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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-09-01
Pahsimari Pickings.
Morse, Idaho, dug. FL, 1896.

Morse, Idaho, dug. FL, 1896.
The Pahsimari mail line now
connects with the Challis- Salmon
line.
Grain harvest has commenced.
Crops look we'll as a rule.
Mrs. Cochran is around again.
Mr.. d. Cameron was over from
Challis last week.
Miss Miburn goes to Portland,
Oregon, this week.
VIM. Felkner and party stayed
at Mr.. Hooper's last night on
their way to the Park.
Lee Virgins came out from
the Jacket to put up his hay. He
is going back to Wilson creek.
-NASPY
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-09-01
Dissolution of Partnership.

The firm heretofore existing
under the name and style of
Slime & Steidley, doing business
in the town of Challis, Idaho, is
this day dissolved by mutual
consent, William Slime having
acquired the entire interest of
Henry Steidley in the concern.
VIM. Slime will hereafter conduct
and carry on said business, col
lecting all sums due and paying
all accounts against the said firm
of Slime & Steidley.
WILLIAM slime,
HENRY STEIDLEY.
Challis, Idaho, June 16, 1896.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-09-01

All dollars issued by the Unit
ed States contain one hundred
cents. The goldites call the sill
yer dollar a fifty-cent dollar be-
cause the silver bullion in a sill
yer dollar is only worth in the
market now about half as much
as the gold in gold dollar. This
is not a fair argument, because
the greenback is not fifty cent
dollar, and the paper of which it
is composed is worth less than
one cent, and it would be very
ridiculous to call the greenback
a one-cent dollar. Every silver
dollar in circulation will buy just
as much as gold dollar, and
there are more than four hundred
millions of silver dollars in cir
culation, including the actual
coin in circulation about sixty
millions and the silver certificates
in circulation amount to about
three hundred and fifty millions.
The silver certificates are by law
redeemable in silver dollars and
nothing else. If q person takes
q silver certificate to the Treas
sry Department he can get sill
yer dollar. Notwithstanding the
silver in circulation and the sill
yer certificates representing sill
yer coin in the Treasury circul-
ate on par with gold, the gold
ties persist in calling them fifty
cent dollars. Some goldites have
gone SO far as to utter the bold
lie that the government credit is
behind the silver certificate ex-
cept the legal-tender function
which is bestowed upon the dol
lar by Congress. The law COM
mands everybody to receive sill
yer dollars in payment of debts
and taxes. That keeps them on
q par with gold without any
agreement, expressed or implied,
to redeem them in gold. But
the goldite suggests that if silv-
er was remonetized the silver
dollar would then be worth only
fifty cents, and in the same
breath he says that the bullion
in the hands of the silver miner
would be doubled in value. Now,
If the silver dollar is worth only
fifty cents, how could the silver
bullion be doubled in value. 1t
would be strange phenomena
to have the amount of bullion
required to make a silver dollar
worth one hundred cents and the
dollar afterwards coined worth
only fifty cents. The argument
that the silver miner would be
benefited so per cent on the val
ue of his bullion would go up to
par with gold, and that being
the case, where would the fifty
cent dollar come from ?-SNveg
Knight.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-09-01

In the Probate Court of the County of Custer,
State of Idaho.
In the matter of the estate
of Notioe tn Oreditors
Horace Dodge, deceased.
Estate of Horace Dodge, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
Mrs. Sarah J. Dodge, administrative of the es-
tate of Horace Dodge, deceased, to the credit
ors OF and all persons having claims against
said deceased, to exhibit them with the neces-
sary vouchers within months after the first
publication of this notice to said administers
trfx, at her office at the residence of A. G.
Bomar in Challis, the same being the place for
the transaction of the business of said estate
in the county of Custer, State of Idaho.
SARAH ]. DODGE,
Administrative of the Estate OF
Horace Dodge Deceased
Dated May %, 1896
First publication May 20, 1895.
M. A Brown Atty. for Administrators,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-09-01

Governor Bierbower says now
that when he made famous silver
speeches during the several last
state campaigns he did not know
what he was talking about. 1t
is the general opinion now that
he is troubled with the same dis
ase.-,SigUer Banner.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-09-01

The Republican party favors
bimetallism-as soon as England
will let them. The Republican
party favors high protective
tariff without the consent of
England,
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-09-01
Massey.

