The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-12-07

stitutionality of the anti-gamb-
ling law has been thrown out by
the Idaho Supreme Court. This
leaves no case in the Supreme
Court, and as that tribunal has
has not passed upon the ques-
ton of validity, the law is still
valid, and in force.
Our Washington correspondent
on the 1st inst. writes while
it may be true that the admins
tration desires peace and expects
peace with Spain and all the rest
of the world, it has been doing a
number of things of late which
indicate both the desire and the
intention to be prepared for war
in case it should come. One of
these things was the placing of
a contract for war material, in
the shape of the latest improved
armor-piercing ammunition, and
light calibre guns, such as can
be used with advantage upon
auxiliary cruisers. This contract
which is the largest placed by
the government since the close
of the war, was marked "urg-
ent. and the delivery of the ma
terial will be rushed When this
contract, and others which pre-
ceded it, have all been filed,
every gun in the U. S. Navy
will have about five hundred
rounds of ammunition of the very
highest grade, which naval off
GERS say is more than any Navy
il Europe has. and will be pre-
pared for any emergency"
Some of our people are avail
ing themselves of the fine skat-
ing on the slough near the river.
Mr.. Fl. 81. Kinsey has had a
patent issued on a very clever
and simple fruit box. 1t is so
constructed that it can be taken
apart and folded together with
but little difficulty. enabling the
shipper to have the boxes re-
turned to him at a very low
freight rate. The boxes are
light, weighing much less than
the ordinary fruit box George
Mahony has become interested
in the box and is trying to organ
ize company for the purpose OF
buying the state right and manu-
featuring them in this town. He
has not met with very flattering
success so far in this city but has
had considerable encouragement
from people of other places. He
says unless the people here take
hold of and assist him by Mon
day night he will leave Tuesday
for other places where success is
assured. They also have an egg
case and a beehive on the same
principle. .-Mountainhome Re
publican.
The resignation of Rev. G. E.
Mason was presented from tbs
pulpit in Challis last Sunday, ,anC
his farewell sermon will be giver
next Sunday evening. Rev. 81
A. Lee, the new minister, vii
occupy the pulpit next Sunda,
forenoon, Dec. 18th. Rev. C. E,
Mason and his family viii deparf
shortly for their new field o
labor at Mountainhome, Idaho
The MESSENGER with theil
many friends in this community
wish them abundant success il
their new home.
| DR.. Wright returned SATURDAY,
from Silver creek where he wa:
called to attend Henry Duffy
who was much better when b.
left. The doctor informs US tina
the new mill at Silver creel
started up last Friday mornin:
with a. grand hurrah. This mil
| is of the latest and most improv
ed pattern and is working per
fectly. We expect great thing
from Silver creek.-Salmon Re
corder.
The Secretary of the Interio
recently received an extraordin
airy letter. which he at once for
warded to the pension Office
The Pension Commissioner too
official knowledge of the allega
tions and sent the complaint I
the postofice department fo
suitable action. The letter is a
follows
.'Saltillo. Ark.-Sec. Bliss :
i wan tel 70 how old soiers wid
, ers are treted by our red hede
! poStmisSrs she are only fort
class anyhow and keeps stoa
reding all the postal cards an
letters too. wich we cant not gi
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