The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-06-23

Inc OLD man Baker died last
week at his home on East Fork.
He was 81 years of age.
1t is understood that Miss Sara
M. Keener, who taught school at
Pocatello last term, has been en-.
gagged as principal of the Challis
school for next term. She is
well known here, having taught
this school during the term of
1901 and 1902.
That was a terrible loss of life
and property by flood caused by
a cloud burst at Heppner, Ore,
on the 18th inst. 1t is estimated
| 300 persons perished, and 200
bodies have already been recov-
cred. A wall of water 90 feet
high rushed throught the town
taking everything before it. Hep
pner is the county seat of Nor
row county aud had population
of 1,200 people.
The Lemhi Herald has just is
sued a neat little folder relative
to the resources of Lemhi coun-
ty, which is of untold benefit to
our sister county. 1t is issued by
frequest of Rees III. Davis, Com
missioner of immigration, etc.
The junk-shop at Mackay not
long ago issued a folder for Gus
ter county, by the same author
ity, which was a disgrace to the
county.
Bud and John Ireland were ar
: rested last Friday morning at
Ketchum and lodged in jail await
ing the arrival of the sheriff of
Custer county to bring the boys
to this county for trial. 1t claim
! ed that they stole two horses
} from DR. G. Il. Jones of Custer,
) and struck out for Wood River,
going via. Stanley. News was
5 sent to Challis, and the officers
at Ketchum were telephoned to
be on the lookout, and in less
than an hour the boys were ar
rested and jailed. 1t is said the
stolen property was found in
. their possession.
Darlington's organ down at
5 Mackay-the Telegraph-which
{ is being run on a free lease, by
petty and cheap fellow named
f Trego of the Scent caliber, and
on account of his trifing method
of doing business has nearly
come to the end of his newSpap-
er career in Custer county. 1t
has been a dismal failure under
his management. He missed his
calling. His trade is buying old
junk, and can drive sharp bar
gain on an old thrown away gum
t boot and things of that sort, but
2 outside Of that he is a failure.
= Like a coward that he is, dele
r gates his obscene trade TO one
: Potter. Now, this man Potter,
q after doing all the writing in the
Telegraph, under Trego's name,
whineS because his name has
n been mentioned in the matter. 1t
e has been proven that he is the
; sole author of all this cheap trash
5 that has appeared from week to
Q week in the Telegraph and which
:. Trego fathers as his own. Pot
ter does not deny it, yet he feels
! wronged when brought to light.
L He or Trego says: Wouldn't
you like to have a good, bright
Z fellow to run business when you
? are out of town?" No, not of the
stripe found in the Telegraph
/. Office. A man that does business
: behind dark lantern so to speak
: in a newspaper-that is, one who
y dares not own his own writings
and publishes them under an
IS others is too depraved to be
r trusted. In the whole course of
e the controversy the plant tools
k of the corporation organ. have
e not produced one line of argu-
r ment, but instead have resorted
It lewd methods, something that
e we would not do under any con-
IS dition His writings have been
it weak and silly in the extreme
d it is but the mirror of his true
S life, however. The truth have
e cut them like two-edged sword.
g Now, when exposed, Trego says
S he is not a mem Der of the M. E.
:. Church at Mackay. Behold how
n he, in snake-like fashion endeav
J. ors to crawl out of his oft re-
e peated assertions that he was q
member The church is to be
It congratulated that Trego now
d owns up that he lied and is not a
d member, for his name would be
q stain upon the membership
a roll. Now. Bird, I" since we
e have proven you to be a hypo-
e critic, take down those signs
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