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The Silver Messenger.
CHKLU 9 , -
IORHO.
Entered at the Chai lis post-office us second
clusK mull matter.
-©♦OFFICIAL PAPER OF CUSTER COUNTY.**
PUBLISHED : TUESDAY : AFTERNOONS.
M. M. SWEET,
Editor And Publisher.
TUESDAY,
DECEMBER 13, 1898.
We are filled with somewhat
dismal forebodings with regard
to our annexation of the Philip
pines, for it seems that annexa
tion means either the establish
ment of a bureaucracy or the
erection of an alien oligarchy and
under the rule of either the des
poilment of the people to our
lasting disgrace, to the degrada
tion of tho rulers and the infinite
injury and loss of our people
though all the while that we may
bo suffering loss from lassitude
bred of revelling in unoarned
gains we may delude ourself into
the belief that we are growing
richer through preying upon our
fellow men, something that is
for a nation, that leads to decay,
not to upbuilding.
If wo had to consult our own
material welfare only, wo should
throw over the Philippines, : dis
miss them from the range of our
thoughts. But as by-the-fatejof
•war we have been instrumental
in freeing the peoplo of the Phil
ippines from Spanish thralldom,
as at the present time they are
in a certain sense our wards, as
we have been placed in a posi
tion where the duty falls upon
us of protecting them from op
pression, we cannot, with cloar
couscience, abandon them to
Spanish tyranny, hand them
over to the Spanish to wreak
vengence upon them as rebels,
but we must tako the Philippin
es and liaviug taken them we
should for our own good, as well
ns that of the islanders, encour
age them to rule themselves after
the manner that they judge will
redound-to their benefit-and take
our hands off, save so far as to
insure them exemption from ag
gressions at the hands of for
eign powers.
But it is only too evident that
President McKinley is set on the
reverse of this policy, is set on
annexing'tho Philippines,
suppose the Filipinos object, sup
y>ose they refuse to become par
ties to annexation, suppose they
affirm their independence with
their lives Y Are- we going to
send American troops and shed
American blood to force an un
willing people to become part of
the United States, to subjugate a
people fighting for their liberties?
But
The voting machines used on
election day in Rochester, N. Y.,
were a great success. Twenty
minutes after the polls closed
the full results of voting was
known in that city. Fraud was
made impossible in the counting
and casting of tho ballots, and
voters had not the least difficulty
in casting their ballots. This
promises a reform that will be of
great value.
IT a loss of forty-ono members
of Congress is a Republican vic
tory, how many such victories
can the party stand ?
prompt announcement of Senator
llanna that the Republican head
quarters would be immediately
opened and the campaign of
1900 commenced at once, demon
strates that he realizes the mag
nitude of the struggle ahead.
The bondoerats and banks will
furnish Hanna plenty of money
to conduct his campaign,
people can easily offset all the
woak that he caa do and insure
victory by commencing at once
and directing their efforts to the
securing of the subscriptions of
their neighbors and friends to
newspapers that represent the
tide of tho people.
Tho
The
Official Vote of Idaho.
Following is the official vote of
Idaho at the October 8th, 1898,
election :
For Congress—
Edgar Wilson, f., 17,693.
W. B. Heyburn, r., 13,056.
Jas. Gunn, p. p., 7,428.
W. J. Boone, p., 914.
Wilson's plurality 4,637.
For Governor—
Frank Steunenberg, f., 19,407.
A. B. Moss, r., 13,794.
J. H. Anderson, p. p., 5,371.
Mary Johnson, p., 1,175.
Steunenberg's plurality 5,613.
For Lieut. Governor—
J. H. Hutchinson, f., 18,352.
J. F. Hunt, r., 13,551.
Tannas Miller, p. p., 5,145.
Jas. Ballentine, p., 1,002.
Hutchinson's-plurality 4,801.
For Secretary of State—
Mart Patrie, -f., 17,648.
Robt. Bragaw, r., 13,515.
Joseph Bonham, p. p., 5,554.
