The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-06-15

a doubtful case.
Childrens' Day was observed
at the church last Sunday by the
children with appropriate exer-
cises.
John E. Pincock, sheriff of
Fremont county. was in Challis
last Friday after witness in the
Little Lost river murder case.
Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge
No. q, d. of R., elected the fol-
lowing officers last Tuesday eve
ming for the ensuing term
N. G.-Mrs. H.C. McKendrick.
V. G.-Mrs. ]. l.. Ebberts.
Sec.-Mrs. Belle Thompson.
Treas.-Mrs. T. J. Paul.
At the Bayhorse election they
had two trustees to elect. VIM.
]. Trealor was elected as one of
the trustees, but for the other
the vote stood a tie between
Judge w. A. Gill and Charles
Baker. Another election will be
held to settle the tie vote.
George Brady, genuine tramp
typo of about 40 years expert
ence, landed in Challis last
Thursday evening from Ketchum
hungry, foot-sore and mighty
thirsty. He "struck this Office
81 to eat on" and in less than a
half hour he was ''gined up" in
fine style. He departed the next
morning for Salmon.
Considerable interest was TAX
en- in school elections in different
portions of the county on the 7th
inst. District No. 6 which COM
prises Challis creek and that por-
tion of Pahsimari valley that is
in Custer county, had a battle TO
see which portion of the district
should elect trustee, but the
Pahsimari folks got away with
the fight and elected VIM. Smith,
but Mr.. J. Job, the Challis creek
candidate run him a close race.
Professors VOORHEES, and Davis
gave a musical entertainment in
Challis last Wednesday evening
to large and apprecative audi
ence, and the artists were ap.
plauded long and often. Prof.
Ira o. Davis is a wonderful per-
former on the banjo, as is also
Prof. Voorhees,, but he is not
the equal of Davis on this instru-
ment. but he is at home on the
mandolin and guitar. Their
music was high grade and the
latest selections.
When the plate was going
around in the fashionable church
at Regents Park, London, a
poor woman, by mistake. drop,
ped in a sovereign (S5), instead
of a shilling Us cents). She sub
sequently found it necessary to
bring suit against the church
officials to recover S4.75. The
learned judge held that the very
moment the money fell into the
plate it become an accepted offer
ing to the Lord. and that neither
the church officials nor the courts
are at liberty to authorize its re
turn to the donor. The report
of the affair adds that this is the
first case and decision of the
kind on record and may stand as
a precedent for many generation:
to come.
On Monday, June 9TH. an elec
ton for one school trustee for
years in Challis District No. /
in the place of NJ. NJ. Swee'
whoes term as trustee expired or
that day. The election was live
" and much interest was taken
and the field was pretty thor
oughly canvassed by one of tn,
candidates at least. tits surely
not the salary of the Office tha
that would tempt a person Il
make a hard struggle for it; ant
the honors are not great, but
appears that other issues wer,
involved. The vote stood a
follows
| M. M. Sweet. .......... A
! Mrs. NJ. Waters. i
Jas. T. Gayle. ........... L
Total vote cast. ........ z
This is by far the largest vot'
ever cast at a school election il
this district. This is the frs
time the ladies have voted (al
though they always had tn
right to vote at school elections
but heretofore they did not ex
ercise their right. We are pleas
ed to see the interest taken i
our public school. Thirty-on