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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-08

Governor-elect Steunenberg is
q young man. 1t is good that
he is, for on his shoulders falls
the task of preparing the Dem
ocracy of Idaho for the campaign
of 1898, and laying the founda-
ton for the fight in this State in
1900.
The Democracy of Idaho rises
or falls with the administration
of the next two years, with
Frank Steunenberg at the head.
The Call predicts that the ship
is in good hands, and that our
new Governor will be a credit to
the entire State, and one whom
the now demoralized Democracy
can well rally under.
Never before has the party
been placed in such an extremely
trying position. With a demon
allied State on its hands the de-
moralized Democracy must per-
feet all things. The several
legislatures just past have not
been of the greatest credit to
Idaho, and the party of the OPP
position has been in complete
power. The most extravagant
appropriations have been grant
ed at the wish of political schem-
ers, the treasury has been rahed
clean, until now deficiency war
rants are afloat, and the end is
not yet.
Then comes the matter of low
er taxes. While this does not
lie in the hands of the Governor,
it does with the Democrats who
will control the legislature. Ida
no now carries the heaviest tax
levy of any State in the Union
save one. This should not be
so, because expenses should be
cut, when the rate can be in like
manner reduced.
Democracy needs reorganiza-
ton, and now is the golden OPP
portunity. Mr.. Setunenberg is
the man to reorganize under.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-08

His leadership will give us new
life and new energy, and no one
will deny that the party is in
need of it. He is progressive,
knows there is such a word as
no, can say it, and his record is
one that the party can take up
and drill under.
Indeed, reform is at hand, we
honestly believe, and if it is,
Idaho's Democracy will soon be
reorganized and a bold front can
be made for 1893 and for 1900.-
Boise Saturday Call.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-08
NOTICE

is hereby given that sealed bids will be receiv-
ed by the Board of County Commissioners of
Custer county at their regular January meet
ing 1897 for the repair of the North abutment of
the county bridge, spanning Salmon river, be-
low Watson's rancn. The work to be done is
to put said abutment in such condition as to
render it secure from washing out. Bidders
are invited to submit with their bids, plans for
the repair of said abutment.
All bids must be sealed, addressed to the
Board of County Commissioners, marked ::
Proposals for the repair of Watson's bridge"
and filed on or before January 18th, 1897.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
BY Order of the Board of County Commits
siolers. GEO. e. KEYES, Clerk.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-08
Notice to Creditors.
Estate Of Frank Smith, deceased

Estate of Frank Smith, deceased
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned,
John p. Spaldng, administrator of the estate
Of Frank Smith, deceased, TO the creditors Of,
and all persons having claims against said de-
ceased, to exhibit them, with the Necessary
vouchers, within four months after the first
publication OF this notice 20 said administrator
at his store on Main street, Challis, Idaho. the
same being the place for the transaction of the
business Of said estate in the county of Custer,
Idaho. JOHN p. SPALDING,
Administrator.
Dated September 2lst, 1896. WI
First publication Oct. Is, 1896.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-08
Notice to Creditors.
Estate of George Thompson, deceased.


Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
Bella w. Thompson, Administrators of the es-
tate of George Thompson deceased, to the
creditors of and all persons having claims
against said deceased, to exhibit them, with
the necessary vouchers, within four months
after the first publication of this notice to said
administrators at the ranch of George Thomp-
son, deceased, the same being the place for the
business of said estate in the county of Custer,
Idaho. BELLA w. THOMPSON,
Dated Sept. 8, 1896. Administrative
First publication Sept. g. 1895.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-08

of each other. Here they mingle
together, here they become &C
quainted with each other, and,
my friends, acquaintance leads
us to understand that there is
something to be respected in our
acquaintance, and it leads us to
understand that there is some
thing to be respected in our ac-
quaintances, and it leads US to
understand that none are perfect;
none at all.
1--WE love our form of govern
ment, not because every law is
perfect. We love it because we
can make it as good as we de-
serve to have it, and when we
mingle with our neighbors we
realize that the restraint which
we seek to have put upon them
must also be put upon us, and in
telligence leads us to understand
that we each enjoy the highest
measure, because we shall each
receive equal rights with every
other person.
1--WE love the flag. 1t is the
symbol of our nation. Let us as
we gather here this afternoon
firmly resolve that we shall show
our love by making it float over
land where the people are free
indeed. Let us show our love
for that flag by attempting to
take from it the attempt to put
it to the use of protecting injus-
tice and the defense of wrong.
The flag can never make right
that which is wrong; the flag can
never purify that which is inn
pure; the flag can never make
that just which is unjust. Let
us so love the flag that we shall
endeavor to SO perfect our gov
ernment that the flag shall stand
for equality before the law, for
protection of every citizen,
whether at home or abroad. Let
us so love that flag that what
has come to be devotion to it
shall become greater and great
err. My friends, no nation on
earth enjoys the opportunities
of education, and as we prize the
liberty which we enjoy, as we
prize the government given to
us by our fathers, let us firmly
resolve that it's policies shall be
those of the people themselves
and that no foreign power shall
dictate the Legislation that shall
be made"
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-08
Notice to Creditors.