The following fusion ticket of
Democrats and Populists were
nominated at Boise on the 18th.
The Presidential electors are
all Democrats
For Presidential Electors
w. w. Woods, of Shoshone.
L. L. Evans, of Oneida.
William r. Smith, of Gilmore.
For Congress-
James Gum, (Populist).
For Supreme Court Justice
Ralph P. Quarles, Dem.)
For Governor
Frank Steunenberg, Dem.
For Lieutenant Governor
c. G. Fuller, Pop.)
For Attorney General
Robt. e. Mcfarland, Dem.)
For Secretary of State
George j. Lewis, Pop.)
For State Auditor
Jas. I'll. Anderson, (Pop.)
For State Treasurer
George HI. Storer, Dem.)
For Supt. of Public Instruction
Lewis Anderson, (Pop.)
For State Mine Inspector
B. f. Hastings, (Dem.)
The following platforms were
adopted
PoPULIST PLATFORM.
Resolved, That we most heart
lily indorse the platform of the
National Peoples party in con
vention assembled at ST. Louis.
We denouncet the extravaganza,
incompetence and corruption of
the present Republican state adj
ministration, and we demand the
enforcement of Article 8, section
TO-, of the state constitution,
which declares That the making
of profit, directly or Indirectly,
out of state money, or using the
same for any purpose not auth
orized by law, shall be deemed a
felony
Believing in equal rights to all
and special privileges to none,
we favor the adoption of the
pending woman's suffrage amend
ment to the constitution.
We pledge the Peoples party
to the enactment of such legisla-
ton as will fully protect the
users of water, for actual use,
and the just use of the same, and
will also protect, in their rights,
the settlers under canals con-
structed for irrigation purposes.
We demand the immediate fee
SYSTEM and the reduction OF
salaries of state and county Off
GERS to the lowest point consis-
tent with good services; that all
unnecessary offices be abolished;
that the political, civil and Grim
inal code of the state be revised
in the interest of efficiency, sim
plicity and economy, and thai
such laws be passed and when
necessary constitutional amend.
ments be submitted at the next
session of the legislature as will,
accomplish this result.
We declare that the use of the
public domain for the purpose Of
grazing is subject to the regula-
tions and control of the state
We further demand state legisla
ton that will preserve the public
ranges of the state for the pas
turage of the herds and fiocl1s Of
bona fide residents of Idaho.
Resolved, That we favor the
enactment of a law making state
county and city warrants in the
state of Idaho receivable for tax
es at their face value under
proper restrictions.
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-09-01

and Arthur Sewall, president
and vice-president of the United
States.
We maintain the doctrine of
equal and exact justice TO all
without regard to religious or
political belief.
We favor such legislation as
will make our public schools
most effective for the proper
education of our future citizens.
We demand such legislation as
will best preserve the public
ranges of the state to the use of
it's own citizens.
We recommend to the favora-
BILE consideration of the voters of
the state the proposed constitu-
tional amendment granting equal
suffrage, believing that this great
question should receive the earn
est attention of every person as
an important factor in the future
welfare of the state.
We demand the enactment of
just Legislation for the purpose
of relieving bitches owned by
the settlers from burdensome
taxation, and we favor such legis-
lation as will require all persons
to pay their just proportion of
the maintenance to the state and
county government.
We pledge the Democratic
party to the enactment of such
Legislation as will fully protect
the appropriations of water in
the just use of the same and will
also protect in their rights the
settlers under canals construct
ed for irrigation purposes.
We demand strict economy
and accountability in the admin
istration of state and county af-
fairs. We denounce the extrav-
agance, incompetency and cor
ruption of the present state adj
ministration.
We demand the enforcement of
of Article s, section 10 of the
state constitution, which declar-
es, "that the making of profit
directly or indirectly out of the
state money or using the same
for any purpose not authorized
by law, shall be deemed a fell
ony."
We pledge the Democratic
party of the state of Idaho to a
reduction of all salaries to the
lowest reasonable limit; to the
levying and collection of low tax
eS; to the honest and economical
administration of state and
county government; to the en-
couragement of immigration to
the end that our resources shall
be fully developed; to the dill
gent and careful management of
the lands of the state; to the
preservation and prudent and
lawful investment of the public
school fund, and to reform and
abolish the abuses and extrava-
gance of the present state gov
eminent.
We earnestly recommed to the
county Democratic conventions
of the several counties in nomin-
ating candidates for the legisla-
ture to pledge their candidates
to use all honorable means to Sc
cure the enactment of law pro-
viding for systematic reduction
in the present salaries and fees
paid to the various county Off
GERS so as to conform to the pres.
ent financial condition of the
several counties and the tax
payers resident therein, to the
end that high taxes may be re
duced.
With these declarations of the
principles and purposes of the
Democratic party, we cordially
invite the cooperation of all per
sons, irrespective of former
party affiliations, in the conf
dence that the popular voice will
pronounce in favor of new mer
and new and more favorable
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-09-01

