The silver messenger., February 16, 1909, Image 1

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WATCHMAKER & JKWELElt,
Located east of the Mehskngru 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 ou Main Street,
Opposite R. N. Hull <Sr C'o's.,
Store, and East of P. O.
Boards Lodging
By day, week or month.
MealTickets
i.1 Meals, for $7 00.
M E A L S
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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MARY E. MORRISON, Prop.
PURE DRUGS
AND CHEMICALS
Fresh Candies,
Tobacco & Cigars,
Toilet Articles
PERFUMERY
Perscriptions Carefully
Gorrjpoundeol.
Drug Store
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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
stanlly growing, und
reason of it is that people nre< ^
finding out how satisfactory ) W
it is to order hy mail.
want you to find it out. You
will take no chances for
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Send It back aud gel yum
money.
In every case money
cheerfully refunded if you
not entirely satisfied.
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W. C. WH1TWELL DRUG CO
SALMON, IDAHO.
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$3.00 Per Year.
OLDEST PAPER ON SALMON PIVER.
CHALLIS, CUSTEFcOuir^^ 16, 1909.
Established May 21,1881.
NO. 32.
VOL. 23.
A COUNTY BUILDING.
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CUSTER COUNTY COURT HOUSE.
Abo ve we present a good picture of the Custer county court
house. Like Custer county's jail, it is a relic of by-gone days. It
was built more than thirty years ago, and used by the late J. D.
Wood as a store. About sixteen years ago it was purchased by
the county for $500, and ever since has been used and called a
court house. In two small rooms in the front end of this old !
wooden shack, the Sheriff and Assessor have their offices. Thu
, center portion is used by the Probate and District court, and the
little coop in the rear end is the Auditor's office—this portion of
the building formerly stood alongside of the county jail in the west
end of town, and was moved down fifteen years ago. This grand
and imposing structure does not house all the county officers, for
the county pays $96 a year for rent for the old Dearden residence,
now owned by Mayor Rodgers, for office rent for the Treasurer,
County Superintendent and County Attorney. The court house is
an old fire-trap, and no insurance is carried. Last Friday morn
intr it had a narrow escape, and has had several close calls from
burning. There is no protection in case of fire for the county rec
ords. And the records of the county are all the value the county
owns. Let them be destroyed and what has the people got left ?
The law requires that every county should provide protection for
its county records, yet Custer county has no protection. This is
C hallis will, we are
the only county in Idaho without decent county buildings, and it
is time some action was taken in the matter.
,000 towards building a new court house and jail.
s;
told, donate
Some say the people would \ote down such a proposition.
How
do they know ? Try it and see. It would be nothing criminal if
they did. The Commissioners can submit the matter to the people
and it is their duty to do so. Now, isn't the records of the county
of as much value to the people as anything else ? Oh, they say
Not much higher than they are now
! 6.40 to $3.50, and
! what has the county to show for it ? With a new court house and
the taxes would bo so high !
—but haven't we always had a high rate from
jail the county would save money and procure safety fer its rec
ords; save rent; save fuel; save guard fees at the jail, and prison
|ers could be kept here and not sent to Blackfoot jail for safe keep
1 ing, at a great expense to the county. It is high time the people
did something in this matter. Repairing these old almost fallen
down wood shacks is a useless waste of money.
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Yankee Kork Colors.!
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The "Fork" country is snowed !
under—four feet—and the ground j
hog has gone back-away back I
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—into the back end of his hole, j
The county road is Avell brok
and no delay in mails and ex-[
Our population has been
,
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get any more until spring. There ,
will be eighteen or twenty men
at work in the ■ mine—which is j
said to be looking fully as well j
i
en,
press.
on the decrease of late
have gone out for the winter,
with more to follow.
The Sunbeam mill closed to
ex
snow
day, the wood supply being
hausted and too much
or better than ever.
Roy Huffman is superintending 1
. a 3 it- m
the mines development; W. T.
Oster, assayer, and Chas. Pfeif
fer, amalgamator, have had j
charge of the amalgamating, re
torting and melting most of the !
.. . knnnnnnoMf i
time since the mill began opeiat -1
Since Mr. Gable went out, :
about the first of the year, Mr.
