. Tile HOW tul
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is I taking part in the program did
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erttdid remarkably well, and all
Mrs. Dr. Lynn was called
well.
I back twice.
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The Barber and Fisherman is
located on Main street, Challis,
where you can drop in and get
anything in the tonsorial line you
Parker Mt.
want to pay for.
tourists a specialty.
Nellie Eclcholm (Adamson)died
j ; n a g a ]t Lake hospital on Sat
urda.v, Jan. 9th. She leaves a 7
year old daughter,
A new Odd Fellow lodge will
ttfa
nlarpand Salmon will attend,
piace duu 0tllUJUU VV111
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j .Paul Walter of the forest ser
vlce ' out fr ° m ^ ; ,
at Custer, but the stage has got
the road broken and are making
their re S ular time a ^ ain '
Solon Clark, son of the late N.
H. Clark, was in Challis last
Thursday night.
John Johnson was over from
May last week. He says that
Mrs. Johnson is almost conval
escent.
Dr. Lynn reports Mrs. Lou
Wells and Mrs. Allen Williams
improving, but reports that W.
G. Short and Lou Wells of May
quite sick.
Assessor Burnett went to Mac
kay last Thursday in response
to a message that his daughter,
j Mrs. Chase Clark, was critically '
! ill. At this time she is reported
i to be out of danger.
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Mrs. Agnes Becksted of Poca
tello, went to Clayton last Wed
nesday to complete the term of
I school at that place. Miss Julia
j Fallshad to resign not being
| a ble to complete the term, owing
to the accident she had before
,
feSÄ £n%f Mr?
I and Mrs. Geo. Ellis,
the holidays falling on the ice.
Wilson Ellis rnd bride arrived
in Challis last Tuesday, and the
following day departed for Pah
samaroi, where they will reside.
: cold bath.
I and a loaf cf bread.
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> tne citj put a
u,.;
on tne onage.
! j ack Fleming last Wednesday
night as he was coming out of
j ob n Mock's cabin, came very
near being killed by the Mackay
Miss Vada Rogers, our prim
ary school teacher, fell off the
j foot-bridge ever Garden creek,
] near the Jose hotel, last Thurs
day night.
] serious injuries.
Loss :
She sustained no
Result :
A side comb
Next day
good side-railing
A
stage. Ke was caught by the
spreaders and carried some dis
tance, and when he was found
i he was unconscious. The hors
1 es were going at a rapid speed.
] It was a narrow escape.
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Nels Sill, an old pioneer of
j Blackfoot and Custer couaty,
died very suddenly at Rich last
Wednesday, of heart disease.
Mr. Sill for some time has been
: carrying mail on the rural route
between Blackfoot and Otis, and
Ion Wednesday morning last,
I while sitting in his mail wagon
I in front of the letter box at Rich
I dropped his lines and expired.
j He was 60 years of age,and leav
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''It is hereby ordered that the
j sheriff of Lemhi county be auth
orized and empowered to employ
a senior deputy sheriff at a com
I pensation of *100.00 per month."
|-From the proceedings of the
] Board of County Commissioners
of Lemhi county, Jan. 11, 1909.
In Custer county our "Econ
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j month.
j Herman Kceninger died at his
' home in Clayton on Monday,Jan.
enter-118tli, at 2 o clock p.^m. He has
1 been \r°l lu '. :llta f ° r S0lne
time. Mr. KœniQgef leaves a
, f h nilI y in CläytOD. Xn the j^ood
days of that camp he, with his
j brother, were engaged in the
! brewery business which they
Jëtow °&
His was the soul of honor, and
his friends were sacred to him.
Notice Is hereby given that all applications
for permits to graze cattle, horses aud »beep
i witbla the pEMHI national FORESTdur
iug the year I9ut*. must be filed la my office at
I Mackay. Idaho, ou or before February &>, 1909.
Fulliufennation in regard to the grazlug fees
to becharged and blank forms to be used ia
making applications will be furnished upon re
C. L. SMITH. Supervisor.
i ior deputy sheriff of Custer eoun
salary of $23 per
China wages.
Application for Grazing Permits. •
First publication Ian 26. 19U9.
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