The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-01-01

way feasible, with no heavy
grades or other great obstacles
in the way. The running of this
line into the heart of great
country has caused some COM
ment among those few railway
men who know of it. The Ore
gon Short Line people opened
negotiations with the new COM
pany looking to the absorption
of the company line. This was
not listened to. Then the Short
Line had route surveyed from
its main line at Blackfoot to con-
meet with the new line at Arco.
1t is stated that all matters rel
ative to this new route will be
settled by a meeting of the direc-
tors in New York City on the
first of the new year. 1t is stat
ed construction on the new road
will begin within the next four
months. This gives rise to the
belief that the Short Line will at
the same time commence con-
struction of its connecting line
from Blackfoot to Arco.-Boise
Statesman.
| Grover says that he did not
vote for Mckinley. Who in the
dickens care how Grover voted
He is dead issue.
Today when you greet your
neighbor you want to wish him
Happy Century.
Hank Dorsey is very sick at
Blackfoot. He is well known in
, Custer county.
Three degrees below zero is
the coldest weather experienced
in Challis thus far this winter.
John Davidson was up from
from Lost river last week.
Some ten or twelve Challis Re
} bekahs contemplate attending
the District Rebekah meeting at
Salmon, on the 9Th of this month
A splendid program and enter
tainment has been arranged.
!. Senator Shoup announces that
!. he will be a candidate for re-
: election to the Office of o. s.
i Senator before the Idaho Legis-
: lature, which convenes at Boise
K next Monday. The last cam
paign in Idaho was fought main
ly on the issue of Shoup and Du-
bois, and Shoup was defeated at
the polls by the people. Shoup
in some way will have to get
b Fusion votes to be elected. How
will he do this 7? Hon. Fred t.
Duboise was elected to this high
position at polls on the 9th OF
November, and it is now the
plain duty of our Legislature to
n carry out the wishes of the
Ie people. The Fusionists are in
b honor bound to elect Dubois, as
l. they pledged themselves to do a.
y the Pocatello convention. ANY
re deviation from this will forever
5 doom the Fusion party in Idaho
a. We want no shutting from tht
l. agreement, and Fusionists wh'
try to block this fair and oper
a. pledge are not worthy to be II
Sc the party.
n An old railroad worker wa
= - converted, and being present a
- - a meeting at which there wer'
- many inquirers, he was asked t
a lead in prayer. He hesitated
~ a moment, and then with tremb
~ ling lips, but clear. resoundini
. voice, he said reverently
ie 20, Lord, now that | hav
- tagged thee, lift up my feet from
lie s the rough road of life and plan
- them safely on the deck of til
'e train of salvation. Let me Sc
. the safety lamp known as prs
~ ~ dence, make all the couplings
"a S the train with the strong link
ue ue thy hope, and let my hand lam
= be the Bible. And, Heavenl
~ Fatner, keep the SWITCHES ClOSe
~ ~ that lead off on the sidings, e
ie pecially those with blind en'
- o, Lord. if it be thy pleasur
49, have every semaphorblock alon
"a "a the line show the white light
Gu Gu hope, that 1 may make the ru
y of life without stopping. AM
-, ~ Lord, give us the ten comman'
'u ments for a schedule; and whe
os % / have finished the run on sehe'
81 81 ule time, pulled into the gre'
,as dark station of death, may thol
S the superintendent of the IN
n verse, say We'll, done, thu
:, - good and faithful servant, con
w w and sign the payroll and recel'
% ~ your check for eternal hapE
,f. ness"
to Bryan's great weekly new
ing paper-The Commoner-wili a
400 near some time this month. "