The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-01-14


Custer one day last week, where
he has been employed at mechan-
ical work for the Black Com
pany.
We are asked to state that
grand st. Valentines ball will be
held in Challis on Friday eve
ming, Feb. IA, next, for the bene-
fit of the Challis Cornet Band.
LoST-A shoe and chain off of
stage wagon, near the high grade
between Challis and Bayhorse.
The finder will confer favor by
returning the same to r. Nor
rison, Challis, Idaho.
Stine & Steady have engaged
in the saloon business in this
place, having purchased the
building formerly occupied by
Smith & Hicks. We bespeak for
the boys a liberal patronage.
Our patrons will hereafter
have the SILVER MESSENGER at
S4.00 per year, if paid in advance
if on the books at the old rates.
We hope times will so mend that
by another year our subscription
will so increase that well be able
to issue at $500 per year.
The Western Mining World, pub
lished at Butte, Montana, issued
a very interesting number last
week, containing 100 pages, in
magazine form. 1t is a valuable
edition, containing an extensive
description of the mining resour-
ces of the Northwest, and is IL
lustrated throughout. A sketch
of the great Treadwell mines and
mills of Alaska; British Colum-
bia; Gibbonsville, ETC., are given.
This is an enterprising weekly
mining journal, and should be
read by all. This special numb
er can be procured at their Office
for % cents.
Old GLORY" had another
bright star added last week,
making the 45th. Utah was
ushered into the Union of States.
We welcome her among US, and
hope she will ever be steadfast
to our great industry-silver.
She now has a voice and will
soon have three votes in Con-
gress. Her two new U. S. SEN
ators will be Republican, no
doubt; but in selecting them she
ought to be careful and choose
good silver men, and we know
of none more loyal and true and
capable than Hon. o. j. Sails
bury. We do not know whether
he desires this position or not,
but believe he would be a most
acceptable person for the posi-
ton. Judge Goodwin has an
idea that he is just the right per-
son for the position, but should
be retired as a back number.
How often have we heard the
remark Il don't care what you
publish about me; nobody reads
your paper, anyway" One day
last week the person who acts as
devil" city editor, proof-read-
er, compositor, etc.. came very
near being horse-whipped by a
woman-the new woman" or,
perhaps, 1.-The coming woman, +"
| Just because we did not publish
a fattering wedding notice-we
did not say the bride was blush
ing damsel and the most charm
ing in the world-but we could
not tell a lie; we have been say
ing these pretty little sayings
for over fifteen years about brid-
es, aad the chances are against
us when we knock at Old St.
Peters Gate-he will inform us
there is no place within for edi-
tors who write weddings notices
and flatter brides-but we told
the truth, and have no retraction
to make, and could told more if
we so desired, but we let the cur
tain drop on the scene. We are
not in favor of "Woman's Suf-
frage" since last week-but then,
this might be accounted for ow-
ing to the fact it is Leap Year.
That we received a thorough
tongue-lashing, we admit, and
that the atmosphere wore tint
of blue, we also admit, which
brought to our scattered thoughts
a dim vision of the atmosphere
within a close proximity of the
Excelsior geyser," which. by
the way, is located in "Hell's
Half Acre." in the National
Park, and sulphur strongly pre-
dominates there. The last ex-
clamationS that we remember as