The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1895-03-05

A. M. ColweIl has been ap-
pointed deputy sheriff at Yellow
Jacket.
Jas. Hooper was over from
last week.
Carl Pitkin and Chas. Jenson
have leased the Felkner & Nc
Gowan ranch.
The ''neck-tie" party at the
hall last Friday night was not a
''neck- tie" dance at all. We pre-
sumo the cause of this was the
fears by some that they would
not draw just who they desired.
Hanrahan's bill to annex por-
ton of Alturas county to Custer
county has passed both branches
of the legislature. This takes
in that portion of Alturas county
known as the Island" which is
a valuable farming section.
Ex-Lieut. Gov. F. B. Willis
and wife are here to stay. They
will make their future residence
in Pocatello. Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis have been living in Custer
county for some years past and
are considered valuable acquisi-
tions to the city.-Pocatello TTib-
Gt7le.
One of the jokes going round
about the Republican landslide
last fall is that of a man in Mis-
souri, who, when he heard that
the state went Republican, rush
ed home and shouted to his
astonished wife ''Pack up,
Mary, pack up; I'm going to
move, l won't live in a Republi-
can state" The dutiful wife be-
gan to make preparations for
leaving and the husband went
down town again. Presently he
returned flushed with rage and
despair: '.Unpack, Mary, un-
pack, I'm not going" he painted.
Why what's the matter. Frank? ?
asked his wife. With a groan he
answered. There's no place to
60"
A drummer had nothing to do
one Sunday in one of the north
ern towns, and concluded to go
church. At the close of the
sermon the minister equested all
of those who wanted to go to
heaven to stand up. The whole
congregation arose with the ex-
ception of our drummer friend,
who had gone sleep in the mean
time. After the congregation
was seated the pastor said: 'Now
all who want to go to hell stand
up" By this time the drummer
had awakend and heard the re-
quest to ''stand up" but no more.
Rubbing his eyes he stood up,
looked around him at the seated
congregation and then at the
minister. When he took in the
situation he said: %'Mr. Preach
er, l don't know exactly what we
are voting on, but some way you
and I seem to be in a hopeless
minority"
We believe he is a resident OF
Challis. He bears within his
massive girth the meat and es-
sence of all worth. The stars
round him revolve; the sky rests
on his mighty shoulders high
And so he walks, erect and grand
the solar system in his hand; ano
matched with him they look
small, the mighty man who
knows it all.
Then let the sun go out al
noon, and throw a towel DER the
moon, and let the stars remote
and high, drop, like loose but
tons, from the sky, and send to
Nights Plutonian shores your
selectmen and sophomores; but
spare him for the good of all,
the mighty man who knows it all
All when he dies will wisdom
die, the sun of knowledge leave
the sky, and we'll be left in dark
and doubt, like Moses when the
light out. Oh leave us not in
darkness blind, thou luminary o.
mankind, through dark blin6
ways to grope and fall, oh, won
drous man who knows it all.
Give to the vulture and tht
shark thy statesmen and thy
men of mark; give to the beasts
your professors; let the bear anC
lion do their work upon YOU
scientists; spare not the mighty
and obese and portly judge. Blu
save, oh save, we humbly call
the wondrous man who knows i