The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-03-26

I III H. W. 4 LII 10 ga {SF~A1S k0
make a professional trip to Pah-
samaroi and Lost river this week
and contemplates being absent
for about two months.
Mr. and Mrs. G.. I. Lane moved
to Houston last week.
Commissioner Treloar went to
Caldwell, Idaho, last week TO
purchase some thoroughbred
cattle for his band
Enos Watson has been quite
sick for the past few days.
Mans life is game of cards.
First it is '-cribbage.v Next he
tries to ''go it alone in sort of
"cut, shuttle and deal" pace.
Then he raises the ''duce, while
his mother takes a hand in"
and, contrary to Hoyle, beats
the little joker with her five
Then, with his diamonds, he
wins the queen of hearts.
Tired of playing "a lone hand, "
he expresses desire to assist
his fair partner, throws out
his cards." and his clergyman
take a so bill ont of him for a
pair" She orders him up
to build the fire. Like ..knave''
he joins the clubs" where he
often gets high, F" which is
low. +" too. If he keeps
straight he is sometimes
flush" He grows old and
'.bIuff, sees a deal" of trouble.
when he at last '-shuffles" off
his mortal coil and passes in
his checks, and he is raked in
| by a spade" Life's game is
ended, and he waits the sum
mons of Gabriel's trump which
shall order him up"
Essay on an editor: 1--WE look
into a cradle and behold male
child At the age of 10 he is a
noisy kid, with half the buttons
off his pants, and an eye for
meanness. AT the age of Is he
is devil in the print-shop; at %
the publisher of a country news
paper. at the head of every
enterprise calculated to improve
the town or enrich the business
thereon. at 80 he is an emaciated
and worn-out man, with holes in
his pocket and a bald head; at
the age of 80 he is a corpse in a
cheap coffin, and his only re-
sources left behind are two cases
of long primer type, Washing
ton hand-press and a subscrip-
|; ton book with 500 delinquent
subscribers, who line up and
march past the coffin. saying
He was a public spirited fellow.
but he couldn't save anything
--Ex.
Born-To the wife of Leon E.
Calhoun. at Hagerman, Idaho. on
March 13, an 81 pound SON.
Col. Greene, Hon. d. t. Mil
Ter and DR.. Springer departed
for Clayton and the up river
i towns on Sunday morning by
private conveyance in connection
with the Idaho Midland Railway.
Mr.. Greene is highly pleased
with the resources along the
line of the proposed route, and
he feels confident that the road
will be built at an early date, and
he is representing company
that is reliable and of plenty
means. The Midland is the road
that the people on Salmon river
hope to see built, as it would
open a much larger and better
mineral country than any of the
other proposed routes True, if
the Short Line only builds TO
Houston, it will be of some bene-
fit to the Salmon river region.
but not a great deal. for it will
be about so miles distant from
the nearest point on the river.
; and the vast tonnage of the
, country is along Salmon river.
If the Short Line has concluded
to make Houston their terminus.
it behooves the Salmon river
people to use all their energies
> to secure the Midland. The
Midland road would be a paying
investment from the start. and
]. the vast tonnage along the en-
t tire line be marvellous. 1t is
4 now said that the Burlington
t company is behind the Midland
Y proposition, and if this be true.
!. the Short Line is liable to lose
2 the Salmon river territory which
ii has held for so long without
t any opposition whatever. Col
Z Greene after spending a few
S days in Custer county. will re-
n turn to New York and make his
r report TO the capitalists. and his
: report, we believe viii be favor
: able, as he appears to be highly