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The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-03
At REST.

DIED. AT his home on Challis
Creek, on Monday, July 26th,
1909, at II o'clock (noon), Cha
rles Funkhouser. Aged, IS
years and 4 months.
The stern Reaper found him,
as shock of corn, fully ripe
for the harvest.
He was a man of excellent hab-
it's, fine moral character, and
sturdy constitution, and he con-
tinued to be active till about two
years and half ago when he
was stricken with a stroke of
paralysis, and was in helpless
condition up to the time of his
death. He had a sunshiny dis
position and met most of the con-
ditions of life with joke. He
was a practical, matter-of fact
of man, but had his own peculiar
way of extracting merriment
from life as he went along. This
cheerful spirit remained with him
to the last. He was invariably
a good neighbor, and there was
no happier family circle in the
land than his. When he died,
full of years. and ready to be
gathered to his fathers. the grief
that was felt over the close of
his long career was widespread
and sincere.
He believed in the fatherhood
of God and the brotherhood of
man. He believed that the man
who scatters flowers in the path
way of his fellowmen, who lets
into the dark places of life the
sunshine of human happiness, is
following in the footsteps of bis
master.
| Mr.. A. C. Funkhouser was
born in Fairfield county, Ohio,
March 2Sth, 1888. He crossed
the plains in 1852, and spent !
years in Oregon and California
then went back east and remain
ed a year and half. He mar
ried bis first wife in Iowa in 1855
and the same year crossed the
plains again, and this time land
ed in Nevada where he spen
nearly II years of his life. HI
married his present wife in Vir
ginia City. Nevada, April 23rd
1872. He came to Idaho in l67'
and has lived most of that time
. at his home ranch on Chalii,
creek. He was an old IndiaI
} fighter and an old pioneer of tn
West, and passed through all tn
hardships of a frontier life.
Deceased was a member of th'
] Odd Fellow lodge of this place
and his funeral was held iron
I the Odd Fellows Hall on Wed
nesday afternoon, July 2Sth, con
Quoted by Custer Lodge No. 21
1t was one of the largest funer
ais ever held in Challis.
He leaves an aged widow, on
i, son, Fred Funkhouser, and on
o daughter, Mrs. Adam Helman
!, and Mrs. E. P. Wilson, Challis
0 and Chas. Lee, step children
e besides several other relative
d and many friends to mourn hi
0 loss. He was devoted husban
LID e.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-03
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.

idnh OrOUWOlu returned last
week from Gilmore.
"A new general merchandise
store has been started at Gold
burg.
Two travelling musicians gave
a dance in the hall last FRIDAY
night.
Auditor Henderson's mother
arrived Monday the 26th, from
Boise, on visit.
Commissioner Campbell and
wife Of Clayton were in Challis
Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Callie Gray of Pocatello
spent a portion of last week in
Cballis visiting friends.
Two agents from Eiler's piano
house, Boise, were here most of
last week selling monographs.
LOST.--On head of Birch
creek, one red roam horse 900 or
$50 pounds; saddle marked, bran
ded H on left thigh; ;other brands
but no record of them. $1,000
reward will be paid for the de-
livery of this horse at tie For
est Office, Challis, Idaho.
George Frary who stole two
horses three weeks ago in Lem
hi county. and sold them to T.
j. Kerr & Son, Challis, was TAX
en- before Judge Stevens at
Blackfoot last week, and Frary
pleaded guilty. and was sentenc-
ed IA years in the Boise pen.
A number of old soldiers from
this section expect to go to Salt
Lake this week to attend the
Grand Encampment. Those who
anticipate going are James H,
VanCamp. Steve VanCamp, R.
n. Hull, julius Blume. John
Hodson, L. H. Johnston, T. j
Kerr, j. c. Fox, J. Q. Adams
Cy. Jones and Ed. O'Neal.
The p. & G. railroad survey
ors have gone back to the Shour
ranch, this side of Salmon City
and are now running the line OF
this side of the river TOWARD
lChallis. They are making ;
very careful survey. If this is ;
branch road its mighty Ions
branch-about 600 miles-fron
Arnstead, Montana, to Coo
Bay, Oregon.
Messrs. Truitt and Lane o
the Salmon River Land & Irri
cation company, have let a tun
mel contract at the head of thel
canal to Dick Bennetts. The
hare gone to Pahsamaroi t
make arrangements to reservol
Big creek for irrigation purpol
ses. When other ditch machir
cry arrives they will continu
work here to reclaim the land o
both sides of Salmon river.
The Idaho agent for the c. q
Sheely Bridge Co. was in Cha
lis last week, and went up t
Robinson to see about putting l
the new steel bridge across Sal
mon river at that point, and ha
perfected plans to allow the oil
bridge to remain until the me-
bridge is put in place, in orde
to not stop travel. The ne
bridge will be a few feet aoov
the old bridge. The Sheel
Bridge Co. apparently want
do the square thing.
G.. & p. engineers are workln
right along on the survey OF I'll
branch railroad from Saline
City to Custer county. and the
are already several miles up I'll
) Salmon river canyon. The lo'
ating gang is being followed [
: the men who mark the cross Sc
> tion and make the estimates
yardage and character OF ear
to be moved. Evidently TO ha'
tho uro,,,, finished at an ear
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-03
blasting at the Rock Of Ages"
BY S. 1. SHAW

