The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1901-04-30
Observation-Disclosures
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examinations for Eight Grade
pupils will be held In Challis the
first week in May. MARTHA
KEENAN,, County Superintendent
of Public Instruction.
Two degrees below freezing
in Challis last Friday morning,
April Goth.
The administration is now
threatening Cuba that the next
term its offer will not be as lib
eral as those in the Platt amend
ment. Yet the United States
once promised to Withdraw with
out conditions.
If any good republican wants
a consulate, let him not be back
ward in coming forward. De-
spite his fine talk, the President
is removing the present consuls
wholesale to make room for 9th
ers with more pull.
Robert Campbell and family
of Clayton, spent few days of
last week at ChalliS.
We are informed that Ex-Sen-
ator Coryell has rented the pub
lie hall in Custer for the purpose
of exhibiting the only genuine
briar- root in Custer county. Ad-
mission. Free Children, half
price.
Testimony in regard to Porto
Rico continues to accumulate.
Now it is Senator Foraker, who
declares that the island is enjoy
ing unprecedented prosperity
and adds casually, that of course,
there are a few hundred thous-
and people in the interior who
are practically starving. But
then, he says, this is nothing
new.
Secretary Hay, it is said, has
negotiated another canal treaty
with Great Britain. in which
Alaska is not mentioned. If this
be SO, it is plain that the Secre-
tary is at last obtaining some in
sight into the wishes of the
country.
The case of w. H. Felkner VS..
John E. Dooly, ct al, was called
for trial before Judge Morse yes
terday, 22nd, but was continued
until June 10th, on motion of the
defendants attorney, and in the
meantime leave was given to
make Dana T. Smith, admins
traitor, and Margaret and Wilson
Norton parties defendant. Salt
Lake Tribune.
Here is a problem that our
mathematical friends may try to
solve: Three negroes stole a
sack of apples and hid them in a
barn. After they had retiren one
of them concluded that he would
get up and take his share. He
counted the apples and found
that he could divide them equal
ly by throwing one away, which
he did. After he had gone an
other went for the same purpose.
He threw one away and took a
third of the remainder. When
he had gone the third man came,
threw one away and took one
third of the remainder. When
they awoke in the morning
neither told the other what he
had done but they divided the re-
mainder equally. How many ap-
piles were in the sack at the
beginning ?
The United States Supreme
Court on the 22nd of this month
handed down a decision in the
case of the State of Idaho VS.. r.
Rasmussen, affirming the con-
stitutionality of the sheep quar-
antine law of the state for the
violation of which Rasmussen
was convicted. The decision of
the court establishes the validity
of the law authorizing the COVER
nor to investigate the condition
of sheep in any locality, and if
they are found subject to scab, or
any other epidemic disorder COM
municable to other sheep, TO
make such restrictions as shall
seem necessary to him after con-
ference with the sheep inspector.
The decision of the Idaho sup
RENE court is affirmed.-Bois
Statesman.
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