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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-12-31
chrissnnss in ch~iIi~.

Christmas was observed in
Challis to some extent. Excel
lent dinners were enjoyed at
many places. Many gifts were
exchanged. In the midst of this
Merry Christmas the poor were
not forgotten. And in this re-
spect charity was shown, and
one act of this kind that came to
our observation was when our
open-hearted townsman, George
MCGOWAN, presented to a poor
family living here, a whole dres-
sed hog. Such acts of charity
shows a noble spirit. Other to-
kens were distributed, for in
stance, John p Spalding, our
worthy druggist, gave away
many boxes of choice cigars. We
were among the many who re-
ceived a box, and can testify as
to the excellence of this brand of
cigars. The Challis band also
appeared on Main street and
assisted to make it seem like
Christmas up here 80 miles from
a railroad in winter time.
On Tuesday evening-Christ-
mas eve., Christmas exercises
were held in the I. o. o. F. hall,
two trees were loaded with pres
ents, besides number of tables.
Music was furnished by the
choir and the Challis Brass Band,
which was very appropriate. The
band is composed of the follow
ing persons
Prof. Smith.
J. L. Ebberts.
Frank Nickerson.
w. D. Pierce.
Martin Jacobson.
Hougar Jacobson.
Ben Metzgar.
Clyde Wilkinson.
John Finnegan.
Arthur MCGOWAN.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-12-31

CUSTER ENCANPKENT NO 10.
Regular meetings first and third Wednesday
sights Of each month at the L. o. o. F. hall, In
challis, at o'clock, Brothers in good stand
ing are requested to attend.
A C. BomAR, c. P.
n M. SWEET, Scribe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-12-31

i" Ben Metzger,
Z" Arthur MCGOWAN,
+" Mike Foley,
{" Pete Coulter,
/" J. G. Fox,
Z" o. e. Penwell,
+" Arch Howell,
" Henry Bradbury,
d" Tom Chivers,
4" VIM. Millick,
- Earl Michael,
+" Wells MCGOWAN,
j." Henry MCGOWAN.
d" Chas. Frost,
g John Altman,
/" Leon Richards,
{" II. J. Jones,
{" Chas. Colvin,
/" w. Woodson,
/" A. G. Bomar,
+" John Galland,
/" VIM. Hallaran,
I" Geo. McGown,
{" A. Z. Zeigler,
" Chas. Dewitt,
"- Whitton,
=" NJ. S. Hicks,
q d. L. Rich,
Stan VanCamp.
Chas. Wilkinson,
" Len Peck,
Lee.
= Geo. B. Thompson,
g Geo. Hosford,
:" Ed. Frost.
Emmett Hosford.
&" Geo. MCGOWAN, Jr.,
+" Lafe Frost,
John Frost,
' Al. West.
4" Carl Pitkin.
A splendid banquet was giver
given al the New Challis House
and los persons partook thereof
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-12-31
LoCzL GLEErINCS-

Swear off
Write it 1896.
Fair sleighing in Challis.
Attorney Brown is at Boise
City.
Challis creek school dance to-
night.
Tomorrow Leap Year com
mences-
Ed. O'Neil and family are Wis
iting in Challis.
Taxes become delinquent on
Monday, Jan 6, 1896.
It's getting about time to or
ganize our Social Club.
Is below zero Sunday morn
ing. The coldest of the season.
Frank Tingley and Miss Lula
Fenning were married at Salmon
recently.
DR.. Pyle viii go to Houston on
Friday of this week for a few
days on business.
The lost has been found-oe
Ebbert's old horse, Fox. was
brought TO town last week
Notice the s.ad." of S. P.
Riggs. He has most excellent
fruit ranch for sale at bargain.
George MCGOWAN and Thos.
Turnbull left yesterday morning
for Logan, Utah, where they
viii attend school
VIM. Slime and Henry Stead
ley have purchased the saloon
building in Challis now occupied
by Smith & Hicks. The new
owners expect soon TO repaper
the building and start in bust
ness.
The special Christmas edition
of the Pocatello Tribune was a
beauty, and surpasses anything
heretofore published in Idaho.
This edition shows the enter
prise of its publishers, and
speaks well for the prosperity of
the Gate City.
Our patrons viii hereafter
have the SILVER MESSENGER at
S4.00 per year. if paid in advance
if on the books at the old rates
We hope times will so mend that
by another year our subscription
viii so increase that well be able
to issue at $500 per year.
Silver Leaf Rebekah No. q,
last Tuesday night elected the
following officers for next term:
n. G.-Mrs. a c. Bomar.
v. G.-Miss Mable Funkhouse.
Secretary-Miss R. Harnett.
Treasurer-Mrs. g. Thompson.
Trustees-Mrs. O. E Penwell.
Mrs. Chas. Funkhouse, Miss
Nellie Penwell.
News, news, news. It's enough
to give a man the blues. Nobody
married and nobody dead; no
body's broken an arm or a head;
nobody came in to talk of the
crap" no one got boozy and
started scrap; nobody got run
in for taking a horn; nobody
buried and nobody born. Oh.
for a racket, a riot. a fuss
Some one to come in and kick up
a muss; some one TO stir up the
peace laden air; somebody com
meut to give US a scare. Some
body thumped within an inch of
his life; somebody run of with
another mans wife; somebody
come in and pay up their dues
anything, anything just so it's
news.
We understand that Arthur
Greene will be married to Miss
Mary Foley today. at the home
of the bride in Bayhorse. The
bride is one of the most highly
respected. accomplished and
beautiful young ladies in Custer
county, and Mr.. Greene, is a
worthy gentleman of this county,
and is a brother of Supt Greene
of the Clayton Mining Company.
After the wedding ceremony is
this happy young couple will de
part for Salmon where they will
reside. Mr.. Greene is partner
in the merchandise business
with Henry Monk, at Salmon
The MESSENGER extends its
r~~,o y,m~~x %.x1 a sSx~x~e, a,1I f.e>CS VII hoe
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-12-31
I. o. o. F. BALL.