Estate of Charles Michaelson deceased
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned.
John Z. Spalding, administrator of the estate
of Charles Nicholson, deceased, TO the credit
ors OF, and all persons having claims against
said deceased to exhibit them, with the neces-
sary vouchers, within four months after the
first publication Of this notice to said admins
traitor at his store on Main street, Challis,
Idaho, the same being the place for the tran
sactiou Of the business of said estate in the
county Of Custer Idaho.
JOHN p. SPALDING,
Administrator.
Dated September 21st, 1896. WI
First publication Oct. 10, 1896.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-08
REWARD !!

reward of $50 is hereby offered by Custer
county for information leading to the arrest
and conviction of the person or persons guilty
of setting fire to the comfy bridge across the
Yankee Fork, below the town of Bonanza.
by order of the Board of County Commits
SionerS. GEO. f. KEYES, Clerk.
Dated, October 21st, 1896.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-08

rem at Denver, Colorado, on Nov.
"a, in the following beautiful
language. We reproduce the
speech in full +;
"Newsboys, children, ladies
and gentlemen: In the presence
of SO many who may develop into
boy orators I feel somewhat
abashed. Naughter.) And still
more so when I find that to your
host of boy orators you may add
the girl orator of Colorado.
Uaughter.) But / never refuse
to talk to the children, because [
realize that in childhood impress
sions are made which, to a large
extent, determine the future
course of life. And | never,
therefore, lose an opportunity
to impress upon those who are
young the advantages which our
government gives, in order that
they may be interested in main
tanning that government and
handing it down unimpaired to
the generations yet to come.
When, in this campaign, | have
been accused of being dangerous
to this country, / have wondered
who under our flag has more
reason to love our form of gov
eminent than | have. In what
other land, under what other
government is it possible for an
individual to become a represen-
tative of the people, simply be-
cause he believes in the princi-
pies which are true to the people
themselves | want to impress
upon the children gathered here
this afternoon that our form of
government is the best ever con
ceived by the mind of man. /
want them to love itas they grow
up. | want them to love it so
well that their every effort will
be to make that government so
good that every citizen will be
ready to die for it if it need be.
THE best friend of the gov
eminent is not necessarily the
one who turns it to his pecuniary
advantage If that advantage is
gained by wrong to somebody
else. The best friend of the
government is that person who
seeks to take from our statute
books every vicious law and put
there every statute necessary to
protect the simplest citizen as
we'll as the greatest citizen who
lives within our land. We who
today stand in the responsible
position of citizens can recognize
that every year brings new citi-
zens to the battle and takes from
life those who have borne the
burdens, and it should be our
endeavor to see instilled in the
minds of the youth the principles
of the government that those
who come after us shall do better
than we and leave this govern
ment when they die better than
we leave it when we pass away.
II am an optimist. | believe
that God intended man to rise;
to go upward and forward. /
believe that it is His purpose to
make each generation higher in
the scale of intelligence than the
generation which passed before,
and we shall not do our duty
unless we contribute our might
and courage to make the condi-
tons a little better for all the
people,
81 told the women this morn
ing that there was motto which
| desired them to impress upon
their children and their neigh
bors. | speak of it here, and l
shall lose no opportunity to speak
of it hereafter, and that motto is
equality before the law Hove
the public school system because
the rich and poor meet together
and learn to respect the rights
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-08

