The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-11-25


Gayle, of Challis, who has spent
the past five months in this city
visiting, departed for her home
at Frankfort, Kentucky, last
Wednesday.
Republican organs are already
undertaking the task of explain
ing why Reed Smoot of Utah is
entitled to his seat if elected to
the senate. His case is the same
as that of Roberts-the only diff
ference Roberts was a democrat
and Smoot a republican.
If the democrats had secured
control of congress the break in
the stock market and the failure
of the Central National bank of
Boston would have been charged
up to the election, but as it is
they are only an evidence of our
wonderful prosperity"
John Wanamaker, the most
successful business man of the
age, talks on advertising as fol-
lows There is only one way
to advertise and that Is to ham
mer your name, your business,
so constantly, SO thoroughly.
into the peoples heads that if
they walked in their sleep they
would constantly turn their head
to your store. The newspaper
is your best friend in spite of
your criticism. 1t helps to build
up your community which sup
ports you. When the day comes
that the newspapers are dead the
people are near the edge of the
grave, with not one to write their
epitaph."
When character is so fragile
that the breath of suspicion can
mar it, or the slightest scratch
of criticism destroy it, it has no
reason for existence. So, even
more SO, is this true of reputa-
tion. When an editor faithfully
presents a principle of the truth
and righteousness and scathing-
ly denounces a practice of vice
and deceit, it is presumed that
fabrics of wickedness and fraud
be ruined, as they should. A
conscientious writer will fearless
ly present the truth and courage
ously stand for principles of
righteousness. Even, in some
instances, it is proper for him to
specify. If he is wrong, he is
best met with his own weapons.
A hero will thus meet him. If
he is right, no craven wretch, no
cowardly assassin, no treacher-
Gus villain, no deceitfuly knave,
no murderous scoundrel, no
whelp of hell, no demon of the
devils own choosing, can over
come or stay the force for right
and truth his brain has set in
motion. The gun is the weapon
of a fool; the bullet is the billet
of a coward. They can never
overcome the ain.-Coast.
The question, Does failure to
do assessment work render a
location void ?'' has been ans
wered by the United States Cir
cult Court from three stand
points.
First-As to the United States,
no. Because the government
will never take advantage of any
default.
Second-As to third parties
who have established rights be-
fore re-entry of delinquent, yes.
Third-As to third parties who
have no established rights, no,
This interesting question was
settled in what is known as the
Meeker- -Belk case.
| Meeker in 1872 located a claim
He did not keep up his assess
ment work in 1873 or 1874 but
did in 1875 and failed again il
1876. Belk went on the grounC
and located over Meeker in Dec
ember, 1876. Meeker returned
and took possession early in 1877
In trying the case the judge
decided as above. Meeker':
rights were good up to 1875
under the third clause. but Belk'
location was good after the nigh
of December 81, 1876, by tht
second clause. Yet Belk haC
located over Meeker in 1876, be
fore Meeker's claim actually be
came delinquent and the court
held that a location could not b
made over a claim not yet delin
quent and so acquire rights
which on default of the origina
claim would become absolute
This last decision makes it on
of the necessities of a valid loca
tion that it must be on free AM
/ unappropriated land, and Meeke
held his claim even though b
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