On Christmas night a grand
ball was given by Custer Lodge
No. 81. I. o. o. F. 1t was very
large party and was a success
financially as well as socially 46
tickets being sold. The music
was furnished by Prof. Bomar's
orchestra, also by the Challis
Cornet Band, under the leader
ship of Prof. Smith. Our re-
porter uoted the following ladies
and gentlemen present
Mrs. J. P. Spalding,
=" W. w. West,
Joe Rogers,
=" VIM. Elder,
VIM. Bradbury,
Henry Bradbury,
Tom Chivers,
VIM. Millick,
Chas. Frost.
I" Len Peck,
VIM. Gill,
Chas. Colvin.
= A. c. Bomar,
Chas. Jensen,
Geo. MCGOWAN,
]. l.. Ebberts,
I" A. K. Zeigler,
=" M. S. Hicks,
Z" A. ]. Pierce.
ChaS. Frost,
Chas. Smith,
=" M. A. Brown,
Chas. Potter,
:" Geo. Thompson,
e" Geo. Hosford.
Miss Addie Frost,
E" Edna West,
' Monte HallaTan,
6 Mary Foley,
- Cassie West,
Nellie Penwen,
" Lottie Bradbury,
May Paul.
Pearl MCGOWAN.
Winnie Bradbury,
Beatrice Bradbury.
Amanda johnson,
Maud Jensen,
Wick Jensen,
Julia Jensen,
" Mable Funkhouse,
Z" Kittie Navarro.
" Dorthy Jacobson,
" May VanCamp.
90 Etna Smith,
p" Julia Peck,
" Clytie Bradbury,
" Ethel Thompson,
+" Lulu MCGOWAN.
Mr.. John Spalding,
VIM. Peck,
Geo. E. Keyes,
Joe Rogers,
+" VIM. Elder,
VIM. Bradbury,
Prof. Smith,
Joe Ebberts,
Frank Nickerson,
VIM. ID. Pierce,
Clyde Wilkinson,
" Martin jacobson,
Hougar Jacobson,
" John Finnegan,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-12-31
CUSTER LODGE NO. 81, 4. o. o. F
LINCOLN POST NO. IS, @. A. r.

LINCOLN POST NO. rs, @. A. p.
There will be regular meetings of Lincoln
Post No. Is, Department Of Idaho, G. A. R., at
the L o. o. F. hall, in Challis, on the LIST Friday
evening OF each month, at o'clock. All com
rsdes in good standing are requested to be
present. JAS. H. VANCAxP, Commander.
L. II. Johnston, Adiutant.
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1895-10-23

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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1895-10-23

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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-04
PERSONAL.

