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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04

UNITED STATES LAND OFFICE, !
HALEY, Idaho, April %, 1897. I
Notice is hereby given that
William Bradshaw, of Dickey,
Custer county. Idaho, has filed
notice of intention to make final
proof on his desert-land claim
No. AGO, for the E4 NW4 WI
NE4 Sec. 80. TIP. 9. N. R. 22E.
before L. H. Johnston, Commits
sioner of U. S. Circuit Court for
District of Idaho. at Challis,
Idaho, on Wednesday, the 9th
day of June, 1897.
He names the following wit
nesses to prove the complete ir-
rigation and reclamation of said
land
John S. Stephens, Jr., of Chal-
lis, Idaho; Horace D. Baker, of
Houston, Idaho; William P.
Bascom, of Dickey, Idaho; Will
liam Bradshaw, of Dickey, Idaho.
w. H. BRoDHEAD, Register.
First pub. May 4th, 1897.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04
Notice for Publication.
LAND OFFICE AT HALEY,
Idaho, April 90, 1897.


Notice is hereby given that the
following named settler has filed
notice of his intention to make
final proofin support of his claim,
and that said proof will be made
before L. H. Johnston. Commis-
siouer of the U. S. Circuit Court
for the District of Idaho, at Chal-
lis, Idaho, on June 9th, 1897. viz:
David P. Wells, (H. E. 1859. for
the Sci NW4 NJ NE4 NE4 -SW4
Sec. Is, TIP. 6, N. r. 26E.
He names the following wit
nesses to prove his continuous
residence upon and cultivation of
said land, viz
George MCGOWAN, of Challis,
Idaho; Archie Howell of Chaliis,
Idaho; Patrick Bonnor, of Hous-
ton, Idaho; Aaron Howes, of
Houston, Idaho.
w. HI. BRoDHEAD, Register.
First pub. May 4, 1897.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04
State Of Idaho, 90
County Of Custer. 90

I, Geo. E. Keyes, Clerk of
the Board of County Commis-
sioners, of Custer county, Ida
no, do hereby certify that the
above and foregoing constitutes
a correct summary of all business
transacted by the Board of Co.
Commissioners of said county
and State, at the regular meet
ing of said Board in April, 1897.
Witness my hand and Seal of
(coan said Board, this 9th day
'''3 of April, 1897.
GEO. E. KEYES. Clerk.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04
MIR NIED.

In Challis. Idaho, on Monday
evening. April Goth, 1897, Carl
Lane and Mrs. Agnes Jones were
united in marriage by Rev. @. K.
Mason. A few friends were
present. Both the bride and
groom are well known in Custer
county. Mr.. Lane is our present
sheriff. We extend to them our
best wishes and congratulations,
and may they ever prosper.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04
The Closing Exercise~.

We took a half day off last
Friday afternoon and attended
the closing exercises of the
Primary Department of our pub
lie school, which has been so
ably presided over for the past
six months, by Miss Thomas, of
New York. The exercises were
exceeding good, and the young
Americas show great advance
ment since we last visited them.
They spoke their pieces and sung
their songs like old folks, and
the exercises passed off very
satisfactory, and all this reflects
great credit to the diligent work
of their teacher. She is young
in the profession of school teach
ing, but by faithful work she has
won for herself much merited
praise. She is a lady in every
sense of the word. Her work in
the school room has given the
best of satisfaction. Very few
realize the work that it takes to
be a successful teacher in this
department, and the author of
the following article spoke wiser
than he knew Lift your hat
reverently when you meet the
teacher of the Primary School.
She is the good angel of the re-
public. She takes the bantling,
fresh from the home nest and
full of pouts and passions-an
ungovernable little wretch whose
mother admits she sends him to
school to get rid of him. This
lady who knows her business,
takes a car load of these little
anarchists, one of whom alone
and single-handed is more than
match for their parents, and at
once puts them in the way OF
being useful and upright citizens.
AT what expense of toll and soul
WEAKNESS {? Here is. the most
responsible position in the whole
school, and if her salary was
double, she would not receive
more than she earns" For the
month of February Miss Thomas
had 49 scholars in the Primary
Department, and during the 9th
er months the attendance was
very large, but she proved to be
able to manage and instruct
them to the satisfaction of the
patrons, and Board increased
her salary for the last three
months of the term, and will
ask her probably to fill this posi-
ton next term. The children
loved their teacher is very evi-
dent, for at the close of the ex-
ercises much affection was shown
and many of them were in tears.
A teacher who does not have
the love of their pupils is a dis
NAL failure. Miss Thomas pre-
sented each of her scholars with
a beautiful souvenir as a toker
of remembrance. She, in com
pany with Mrs. Morrow, of Pah.
samori. will in a short time de,
part for New York.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04
For THE MESSENGER:
HENRY HEITFELD.

