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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04
Y. a. Il. IT.

Custer Temple, I. O. q. T. meets at tho school.
house ut Z p. III. on Tuesday evenings.
q. w. SLANDART, G.. r. LEO. ii. FAUST.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04

Albert Crary is putting up the neatest
dwelling house that Custer City boasts
of
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04

The old county Jail has got a new roof
and is now a~nxiously awaiting an in
mate.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04

Mr.. J. c. Dickover and family left 70,
Chicago Monday last.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04

Flour for sale by the sack OF ton al
Booth 4 Shanl lands. If.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04

Butter is fairly flooding the market,
nowadays.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04

Don't ask LaBarre anything abou
that chap bound for Wood River.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04

= The placer miners up Laughing Water
are still at work on six dollar diggings.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04

Fresh field and garden seeds just re-
ceived at Booth Il Shankland's.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04

Geo. Palmer returned Thursday from
his visit of ten days to Battle River.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04

Doyoutakethe CHRoNIcLE? Ifnot, why
not.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04

Fine line of tinted note paper and en-
volopes at Wheeler & Cushing s. If.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04
Arrival and Departure Of Mails.

DeadHocd and Custer leaves Custer Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday mornings, at 8 a, m, and
arrives Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at
D 2. m.
Custer and Rapid leaves and arrives same days
a. Deadwood.
Custer and Buffalo Gap, leaves Custer Monday,
Wednesday aud Friday at 7 a. m; arrives Tues
day, Thursday and Saturday at 5 p. m.
Custer and Stockade leaves Custer every Fri
day at 7 q. m; arrives from Stockade at 5 p. III.
every Saturday.
All mails close thirty minutes before depar.uie.
Registry window closes at 6 o'clock p. IN.
S. Il. SHASSLasD, p. N.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04

For Boots & Shoes Zipp's, Deadwood
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04
Chicago and North Western r. R.

Time Of departure Of Passenger Trains from
Pierre, in effect 1881:
Leave for Chicago and the East.......S:O0 p. n.
l.. 8. BULLARD. Gent Agent,
Pierre. Dakota.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04

For Boots < Shoes Zipp's, Deadwood.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-06-04

Chuir'm Co. Commissioner.
+. III. FLYNN, Go. Cerk.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25
THE HOUsEkEEPER'S TRAGEDY.

One day, us wandered, head cOmpainin. .
And saw poor woman, the picture q
gloom;
She glarcd ut the mud on the doorstep '(twa.
raining).
And this wa. her wall IL she welded he,
broom.
oh life is Il toll, and love is IL trouble,
And beauty will fade, and riches will flee,
And pleasure they dwindlc and prices they
double,
And nothing is what could wish il 10 be.
There's too much of worrimcnt "oes to Il
bonnet,
There's too much of ironing goes to Il shirt :
There's nothing that pays for ths time YOU
waste ON IL,
There's nothing that lasts us but trouble
and dirt
"ln March it is muddy, its slush in Dccem-
The midsummer brcezcs are loaded with
dust,
Ii. Fall the leave, litter, in mug.y September
The wallpaper rOts and the candicsticAs
rust.
There are worms in The cherries, and slugs
III the roses,
And ants III the sugar, and mice in the
The Iubuish OF spiders no mortal suppcses,
And ravasins reaches and damaging tlies.
Its sweeping at six, and its du.ting a.
seyci:
It. yictuals at eight, and its dishes at
nine;
Its plotting and planning from ten to eleven;
We scarce break our fast ere We plan how
To dine.
With grease and with Crime, from corner 10
centre.
Forever AT war and forever alert,
No rest for the day, lest the enemy enter
Iospend my whole life III Il struggle with
dirt.
Last night in my dream was stationed
forever
On little bare isle in the midst of the sea.
w one chance of lille was :, ce.lseless endeayor
10 sweep oil the waves ere they sweIt of
poor me.
Alas twas no dream-again behold it,
yield, am helpless my fale to avert"
The rolled down her sleeves, her aprol she !
folded,
Then laid down and died, and was buried |
in dirt
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25
Daily Graphic.
Cheer Up.
BY BRETTE LYNDON.

