The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-02-27
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hou must sit down on himu
NOW, Sue is an obedient girl.
respects parental powers:
SO, when George came round tba, n,ch,
She sat on him two hours.
Smoke "Victor Dewey" cigar.
Spring and Winter combined
sickness, to quite an extent.
prevails in this locality, and #
appears to be in the form of la
grippe.
Mr.. and Mr.. Baxter's youngest
child, aged II years, died in This
place on Monday morning, Feb.
18th. The funeral services were
held Tuesday afternoon. the fol.
lowing day. Another of their
children is quite sick.
Public school was held in Chal.
lis on Washington's Birthday
National holiday.
Jos. Rodgers has leased one of
his ranches-the j. H. Horton
ranch-to John G. Holland. of
this place. who will take charge
March 1st.
A pension of 50 per month has
been granted to Stephen Calkins
of Clayton.
e. G. Headrick is now engaged
in papering and painting the in
terror of the New Challis House,
and has executed a neat and
t; sty job.
E. j. Michael, Harry Dunn,
Wells MCGOWAN, Jas. Marker,
Chas. Webb, John Wells and
Dick Weighall spent Washing
toms Birthday in Challis.
Do you want q Tailor Made
suit of clothes, first-class in fit,
finish and quality, and at a most
reasonable price ? If so call on
A. G. Bomar, he is agent for the
Great Northern Woolen Mills.
This company manufacture their
own goods and save their custom
ers the middle mans profit. All
suits warranted to be sewed with
silk, and a fit guaranteed.
Mothers of children affected
with Group or a severe cold need
not hesitate to administer Chamb-
erlain's Cough Remedy. 1t con-
tains no opiate nor narcotic in
any form and may be given as
confidently to the babe as to an
adult. The great success that
has attended its use in the treat
ment of colds and Group has won
for it the approval and praise ii
has received throughout the
United States and in many for
eign lands. For sale by J. P.
Spalding. mari.
1t doesn't appear to be gener-
ally known that when a man
draws a check to his own order
he need not use a two cent stamp
on it. If you, for instance, want
to get some money from your
own account, all you need to do
is to change your check SO tnat
it reads like a receipt. Write
received of in sfront OF the
banks name, cross the words,
paw to the order of" and then
iii in the spaces with the amount
of money required and sign as
usual, and you will have cheek
that is legal without a stamp.
The government decided last
August that this could be done,
but it gave no great publicity to
it's decision, and probably not
one private person or business s
house in ten has ever heard OF
the matter.
Rev. James G. Machines caus'
ed a sensation by resigning from
his church and going out OF tne
ministry, at Oakland, California
the other day. He said
.T believe in dancing and a
long list of other things that are
tabooed by church-goers wnen vi y
indulged in by ministers. Ii d
man needs a drink he has the
rioht to take it. When | meet a
man on the street | like to slap slap
him on the back and say Hello
there. Bill in a good n nearly ,'y
voice. 1 believe in Goa aIo -
Christianity, but the churcn a,S ls
burdened With false ideas ana i
sinful hypocrites. and some ne a,,ed %
NV friends who might be called
siushers" are infinitely oetSel 1Il3e !
than these frauds of piety. Ine e
ministry is no place for a young ls
man who wants his personal | no. i :,
erty. He must use too mucm ~ 10y !