The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-11-08

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Wizard Company. They per
formed to fair sized audience.
On the whole it was a blk. and
on par with the white rat
show" Our people have been
gulled SO often by this class of
shows that we are getting used
to it, and put up all travelling
companies to be frauds, and We
are seldom mistaken One or
two features of the performance
were passably good, but the rest
was bungling in the extreme.
On their show bills we read that
they ''mystifed London; aston
ished New York and performed
300 nights in Chicago. Wonder
If they did? '-Oh. I guess not I'
They should have added land
one night in Challis." 1t is very
queer to us that a show that
could ''mystify London, astonish
New York and play to crowded
houses for 300 nights in Chicago"
ever strayed way up here in
Challis, $50 miles from a rail-
road The entire company con-
sisted of two men, white rab-
bit, two doves and two hungry
ducks Owing to sad misfor-
fortune, one of the doves got
killed in Challis at the dance
which followed the show, and
we fear that this terrible loss to
the already weak concern, will
so cripple the affair that they
viii be unable to perform when
they reach Ketchum, but they
perhaps may be able to capture
a magpie on the trip over, aud
thereby substitute him for the
deceased dove.
Boise Winter Apples and On
ions at the meat market
When you go to the polls to-
day do not vote for E B. Curtis,
whose name appears on the bal
lot for sheriff In the Republican
column; nor for Alexander Bur
nett, for Assessor. Both of these
gentlemen are out of the race.
and If you vote for either you
are only throwing your vote
away.
We heard of a person in this
town who made a kick" against
our county officers because they
published too much of the public
proceedings of their Offices In
the MESSENGER Now the most
complaint comes because they
do not publish more. The rec
ords of our county are public, and
the people and the officers have
a right to have them published.
Jim Briner was in town last
week. The first time for nearly
three years
This to notify the parents or
guardians of nonresident pupils
who are attending school in
Challis, that fee of 81 per
month is the price fixed for each
nonresident child so attending.
What we mean by nonresident"
child is one whose name does not
appear on the school census roll
of this District for 1893. Now
we expect to collect this fee on
the LIST of each month, and If it
is not paid to the Clerk of the
Board by that time, such nom
resident pupil or pupils will not
be allowed to attend school in
this District until such amount
is paid The Clerk has ON file
the names of all the nonresident
pupils and the number of days
each child attends school. This
is not a very desirable task, but
it is duty. and consequently it
must be paid without delay. 1t is
the last public notification we
viii give. and is final.
Chas. Small was down from
Clayton last week.
The Blackfoot. Houston and
Challis stages changed to Win
ter time on the LIST. They now
arrive in Challis at p. m. al
though not due until 8 q m
Don't forget to vote on the
constitutional amendments.
A very interesting letter from
o. E. Penwel. of Dawson City,
will be found on the 4th page of
this issue.
Most of the candidates are
home to vote They have done
all they can, we presume-the
people will do the rest.
This year makes different kird
of campaign with the candidates
on account of the women having
a voice. 1t used to be whiskey
and cigars straight Now they