The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-05-19

Delinquent tax list elsewhere
in this issue.

LII It1to loD0Cs
District Court convenes in
Challis next Monday.
VIM. Slime left for Wood river
last Friday morning.
Dune. Cameron is little i'm
proved in health this week.
The Silver Hammer, publish
ed at ST. Anthony, is no more.
Robt. Morrison went to Sal
mon last Saturday on a business
trip.
The Custer Miners Union n W
belongs to the Western Fedora
ton.
Decoration Day will be observ-
ed in Challis by the G. A. r. and
others.
VIM. Buster departed last
Wednesday morning for Black
bird district.
J. P. Spalding and Col. N. J..
Sharp departed last Wednesday
moning as delegates to the Re
publican State Convention.
Why don't Spain put in bill
against the United States for
having discovered America {?
She might reasonably claim sal
wage.
W. E. Hanna came ont from
Yellow Jacket one day last week.
We understand that the strike is
still on out there, and that the
camp is virtually closed down.
The Cinnabar mining property
on Bruno creek was by Sheriff
Hosford last week. 1t was a
foreclosure of a mortgage. 1t
was purchased by Geo. E. Keyes
for S76.
Mr.. Roberts of Custer had S400
stolen from behind his bar last
week. A portion of this sum
was in checks. Payment on
them have been stopped at the
bank. People should be careful
and not cash these checks.
Nearly every mail now brings
country papers propositions tc
advertise bicycles, paying hall
cash for a bike and half in ads
Sifted down, it means doing the
advertising for nothing, fol
nearly every make of bicycle is
advertised for double what as
good ones can be bought for
DeLamar Nugget.
The funeral of the late Mrs.
VIM. Flenniken, held in Challis
on the 18th inst. was the largest
funeral held here for number
of years-there being over %
teams in the procession. Mr..
Flenniken desires through the
columns of the MESSENGER, to
extend his heartfelt thanks to
all who so kindly aided through
the sickness and the death of his
wife.
On last Monday, Senator Sher
man, referring to Mckinley
financial views, said
"There can be no doubt of tht
opinion of Major Mckinley OF
the money question. He is com
mitted in every form by speech
and otherwise to the Republican
policy of maintaining the presen
gold coin of the United States al
the standard of value -
These are Senator Sherman
exact words. A few weeks ag,
Senator Sherman said substan
TALLY the same thing in a publi
interview, besides it is general,
conceded that if Mckinley il
elected president, John Sherman
will be his Secretary of th,
Treasury.
The Worthwhile mich. Recort
says "a ''slick' stranger di'
a lot of the Worthwhile smoker
and some of our business mel
very neatly last week with hi
"Cubanola" cigars. They werl
made by the insurgents in Cub;
and if our people would buy |
box or two each they would no
only be getting a choice articl
but at the same time they woulC
be helping the Cuban cause. Th'
little scheme worked very NIGEL,
but the cigars turn out to be tht
very poorest of ''twofors" an,
the patrons of the"Cuban cause
here are rapidly transferrin:
their sympathy to Spain. Th'
whole thing, it is needless t,
add, was a fake"
The same person, perhaps wa
in Challis some time ago, ant
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