Oclence OflnRS Jnc message.
Be of good cheer. God in these
latter days is working marvel
ously and before many years
have passed belief in a life be-
yond death may be just as scien-
tific as to believe in wireless tel
egraphy or the marvels of the X
ray. Only be patient only work
and hope.
Here we have it in a nut shell.
Spiritism is becoming respect
able, not only in scientific quar-
ters, but now in the church. Note
the argument by which things
accomplished through spiritism
are held up before the people as
helpful to their Christian faith as
proof of a future life.
What is more evident than this
minister whom / have quoted
lacked a full assurance of faith
respecting a future life and had
full confidence that his congre-
CATION also lacked such faith.
Only poor, week, rotten, and
tOttering faith could be really
supported by such stuff as spirit
ism offers.
This minister and the scien-
fists whom he quotes are utterly
ignorant of the real power and
intelligence back of spiritism,
theosophy, hypnotism, etc. The
wisdom of their wise men shall
perish; the understanding of
understanding of their prudent
men shall be hid" Qsa. 29:14).
Their failure comes from neglect
ing and not having a desire to
understand the Scriptures which
wonld have informed them res
pecting the evil spirits and their
origin.
The poor grOaning world will
ing to be led out of bondage is
being misled by its trusted scien-
tifc and theological teachings
and is rapidly coming more and
more under the power of evi
spirits. The Apostle Panl says
} for this very cause God shall
send them a strong delusiOn thai
/ they shall believe lie who
believeth not the truth, but hat
. pleasure in unrighteOusness. y
/ q Thes. 2; II. 12.)
: Both ia scientifcal and theolO
gical quarters the Blasting a
5 the Rock of Ages still progress
es, and the time now is wher
8 nearly all believe the blaSter.
have the better side of the ques
ton.
;. In defense of the Rock of Ag
:, es, and in opposition to spirit
, ism and other isms Socialism
;. excepted, l wish TO quote yer.
briefly the English author, DR.
j. Godfry Raupert, who is nov
. in this country under assign
!, ment from Pope Plus X, to lee
ture to students of all Roman
Catholic seminaries upon tn
: dangers of psychical researc
/ and the evils of spiritism. DI
o Raupert writes in the Philadel
ID phia Ledger in part, as follows
: If there is one thing in thi
$ world which the great mass
q the American people need is t
/" have their eyes opened regar1
I ing the dangers OF the psychi;
" research. For many months th
e most popular periodicals hav
y been devoting a great deal
% space to these matters, and {
the result, people who had ne'
g er given any serious thought
ie psychic problems. are now il
II clined to try experiments tn;
" are fraught with the create
le perils to the mental and physi'
, al organism, as we'll as the mo
" al character.
G. Unfortunately the writer's
# these articles have almost wit
h out exception, entirely neglec
-e ed this phase of the subjet
Iy leaving their readers to walk i
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1909-08-03
j O

