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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-04-27
Pioneer Sketches.

In April, 1862, Florence, Ida
ho, was city of 10000 people.
The snow was six feet deep
the level. The business men and
the miners who wintered in the
camp had log houses, but the
masses lived in tents and under
roofs of boughs and bark. The
throng moved about in bea. n
paths between walls of snow. In
the middle of the pretentious city
was a public square which was
exempt by common CONSENT from
private occupancy. 1t was in
the center of the business dis
trict, and was subject to trespass
on part of business men Who were
then, as ever, awake to the adj
vantages of location in ira lie.
One persistent trespasser was
trader by the name of Sheldon,
who had q small tent in the pull
lie square in which he establish
ed o mercantile business. He
soon gained the repu. ation for
weighing his little finger when
he weighed the dust received for
his goods. Still he did a thriv-
ing business about three days out
of the week. The nearest supply
point at that time was twenty
miles distant at the Mountain
House. Sheldon carried his
merchandise on his back from
that point and retailed each in
voice of gooGs before he depart
ed for another cargo. One day
he would sell sugar; another day
tobacco and perhaps onions. On
one occasion he was packing
upon his back a big sack q
onions. AT the top of the Rocky
canyon hill he improvised tob
oggan of fir limbs, and climbing
upon the load began rapid de-
scent. The vehicle became un.
manageable and disaster follow.
ed. A tree blocked the course
AID the shock burst thu bag o. d
scattered the valuable cargo all
over the mountain side. Tie
onions were worth $3 a pound.
His loss in the wreck was over
800 after collecting all the pre-,
cious onions he could find by
diligent search. After the loss
of the onions this merchant, per.
haps to retrieve his losses, began
to weigh his little finger twice in
every transaction. He was fin.
ally disgraced, and his merchan,
dising came to an unfortunate
end. A miner who had purchas,
ed q plug of tobacco declared
that the pile of dust taken fl r
pay was bigger than the plug.
He took Sheldon by the collar
and hurled him over the counter
into the snow. The miner then
returned, took both dust and
tobacco and departed. The
charge of fraud and the fact that
he did rot resent the indignity
of being kicked out of his own
house. ruined his trade, AMI he
soon departed from the city OF
tents.
In April, 1852, there were
about twenty merchants in Flor
ence. Pack trains had been run
ming to the Mountain House
From that point a pack train Of
men was engaged in public trans
portation of freight. The price
paid was one dollar a pound fol
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-04-27

The SIN is slowly but surely
being consumed by it's own fires.
Astronomers say that it's diamet-
er is being reduced two feet per
dav
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-04-27

Congressman Gum has placed
us under obligations for public
documents. We have a number
of his speeches on the tariff of
which his friends and our friends
aud our friends are welcome.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-04-27

1t may be that an International
Conference will not re-esta blish
silver, but let us try.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-04-27

When in Challis be sure and
stop at this hotel. The tables
are always supplied with the best
the market affords, and they can
not be surpassed in Custer
county. Commodious sample
rooms for travelling men.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-04-27

Spring comes on very slowly
indeed.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12

Thomas Edison, the Wizard, tells this
story of his first bank check, back in
the seventies: Il had just sid my pat
emit ON the gold and stock indicator to
the Western Union Telegraph company
for $40, 600 and had come over to New
York to get my money. | went into the
company's general Offices to close up the
sale Of my patent l was Immediately
recognized by clerk, who ushered me
into tho presence of the president, who
after few preliminaries handed me a
check for $40 0G0. Well, | started out
after carefully folding up the check and
went toward Wall street So uncertain
was that | thought on the way that if
any man should comc up to me and
Offer me two crisp Thousand dollar bills
for the piece of paper | should give him
up the check willingly. When | got to
the bank, tine teller wouldn't honor the
check for me As quick as my legs
would carry me | rushed back to the
Western Union ot1ice, and they sent one
of their clerks to identify me received
$40, eco IN large hills divided the roll
into Two Wads Of S20,OU each and
stuffed eac into each trousers pocket,
and after budding the cashier and the
Telegraph cl,IA aoed day made break
to get our ct Mdl street rs quickly as |
could 1ho ueAt Jay / began work ON
my f1St laboratory 1T Newark. -
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12

