The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-10-13

tensely in earnest that they will
be able to devise some means by
which the free silver vote may
be concentrated upon one cleo
toral ticket in each state. Ito
secure this result, charity to-
wards the opinions of others and
liberality on the part of all is
necessary, but honest and sincere
friends who are working towards
a common result, always find it
possible to agree upon just and
equitable terms. The American
people have proven equal to
every emergency which has
arisen in the past and I am conf
dent that in the present emerg
ency there will be no antagonism
between the various regiments
of the one great army which is
marching to repel an invasion
more dangerous to our welfare
than an army with banners.
Acknowledging with graft
tude your expressions of conf
dence and good will 1 am, very
truly yours, w. ]. BRYAN"
A sociable dance and supper
was given on the evening of Oct.
1st, in honor of the guests of
the Nevada Hotel, Custer, dur
ing the conventions, by Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Dunn, among those
present were: Judge and Mrs.
A. K. Zeigler, Mrs. w. H. Sin
claire, Mr.. and Mrs. Crafts, Mr..
and Mrs. Booth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Mollart; Messrs. Pierce. Coryell,
Wilkinson, Tolman, Scott,
Thompson; Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Dunn and others.
District Court was of very
short duration this term for
Custer county. 1t was in session
only three days.
A gentleman of the Advent
faith has been preaching in the
church at this place for the past
few evenings.
The regular middle of the
Road Republicans held a county
convention in Challis on Monday,
Oct. 5, and placed the following
ticket in the field
State Senator-Jas. VanCamp.
Representative. II. Bascom.
Assessor-W. II. Woodson.
Probate Judge-L. II. Johns
ton.
Commissioner Dist. No. l.
Joe Rogers.
The Dedication ball held at
the new school house last Friday
night was a decided success in
every way. 1t was very largely
attended. The net receipts were
$50. 40.
A number of the miners dis
charged at Yellow Jacket last
week were in town, and the most
of them have gone to Gibbons
vile, where they will remain
until after election so as not to
lose their votes. Those still at
the Jacket viii camp there and
vote the People's-Democratic
ticket straight 1t is claimed
that the shut down is solely for
campaign purposes, in the hope
that the miners, who are Popu-
lists almost to a man, would scat
ter out to other parts of the
state and thus forfeit their votes.
Salmon Recorder.
We are under obligations to
Mrs. George B. Thompson for q
basket of choice apples grown on
her farm above Challis. They
are of an excellent variety, and
we believe she has considerable
amount of crab-apples for sale.
The Mckinley Republicans
and Silver Republicans made a
fusion over in Elmore county
The scramble for office makes
queer bed-fellows.
Leroy Hillman, of the Skylarl
mine, Miss Centuras, of Clayton
Mr.. and Mrs. Black, of Custer
Nick Millich and Mike Foley, OF
Bayhorse, attended the ball a
Challis last week.
Have you heard from Florids
and Georgia, Mr.. Goldbug ?
Mr.. Anderson, one of the new
proprietors of the Blackfoot
Houston & Challis stage line
spent several days in this place
last week on business.
Major Hyndman, an old pion
eer of Idaho, died at Ketchun
last week.
Frank Mandell, of Haley, wa.
in ChalliS last week en- route fO]