RE-PUBLICATION.
United States Land Office,
Haley Idaho, Nay 20, 1896.
Notice is hereby given, that o. j. Salisbury,
by w. H. Watt, his attorney INTACT, whose
postoffice address is HALEY, Blaine county,
State of Idaho, has made application for a
United States Patent for the
BEARDSLEY MILL SITE
claim, situate on unsurveyed land in Bayhorse
Mining District, Custer county, State of Idaho,
consisting of 1897 acres surface ground being
Survey No. 1884, and described in the field
notes and plat of the official survey on file in
this office, with magnetic variation at Is deg
rees and As minutes east as follows
Beginning at Corner No. 1, from whence U. S.
M. M. No. 2, bears north so degrees So minutes
east, 1927 feet; thence south 26 degrees So
minutes west $50 feet to Corner No. 2; thence
north ~ degrees SO minutes west $50 feet TO
Corner No. 3; thence north 544 feet to Corner
No. 4; thence south 81 degrees IL minutes east
1922 feet to Corner No. 5; thence south % de-
grees 20 minutes west 1927 feet to Corner No.
6; thence north SO degrees 81 minutes west 37l.5
feet to Corner No. l, the place of beginning sur
vey of exterior boundaries of this Mill Site
including an area of 1897 acres applied for. No
conflicts.
The said Mill Site being of record in the office
of the County Recorder of said Mining District
at Challis, in Custer county, State of Idaho.
The nearest known locations being the Bayhorse
Mill Site Survey No. $50, and the Riverview
Mill Site, Survey No. 55sB.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of the said Beardsley Mill Site claim OF
surface ground are required to file their ad-
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. H. BRoDHEAD, Register
Publication ACCOMPLISHMENTS letter
IN" May 4, 1895.
direct that the foregoing Notice of Applica-
tion for Patent be published for the period Of
sixty days (ten consecutive weeks) in THE
SILVER MESSENGER, a weekly newspaper pub.
lished at Challis, Custer county, State of Idaho
being the newspaper published nearest sait
claim. w. II. BRoDHEAD, Register
First publication May 26 A. D., 1896.
w. H. Watt, Attorney for Applicant.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-09-01

Honor Graduate of Trinity Uni
versity, Graduate and Member
of the College of Physicians
and Surgeons, Ontario, Canada.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-09-01

Permanently located at Ch0Jis.
Office The Fox lodging house.
Chronic diseases of the
nose and throat a speciality. "A
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-09-01
application For a Patent.
NOTICE No. 435.
SURVEY No. 1854.

[RE-PUBLIoATIoN.l
United States Land Office, I
HALEY, Idaho, Hdy 20, 1896. (
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-09-01

SilYer-S Sixteen to One.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
Magic City Gossip.

The city council chamber is to be repa-
pered.
G. G. Schwallng of Valentine was visitor
at the yards yesterday
]. Gould, jr., Brush, Colo, sheep raiser,
Is here for few days.
William Culver OF Monida, Mont, is here
looking after some property interests.
p. ]. Quealey, a Montpelier, Idaho, stock
man, is registered at one of the hotels.
NJ. X. Parsons of Ontario Ore, brought
twenty-five cars of cattle to this market
yesterday.
Mac Harris was here yesterday with four
double decks of sheep, which were loaded
at Sterling, Colo
Travel on the motor line was delayed
fifty minutes yesterday by the breaking down
of large van on the tracks in Omaha.
Gladys the 5-year-old daughter OF Coun-
Gilman and Mrs. w. b. Vansant, has about
recovered from severe attack of scarlet
fever.
new game of chance has been started
on N street without the proprietor taking
out license making the donation" de-
manded by the council.
The funeral of Mildred the infant daugh-
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. II. Il. Tagg, will be
held from the family residence, Twenty first
and II streets, at o'clock Sunday morning.
Rev. w. S. Howard of Omaha will preach
at st. Martins Episcopal church Sunday
morning and at the Third ward mission Sun
day afternoon in the place of Rev. Irving
Johnson, who Is at Creighton conducting
mission services.
Mrs Eudocia S. Moffat, deputy supreme
commander large of the Ladies OF the
Maccabees of the world is in the city for
the purpose OF organizing hive number
of women met Mrs. Moffat at the Reed hotel
parlors yesterday afternoon and the plans
of the new organization were thoroughly
discussed. ---I-.-I
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
THE BOSTON STORE OFFERS


