The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-02-19

Tor the subsidy bill
The assessment roll shows the
following number of sheep in
Idaho for 1900
Ada-144, $40.
Bannock-42, 800.
Bear Lake-16, $50.
Bingham-34, ,121.
Blaine-94. 93S.
Boise-17, 500.
Canyons, ,421.
Cassia-95, 100.
Custer-13, Ais.
Elmore- 10, 159.
Fremont-91, 439.
Idaho, 476.
Kootenai-1, ,248.
Latah-7l1.
Lemhi-2, 633.
Linccln-33, 427.
NezPerce- 20, 199.
Oneida AIS.
Owyhee-142. 1872
ShOshone-None.
Washington-149. 480.
Total NUMBER, 14S, ,260.
The Ranger. published at Long
creek, Oregon, says
On the afternoon of JAN oath
at about lis o. clock, while every
thing in town was running along
in its usual quiet way, a couple
of reports of a pistol were heard.
coming from the saloon of Dustin
& Keeney. Investigation of the
affair brought out the following
facts 1t seems that there was
misunderstanding about money
matters between Bird Dustin and
Joe Williams, and they had been
talking it over, Joe claiming that
Bird owed him, and the latter
denying the allegation. They
both became warm" over the
affair. and finally Joe started off,
making the threat that he was
going after a gun, and would
give Bird a certain time to pay
or be a dead Bird. Just as Joe
reached the front door, going
after the gun, as was supposed.
Bird whipped out A and said !:
Are you going after a gun to
shoot me 2" and fired at Joe
twice, the first shot taking in his
neck under his chin, the second
one entering his neck about two
inches below and behind his ear,
going in a downward direction
and coming to the surface just
under the skin at the back of his
neck.
Williams was taken TO his
room and the doctor called, who
soon stopped the flowing blood.
While seriously injured it is not
thought to be fatal. and Joe is
getting along remarkably well.
Joe has refused to swear out
an information against Bird, who
gave himself up, but was dis
charged
One of the highest tributes
ever paid if not the very highest.
to a deserving class of people, is
that of Senator Eugene Hale. of
Maine. to the country editor. +"
In discussing the subject OF pos
tage on newspapers the Senator
from Maine remarked of the
country editor.
He is a packhorse of every
community, the promoter of
every laudable enterprise. the
worst unpaid laborer in the vine
yard. Counting his space as
capital he gives more to charity.
his means considered, than any
other member of society. He is
a power in politics. and a leader
in the crusade for better morals.
He is pre-eminently the friend of
humanity. Line upon line, para
graph upon paragraph, day by
day. he is embalming in cold
type facts from which the Her
odotus. Tacitus. Sismondi, Mac
auley of the future will write
the history of our times. He
chronicles our advent into the
world. notes our uprisings and
our downsittingS, and sorrow
fully records our exit
I'VE are all more or less-gen-
orally more-his handiwork. and
the creature should not be un-
grateful TO his creator. Without
his generous aud enthusiastic
laborS most of us would never
have been here; and. when he
tires of us. most of US willreturn
to private life amid rural scenes
propitious for secret meditation
and silent prayer. Working
night and day during the cam
paign. when the election is over
and the time comes for the dis
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