Swartley a graduate of the State |
University, has general manage
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ment and will so continue until
Mr. Gable returns. Ed. Huff -1
man, of Mackay, but formerly of !
Custer, is an employee of the
mine—but the past season was in
the Forest Service.
ing.
With the closing down of the
Sunbeam mill Custer county is
left without a mill or smelter in
operation; nothing in the form
of machinery is seen or heard in
motion; all silent, nothing mov
ing, unless, perchance some lone
099 ••••••8•••a®•••••••••
woodchopper might on Sunday
Rest Day want to put an edge on
his axe and have turn his grind
, , - . rpi ;
stone for a few minutes. This
monotonous silence in a rich i
mining county, with mills and !
smelters stuck here and there all I
fr,,- un :
i i (
Boise raiüoad «
come—is truly awful, but prob
ably not quite so disastrous as
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, business if Ave had a supply °f |
pewter from which to cast the
j silver dollars, but, alas, theie is
j not even a pewter mill running,
i The Lost Packer mine at Loon
the Butte &
an earthquake. Many of us
to!would go into the counterfeiting
1 has about 20 men employed,with !
\c t i « o I
Mr. John P. Boyle in manage
ment- There is quite commun- ;
j ity, altogether, at the town .
(Ivers) and the mine, but no reg
! uler Sunday preaching. But lhe |
i ''Pnekpr" is not lost anv more—
Packer is not lost any more
: it is now rated as a million-dol- |
lar mine, and upward. |
| This end of Custer county can
boast of something no other
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eon my tins side of the Cam d -
-1 Alene can do, two mines lu or
! 18 miles apart both of which
show to-day to be worth a mil-1
lion apiece to above that, and of
entirely different ores.
"Sunbeam" is a true gold mill
The
ing proposition to a very high
per cent; the "Packer" a copper
gold vein, very high in copper
and extremely high in gold, a
considerable proportion of which
carries free gold of high values,
There are other mines of same
character of ore in the Packer
neighborhood, but not developed
as yet to any great extent.
The road to Loon Creek is now
"out of sight" and will remain so
The road j
until May or later.
from Loon to Custer was in fine
sledding condition up to holi
.
days. Then a month of snow ,
laid an embargo. A big sled
;
load of young folks carne over to
the Christmas festivities and got
back before the storm.
Miss i
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MeCallum, of Mackay,the school ;
teacher, and Miss Westerholm, |
Miss Me
were of the party.
Callum's school house is at the |
extreme end of the educational !
route. She is up against the
!
Beyond in a north
wilderness,
west course, for how far nobody
seems to know, there is an al
most unknown, unexplored reg
ion of wilds inhabited only by
the ghosts of once happy Sheep
eater Injens,
departed, j
While the Loon Creek school !
may not have as many scholars :
as the Challis Academy, they j
an d !
now
probably learn as much
maybe more. If Uncle Carnegie j
knew of this isolated school !
j
house he would no doubt at once
send it a library and to the
teacher a medal of honor.
The Loon Creek Hydraulic !
Placer Co.,a Salt Lake incorpor
ation, is planning extensive min
ing on the old Loon Creek plac
er grounds the coming season.
■ There is a weekly snowshoe mail
! between Loon and Custer.
There will not be much news
; ;il -ound the Fork country running
loose until after the ground hog
comes out and gives us a good
thawing,
We are now assured
early
The Challis
'phone service.
Hot-Air and the Custer Cold-j
Wind Co's, have consolidated
and are working at both ends of
the route.
But fearing delay,
j w ju sen d this by "Wireless"
usua p
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Yankee Fork "Observatory,"
Mouth of Jordan.
"Sunday Rest Day," Feb. 7, '09.
Custer News Notes.
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(Regular Correspondent.)
Mr. K. D. Williams has pur
chased the 16 inch turbin from |
the OAvners of the old stamp mill j
'womiles up Jordan creek known
as the old Steen mill. Mr. \\ il- !
, iams wiU instaI1 this turbin at !
tn S most excellent power site at |
Robinson Bar, and develop pow-j
e1 ' f° run sawmill this sum- j
mer. With little expense Mr. j
Williams can secure 100 foot fall j
of Wanu SprinR Creek, at it's j
junction with the Salmon River, j
and develop enough power to
run a fair sized sawmill. A crew
of men are now at work reraov
ing the turbin and piping fromi
the present location at Jordan
Creek.