Some Special bargains for Saturday.
Heavy white Shaker flannel, 3%c per yard.
Heavy storm fannels, in grey and browns
at sac a yard.
Heavy cotton blankets, in white or grey,
at soc pair.
$l.25 grade bed comforts, 95c each.
121ac grade light outing hannels, in REM
nants, at sac yard.
Best Indigo blue prints, the American, at
3lsc a yard
Good grade outing fannels, in dark and
light colors, at sc a yard.
New Russian fleece and Vicuna fancy
wrapper goods at 10c yard. An assortment
OF 100 pieces to select from.
Ladies' all wool mittens 10c a pair.
Ladies' heavy double mittens, with extra
long wrists a special bargain at 25c a pair.
Children's double mttens, zoe pair.
Mems heavy lined gloves or mittens, 25c a
pair.
Mems all wool fleece lined underwear, a
special bargain at soc each.
Mems heavy Jersey ribbed underwear,
371hc each, 75c suit.
Ladies' fleece lined ribbed underwear at
25c each
A SPECIAL SALE OF CLoAKs.
200 garments worth from $3.50 to $1,000,
reduced to $6.75.
Big lot of Jackets reduced from $1,000 and
$500 to $3.50.
special lot OF 50 jackets that sold from
$3.50 to $4,000 to go on sale Saturday
morning at $11.33. BOSTON STORE,
Council Bluffs Ia.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
ExportabIe Surplus of wheat.

PIERRE, S. D., Noy. 18.-To the Editor
of The Bee: The exports OF wheat from the
United States during the last five years have
been from 150 600 900 to 200, 900, 900 bushels
yearly or an average yearly expectation of
sonnet thing over 1S0. 100000. During this same
time Russia has been exporting more largely
than ever before and the same Is true OF
Argentine.
The requirements of the importing coun-
tries have grown larger each year. both
from an increase in population and de-
crease of a cultivation OF wheat. The
land In such countries being more profitably
used for the production OF vegetables and
other crops.
The government estimate OF the 1896 crop
OF wheat for the United States is 1874, ,O00,-
900 bushels, other high authorities place 1t
at 425, 900, 600 bushels. The best authori-
ties generally agree that the requirements
for food and seed OF the United States are not
less than $40, ,OOO,O 900 bushels per annum
This would leave an exportable surplus from
our last crop OF 81. 900 900 bushels. The yis-
ible supply on July /, last was AZ 900 900
bushels. Allowing 100000 bushels OF
this for export and 900 bushels from
the invisible supply we have possible ex-
portable surplus for this fiscal year OF no.
900 900 bushels. This amount 1t must be
remembered could not be spared without re-
ducng our visible and invisible supply to
lower point than 1t has been during this
generation, and this could not be brought
about without price far In excess OF any
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
TAYLOR ESTATE THE ISSUE
District Court Hearing the Appeal of the
Widow.
HEIRS DISPUTE OVER THE PARTITION
Trustees Appointed by Agreement to
settle the AHnir--CInims His
MortGnHe Was Not Prop
crly Taken Care OF.
EIRS DISPUTE OVER THE PARTITION

The entire morning session in the district
court was taken up in the hearing of an
appeal OF the widow Of Pleasant Taylor from
the report Of the referees appointed to par
tition and appraise the estate. The value
placed on forty acres OF land given to Mrs
Taylor was $d5 an acre, and she claimed
this was too high. The court, however, ap-
proved the report. The heirs have been
having legal dispute over the partition of
the property, and suit was brought by Mrs.
Mary Gorton to have certain parcels OF farm
lands owned by her brothers taken into
consideration while making the partition.
She insisted that these lands were given
to the other heirs during the lifetime of
their father. and should be considered in
making the division of the estate. The
court held adversely to her position. ]. b.
Mathews, Perry Kcrney and l.. p. Judson
were yesterday appointed trustees by agree
ment of the various parties to the suit, and
they were ordered TO settle the affairs of
tho estate.
Another interesting case that came up
before Judge Green yesterday was that of
the Keene Five-Cent Savings bank against
ID. w. Archer. p. II. Wind has III claim
against the property Involved In the same
case, and his interests were combined with
those OF the banks, in order that all the
issues mlent De declued In the one ulal.
Mr. Archer defends against the foreclosure
of mortgage on his Broadway property on
the grounds of fraud by the Kimball e.
Champ Investment company which made the
loan for him with the Keene Five-Cent Saw
ings bank The investment company was
to make second mortgage for him. and at
the same time take up the first loan. The
second note for $4,000 was executed, but
Messrs. Kimball G. Champ failed to pay
off the first mortgage, which is the one
now in dispute in the case on trial. Mr..
Wind has a claim for material and labor fur
nished in the erection of the Archer block
In the case of S. II. Adams against C. d.
Palmer, a decree of foreclosure was en-
tered.
Blumentha e Steiner have sued C. s.
Burkholder e. Co., on an account for goods
sold and delivered amounting to $744.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21

