The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-04-14

the State election this fall if
they join forces.
Custer mill has closed down
for the snow until they can
procure wood. At this time of
the year it is almost impossi BILE
to obtain sufficient wood to keep
the mill running, besides it being
very expensive. We are inform
ed, however, that the mill will re-
sumo operations as soon as con-
venient.
I should like to have the ladies'
of Challis and vicinity. who send
away for their Spring millinery
give me their patronage. Salts
faction guaranteed. Stylish up
to-date dress hats from $500 up.
Sailor hats in all styles and col
ors from % cents to $500. 1t
does not take as long to get an
order from here as it does from
the East. Address: Mrs. f. j.
Clyde, SAM acinto, Cal. II
The bar at the Nevada hotel is
again open, and will be supplyed
with first-class goods; and Peter
Gugnina. who is lately from the
Comstock, will preside. He un-
derstands just how to mix-if
you do not want it straight-and
you will always find him at his
post, ready to report for his old
or new friends.
We have received the follow
ing notice from Jas. Raleigh,
President of the Custer Miners
Union, dated at Custer, Idaho,
April 9, 1896
NOTICE.
We desire to inform working
men that the camp of Custer is
already full of idle men. Seven
men were discharged from the
Lucky Boy mine on April 1st,
and there are more men in Custer
than there is work for.
The Nevada Hotel, at Bay
horse is now open again, in its
old, accustomeded good way
Nick Millich has charge, as O.
yore; and he has an excellent
young lady, just from the East
who has charge of the dining
room, and cares for the sleeping
department, so this will be on
of the pleasant hotels of th'
mountains.
The Boise Statesman has beel
) carrying on straw vote of Ida
no through its columns of late
, Among the Republican vote
! cast Senator Cameron, a tru,
silver man, is only a few vote
ahead of Mckinley, rank gold
5 bug, and Senator Teller is snow
/ ed under by Mckinley. Ism
this fine information for the Re
publican party of Idaho to SEM
out A4oller defeated by Wal
Street Mckinley And yet
Idaho Republicans are all fo
, silver 1t would do no harm t.
4 do little missionary work at th'
home of silver. The Stdtesnaa,
ought to bow its head in sham'
, to publish such a vote of Re
: publicanism in Idaho. McKinle,
is not entitled to vote. He
no better than old Sherman.
i The Moscow Star says: "Chic
the ape-faced Chinaman know
!. by sight at least to everybod
r who frequents the streets @
Moscow, was the victim of tw
adventures this week. The,
r had only been in town a few day
a when they got acquainted wit
j. him and, taking advantage o
leap year, one of them proposed
y Chick has a weakness for til
y y sex and he capitulated at once
On Tuesday he visited the coul
house and procured license fo
n the marriage of himself to Mis-
a Blanche Lee, and on the sam
r evening Elder Lott performe
the ceremony, not, however
until several attempts had bee
= made to persuade Chick that b
S was being victimized. The China
n man was deaf to all warnings an
insisted that the marriage go OF
On Wednesday morning Blanch
q Lee and her female companio
4 took the train out of town an
+ with them went $50 of Chick
money. The Chinaman looks /;
his loss philosophically, me
ri ican woman no good" he say
[. they come high. One dole
IS license, five dolce for preacher
is wife skip with tifty-two dolce,
: 1t is said that these two wome
% are engaged in going from tow
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