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The Daily Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Or.) 1876-1883, 1882-03-24

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The always handy stovepipe
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-Noold goods on Carl Adler's shelves;
everything new and inviting.
Music for the piano, organ, flute,
violin, guitar, c0rnet, accordion, banjo,
fife. concerTina and other instruments.
lust received at Adlers music store.
Furnished or unfurniShed rooms can
be had at the Union Hotel.
Examine the fine selection OF sum
mer suitingS, overcoats, etc, at Me
Intoshs New Clothing House. Occi-
dent block. See ad.
Brace up the whole system with King
of the Blood. See Advertisement.
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| passed.
For Dyspepsia andLiver Complaint,
YOU have printed guarantee on every
| bottle OF Shiloh'S Vitalizer. 1t never
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How absurd TO wheeZe with Il cough
| which IIAkE'S HONEY OF HoREHoUND
AND TAR will cure. Pixies TooTU-
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Another of those hnc a. q. Chase
organs At the City Book Store.
House 10 let. Inquire of Mrs. Nun
son.
For rent cheap, an Organ. Apply
at this Office.
The bids for 4. NJ. johnson & Co. S
building will be opened at the AsTo.
lRIAN Office, between the hours of and
Il o'clock on the eve of the 18th inst.
NJ JOHNSON & Co.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-21
The Legend Of Iron Rod

From the St. Louis Globe Democrat.
The life ola special agent of the post.
Office department is not always a bappv
one The truth Of the following story
's v"n"hed for BY Mail Superintendent
Harlowe Of the postofiice in this CITY. the
special agent in question being an old
friend and acquaintance of his, though
not at present connected with the
service:
The postoffice at Iron Rod, Montana.
has been discontinued A postoffice
agent, while officially visiting various
Offices IN Montana territory, for the pur.
pose of correcting any Irregularities of
postmasters, stopped at Iron Rod
Going into the postofiice he found the
room divided into three sections-first a
saloon, next the postoffice, and last a
fare bank. The mail bag was brought
in, rough looking customer opened it.
and emptied the contents on the floor.
The entire crowd at once got down on
their hands and commenced overhaul
ing the letters, among which several
were registered, and selected such "a
they wanted. After they were through
the remaining letters were shoyeled into
a candle box and placed on the bar.
The special agent, thinking the Office
needed little regulating, asked the
bar-keeper who had received and dis
tributed the mail if he was the post
master. He answered an" care Won
the assistant postmaster" "No."
Where is the postmaster" "Out min.
ing" Where is the assistant post
master" T" Gone to Hell's canyon and
by thunder, Bill! Jones has got to run
this office next week; it's his turn"
The government official then stated who
he was, and demanded the keys Of the
officer. The bartender coolly took the
candle-box from the bar, placed it on
the floor and gave it kick, sending It
out of the door, saying, There's your
postoffice, and now git" The agent saws:
Knowing the custom Of the country, I
lost no time in following this advice.
and got" This is the way the postoffics
at Iron Rod was discontinued.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-21
From the New York Herald.

1
A writer Ia the Gentleman's Magazine.
reasoning from the premises of Nautilus
and Darwin, gravely argues that drunk
enness is performing beneficent work
among the human race by weedino ont
those who are least fit to survive. "Tbe
coarse, muscular, raving, yelling, fight.
ing human animal that formerly led the
war-dance, the hunt and the battle il M
longer the tittest for survival, but is. ON
the contrary, daily becoming more and
more out of place." Law and public
sentiment forbid that he shall be killed
by the means employed upon other OBJ.
noxious brutes; therefore it is desirable
that he be supplied with facilities for
self-lmm'lation, and these, the author
says, are exactly supplied by the al.
coholic drinks of the present day when
used for purposes Of intoxicatien. eve
know" continues the moralizer ".b.t
such indulgence has swept away the red
Indian savage from the American con.
tinent and prepared it for a higher
civilization, and this baro-
iicent agent, if allowed to do its natural
work, will similarly remove the savage
elements that still remain as impedi-
ments to the onward progress of the
more crowded communities of the Old
world The authors conclusion is that
all human beings who are fit to survive
VIII naturally avoid intemperance ex-
cept when 1t is occasionally forced upon
them by the artificial pressure of absurd
drinking customs; the remainder "will
be gradually sifted out by natural al
cohollc selection" unless the law inter-
feres with their inclinations.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-21
resolutions were adopted.