1t is all well to be happy and CAV,
When youv plenty of money anG
tree from care:
When you We friends by the score and
time to play.
And lots OF satinS and Jewels tc
wear.
How easy it is to he cheerful. you
know:
When the trouble you're bearing
not your own.
Wnen the SIN of your neighbor is all
your woe.
And its others shortcomings for
which you groan.
How noble ii is to brave old fate.
When she leaves load at another
man door.
How grand the torbearance. with
which you await
The reverses that make your nelgh-
Dor poor.
Cheer up: and remember to never
despair.
Let luck deal her own blows on
whom she will.
If they dor t hit you. You need not
care,
Ii your neighbor is ground in this
adverse mill.
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CROOKED OIL.
Why Goal Oh Explosions Occur.

The inspector at st. Louis is un-
earthing great deal of crookedness
in coal oil. A week or two since 4
hrm which were engaged in filling
stamped or inspected barrels with low
grade oil were hauled up and fined
roundly and the present week another
prominent firm has been caught at the
same game. The last case is of the
so-called Headlight oil, supposed to
be from its superior grade absolutely
safe. being IS degrees above the
standard required. Some Of the bogus
stuff has been found only to grade I1S
degrees instead OF l75. The Parsons
Oil Company are the manufacturers
now in trouble, and it is likely they will
be made TO smart for their criminal
recklessness. and disregard OF the law,
and the saf ty Of theirpatrons. 1t was
thought that the recent prosecutions
would stop the nefariouS business, but
it seems that it did not. Consumers of
coal oil in kirksville should be cautious
for doubtless much OF this dangerous
and inhammable stuff has been shipped
to country dealers. Any family burn
ing coal oil with fire test as low as
100 degrees is running great risk.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25

We are panied to learn of the sad
attflctlon that has come to our beloved
Bro. Root. While at, conference in
Moberly, he run a tack in to his foot.
which poisoned the flesh and produced
an injury that has confined him to his
bed ever since. and will probably cause
the amputation of that loot. 1t is
thought that he will not be able to re-
turn to his charge in Jamesport before
next spring. He Is now with his
family at Fayette, and we hope his
brethren and friends at Jamesport will
appreciate his sad condition, and give
to HIM that support and love he so
we'll has earned and so greatly de-
serves.-Jamest0rt Gazette.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25
CONDENSED TEl.EGRAMS.

\ colored policeman at Little Rock
Ark, was shot and killed hy an un.
known aSsailant Sunday morning.
=. Bland, the murderer of Dr. Cathey
was found guilty o! murder in the frs
degree, Monday morning. ut Green.
wood, AK.
Asa Hcaton, the man who murdered
Geo. Wright, near Shannondale, Mo-,
on the 9th of August. was captured
near Dallas. Texas, by y. p. Dameron.
Oscar Pitts drank quart of whisky
al Columbus, Ga. Monday night on a
wager, and was carted hume dead,
The saloon-keeper was arrested.
A shooting affair between p J. Tar
tas and man by the name of Horn
buckle, took place at Burlington
Junction, Mo-. Monday morning, and
ended in the death of the latter.
VIM. WilkeSon. a notorious negro
Desperate. who killed Postmaster
Brank, near Galloway. Ark, was sen.
fenced to five years imprisonment at
Little Rock, Ark. Monday morning.
Henry Wibkcr, 4 merchant residing
at Witt, ILL.,, was killed Friday night,
with tobacco knife IN the hands of
John Hawls. The trouble is said to
have grown out of Il debt which Hawls
owed Wibker.
James P. Holland, accessory to the
murder of Burgess James, who broke
Jail at Ozark, Mo-, has been recaptured
at Tennessee. He will, no doubt, be
hung.
Benjmin Fench was killed Saturday
night near Indianapolis, Ind, by being
struck upon the head with beer fau-
Get, in the hands of Hamilton West,
saloon-keeper.
The telegraph operator Wade Stokes
who absconded from Vandalia, ILL.,,
with $500. belonging to the Illinois
Central railroad, was arrested at Las
Vegas, New Mexico, last Wednesday.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25
Missed the Train.

