The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-28
Percy Jones. publisher Of the

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Blackfoot News. departed for
home, via. Salmon, last Tuesday
morning. Mr.. Jones is an all
round printer, consequently last
week, one press day, he took the
part of "deyil' in the MESSEN-
GER Office. Wen reciprocate if
the opportunity ever presents
itself, Bro. Jones.
VIM. Buster, our popular meat
market man, met with a bad ac-
cident last Friday morning. He
was thrown to the ground by a
horse, breaking his collar bone.
Although rather serious acci-
dent, he is getting along nicely.
G. E. Thum arrived in Challis
on last Fridays stage on a bust
ness trip. Mr.. ThUm in the
early days of Challis resided in
this place, being in the employ
of Geo. L. Shoup & Co., in the
mercantile business.
VIM. Buster of late has been
shipping some of the most delici-
Gus watermelons to Challis of
late that has been our pleasure
to sample. Some of them scale
as high as 80 pounds. They are
direct from Texas.
W. E. Smith, manager of the
Southern Idaho Mail of Black
foot, was Challis visitor last
week. Mr.. Smith paid the MES-
SENGER Office a fraternal call
while here. He is very confident
of Republican success this fall,
but we'n wait till the votes are
counted before we believe it.
Attorney Calhoun and wife re-
turned from a visit to HALEY
this week.
Mr.. NJ. O'Donohue desires us
to announce that he IS candi-
date for the Office of Coroner of
Custer county on the Democratic
ticket.
1t is expected that the public
school will commence in Challis
next Monday the 3rd. We are
reliably informed that Miss
Sharp. an Indiana lady has been
employed as principal, and Miss
E. F. Barkely retained for the
primary department. Miss Cora
Sharp is from Valparaiso, Ind,
and comes with good recommen-
dations. The contract is for q
Z months term. The salaries to
be paid are Principal SIS pei
month and Primary teacher S65
per month.
An exchange says that one Of
the delights of living in a small
town is that people will sympath
ize with you in your trouble, and
if you haven't any trouble they
will hunt up some for you.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Greene OF
Clayton, were in town Friday
last.
The Press has received from
the American Type Founders
company, the big printing mat
erial trust that has the printers
of the country at its mercy, {
nicely typewriter letter stating
that every two weeks during
August and September, anC
every week in October, it will
furnish US absolutely free of cos
a two-page six column supple
ment containing the very best re
! publican matter, together witt
cartoons, prepared by the re
publican national committee. |
also encloses a stamped envelop,
! for reply. AS we are one of tn,
i unfortunate victims of the typ'
81 trust, the ink trust, the envelop'
III trust and other trusts too numer
Gus too mention. we have not or
i dered the supplements. 1t i:
reasonable to suppose that if w'
y were to do so, and suggest it Il
= the company, that Mark Hanna
q in the generosity of his big trust,
3 heart, would even pay tn
freight. We make mention o
this matter simply to show tn
{ common people how the trust'
{ are spending their money in th'
interest of McKinley's election
a To supply the republican paper:
ii of the country with these sup
p plements viii cost thousands o
II dollars, but the trusts can afforS
5 ito spend large sums of money t.
| secure republican success. /
means their protection for anoth
5 er four years. The trusts ar
J not working in the interest o
f the people and they are no
spending money without expect
/ ing to be benefited by it. If tn,
2 American Type Founders com
: many will excuse us. we will no