The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1905-02-07


medical treatment.
With the thermometer near
zero and the ground frozen two
Ieet deep, people had better not
break their New Years resolu-
lions by falling off the water
wagon or they'll get hurt.
J. Edward Addicks evidently
thinks he would feel very much
at home in the U. S. Senate with
such companions as Burton, Die
trich, Smoot, Mitchell, Tom
Platt and Neidenringhaus.
Mrs. Ella L. Williams, beloved
wife OF w. j. Williams, died at
Houston, Idaho, on Saturday,
January 28th, 1905, at the age of
Y years, 10 months and Is days.
Mrs. Williams is a sister of Jas.
McLerren of Challis, Idaho, and
she was beloved by all that
knew her as a kind and devoted
wife and neighbor. 1t seems
like sad fate that one so young
and in the prime of life and just
entering into womanhood, should
be stricken down in the Spring
OF life. 1t not so bad to be cut
down in the Winter of ones life,
for then the grain is ripe and
ready for the harvest. But we
must remember that the Grim
Reaper called death with it's
keen blade cuts down the young
as well as the old, the rich and
the poor alike, and treats all in
the same manner, for death en-
ters the home and freside when
least expected. Mrs. Williams
was born in old Alturas county,
Idaho, about 10 miles above
American Falls, March 18th, in
the year 1882.
The president of the largest
express company in the United
States is also senior Senator
from the most populous and rich
est state in the Union. He has
for years been the acknowledged
boss of his state and has welded
an influence second only to that
of the President of the United
States. He is presumed to rep
resent and be chiefly concerned,
in the interests of his state and
country at large, but as stock
holder and president of the ex-
press company he has worked
for the advantage of a private
corporation and against the in
terests of the people of the Unit
ed States and the country at
large has been taxed millions of
dollars to support these express
companies in rivalry with the
United States postal establish
ment. If it we're not for Sena-
tor Platt with his powerful in
fuence backing the express com
panies we would long since have
had a self-supporting postal es-
tablishment with letters costing
one cent instead of two. Pesi-
dent Roosevelt knows this, the
Postmaster General knows it.,
hundreds of thousands of Ameri-
can citizens know it and feel it,
can it, shall it be continued
Reform is in the ir;hoary bloat-
ed corruptionists must be pulled
off like ticks from animals even
though the process involves cap
itation.
William Leaton, the Oldest son
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Leaton,
of this city, and Miss Grace
Rowles, the youngest daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Rowels,
of Challis, were united In the
holy bonds of wedlock last Wed
nesday evening, Feb. 1st, 1908,
at about 9 o'clock at the resi-
dence of the brides parents
The marriage ceremony being
performed by the Rev. Geo. L.
McDougail. Only the relatives
of the bride and groom, about
fifteen in number, being present.
Miss Ruth Cameron was brides
maid and Donnie Rowles, broth
er of the bride, acted in the
capacity of groomsman. The
bride was lovely attired in white
silk, and the groom wore con
ventional black. 1t is said thai
II was a very pleasant and home
like wedding. Both the bride
and groom, if we are not mis-
taken, we're born in Custer coun
tv, and were schoolmates togeth
er The bride is a handsome
and intelligent young lady o1
about 18 SINNERS, while the
Groom is an industrious young
man of about p years of age
After the ceremonies were over
a light luncheon of ice cream
.,,s o,iOuad They re