A. T. Gallager of Alviso is registered at the
Commercial.
A. J. Bruner, an attorney of Sacramento, is
ct the Grand.
Captain James sennett of Santa Clara is at
the Occidental.
DR.. w. d. Rodgers of jacksonville is staying
at the Occidental.
E. H. Winship, capitalist of Napa, is regis
tered at the Grand.
J. d. Sproul. a leading attorney OF Chico, is a
guest at the Palace.
DR.. r. F. Taylor of Napa was one of yester-
days arrivals at the Grand.
j. ]. Hebron, a leading cattleman OF
Salinas, is at the Occidental.
Captain C. NJ. Remission of Stockton regis
tered yesterday at the Grand.
George E. Faw, prominent merchant OF
Gonzales, is at the Occidental.
James w. Bartlett, District Attorney of Trim
ity County, is a guest at the Lick.
Captain J. K Fraser of Lakeport is in the
City stopping at the Commercial.
DR.. j. P. E. Hentz of Monterey was one of
yesterdays arrivals at the Occidental.
V. S. McClatchey of the Sacramento Bee
registered yesterday at the California.
Timothy Lee, ex-Chief Of Police of sacra-
mento, registered yesterday at the Lick.
A. G. Hopkinson, manager OF the Stockton
Pottery Works, came down yesterday and is
staying at the Grand.
E. d. McCabe, the Governors private secre-
tary, came down from Sacramento last evening
and registered at the Lick.
George f. Beveridge, a prominent mine.
owner, came in yesterday from Sonora, Mexico,
and registered at the Palace.
Fl. P. Heydemann, manager for Miller & Lux
tn to oh &c ca floG
and is registered at the Brooklyn.
]. F. Coupe, leading wine-shipper of Santa
Cruz and chairman of the committee on the
press of the carnival came up yesterday and
registered at the Grand.
John T. Sullivan, chairman of the committee
on promotion of the Santa Cruz Venetian
Water Carnival, came up yesterday to attend
the final meeting of the San Francisco commit
tee and made his headquarters at the Grand.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-04
ANSWERS TO COIN.

The multiplication of books in answer to
"Coin's Financial School" is becoming a
public nuisance. Writers of them in all
parts of the East from Minnesota to Louis
lana seem to be thicker than spring poets.
The books come forth from the press in
shoals. 1t is no longer possible to number
them. They assume the existence of an
innumerable multitude of readers each
eager and scrambling for chance to pay
two bits to see "Coin" demolished, and if
the demand is at all equal to the supply,
then indeed may we claim that the Ameri.
can people are the most insatiate and ON
nivorous devourers of books on record.
1t would be folly to treat these books as
literature of finance and an almost equal
folly to treat them as politics. They are
stump oratory expressed in pamphlets
with illustrations for gestures 1t may be
said of them as of the ten virgins in the
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-04
THE MONROE. DOCTRINE.

John E. Russell of Massachusetts has
published a small pamphlet on the Monroe
doctrine. intended as defense of the
foreign policy of the Cleveland admins
tration so far as it relates to the affairs of
this hemisphere. The main argument is
that the great doctrine sis declaration of
one administration only and has never
been Endorsed by Congress" Therefore,
according to Mr.. Russell, the Government
of the United States has only "senti-
ment' to act upon in any effort to enforce
the doctrine as matter of diplomacy, and
sentiments are too vague to have weight in
determining conclusions of international
law.
There is not enough in this argument to
excuse, much less to justify, the weakness
OF the Cleveland administration in matters
OF recent occurrence in Central America,
but there is enough in it to call attention
to the need of some clear and definite ex-
preston of what the policy of this country
will be in all controversies that may arise
between any American State and Euro
pean power. Considering the hold the
Monroe doctrine has upon the minds and
the hearts of the American people, it is
somewhat strange that Congress has not
long before this given it the Endorsement
of resolution declaring the intents and
purposes of our Government in respect to
it, and certainly it is time the omission
should be remedied.
Some time ago Senator Lodge of Mas
sachusetts declared his intention to intro
duce such resolution at the next session
of Congress, and we may reasonably expect,
therefore, to have the sentiment" put at
last into form that will serve for the in
struction of all future administrations.
Some resolution of the kind will be un-
doubtedly adopted, but the form will in all
probability lead to great debate. Con-
gress being in the hands of Republican
majority and under the leadership of men
whose Americanism is in hearty accord
with manifest destiny" will be sure to
express the resolution in language too
vigorous and too far-reaching for the
Cleveland cuckoos to approve. Hence
will come the discussion that will be at
once an education and an inspiration to
the people. Of the final result we need
not have any fear, and no possible mug
wump administration in the future will
ever have an opportunity to plead in ex-
cuse for weakness that the Monroe doc
trine is only sentiment.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-04

