The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-11-19
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Fine apples at Busters.
Fresh oysters at Busters.
The Moose creek dredge boat
is to be rebuilt.
The first dance under the direc-
ton of the Utopian Orchestra
will be held on Thanksgiving
night.
w. P. Bascom, of Dickey, was
in Challis one day last week,
having just returned from a trip
to Blackbird.
Auditor Keyes and County
Attorney Johnston are at HALEY
representing this county in the
District Court in the Lemhi-
Custer county case.
Mr.. Robinson, of Salt Lake
City, representing the New York
& Utah Paper Co., was caller
at this Office last Wednesday,
also Mr.. Harrison, of Milwaukee.
The people who rush to the
Philippines on the strength of
the reports of rich gold mines
there may confirm American
dominion by their presence but
they are much more likely to
fertilize Philippine soil by their
bones.
Exclusive of immigration,
which was all white, the negroes,
in the United States increased
only 1.3 per cent less than the
whites in the past decade. If
the high birth rate of the foreign
immigrants be taken into ac-
count, the rate of increase of
negroes and native whites is
about equal. This is somewhat
alarming.
ga Twilight CALL" is the name
selected by Hattie Nevada for a
new song written in her usual
catchy air, which has been re-
ceived at this Office. The words
and air easy to remember and are
of that style which has become
so popular to the musical artists.
Copy will be mailed to any of the
readers of this paper by the pub
fishers on receipt of 25 cents.
Address, The Kansas City Talk
ing Machine Co., Kansas City.
Mo.
The fact that the Oregon Short
Line is now investigating the
proposition of extending the
Mackay branch to Custer and
Lemhi counties and from there
on to Thunder Mountain, should
be an incentive for the people OF
Boise to make a united effort to
get permanent control of the
trade of that district before rivals
invade the field. This might be
done by building the proposed
railroad to Boise Basin, which
would bring our merchants con-
siderably nearer to the mines,
and with a good wagon road or
from the railroad terminus, the
trade of this promising field could
not be diverted elsewhere. A:
there is sufficient local capital tC
build the Boise Basin railroad, il
interest could be aroused, i
would be a splendid business
move to make a united effort il
that direction News.
Captain Allan d. Mclean, sur
geon at the United States hospi
tai at Mutinlupa, in the Philip
pines, writes thus to friend il
Detroit SAT present the gen
eral topic of the day is, what il
Uncle Sam going to do with th'
new white elephant'-the 70(
school teachers recently sen
here-he so philanthropically o.
unknowingly saddled upon him
self ? Without the commissary
privileges their salary of SIS &
month doesn't even keep them il
food. They cannot speak Span
ish, and never will learn t.
understand Tagalo. The genera
impression is that it would b.
cheaper for Uncle Sam to trans
port all the Philippines to th'
United States to learn the langu
age there than to attempt tn
school ma'am scheme. They
have only been here two weeks
and have raised more pow WOW
and disturbances than the who'll
army did during the palmy day
of the iusurrection. Since leav
ing the United States about 10
of them have been married ant