1T is "a very curious fact, said a
celebrated asylum doctor recently,
that, taken as general rule, all luna
tics laugh about twice as much as sane
people
Zone of my worst patients at the
present moment exhibited the first signs
of insanity by laughing continuously
and without stopping for over week.
ut was just after "A severe illness,
which had been accompanied by much
mental depression, and his friends were
so delighted with the apparent improve
ment i'll ms spirits that they had no
idea of the real state of affairs until a
doctor was called in and pronounced
the man completely mad. Laughter
after a surgical operation is symptom
always greatly dreaded by doctors and
nurses
THAT queer impulse to laugh which
some people experience in the first mo-
ment of a sudden calamity Is in reality
one of the sharpest warnings of insan-
ity that any one could receive.
Some people fall into a habit of
laughing at their own thoughts when
alone. This should be always strictly
checked, rs ~ is an unhealthy sign and
may lead to brain trouble later on. -
London Answers.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12
Forecastlng tho Progress of Invention.


There is another direction in which
the airship would be seriously defective
and this is almost always overlooked,
and that is in the matter of making
landings. Being large body, it would
necessarily be unWieldy, and its motion
i'll any direction could not be arrested in
a very short space of time therefore it
could not make landing within linn
tied area In "A dead calm it could proba-
bly, be lowered in nearly vertical line
and thus make a landing in contract
ed space, but If the wind We're blowing
even at moderate velocity the case
would be different AS the wind is al
ways blowing more or less, and as it fire.
quently changes it's course in few sec
onds the ship would be tossed about
quite lively before it reached the ground.
If II came down at the rate of 800 feet
per minute, which is high velocity,
and the wind were blowing at the rate
OF ten miles per hour, the side drift
would be three times as great as the
vertical descent, and if this were coun-
teracted by imparting a velocity to the
ship equal to that of the wind and OPP
posed to it the side drift would be
doubled If the direction of the wind
should suddenly reverse. 1t must there
fore be evident that to be able to make
a landing safely, without running the
risk of colliding with church steeples
and modern skyscrapers, it would be
necessary to have a large open space. -
William Baxter, Jr., III Popular Science
Monthly.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12
JOURNALISTIC cOlORs.

III course old Rulwer Lytton when he wrote
Of sword and pen
Ard affixed the prize blue ribbon to the lat
tor
Had never seen the Office of daily paper when
IL WITS press time and the boys were "short
of natter
The penman cuts no figure in the hustling
world OF news
The reporter is IA skirmisher, it's true,
FOR he fights for fleeing Items and he can
lures interviews,
But his weapon is Faber number two
Now the Journalistic underling, whose pencil
marks are black
subseryient to pencil mark of blue.
For some high and mighty parsonage must
make pigeon track
Before single line OF copy" can go
through,
But there's still another color far above both
black and blue.
The man who owns the paper scans it Ger,
And If the staff needs editing he II take an AK
or two
And express his personal sentiments in gore.
Frank ). PiNley IN Chicago Times Herald.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12
FORGlVENES IS.

sat In the evening cool
OF the heat baked city street
Musing and watching a little pair
Who PLAYED n The walk at my feet.
A boy, tie eloer, Il strong. rough mold,
His sister, blossom sweet
When just IN the midst Of their play
Came an angry cry and u blow
That bruised the check Of the little maid
And caused bright tears to flow
And brought from my lips quick, sharp re-
proof
On the lad who had acted So
And he stood by, sullon and hard,
While the aaid soau dried her tear.
He looked at her with an angry eye.
She timidly drew near
Don't be cross, Johnny" a little sob).
LET me fordive 90, dear"
And this cloud Is passed and gone.
And again in their play they meet,
And the strong, rough boy wears kinder
mien,
And brighter the maiden sweet.
While whisper has come from the heart
of God
To man, man on the street.
English illustrated Magazine
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12

up the case as hope ess. When IN
formed that my father had died from
the same disease, they said | must die,
as hereditary Cancer was incurable.
"At this crisis, l was advised to try
S. IS, and in a short while the Cancer
began to discharge and continued to do
SO for three months then it began to
heal. 1 continued the medicine a while
longer until the Cancer disappeared en-
tirely. This was several years ago and
there has been no return OF the disease. y
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12
WHAT DO TIE CHILDREN DRINK?