resolutions were adopted.
Tie convention proceeded to nomina
tions and choose the following ticket:
County commissioner for third dis
trict Daniel F. Wheeler
Register Of deeds, +. H. Flynn.
Sheriff, John II. Code.
Treasurer, Thomas l. Wheeler.
Judge Of probate, Bnel II. Wood.
Assessor, c. +. Peters.
County surveyor, Chas. w. BryGen.
Coroner, Clemens kleemann.
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Mrs. j. G. Sanders
For the offices of justice Of the peace
and constable.
Custer precinct-Justice Of the peace
Dixon.
Battle River precinct-Justice Of the
peace, David Pushor; constable, Joseph
Dunton.
Hayward precinct-Justice of the
peace, Frank Bender; constable, Chas
| Bender.
Buffalo Gap precinct-Justice Of the
peace, S. II. Friffith; constable, Geo.
f, Moore
Cheyenne River precinct-Justicc of
the peace, A. }. Robertson; constable,
Samuel Moses.
junction precinct--Justice Of the
peace, Denis Mcclure; constable, NJ.
| Currie
kidville precinct-Justicc Of the
peace, James j. Sutherland constable,
John Rieley.
Minnekata precinct-Justice of the
peace, John Kohler; constable, f. Petty.
-Four Mile precinct-Justice Of the
peace, J. l.. Rider; constable, John
Hart
On motion, the chair was instructed
to appoint a central committee Of twelve
members, to be apportioned as follows: ::
Custer 4, Battle River ], Hayward l.,
Buffalo Gap /, Minnekata ], Cheyenne
River |, Four Mile I, kidville l, juno.
ton /.
The following constitute the democrat
ic county central committee: Custer, f.
II. Flynn, John T. Code, 7. I. Wheeler,
JOS. Kubler; Battle River, David Plush
or; Hayward, Chas. Bender; Buffalo
Gap, S. II. Griffith Minnekata, John
Dennis; Cheyenne River, A. j. Robert
son; -Four Mile, James Donavon; Kid
vile, Daniel +. Wheeler Junction, NJ
Daley.
On motion convention adjourned sine
die.
BUEL Il. WooD, Chairman.
THOMAS UREN, Secretary.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-21
Col. d. w. Slayback Killed.

| st. Louis, Oct. l4.-About half past 5
o'clock this morning John A. Cockrell.
managing editor of the Post Despatch
snot and killed Col. D. w. Slayback, a
prominent lawyer and we'll known poll
tjcian and congressman from this
city. Precisely how the shooting occur
red cannot be stated at this writing, as
10 one directly concerned in the matter
will make any statement. Henry W.
Moore, city editor Of the paper, who was
sitting at his desk, says while Col. Cock
rell, John McGuffin, business manager,
and Victor +. Cole, foreman, were hold
ing business conference in the editori-
al room, Col. Slayback, accompanied by
W. +. Claton, entered the local room
and passed on toward the editorial room.
the door to which was closed, Mr.. Moore
turned in his chair as they passed by
and observed Col. Slayback as he opened
the door with his left hand, had his
right hand in his pistol pocket. In less
than half minute after Slayback entered
Cockrell's room, Moore heard report of
pistol He Immediately sprung up,
and on entering the editorial room found
| Slayback stretched on the floor and
Cockrell bending over him, apparently
wiping blood from his face. Cockrell
asked Moore TO send for physician,
which he did, and few moments later
DIR. McCartv arrived but not until Slay-
back was dead. He died in about three
minutes after being shot. Meanwhile,
Cockrell washed his hands, and in less
than five minutes after the fatal shot
had been fired he and McGuffin entered
a carriage and drove away, it is not yet
known where. The ball from Cockrell's
pistol entered Slayback's left side near
the heart and ranged upward. Whether
it entered the heart is not known, but
must have penetrated the lungs. An
immense crowd gathered around the
Post-Despatch Office and remained there
till long after dark. This deplorable
affairs seems to have grown out of q pub
lication editorially by the Post Despatch
this evening, stating that Col Slayback
in speech at a political meeting in the
Eighteenth ward last night, applied a
string of vile and virulent epithets to
the Post-Despatch and it's conductors
making charges which he knew to be
false, and in retaliation for this the
Npaner reproduceI a card nuhl;sk od
about a year ago by John NJ. Glover
which charges Col. Slayback with cow
ardice. Clopton, who accompanied Slay-
back to the office, states it was at Slay-
backs request, who said he would first
slap the editors face and then demand
an apology for the article published
Clopton did not reach the editorial room
Qn;tc as soon as Slayback, 81. % enter
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-21
THos. UREN, rempr'y Sec.

