The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-09

one SIDE, ana on the OGn6r SIDE
Jas. Kerr. Owen Swift and John
Carr, and Cliff Womacks went
along as .'swamper" or game
keeper. This was the best days
sport, and when the rabbits were
gathered up after the battle, it
was found that each side had
killed 114-an even tie-making
228 killed by both sides during
the day, or a total of 400 for the
two days, and yet the boys claim
there are plenty of rabbits, yes,
thousands, in that vicinity, that
they did not kill.
In accordance with the terms
of the agreement, the losing side
gave the winners a free dance
and supper on Friday night last,
besides the winners drank cham
pagne at their supper at the ex-
pense of the defeated sports. 1t
was very pleasant and enjoy
able ball, and the hall was very
beautifully decorated with Jack
Rabbits for the occasion. We
have read of the Indians holding
elk, buffalo, and other wild ami
NAL dances. but this is the first
time we ever heard of a Jack
Rabbit dance.
Some three or four weeks ago
we published an account of the
wedding of John Kilcup to Miss
Ruby Calkins, of Caldwell. Mrs.
Robt. Campbell. of Clayton, the
boys mother, now informs US
that her son is not married. If
it was an error we are only too
glad to correct it. We got our
information direct from Mr.. Kill
cup himself. and took down notes
of the account of the wedding as
he gave them to US in his pres
ence, and if the affair is an error,
it is not our fault.
VIM. j. Bowen, sheriff elect of
Custer county. arrived in Chal-
lis from Custer Friday last.
Two weeks ago the MEsSEN-
GER made this statement
Custer was the banner demo
cratic county in Idaho at the re-
cent election as far as the State
ticket was concerned.
This item brought forth the
following low bred, cowardly and
insulting editorial from the sub
sidized Shoup organ, the Lemhi
Herald
"The reason of Custer county's
political status lies in the fact of
her isolation. She is so far back
in the woods that her people do
not dream what a bold spirit CT
progress stalks abroad in the
world"
This is an insult to every per-
son in Custer county. While the
item does not say so in SO many
words, it implies that Custer
county, ora big majority of the
people of the county, are ignor-
ant because they voted a demo
cratic ticket, and that the people
live $50 far in the back woods
that they are kind of a half-civil.
lied race. But such rot is not
worthy of reply, but only shows
what insulting methods the Her,
aid uses in its endeavor to show
its bright ideas. During its
whole career in Lemhi county, il
has been but a blackmailing rag.
Hts course taken to defame the
I-character of the editor of the Re
corder during her treasury diff
Guilty. was proof positive. We
do not care straw what the
Herald says about us, but wher
| it insults the intelligence of the
people of our county. we canno
snor will not allow the Herald's S
dirty fiings go by unchallenged
We do not claim that the people
of Custer county are any more
intelligent than the people o.
Lemhi, but both counties are
populated with as homes
and intelligent a class of people
as any other part of the world
There is possibly one exception
in Salmon, and that exception i;
the editor of the Herald.
1.-The reason of Custer county:
political status lies in the fact o.
her isolation" says the wist
Solomon of the Herald. Is it the
reason why Lemhi is a demo
cratic county !?
Let us compare Custer county'l
''isolation" and back woods
location with that of Lemh
county. In the first place Lemh
has not a mile of railroad nor +;
telegraph line, but has kind of ;
cheap local telephone system
| Custer county has a railroad, ;
telegraph line, and the Rocky
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