| 1twas a colored man. His back
was all dirt. one tail of his coat was
gone, and every button had been rip-
cd off his vest. He had two Gmps
and hitch as he came out, and there
was new French shade of sadness in
the voice as he toed the mark and said''
Il missed de train, sah.''
Yes, 1t looks like it. Is your name
Gen. Scott Green?'
"Yes, sah."
"What train did YOU miss?'
u doan' llst remember what train il
was =
Where was you going!'
Down de road"
"What road2"
'Dats what can't member, sah,
well, do you remember of getting
on drunk?"
mo, sab. Maybe l called fur Iemo-
made an dey gin me whiskey. but I
doan' zactly member it. All recol-
lect is dat l missed de train
Il think you got the train all ripht
You were training around pretty lively
when the officer got hold of your col.
lar
81 allus walks in my sleep, sah.r
'Well, that's bad for you. You
broke window, kicked in door: and
raised big row. Have YOU observed
the state OF your wardroqe?"
81 had deserved dat I'm all brote
up, sab. Dis suit OBJ cloze cost me
seben dollars cash, an don't believe
1t would sell fur six. Did dey roll me
down stairs2'
mo. you resisted arrest, and the.
ofhcer had to mop you around a little,
"He did! wish I'd bin dar to see
de i''n. Kin step out an see nv
partner bout two minits?"
NO, Sir; you can step up to the
workhouse for sixty DAYS"
..shoo! Why, dat upsots me from
gwine to Bufferler.r'
"Can'thelp that. Please fall back"
"Can't settle dis lawsuit fur tftv
cents?,.
"No, sir. The omnibus will he
along tor you in about twenty minutes
Call the next se."-Dstypit Err.
Press.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25
GOOD ENOTGH.

Republicans have no special call to
be discouraged by the results OF the re.
cent elections. "Ott years are general
iy bad ones for Republican victories,
and 1t Is then the great Democratic
gains pan out so well. and bother the
politicians in making their prognostica-
tions when regular four years battle
comes rouud.
Really We have carried every state en-
cept Mississippi-though it was close
shave in New York, where we elected
the head Of the ticket. but lost on mem
berS Of the legislature The Conkling
and anl-Conkling squabbie there was
such the most sanguiue could scarcely
hope for success. Iowa, Ohio. Pennsyl-
vania. Wisconsin and Colorado, all st nd
in greeting and still fill their wonted
places in the solid column of Rapubli-
can states.
In Virginia the backbone OF BGur-
bou Sun has at last been broken. and
the dawn of brighter political day
throughout the solid South finds a
prophecy in the result of the bitter con-
test waged and won in the "Old Do
minion.
In New Jersey we secure another Re
publican senator, which added TO our
gain in Virginia and Oregon will help
prevent future dead-locks in that au-
gust cody.
Altogether there is much to make
Republicans thankful and hopeful over
their THANKSGIVING turkey
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25
Kirksville Markets.

These markets are corrected careful
ly up to Thursday noon of each week.
Corn-55c.
Oats-36c.
Hogs-$5.oo to 5 50.
Sheep-3 Id for butchers.
Cattle LA 3 for extra.
Apples-75 to I.25
Potatoes-75 to 0oc.
Sweet Pofatoes-4c ID.
Onions-$Iar 50.
Butter-2o to rs.
Eggs-zoc.
Sorghum IS to 4oc.
Beeswox-ISc.
Hides-Green sc.
Hay-Timothy, SIs. Hungarian S6
Prairie $5a6.
Timothy Seeds IS.
Feathers-4oc.
Chickens-Sr a5ar so.
Wool 23az4c.
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Special to the Graphic.
Great Fire at Edna.
EDNA, Mo-. Nov. 20, 1881.