John W. Knott, p., 960.
Patrie's plurality .4,133.
For Auditor—
Bartlett Sinclair, f., 17,975.
Jas. H. VanCamp, r., 13,405.
A. G. Whittier, p. p., 5,231.
Naomi McD. Phelps, 1,091.
Sinclair's plurality 4,570.
For Treasurer—
L. C. Itice, f.,-.22,804.
Geo. Fletcher,Jr., 14,019.
John Anthony, p., 926.
Rico's plurality-8,785.
For Attorney General—
B. H. Hays, f., 18,211.
Frank T. Wyman, r., 13,621.
Thomas L. Glenn, p. p., 5,136.
Wm. A. Hall,-p.,-883.
Hays' t plurality^4,590.
For Supt. of Schools—
Permeal French, f., 22,170.
Lucy F. Dean, r., 14,643.
Joshua Reynolds, p., 954.
French's plurality 7,527.
For Mine Inspector—
Jay A. Czizek, f., 16,243.
J. W. Stoddard, r., 13,322.
David Farmer, p. p. & p. 7,631
Czizek's-plurality 2,921.
For Supreme Judge—
I. N. Sullivan, f., 19,715.
□ D. W. Standrod, r., 14,393.
Sullivan's plurality-5,322.
The vote on the amendments
stood :
No. 1.
For 13,322; against 2,
677.
No. 2.—For 15,174; againsGl,
483.
No. 3.—For 14,575fagainst_l,
450.
The vote for Judge of the 4th
District was :
C. O. Stockslager, f., 2,836.
Texas Angel, p. p., 1,173.
Stockslager's majority 1,663.
ThcMortgag«.
The-mortgage is a self-sup
porting-institution.
Tho_mort*age-holds--its own.
It calls for just as many dollars
when grain is cheap as ^when it
is dear.
It is not affected by the drouth.
It is not drowned out by the
heavy rains.
It never-wintor-kills.
Late spring and early frosts
do not-trouble it.
Potato bugs do not disturb it.
Moth anil rust do uot destroy
it.
It grows nights, Sundays,
rainy days and even holidays.
It brings a sure crop every
year and sometimes twice a year.
It produces cash every time.
It does not have to wait for
the market to advance.
It is not subject to speculation
of the "bulls" and "bears" of
the board of trade.
It is a load that galls and frets
and chafes.
It is a burden that tho rancher
cannot shake off.
It is with him morning, noon
and night.
It sits with him at the table.
It gets under his pillow when
he sleeps.
It rides upon his shoulders
during the day.
It consumes his grain crop.
It devours his cattle.
It-selects tho finest horses aud
tho fattest steers.
It lives on tho fruits of the
season.
It stalks to the dairy where the
busy housewife toils day after
day and month after month, and
takes the nicest cheese and
choicest butter.
It shares the children's bread
and robs them of half their
clothes.
It is the inexorable and exact
ing taskmaster.
Its whip is as cruel and merci
less as the lash of a slave driver.
It is a menace to liberty, a
hindrance to progress, and a
curse to the nation.
Cuitcr C orra « pondent.
Wallace Tribune.
Custer, Id., Nov. 21, '98.
Now that the official count has
been made the ring politicians of
Custer county are sore,
people nominated eight candi
dates on an Independent ticket
and elected seven out of the
eight, namely: sheriff, clerk and
recorder, probate judge, coroner,
three commissioners. The"ring"
has lost its grip on the voters of
this county.
Business-is as good as usual in
this camp at this timo of the
year. There are but few idle
men here, but would not advise
anyone looking-for employment
to come here. The Lucky Boy
mine at present gives employ
ment to 66 men and keeps twenty
stamps dropping steadily at the
Custer'mill where about fifteen
men are employed. The mine is
putting out a high grade of ore
at present. McGuire & McLane
have leased the Daniel O'Connell
mine on Dickens hill and will
thoroughly prospect the proper
ty during the winter.
