The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-08-16

All who are looking for an
! Office in Custer county this fall
please raise your right hand
Observation-Disclosures b b
"Slate making" is now the or
; der of business in Challis.
Did you see the meteors on
last Wednesday night ? They
were grand. About dozen in
number. two or three of which
were very brilliant, appeared in
the northeast about midnight.
J. G. Dougherty has added a
fine new soda fountain to his
saloon.
D. L. Fulop, of Salt Lake was
in Challis last week.
VIM. Buster and sister left for
Ketchum last Thursday morn
ing. From there Miss Buster
will board the train for her home
in Missouri.
Will Ebberts, brother of Joe.
arrived in Challis last Friday
from Hagerman, Idaho. 1t has
been % years since Joe and his
brother have seen one another,
and it was quite surprise.
The Populist Central Com
mittee will meet in Challis next
Thursday afternoon, the 18th. 1t
is important that the members
attend, and others of the Popu-
list party.
1t looks as though the Demo
Gratis and Silver Republicans of
Custer county contemplate a fus-
ion again this year, as both par
ties have fixed their county con
ventions at the same place and
on the same date. We favor a
triple alliance with the Popalists
included, if it can be accomplish
ed with justice to all parties con-
cerned. But will there be en-
ough offices to go around This
will be the stumbling block.
The Democratic county conv-
ention for Custer county will be
held in Challis, on Sept. oath.
The delegates selected to attend
the State convention are Jas. F.
Wilkinson and Peter Mcclure.
The Silver Republicans at
their meeting here on Saturday
fixed the county convention at
Challis on Sept. oath. Delegates
to the State convention were Sc
lected as follows: M. A. Brown,
J. G. Fox, John Meriott, John
Bowman.
These are the new command
ments of ten, which wives now
make to married men
1-Remember that am thy wife,
That thou must cherish all thy life.
2-Thou shalt not stay out late at night,
When lodges friends, or clubs invite.
5-Thou shalt not smoke indoor or out,
Nor chew tobacco round about"
4-Thou shalt with praise receive my pies
Nor pastry made by me despise.
5-My mother thou shalt strive to please,
And let her live with us in ease.
6-Remember, tits thy duty clear
To dress me well throughout the year.
Thou shalt in manner mild and meek
Give me thy wages every week.
S-Thou shalt not be drinking man,
But live on the prohibition plan
9-Thou shalt not fiirt, but must allow
Thy wife such freedom anyhow.
lO-Ihou shall get up when baby cries,
And try the child to tranquilize.
These, our commandments,
from day to day, implicitly thou
shalt obey.
Prof. J. E. Little and family
have just arrived in Round val
ley from Waxiehachie, Texas.
They expect to make this place
their future home, and are now
at the MCGOWAN ranch visiting
their relatives, Mr.. Calhoun and
family.
The terms of peace still hangs
fire. Over at Manila, on July
31st, our troops had a lively
fight with the Spanish soldiers.
We lost II killed, and 40 wound
ed; the Spanish loss in killed and
wounded is estimated at 500. At
the time of this dispatch Dewey
was stripping his vessels for
action.
1t is related of an Irish recruit
on sentry duty at Chickamauga
one night, that he challenged
figure in the darkness with the
usual "Who goes there ?" The
reply, 1.-The officer of the day."
was something he was not pre-.
pared for, SO he responded,
.'Then, phat the divil are Yez