Strong art thou. and powerful.
With brawny arms and giant frame;
And sinewy hands
AS strong as iron bands
Hands that have sown the aseed and reaped
the grain,
And held the plow and toiled amain-
For from the humblest lot We came.
But with purpose grand
Thou mounted upward. and
With thy mighty hand
Burned the barriers away
Hands, that like Liacoln's, erst have swung
the ak,
Now take the pen
That frames the laws.
TO plead the cause
OF lowly workingmeu.
Hail, grand solon of our sovereign State
idaho is proud Of thee
With thy broad mind and big heart,
Go, like David, to the fight.
Armed with truth and right;
And with the sword Of honesty
Free thy land
From Wall Streets hand.
And the tolls Of foul conspiracy.
Bid corrupt legislation depart
And set these bonded captives free
LITTLE AMERICAN.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04

ate OF Celeste Branca. deceased

Estate OF Celeste Branca. deceased
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned
ADMINISTRATIVE of the estate OF Celeste Branca,
deceased. to the creditors of and oil persons
having claims against said deceased. 10 exhibit
them with the necessary vouchers, within four
months after the hfst publication of this notice,
to said administratrix ut her residence in Bay
horse in the county Of Custer. State of Idaho.
MAY BRANCA, Adniinistratrix.
Dated April Srd. 1897
First publication May 18th. 1897.
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LINcoLN POST NO. IS. q. 4. n.

There will be regular meetings of Lincoln
Post No. is. Department OF Idaho. G. A R.. at
the l. o. o. +. hall ia Challis. on the list Friday
evening of each month, at 8 o'clock. All COM
rades in good standing are requested TO be
present. L. II. JOHNSTON, Commander.
N. J. Shap, Adiutant.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04
COUNTY BOARD.
CONTINUED from Attn page.)

ACOlIluucQ from 4bu pdkCs)
-~~~0~.~-~~~~~~~~-~~~o~~-
completed as per contract, and 1T
was ordered that said work be
accepted.
Board took a recess for exam
ination of hospital. Board re-
convened. Condition of hospital
found satisfactory.
Clerk directed to procure such
cards of notification as may be
necessary for Assessor and Col
lector.
Treasurer Spalding ordered to
furnish new bond in the sum of
$1,000.
1t was ordered that the Board
adjourn till such time as Board
could re-convene after inspect
ing contract work of Jas. Rosen-
berger, on road below Hime' S
ford, and work of A. M. Wilson,
on East Fork bridge.
1t was ordered that the work
of contractor A. M. Wilson on
East Fork bridge be accepted.
1t was ordered that the work
of contractor Jas. Rosenberger
on road below HINES ford be ac-
cepted.
1t was ordered that the ar
rangement made with Geo. Cof-
fran, by Commissioners Knapp
and MCGOWAN, for the repair of
the south pier on the bridge
above Clayton, be ratified by the
Board. Said work to be done by
said Coffran to be as follows :
He, Coffran, is to replace the
missing side log in the north
side of said pier, and to fill up
along north side of said pier with
large coarse rock, to a level with
the top of the log so replaced.
Treasurer's quarterly report
examined and approved.
Auditors quarterly report ex-
amined and approved.
Robt. Morrison appeared be
fore the Board and complained
that at a point about a mile and
half above the Small Bros. ranch
the road was dangerous, and
almost impossible due to an ice
gorge. The Clerk was directed
to notify Con Hurst, road CON
tractor, to clear said road, and
put it in good condition for trav-
el at once.
Contractor McKendrick was
called before the Board and noti-
fed to repair roads in his district
at once.
Commissioner MCGOWAN was
delegated to inspect and ascertain
the grade of proposed new road
over High Grade"
Bond of ]. p. Spalding County
Treasurer, presented.
Commissioner MCGOWAN came
| in, and with A. M. Wilson pre-
sented a verbal report on pro
posed new road over High
Grade. It was ordered that in
advertising for new road over
High Grade" the Clerk include
the bridging of the creek al
Frank Woods old place, and also
to culvert at every point neces
sary to carry off all water.
Bond presented by j. P. Spald
ing, County Treasurer, examin'
ed, and after due consideration
was rejected. 1t not being il
accordance with the require
ments of Sec. 397, r. S.
j. p. Spalding, County Treas
urer, appeared before the BoarC
and stated that on Saturday
April Oath he could present th'
bond required.
Board metpursuant to adjourn
ment. Full Board present. New
bond of County Treasurer ]. 2
Spalding examined and approx
ed /:
The following accounts were
allowed on the Current Expensl
Fund
Denver Dickerson-constable ...........s .
A. C. Bomar-apportioning school money 20
A. M. wilson-rail for Auditors Office. IA {
A. c. Bomar-express and stamps. ,,.... {
A. NJ. Wilson-fence at court house. ....... IS
Chas. Smith-team hire .................. 10 !
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04
CUSTER EScAHPMENr NO. 10.

