The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-04-19
Silver, 555; Lead, $3.50.

oliver, o05, Lead, So.0U.
Dan Ritchson was up from
Lost river last week.
The road contract in Custer
was awarded to Mr.. Calkins.
Mr.. Heies, the popular liquor
salesman, was in Custer county
last week.
1t has been ruled at Washing
ton that sage brush is timber
and must not be cut ON public
lands.
Next Tuesday the Odd Fellows
of this place will observe the
18th anniversary with appropri-
ate exercises.
Salmon trout have commenced
coming up the river. Of late
years the run of this kind of fish
has been very light.
The Commissioners received
nine bids to build the proposed
new road in the Yankee Fork
country. The bids run from
$3.50 to 81, 200.
Clyde Wilkinson has taken
the ager cy for a new book just
out, which is relative to the loss
of the "Maine. His territory is
Custer and Lemhi counties.
We are in receipt of lengthy
letter from Salmon signed Dem
ocrats." But do not know the
author of the correspondence,
and as we do not indorse the let
ter we do not think it worthy of
space.
Henry Bradbury and Ed. Nick
erson have about completed ar
rangements for the purchase of
the Gus. Helms restaurant at
Houston, and if the deal is made
will embark in the hotel business
at that place at once.
A pleasant musical entertain
.ment was given at the residence
of Mrs. Belle Thompson on Mon
day evening, the 18th. A large
number of invited friends were
present, and they report a good
time.
Wells MCGOWAN who is just
out from Custer, informs us of a
very rich gold strike which was
made last Thursday in the Capt.
tai miney on Jordan creek, which
is situated about five or six miles
up from the mouth of the creek.
This mine is owned by Louie
Roy and Ed. Ayers. The rock
is so rich in gold that it seems
almost fabulous. The gold is
so plentiful in the ore that it can
be seen easily with the naked
eye at quite a distance. The
ledge is, or rather the cliff of
rocks where the ore comes from
is immense. 1t is said to be one
of the richest strikes ever made
in Yankee Fork.
William J. Bryan says 1t
seems to me that editors and
writer's are very much like other
people. If you do them a favor
they return it, if you are kind to
them they appreciate it, and
they are friendly to their friends.
They resemble their fellow crea-
lures in another way; they will
not expend money, time and
brain in explaining what a fine
fellow Smith is. when Smith will
not patronize them. In fact,
they are like the rest of the
human family-they stick to
those who stick to them; they
support those who support them,
and if a fellow kicks they kick
back-twice if necessary, once
anyhow.
The war news received seems
to be very conflicting. One day
one is made to believe that war
would commence on the morrow
and you can almost scent the
powder smoke-but the next day
comes the news 'that there will
be no war;" and it goes on in
this manner from day to day,
until the people have become dis
gusted, as they can place no
confidence in these reports. The
daily papers pick up these tele-
grams, which are simply fakes,
and with big headlines, publish
them to the people for facts.
They publish for no other pur-
pose than to sell their papers.
Last Friday night news was re-
cieved in Challis that the Flying
Squadron had been ordered to
sea with sealed orders. And on