Bible, that five are wise and five are foolish.
Whose reads them is liable to find the
lamp of knowledge burning on one page
suddenly extinguished in the darkness of
ignorance on the next. Fact and fiction,
anecdote and argument, folly and philoso-
ply, invective, jibes, jeers and balderdash
with tables of statistics piled mountains
high or spread out like the vast deserts of
Sahara, are in them inexrricably mingled.
They constitute veritable jungle of reason
and unreason through which the intellect
finds no path, while over the dismal mazes
hangs the black cloud of partisan preju-
dice darling fierce lightnings OF rage that
threaten every moment to hurry the
whole country into chaos and confusion
worse confounded.
Fortunate it is for the Californians that
they dwell so far from the hot East, where
this racketing battle of the standards is
waged with such multiplicity of pamph-
lets. Imagine the feelings of a just man
of impartial mind, who, having read
"Coins Financial School, is now con-
WINGED that as a matter of fair play he
must read the answers to it. Such man
will have to bid farewell to his summer
holidays and even to his necessary work.
1t is, il. fact, doubtful if he can find time
to eat or to sleep as he pursues the arduous
task of reading the answers as fast as they
pour forth from the tireless press. Some
of them must be skipped, but which to
skip is a question that will sorely perplex
everybody who does not possess brain
vigorous enough by one supreme effort to
skip them all.
1t is, of course, possible this early begin
ming of pamphlet campaign on the money
question may have its use, for in the ma
jestic destiny of the American people all
things are possible, but to those who judge
affairs solely in the light of reasonable
probabilities very little good can be ex-
pected of it. The Congress which assem-
bles next winter viii make no attempt to
change the present standard, for it would
be useless while Cleveland is President.
Not until 1896 can anything be done TO
determine the course which the country
shall pursue. We may as well wait, there
fore, for the opening of that year before we
get hot in the collar and begin to perspire
over the subject In the meantime the
wisest thing for the average man to do is
to enjoy the quiet of the off year, read the
CALL and rest in full confidence that Re-
publican craftsmanship will settle this
issue, as it has done others, in manner
wiser than the pamphleteers dream of.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-04
THE VALLEY ROAD.
Thirty-five Miles of Rail on the
Water Bound for This

"There is nothing unusual in connection
with the road" said Secretary Mackay of
the San Joaquin Valley Railroad yester-
day. Everything is moving along satisfac-
torily. Tomorrow there will be meeting
of the board of directors to transact routine
business. Hereafter the board will meet
every Tuesday to hear reports of the prog
ress of the work"
1.-THE men at work on the preliminary
survey" said Engineer Storey of the same
company" are pushing. They have now
got to the Tuolumne River and will push
ahead.
GAS yet nothing has been done in regard
to the rails that were lost by the wreck of
the vessel in the Straits of Magellan, but
this loss will not materially interfere with
the work; it will cause little delay, that is
all. There are at this time thirty-tive
miles of rail on the water on the way to
this port, and in the future twenty miles
of rail will leave the East for this port
every month. AS soon as the rails reach
here the work of track-laying will be com.
menced."
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-04
AROUND THE CORRIDORS.

The Hon. James f. Connolly of New Jersey,
upon whose head has fallen the portfolio Of
Consul to Japan, through the courtesy OF his
personal friend, Mr.. Cleveland, is stopping al
the Palace Hotel with his family
"No, have never been to JAPAN" said MI
Connolly, "but will probably be there four
years, and from what can hear OF 1T imagine
1T will suit me. resigned from the ofhce Of
Collector of Internal Revenue OF New Jersey
owing to i'll health, and much to my surprise
received my appointment to Japan the day
following. What kind of place is Japani
Have you ever been there?"
The gentleman addressed happened to have
passed two years in that country and SO stated
"Well now, tell me- How is the weather"
every hot in summer and cold in winter
Shows often.''
what? Is it possible that they have snow
in Yokohama?''
"Well, rather. A couple of feet at times
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-04
A FLOWER SOCIAL.
The Howard-Street Methodist Church
to Inaugurate New Kind
of Entertainments.

The ladies of the Howard street Metho-
dist Episcopal Church will give novel en-
tertainment next Friday night. 1t is
called Glover social" and is said to be
something new in the way of church enter
tainments.
The following excellent programme has
been arranged:
Recitation, Fred Head; vocal duet, R. w.
Smith and c. H. Pierce; reading (selected),
Miss Frank Hewlett; vocal duet, Mrs. Libby
and Mrs. Freeman; recitation, A. J. Morrison ;
piano solo. M. de Witt; recitation, Miss II.
Brierley; vocal duet, Mr. and Mrs. Heaton ;
recitation, Miss A. Mccullough.
The members of this congregation are
taking lively interest in all church mat
tiers just now, and they will no doubt turn
out in force to see just what kind of an en-
tertainment flower social is.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-06-04
RED SIGN AL LAMPS.
They Have Been Improved and Now
Can Be Distinguished at Night.

They Have Been Improved and Now
Can Be Distinguished at Night.
Some time ago the CALL drew attention
to the fact that the street lamps on which
red glass tops had been placed for the pur-
pose OF indicating the location of the
nearest fre-alarm signal-stations did not
answer the purpose for which they were
erected, for the reason that they could not
be distinguished at a distance of half a
block from any other street lamp. 1t was
suggested at that time that the fame
shoulo be raised This suggestion has
been acted upon in number Of instances,
and now those red lamps can be seen at a
distance of six or seven blocks. These
lamps should be kept lighted on what is
known as corporation moonlight nights.
Three nights in the month these lamns
are not lit, and during that time are value.
less as fre-signals