Convention reasscmbled at $50 p. m
Committee on permanent organiza-
tion reported Buel r. Wood permanent
chairman, and Thos Uren permanent
secretary, and the following resolutions:
Resolved, That we, the delegates to
the Custer county convention pledge
our most ardent support TO the nominees
of the democratic party for the various
Offices to be filled at the general election
of 1882
Resolved, That we use every honor
able means to elect each and every can
didate; that we throw aside personal
feeling, and 60 hand in hand to victory
In this campaign;
Resolved, That we hail with pleasure
the amiab!e feeling existing in our party,
and the quiet and orderly procedure or
business in the democratic ranks, and
mourning the loss ofall who have passed
from our ranks to their quiet tombs, or
the tnrbulant waters of the opposition.
COMMITTEE on credentials reported
the following delegates entitled to seats
in this convention from the various pre-
cincts:
Custer precinct-F. o. Burton, B. r.
/ Wood, J. &. Sanders, Il. !. Wheeler, J
NJ Lewis, proxy +. w. Knight, j. p.
burst, Thomas Uren, Thomas Dixon,
Joseph Kubler.
Battle River precinct-David Pushor,
Chas. Duncan, proxy by T. /. Wheeler.
Hayward precinct-Frank Bender,
Chas. Bender, proxy by c. F. Peters.
Buffalo Gap precincts. II. Griffith
George Moore, proxy by F. 0. Burton.
Cheyenne Hiver precnct-A. w.
Adams, A. j. Robinson, proxy by f. H
Flynn.
Junction precinct-John J. Mccarthy
James Michigan, proxy by L. H.
! Flynn.
Kidville precinct--James j. Suther.
land, Daniel T. Wheeler, proxy by E. Ii
Flynn.
Committee on order of business re.
ported the folowwing:
Nomination Of county commissioner
register of deeds, sheriff, county treasur,
er, judge of probate, county surveyor
coroner, superintendent public schools
Justice Of the peace and constable foi
each precinct, appointing the democratic
central committee.
= On motion, the foregoing reports and
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-21
Democratic County Convention

Pursuant to call Of the democratic
central committee, the democratic conn-
ty convention was held in Custer City,
on Tuesday, Oct. II, 1882.
Convention was called to order at
O'Clock p. m. by +. w. Knight, member
OF the central committee. b. X. Wood
elected temporary chairman, and Thos.
Cren temporary secretary.
On motion, chair appointed commit
tee of three on permanent organization
and resolutions +. H. Flynn, J. G..
Sanders and Thos. Dixon
On motion, committee Of three was
appointed on credentials +. .. Burton
Thos Urcn and G. +. Peters.
On motion, a committee was appoint
ed on rules and order of business r. l..
Wheeler, j. =. burst and J. Kubler.
Convention adjourned for thirty min
utes.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-21
Democratic District Convention.

