The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-07

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cash. G. w. Stickney, Haley, Id.
If "Dr." George McLerren,
(brother of stage driver, Jim.
McLerren), had not been stop
ping with VIM Ellis, on Pah-
samaroi, no doubt Mr.. E. A.
Readicker, Prop. the Salmon &
Challis Stage Co., would have
lost one of his best drivers, as
he was very i'll for some hours.
Communicated.
Born:-To the wife Of Charles
Frost, In Challis, on Saturday,
Aug. 4th, daughter.
Two farmers, A and B, meet
ing on the road, began talking
about the number of COWS they
each had Says B to A:-''Pray
give me one of your cows, and l
have as many as you May"
replied A, ''but give me one of
your COWS and l will have as
many again as you" How many
cows did each have -?
Capt. G. B. Rustin, of Omaha,
and well known in mining circles
died in Cape Nome of July 18th
of pneumonia, after an illness of
fonr days. His body was embalm-
ed and shipped back on the
Senator" He was an old resi-
dent of Omaha, and is reported
to be worth half a million dol
lars. He went to Nome on the
"Ohio," was quarantined ten
days at Egg island and after
prospecting about Nome for two
weeks was preparing to return
to Nebraska when he was strick-
en- down and died. Salt Lake
Tribune.
Capt. Rustin is well known in
this county by the earlier resi-
dents. He built the first smell
ter at Clayton.
Teddy Roosevelt made a mis-
take like one of those that cost
Blaine his defeat, when Teddy
characterized all Democrats,
without exception, as ''lawless,
dishonest and cowardly." OF
course the Governor does not
believe this but was merely talk
ing for rhetorical effect. Never
theless, his words will cost him
and his chief dearly. Hanna is
terribly worried by it, and by
the certainty that the Rough
Rider will make many another
before the campaign is over.
This fact may explain why the
great boss so bitterly fought
Roosevelt's nomination and yield
ed only when face to face with
open defeat.
Adviees received by the Demo
crat National and Congressional
Campaign Committee show that
the Germans are largely break
ing away to Bryan, following the
lead of the prominent men
among them who have already
declared for him. If one-third
of the German vote of the Mid
die West shifts sides-and it now
seems that two thirds will do so
Mckinley will be beaten outof
sight.
Massachusetts, disfranchises
all citizens who cannot read and
write and who do not pay taxes
on specified amount of prop
erty. Why should such law be
considered proper and right in
Massachusetts, and improper and
wrong in any Southern State ?
Has the fact that the politics of
the two sections are different,
anything to do with it {?
The engulfng wave of pros
perity has even disappointed
many ardent Republicans. Last
spring they demanded 20 cents
for their wool and, having such
an abiding faith in Mckinley,
they stored it away knowing
that 20 cents a pound would
surely come: The price is drop
ping every day, until now they
can only get an advance of 6
cents a pound on it.-Shoshone
Independent.
At the State election held in
North Carolina on the End INST.
the Democrats made a clean
sweep. carrying the State by
so, 900 majority for State officers.
The white supremacy amend,
ment also carried by a big maj
ority. The Legislature is straight
Democratic, which insures a
Democratic u. S. Senator. The
Republicans and Populists had a
fusion ticket in the field.
Custer county's apportionment
of the State school money for
| the year was 1877 10.