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

419; Foresman (r. J, 74O2; COwley
Is. ~, 1929. Anderson's pluar-
ality, 5490.
Mining Inspector-Hastings(p
DIS. r.), 21,070; Brown (r.), 6261.
Hastings plurality, IA, ,809.
Woman suffrage amendment
"Yes," 1925; NO." 6282; plur-
ality, 1914.
Separating Probate Judge and
Superintendent of Schools am
endment-"Yes Ii, ,147; NO."
1862; plurality, 1895.
Creating County Attorney
amendment-'fYes, IL, SAB; mo"
3612; plurality, 1881.
Secretary of State--Lewis (p.
d., 1886; Garrett G), 6503;
Durrand Is. ~, 7755. Lewis
plurality, Gill.
Auditor-Anderson (p. d., 49,
783; McKenna (r.), 1884; Sinclair
Is. r.), 1870. Anderson's plur-
ality, 1913.
Treasurer-Storer Up. d., 49,
282; Ramsey (r.), 6469; Regan
Is. r.), 1899. Storer's plurality,
5283.
Justice of Supreme Court
Quarles p. d., 1890; Standrod
(r.) 6357; Wilson Is. ~, 1872.
Quarles' plurality, 1923.
Challis viii have a Christmas
tree, we are informed.
w. B. Fowler, the Challis
photographer. announces that
from Dec. 3rd, 1896, to Jan. End,
1897, that he will make cabinet
photographs at $3.50 per dozen.
No one-half dozens made at this
price. He informs that he will
take no more photos. in Challis
after this date. Cloudy days o.
Z.
Custer was the only county in
Idaho that did not give a major
ity of votes for equal suffrage, of
the votes cast on the amendment.
Why not organize our Challis
Social Club ?
Just as a drummer was writing
his name on the register at a
hotel in an Idaho town, a bed
bug appeared and slowly wended
its way over the page. The man
of many grips paused in open
wonder, and in tremulous voice
exclaimed "Well, by the liv-
ing jingo, I have been bled by
Wallace fees, bitten by Challis
spiders, tormented almost to
death by Shoshone chiggers,
crawled over by Nampa galinip-
pers and interviewed by Boise
graybacks, but I'll be doggoned
if [ was ever in a place where
bed bugs looked over the regis
ter to find out the number of my
room. !"
There is some talk of school
dance at this place on New Years
eve.
]. P. Spalding has on exhibi-
tion and for sale a very choice
of Holiday goods.
The local paper is supposed TO
print all the home news, but if
they printed all the drunks,
scraps, family rackets, etc.,
what a howl there would be.
You never know the true value
of the home paper until you want
something kept out of its col
umns-then the editor is the best
fellow in town.
They didn't miss any votes in
Arkansas this year. One of the
ballots taken out of the box in
Arkansas City had written across
the face of it: II don't know
how to vote this ballot, but |
want to vote the straight Demo
cratic ticket. Fix it up your
The judges promptly
it on the theory that it
came within the meaning of the
law, which provided for the
counting of ballots (which clear
ly showed the intention of the
voter"
Congress meets today.
Ministers of the gospel are
continually preaching about the
return of the prodigal son. 1t
seem to make any differ
ence how low down a young man
becomes, no matter how low
things he does, if he has strength
enough left to enable him to
stagger back to his old home his
father is ready to meet him with
open arms. But lei a young
woman stumble a few degrees
from the path of rectitude and
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