The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-03-23
LOCEL GLE EMINGS.
Give us some Spring weather.
Ed. Huffman is out from Gus.
er for a few days.


ter for few days.
Duncan Cameron is a little i'm
proved at this time.
George Ellis and family, of
Pahsimari, were Challis visitors
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hicks, of Pah-
simari, visited friends in Challis
last week.
Very little money changed
hands here on the result of the
prize fight.
o. E. Penwell will sell his
farm implements at public sale
on March 25th.
This cold weather is very bad
on stock-especially without an
outlay for feeding.
1t hash decided to celebrate
the 18th anniversary of Odd Eel
lowship on April 26th.
There will be Club dance on
Friday night next. The party
after this one will be the last of
the series.
The young people gave Miss
Cassie West pleasant surprise
part at her home, in Challis, last
Wednesday night.
According to the new anti
gambling law of Idaho, the
''kids" who play marbles for
''keeps" are liable.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elder, Miss Lot
tie Bradbury and Fl. J. Jones at
tended the party at Bayhorse
last Wednesday night.
Mans. Coffin, of Salt Lake
City, arrived in Challis last
Friday night. He is represent
ing a st. Paul hardware house.
Henry Duffy departed one day
last week on short visit to his
old home in Illinois. He will
stop a short time at Chicago and
have his eyes treated.
Mrs. John Faulkner arrived in
Challis last Saturday night from
the East. She was called to the
bedside of her husband at Gus
ter, who has been very low, but
who is somewhat improved now.
We have received one copy of
the Pocatello Daily Tribune. 1t
is neat and spicy paper, and
should receive a liberal support.
A daily paper at Pocatello ought
to arrive in Challis one day be-
fore the Salt Lake City papers
do, but it comes of the same date
and consequently our people do
not get the news and quicker.
Journalistic item from Ten
nesee paper 'Crock Floods
died last night, owing this paper
for ten years subscription. 1t is
reported that he said just before
he pegged out that he felt like
he was floating upward. No
doubt of it. Crock had got so
low down that he had to slide
uphill to get into hell"
Every year, or for a number of
years there has been held in
Boise City mock legislature
termed the "Third House." and
it has created much amusement,
as a "take off''on the idaho legis-
lature, and it has been very sue
cessful. But this year the Third
House VIZ S dismal failure, owing
to the fact that the regular Idaho
legislature was so much more
ridiculous than the Third House,
the Third House had to suspend
business and close its doors.
The prize light is now a thing
of the past says the Boise States
man. The fall of Cerbett may
serve to emphasize a truth that
is of the highest Importance. He
went down primarily because he
had devoted his recent years to
dissipation. No man can hold
that championship who leads
such q life. Those called sport
ing men will not acknowledge
that such is the case, but others
can learn the lesson. Dissipation
wears out the heart and all the
other vital organs. The individ-
ual may not realize it at the time,
but an hour will always come to
a dissipated man when the truth
will be demonstrated. 1t comes
to the pugilist when he loses a
fight he should have won; it
comes to others by sudden fail
ing of powers. and to others by
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