The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1902-12-30

AdbiOnSulp, we DelloVe.
Thank Offering Meeting will
be held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. S. Nickerson tomorrow
night.
Born-At Shoshone, Idaho. on
Saturday morning, December 20,
1902, to Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Cal
houn, a fine baby boy.
Tommy Jose gave a party
to his young friends last Satur-
day evening. The event was to
commemorate his 18th birthday.
The officers of the Revenue
Cutter Bear, on their recent trip
to the Arctic Ocean found a hut
of prehistoric build which they
estimate to be more than 1900
years old. Ia the hut were found
the utensils formerly belonging
to the builders.
Political economists have al
ways argued that there was
relation between the high cost of
commodities and the increase of
crime. In these days of unpar-
alleled prosperity the increase
of crime must be attributed to
the prevalence of-philanthropy
The Christmas tree with it's
candles and bright lights runs
back through Druidic mysteries
tc Sun worship, and the use of
decorated green trees at the time
of the winter solstice has been
and is known all over the north
ern hemisphere. The lights
celebrate the return of the sun.
Last Monday night fire des-
troyed the ranch home of B. e.
VanHouten, and three children
perished. Mr.. VanHouten is the
foreman of Phil Shenon's ranch.
With wife and six children he
resided in the Vanskiver house,
ten miles from this city. This
and all the effects went up in
flames and boy aged II and two
girls aged 8 and z, perished in
the holocaust. No particulars
further have been received. 1t
is a particularly sad case. This
family recently came here from
Kansas, the husband to work on
the new school house at Salmon.
Salmon Herald.
The laws of Idaho read: elm
terest on county warrants com
mences from the date of registry
to 10 days after the date of adj
vertisement." The law also says
that the county warrants to be
paid must be advertised in a
newspaper published in the said
county, if there be one, also by
a bulletin board on the treasur-
er's Office. The county warrants
of Custer county for several
weeks have not been advertised
only by posting the notices on
the treasurer's ofice-thiS we do
not believe complies with the
law, as such notice cannot be
termed an advertisement, as it
does not give notice to the pub
lie. People living outside of
Challis have as much right to
know when their warrants are
redeemable as the people living
at the county seat, and we believe
that the holder of warrants are
entitled to interest on said war
rants until they are advertised in
a newspaper, as the law requir-
es. The county Board about d
year ago awarded the county
printing contract to the Mackay
Telegraph. Two months ago
that paper suspended publica-
ton, and the county printing
also suspended with it. and since
that time not line of county
printing has been done, conse-
quently the people of the county
have been kept in ignorance on
county affairs-matterS they are
entitled to know-and who's fault
is it ? Notices for hospital and
county printing contract to be
awarded at the next meeting OF
the Board have not been adver-
tised. We supposed the Tele-
graph gave bonds to fulfil the
contract, if so, are they not lab
le ? Why are matters allowed
to be run in this manner /? Mr..
Jones, editor of the Telegraph,
was in Challis about a month ago
and asked US to finish his con-
tract with the county, as he had
suspended publication. We told
him that we would do SO, at a
reasonable figure, but that he
did not have the authority to
transfer his contract. This is
the way the matter stands. Some
one said we ought to do the
county printing gratis as mat
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