The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-09-03

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The latest yellow outbreak of
Chicago professor ! Professor
Trigg says Longfellow was no
poet.
Hasn't the Sultan of Jolo yet
learned of the facilities for
divorce offered by the courts of
the DakotaS =?
MARRIED:-At the New Challis
House, on Thursday evening,
Aug. Doth, 1901, Robert R. Potter,
of Houston, to Miss Myrtella w.
Wilber, of Pocatello. Judge j.
G. Finnell officiating.
We learn that the dredge at
Stanley Basin is now doing good
work. 1t only requires four men
to operate the machine, and the
daily output of gold is 800. The
company have barely commenc-
ed on their large area of rich
placer ground.
Maclay and Evans both got
into trouble by writing too freely
about other people. Teddy
Roosevelt made no such mistake;
he confined his narrative to him
self and thus avoided all con
tention. "Alone in Cuba" as
Mr.. Dooley calls it, could offend
no one.
Rev. H. A. Riser recently re-
turned from an eleven days
preaching tour, on horseback.
making the following posts. /:
Bayhorse, Clayton, Bonanza,
Custer, Lucky Boy mine and Nc
Fadden. Nine addresses were
made. He reports a cordial
welcome.
Public school commenced ia
Challis yesterday morning. and
it is hoped to have an eight or
nine months term. The attend
ance was quite large. The corps
of teachers are comprised of Miss
Sara M. Keener, principal, who
arrived on last Wednesday eve
ning's stage direct from Cassel-
ton, North Dakota. Miss Ida M.
Anderson. who will preside over
the Primary department, is from
Gibbonsville.
Sunday afternoon andevening,
Aug. 25th, two sessions of a Sun
day School Institute were held at
the Challis Congregational
church, under the direction Of
Rev. H. A. Lee, of Weiser. The
latter accompanied by Mrs. Lee,
is making a buggy trip visiting
towns as Supt. of the State Sun
day School Association, repre-
senting all the denominations.
The session was largely attend
ed, and was of much interest and
profit.
The Lyceum Comedy Co. will
visit Challis on or about Sept.
End, for a three or four nights
engagement. o. w. Paul, the
manager, it will be remembered,
was with Buchanan's troupe last
year in Challis, and was consid-
cred a first-class actor. The
Lyceum Comedy Co. is highly
spoken of by the press. They
carry their own special scenery,
Their repertoire is as follows
Hazel Kirke," RIP Van Wink
lie, "Chick The Waif," Woman
Against Woman" "Three Hats, y
"Noble Outcast, ""The Burglar, .
Friends, "A Night Off," "A
Woman's Love-" ''ren Nights in
a Bar Room" and "Uncle Toms
Cabin"
DIR. Duchesne Towne, the sci
entific Hindoo hypnotist and minG
reader, will exhibit in the Chal-
lis opera house either Thursday
and Friday nights, or two nights
the fore part of next week, pre-
senting the science of hypnotism
mesmerism, mind reading, menta
telepathy and spiritism. which
will be explained scientifically.
Many interesting scenes will be
introduced by characters while
hypnotized, among which will be
the cake walk, singing school,
swimming match, etc. DIR. Towne
is considered one of the cleverest
performers on the American
stage, having spent two years il
the Academy of Occult Science
atCalcutta, India. Admission
35 and so cents.
An eccentric Minneapolis mil
lionaire has left a will directing
that his money be burned. How
can it be +? Gold won't burn and
the value of any paper burned
will simply revert to the United
States or to the bank that issuet
it. The only way money can b,