The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1899-07-18


Will soon have a new woven wire
fence, the wire arrived last week
At Hamilton, Mont, on July 5,
DIR. r. ]. Alcorn, late of Har-
rison, Idaho, and who is well
known in this place and Clayton
as a genuine blk, was arrested
near Hamilton early Monday
morning by Sheriff Chaffin, while
attempting to get beyond the
reach of the officers. Alcorn was
accompanied by his sister in law,
who claims since the arrest to be
his wife. The couple spent Sun
day in Corvallis, and just before
dark procured a horse and bug
gy and drove up the valley,
avoiding Darby, where the doc
tor recently resided and is well
known. Sheriff Chafin received
word from Rathdrum, Idaho, to
look out for the couple, and
started in pursuit, arresting the
doctor near Hamilton. He is
wanted at Harrison for malprac-
tice, and the reports from there
indicate that the case is a serious
one. When seen in the jail he
declined to discuss the matter.
The sheriff of Kootenai county
arrived last night and escorted
Alcorn to Rathdrum.
! The Commissioners were in
session as Board of Equaliza-
ton last week
The Blackfoot Mail reports
the arrival of Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Camp at that place on Saturday,
and says that Mrs. VanCamp is
now nearly a well woman, which
we are pleased to learn. From
the following interview with
Mail reporter, it is evident that
Van has not gone entirely out of
politics
"So-called silver republicans
are coming back into the ranks
in Custer county very fast, and
that the republicans will carry
the election very easily in 1900"
This is pretty early to figure
much on politics, but from the
above political interview, it is
evident that Van was only joking
that's all. When Custer county
votes for a gold standard and
trusts it will be cold day. 1t
will roll up as usual, in 1900, an
almost unanimous vote for sill
yer. Locally, politics in this
county are badly mixed, but one
thing is almost certain that the
Commissioners by their actions,
have forever doomed the Inde-
pendent party.
A town is no place to foster
Jealousy and nourish contentious.
All should learn to know that
whatever will conduce to the
welfare of town cannot injure
( her citizens. The disposition
made manifest by her citizens
points to her fall or rise. Har-
mony among the people of a
: community is as necessary to
their success as is air to sustain
life. There are, however. in
D every town a few pinheads who,
r by their careless remarks, stir
= up strife, iRjure their best
0 friends, and ignorantly persist
S in so doing. Be careful of what
= you say, and when, and where,
!, and how.
!. W. H. Felkner has so far re
covered from his recent sickness
: as to be on the streets again.
/ With this issue the MESSEN
J. GER closes its 10Th year of pub
e lication in Custer county, and
o next week will enter upon its
Y Goth year.
. Hon. d. t. Miller, A. E. Jack,
son and James House left Wed
Z nesday afternoon for an extend
: ed tour along the line of the
. 5, Midland. They viii visit all the
Il leading mining camps between
2 here and Butte on both sides o
/ the proposed line for 40 mile
and will prepare notes on tn
e resources of the country. Th'
l. expedition will result In such {
n showing up of the mines, stock
n timber and scenery of this pro
y posed line as will astonish man,
le people in Idaho.-Capital.
. The Boise Statesman says tha
y y the Idaho volunteers ought t.
reach SanF'rancisco about rh
3rd of August.
= We are under obligations thi
week to B. d. Fox, one of Ida
hos volunteers, for copy Q
n Freedom-American edition, put
Of lished at Manila.