The Barber and Fisherman ls
located on Main street, Challis,
where you can drop in and get
anything in the tonsorial line you
wait to pay for. Parker Mt.
tourists a specially.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
HERMAN CROSBY, WHO WAKES
WIFE TO BEAT HER, IS IN JAIL
Gets Thirty Days and Woman Weeps
at Seeing Him Sent to
Prison.

Herman Crosby was given to under
stand in police court that his continual
abuse of his wife must cease.
Crosby makes his home with his wife
and children at Thirteenth and Grace
streets. and, according to Mrs. Crosby,
works about two days out Of the week.
when he works at all.
At about 3 o'clock Friday morning. Mrs.
Crosby testified in court, she was awak-
ened by her husband, who demanded she
find him some matches. AS she did not
know where to look for them, she de-
INJURED, at which, witness declared, Crosby
flew into a rag smashed chairs and other
articles of furniture and wound up by
hitting his wife over the head with a
stove poker.
Mrs. Crosby appeared in court with a
bandage over her right eye. She told of
the abuse received at Crosby's hands, al
though 10th to testify against him. When
Judge Crawford sentenced Crosby to
serve thirty days in the county Jail, Nus.
Crosby broke down.
God knows" she said, 81 don't want
to send him to Jail. but what can 1 do?"
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
Says Workers in Porto Rico
Are in a Deplorable Shape

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-With more
than 100000 agricultural and Industrial
workers, including men, women and chill
dren, in Porto Rico. described as being in
an economical and socially deplorable con-
dition, representatives of organized labor
in that island today appealed to President
Taft for the amelioration Of the condition
of the laboring people there.
Headed by Santiago Iglesias, a delegate
from the Free Federation Of Workingmen
of Porto Rico, a committee representing
that organization called Upon President
Taft at the White House and laid before
him a petition, setting forth the alleged
conditions.
A somewhat similar representation was
made to President Roosevelt about two
years ago, when it is set forth Mr.. Roose-
welt promised to do what he could to cause
a change for the better.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

The petitioners seek an increase in the
wage scale, relief from the "mercllessness
Of the so-called Sugar trust, increased edu.
cational facilities for the children Of work.
ingmen, an improvement OF extremely bad
sanitary conditions, the inspection OF fac
tories and workshops, the abolition Of con-
Wet labor, prohibition OF the employment
of children under IA years Of age in fac
tories, the application of the eight-hour and
the employers liability act and citizenship
for Porto Ricans.
The charge is made that the legislative
assembly, dominated by the unionist party,
has committed itself against the enactmen,
Of labor laws to better the conditions OF
workingmen in that island, While capital
is afforded every opportunity to utilize its
resources and encroaching power to the
detriment and injury of the laboring
classes,
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
RECOLLECTIONS OF M0DJESKA
Fascinating story of Her Childhood
and the Beginning of Her
Career.

