The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-20
LOCAL NEWS.

Fresh garden, field and flower
seeds just received at Busters.
County Attorney Hansbroupb
OF Lemhi county, was in ChaIIis
one day last week.
Born:-To the wife of William
Bascom, of Dickey. one day last
week, a 7-pound son.
John Pilmer left Boise a short
Time ago and was married an
Iowa widow worth $50, 900.
Don't forget that a grand Ball
I'm Aasq'1e will be held in Challis
on Thursday night of this week.
E. G. Headrick has completed
his decorating work in the church
at this place, and has done an
artistic piece of work.
Prof. F. B. Schermerhorn was
in Ell Paso, Texas, on Feb. 5th,
en- route for Old Mexico to ex-
anime mines for a big New York
mining syndicate.
Assessor Lane expects to ad-
vertise the delinquent tax list on
or about March 9Th. According
to the new law the list is now
olny advertised for three weeks.
Browning Bros, of Ogden,
have patented a repeating pistol
that shoots eight times and so
rapidly that the bullets pour out
as stream of lead. 1t only
weighs one pound and quarter
and can easily be carried in the
et.-Blackfoot News.
We understand this pistol is
especially adapted for use in
Kentucky.
An eminent English physician
says the following is a sure cure
for smallpox Zone ounce OF
cream of tarter dissolved in a
pint of boiling water, to be drank
when cold, at short intervals. 1t
can be taken as a preventative
as well as a curative. 1t is
known to have cured in a hun
dred thousand cases, without a
single failure. l have myself
restored thousands by this means.
1t never leaves a mark, never
causes blindness and prevents
tedious lingering"
Parties wishing to enter the
printing Office at this season
should be governed by the fol-
lowing rules
Advance to the inner door and give three dis
tinct rsps, or kick the door down. The devil
will attend the alarm. You will give him your
name. postofice address ard the number OF
years you are owing for the paper. He will ad-
init you. You will advance to the center of the
room and address the editor with the following
feet from the body with the thumb and fingers
extended, the thumb and index finger claspine
$40 bill, which drops into the extended hane
of the editor. at the same time saying were
YOU looking FOR me ~ The editor VIII grasI
YOUR hand and the bill and pressing 1t will say
..You bet I" After giving him the news con
cerninR YOUR locality you will be permitted Il
retire with a receipt for an obligation properly
diseharged.-Ex.
Bishop Talbot EpiscopaD, Of
Pennsylvania, who used to be
Bishop of Wyoming, said a good
word for saloonkeepers 10 the
Walnut Street Theatre, Phila
delphia, on Sunday evening
"some OF the best men met in the West solC
uouor., y, he declared. "Out in the mining towns
thev were great friends of mine. They offered
me the use OF their saloons for religious servi
- bronght in chairs for the worshippers ant
hrnO a curtain over the bar. They often use'
| 70 came TO me and say Bishop, let's reform
,his town Let's see il we can't save SOM
souls., "While anu sorry personally lor
man who engages in the liquor trafhe, or Wh'
sens whiskey, especially American whisSey
which ,s 40 bad. do not think that such a ma
shouId he stunned. The good, respectable clti
ror, is ant 10 look on the saloonkeeper as one u
he avoided as a being who has no "oiaiS' ~
Mace in the community. This Is the ola spiVi
~ the Pharisee cropping out. It's 'InanS Hou
that 7 am not like other men : Ine neuo
af,c undoubtedly does harm, but some OF tn'
',,a,, ENGAGED in it are worthy OF respect an'
-. - % them undoubtedly lead blameles
lives"
The School Trustees OF thi'
district have redeemed within
the last few days two of our out
standing school bonds amount
;nos NO., 70 $1,000. By so doing, this
;s S q saving to the district OF S9'
and sS q some cents. These two bonds
~nnyore ,.',u to May 1st 1901 and th'
other to May 1st. 1902. 1t was
nronosition mon, on the part of Mr.
Ereene, who holds these bonds
as ALI he asked was six monIns
;nterest :, in advance on them be
s;des s the principal. If anothe'
bond of this series can De re
Jeered when the money iron IRON
the Bunting comes, but SlCV'
bonded Indebtedness will remain
and the bond tax levy could mex
wear be cut to 3 or 4 mills