| D..
A fire was discovered tins morning at
about 9 a. m., breaking out OF the roof
of the stOreroom of W. II. Motter. on
| the west side of the square, occupied ty
George Leevan as grocery store, and
by VIM. Lynch as barber shop. Soon
a large crowd of people were on hand,
who worked manfully to suppress the
flames, 5ut could not do it until the
building with great part Of the con-
tents were almost entirely consumed,
with Ed j. Browns wareroom and ice
house adjoining, and r. j. Lycan's
wareroom and barn. Jacob Pugh's
large tbree-story brick was also greatly
damaged, and Ed. j. Browns fine new
tbree-story brick was damaged consd-
erabIe.
The following are probable losses
with the Insurance: w. II. Motter, one
building $1,000. insurance. $500: Geo.
Leevan, on stock Of goods, $1,000, no IN
surance; Biggersiaf' & Beal, on stock of
goods. $1,000 insured: Jacob Pugh, on
brick building, 81 600, no insurance; I.
J. Lycan, on buildings, 81 900, no
insurance, and loss on goods $1,000, in
sured: Ed. j. Brown. on building and
goods, $1,000, partially insured; w. c.
Hollister. on furniture and library.
$3.50, insured; John L. Ellis. On library
500. no insurance: W. II. Manning, on
furniture and pictures. $500, no lnsur-
ance: john p Jack, on stock Of grocer
les. $3.50, no insurance.
There We're numerous ether losses
that we cannot give now in detail. The
total loss will! probably aggregate s2O,-
900.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25
THE CONGRESSIONAL APPORTION.
MENT.

The Superintendent of the Census
Gen. Walker, has arranged plan fol
the re-appor,ionment of the country in,
to Congressional districts on a basis Of
one representative to 100000 popula.
tion. This plan would leave the men,
bership of the House as it now stands.
and would give gain ofone represen-
tative in each Of the following states
Arkansas, California, Michigan. Mis-
Sissippi. South Carolina and West Viz
einia, while Minnesota and Nebraska
would gain two each, and Alabama.
Illinois. Maine, Maryland, New Hamp-
shire, Ohio and Tennessee would each
lose one, Pennsylvania two and New
York three.
The number OF representatives is
now c9S, 4 body much too large for
the rapid dispatch of business. and it
would be much better if the number
could be cut down still lower-be,ter
at least for. the country. But it would
be very difficult to GET law passed
through Congress making the number
Representatives less, and it is doubt.
tul II the arrangement by which the
number can be kept below three hun
dred can be carried through. For
every Congressional vacancy there are
dozen aspiring statesmen who are
only too anxious to serve their country,
and the influence OF all these men will
be toward making the number of Con-
gressional districts larger instead of
smaller. The disposition seems to be
to look to the personal interest in all
matters where official position is con-
cerned, and not to the interest of the
country or the public. And any ar.
rangement by which the number of
openings for official positions are in
creased is hailed with delight by air the
patriots who feel that their services as
officials are 4 real necessity to the
prosperity of the country. The ten.
dency is to multiply the officers every.
where and make more room that this |
great army may be gwen an opportu-
nity to serve the country in official ca
pacitv. 1t would be better if the whole
of the representatives did not
exceed 200. There would be fewer
scenes in the House, less
lime taken in useless discussions, more
earnest work done, and fewer men OF
small calibre occupying the seats that
ought to be filled by the ablest men OF
he nation, and the country would be
If better Off u
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25
The Guiteau Trial.