Don't give them tea or coffee, Have you tried
the new drink called Grain o? 1t is delicious
and nourishing and takes the place of coffee.
The more Grain-O you give the children the
more health YOU distribute through their
systems. Grain o is made OF pure grains. and
when properly prepared tastes like the choice
grades of coffee but costs about 4 as much.
All grocers sell it. l5c. and 25c
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12
SHAKE INTO YOUR SHOES

Aliens Foot Ease a powder for the feet. It
cures painful. swollen smatting feet and
ions It's the greatest comfort discovery Of
the age. Aliens Foot Ease makes tight-httihg
or new shoes feel easy. 1t is "a certain cure for
Try it to-day Sold by all druggists and shoe
stores. BY mail fer 25e. in stamps. rrial pack
axe FREE. Address, Allen 5 Oimsted, lie Ro5
y Y
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12

eye became terribly
infamed, and was so
S swollen that for quite
a while l could not
see. The doctors
said l had Cancer OF
the most malignant
type, and after ex-
hausting their efforts
without doing me
any good, thew gave
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12
Cancer
OF the Face.

Mrs. Laura E. Minis, of Smithville, Ga,
says: "a small pimple of a strawberry
color appeared on my cheek; it soon
began to grow rapidly, notwithstand.
ing all efforts to check il. Nv
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12
A Real Blood Remedy.

Cancer is a blood disease, and only a
blood remedy will cure it. S. S. S.
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blood remedy, and never fails to per
manently cure Cancer, Scrofula, Eczema,
rheumatism or any other disease of the
blood. Send for our boo k s
on Cancer and Blood Diseases.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12
EIy's Cream Balm

II is quickly absorbed.
Gives relief at once.
Opens and cleanses the
Nasal Passages.
Allays Inflammation
Heals and Protects the
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12

mailed free to
any address.
Swift Specific
Co. Atlanta, Ga.
The Somerset reporter., 1897-08-12
COLD IN HEAD

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or by mail
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Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-16
KANSAS BANNER COUNTIES.
Interesting Showing as to Which
Counties Stand First I'm Agri-
cultural Production

Topeka, Kas.. Dec. 15.-(Special) Accord
ing to the annual report of crop statistics
for Kansas for 1897. issued to-day by Sec
retary Coburn. of the Kartsas state board
of agriculture, the banner counties in the
production of the various kinds of crops
and live stock are:
Sumner county, winter wheat value
sS1l7.S4O.
Decatur county. spring wheat, value s114
643.
Republic county, corn. value sl.sl5,s5s.
Marion county. oats. value sos 930
Decatur county, rye. value SOS, ,S34
Ness county, barley, value s3l ,557
Washington county, buckwheat, value
sl.2iO.
Wyandotte county, Irish potatoes, value
$3.50, ,5i9.
Sedgwick county, sweet potatoes. value
s1i.0l4.
Dickinson county. sorghum. value, s74421.
Neosho county castor beans, value S. 1862
Montgomery county, cotton, value S. 465.
Allen county, fax. value s7s797.
Crawford county, hemp value 5000.
Franklin county, tobacco. value A21O
Mcpherson county, broom corn. value
sll22i,
Morris county. millet and Hungarian, val
lie So. 7l5.
Russell county, milo maize value s13 o0s
Barber county. Kafiir corn value s2ss 5,s
kearny county. Jerusalem corn, value
slG,JGo
Butler county. prairie grass cut y,1,,a
SlSi.?0i
Jewell county. tame hay cut, value sl22.-
IS;
Scdgwick county horses, value ssl7 .05s.
summer county. mules. value Ssi 240
Dickinson county, milk cows. value $780,
Sl6
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-16
GRAVE CHARGES AGAINST a VEAL
THY MISSOURI FARMER
RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY
JAMES 4. LINVILLE. OF COWGILL
UNDER INDICTMENT.
Further Developments in the Famous
Caldwell County Stock Stealing
Cases - One of LinvilIc's
Hired Hands Is Also
Under Arrest.

