The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-06-06
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of July. Shall we celebrate 1t
is no trouble to call a meeting
and appoint committees, but the
great trouble here and as rule
the labor always falls upon one
or two, instead of all taking hold
helping push the movement.
A frog, duck, a lamb and a
polecat started for the circus.
When they arrived all were able
to pay their admission fee ex-
cept the poor polecat, who was
thus compelled to crawl under
the canvas. This is how it was:
The frog had a green back, the
duck bill, the lamb had four
quarters, but the poor polecat
had only scent-and that was
bad.
Geo. w. Fisher and Albert
Curley of Clayton, were on Wed
nesday last, May 31st, bound
over to appear before the Dis
trict Court, which is now in ses-
sion in Challis, for grand larceny
for stealing one buckskin mule
from Nick johnson. The case
was tried before Judge Markers
court in Clayton. County At
torney Calhoun appeared in be-
half of State and plaintiff, and
L. H. Johnston, of Challis, in
behalf of the defendants.
District court convened in
Challis yesterday, There are
quite a number of cases on the
civil code, but in many of them
the service has not been COM
pleted.
Judge Stockslager will hold
term of court at Idaho City, com
mencing June 14th, in Judge
Stewards district, as he has been
called to Wallace to sit as Judge
in that district at the trial of the
Wardner dynamiters.
Wm. Buster continues to make
Improvements at the meat mar
ket. Of late he has put in a
machine to hoist ice into the
refrigerator; and also fine, new
double show case which is filed
with choice candy and cigars.
The Hawthorne Bulletin says :
One of Lailo's woodchoppers
came to town the other day after
working several months in the
woods. He encountered a poker
game, got broke, and the next
morning was heard soliloquizing
thus Giovanni Macaronini
you are a jackass-a. You work
like mig, chop de wood, make
a de mon. You play de poke
and lose-a de mon. When you
chop a de wood everybody say
you are a success. When you
play de poke, I say you are a
suckaire.
Memorial Day was observed in
Challis on Tuesday the Both. The
day happened to be a pleasant
one between showers, and it has
been such a cold and backward
spring but few flowers we're out,
consequently the decorations o.
flowers this year were not as
elaborate as in years past, anc
also that many of our citizens die
not take a very deep interest
The exercises were held in the
l. o. o. f. hall, which consisted
of music, declamations, etc, ;
program of which, with one o.
, two exceptions) appeared in las
weeks MESSENGER. After these
exercises were concluded, nearly
all proceeded to the cemetery
r and strew flowers on the grave
of the old soldiers and others.
! Red sheep are curiosities il
q Nevada but there are specimens
of that color in Dan Wheeler
focks. They we're propagate,
: in Mr.. Wheeler's herds by tn
: introduction of Persian sheep o
which there are but few in thi
part of the world.-Reno Jour
nal.
Geo. Coffran and james Pap
worth of Clayton were in Chal
lis one day last week.
Don't get big headed m
friend" says an exchange. Thi
> world can get along without you
o If taken out of it, your relative
It and friends may mourn for
s time, but the world-bless you
= she will never slip q cog, and th
L sun will rise and set the da
after your death. think it
well for you and me to stop no.
and then and take into considers
:, ton just how little we do amour
IL to and what tiny little spec
'e we are in the great conglomers
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