WASHINGTON, .,ov. 2l.-Guiteau ar.
rived under guard of three mounted
police, at Q o'clock. He attributes his
escape on Saturday to nrovidential in
reference.
RObinSon,at the opening of the court,
arose and requested leave to withdraw
from the case on account of dIscourteSy
and advei Sc criticism from Scoviile.
Guiteau interrupted several tunes
endorsing Robinson.
Scovil,e then addressed the jury at
considerable length. Much. he said,
has been introduced in evidence thus
far which, to his mind. should have no
bearing upon the case. Ali men shared
tie same opinion relative to the suffer-
ing of The President. 1t was not pleas
ant to contemplate these things, and
| when they We're presented to the jury
they must exercise influence. The only
question. however. for the jury to con
slider were, whether the prisoner killed
the President, and whether at the time
of shooting he was in such condition
mentally as to render him responsible
tor the killing. The speaker, with no
attempt az oratorical effects, presented
in a plain matter-ot-tact manner the
points he proposed to make and upon
which the defense would rely. Without
completing the opening address, Sco-
vile requested the court to allow him
further time-to permit him to finish
Tomorrow. This was granted. and the
cou:t adjourned.
WASHINGTON, November, cc.-The
prison van in which Guiteau was con-
veyed to court this morning was escort
ed by mounted policemen. in addition
to two officers who rode npon the van.
The court room was crowded in every
nook and corner. John Guteau was
in the court room soon after 9 O'Clock,
and obtained supoenas for six addition
al witnesses. None of the gentlemen
publicly invited by Guiteau to assist In
the defense have yet responded. 1t is
understood, however, that Scovillc en-
poets to secure the services of Trude
of Chicago later III the week. Several
msdical experts, summoned by the de-
fense, are in attendance this morning
among them DR.. Rice, of Wisconsin.
who has long known the prisoner, and
who, it is said. advised his commit.
ment to an insane asylum four years
ago, on the ground of emotional in
sanity.
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Patrick Monahan, a quarry foreman,
OF New York, carelessly hung some dy-
namlte cartridges upon steam pipe to
dry upon the morning of November 2I.
About O'Clock the same day he no.
tlced the cartridges smoking, and srart-
ed at the same time calling the work
men to do the same. Just as every one
was beyond the reach of danger, an en-
ploslon occurred that shook the foun.
datlons OF every house in the neighbor-
hood. Fortunately no one was seriously
injured. Monahan was arrested.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25

The Government report on the pro-
duction OF precious metals in this coun-
try presents for the first time exhaustive
and apparently final statistics for the
year is placed at $s6,ooo,ooo gold, and
$50, ,2oo, 900 silver. Hitherto estimates
only had been made. while the returns
for IS7o,8o have been tested in various
ways, always with nearly the same re-
suit.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25
The President.

WASHINGTON, Nov. at is en-
pected President Arthur will move into
the White House Tuesday next. He
has decided to appoint F. ]. Phillips
private secretary as sooE as Brown re-
tires from that position. Phillips has
been President Arthur's private secre.
tarv for 4 number ofyears.
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Guiteau'S WOuld-be Slayer.

WASHINGTON, November 2I.-Wil-
liam Jones was brought before the Po-
lice Court this morning for assault with
intent to kill Chas. ]. Guiteau. He
was detained but few minutes, and
in default of $1,000 bail committed to
jail and the case indefinitely postpo-
ned.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25

The village of Evanton. ILL.,, was
thrown into a state of excitement Mon
day morning by the discovery of the
murder of Johann Hcessel, well-to-
do-farmer. The deed is supposed to
have been committed by a tramp, whom
Hoessel had taken in as an act of
charity. The police are now in pursuit
of him.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25

What can do for you to in luce you
to go to bed now asked Lowell
mamma OF her 5-Year Old boy Monday
evening. You can let me sit up il
little longer. was the Youngsters re-
ply:
1t was little embarrassing TO-. one
OF the gentlemen who appeared at
Yorktown as "a French guest to have
somebody address him in French and
be unable to understand Boston
Post.
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25

, a St 10. lady died on Monday of
this week, from the bit of a rat in
galy last on the ball of her great toe.
The case is somewhat remarkable and
Is a warning to all ladies' not to leave
IN their toes out where rats can get at
them. e>>
Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1881-11-25

with the prosecution. Scoville alluded
to the prejudice which undoubtedly
existed against the plea of insanity
generally and especially in the case oi
the prisoner. He sala the newspapers
had intimcted Guitcau was only feign-
ing insanity, and such seemed to be
the general theory of the public
Guitteau turned uneasily in his chair,
and with quick, nervous articulation
said: