The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-09-27


were very beautiful indeed.
A trip to Clayton last week re-
vealed to us that that camp shows
to us considerable signs of life.
The people as a rule are enjoy
ing good health, except it be
some of the children who are
down with the whooping cough.
The smelter is running full force
night and day, and turning out
a large amount of good grade of
bullion, and with ore teams and
freight arriving daily, Clayton
is not as dead as it might be. At
this time of the year we found
that politics was attracting the
attention of the people to some
extent. The ladies', we under
stand, will take quite AN active
part in the political situation.
The people at that place all APP
pear to be very desirous that
only good county officers be
elected.
Mrs. W. W. West departed last
Wednesday morning for Fulton,
Mo-, on a visit to relatives.
The Challis Cornet band was
out in full force on convention
day.
Challis had dance last Friday
evening.
.ssears re ,-ates via
F. W. Vogler onease i aaJ'o a oSse %; a.
Red Rock, for Grand Lodge |.
o. o. F.. at Wallace, for a party
of five or more. Fare for round
trip S45.
Mystic Camp, Modern Wood
men, was instituted in Challis-
last Thursday evening with 1S
charter members. 1t starts off
with bright prospects.
The MESSENGER desires to
acknowledge receipt of compli-
mentary tickets this week for
the Lemhi Co. Fair and Racing
Association, also for the County
Fair at Salubria.
George Helms, an old timer in
Custer died on the 18th, quite
suddenly. He was highly re-
citizen of Custer county.
Considerable interesting read
ing matter intended for this
weeks issue will have to neces-
sarily be omitted, but will APP
pear next issue. Too much
politics, you know.
Frank Nickerson is about as
happy a man as Custer county
has at this time. He is father
of bouncing son, which arrived
last week.
We learn that Axel Olson and
Miss Anna Holmes were married
at the parsonage in this city last
Saturday evening, Sept. oath,
1898, by Rev. Guy Foster. 1t
was very quiet affair. We ex-
tend to the happy young couple
Dur congratulations and best
wishes.
We were in hopes that this
would be able to pub
ish the county ticket or tickets
rs the case might be, but as the
conventions after working until
ate Saturday night adjourned
until the following Monday morn
ng at 10 o'clock without tran
'acting any business to speak of,
We cannot afford to hold publica-
ion of this issue for proceed
ngs. The town is full of dele
gates and Office seekers. The
'hree conventions met in seper-
lalls at 3 o'clock on the 9th,
md were organized in regular
orm. F. B. Schermerhorn was
elected chairman of the Silver
Republican convention; w. II.
Felkner of the Democratic and
VI. M. Sweet of the Populist.
There appears to be a bitter
lght against any kind of fusion, 1
md it looks at this time as if
ach party would go it alone.
There are too many office-seek-
rs and not enough offices APP
'ears to be the trouble. The
liver issue and fusion as advo-
ated by the National Chairmen Il
# the three silver parties, seems
o cut no figure in Custer county
'olitics. The Democrats and
silver Republicans both want
'tate Senator. They reported (:
avorable but this office on fus-
on. The Democrats ask for
'tate Senator, Representative, f,
sheriff, Treasurer, Probate
udge, Co. Supt., Co. Attorney,
,oroner, l Commissioner. This |
caves the Silver Republicans,
Undoubtedly the stronger party, /
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