The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-04-24

Hon. Geo. B. Baldwin returned
from Boise one day last, having
spent the winter at the Capitol
Pierce Dorgan left yesterday
morning for New York toreceive
for his eyes, also on
mining business.
The political pot has commenc-
ed to boil to slight degree in
Custer county. Already the
fences are being put up. The
State Senatorship appears to be
sought after more than any other
Office at this time.
Roy Huffman was out from
Custer several days last week.
being slightly under the weather
George Clemow went to Clay
ton last Tuesday to resume work
at the Company store.
1t is said that Judge Stock
slayer will hold a special session
of Court at Houston on account
of the expense to the people of
that valley involved in the big
water case, as nearly every per-
son down there are either plain
tiffs or defendants in this action.
Henry Mccormick and K. Nc
Kenzie came out from Custer last
Saturday evening.
We are soon to lose the cele-
brated geysers of the Yellow
stone park. These marvels of
nature, which for many genera
tions have excited the wonder of
visitors are naturally becoming
extinct. The Roaring Mountain
geyser, although still emitting
steam, has ceased to spout; the
Black Growler is showing only
the feeblest signs of life, and the
renowned Fountain geyser, in
the lower basin of the Yellow
stone, and the Splendid and the
Beehive, in the upper basin, are
at the present time practically
extinct. Thus five of the world
renowned geysers of the Yellow
stone have gone out of the busi
ness without any new hot springs
appearing. The other geysers
in the neighborhood, including
the magnificent Old Faithful, the
DEVILS Inkpot and the Minute
geyser all show that their power
is rapidly diminishing and that
their days are numbered. Thus
the Yellowstone park, which has
attracted visitors from all parts
of the world, must needs be Wis
tied during the next few seasons
if the most uncommon features
of that wonderland are to be seen
at work.
| G. V. Hansen, proprietor of
the B. HI. & G. Stage line, came
up from Blackfoot last Saturday
evening.
The House has passed a bill
for a constitutional amendment
for the direct election of sena-
tors by very large majority.
Now it will be interesting to see
what the Senate will do with it.
A party of railroad surveyors
are surveying out route for a
railroad from Houston to Black
foot for the White Knob Copper
company.
Frank Grotwold is down from
Bayhorse.
Now a soldier in the Philip
pines has been saved by a plug
? of tobacco in his pocket, which
| stopped a bullet that would 9th
erwise have gone through him.
While this is not an argument
: against carrying Testaments,
neither does it prove that the
! tobacco trust is mild and benev
olent institution.
, 1vOoar-o. >yvaa.I4IsIluS, IvA, wat
the exception of one burgher and or
! Gordon, who could not refrain frol
, taking pot shots at so much of eac
l other as they could decry, the me
= on both sides were silent. For SON
t time the Boer and the highlander n
+ ferred to conducted a duel First IL
d Boer would bob up from behind b
d shelter, fire at the highlander's GOV,
q and drop out of sight. The highland,
would jump up. reply, and then hu
riedly hide himself About tweni
Y shots had been exchanged in that wa
/ when exclamation of pain burst fro
n the lips of the highlander. His lie
a hand had been shattered by one of IL
II Beers bullets. THAT serves ye rich
If Mackenzie" said his sergeant. '9
s waur tell'd tae be quiet" Hoo
a mon," replied the highland; hoo d
4 ken he was gan tae shoot oot O. h
. turn?"