Hickey and Klepper are open
ing a veryopromising mine ad
joining the Black property on
Custer mountain.
The Black mine and mill are
still closed down and probably
indefinitely.
Jim Steen made a handsome
"clean up" from his placer
ground on Jordan creek the past
season.
Although the Jordan creek
boom has somewhat subsided
there is considerable develop
ment work still going on.
The weather is very cold with
about 15 inches of snow in the
Junior.
The
hills.
"People who let enthusiasm
run away with their judgment
are apt to injure the cause for
which they so enthusiastically
labor," says the Denver Mining
Reporter. "For instance, when
the editor of the Bumtown Bazoo
claims that the mining region
around him is the richest in the
world, while the entire region
does not produce as much gold
in a year as hundreds of single
mines elsewhere, he injures his
cause. One reading it knows
the statement is not true, and as
consequence he has no confidence
in anything the editor says. Not
only that, but the exaggerated
statement casts a suspicion of
fake all over the region, and
thus does a real injury to it.
Misrepresentations never pay."
The State returns show that
the Prohibitionists cast less than
1000 votes. No party should be
allowed on the ballot the second
time which does not foot up 5,
000 votes, and we trust the elec
tion law will be changed to that
extent. Any set of cranks can
now meet and call a state con
vention, nominate a ticket and
burden the ballot. There ought
to be some restriction. The bal
lot even now is confusing to a
majority of the voters. Let any
one look at the difference in the
vote for the various state and
tt> t-» ,
Lvery Dronibi
couuty offices.
bition vote cost the people $10.
H .,_, , , ,,
the people want reform they
must begin with the ballot. An
election, at the best, is an ex
pensive luxury. In this couuty
it costs about $4.000 for 3.300
votes. Every ticket added to
the ballot increases the cost. No
such thing as fusion should be
allowed on the ballot, either. If
parties want to unite, make them
do it under one name. The pres
ent ballot is all right, but the
system is being prostituted by
political tricksters.-Murray Sun.
Klondike Mother Goose.
Sing a song of Klondike,
Miner full of rye.
Cost him ninety dollars,
Whiskey'3 dreadful high,
While the rye wrs working
Miner tried to sing—
Now behind each shoulder
Sprouts a handsome wing.
Jack Sprait could eat no fat,
His mate could eat no lean.
Because no meat was there to
eat,
And snowballs tasted mean.
APPLICATION FOR PATENT.
Notice No. 474.
Burvey No. 821 A. & B.
United States Land Office, \
Hailey, Idaho, Sept. 12, 1898. /
Notice is hereby given, that the
Idaho Uold Mining & Milling Com
pany, a corporation duly organized
and existing under and by virtue of
the laws of the State of Illinois, by its
attorney in fact, W. H. Watt, whose
postoflice address is Hailey, county of
Blaine and State of Idaho, has made
application for a United States Patent
for the "Fourth of July" and "Home
stake" consol" dated lode mining claims
and the Fourth of July Mill Site, situ
ated on unsurveyed lands in Yankee
Fork Mining District, Custer county,
State of Idaho, consisting of 1500 lin
ear feet of the Fourth of July lode,and
surface ground 600 feet wide and 1506
linear feet of the Homestake lode, and
surface ground 386 feet wide, and also
the Fourth of July Mill Site in con
nection therewith, being Survey No.
821 A. & B., and described in the field
notes and plat of the official survey on
file in this office, with magnetic var
iation at 19 degrees and 50 minutes
East, as follows :
Description of the Fourth of July Lode,
Beginning at the discovery point of
this claim, where the location notice
was originally posted, and running
thence S. 87° 54' w. 750 feet to west
center end; thence S. 7° 26' E. 300 feet
to corner 1; thence N. 7° 26' w. 600 feet
to corner 2; thence N. 87° 54' E. 1500
feet io corner 3; thence S. 7° 26' E.
600 feet to corner 4; thence S. 87° 64'
w. 1500 feet to comer 1, ttm place of
beginning survey of exterior bound
aries of the Fourth of July lode; In
cluding an area of 20.571 acres applied
for. No conflicts.
