The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-06-08
ton held at Salt Lake City. re-

VI. L. Crafts, Supt. of the
Black Mining Co.; Chas. Steven
son, Supt. of the Lucky Boy
Mining Co, and Col McFadden
of the Yankee Fork Mining Co.,
Custer. were in Challis several
days last week.
]. W. Garrett, of St. Louis,
Mo-, was in Challis last week
John Haney was married to
Miss Ollie Pearson at Houston,
Idaho, on Wednesday. June End.
Both are very estimable young
people. We wish them plenty
of success.
Buster & Howell have just ad-
ded a new Stevens refrigerator
% their meat market in Challis-
It is a beauty.
The Srprnme Court has rem
dered a decision adverse to Latah
county in the employment Of
special Attorney Clagett in pros
ecuting criminal business in
1895. The court says the Board
of County Commissioners have
power only to employ counsel il
matters pertaining to the affairs
of their county. and have no
authority to employ counsel TO
prosecute criminal cases in the
name of the State.
We acknowledge receipt of
complimentar ticket for tn
Lemhi County Fair and Rsci-e
Association Meeting, to be held
at Salmon on July End and 3rd,
1897. Good purses have been
offered. and this meeting prom
ises to be a great success.
The Supreme Court has decid-
ed that the anti-gamSling law
applies TO Boise. The Law is laid
down in an opinion filed yester-
day. 1t was prepared by Chief
Justice Sullivan and concurred
in by Justices Huston and Quarl-
es. The decision is rendered on
the application for a writ of
habeas corpus in the case of John
F. Ridenbaugh who was arrested
for conducting a game of faro.
The defendant was fined 500 by
Probate Judge Blake, and ap-
plication was made for a writ of
habeas corpus. This was argued
by A. A. Fraser for the defend
ant and Attorney General Nc
Farland for the state. The case
is one that was made up for the
purpose of determining whether
or not the special charter of this
city suspended the operation OF
the anti-gambling law in Boise,
the charter authorizing the coun-
Gil to regulate and license gamb-
ling. A license was taken out
by Thomas Constance for q
game, and then the dealer was
arrested. Boise Statesman.
| The silver Democratic conven-
ton for Kentucky, was called tC
order at Frankfort on June End.
| Senator Goebel was elected TEN
porary chairman. In his speech
he severely criticised the ad-
minisuation of Governor Brad
ley.
The platform adopted in par
was as follows
Resolved. That we hereby
reafirm our faith in the princi
pies set forth and enumerated il
the national convention held il
Chicago in 1896, and we adopt
said platform as that of the Dem
ocracy in Kentucky.
ssSecond-That the principle:
adopted and set forth in thai
, platform are true principles o
, Democratic faith and we urg,
upon all true Democrats TO stanC
by them at all times and unde-
/ all circumstances.
5 .sThird-We indorse the can
vass made by Hon. William ]
Bryan, the nominee of the Demo
cratic party for the presidenc,
in the late election. We com
mand his wisdom and approve /
as just and fair to all parties an,
Z all interests OF our commol
country. We recognize in hin
the fearless orator and states
1 man and the great champion O
e the peoples rights against tn
e money power. the monopolists
the syn6icates and trusts; W
pledge him the support of tn
a united Democracy in our state.
) The remaining half of tn
1 platform is devoted to a denunc
= alton of the Republican state ad
: ministration and TO felicitation c
Senator Blackburn and to thos
! who led his two senatorial fights