The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1897-11-30

evening where she is engaged in
school teaching, to attend the
teachers examination at this
place on Friday and Saturday,
Nov. 26 and 81.
M. A. Brown, M. l.. Crafts and
Mr.. Parker were arrivals on last
Wednesday evenings stage.
The Peck boys from Dickey
spent Thanksgiving in Chailis.
Judge Bomar made a business
trip to Clayton and Bayhorse
last week.
Here is a passage from re-
cent address of Governor Pin
gree of Michigan, delivered be-
fore the Nineteenth Century
Club of New York, that is
worthy of being framed
During my experience in
municipal government l have
learned a few things. One of
them is that good municipal gov
ernment is an impossibility
while valuable franchises are to
be had and can be obtained by
the corrupt use of money. An
other thing | have learned is to
trust the people. Can you won
der that, when l found suppos-
edly respectable men in the bust
ness of buying public officials, 1
lost faith in the classes and clung
to the masses? In certain cir
cles, in some of your clubs, the
talk is that republics are a fail
ure, and that a monarchy like
England is the only stable form
of government. Ny friends, l
have always noticed that those
who do not trust the people are
those who are trying to do
something which is against the
interest of the people"
Obviously Mr.. Pingree is in
the wrong party, he was elected
as Republican.
When Congress meets much
will be forced upon the attention
of the Republican majority that
will be anything but pleasing.
Less than four months ago this
Republican majority adjourned
Congress after having spent
more than four months of special
session in legislating to meet &
deficit in revenues. And now
when Congress comes to meei
again the treasury deficits loom
up greater than ever. The frs
three months under the Dingley
tariff showed deficit in reven
ues of nearly S30.0O0,000, and
Congress will meet with a deficit
in revenues, for the first five
months of the fiscal year, ol
something like S45, 900, 900 star
ing it in the face. And all bu
the first twenty four days of thi:
fiscal year were passed under
the Dingley tariff. So the fact.
as they stand are much against
the new tariff as a revenue meas
ure. AS revenue measuae
appears specifically as a disma
failure, for the monthly deficit
have been built up at a greater
rate since the passage of this ac
than before.
| Congress meets next Monday
Jack Black was out from Sill
yer creek last week. He report
the mines looking good.
A very interesting program
was given in the Primary depart
ment of the Challis school las
Wednesday afternoon by tn
children. This department
in charge of Miss Lulu Sill. w
are informed the children dit
we'll. A large number of visitor
were present.
Chas. Heinman came out fror
Custer last Wednesday evenin
and departed for his home q
: Houston the following morning
} He reports 18 inches of snow Q
Custer mountain.
Mr.. Christinson who is i
Challis, has an invention of hi
: own on which he has received
, patent, which is quite valuable
1t is machine for saving golt
t He has experimental with it o
the Snake river placers, and
proved a decided success, savin
: SO per cent of the -four gold {
which that section is noted
A grand Thanksgiving ba
was given at Houston last week
A good time was had.
An excellent ThanxSpiviu