1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing
Notice OF Application for Patent be published
for the period OF sixty days (ten consecutive
weeks) in THE SILVER MESSENGER, weekly
newspaper published vt Challis in the county
of Custer, State OF Idaho.
w. II, BRODHEAD Register.
First publication Nov "A, 1896.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-08
Application For a Patent.
NOTICE No. 1876.
SURVEY No. 1851.
RE-PUBIIcATIoN.1
United States Land Office,


United States Land Otgce
Hdttey, Idaho, Nay 20, 1896.
Notice is hereby given, that o. ]. Salisbury
by w. II. Watt, his attorney in fact, whose
postoiiice address is Haley Blaine county,
State OF Idaho. has made application for n
United States Patent for the
BEARDSBEY MILL SITE
claim, situate on unsurveyed land in Bayhorse
Mining District, Custer couAty, State of Idaho
consisting OF t9]7 acres surface ground being
Survey No. 1854 and described in the held
notes and plat OF the official survey on file in
this Office, With magnetic variation at IL deg
rees and 45 minutes east, as follows
Beginning at Corner No. I. from whence U. S.
NJ M. No. 2, bears north 81 degrees So minutes
enst, 1887 feet; thence south 26 degrees So
minutes west 100 feet to Corner No. y thence
north - degrees SO minutes west 1850 feet to
corner No. B; thence north 544 feet to Corner
Mo. a thence south 81 degrees II minutes east
1872 feet to Corner No. &; thence south % de.
grees 20 minutes west 26,.7 feet to Corner No.
9; thence north rs degrees 81 minutes west 371 3
vey of exterior boundaries of this MIN site 4;
including an area of 1857 acres applied for. No
conflicts
The said Min site being of record in the ONCE
of the County Recorder OF said Mining District,
at Challis, in Custer county, State OF Idaho.
The nearest known locations being the Bayhorse
MN site, Survey No. 5S9; and the Riverview
Mill Site, Survey No. 55Sl3.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of the said Beardsley Mill Site claim or
surface ground are required to file their adj
verse claims thereto with the Register of the
United States Land Office. at HALEY. State of
Idaho, within the sixty days publication there
OF, or they will be barred by virtue of the pro-
visions OF the statute in such cases made and
provided. w. II. BRoDHEAD. Register.
Publication ordered-Commissioner' letter
IN, +" May 4, 1896.
direct that the foregoing Notice of Applica-
ton for Patent be published for the period of
sixty days (ten consecutive weeks) in THE
SILVER MESSENGER, q weekly newspaper pub
lished ut ChalliS, Custer county State of Idaho.
being the newspaper published nearest said
claim. w. H. BRoDHEAD, Register.
First publication May 20 A. d. 1896.
w II Wait Attorney for Anplfcant
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
CHANGES IN THE VOTING La y.
RaIncs's Proposed Amendment in
Regard TO Nominations.

M. H., Il, p,t,.. r.,.1.. A..
inc non. '"hh I'aihes OF 'hhahnalEua. the
Stnte Senate. who Inns devoted 81 much of his
,,.a 49, n,ni.n 49, IT..
tlne I" th' preparation II the liquor TAX law
which bears his name. has, nevertheless, found
timc MISC IN .,ivo tn amendments IN the eIec-
which lie proposes are Of n sweeping character.
Tbn lin Lo brs int rndrro1 To csn.ciour in-.
., II. +, :, ,I,.a, ~,
P'r''''' "'''I II - ,'''H''c'e" ti'"' we p'"l"'s'''
changes would Z" into effect for the first time
in a, vr,r vbcn pr.sidcrt nf tho I-pi,ed Stotes
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l. I" tie voice. l"r'
Section 80 of the present ballot law, under
which IN. citiz,ns Of New York voted last voor
""". NV "" i"N ''H se'r'
pr"N4'es thht amy p"lltlo"I "rE'hiHatl"h which
at the election previous pollcd either 10, 900
votes In tbc st,tc ar Sam nor cent ~ tho an.
''' 1880 = "' -"
tir" vol" cast III Ia" district or the state for
which nominations arc made shall be en-
t,tIcl Ia cnrsider,tio, ne an .s,ohrisbad ava
recognized political party, and Ia choose an
emblem for its candidates and to have their
.a,aI 80, a. att ~. ~,
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other Formally than the holding OF a nomi-
Mating convention.
=. W. 'r'"'t'' 'n"' "'"''"" ny t"e
Legislature, the ballot law nf last year provided
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OF the vote Of the state, and the clause of no.
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cured 80 per cent. of the total vote. senator
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
Oyster