The first chapters of Madame Helena
Modjeska's Memoirs" in the Christmas
Century, recounts the great actress child
hood and the beginnings of her career. A
few Of her impressions follow:
Every child tries to initiate actresses
seen on the stage. There is nothing won
derful in that, and there is no indication
of talent in such demonstrations. Still /
know mothers of little girls who think
that their daughters must one day be
great actresses because they are naturally
graceful and fond of pretty frocks and
dances. 1 cannot be grateful enough to
my dear mother that she never encouraged
my inclination to the stage, and never ex-
cited my vanity by flattering or praising
me to my face. 1 became an actress be-
cause 1 think 1t was my destiny to be an
artist of some kind and as the stage was
more accessible than any other branch of
art, 1 chose IL. My three older brothers
were crazy about the stage and asked
mother for permission to give private the
atricals at home. Wearied with their in
cessant ~peladings, she consented at last,
probably to keep them out of mischief. And
It happened to my great delight that we
had regular performances every month.
Joseph, the oldest, who was married,
painted the scenery; Simon took care of
the music and songs, and Felix was the
leading man. With four or five young
students they formed a company. Girls
were not admitted to this histr!onic cir
Gle, the boys assuming female parts.
Mrs. r. and her daughters were very
fond of the theater and one afternoon, to-
gether with my mother, they planned to
take a box to hear the new soprano, Miss
Studzinska. Miss Ludwina, always kind
and thoughtful Of others, begged my mother
to take Josephine and me with them, the
box being large enough for six. The play
was The Daughter Of the Regiment, -
followed by a one-act ballet entitled, I'll
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

them. Their hell Is here and nov. 1t is
In meeting the needs Of these people that
the test OF the church comes. It ls 70 help
the church in its task that we are orga-
nizing this campaign"
The Presbyterian Department Of Church
and Labor. which sets the pace for the
whole OF this new movement, says that
the labor question IL fundamentally a
moral and religious question. Therefore
the church has a most important part in
the solution Of this world problem. And
because It is a world problem # must be
studied in the most comprehensive manner
No little t~wo-by-four scheme will solve this
question" The office Of the new move
ment becomes a clearing house for the
most exact Information affecting every
phase OF the problem. From all over the
world suggestions and statements arrive.
out they go. carefully digested and sys-
tematically tabulated, to clergymen and
workers all over the country. Instead Of
the usual spectacle Of each church working
separately. making its Individual blunders
and achieving its individual successes, the
whole thing is on business principles. All
pull together and profit by the experience
Of the others.
scope of Discussion.
There are no less than thirty divisions
of social questions on which information
can be had, and all of these are subdi-
vided again and again. Taking the sub
jects alphabetically. they are: Advertis-
Ing-how to get your church before the
people you are trying to reach; child well
fare; Christian workers for the city; city
problems; the church and the masses
clubs; deaconesses; educational classes;
evangelism fraternal delegates, church
and labor; general m~ethods-the bookkeep-
ing OF the church; immigration; the in
stitutional church; industrialism; labor;
labor unions-these last two with fifty
sub-heads between them; lecture courses;
the life Of the working people; literature;
music; philanthropy; poverty; self-help;
social %centers; social reform; socialism
with twenty subdivisions; the Sunday
question; temperance. and workingwomen.
To these the negro question has been added
and If you want to know what the church
may do about any or all of them the in
is yours without money and
without price.
All these topics will receive treatment
in the course OF the big advertisement cam
paigu,-New York Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
MORE BONDS FOR SCHOOLS
Additional Issue Will Be Asked Soon
by the Board.
NEEDS NORTH WING TO NEW HIGH
Burgess Thinks Request VIII Not n
Made Untu 1912, when Present
Bonds Of s35O,OOO Are
Paid OFF.

