The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-04-17


church last Sunday.
Texas Angel was over from
HALEY several days last week.
We understand that DIR. J. B.
Cutter has concluded that he
cannot come to ChalliS.
Miss Elma Barkley will com
mence a summer term of school
in the Challis creek district next
Monday.
If Dewey takes second place on
the democratic ticket, Roosevelt
simply must take second place
on the Mckinley list.
Robt. Morrison and family de-
parted for Copper Basin last
Tuesday. They will have charge
of the company boarding house
H. G. Lewis has gone to Mis-
souri, to purchase mules for
freighting purposes. He will
again put on his large freight
teams between Ketchum and
Custer county points
Thos. J. Paul departed last
Tuesday morning for Salt Lake
City to obtain medical assistance
He has been very poorly for some
weeks past, and his many friends
hope that he may be able to find
immediate relief.
Dan. Murphy came up from
Shonp one day last week where
he spent the winter, and depart
ed for Stanley Basin the follow
ing day where he will begin ac-
tive operations on his placer
mines.
The 81st anniversary of Odd
Fellowship will be observed in
Challis on the Goth, an advertise
ment of which appears on this
page. We expect to publish a
full program of the exercises
next week.
The republicans rushed the
Porto Rican bill through the
House on motion to concur in
the Senate amendments, without
giving any chance for change
They say that any mistakes can
be corrected at the next session
and that it would be bad policy
for them to permit any debate
on the bill now.
There are $50 votes in the
Democratic National Convention.
To nominate $40 are necessary,
but 311 can prevent nomination
and deadlock the convention
The highest possible calculation,
allowing Dewey all possible stat
es in the least degaee doubtful,
gives him only about 250 votes,
not even enough to delay the
action of the convention.
Senator Shoup is sending to
this county many circular letters
endeavoring to impress upon the
minds of our people what great
friend of silver is. When he cast
his vote in the United States
Senate few weeks ago to place
this country upon a single gold
? standard, without doubt he voted
| his convictions, thereby throw
ing off the mask, and the people
know it. There is no need ol
this deception, or explanation,
his vote explained it all.
4 Edward n. Watson, New
Z York capitalist, Thos. w. Bates,
= promoter of the proposed Idaho
d Midland railway, and Robt. Bell
a mining reporter, arrived in Chal
: lis last Saturday afternoon from
? the Blackbird and Yellow JACKIE
t mining districts, by private con
g veyance. They expect to remain
: in this place until today whel
# they will be joined by Mr.. Jack
d son, New York engineer, ant
!. Hon. D. T. Miller, and will a
n once depart for the up river min
# ing camps. In conversation wit
J. the above named gentlemen, w
1T were informed that they wer
IT very highly pleased with tn
e feasibility and resources of tn
d country along and adjacent
Ie the proposed line as far as the
h had gone. This is rather earl
;e in the season to make thoroug
l. inspection of the country on az
A count of the snow, but they ez
d, pect to go up the river as far 9
lie Custer, and consequently will t
h unable to visit the great Stanle
rs Basin, Seafoam and Sheep Mour
lie tain mining districts. They wi
lie also stop a few days on their wa
it. out at Houston, and viii visit th
t, mining, agricultural and stool
tie growing industries of that n
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