recent price for wheat being bid for the
last $4,000 900 or 10000, 900 bushels.
During the last five months we have ex-
ported over 10000, 900 bushels. which leaves
only a possible O,O0O,O 600 bushels of export
able wheat to supply expectations for the
over 100000 bushels a week and our
weekly exports are now running at 3,OOO,OO
bushels or more, while enough wheat is
now owned in this country by foreigners
that is already contracted for shipment to
cause the exports to continue at 5000, 0O0
bushels per week for several weeks in the
future.
1t would seem as though the time had come
when any person owning wheat in the United
States would be very foolish to sell it at
present prices, as higher prices in the not
far distant future, and, indeed, much higher
prices inside Of six months are in all rea-
son as certain to come as anything in the
future can be predicted.
Europe Is practically forced to have large
quantities of wheat from the United States
before another general harvest. There are
no other exporting countries that can make
up to her the deficiency in our own produc-
tion. Russia's crop is admittedly much
smaller than her 1895 or 1894 crop, and
while she can be liberal exporter of wheat
she cannot supply as much as Europe has
been getting from her of late years, without
drawing her supplies down to a minimum
point. Argentine is complaining of drouth
and locusts and her exports for the next
year will certainly not exceed her late
yearly exports, but are more certain to be
smaller in volume. India and Australia.
usual liberal exporters of wheat are now,
and must continue to be for the next twelve
months large importers, owing to crop fail
ures in those countries.
The conditions warranting extreme high
prices for wheat have not been so favorable
during the past twehty-seven years as they
are on this crop. CHARLES l.. HYDE.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
INVESTIGATE THE SOLDIERS HOME
ShocItlcy Questioned About Use of
Post md kceIcN EunLs.

shocI,lcy Questioned About Use OF
Post and HceIcy Funds.
LEAEENWORTH, Kan, Nov. 20.-Major
W. b. Shockley. treasurer Of the Soldiers
home, appeared before the congressional in
vestigating committee today, but his testi-
mony was so confused and contradictory
as to be of little value. The examination
was chiefly as to the use of the post and
"Keeley cure" funds. Governor Smith has
retained Major William Warner of Kansas
City to defend him. Continuing, Major
Shockley said that the profits of the beer
hall and store created the fund. Shockley
said that he had protested that the Kelley
cure fund was consuming too much of his
time.
''Were old soldiers turned away from the
Home because there was no room for them,
while soldiers of the regular army were
taking the treatment there?" was asked.
YES" Shockley said: "in 1894 l wrote
to the army authorities that we could re-
ceive no more men Of the regular army
for treatment because the Home was full ="
On cross-eXamination Major Shockley
earnestly denied that veterans had ever
been rejected for such reason.
Asked If men had been compelled to take
the cure to gain admittance, he said Gov
ernor Smith had refused admttance to one
man. George Leurs unless he took the cure
Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-21
South Omaha News.
HiIEEnIggTfnfixlnfisn;xn7g IEn IgT III fis fss;s fss;ssnTzlEEn%

In October, 1894, the city council passed
an ordinance condemning certain property
on Thirty ninth street for the purpose OF
opening that street from Q to S street. A.
w. Dudley was the owner of two lots which
were condemned. and he writes to the city
officials from st. Louis that he has never
been paid for the lots and he would like
his money, He also objects to paying taxes
on the property since the date of the con-
demnaton proceedings. The records show
that the ordinance was passed and properly
signed, but no record can be found Of Dud-
ley having been paid anything for his prop
erty He wants s400 and interest and the
matter has been placed in the hands of the
city attorney for adjustment.