Undoubtedly the board will in the near
future ask for an issue Of more bonds for
school buildings" said Secretary Burgess
Of the school board. Just when the issue
will be asked 1 cannot say and the board
itself has not yet given the question any
definite consideration"
MIR. Burgess was speaking Of a rumor
that the Omaha school board wants a new
issue Of bonds for $1,OOO.O 900 to erect the
north wing of the new high school and also
to build two or more branch high schools
in different sections OF the city.
Speaking without authority from the
board" continued Mr.. Burgess. my own
Judgment is that no new issue Of bonds will
be asked until the board has paid off the
1856, 600 falling due in 1912. Our sinking
fund will take care of those bonds when
que, thus reducing our bonded indebted
ness below the million mark considerably. %
Among members of the board there is the
feeling that more school accommodation
will be needed soon, especially II Omaha
keeps forging ahead in the present re-
markable fashion.
superintendent Davidson holds the same
belief and points out that, compared to
other cities of similar character, Omaha's
bonded Indebtedness for schools is not
large. He says that even with the new
south wing of the high school in use sew
eral rooms will have to be used in the
original high school building. He also
takes cognizance of a demand and a need
for branch high schools, which he feels
should be supplied as soon as possible.
Building Inspector Withnell has forbid
den the holding of drills and gymnasium
exercises in the old high school halls, for
the reason he believes the building will not
stand that kind of work. During the wet
and muddy spells these drills have been
held in the halls Of The old building ever
since IL was built
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
MOB AT M'ALESTER JAIL
Miners May Make Attempt to Lynch
Negro Who Attacked White
Woman.

MALESTER, OkI, Nov. IA negro
who is charged with attacking Mrs. King
wife Of q miner, was captured a mile
north of here late today and placed in
the county jail. He offered no resistance,
but 100 men who had gathered made ar
effort to take him from nde Sheriff
o'Neal. O'Neal placed the negro on a
horse and fled with him to the jail, tn,
mob following. An attack on the jail is
feared.
Mrs. James King has identified VIII
Jones, the negro arrested tonight, as her
assailant. The authorities late tonight
asked permission to place the negro il
state prison to prevent a ,ynchinE, al
the miners here are in a threatening at,
titude.
Cut -16tb GA noAuo
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
Peace officer at Columbus, Illinois,
Rushed to Quincy to Avoid
LynchinR.

QUINCY, ILL.,, Nov. 27.-Constable James
H. Dobbs narrowly escaped lynching today
at Columbus, after he had shot and killed
William Thompson, his neighbor.
The killing was the result OF a quarrel
over the children OF the men.
Dobbs knocked Thompson down and then
shot him to death. Officers brought Dobbs
to this city, where he was lodged in Jail.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
NEW HOUSE OF HOPE BUILDING
Additional Structure, Not Church, is
Ia Rev. harIes w.
SRvidEe Seeks.

Not a new church, but another building
for the old folks he is helping in the House
of Hope is what Rev. Charles w. Savidge
wants to complete by another Thanksgiving
day. He wouldn't mind having a new
church, but that is not the object he has
set out to accomplish just now. He pro-
poses to ask each person in Omaha to con-
tribute one brick, or its equivalent, 2
cents, to building The House Of Hope
addition.
Il find that 2 cents will buy a good
pressed brick" he says, and I believe
everybody will be willing to help out these
old people this much, The House of Hope,
which is paid for. is fun and we must have
more room, for applications are coming in
all the time.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
CONSTABLE KILLS NEIeHBOR

Diamonds-FKENzEh-I5th and Dodge.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

Cut Glass-FRENzER-i5th and Dodge
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28

skinned from Head to Heel
was Ben Pool, Threet, Ala, when dragged
over a gravel roadway, but Bucklen's Ar
Mica Salve cured him. 25c. For sale by
Beaton Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-28
DIAMONDS
SPECIAL WATCH BARGAINS

Ladies' O-size hunting case Watch; cas-
warranted twenty years; fitted with standart
ments; special sale price, St2.6O.
Gentlemen's leslie Watch, any design
with standard Elgin or Waltham 15-jewel
price, $11.75.
All movements warranted five years an,
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
ASSESSMENT NOTICES
NOTIcE OF AssEssMENT

