The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-06-02

Parlors under the management
of Mrs. Mary G. Dorgan and
Mrs. M. E. Richard, one door
west of the Barber shop, Challis,
is fitted up in elegant style, and
is receiving liberal patronage.
During the week of the 4th of
July there will be served ice
cream and cake, strawberries
and cream, soda water, ice cream
and delicious lunches.
An editor wrote: I'VE beg
the indulgence of our readers for
being a day late this week. Our
failure to get out on time was the
result of the physical demoraliz-
alton of the editor, caused by
sleeping too close to the board
ing house window" The cussed
compositor set the word widow
and the proof reader failed to
discover the omission of the let
ter IN" The editors trunk is
still at the boarding house and he
hasn't had change of shirts or
socks for five weeks.
Over at Preston reports say a
shameful state of affairs has de-
veloped. Some ten or twelve
young girls ranging in age from
IA to 18 years, are shortly ex-
pected to increase the population
of that burg, for misdeeds com
mitted during the past winter.
AS result of this exposure.
about twenty young men and
boys will be called before the bar
of justice to answer to the charge
of statutory rape. Many are al
ready under arrest. The whole
town is torn up over the disclos-
ureS and sorrow and shame has
been brought to many homes in
consequence. 1t is a sad occur
renee from which to draw les
son, but the case ought not to be
passed by without calling some
attention to the cause OF it all. 1t
comes about by the indiscrimin-
ate association of young people,
where there is no safeguards
whatever provided. Young girls
and boys are permitted to roam
about at will, and at all hours.
If, with such license, there is any
spirit manifested, to deviate
from the narrow path, the chance
is frequently offered, and the re-
suit is always the same, disgrace,
dishonor and loss of respect.
Young people ought to take heed
from the experience of those in
Preston. and govern themselves
accordingly. Montpelier Exam
iner.
A small folder written by this
fellow Trego of the Mackay Tele-
graph, and purporting to be in
formation relative to the resour-
ces of Custer county. and said to
be prepared and published by
Rees H. Davis, Idaho's Commis-
sioner of immigration, Labor and
Statistics, that we have heard so
much of, is out, and if it gives
any correct information relative
to Custer county we fail to see it.
Trego may be mule trader, etc,
but he missed his calling when
he entered into the newspaper
business. The Telegraph de
votes more or less space in its
last issue to what in Trego's esti-
nation is genuine roast" of
the MESSENGER. Now. let us
see how near the truth Trego, of
junk-shop fame, comes. In the
first place, he poses as a good
church member, but from obser-
vations is but hypocrite. He
says we loaned the Prospector
one cut which cost ''close onto
six bits" and that we were whin.
ing about it. The truth of the
matter is, we loaned the Pros
pector six cuts, and five of them
cost 81. go each and one S4.00. 1t
is rule in all newspapers to
give due credit to borrowed cuts,
but Trego probably does not
know this. He says the cuts
"cost close onto six bits He
is probably judging from the cost
of the old cuts that he is now
running in the Telegraph, which,
after being run in the daily pap
ers are thrown away, and Trego
with his second hand junk-shop
nature. and unlimited cheek
gathers them up for about five
cents apiece-what they are
worth for old metal-and runs
them as original illustrations.
We have never borrowed from
the Telegraph or any other pap
er, but the Telegraph since il
started, at different times, has
borrowed material from this
Office and without the least ap-
probation for favors granted.