1--WE heard of oysters growing on bottles and
old books. and on stakes planted in the
water, so they made sort Of oyster
orchards" said an old soldier, but I
never saw or heard OF any oysters in
the North that grew in quite the manner Of
some we used to see In creeks In the South. I've
seen EN- there thar always made me- think of
currant bushes. because they grew up in
masses that had something the same general
outline, a. n cnrrant. bush. A. It matter OF
fact, these oysters might have been growing
on something, hut they looked like oyster
bushes. big and little. Tn" oysters found grove
ing in this manner We're usually rather small;
a year or two old, maybe. They were close to-
prth"r. The shells wcr" very thin and very
mighty hard work To- Urrn them without nj.
ting your fingers. tn" dnrkirS used to Mt
some water, Ia IA great iron pot standing on 20
ground, build a fire around IL, and put in
branches and %hunch"s Of these oysters and
keep them there until IA" shells had bean
then the oysters could be- taken cut easily"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
IN BROADWAY At MONT.
What Followed the Finding OF n Man Lying
In u Doorway.

Just Mt g O'Clock, when the street was filled
with theatregocrs, II man lay sluInped down in
the deeply recessed doorway OF n broadway
store. 1t was dark in there, and though II
was only n foot or two from the line of the
store fronts TO the mans feet few noticed
him; but some did, and stopped TO look. One
stepped promptly into the doorway when he
saw the people standing around and bent down
over the man and looked into his face; he was
evidently prompted not 10y curiosity. but by "A
desire To see what needed to be done, and he
seemed like a man who was able TO tell and
who counted It his duty to find out. Ap-
parently lie was satisfied from his inspection
that the case was not urgent, for he left the
doorway AS quickly MS lie had entered 1t and
Others, though they were few in number
altogether there we're AT, no time more than
looked IN. and passed on, or fingered. Among
those Who came was n young man, not more
for a moment, and then stepped into the door,
way an" toe" (, the l nan by n ne arm. o.o.
And il was II cold might.
The man In the doorway raid no attention.
but thc young man didn't give II m; I'm fact,
he was a thoroughbred; not the Kind Of man 10
50, by on the other side.
mr %,i''i's sr, yet %6u wv, yo he s@i% Quietly. "rol'co-
sun no r".p"n2c, The young man picked up
the man. bat and, INT IT IN hi, head.
Come, lc said, come across the street aud
Under tho combined ipnucncc o, the young
something, the man IN ~" donrway looked M:
he Couldn't get up, or lie didn't want 10, hut he
MAS al5Nr ana az rltht; and the young man
MAJ MAN Minute Later @ ropq1sman and n patrol
NJ broadway aEr' made -traiglt Tor lie drorr.
way; Ne. ma heard a."U' the man. lLry
~ h~r"id"lE VIII hin, one uu zach side. The
drp.k n man etu,h h~ legs out In front, rnt
Int INST .t. #Ff.t. i#. Inc nm -. .l ~ -
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22

much astonished to move or speak. In a minute
che. wolf lay still, aud giving II a shake as II to
make sure II WAS dead the yolk dvorsa dropped
bnck int. the snow, and looked. toward my
father. who had now awakened, and was Begin
ming to cry. The volk dvorsa left the wolf,
walked and bounded over to where the child lay,
and once more old Oslov's heart came into his
mouth In his fear and breathless suspense. The
creature looked Mt the child wOnderingly,
snifred Mt IL, and then. not Offering to MODEST Il,
returped 10 the dead wolf and shook IL again by
the. mock.
"'Oslov caught my grandfather by tho
shoulder.
Come, come he shouted, Run with me.
Your child IN safe. Rum
down the road. round the bend of tho hol-
low. they rnn, and soon my grandfather had his
child IN his arms aud once again prayed In
thRnktnlncss for It's preservation. Old Oslov
kept his gun in readiness and looked at the
creature IA u atoud with its paws on the dead
wolf, fnrtng them. Ms the dog wolf faced US to-
day, neither advancing nor retrcating. Then
the two men went back to the sledges. and glad
enough everybody was to see them coming with
the child.
"'1his is the way the volk dvorsa came into
my fathers neighborhoo1 seventy years ago.
10 you wonder that we keep the story alive In
our family I"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-03-22
sparrow- Assist a stuok.up Brother.


