The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1903-01-13


over from Patterson last week.
Hugh Wood and Thos. Gordon
we're over from Goldburg last
Saturday.
Quite number of our people
are enjoying the fine skating
along the river.
C. v. Hansen was up from
during the week look
ing after stage business.
Former State Mine Inspector
Jacobs places the mineral output
Of Idaho for the year 1902 at
S13, 900, ,OOO-
When State Treasurer Plumer
turned his Office over to the re-
publican treasurer on Jan. 5th.
there was 1854, O54.32 cash on
hand
There appears to be much dis
satisfaction in the southern part
of Idaho in republican ranks over
the selection of Hepburn for q.
s. Senator. When it came to
the caucus ballot the Grand
Old Man" wasn't in it
There seems to be no doubt
that reform school will be es-
tablished by the present legisla-
ture. So unanimous have been
the arguments for such an insti-
tuition and so apparent and obvi-
Gus the need of il, as illustrated
by examples of youthful deprav-
ity daily chronicled by the press
that it cannot be doubted that
something will have TO be done
to remedy the evil--Nampa
Leader.
w. B. Hepburn. who lives in
Spokane, Washington, was ON
the 9Th inst selected as the re-
publican caucus nominee for II.
5. Senator for Idaho, and will
undoubtedly be elected today
This is hardly fair to give the
State of Washington three u. s.
Senators and allow Idaho only
one. The new nominee for sena-
tor is man of plenty money.
considerable ability, and weight
weighing nearly 800 pounds
He is attorney for the Northern
Pacific railroad, a corporation
man and an enemy of union labor
in fact he has all the necessary
qualifications for a republican o.
S. Senator.
The Salt Lake Herald says ::
Boise is in mourning Idaho's
favorite son. the gifted and bril-
liant leader of the young repab-
licans. has gone down in defeat,
and not cheer greets the an
nouncement of the selection of
w. B. Hepburn. the Spokane and
Wallace attorney. as the caucus
nominee of the republican party
for senator.
THE ballot in caucus stood
Hepburn, %, Borah, %. Early
in the afternoon ShoCp withdrew,
followed by Standrod's with
drawl, and it was evident as the
caucus hour drew near that Hey
burn. Shoup. Standrod, Moss
and Gooding had formed a close
alliance. Standrod has been
promised the next senatorship.
and Moss or Gooding are TO un-
throne Morrison as governor.
There is not a ray of hope
for Borah's political future
Back of Hepburn is the Northern
Pacific railroad and the million
aire mine owners of the CeUr d.
Alenes, back of Standrod the
Mormon church. the dominant
power of southeastern Idaho. It
is hard and fast combination
that in the future viii absolutely
control the republican politics of
Idaho. Borah's aggressive lead
ership and brilliant work in cap
turing the state convention fore
ing the nomination of Morrison
and writing the party's platform.
was remembered today by the
'old guard and the strongest
combination ever formed in Ida
no politics has resulted in his
defeat
A movement has been started
by Captain Castle, of Grange
vile, 10 secure the Idaho volun-
teers the state pay to which they
are entitled. Under the law all
militia men are entitled to g per
day from the state when they are
called out by the state. The Ida
no volunteers served from eigh-
teen to twenty-one days after
being called out by the state be-
fore mastering into service of
the United States. The officers
bax-a ,,ooafvaI thar s,av bnf the