The democratic convention of the
Ninth Legislative district of Dakota,
comprising the counties of Pennington
and Custer, was held in the court house
at Custer on the l4th inst The pro-
ceedings were as follows:
Convention called to order at -
o'clock, noon, by +. +. Stearns, chair
man of the democratic central commit
tee of Pennington county, who stated
the object of the convention To be the
placing in nomination of candidate for
the position of member of the territorial
house, and the selection Of a central
committee for the district.
On motion f. w. Knight, of Custer,
was elected tempory chairman, and K.
b. Hughes, of Rapid City, temporary
secretary.
Motion by Mr.. Stearns, that commit
tee of three be appointed on permanent
organization, prevailed, and chair APP
pointed on such committee Messrs.
Stearns, Flick and Gantz.
Moved by Mr. Flick that committee
of three be appointed on credentials and
resolutions, carried. Chair appointed
on such committee Messrs. Flynn, Code
and Hughes.
On motion Of Mr. Gantz chair appoint
ed Messrs. lie sis and Rose committee
on order of business.
On motion of Mr.. Flick, convention
adjourned for one hour.
r. B. HUGHEs.
Temporary Secretary
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-21

ing he heard Slayback say, Don't you
draw that pistol on me-" Simultaneous
ly Cockre!l fired. Clopton says it was
after this he caught Cockrers arm to
prevent him from shooting again and
forced him back against the wall, hold
ing him till he saw Slayback was shot;
when he went to the latter's assistance.
As far as he knows Slayback did not
attack Cockrell until after the latter
fired nor show any pistol. He under
stood Cockrell had been in consultation
with his counsel all night, and it had
been decided that he should surrender
to the authorities.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-21

Pactola The Custer county delegation
named as committee members from
Custer county, S. NJ Booth and F. w
Knight
On motion the reports were accepted
and the gentlemen named declared duly
elected as the central committee Of the
! Ninth legislative district fer the ensuing
two years. The report of the committee
as follows:
To the chairman, secretary and dele
gates of the democratic jo.ht convention
of Pennington and Custer counties.
Your committee appointed on resolu-
tions would respectfully submit as ex-
pressive ofthe sentiment ofthis ronven-
ton, the following resolutions;
Resolved, That we, as the representa-
| tives of the democrats of Pennington
, and Custer counties, Dakota territory,
heartily concur in the national dem.
ccratic party.
Resolved That we, in unison with the
members Of our party throughout the
nation, rejoice in the sound of the signal
gun SO recently fired in Ohio, looking
upon the democratic victory in that
state rs the precursor of many state
victories to follow the present campaign,
and Of a grand national democratic
victory in 1884.
Resolved, That we pledge our hearty
cooperation with the democratic party
Of our territory, and our united support
to It's nominee for delegate to congress.
Resolved, That we pledge our united
and hearty support to the nominee of
this convention for member of our terri
torial legislature, to the nominee of the
democratic convention of this judicial
district for the office of district attorney
and TO each and every nominee Of the
democratic county conventions of Pen
nington and Custer counties. +. III
Flynn, John T. Code, Il. b. Hughes
committee.
On motion the report was adopted.
There being no further business be-
fore the convention, on motion adjourn
ed. +. w. KNIGHT, Chairman.
K. b. HUGHEs, Secretary.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-21
District Convention.

Notice is hereby given that a repub-
lican convention will be held at Dead
wood, October 2lst, 1882, at 2 o'clock D.
m, at the court house, to nominate one
candidate for District Attorney for the
First Judicial District, and the district
central committee recommends that the
county conventions Of the repective or
ganized counties elect the delegates to
attend said judicial district convention.
The following counties are entitled to
the following number of delegates re
spectively, to wit:
Lawrence county 25 delegates.
Pennington county 10 delegates.
Custer county 5 delegates.
II. E. GRIMSHAW,
Chairman.
". Y. SxizssoS, Secretary Pre- ten.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1882-10-21
Temporary Secretary


