The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-10-16


and Bud Sterling, of Portland,
Oregon, were arrivals in Challis
last Wednesday evening. Mr..
Pickett came to attend Court,
but was one day too late, as it
had adjourned the night before
his arrival.
Fresh oysters were in the
market last week at Busters.
Last Saturday night Ill voters
were on the registrars book in
Challis precinct. If all register
who are entitled to in this pre-
cinct, there will be 2O5 register
ed voters.
A rising politician of Custer
county recently made applica-
tion for the hand of his sweet
heart in the following unique
manner
My DEAR Miss
hereby announce myself candidate for
your hand, and shall use all fair and honorable
means to secure the nomination know there
are many candidates in the field and hesitate
TO enter the race, but am in now to stay, NY
views on matrimony have often been expressed
In your hearing and need not be repeated here
You know that favor the gold standard of
love-l0O-cent dollar love-and a mainten ance
OF that standard after marriage II you decide
TO confer upon me the honor seek, please fix
date for caucus with your mother. 1 have
no objections to her acting temporary chair
man OF the permanent organization Should
the result OF the caucus be satisfactory we
shall soon hold the primaries and select the
date and place of the convention. have never
believed in long campaigns, so if you decide to
honor me, viii ask you to make the conven-
tion daie as early as possible.
Devotedly yours.
The return mail brought the
following reply
Caucus unnecessary. Nomination unani-
nous. Come at once and fix date of ratifca-
ton"
Geo. Lewis was out from yell
low Jacket last Sunday. He re-
ports the mines in that camp all
looking good, and a number of
men will be employed on .devel-
opment work this winter, and
the general outlook of the camp
is very good indeed.
From reports horse-stealing is
being carried on to some extent
in Pahsamaroi valley. Frank
Tolman, Jas. Hooper, and others,
we are informed, are hot on the
trail of party of horse -stealers.
This kind of work has been GO
ing on very extensively in Custer
county for some time.
Joe Jump was brought down
from East Fork last Sunday
morning and was taken to the
hospital for medical treatment.
Frank Hagenbarth and Hugh
Wood arrived in Challis last
Saturday evening from Spencer.
the headquarters of the Wood
Live Stock Company. They are
as full of business as ever.
J. G. Fox is over from Custer.
He will visit the fair and then go
on to Lewiston to attend the
grand lodge of Odd Fellows. Mr..
Fox reports that the mines of his
county are in fine condition.
Politically he is not quite so we'll
pleased, as he says there are
democrats in that section. He
makes report that is uncom-
mon, stating that he knows two
former silver republicans there
who have joined the democrats
in that section. 1t is his impress
sion that the republican state
ticket will run ahead of the nat
ional ticket in Custer county, as
there are men who, while voting
for Bryan, will support the re-
publican nominees for state Off
ces. s.-Boise Statesman.
If Mr.. Fox is not misquoted by
the Statesman, and stop and
think, he can count more than
two former silver republicans in
Custer county this year that will
support the democratic ticket.
He further says ''there are dem
ocrats in that section" Mr..
Fox is entirely correct in this
''for the woods are full of them"
He appears to think the demo-
Gratis will vote the National tick
ct then scratch on state and
county tickets. The democrats
and silver voters of this county
will come pretty near voting a
straight ticket this year in this
county-national. state and coun
ty. The republicans most al
ways vote straight tickets, why
should not the democrats do the
same thing, and vote straight
democrat tickets from Bryan
down to O'Donohue. The voters
of Custer county who believe in
the free coinage of silver will