The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-11-23

urSL MONDAY III december. OOme
of the provisions are as follows
Sec. 1. That the qualified
electors of each road district in
the several counties of the state
shall meet on the first Monday
in December of each year, 1
O'Clock p. m. and proceed to
elect a road overseer.
Sec. 2. Notice of such cleo
ton, and the place of holding
the same. may be given by any
five of the qualified electors of
the road district, by posting not
ices at least 10 days previous to
the time of holding such cleo
ton, in at least three of the most
public places in such road dis
trict. The place of holding such
election shall be as nearly as
practicable in the center of such
road district.
Sec. 3. Said election to be
conducted in the same manner
as school elections, and immedi-
ately after the assemblage of
such electors, they shall elect a
Judge and clerk from their numb
er, who shall serve as judge and
clerk of such election without
compensation.
]. D. Still has sold his band
of sheep to j. D. Wood & Co.,
and start for Klondlke shortly.
Wade Woodson arrived from
Blackfoot last Thursday with a
load of freight.
Last Friday Challis was visit
ed with very severe windstorm
and was perhaps the most severe
that has visited this place. In
fact it was almost a hurricane.
While it did no particular harm,
it made the buildings tremble
with its terrific force.
Following is a brief sketch
from the report of Hon. j. G..
Fox, of Challis, who was a dele
gate to the Sovereign Grand
Lodge at Springfield, ILL.,, last
September to the Grand Encamp-
ment at Idaho Falls, Oct. 19
1.-The Sovereign Grand Lodge
was invited to trolley ride of a
few miles out of the city, where
we visited the most historic point
in Illinois-the tomb of Abraham
Lincoln. The Sovereign body
was escorted to the resting place
of the martyred President with
military honors of the Order. by
the Patriarch Militant. 1t was
an appropriate and beautiful CO
incident, that while this the
highest legislative body known
to Odd Fellowship in the world,
was paying its tribute at the
tomb of the great emancipator,
hundreds of freedmen from this
and surrounding cities were cele-
brating in one of Springfield
parks. the anniversary of the
proclamation that lifted them
from bondage. The visit tC
Lincoln's tomb was attended
with fitting ceremonies, and ap
propriate addresses were made
by Hon. A. S. Pinkerton, O.
Mass. Hon. John Underwood, o
Kentucky and Hon. c. M. Bus
bee, of North Carolina. A beau
tiful feature of the ceremony
was that two of the eloquen
tributes to the martyred Presi
dent were delivered by repre-
sentatives from the South, anC
former adherents to the cause o,
Confederacy.
"On Thursday afternoon w'
, were provided with tickets an,
took the 2 o'clock train for Lin
coin, 30 miles away, to visit tn
\ Odd Fellows Orphan Home
There, also. we were received b.
bands playing; the town decorat
+ ed and carriages in readiness E
convey us to the Home. Speech
, es were made by Grand Sir
Carleton, and others. The last
5 but not the least in interest. wa
: a recitation by Anna Gully, on
: of the little girls of the Home
: The happy, smiling frees of tn
S little ones told more than volum
es of how they were being raised
2 They have 146 children and rooI
/ for about so more: We ais
: listened to a chorus THE OIL
: Red Cradle" by the children c
2 the Home, with orchestra accom-
: paniment by the Boys band
/ When I looked at that Home, n
: thoughts were on another Home
S away out in Idaho, situated righ
= here where you are now listen
S ing to this report. We have tn
2 starter for one just as gooo
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