NUIICE UF ASSfl1SAIENI
OLYMPIC SALT WATER COMPANY.
Location of principal place of business 90 Clay
St, city and county of San Francisco, state
of California
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN that at a meet
ing OF the board of directors held on July 26,
1909. an assessment of dollar (S1) per share
was levied upon the capital stock of the corpo-
ration. payable immediately TO the secretary of
the company at its office. 80 Clay ST.. in the
city and county of San Francisco, state of Cali
foria.
Any stock upon which this assessment shall
remain unpaid on Friday, August 81. 1909 will
be DELINQUENT and advertised for sale at public
auction. and unless payment is made before will
be sold on Wednesday, September 10. 1909. at
the hour of IL o'clock m, to pay the delinquent
assessment, together with costs of advertising
and expense OF sale. CIlAS. A GIBSON,
Secretary Olympic Salt Water Company
Office of company 80 Clay ST. In the city and
county of San Francisco. state of California.
Dated in San Francisco. Cal. July 26. 1909.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
CRY RnAL EsrATE-Continued
ruo.I,c 9v|T.~

THOMAS r. HAYMAN.
Suite 1000, First National Bank Building.
SEE Ny oFFERINGS BEFORE BUYING.
$4,000 Cash-3 choice. nearly new HATS 90
and rooms rented low at S1O20 per
annum; fun price only $4,000; sdJoin-
ing building sold for $4,000; Fillmore
and Haight SITS.
ST,JO0-one-ha cash; 2 high class new and
8 room hats; 9th av. and Lake; like
s.. .2oOW2 excellent and room hats; lot
2Sx1O0; north side Pt. Lobos; close
in: snap.
$7,20O--3 new fats. near Union and octavia;
these are n bargain
SIS, ,250-HaIf cash; new room fats: Va
iensia and i l9h Ia reduced d., from Sissoo S
81, 500 Cash-3 new, high class room nats.
near Cole and Waller; fun price 50, 500;
reduced from $4,000; owner must sell
S7.5oo-2 new 5 and 6 room fats; Waller and
:. ooo Fillmore: liI be quick ua 3 ,o0,,
fats; California and Baker; price only
$1,000
$40. 600 Cash-6 new. high class hats: rented
low at 81 I60 per annum; price now
Sl6.5o0 Deyisadero and Eddyi investi-
sc. 600 Cash-Rents Sl.26O per annum; new.
high class hats; north side; price now
Sio.25o: reduced from $4,000; Fillmore
and Fell; be quick
$1,000 Cash-Powell and jackson: new sore sore
and two 8 room flats; price $4,000;
rents 81 .2GO.
$1,000 Casl-3 new room fats: north side;
Clay and Deyisadero: full price re-
duced to $4,000: make offer
s12, ,500-Want offer; ; new high class fats at
Washington and Hyde; owner must sell.
Make offer.
81 ,OOO~One-half cash; . new and 6 room
80, ,25O-One-half cash. 8 new. well built
flats; rented $1,000 per annum; Larkin
IS. POO new ) and room dats: Waller and
Clayton; reduced from $4,000
s6,OOO-4 new and 8 room nsts; Broadway
this is snap; reduced from $1,000
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27

] HAVE "a block of industrial stock which viii
sacrifice Tor rcsdy cash. Address box $40,
laii Ofdce
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
BUSINESS CHANCES

s.. 500-For sale. law library, office furniture;
active practice in one Of the best interior
cities OF California; over $1,000 worth OF legal
business hand: evidence Of integrity and
ability required Of purchaser; this is gen
uine opportunity for q man able TO handle the
business; good reasons for sale. Address Box
54sI, Call Office.
The San Francisco call., 1909-07-27
COUNTRY REAL EsrArE-Contipuea

$50 acres grain land. suitable for orchard or vine
Yards; good orange land; adjoining properties
have pumping plants and plenty Of water; a
bargain; S35 per acre
2,sio acre stock ranch: StanislauS, county:
plenty OF water; timber enough to pay for the
land: owner made fortune on this ranch: ST
per acre buys IT,
Above properties FOR SALE EXCLUSIVELY
by F. L. BARROW. manager OF Coast Car
riage Co, corner 18th and Jackson SITS OAK
land Cal