Regular meetings first and third Wednesday
sights of each month at the ]. o. o, F. hall in
Challis. at o'clock. Brothers In good stand
aag are requested 10 attend.
L. p. JACOBSEN, C. P.
w. d. PIERCE. Scribe.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04
SOCIETIES.
sJHikR nEAF REBERAH va. n.

Silver Leaf Rebekah Lodge No. -. l. O. o. F.
at Challs. holds it's regular meetings in the
odd Fellows Hall. on he sld aud 4.h Tuesday
evenings Of each month. at O'Clock. All
Rebelah members ia good standing are in
~ted to attend. ~!
MRS BELLE THOMPSON. N. G.
FLORENCE A. BoMAR, Secretary.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.

C0NGREG4TI0NAL CHURCH.
Divine services at the Congregational Church
in Challis, every Sabbath morning and evening
at II o'clock a. m. and z 80. o'clock p. nj.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday evening at
2 80 o'clock.
Sabbath School at O'Clock p. m.
REV. C. E. MASON, Pastor.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04
SILVER KvcHrs OF AMER1cA.

cballis Temple No. !. Silver Knights OF
America, meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesday
nights of each month in the Odd Fellows hall
at o'clock Al ZEIGLER, President
FRANK DEARDEN Sec.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04
ed on the Road Fund i:

Con Hurst-salary Road Dist. No. s.....ssoO 90
I w Huffman - M
II. @. McKendrick "2. 1877 50
Clayton M. Co-materiaI ......... 10 IS
A. NJ. Wilson-repairs on Watson's brdg. 300 90
G.. Strand-team hire Co. Com. m............ 800
T. ]. PAUL. days work laying out road. so
Geo. Fox-building gbridge-Kinnickinnic 300 90
Jas. Rosenberger-road building ..... :. 100 90
A. NJ Wilson-rep. East Fork BRIDGE. le3 90
G. Strand-team hire Co. Com.......... 100
N. j. Sharp ............. 90
N. j. Sharp :" -......,..... 8 90
stats Ss,'n,,y q "a 5d@so, o,ss,er IS.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04

LAND OFFICE-HAILEY DISTRICT.
Register. er.............-.........,W w H. Brodhead,
Receiver. ..........................W w H Horne.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04
CUSTER COUNTY

DISTRICT COURT 1897.
Albion Cassia county April 5 Sept. 10
Mt. Home. Elmore county. ....Apul 20 Oct 25
Shoshone. Lincoln county. March IS Sept. p
CRnilis, Custer county y........... May 81 Oct. II
HALEY Blaine county .......... June Il Nov. IS
C, SrocRsLAGER
District Judge.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-05-04

Desert Land, Final Proof.--Notice for
Publication.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-28
When Trees Go to Sleep.

Trees and plants have their regular
times for going to sleep, as well as boys
and girls. They need the same chance
to rest from the work of growing and
to repair and OF; The machinery of life.
Some plants do all their sleeping in
the winter while the ground is frozen
and the limbs are bare of leaves. In
tropical countries where the snow new.
er falls and it is always growing wealth
er the trees. repose during the rainy
season or during periods of drought.
They always choose the most unfavor-
able working time for doing their
sleeping, just as mankind chooses the
night, when he cannottsee to work. In
connection with this interesting fact, a
Norwegian observer has made some
interesting experiments, in which he
has tried to chloroform plants, and he
has found that the fumes of this an
aesthetic or sleep-giver has marked
effect on the plant, making it sleep
harder and grow faster when it wakes
Up.
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my WOMAN, BY THE LORD"


tween his hands and searches it avid
iously.
"You, love me, Betty!" # ~
AS her warm mouth meets the pas
sion of his, passing cloud upon the
moons fair face blots out one arm of
the crucitix, so that the pair stand no
longer in the shadow of cross, but of
a gibbet.
The girl does not mark it, nor hear
the stealthy pursuing footsteps which
stop in the shelter of a projecting an
gle Of the wall. as her lover whispers:
"Alive or dead. then. the same trail
takes us, Betty? My woman, by the
Lord, my woman!"
~ III.
It stands under shoulder OF the
Matterhorn, where, even in the heat of
August, the quaking aspens shiver and
shadows of the spruce make twilight
out of noon. I knock at the chalet's
door. A woman's voice from the lat
tice. overhead replies to my summons
This is not an inn
BY the silver flutes Of the great goo
Pan--her voice! Al the charms tina,
cannot see a.e expressed in itgrace
OF the fawn, eyes of dawn, hair of The
silky fneness Of the spider web as i
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-28

The Curing of Tobacco.

