The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-03-14
Henry Fl. Knapp came out from
Custer last Friday.

Henry II. Knapp came out from
Custer last Friday.
The Idaho legislature adjourn
ed on the 9TH inst.
Prof. Little is able to be up
and around again after a severe
attack of appendicitis, under
the care of DR.. ]. S. Meyer.
One of our young grown up
men supposed the Lady of
Lyons" was an animal show. and
wanted to know if they had lions
with them.
Three women went TO market
with eggs to sell. One of the
women had 10 eggs in her bask-
ct; another had 30, and another
had 80. They sell their eggs at
the same rates, yet each one re-
ceives the same amount as the
result of the sale. How is this {?
Orville W. Powers, and Caro-
lyn 5. Powers, his wife, of Lon
don, England, have conveyed all
their interest iE the Phi Kappa
and Red Star lode mining claim S
in Blaine and Custer counties, to
Charles w. Stickney, for the
consideration of 81, 5OO.-Hailey
News Miner.
The Lost River Dramatic Com
pany were billed to give an en-
tertainment in Challis last night
the Lady of Lyons" The
troupe consists of ii persons, be-
sides the advance agent.
AS we go to press on Monday we
are unable to give any account of
the performance.
The National Advertiser tells
a story of an old bachelor who
bought pair of socks, and found
attached to one of them a slip of
paper with these words II am
a young lady of 20, and would
like to correspond with bach
elor, with view to matrimony.
Name and address were given.
The bachelor wrote, and in a
few days got this letter: Nam
ma was married 90 years ago.
The merchant you bought those
socks from evidently did not ad-
vertise, or he would have sold
them long ago. Mamma handed
me your letter, and said possibly
| might suit you. l am Is years
old"
Jim Webster was being tried
for bribing a colored witness,
Sam Johnson, to testify falsely.
You say the defendant offered
you fifty dollars to testify in his
behalf ?" asked the lawyer of
Sam. Yes, sah.n Now. re-
peat what he said, using his ex-
act words. He said be would
glib me fifty dollars if l." HE
didn't speak in the third person,
did he ?" mo, sab; he tuck
good care dat dar were no third
pusson round; dar was only two
us two" II know that, but
he spoke to you in the first per-
son, didn't he ?'' II was de fust
pusson myself, sah." You don't
understand me. When he was
talking to you did be say II
will pay you fifty dollars ?"
mo, sab; he didn't say nothin'
bout you payin' me fifty dollars.
Your name wasn't mentioned,
'ceptin' he told me eff eber I got
into a scrape, you was de best
lawyer in San Antoine to fool de
iedge and de jury-in fac, you
was de best in town to cover up
reskeiity." For brief, breath
less moment the trial was sus-
pended.-Ex.
Senator Jones, of Nevada, has,
it is said, made up his mind that
this country ought not to expand.
He told this story, which Bob
may claim on sight. the
other day to explain his position
on this important question:
A farmer out in Nevada, he
says invested in some hogs, pay
ing therefor 8 cents per pound.
This was in the spring. In the
fall the farmer. after keeping
and feeding the hogs all summer,
took them to market and sold
them for 8 cents a pound-just
the price he had paid for them.
How in the devil do you ex-
pect to make any money out of
hogs at that rate Y'' ask
ed a neighbor who learned of the
transaction.
Il don't know as / have any
reason to complain" said the
farmer. Haven't I had the
benefit of the society of the hogs
Ill summer ?''