14 Feb 1899
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Newspaper
The Silver Messenger
Location
Challis, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 14, 1899
Page
1
Mrs Hollie Elder is now located on Pleasant Avenue Challis where she will greet former patrons who frequented her Boyd hotel on Main Street at Reasonable Rates. Strangers and old customers are invited to call and see the improved service.
An old notice promotes daily four horse Concord coaches with mail passengers express and freight service. It claims the route is direct and cheapest to points North South and East and notes shipments marked Care B. H. & Co. Stage Co. via Blackfoot will have prompt shipment.
Fragments describe amendments to Article 18 of Idaho’s Constitution with details on county commissioner elections planned for 1902 and yearly alternations. The text lists offices to be elected, terms, and authority to appoint deputies, plus a referendum question for voters. It also includes a literary aside reflecting on aging spectacles and education.
Mrs. Lew Wallace in February Ladies Home Journal likens Bethlehem to Judah’s mass tragedy. She cites Herod’s era and compares it to today’s public schools with pale pupils and waxen complexions. She notes incentives, lines of students, and long study nights under harsh lighting.
The Idaho Senate approved a gambling prohibition on February 2 by an 11 to 10 vote. The bill lacks an emergency clause and will not take effect until May 1. Ayes Budge Brigham Carey Church Easton Gooding Hogstead Mulliner McMurrin Price Stacy. Nays Ainslie Bailey Fogg Hays Hooper Lippincott McDonald Smith Wilzht Watts.
The county weekly is praised as the main means to preserve liberty while metropolitan papers are accused of fawning over society leaders and bowing to those in power. The author claims big papers run on a police plan and lack principled criticism or exposure of public acts.
Disastrous battle at Manila on February fifth between American forces and Filipinos. Early updates list American casualties over two hundred killed and wounded, while Filipino losses include about two thousand killed and eight thousand five hundred wounded with several captured. Idaho soldiers are cited for valiant actions and a list of wounded and missing names follows.
The text asserts a right to freedom for Filipinos and condemns any nation, including the United States, that would deny their liberty. It argues that harming or depriving a people of their freedom without cause is unjust and subject to punishment. It emphasizes non aggression by Filipinos toward the U.S. and calls for accountability for those who suppress their independence.
The Wallace Tribune notes Bryan’s foresight as he drifts ahead of friends in the stance on the slavery question, suggesting his influence shifts local sentiment in his favor.
Miswanera poem paraphrase from Greek notes about love and Zephyr like Cupid Aphrodite mythic scene. The speaker describes a spring morning, lovers and a wary maiden Leriope, with the love god's trouble and a bee motif, culminating in desire and restraint amid ornate imagery.
M M Sweet announces purchase of the entire Messenger plant and its relocation to new quarters at Woodmen hall on Pleasant Avenue and Fourth Street. Moving will take time and labor, so the next issue may be a half sheet.
In Custer county Idaho John Meyer sues James Cutter for 117.25 plus costs over household goods sold May 20 1898 in Pocatello Idaho. The defendant must answer by February 20 1899 at 10 a m or a judgment will be entered. Published February 14 1899.
Theodore Clendennen of Custer County dies February 9 1899 at 11 50 am in Challis Idaho The deceased born in Kentucky 1818 was a member in good standing of Custer Miners Union No 62 W F of M He resided in Custer county about 14 or 15 years The funeral services were held at the church last Friday afternoon with large attendance
Gov. Steunenberg signs anti gambling measure to take effect 60 days after adjournment. Idaho House discusses a $10,000 appropriation for the Ketchum Challis toll road and $8,000 for Custer County wagon road repairs. Notices of social events, battlefield telegrams from Manila, and local discussions on morality and fishing laws fill the rest of the Challis scene.
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