To cure tobacco so as to develop it's
fragrant flavor is no difficult matter.
The leaf is carefully cut from the stem
as soon as it begins to turn yellow,
which indicates ripeness. The leaves
must be carefully handled, and not
bruised. They are strung by the stems
on stiff wires, twelve or so on each, and
hung up in an airy place, not too dry;
an upper room is a good place for them,
or an open attic There they dry
slowly and fully ripen. They may stay
in this way until damp day, when they
may be handled without breaking.
They are tied in punches of twelve by
the stalks and slightly spread by twist
ing a strip of a leaf around these
the hands are tied they are laid to-
gether, the tips tapping and the butts
out, in a square heap on which a piece
of board, for a small quantity, is
| placed, and a weight is put on the
board. They stay in this way for sew
eral weeks, warming up to some ex-
tent, and this fermentation is necessary
to complete the ripening and to develop
the fragrance and flavor. After again
being dried by hanging a few days or be
ing spread, to check the fermentation
the hands are packed in tight boxes
where they finally cure and became
marketable or disable. Nothing more i.
i needed for use. But it is a common
practice for home use to dip the leave,
in sweet water or diluted molasses, AMI
twist them into sort Of short ropes
doubling them and thus making wha
a is commonly called pig tail. This ma,
be used in this condition for smokin,
or chewing. Plug tobacco is made b,
laying the leaves, stripped from TIL
stems and dipped i'll sweetened water
s. into suitable moulds and pressing Their
under a heavy press worked by screw
until they become solid cakes. Variou
fayoring stuffs are used by the manu-
facturers Of tobacco for sale Ex
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-28
Back to the Old Home.

I J. H. Hairston, a colored convict who
recently escaped from the Virginia
penitentiary, has just sent pathetic
appeal to the superintendent Of that
institution to get, him back. That Of
fetal on Tuesday received a telegram
from Hairston, dated at Farmville, in
which he said: please send up here
after me at once. This is the first
time in the history of the institution
ia which one. of the escaped inmates
indicated: so much anxiety to return
His wish will be complied with prompt
ly.--Ex.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-28
PEOPLE OF THE COUNTRY. :
Few ST Them Seemed to Have Learned
Anything Noble from Nature


Anything Noble from Nature
t'For the stability and righteousness
of our government we are accustomed
to think we must pin our faith on the
country people who live near to Ma
lures heart writes Mrs. Lyman Alb
bolt in the October Ladies' Home Jour-
nal, the first Of a series of Peaceful
Valley" papers which picture life in an
ideal rural community. "But how
many OF them," she says, "seem to
have learned anything noble from her?
Her beauty does not refine them, her
honesty does not incite them to thor
oughness, her free-handedness does Tot
inspire them to generosity they be-
come narrow and sordid in the midst
of grandeur and liberality. They inn
agine there can be nothing in life but
work or play, toll or rest, and they feel
a contempt for those who play and rest.
They have never learned to, mingle
work and play, toll and rest in due
proportion, and they cease to find any
pleasure in life unless they abandon
work altogether. Like the tired Wom-
an who wrote her own epieaph, they
| fancy heaven place where they car
do nothing forever and ever. This
view of life makes loafers in the vii:
lage as it makes them in the cities
When different spirit has found room
to grow, a new order of living prevails
Life becomes something more than {
slow grinding Of the mill, more thar
/ burden, to be endured only becaus
a luxury as we'll as a necessity. Indi
viduals combine, not for their own ad
vantage, but to multiply benefactions
and as strength increases, by its RICH
4 use, the attainment Of one worthy an
ambitious advantage is only the sug
gestion and achievement Of another.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-28

