The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1904-10-11

came over from PahSamarOl val
ley last Friday.
John Johnson and Valentine
Maelzer came over from Pah
samaroi last Friday TO be in at
, tendance at the democratic con
vention at Challis.
Beware of the man who always
smiles when he talks politics. A
whole-souled, genuine politician
generally gets mad and swears
like dyed-in-the wool mule
skinner.
old Mother Hubbard. She
went out and rubbered. The
new neighbors were just moving
in. IN just take peep: My,
their furniture's cheap she said
with a satisfied grim"
Lawyer Milton Brown is in
the city, from Custer county to-
day, attending the u. S. Court.
Mr.. Brown says that the repub-
iicans are pretty sure to carry
Custer county this year.-Poca-
tello Tribune.
But Milton is such hand to
josh, you know. The republi-
cans stand about the same show
to carry Custer county as the
democrats do of carrying Penn
sylvania.
The customary rule for meas
uring hay is to subtract the width
from the distance over, divide
the difference by 2 for the height,
multiply the height by the width
and this product by the length
of the stack. This will give the
solid contents in feet. Divide
the solid contents by SIP, the
number of feet in ton. This
will give the number of tons in
the stack. This is considered on
30 days standing. After hay
has stood in the stack for three
or four months, divide by 4175,
which is u feet square, if in the
stack for near a year before
measuring, divide by 343, the
product of z feet square.
The White Knob Copper COM
pany of Mackay, is in financial
difficulties and the entire prop
erty has gone into the hands of
receivers. Manager Clark drove
from Mackay to Salmon, a dis
tance of 120 miles, in one day,
and filed his application before
Judge Stevens for receiver
ship. and the Judge appointed
MIR. Clark and W. K. Mathews
as receivers. The court has
authorized the issuance of re-
ceivers' certificates to the sum
of S150,0 900 to pay the outstand-
ing obligations. Word was re-
ceived at Challis last Wednesday
night that the mines and smelter
of the White Knob company had
closed down indefinitely, and
that only three men had been re-
tanned by the company as watch
es of the property. This is a
hard blow to the county, for it
is not known when the property
will resume operations again.
A lion who had long reigned
with supreme power over the
forest, one day called conven-
tion and announced his intention
of abdicting.
l am growing old and feeble,
and | must soon pass away" he
argued. All things considered
it is better that my successor be
nominated and installed while I
am living to give him the benefit
OF my experience and advice" F"
There was general joy in the
precinct, for the lion had lorded
it after his own fashion. The
elephant was squirting around,
the rhinoceros was pushing his
nose into the crowd, and the gil |
raffe was doing a heap of think
ing way down his throat when
the lion continued
After serious reflection and
solemn consideration / have de
cided that my own son shall sue
ceed me. The Office will not
only be kept in the family, but
the family will be kept in Office.
There being no further business
before the meeting we will now
adjourn.
But why the need of this con-
?" protested the rhinoc-
erous.
We'll, there wasn't any par
bicular need of it," replied the
lion, but it is customary to call
One in order to collect the ex-
penses of nomination. Brother 4