The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1898-02-01
st: Valentines Day-Feb. IA.

A. S. Cotter was over from
Morse last Thursday.
Clyde Wilkinson left last
Tuesday morning for a months
visit at Zion.
Mrs. Geo. L. Morgan, of Pah-
simari, visited Challis friends
last week.
A great deal of space in this
issue is devoted to the Commits
sioners' proceedings.
The Dubois Enterprise has
been started again at Dubois. 1t
is welcome visitor at this sane
tum as of yore.
We have had two mornings
thus far this Winter that the
thermometer has registered Is
degrees below zero.
w. D. Pierce and A. M. Wilson
expect to depart for the Gland of
cold and gold" Klondike, the
latter part of this month.
Mrs. w. E. Hanna has been
quite sick for a number of DAYS
past, but is a little improved at
this time, we are pleased to an
nouEce.
Eighty-seven scholars were en-
rolled in the public school at this
place during January. This does
pretty well for town the size
of Challis.
Three Airhart boys arrived in
Challis last Tuesday evening.
They came from Illinois, and we
learn will remain this place, this
Winter, at least.
p. J. Cirkel, secretary and
general manager of the Yellow
Jacket mines at Yellow Jacket.
arrived yesterday from New
York. .-Lemhi Republic.
David B. Hill, of New York,
it is reported has come out of
the dark and stands squarely for
free silver. Good boy, David
But then, you are so uncertain.
Another musicale was given at
the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Judge Bomar's in Challis, last
Thursday evening. A pleasant
time is the verdict of all the
guests present.
Senator Teller's resolution in
the Senate to pay the govern
ment bonds in silver, is causing
a spirited debate. This bill will
pass the Senate, but in the Re-
publican House will be defeated.
The New Era, is the name of a
new 6-col. folio Populist paper
that has been launched upon the
journalistic sea, at Blackfoot,
Idaho. 1t is under the manage
ment of Sample Orr and Arthur
Whittier. We wish the new ven
ture much success.
The secretary's report of the
American Federation of Labor,
published in the Federationist,
the official organ of the order,
shows an increase of $4,000
members over all delinquents
and suspensions for the year of
1897. This is a good record.
We are just in receipt of a
quantity of farm, garden and
flower seeds, compliments of d.
M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich.
Seeds from this old reliable firm
are said to be the best on the
market. If you are in need of
anything in that line, be sure and
get the best. Send for their
1898 illustrated seed catalogue.
The Probate Judges are be-
ginning to feel that their COM
pensation is not what it ought to
be, hence they have employed a
prominent lawyer to secure an
increase of pay. They argue
that the minimum compensation
of $500, provided by the Constitu-
ton. refers only to the Office of
Probate Judge, and that per-
centages received for handling
school monies, ETC., in their
capacity as School Superintend-
ents should not be charged
against them in calculating the
minimum compensation. The
Probate Judges througout the
State have combined to make
the fight. The assessment levied
to be upon the members of this
official trust, averages about SIS,
which, considering the possibili-
ties of gain is very moderate. If
tho trpct Wins tho s,,1ora will