The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1896-03-31

All FOOLS Day tomorrow.

Sid Larkins has been sentenc-
ed to be hanged at Blackfoot on
May 18th for killing Josie Hill.
Martin Jacobson had his face
quite badly disfigured one day
last week by fooling with black
powder.
Prof. G. A. Mapel expects to
depart today for Rochester, Mon
tana, where he has a valuable
gold mine.
Jas. II. VanCamp made his
first appearance in Challis last
Saturday after his severe spell
of sickness.
Three miners from Boise Basin
arrived in Challis on Saturday
last, and on the following morn
ing departed for Custer.
The youngsters who keep
throwing rocks at Chinatown had
better look out. 1t is dangerous
for people walking on that street.
Invitations are out announcing
the wedding of VIM. Waters to
Miss M. Hallaran on April 9Th,
next, at the Beardsley Springs,
near Challis.
Mckinley will, without doubt,
be the Republican nominee for
president. He is an out and out
goldbug. Will the Republicans
of Idaho support him {?
The apportionment of delegates
to the Idaho Republican State
conventions this year are as fol-
lows: Ada, 19; Bear Lake, IL;
Boise, 9; Cassia, z; Canyon, IA;
Custer, 5; Kootenai, Ia; Latah, go;
Elmore, 6; Fremont, 14;Idaho, IL;
Lemhi, 9; Lincoln, 3; Nez Perce,
IL; Oneida, -; Bannock, IA;
Bingham, IL; Blaine, IL; Owy-
hee, 9; Shoshone, 10; Washing
ton, 9. Total-249.
Miss Nellie Mccoy, who has
been attending school here this
winter and whose home is at
Bayhorse, Idaho, made an at
tempt to reach her home by the
way of Ketchum last week but
was compelled to return to AL
bion. The snow on the divide
near Ketchum is Is feet deep
Albion Bee.
Thomas Edison has succeeded
with the aid of the x rays in
penetrating the human body with
the naked eye, the successful ex-
pertinent having been made last
week. He looked in the lungs
and heart and examined the art
cries, muscles and blood vessels
one of his assistants. With the
powerful cathode light behind
the subject he looked through a
screen of prepared chemicals and
is said to have plainly seen the
workings of the various organs
of the body.-Boise Democrat.
From reports we learn that a
shooting scrape took place in
Custer one day last week. but no
one was injured. A gambler who
goes by the name of ''Palouse
Bill" took a shot at a person
whose name we did not learn.
Said "Palouse Bill' was arrested
and tried before Justice Court
at that place, and bound over
under 81, 900 bonds to appear at
the District Court at Challis.
The bond was not secured, and
Deputy Sheriff Waller is expect
ed here at any time with the
prisoner where he will be confin-
ed in the county Jail.
A boy can sit on sled six in
ches square, tied toa sleigh NOV
ing eight miles an hour; but can't
sit on sofa five minutes for a
dollar. A man will sit on an
inch board and talk politics for
three hours; put him in church
for forty minutes, he gets nerv-
Gus, twists and turns and goes to
sleep. A man will pouch his
cheeks with filthy tobacco, juice
runs down his chin, feels good;
but hair in the butter kills him.
He stays out till midnight, wife
don't know where he is, comes
home when he pleases, but if a
meal is not ready just on time,
pouts, frowns and says unpretty
things. Evidently man is a
strange animal. Gets full, beast
ly drunk, imagines he's rich, a
great man, bets on the losing
horse, gets broke, fights, lands
in Jail, eyes dressed for Easter,
face frescoed and morals deprav-
ed, yet he is Lord of all crea-
ton and monarch of all he sur
lveys." Strange animal this man.