Ke-convened at l:jo O'Clock p. m, and
report OF committee on permanent or.
ganiza'lon called Tor ana read as follows
10 the democratic CONVENTION OF the
Nihth legislative distric', held III Custer
'i'y' october a. lSS2;
Gentlemen--1our committee on per
manent organization beg leave to sub
INIT the following report;
For permanent chairman, &. w
hhight' oi ulster; Tor permanent secre-
'ary' H. B' Hughes oi Rapid City
Respectfully submitted by Fred +.
S'earns, ID. W. fllrk, }. :. Gantz, com
Hittee
On motion the above report was
adopted.
1he following report ofthe committee
on credentials was then read:
To the chairman of the democratic
JOINT convention OF remington and Gus
Ter counties, hoiden III custer CITY, ID
l., on saturday, Octooer ii, 1852.
Your committee on credentials would
respectfully submit the following report:
we ma entitled to seats IN your con-
Vcntion the following named persons:
custer county +. ". hnigtt, James
'"chroh' H. CarrIgan by d. W. Flick,
proxy, T.. IL. fiyhn, -. ". Flick, }. NJ.
Lewis, John /. CODE.
remington county: ). > Gantz, IL
worm oy l. =. htearns proxy, ". Ii.
be"dIe by +. L. Stearns proxy, ;. II.
I oates by }. ;. Gantz proxy, +. W. Won
Bodungen by K. B. Hughes proxy, Geo.
Rose, "A. L. Horton by X. Is. Hughes
proxy. Il. II. Flynn, John /. Code, T..
B hughes, committee.
on motion the report OF the commit
Tee on credentials was adopted.
The following report of the committee
Oh ofder oi blsihess was read and adopt
ed
10 the Gehocra'lc JOINT convention OF
remington ana Custer counties:
we, your committee on order of bust
HESS. "olid suggest lliat me business De
as iollows< First, to place ia nomina-
hon candidate for the territorial legis-
ture; second, to appoint joint central
committee for the two counties; third,
10 hear anything for the benefit of the
party. u. Nj. Rose, }. NJ. Lewis, COM
mittee,
nominations for member Of the terri
toria' Legislature being in order, +. +.
stearns placed before the convention
the name OF John w. Nowlin, of Rapid
city.
On motion OF Mr.. Flick MIR. Nowlin
wac ,'i"oe '''o "o'ii'hee VI 'he coh'eh-
''o. ~ a'''..'''a'ioi'
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Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-09

mon.' We have got to take decided stand for God if five, we wos:d s d enjoy his presence There is line shall not make any progress, but we must get the right and I then get as far from it as p9ssbe and in the highest As one has said: "Oh, how happy | ness Dr. Todd gave several iiisstratons of per who claimed to be in that stae but he did nat disbelisving Gods worda Gsd % says Noah M was just man man and perfect He says to Abram, Be thou per right The lord Jesus Christ s.ys Be ye therefore perfect" Paul speaks of perfect men. Now what they say they don't believe the word God9 Is 1t any wonder that the cause of Christ thus 1sngsishes pie are the professed followers Of Christ setting be-
 t as ors He will run his chsnce with them. They use Of of of Christ and those of tte world. What excuses
 brethren; there thousands upon thousands going r o he m a % the a I o
 ph > s Tas ne e saith .TSs shall give thee light" q. Cor. 15s45 Awake to rjghteousness and sin not /; for some have not the have thought sometimes that the angel sf the Lord l would come to New Haven and say as he did to the d the angel Of the Lord, curse ye bitterly the in
 habit ants tkereo' because they not to the help mighty" And in reprovng u the w priests (Ia1 a:2 he 'If ye will not hear and if will not lay 1t to heart to give glory unto my name saith the Lord ot hosts, will even send a curse upon you, and will curse your blessings yea. have cursed them area- dy, because do not lay 1t to heart" Who will lay these things to heart and bring back to God what they have robbed him of [Msl. 3:S-9>-''Will man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ys say I wherein have robbed thee? In tithes and offer ings Ye cursed with & for ye have robbed 1 me, even this whole natien.' Who will accept the ' invitation of the next verse? t"Bring ye all the
 tithes into the storehouse that there may be meat In
 mine house, and prove herewith, saith the
 Lord of hosts, if will not open the windows oi
 heaven and pour you out blessing, that there shall
 not be room enough to receive it.') And make full
 consecration of all have to God that yor l ma a of of I of peace. May God have mercy upon and keep u ! ! for Christ's sake. LAYMAN
Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-09

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Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-09

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