The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-04-29

past few days have been OF I'M
old benefit to all vegetation.
Lawrence Phelan and Miss
May Paul were married on the
23rd inst. at Weiser, Idaho.
Supt. Greene and Robt. Camp
bell of Clayton made a business
trip to Challis last Friday.
Elk. Lieut.. Governor Hutchin-
son, Robert Bell and "Fitz- Mao"
departed for Salt Lake City last
Friday afternoon.
The route via. Challis to
Thunder mountain is now open
as far as Middle Fork. A large
of men with horses went
that far last week.
From the Salmon Herald of
last week we learn that Mrs. Ada
Merritt, formerly editor of the
Recorder published at Salmon,
and Mr.. Geo. Walsen, a young
man now editor of the Recorder,
were quietly married at Omaha,
Neb., on Dec. 18th, 1901, and the
news of the marriage just reach
ed Salmon but a few days ago.
1t is a surprise to US, but we ex-
tend our fraternal congratulation
and best wishes.
The 83rd anniversary of Odd
Fellowship in America was OBJ
served in Challis last Friday
afternoon and evening by Custer
Lodge No. 81, Silver Leaf Reb-
ekah No. % and Custer Encamp-
ment No. 10, l. o. o. F. The
day was bright aud clear and the
attendance both at the afternoon
exercises at the ball was good.
The program given in the after
noon at the hall was exceptional
ly good. 1t consisted of the reg
ular public anniversary exercises
by the Subordinate lodge; two
selections by the Utopian orch
estra; two songs by the choir;
a recitation by Miss Lizze Thomp-
son; solo by Miss Maude Ebberts
and Miss Gertrude McKendrick
recitation by Miss Mable Jose;
reading on the fraternity by M.
| NJ. Sweet and an address by the
Rev. r. S. Nickerson.
We read the other day of man
who responded to call of his
telephone and was awarded with
a severe tongue lashing from an
irate individual who had some
kind of grievance, imaginary OF
real, against him. He listened
awhile and then hung up the re
ceiver and went on about hi:
business. Doubtless the Other
man went right on talking unit
he had exhausted his vocabulary
Iof ephithets, but his intended
victim escaped most of the lash
ing by simply hanging up tn
receiver.
To us there is something anus
ing, something grotesque in tn
thought of a TRADE through
telephone with no one at the 9th
er end of the line to hear il
We have been thinking tina
people may learn a very valuabl
lesson from that man stelephoni
experience and example. There
philosophy in it. You have bee
bored with the petty grievanc
of people, haven't you. and didn'
know just what to do about it
Well, the thing you should hav
done was to hang up the receiN
, er Life is too short to vast
| it's precious hours at the tell
= phone of time listening to petit
. grievances. Ring off Id
Y gossipers pour into our unwillin
ears cheap talk about our neigt
bors and friends. Hang up tt
; receiver Designing schemel
present plausible plans by whic
! you may enrich yourself at tt
expense of conscience and homo
Hang up the receiver Pr
r family and obscenities shoe
q your sensibilities. Hang up th
receiver Pessimists tell W
the world is growing worse, th
g patriotism is dead, that trl
/ love is a base passion, that
!. men have their price, that virtl
q is a veneer. Hang upthe recei
s er +! Slander-mongers con
q around with their tongues dri
a ping poison. Ring off, ring {
P and quick about it +. Hang
" the receiver Infidelity rings !
le your soul and begins to talk
et doubts, and questions the insp
q alton of Scripture aud ridicu
le miracles, and discredit immc
tality and belittle the Bible, a
a dethrone God. Listen :: 1t is
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