The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-08-11

Senator German says M ry-
land will give Bryan and Sewall
20, 900 majority.
The Lemhi Republic tells it's
reasons why it is for a gold
standard because free coinage
would ruin the gold mines of
Lemhi county. Who ever heard
of such political rot ? Again
our wise friend says sit is
well known that silver is much
easier produced, and with less
capital than gold" Such silly
talk is not worthy of reply. Who
ever heard of silver mines beng
worked that only yields 50 to IS
per ton. Yet we find many gold
mines being operated at a good
profit on lower grade ore than
above mentioned.
1t now looks as though Custer
county would soon have a tele-
phone line from Ketchum this
fall. This proposed line will
connect Ketchum by wire with
Challis, Bayhorse, Clayton, Bon
anza and Custer. John r. Hart,
of Haley. was in Challis last
week. and feels confident that
the line will soon be erected.
The HALEY Times in reference TO
this matter last week contained
the following John r.. Hart,
manager of the telephone and
electric light companies, will
leave tomorrow for Challis, where
he goes to look into a PROPOSE
ton to construct telephone line
to Wood River from that place.
The business and mining men of
Challis and Custer county have
subscribed 81, 900 toward the cost
of the line, which is estimated at
SO, ,O0O."
When you come before as
you tell US that we shall disturb
your business in this; we reply
that you have disturbed our busi-
ness by your course We say to
you that you have made too linn
tied in its application the defini-
ton of the business man. The
man who is employed for wages
is as much business man as his
employer. The attorney in a
country town is as much busi-
ness man as the corporation coun-
sci in a great metropolis. The
merchant at the cross-r -roods is
as much business man as the
merchant of New York. The
farmer who goes forth in the
morning and tolls all day, begins
in the spring and tolls all sum-
mer, and by the application of
brain and muscle to the natural
resources of this country crea tes
wealth. is as much a business
man as the man who goes upon
the board of trade and bets upon
the price of grain. The miners
who go a thousand feet into the
earth are as much business men
as the few financial magnates
who, in back room corner the
money of the world. "-Bryan's
Convention Speech.
William A. Selden, an insur-
ance agent was stehbed four
times by George Haley, son Of
Hon. John Haley, at the town
of Haley, on Tuesday night,
Aug. A. 1896, between 10 and ii
o'clock, from which Selden died
in nine hours. The stabbing oc-
CURED over a debt of $3.50
which Selden owed Haley. Mr..
Selden, the victim, was well
known in Challis, and was con-
sidered an exceedingly fine gent
leman in every respect, and was
of a quiet and pleasant nature.
1t appears that he was murdered
in a cowardly and cold -blooded
manner. At last reports HALEY
was at large. The Haley Nei0s-
Miner in speaking of the sad af-
fair says
"Selden was man of good
education and prepossessing APP
pearance. He seemed to nave
been well raised and belonged to
a good family. He arrived few
days ago from the Challis region
and had done some business
here. He was genial, sociable
and good dispositioned man. He
possessed a noble heart, as is
proven by his rememberances to
those friends who ministered tc
his wants while death was steal
ing upon him. He passed into
the land of shadows peacefully,
bravely. and strong in the con-
sciousness of his own rectitude
and with a murmur on his lips
that he had never knowingly
wronged anybody. He had his
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