The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-08-07
LOCAL NEWS.

with a dense smoke. The hills
being so dry great amount of
damage will be done.
It. Shelley Sutton, Idaho's boy
poet, has secured a position as
Corresponding Editor on the
Spokesman Review, at Spokane,
Washington.
/. Another gambling case has
been tried at Custer and the de-
PENDANTS acquitted. Same old
thing, mo evidence" and the
taxpayers foots the bills.
"The Democrats stand for law
lessness, for dishonesty, for
license and disaster at home and
cowardly shrinking from duty
abroad. From Teddy Roose-
velt's speech officially opening
the campaign.
Can it be possible that Teddy
has to resort to such false work
as this His description, by the
way, applies to General Lawton
he was a Democrat; and to
Dewey-he is a Democrat; and to
Schley-he is a Democrat; and
to General Wheeler-he is a
Democrat. We're those men
dishonest at home and towards
abroad ?"
King Humbert, the King of
Italy, was assassinated on the
29th inst, at Monza, by Angelo
Bressi, an anarchist. The King
was entering his carriage when
he was shot three times by the
assassin Bressi, one bullet pene-
trated the Kings heart killing
him almost instantly. The
assassin was captured and lodg-
ed in Jail. The Kings son. Vic
tor Emanuel III took the throne
on his fathers death. He is 80
years of age.
Minister Conger at Peking
sends message to an Ameri-
can officer at Tien Tsin that he
safe and well.
The latest-Mary had a little
mule, she took that mule to
school, which was against the
rule; the teacher like a fool got
behind the mule, hit it with a
rule, and now there is no school.
B. L. Whitely's moving pic
ture show gave an exhibition in
the hall at this place last Tues
day night to a good house. The
cineograph pictures were excel
lent, and the one illustrating the
battle of San Juan Hill, was we'll
worth the price of admission.
1t was so real that one would al
most imagine that they were in
the midst of the battle. Taking
it on the whole, it was a very
good little show, and the people
with it were in all respects gen
tlemen. Mr.. Whitley, the man
ager, lives in Long Valley, near
Idaho City.
1t is reported that the Uncle
Sam group of copper mines at
Blackbird, owned by Messrs.
Mccormick and Hall, of Salt
Lake, were sold recently to the
Blackbird Copper-Gold Co. for a
consideration of $4,000.
E. A. Readicker has been in
New York and we learn while
there purchased an automobile.
He will use it on his stage line
line between Dubois and Challis.
If it proves what is claimed for
it it will be a great saving to
stage men.
Bancroft's cineograph or NOV
ing picture show gave an exhi-
bition at the hall in this place
last Friday night. While some
of the pictures were very good,
there was not enough of them.
The audience was small-moStly
children. We have had so many
shows of this kind that they
attract little attention.
Buchanan'S Dramatic Company
are billed to play six nights in
Custer, commencing last night.
They expect to visit Clayton and
Challis. From all accounts this
is an excellent troupe, and with
out doubt, the best that every
visited Custer county. The com
pany consists of eight or ter
people. They carry a wagon
load of scenery, aud play for a
week in a place with a new play
each night. Among those they
put on the stage are 1.-TWO Or
phans," "True Irish Hearts, )
Brooklyn Fire, etc.