SuREvEronr, La, March Some English
spnrrnwS seemed 10 be having u queer game Of
some sind down at (nrter's cur'ier yesterday.
One ~ the little fellows had evidently gotten
himself latO a predIcRment of some kind that
prevented his lying, and the others were max
ing 'uantnl efforts 10 help him out, The injured
bird appeared to be hugging the wall for some
reason, perhaps 10 be out of the way Of hurry
lng foot passengers, and the others kept busy
fyiug INST 20 The fountain at the corner, whore
they dlusCd themselves well each time. and
then back again To- their disabled mate. The
Antics ~ the whole party were 50 unusual that |
went over 10 investigate, Will this result:
The postcr had been putting up bills for
tho, coming Opera House attraction and had
spilled A generous supply OF paste on the pave
Weut. An unsuphIstiCated sparrow had made a
raid on The sticky stun, the consequences there
from being that he had gotten literally stuck on
the sidewalk, his feathers and feet being so
gumIned, up that he could use neither. Tho
kindly efforts of his rntcrprtsing friends by aud
bT resulted I'm releasing his feet from their con-
iurHrnt, NJ They we're enabled 10 bring On their
WINS enough water from the fountain TO soften
tho g,uC.
AZ soon a. the llttlo fellow could hop they es-
corted, him To the fountain, locating him In a
safe place under the drip. His feathers were
rapidly cleAnsed, and by and by the whole party
few away, cleaner and wiser birds, perhaps.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-06-05

Go to Baugh's drug store for your
fishing tackle-everyrhing in this line
always on hand and all new stock
Wanted-A reliable LADY or gentleman
to distribute samples and make house
to house canvass for our vegetable toilet
soaps and pure favoring extracts, $40
to $50 month easily made, Address
Crofts & Reed. Chicago, H.
H. NJ Thatcher, Justice OF the Peace,
for shoshone precinct Acknowledge
ments taken and papers of all descrip-
tons drawn. Real Estate and Collection
Agency. Houses to Rent and Ranches
for Sale. Office next door to the New
Columbia Hotel.
When the facts are before you you
must be convinced.
The facts are that the Union Pacific
is leading all competitors, is the ac-
knowledged dining car route, and great
through car line of the west.
The line via Denver and Kansas CITY
to Chicago, in connection with the
Chicago & Alton railroad, with its excel
lent equipment OF free reclining chair
cars, Pullman palace sleepers and Pull
man diners demands the attention of
every traveller to the east. Ask your
nearest agent for ticket via this route.
E. L. LoNAx,
isl Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agent.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-06-05

The well known J. B. Spencer Co.
manufacturers Of steel pens and high
grade writing fluids, have made a
unique and novel proposition to the bus
mess men of our state, which scheme
will surely find the ready appreciation
Of all public spirited citizens.
Above firm has contracted with the
Stateman Printing Co., of Boise for the
publication Of 500 albums. entitled the
Illustrated History of Idaho. Same to
contain numerous artistic Illustrations
and descriptive history as we'll as the
cards OF the business men Of the cities
and towns of the state,
The edition is to be published by the
end of this month, and the 500 hand
somely bound copies to be distributed
gratis to the leading business houses and
Offices Of Idaho.
In Lincoln county alone the distribu
ton will consist OF % copies, Mr. II.
Ritter has been in town for the past
few DAYS interesting our business men
in this publication and allottlng a card
space to every purchaser Of one quart
bottle of The Spencer Writing Fluid
He has secured cuts Of the Falls and
the school house and he assures us that
Shoshone viii make as fine or even bet
ter display in this pictorial directory as
any other city in the state.
He also reports good business amongst
Lincoln county business men, and as
his proposition is one which all public
spirited citizens ought surely to sustain.
We wish him God speed and enough
contracts to soften the heart
and bring smiles to the face of even the
proverbial sour and lachrymose cold
blooded editor.
Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-06-05
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR 4
PARDON.

Shoshone, Idaho, May 9Th, 1896.
Notice is hereby given, that an appli-
cation will be made to the State Board
of Pardons. at their next meeting to be
held on the first Wedne sday in Ju,y 1896
at the Capitol building in Boise City, on
behalf of Frank Henderson, for a pardon
Of said Frank Henderson, who is now
serving out a sentence of five years in
the Idaho State Penitentiary.
AMELIA B. HENDERSON.
Wife of Frank Henderson.