The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-08-18
LoCEL GLEHNINGs.
Sid Venable was over from
Ketchum last Friday.

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George Williams, of Salmon,
was in Challis last week.
Miss Felkner, of Challis, has
just received a new wheel.
Mrs. Spalding and Mrs. Shra-
der are visiting at Salmon.
Trad Minert and wife took their
departure for Florence, Idaho,
one day last week.
On account of increased bust
ness the Yellow Jacket line from
Challis is running 4-horse stages.
A Chinaman was taken into
Yellow Jacket recently, but the
boys out there don't believe in
Chinese labor, so the Celestial
had to take a walk"
Last week hundreds of people
in New York and Chicago died
from heat. Come West and en-
JOY the cool mountain breezes
where sunstrokes are unknown.
The delegates to the Republi-
can State convention at Boise,
from Custer county, expect to
depart next Friday morning by
private conveyance over the
State wagon road.
The Blackoot and Challis Stage
Company will give one-fare rates
on account of Republican State
Convention at Boise City on
Aug. 26. The railroad will also
give one-fare rates.
A disgusted miner who went
to Alaska writes back to a friend
as follows "Offer premium
in your newspaper for the big
gest fool in the country, and I'll
try to get there in time"
Bellus & Stamper, Boise City's
leading photo. and view artists,
will be in Challis Aug. 25 for one
week only. All work finished
here and satisfaction guaranteed.
See sample work at postofice.
A block of gold weighing 1900
pounds valued at S29O,OOO has
just been found in the DeLamar
mine of Nevada. They are try
ing to get it out whole and are
using chisels to cut it out with.
From latest reports Charlie
Heney, who was run over by a
wagon loaded with ore on Gus ter
mountain last week. is no bette r,
and his show for life is very
slim. AS yet no amputation has
been performed.
The DIR. Miles Medicine Co.
of Elkhart, Ind, threatens to
withdraw its support from us if
Bryan is elected. We feel ter
rible sad We have not run
their lads" for years. because
we considered them bilks.
J. M. Goodwin, travelling agent
representing the Salt Lake Trib-
ltne, was in Challis last Saturday.
He informed us that he was
meeting with good success. We
are pleased to see the Tribune
supporting Bryan and Sewall.
Mr.. Brooke, editor of the Du-
bois Enterprise was in Challis
last Tuesday, paid the MESsEN-
GER a pleasant call. Mr.. B. in
formed us that Fremont county
was almost unanimous for w. j.
Bryan and silver.
A. j. Warner, sheriff of Ere
mont county, Idaho. was in Chal-
lis last Tuesday. He was after
VIM. A. Selden, for whom he had
a warrant for his arrest. On his
arrival here Mr.. Warner was in.
formed that Selden had been
murdered at Haley day or Sc
before his arrival.
The Lemhi Republic, Shoup's
organ, has been laboring with
the financial question, and has
decided in a column of editorial
rot that free silver would close
the gold mines of Lemhi county,
and consequently it was agin it.
Shades of antiquity , Where is
the fool-killer ?-Silver City
AUdl0Hche.
This political campaign clearly
arrays capital against labor. Nc
Kinley is capitals candidate.
while Bryan is the candidate of
labor. No person who cares for
the Independence and prosperity
of his country can vote for Nc
Kinley. 1t is estimated that Nc
Kinley will not receive over %
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