From corner No. 2, U. S. Mineral
Monument No. 1, benrs N. 2° 52' FI.
1992 feet, and from corner No. 3, cor
ner No. 4, of the Fourth of July Mill
site, Survey No. 821 B. bears n. 5S° 10'
E. 591.3 feet.
Description of Homestake Lode.
Beginning at the discovery point of
this claim, where the location notice
was originally posted, and running
thence S. 87° 54' w. 750 feet to west
center end; thence S. 7 deg. 20 min. E.
300 feet to corner No. 5; thence N. 7
deg. 26 min. w. 386 feet to corner 6;
thence N. 87 deg. 54 min.E.1500 feet to
corner 7; thence S. 7 deg. 26 min. E.
386 feet to corner 8; thence S. 87 deg.
54 min. w. 1500 feet to corner 5, the
place of begiuniug survey of the ex
terior boundaries of the Homestake
Lode; including an area of 13.234 acres
applied for. No conflicts.
From corner No. 6, U. S- Mineral
Monument No. 1 bears N. 00 deg. 29
min„E. 2584.6 feet.
Description of the Fourth of July Sill Site.
[Burvey 821 B.]
Beginning at corner 1; thence 8. 4S
deg. 2U min. E. 303 feet to corner 2;
thence 8. 40 deg. 40 min. w. 600 feet
to corners; thence n. 49 deg. 20 min.
w. 363 feet to corner 4.
From corner 4,corner 3 of the Fourth
of July Lode, Survey No. 821 A.,bears
8. 58 deg. 10 min. w 591.3 feet and U.
8. Mineral Monument No. 1 hears N.
49 deg. 32 min. w. 2500 feet.
Thence n. 40 deg. 40 min. E. 600 feet
to corner 1, the place of beginning sur
vey of tho exterior boundaries of the
Fourth of July Mill Site; including an
area of 5.00 acres applied for. No con
flicts.
AREAS.
The area of the Fourth of „July Lode
equals....20.571 Acres.
The area of the, Homestake Lode
equals.!.13.234 Acres.
The area of the Fourth oft July Mill
5.000 Acres.
Bite equals
Total area of Survey No.
821 A. &B.claimed and
sought to be pateuted. 38.805 Acres.
The said mining claims being of
record in the office of the County Re
corder of said Mining District,at Chal
lis, in Custer county, State of Idaho.
Fourth of July Lode in Book "O" of
Quartz at page 93; Homestake Lode in
Book "O" of Quartz at page 177; and
Fourth of July Mill Site in Book "A"
of mill sites at page 4. The nearest
known locations being the Black and
Blue Wing quartz lode mining claims,
both unsurveyed.
Any and all persons claiming adver
sely uny portion of the said Fourth of
July and Homestake, consolidated
lode mining claims, or the Fourth of
July Mill Site, Burvey No. 821 A.& B.
or surface ground ore required to tile
their adverse claims thereto with the
Register of the United States Land
office, at Hailey, State of Idaho, witli
iu the days' publication thereof,
or they will be barred by virtue of the
provisions of the statute lu «uch cases
made and provided.
N. J. SHARP, Register.
I direct that the foregoing Notice
Application for Patent be published
for the period of sixty days [ten con
secutive weeks] in The Silver Mes
sender, a newspaper published at
Challis. Custer couuty, Btateof Idaho,
beiug the newspaper published near
est said claims.
N. J. SHARP, Register.
First publication 8-ipt. 20, 1898.
IF. II. Watt, Attorney for A/tyUca-nt.
W. H. Felkner.
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JPaints, Oils, Varnisli and Brushes.
Prompt Attention to All Mail Orders.^S
Drugs,
Patent Medicines,
Toilet Soaps ,
Perfumes,
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Toilet Water,
Stationer//,
Cigars,
Tobaccos,
Liquors, Etc.
^Prescriptions Carefully Compounded.
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