T ; 10 last stick of cordwood was
consumed by the boiler on Feb.
10th, at the Golden Sunbeam
closed
! mill, and the mill has
I down, but a crew of men are still
K wQrk in the mine developing
; and extracting ores, said to be;
. richer than ever. It is not ex
|pected to start this mill again
| with steam power. Mr. Gable,
the president and general man
aRer of the Golden Sunbeam!
| Mines Co., is negotiating for an!
| electric power plant proposition,
| and as soon as this can be instal
j led, and more modern up-to-date
machinery put in the mill, the
j Goklen Sunbeam will, without
] doubt, be the biggest gold pro-,
ducer in this State.
Miss Lida Pfeiffer of Custer'
| spent several days at Sunbeam
with Mrs. J. A. Balantine.
There will be a social dance at
j Custer Friday, Feb. 12th.
: Mr. Reginald Coryell returned
from Challis, Tuesday, Feb. 9th.
j Six inches of new snow fell at
j Custer and Bonanza.
Bonanza. Feb. 10th, 1909.
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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Next Monday is Washington's
city to morrow.
birthday.
public school will open in this
j
Billy Stine came up from Mac
^ a y j as t week,
. Joe's tonsorial shop supports
, a new sign this week .
A plat of the town of Leslie
was recorded last week by Aud
; itor Henderson.
About an inch of snow fell in
i
:
;
| ^ ast Saturday morning,
^ut ** soon disappeared.
|
! kay is reported to dangerously
ill- Dr. Root of Salt Lake has
been sent for.
Mrs. Chase A. Clark of Mac
The county has gone into the
Auditor
antitoxin business.
Henderson received nearly $100
worth of the fluid last week.
Each night at the postoffice in
j Challis, at 10 o'clock, all theout
! going mails are thoroughly fumi
: gated, so there is no sensible
j reason to stop the mails from
! this place.
j
!
Today (Tuesday), Dr. Lynn,
Chairman of the Board of Health
says he will lift the quarantine
from Challis, providing there are
j no new cases of diphtheria. No
new cases have appeared since
Feb. 7th.
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and
V.
Mrs. Joseph Rodgers came
very near dying one night last
week, probable from a dose of
anti toxin injected in her arm.
The fluid weakened her heart.
Dr. and Mrs. Lynn worked near
ly all night to save her life, and
we are pleased to state, succeed
ed in her recovery.
Challis
Diphtheria cases in
have been very mild, except two
cases—Frank Drake, who died,
and Will Barselow, who is rap
Others who
idly recovering,
have diphtheria, say the never
felt better. Those now in quar
antine are Will Barselow, Mrs.
John Bradbury and two child
ren; Leonard Holzle; Attorney
Lamme; Mr. D. B. Drake, and
two of the Imeson children.
M rs. K. D. Williams died at
Robinson last Tuesday, the 9th,
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after a prolonged illness.
| remain * a en ° °Ç a e °
j for burial. Her sweet face made
sunshine in a shady place^
! strangers felt the charm of her
!
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j .
j hold upon whom she lavished all
j the sweet earnestness and care
j ful culture of her mind and na
j
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influence of this loving heart
' which gave of its gifts so gener
ous ] v
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L, , , _ . .
; coerced those CO ming in contact
. . , - r . . .
1 ™ th to stnve for ? ot to u . at u
tain the realization of her high
Her
If
rare courtesy and joyous, sunny
temperment, how much more so
the members of her own house
ture. Strong and potent was the
The spirit of her love
not weakness but strength.
was
ideal,
j
day by a vote of 1 1 to b.
Democrats, viz: Bowen, Davis,
p U g m j rean dFreehafervotedfor
" House bm was
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| amended by the Senate so it does
j not amount to anything, and it
, is said to be unconstitutional.
then the Republican party
| J" . t its mm-form and
s . ..
| passed an imitation local op ion
b,1L As passed by the Senate
The Local Option bill passed
! the Idaho Senate last Wednes
Four
lit does not apply to incorporated
rriu » :. rmollio
I towns. 1 hat IS to saj Challis
and Mackay, in this county, can
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sell booze, and the other towns >
in the county have to vote if they !
want to Sell liquor. The bill now
goes back to the House for that
, , ._»u„
body to adopt) or reject the new
amendments
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JOE
The Barber and Fisherman is
located on Main street, Challis,
where you can drop in and get
i0 lhe u,n " rial line »°"
! want to pay for. Parker Mt.
