The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-12-29

themselves proud in the Equal
Suffrage question; not that we
honor courts at all times for de-
Gliding according to law, which
was their decision; but even Ii 1t
is strictly according to law as
now, many times of late on ac-
count of political friends and in
terest, courts have proven weak
indeed. We rejoice at the action
of our State and of our court
all have done right-have been
just. And we feel a little dis
graced at the action of Custer
county, but remember Custer
county will come again in the
right line. There was an un-
accountable excitement In our
last campaign that can never
blind our people another time.
Misrepresentation, deceit, and
traitors got into our camp until
Custer county, the first and bold
est and bravest of all, fed from
her high estate. Our women,
for some unaccountable reason,
would take no part, perhaps on
account of the sneers and fings
at their request to be given full
citizenship; but now they are
armed with power to defend
themselves, and we have the full
est faith, that under such circum-
stances they viii act a full part.
And we would suggest that as
there is to be School Superin-
tenldent to be appointed they
select one of our permanent resi-
dent sisters for that place, and
there is now doubt in our mind
but that our next Board of Com
missioners will deem it best and
but even-handed justice to ap-
point her to that position.
We are informed that Roscoe
Hamilton and Miss Wick Jensen
were married at the brides resi-
dence on Christmas day, Dec. 25,
by Judge Zeigler. We have been
unable to get particulars. We
extend to this newly welded
couple our congratulations.
A western editor gives the
following figures from statisti-
cal memorandum of his life in
newspaper work /:
Been asked to drink II, 1853
Drank -. IL, 362
Requested to retract. ...... 416
Did d...................... 416
Threatened to be whipped 17O
Been whipped. ....-....... Q
Whipped the other fellow. 0
Didn't come to time. . 16f
Offered whiskey for going
after them. 500
Went after them 500
Been asked for news. 80. 10000
Didn't know 10000
Lied about it. SO, 974
Been to church .. =
Changed politics. .... %
Expect to change still. 49,. &c
Gave to charity ........ 81 0C
, Gave to dog fight. .......S25 OO
Cash on hand. nd..... : .65
The Christmas ball given by
Custer Lodge No. 81, I. o. o. f.
at their hall in Challis last Friday
night was a brilliant success
The large and new hall was vel
filed with people, but not crowd
ed although at different times
eight sets were dancing. The
party was the event cf the seas
: on both in a social and financial
way. Many from the outside
towns were also present. ant
helped to make the affair the
success that it attained, viz: Mis-:
May Paul, Miss Addie Frost
Jas. Marker. E. J. Michel, Mike
Foley and Lafe Weighyall, o.
Bayhorse; Miss Winnie Burton,
! Miss Anna Malm and Senator
Coryell, of Custer. Mr.. and Mrs
4 Elmer Reese and Ed. Krise o.
Pahsimari; and G. H. Poppy, o
!, Clayton. One good feature o
this party was that the program
: was so arranged that the quad
I rifle dancers had an equal shov
! with those who dance the ''roun'
| dances, An equal division O
: the program is all that any per
s son should ask. All pay th'
I same price. aud equality is al
z that is asked or expected, an
!, the sooner that rule is conforme
u to the better will be our parties
! We are glad that the committee
q ON program of this ball too
. these facts into considerable
I and arranged the program ae
: cordingly. The ball supper wa
J given by Mrs. Elder, and wa
= excellent in every particular
7 and received much praise by a
who partook thereof. We lear
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