The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-11-19

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running in full blast. The first
grade has about 40 scholars en-
rolled. and the primary depart
ment 80. This division will be
of great benefit to all of the
pupils who attend school.
Tickets for the Thanksgiving
ball $3.50.
The late wedding of Miss G..
Vanderbilt to the ''juke" was an
elaborate affair. The flowers
used for decoration alone cost
1925, 900. How much better it
would have been to give this
amount of money to the poor and
destitute of New York City. 1t
appears that dukes come high,
but the American girls are bound
to have them.
G. w. Castle has been employ
ed to teach the Clayton school.
George Dearden came up from
Salmon last week.
Matt and Cliff Womacks were
in Challis several days last week
from Salmon.
Jas. Steen is cut from his
mining property on Jordan creek
near Bonanza.
| o. J. Swift and Jas. Cochran
came in from Blackbird district
last Tuesday evening. Mr.. Swift
is very well pleased with the
mining outlook there. He ex-
poets to put in Huntington mill
next spring. Next year Black
bird will, without doubt. be a
good camp.
The fate of the candidates for
the seat of United States Senator
Blackburn, of Kentucky, will
rest in the hands of the two
Populists elected to the house
Complete returns show the fol
lowing: House-Democrats, 46
Republicans, 50; Populists, 2
Senate-Democrats, %; Repub
licans, 16. Joint ballot-Demo
Gratis, 68; Republicans, IS; Pop.
ulists, 2.
An Ohio minister preached ;
sermon on Profanity" During
the discourse he took the ground
that damn" was not swearing,
simply used by many to empha
size what they said. The minis
ter while calling on the memb
ers of his congregation a few
days afterwards met a young
! lady, one of the vivacious girls,
who said: Elder, that was /;
damned good sermon you preach
ed last Sabbath" The minister
it is said, tainted away.
Rev. F. w. Parker, who uset
to exhort in Challis, is now
on a tour lecturing on Mar
: riage." Better come up to Chal
! lis, Elder, and give US another
sermon on Dancing" We hav,
introduced several new dance.
since you were here. Also tn,
, boys can play better game o
, pool.
Two men, says Walt Mason
went out to look for work one
fine September day; one held
corner down. in town and talked
the hours away. He talked will
:. sages like himself. about hi
|, country's woes, and with sor
!, of pride he viewed his ragged
: clothes. He doubtless though
that work would come and be,
on bended knees, that he woul,
go and take a job of herdins
!. humble bees. For days am
/ weeks he stood around and talk
ed of woes and wrong, AM
squiuted round to look for worl
; which did not come along. Whel
u wintry blizzards came along an
froze the beard of man, he ha
e no wood pile in the shed, no Goa
q oil in the can; he'd no TOBACCO i
the box, or money in the bank
the county had to give him stu
J to fill his empty tank. The otf
er man who hunted work wen
hunting with a will; he said: ''P
g jump at any job and try to fl
. the bill; I'll quarry rock or cho
down trees, like other toilin
d gents; if l can't make V a da
is I'll work for fifty cents" Whe
l. winter came he sat at ease befol
e a blazing hearth; he owned
20 pleasant home, although /
4 didn't own the earth.
The Weiser Signal says: "a
n far as Idaho is concerned. "
, assure you the Idaho Democr
and Blackfoot News are the on
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