The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-07-03

last Tuesday evening was bril-
liant affair. -Four persons were
in attendance.
Il. Q. Headrick returned from
Houston last Tuesday where he
has been remodling the saloon
building of Dearden & McGown,
which is now one of the most
handsome saloon buildings in
Custer county.
Sheep shearing is in progress
at Jos. Rodgers. The wool yield
this year will be over average.
About the only feature in the
way of celebration tomorrow
in Challis will be a dance. Pos
siably a few bunces of fire crack
ers may be exploded.
J. G. Fox and Nj. E. Foley de-
parted for Cape Horn last Tues
day morning, where Mr.. Fox is
interested in large copper mine.
The hay crop of Custer county
promises to be larger acreage
and better quality than for
number of years past.
The Commissioners meet in
regular session next Monday.
This will be a session of a large
amount of business to be tran
sacted.
T. D. Price representing the
Idaho Furniture Company, of
Pocatello, was in town last week
in the interest of his company.
If you want to try your fortune
in oil secure, before it is too late,
buy the stock of the California
Consolidated Petroleum Com
pany. at fifty cents per share,
which is half its par value.
Stock redeemable on demand at
any time within 80 days from
date of certificate. All money
paid in installments refunded on
demand at any time within 80
days from date of first payment.
If you do not want your stock,
send to Company and you will
promptly get every cent of your
money back.
The Democratic and Silver Re-
publican National Conventions
meet in Kansas City tomorrow.
1t is a foregone conclusion thai
Col. William J. Bryan will be
nominated for President. But
who will receive the nomination
for Vice President little is known
at this time. Among those most
prominently mentioned for this
Office at this time are David B
Hill, w. r. Hearst, Richard
Crocker and William Sulzer, OF
New York; Mayor Harrison, ot
Chicago, and Chas. A. Towne, OF
Minnesota.
The Caldwell Record thinks il
has discovered the stingiest mar
on earth. At any rate, it offer:
twenty three cents reward fol
his superior in close fistedness
He got married to d home girl to
save expenses; they walked
around the block for a brida
tour; he bought her a nickle''
worth of stick candy as a wed
ding present, and then suggested
that they save the candy fo
their children.
One of the officials of the Ida
no Midland stated recently, tha
the Oregon Short Line surveyor
were in Custer county lookin:
over the route for road t,
Butte. He said that the MIDLAND
people would defend their inter
ests in that section even if the,
had to use shot guns.-Namp
Leader.
First the President lande'
marines in China; now he i
sending soldiers; pretty soon h
will wonder whether it wouldn'
be just as we'll to take slice O
Chinese territory as idemnity fo
something or other. Imperial
ism and lust of territory grow b
what they feed on.
A good many people canno
understand why the negroes
most of whom live in solidl
Democratic states, are treate
with so much tenderness by tn
Republican conventions, whic
really despise them. The eS
PLANTATION, however, is simple
There are enough negroes in th
more southerly tier of norther
states to hold the balance c
power. An analysis of the vot
, shows that Illinois, Indiana, OH
and New York would all be safe
ly Democratic if it were not fC