The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-28
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Why not get up "cake walk
in Challis !? 1t is the latest fad.
Wells MCGOWAN was out from
} Bonanza and took in" the mask
ball.
Geo. MCGOWAN, Sr., was out
from Bonanza several days last
week.
The bill in the legislature for
the purchase of the Ketchum-
Challis toll road was killed In
the House last week.
If cheerfullness knocks for
admission, we should open our
hearts wide to receive it, for it
never comes inopportunely.
| We are under obligations to
| Mr.. o. e. Penwell of Dawson
City this week for a copy of the
KJondih;e Miner, published at Daw-
son City.
Mrs. Geo. Hosford and child
ren, Mrs. Colvin, Miss Martha
Keenan, and Emmett Hosford, of
Clayton, arrived in Challis last
Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Baker.
Miss Cassandra West, and Earl
j. Michael. of Bayhorse, attend
ed the mask bail in Challis last
Friday night.
Learning is either good or bad
according to him that has it-au
excellent weapon, if well used;
otherwise like a sharp razor in
the bands OF a child.
We are sorry that the Ketchum
Keystone had to suspend publica-
ton on account of lack of patron
age. This was one of the best
weekly newspapers in idaho.
Life is 20 idle dream. but a
solemn reality based on and en-
compassed by eternity. Find
out your work, and stand to it;
the night cometh when no mau
can work.
Teachers examination was
held in this place by the County
Superintendent last Friday and
Saturday. The applicants were
Miss Anderson, of Houston;Miss
Martha keenan,, of Clayton. and
Valentine Malzer, of Challis
creek.
We are informed that John W.
Garratt, a well-known foundry
and mining man. died very sud
denly in St. Louis, No, Feb. |
9th, 1899. Mr.. CARAT is quite
prominent in mining circles in
Custer county, being one of the
principal owners of the Fourth !
of July mine and mill at Custer.
At the church social held in
Challis last Wednesday night, |
a joint debate was held on the |
expansion question: very deep |
subject that is puzzling the minds |
of our greatest statesmen. The |
affirmative side was fostered by |
Miss keenan, and Prof. Scher- |
merhorn; and the negative side |
by Attorney Calhoun and Valen-
tine Malzer. The negative side !
undoubtedly had the best ground |
for argument, but they lost, |
nevertheless. One great trouble |
appeared to confront some of |
the speakers, as they admitted, |
they were not posted on the sub
ject under consideration, which
was certainly a serious objection.
Five prominent gentlemen met /
in New York; one a Russian, one
a Turk, one a Frenchman, an
American and one Englishman.
The gentlemen became bosom
friends. and finally a champagne
supper was proposed. Each man
W eeS w give q lOdSS W Ills OOUntiNs
the one giving the best toast to
be at no expense for the wine.
Here are the toasts given
RusSian-Here's to the stars
and bars of Russia, they were
never pulled down.
Turk-Here's 10 the moons of
Turkey whose wings have never
been clipped.
Frenchman-Here's to the
cock of France, whose feathers
were never picked.
Americau-Here's to the Stars
and Stripes of the United States
of America that never trailed de-
feat.
Englishmau-Here's to the
rompin', roarin' lion of Great
Britain, that tore down the stars
and bars of Russia, clipped the
wings of Turkey, picked feath-
erS off the cock of France and