Hamilton. Mo-, Dec. 15.-(Special) More
arrests have been made III the noted
stock stealing cases in this county.
James A. Linville, of Cowgirl, and James
Yearly, a man formerly in his employ,
We're arrested yesterday at Cowgirl by
Sheriff Crockett on indictments returned
by the grand jury of this county at the
November term of circuit court. Mr.. Lin
vile is charged with receiving stolen stock.
knowing the same TO have been stolen.
Yearly is charged with grand larceny.
Linville gave bond: Yearly was lodged in
Jail.
This Is another chapter in the criminal
proceedings inaugurated against the gang
of thieves that has been operating in this
county and parts of adjoining counties Tor
years. The arrests that have been made
in this matter since circuit court adjourn
ed have caused the greatest sensation. The
arrest of Mr.. Linvillc was the climax.
Mr.. Linville is wealthy and prominent
farmer. living two miles northwest of Cow
gill. in this county. His paatial farm
home, one of the finest country residences
in the county. is beautifully located i'll the
center of his S0O-acre farm. He OWNS large
farms in other parts of the county. He
is a leading member of the church, and
is held in high esteem by all. The first
reports connecting his name with these
cases came like thunderbolt to those who
knew him. 1t was charged that it was the
work of jealous rivals. who wanted him
dragged down.
The indictment upon which Mr.. Linville
was arrested charges him with receiving.
on or about July ~, 1897. one black cow.
valued at S%5, and one red steer. valued at
s30 the property of James Mackey, know
ing the same to have been stolen. Pearl
White and Glenn Freels, two members of
the gang, stole these cattle out of Mr..
Mackeys pasture on the night of July q.
stock along the road at night. The next
morning Mr.. Mackey, it is said, found his
missing stock in Mr.. Linville's pasture.
These two farmers live twelve miles apart.
1t was this startling discovery that led
to the detection of the gang and the un-
covering of their nefarious work. imme-
diately upon this disclosure, Pearl White.
Firm r. Pryor, Glen Freels, James Yearly
and other members of the gang fled the
country. White and Yearly have been cap
tured and brought back. The former has
turned states evidence.
The recent grand jury investigated the
and thoroughly. Members of this grand
jury, it is said. have stated that the oper-
ations of the gang We're all uncovered. 1t
is reported that some of the indicted par
ties and their friends We're unduly active
in trying to head off criminal proceedings.
Their activity at Kingston. while court
was recently in session, was such as to
cause much comment and suspicion.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-16
SQUAW MEN SHUT OUT.
er Their Indian Wives Die For
felt Citixcuship.

Muskogcc, I. T.. Dec. Especially Judge
Springer to-day threw a bomb into the
ranks of intermarricd citizens of the Cher
okcc nation. He ruled that Il white man
who married 4 Cherokee Indian and there
by became Il Citzn of the nation. forfeited
his Cherokee rights if. after the death of
his Indian wife. he married Il white wom-
an. The question was raised in the cases
of j. W. Bowers ct ii, II; J. Roberts ct
al and William J.. jackson. all of whom
are white men and have married Cherokee
Indians and. after the death of their In
dian wives. married white women. The
Cherokee nation refused to recognize them
as citizens, and they applied to the Dawes
commission and We're granted citizenship.
The Cherokee nation appealed the cases to
the United States court, and the decision
of the Dawes commission was reversed and
the applicants denied citizenship. Judge
Clayton. of the Central district, Indian
Territory. ruled in similar cases that the
claimants We're entitled 10 citizenship. and
that Il white man who became n citizen
of any of the Indian nations by marriage
could. after the death of his Indian wife,
marry white woman and not only re-
tain his citizenship. but vest citizenship in
his white wife, the same as an Indian
could,
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-16