polling kiss hear a rustling among
the yellow stalks of sorghum as the
wind waves their silken tassels. WIS.,
ions of blood red beets, dissolved in the
ichor of their souls. visit me. Verify,
all these are sugar. And yet-these
are not all!
Three" I make shift to reply, re-
garding her gravely as she polses the
old Dutch sugar tongs tentatively over
my cup.
AS she offers the Assam-Pekoe in It's
jeweled bauble of a chalice, wave Oh
the fragrant liquor overfows upon my
wrist.
''Oh, I have hurt you'll" she cries.
"Irremediably," 1 reply. The word,
as I utter it, staggers with significance.
She lifts her eyes, under puzzled broWs,
to NINE
Surely" she hazards, softly, 1.-The
pain will soon be gomez"
1T is undying," I aver solemnly,
land YETI add, II cherish it"
Then I may give you another brlm-
ming cup, since you WOO pain?'
Alas, might she not have said more
u Wy, o1uCc yOu WOO pcLlAAuAAJ"
mo, will have no more tea
II may give you coffee, them"
"Nor Coffee
"Chocolate?" Her hand rests upon
the fantastic lid of the silver box which
contains the perfumed powder. She
has lifted the carved handle of an apos-
tie spoon to her lips. At the sight my
passion breaks it's bounds. bend over
her until my breath stirs the lock OF
hair In its warm resting place on the
nape of her white neck
would you caress a dead apostle
with a living disciple so near?" whis-
per.
Her answer comes so low that I am
fain to ask for it again, and yet again
The apostle hears it, and laughs in his
long beard
For has not he, too, been kissed?
II.
A shadow from the old church tower
falls upon two figures, the shadow Of {
cross
Within their walled garden mission
priests chant midnight prayers TO-
souls in purgatory.
Betty's black eyes burn, her breat1
comes fast; she is young and bold.
AS she leans against slender cot
tonwood, the south wind whispers to it
heart-shaped leaves, and the girl thrill
with the trees tremulous reply.
Or do her pulses march with he
lovers at the touch of his arm agains
her sleeve?
Betty"
The man stoops to the black eyes, GU
of which there leaps a sudden fire
nearer to the red lips, ripe as the bios
som of cactus. From clump of hig
sage, ghostly gray even in the splendc
of the nights high noon, the soul T.
the hour speaks in an owls cry, ono
twice, three times, the thick soft, echo
less notes robbing it, in a breath, Of a
its safety and sweetness.
"They passed me in the canon.
crouched behind a bowlder and hear
them curse each other for having To-
my trail.'
The man shakes his shoulders at tt
recollection. In the luminous ha!
which has overspread the sky, the sea
let handkerchief about his thro
changes oddly to the likeness of a ga
ing wound.
= He takes the girls dusky face
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-28
An Odd Fence, !.

The most unique fence in Maine is.
that Of Harpswell fisherman. His
front yard is surrounded by the swords
OF sWordfish, many Of which have dg--
ured ia exciting episode Exchanges.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-28
THREE PROPOSALS.

OW many lumpS?"
she asked anxious
ly, zone, two,
three?"
She holds my fate
with my cup in her
fair hands.
I see the slow
Juices of the FlOri-
da cane rising from
the moist earth I'M
der the suns COM
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1897-10-28
TALMAGE'S SERMON.
THE THREE TAVERNS" LAST
SUNDAYS SUBJECT.
From the Text; Acts, Chapter XXVIII.,
Verse Is. as Follows: They Came
to Meet Us as Far as Appii' Forum
and the Three Taverns.
EVENTEEN mile

EVENTEEN miles
south of Rome, TIA
ly, there was a vii
lage of unfortunate
name. A tavern is a
place of entertain
ment. In our time
part Of the enter
tainment is a prov1-
sion Of intoxicants.
One such place you
20 y
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1897-08-07
SHORT NEWS.

London-Viscount Garnet
Joseph Wolseley, field marshal
and commander in chief of the
British Army, is seriously i'll.
Paris.--Ceneral Galleni, the
>oaaaR4 - French
forces Oh zSSand Of NADIA
gascar, has been appointed
governor general of that IS
land.
Madrid = There were dis
turbances at Tetulaninear this
city, arising from a private dis
pute. The rioters used guns
and several persons were
wounded.
Charleston, S. C.-The first
bale of new cotton at this port
has been received from L. w.
1oumans of Barnwell county.
1t classed as midding sold al
s SAC.
Washington-Few appoint
ments Of presidential position
will be made before President
Mckinley returns to Washing
ton. These few will be only
cases which require immediate
faction.
Berlin Prince Hohenloht
the imperial chancellor, ha:
started for St. Petersburg
where he will await the arriva
of Emperor William and tht
empress, WHO are due there a
the end of the week as tht
guests of Gar Nicholas.