The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-06-05


Washington city postoffice who
have been drawing double salar-
les for alleged work in Cuba and
Porto Rico, although they have
never been out of the city and
have had nothing to do with the
Cuban and Porto Rican Offices
They were appointed, it is said
to sinecures at the time when the
Havana and San Juan Offices
were branches of the Washing
ton office. VIII the scandal that
started with additional salaries
to army officers never end
Everyone should welcome the
census taker and not throw dish
water on him nor shut the door
in his face, but help him in his
work. He does not come in the
attitude of a village gossip and
he is forbidden to retail the in
formation given him. 1t is i'm
possible that accuracy should be
obtained in the results unless ac-
curacy is observed in the details
of the great work.
Tammany will declare for W
j. Bryan. James Coogan has
contributed 100000 to the nat
ional democratic campaign fund
provided Bryan is nominated
David B. Hill and ex-senator
Edward Murphy have openly de-
clared for Bryan, and Richard
Croker has declared emphattiscal-
Ily for William ]. Bryan for presi
dent, and believes Mr. Bryan
will beat Mr.. Mckinley on cleo
ton day. He says he also thinks
Mr.. Bryan is right in sticking to
the 16 to / issue.
BoRN:-In Challis, Idaho, on
Friday evening June 1st. 1900, to
the wife of Milton A. Brown,
fine son-excuse US, we mean
daughter.
Miss Mable Rowles, the Ellis
! 'schoolmarm, attended the
teachers examination in Challis
; last week, and we understand
passed a very creditable examin-
C alton.
Japtha Wood died at Houston.
: Idaho, last Saturday evening,
: June End, after a brief illness
!, His death was caused from a car
buncle on the back of his neck.
The deceased was about so years
!. of age. and has been a resident
e of Custer county for 20 years or
a over, most of which time he fol-
t lowed mining, and has many
a friends who will be panied to
n learn of his sudden death. The
q deceased is a native of Missouri.
! He is brother of j. d. Wood, OF
|. Salt Lake City, Idaho's great
sheep owner.
n ''Hetty Green's wealth con
y sists largely of government bonds
and railroad stocks and mort
% cages" writes Leigh Mitchell
- Hodges of 'sThe Richest Woman
- in America" in the June Ladies'
Home Journal "She says she
is not so fond of government
,r bonds since the finances of tbs
re nation have become polluted witt
is politics. Good mortgages of any
to kind are now her favorite form
ne of investment. If all the mort
cages she holds were forecloseo
e. tomorrow twenty eight churche:
- of various denominations, in al
most as many states, would be
come hers. and four cemeterie
vn would be added to her real estate
or Besides these there would b
go blocks of great business build
ings and splendid city houses
os theatres, livery stables an
,@ hotels, country residences, farm
he and ranches, factory building
and thousands of acres of Walt
able land in all parts of til
I'm country. Several years ago sh
made tour of inspection of a
the property on which she hel
Sc, mortgages. She spent two year
nq travelling and stayed at fort
hotels in as many cities. Sine
on then she has added largely I
ia her holdings of this kind. TIL
Gus most conservative estimates plao
on, Mrs. Green's wealth at 5000
ho no 600, but it is probably NOR
-he She, herself. won't discuss Il
aS matter, except to say that it
sin overstated.
M Boise and Blaine county dem
he Gratis favor Hon. Fred. Dubo
sti- for U. S. Senator.
'ur An unconfirmed report has
ass that President Kruger has bee
oM captured by the British.