Of the fertile plains and higher attitudes
beyond.
''The premier. prince of all these. is In
dian corn.
From these her meats and milk and
wealth are made; from these annually, fer
two decades, she has given TO the sham
bles alone animals having an average
home value exceeding s29U9o.00o. or an ag-
gregate of s5S3,0 co,0oO; out OF these and by
these her future wealth and all it brings
OF good must largely come. As finished
product and raw material they are SYM
bolizcd in the beef steer. his sister, and
the corn. To their Improvement, best util-
ization and proper recognition this work is
dedicated
'RccogniZing the tremendous significance
of beef production as factor in Kansas
agriculture and Kansas prosperity, the
state board of agriculture. with a view
TO gathering and disseminating practical
information pertaining to this important
subject. has interviewed several hundred.
or the men longest, most successfully and
most extensively engaged in cattle fatten-
Ing especially, in the various counties of
the state. In connection with much other
pertinent and useful matter the state
ments of large and representative number
of these are given In the pages that fol-
low. resume or average. made from 4
careful analysis Of the statements furnished
by these cattlemen as to many principal
features connected with and discovered
from their business operations is pre-
sented. thus:
THE average length of time those who
have reported have been in the business of
beef production in Kansas is nineteen
years.
The average of the ages they recon-
mend for the castration of bun calves
ranging from hour TO l year is 81 days
Their recommendation for the feeding of
calves the first winter is wheat bran and
shelled corn. or bran and oats. in sufficient
quantities. with h or other coarse feed,
to keep them thrifty and growing
"A large majority favor dehorned or
hornless cattle. and say that for the fat
tening lot such cattle has a 10 per cent
greater value than those with horns. Thir-
~ reports give them greater value of Il
cents per 100 pounds: twenty-six place ii nj
S2.05 per head. The higher price they say
fat cattle without horns are likely to sell
for averages 13I. cents per 100 pounds.
THE time required for properly and safe.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-16
T. C. HENRY IN TOPEKA.
Old-Time Wheat King of Kansas Is
Working Up Mexico Colo
niZQtfOn Scheme.

Topeka Kas, Dec. l5.-tSpecialD Mr.. T.
c. Henry, whose wheat growing operations
years ago gave the name of THE Golden
Belt to Central Kansas, is in the city, re-
newing oldtime friendships. Mr.. Henry was
the first president and active manager of
the Topeka State Fair Association, and in
other ways identified himself with the
business welfare of the Capital city. To-
day he was cordially welcomed by his old
time observation-disclosures Osborn. Z. |.
Bonebrake, Colonel Vcale, the Gleed broth
erS and score OF other prominent citizens
here.
Mr.. Henry has transferred his business
operations from Colorado. where he has
been for the last fifteen years actively
promoting town. land and irrgating canal
enterprises. to the republic of Mexico. He
has just organized Il corporation composed
mainly of Kansas City people and a few
Kansas acquaintance for the purpose of
coionizing a large tract of land located on
the Panuco river. tributary to the Mexican
OF Tampico His company pro-
Poses pos TO locate t9wnsite ian at
on that river after the plan so successfully
adopted in Kansas by the Santa Fe com
pany. and also by Mr.. Henry later in Colo
RADIO. This is 4 new enterprise for Mexico.
In this way people with small means can
secure a home where there is congenial 50"
cltty. school. churCh ana postal ficlll1eS.
The colonistS SO located will have an op-
portunity TO buy small tracts of land with
III easy reach of their town, which are
adapted to all the tropical productions.
BY this plan and the moderate terms Of
fered the American immigrant. he can
make i pleasant and successful start in
Mexico with limited resources: in fact. less
than was required to establish himself on
a homestead in Central Kansas twenty
five years ago.
Mr.. Henry is on his way to Denver
where his family still remains Early in
January. party of his associates are to
urate the enterprise referred to.
Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-12-16
A LONG TRIP TO KL0NDIKE.
st. Louis Man to Pilot n Party of
Twenty by Way of Cape

St. Louis. Mo- Dec. 15-Claude E. Miller.
n young st. Louisian. who has just re-
turned after an absence of four years, Will
pilot party of twenty other men from
this city to the Klondike goldfields
he owns a boat, which is now at New
Orleans, on which the trip will be made.
II Is siNty-iive feet long. of twenty tons
burden and draws four and a half feet of
water.
The boat, under command of Captain
Miller. with eight of the party. will leave
New Orleans January 10. The trip will be
made via Key West. down the east coast
OF South America, through the Straits of
Francisco the boat will take on others of
the party.
Another stop will be made at Seattle
the remainder of the party. Captain Mil
Ter thinks 1t will be some time in March
before he can reach Seattle.
river.