The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-03-20

Easter TAILS on sunday, April lotn, tnis year.
t. J. Paul is suffering from erysipelas this
week
Frank Tolman was over from Pahsamaroi
during the past week.
The Silver Republicans of Fremont county
have recognized again.
Peter MCGUIRE left one day last week for
Boise on political business.
st. Patricks day was observed by dance in
Clayton also one In Challlis.
Hon Ralph W. Osborn. of Bayhorse, spent
several days in Challis last week.
Sheriff Rowles who has been quite sick for
some time is now improving slowly.
Enos Watson is contemplating going to Salt
Lake City this week for medical treatment.
Mr. Crook expects to have the new copper
smelter at Copper Basin ready to blow in in 80
days.
E. G. Headrick has beautifed the New Chal-
lis House front during the past week with a
fresh coat of paint.
Mrs. Guy Foster and family departed for
Topeka. Kansas, last Thursday morning. Mrs.
Foster goes for medical treatment.
Roy G. Butler, of Butte, Montana, represent
ing the L. A Fargo liquor house of SanFran-
cisco, did business in Challis last week.
This weather is all that could be desired and
asked for. One day last week it was lO4 deg. in
the sun, which is pretty good March weather.
L. Greene, Superintendent of the Clayton M.
& s. Co returned from his eastern trip on
Monday evening of last week, and went to Clay
ton that night.
The Challis Public School closes this week
Friday. and it is well. With the closing of
a thing of the past.
TIE Salmon Recorder wants the Midland car
shops located at Salmon. Better wait until the
road is built before figuring where their car
shops will be located.
In the Birch creek water case in Fremont
county, John Richards received verdict of
800. The action was for s22U0 damages, as Mr..
Richards had prior right 10 the water.
The Anti-Gambling Law will probably be
tested In Custer county, as we understand that
deputy sheriff left for Custer on Friday last
to make several arrests for alleged violations
of this law.
Reports have it that President Mckinley is
to assist Senator Shoup in his efforts to be re-
elected Z. S, Senator. IT'S no use. Mac, the
people of Idaho have no further use for Shoup
since he betrayed them on the silver question.
The Census Enumerators for Custer county
are as follows
Jas. H. vanCamp,
John H. Bascom,
Emily j. BorleSon,
Rigey CoFyell.
George b. Baldwin.
The Republican convention to elect delegates
to the National convention will be held at Lew
iston on May sth. and the State nominating con-
vention will be held in Boise on July 18th, and
Custer county is entitled to two delegates at
these conventions
During the past week we sent through the
mail to the different farming sections of this
county 200 packages of Government garden
garden seeds, each package containing five
varieties of seeds. They were sent to us for
free distribution by Senator Heitfeld.
In this issue will be found Summons where
in 276 defendants and Is plaintiffs are involved
contains more defendants than any similar
Summons ever issued in the State. The case
is brought in the District Court of Custer
county to establish the priority of water rights
of the water flow of Big Lost river and James
creek. The water fight has commenced there
is no telling where it will end. The case in
wolves nearly every person in that valley
A preacher at Fort Scott. Kansas, preached a
brief but beautiful funeral sermon the other
day. Here tits:
"A word TO you all Post mortem praise and
love are in the air. People kiss their dead who
never stoop to kiss their living; they hover
over open caskets in hysterfcal sobs. but fail to
throw their arms about their loved ones who
are fighting the stern battle of life. A word Of
cheer to struggling soul in life is worth more
more than the roses OF all Christendom piled
high on casket covers. The dead cannot smell
the iowersi but the living can; scatter them
broadcast In their pathway, therefore, and
pluck out the thorns before it is too late"
Corn Wheat or German Roggen, is a new
cereal which will out yield corn and double the
yield of ordinary wheat, viii make the same
kind OF meal as corn; has superior fattening
qualities TO either corn or wheat and will solve
the problem OF fattening hogs and cattle in a
wheat country. Should be sown In the spring
the same as wheat ~ bushels to the acre and
will yield from so to 100 bushels per acre; the
straw after it has been threshed has an oily
substance and contains fattening qualities and
stock thrive on 1t almost as well as on hay. 1
have raised 1ss sacks from two sacks OF seed In
ordinary ground. II will place the Pacific coast
even with the corn-producing east to fatten
hogs and cattle. Price OF seed 10 cents per
pound, OF $500 per 100 pounds. NJ. J. Shields &
Co., Moscow, Idaho.
Charlie Tassell, one of Custer eonnty's earl
les pioneers. died at the County Hospital In
Challis on Friday afternoon last, March 10th,
aged about 81 years.
Life's rugged Range he's climbed at last
He's on it's Summit now
The slippery Trail OF Time he's passed
Which furrowed deep his brow.
Mr.. TaSseu suffered greatly. and death to him
ss an angel of mercy. His health was rugged
for one OF his advanced years up to last Fall
when he met serious accident by falling from
wagon, completely paralyzing him, and from
this shock he never recovered. The deceased
was typical mountaineer. and In 1862 he first
ca-Se to Loon creek with the rush of gold
seekers, and during that year and the next car.
ried the o. S. mail between Idaho City and
Loon creek, and during the winter seasons and
deep SHOWS he packed the mail ON snowshoes
The subject OF this sketch was born in Con-