The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-02-14
s'l2OGAl2 NEWS.~

the adjournment of the legisla-
| ture.
| A bill was introduced in the
House by Patterson and Osborn
asking for an appropriation OF
$40, 900 for the purchase of the
Ketchum Challis toll road. Also
on the same day, "a bill by Osborn
for an appropriation of $4,000 to
repair the state wagon road in
Custer county.
China New Year is here.
The social held at the church
in this place last Friday night
was a very enjoyable affair.
st. Valentines day today.
Mask ball Feb. oath.
Parents of this place who have
sons in the Idaho regiment at
Manila, have been eagerly scan
ming the telegraphic reports of
the battle to see if their brave
boys are listed with the dead or
wounded, but we can find none
of the Challis boys in the list.
But we are willing to bet that
the Challis boys were right in
the front at the battles.
A. L. Trenam, representing
the Chicago Portrait Company,
desires us to publish this item
Our pictures have been found,
and will be shipped to Blackfoot
in time to deliver in Challis on
or near the 18th inst"
Kingsley has introduced bill
in the Idaho Legislature to close
the saloons on Sundays and on
every day at 10 p. m. A person
would judge by the actions of
the Idaho Legislature that it was
composed of a very moral set of
men and women.
Many in this county are very
anxious to know if the anti-gamb-
ling bill, which will soon become
a law in Idaho, shuts of social
games played for drinks or Gig
ars. Strictly speaking it looks
as though it would. Some OF
the Idaho papers think not. But
in Section l of the bill we find
this clause: cor any other game
played with cards, dice, or any
other device, for money, checks,
credit or any other representa-
tive of value, is guilty of mis-
demeanor." Certainly drinks,
except it be water, or cigars, are
Representatives of value.
We would like to see the shape
of that fellows head who intro
duced bill in the Idaho prohibit
fishing with hook and line held
in the hands, from Nov. 1st to
June 1st of each year. What fish
are ought in Idaho in this man
ner does not diminish the fish
crop to any great extent. We
venture to say that one big ir-
rigating ditch without a screen
at the head of it, taken from a
river or creek containing fish.
destroys more fish in three
months than could be caught in
Idaho in one year by hook and
line. If this bill should become
a law, it would be blow at the
liberties of our people. What
would Joe" our local angler
do +? We do not believe Custer
county's representatives will
vote for any such measure.
The Peace Treaty was ratified
by 1 majority in the United
States Senate on the 9th inst.
The vote was as follows
Ayes-Aldrich, Allen. Allison,
Baker. Burrows, Butler, Carter,
Chandler, Clark. Clay, Cullom,
Davis, Deboe, Elkins, Fairbanks,
Faulkner. Foraker, Frye, Gal
linger, Gear, Gray, Hanna. Hans
brough, Harris, Hawley, Jones,
(Nevada}, Kenney, Kyle, Linds-
ay, Lodge, Mcbride. McEnery,
McLaurin, Mcmillan, Mantle,
Mason, Morgan, Nelson, Pen
rose, Perkins, Pettus, Platt,
| Conn.,, Platt, {New York;,
Pritchard, Quay, Ross, Sewell,
Shoup, Simon, Spooner, Stew
art, Sullivan, Teller, Thurston,
Warren, Wellington, Wolcott.-
l57.
Nays-Bacon, Bate, Berry,
Gallery, Chiffon, .Cockrell, Dan
iel, German, Hale, Heitfeld,
Hoar, Jones, ARK, Mallory,
Martin, Mills, Mitchell, Money,
Murphy, Pascoe, Pettigrew,
Roach, Smith, Tillman, Turley,
Turner, Vest
Absent and paired-Cannon
and Wilson; White and Proctor;
Whitehead and Turpie.