I tourists a specialty.
Two great national men were
born in February—Washington
and Lincoln.
A direct primary bill has pass
ed the lower bouse of the Idaho
legislature.
The supreme court of Idaho
has declared both amendments
passed at last election null and
void.
Wm. Buster has just received
a fresh supply of the celebrated
D. M. Ferry & Co. garden, field
and flower seeds.
in
It is stated upon good auttaor
l ity, that the Forest Service next
I summer will build a telephone
| jj De f rom Challis to Loon Creek,
via. Parker Mountain and Custer.
Sheriff Roberts returned last
week from St. Anthony, where
he had delivered Elmer Allen to
the Idaho Industrial School. Mr.
Roberts speaks in the highest
terms of praise of that school.
There are 160 inmates, and Mr.
J. T. Humphries is the superin
tendent.
The new Odd Fellow lodge in
stituted at May, Feb. 4tb, will
known as "Pahsamaroi Lodge
No. 12b." Mr. John Stephens
was the only Odd Fellow £rom
Chailis or the valley present at
the institution. Pahsamaroi No.
128 started off with 17 members
The charter members are Harry
Dunn, Geo. Ellis, Lee Wiggins,
and Messrs. Short and Brown.
The new elective officers are :
Harry Dunn, N. G., Geo. Ellis,
V. G., D. Brown, Secretary, and
John Ostrom, Treasurer.
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of
Visitad by the Stork.
BORN.—In this valley on Wed
nesday, February 10th, 1909,
to the wife of Elias Thomas, a
son. Mother and child doing
well.
BORN.—Near Bayhorse, Idaho,
on Wednesday, February 10th,
1909, to the w ife of James H.
Marker, a 7-pound son. Moth
er and child doing well.
They are idols of hearts and of
households;
They are angels of God in dis
guise.
Order to Show Caiuf on Sale of Mines
or Mining Interests.
la the Probate Court of the County of
Custer, Stale of Idaho.
Id the Matter of the Estate
of
Margaret Dunn, Deceased. )
It appearing to this Court by the
petition presented aud filed the 0th
day of February. 1900, by L. E. Ulen
Dou, the attorney for the administra
tor of the Estate of Margaret Dunn,
deceased, praying for au order of aale
of the iniuing property of said estate.
That it is to the best interests of Baid
estate that all of said mining property
should be sold.
It is therefor ordered by the Court
that all persons iuterested appear be
fore this Court oo tlie loth day of
.March, 1909. at the hour of 11 o'clock,
A. M.. of said day. at the Court room
of said Court, at the Court House at
Challis, Couuty of Custer, State of
Idaho, to show cause why an order
should not l>e granted to said adminis
trator to sell ail of said mining prop
erty.
li is further ordered that a copy of
the order lie published three success
ive weeks in Tim Silver Messenger, a
newspaper priuted and published iu
said county.
J. G. FIN KELL,
Probate Jndpe.
Dated this 11th day of February. 1909.
First publication Feb. ltfth, 1909.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
(Serial No. 03159)
Department of the Interior, )
U. S. Land Office at Hailey, Idaho, *
February 2nd, 1909. )
Notice is hereby given that William
Lemhi
P. Kirkpatrick, of Patterson,
county. Idaho, who. on October 2tlh,
made Homestead Application No.
(Serial No. 03159), for EX NE 1 »,
NEt 4 of Section 21, Township 14
1903
24;
NW
North, Range 23 F.ast of lloise Merid
ian, has filed notice of iutenlion to
make Final Five Year Proof, to estab
lish claim to the land above described,
^f ore Prank p. Mc'racken, Probate
Judge and Clerk of the Probate Court,
! at Salmon. Idaho, on the 15lh day of
> March _ liM)9
! Claimant names as witnesses :
Stephen F. Horn, of May. Idaho,
Samuel U. Bradbury,of Patterson.Id.
Chris Cocanougber.of Patterson. Ida.
A , * McMahon. Uegister.
First publication Feb. 9, 190'.*.