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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25
Cowbov Lynchers.

Denver Special The 10th Of August
l.. +. Watkins, "A prominent cattle raiser
near Canyon City, was lynched by a lo,
OF cowboys. Watkins had fenced in a
large tract of land, which prevented the
cowboys from roaming at viii over the
territory, prctogaiive which thcv
claim. They fir, trumped up an ac-
cusation against him that he had stolen
cattle belonging to various parties. and
upon this charge he was arrested. After
he had given bond and was released. ].
7. Muilock. Edison Mullock. Geo. Gross
William J. Welchcr and l.. Sampar were
accused of stealing cattle from Watkins
ranch, and they were also arrested
When Watkins went TO Canyon City to
stand his trial ou the 10th he was aiken
from the sheriff by COW povs, shot 10
death and aherwarl hanged from the
bridge. Thursday the trial of the Mul.
locks and Others took place at Salina.
when q band of cowboys. numbering
twenty five. armed with Winchester
liles and pistols, visited the town and
for zine took possession Of it. Their
purpose was to compel a decision of the
court in their favor or 10 release the
prisoners. The citizens organized. arm
ed themselves and went to the aid of
the sheriff and succeeded IN preventing
terrible riot. The examination then
proceeded with good order, and the
prisoners were rcmanded for trial to
Buera Vista ut the first term The gov
ernor was visited yesterday by dclega-
ton Of fremont county citizens, and at
their solicitation offered reward of
5000 for the capture Of each and every
one aidil & and abetting in the iynching
Of Watkins.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25
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knights.

San Francisco. Aug. lS.-The arrival
OF st. Barnard commandry of Chicago
was The event Of the day A delegation
rom the San Francisco communicates
met them at Tucker and welcomed them
to the Pacific coast. These special hon
ors rendered them are in recognition Of
the welcome the latter gave the Pacific
coast knights to the Chicago conclaye.
On their arrival this evening they were
met at the ferry landing by knights of
city communicates, accompanied BY
knights Of Illinois, now here, all i'm full
dress uniform. After an exchange of
greetings, the knights fell into line. led
by the Hawaiian band followed bv The
California commandery, mounted Presi
do band, Golden Gate commandery ST
Bernard band, the st. Bernard com
mandeiy bringing up the rear In this
order thev marched to Badwn's hotel
selected as the headquarters Of the .hi
cago commandery. AS an evidence Of
the marked attention paid them. one.
detail may be mentioned. Each cigar
purchased for their use was provided
with band on which was printed in
cOlors the name Of the commandcrv
while each box was specially made was
the devise, est. Bernard's."
Mrs. Moulton, wife Of the commander.
was presented flower piece three feet
long, two hreadths representing every
verety of the choicest flowers of Cali.
frnia. Including knights Of Oregon
and Washington territory. il is estimat.
ed that 5000 persons have arrived in the
city within the last twenty four hours.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25
This Falls Elections.

The following states hold elections DC.
tober 9th:
Iowa, governor and other state Off
GERS, part of its senate and its full house
of representatives.
OHIO, governor and other state officers
and legislature and vote upon three pro
posed amendments to the constitution
Of the state which Il AMI y regulate and
prohibit the sale Of intoxicating liquors
and (3) reorganizes the judiciary of the
state.
The following will hold elections No
vember 9Th:
Pennsylvania, auditor general and
state treasurer.
Maryland, governor and two other
state officers and legislature.
Massachusetts,, governor and other
state officers and Legislature.
Virginia, part of its senate and its full
assembly.
Connecticut. one half its senate and
its full house of representatives.
Minnesota, governor and other state
officers and vote upon three proposed
amendments TO the state constitution
which provide Q) that the general elec.
tons shall be held hereafter i'm Noyem.
Der in each even year; (2) that the sec.
retary Of state, the treasurer, and the
attorney general shall serve two year.
and the state auditor four years, and 81
/ fix the term Of service Of the Judges and
the clerk of the supreme and Of the
judges Of the district courts of the state
Mississippi, its legislature.
New Jersey. governor, part Of It's sen
ate and it's full house of representatives
New York, secretary Of state control
Ter, treasurer, attorney general, engineer
and surveyor, and both branches Of the
legislature. and vote upon a proposition
to abolish contract labor from the state
prisons
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25
Contract for the CAPITAL

Bismarck, Aug. 20.-The bids for the
construction Of the capital building at
Bismarck were opened to-day. and were
"a follows: &. w. Thompson, Bismarck
main building, S97.6o0; l.. 5. Logan,
chicago. $4,000; &. :. Weaver, Bis
marck, $l07 400; AGnew & Co, Chicago,
building with wings, 1927 POO, main
building, $l02,2l0; Thos. Johnson, whole
bnilding, SAG, ,346, main building. Sl25,-
39l Henry Bros, Chicago, whole build
ing, 1921 ,l9j. main part, $l23,250. 1t
being desirable to erect the main part
SO as 10 be ready this winter, the con.
tract for that part only WAS awarded 10
L. W. Thompson, who begins work to-
morrow with over POO men. The bnild-
ing will be similar TO the Minnesota
state house
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25
NJ ackey's Postal Tcicgrupn,c Scheme

New York, Aug. l7.-Yesterday John
w. Mackey was formally made the trus-
tee of sl2,000000 of the $2l 100000 Of
capital stock of the Postal TELEGRAPH
company 1t is said tina. one Of the
features of the system will be a uniform
rate Off cent per word to all parts of The
country, and that the system will be
made as nearly like that of the govern
nient postotlice as po, .,;blc. Stamps v i'll
be sold by tine company for various
amounts, which can be affixed to any
message at home or elsewhere. 1t is re-
ported that Mr.. Mackev vas induced to
60 in the Postal by reason of his fcud
with ID. O. Mills. He discovered that
Mills had agreed 10 stand hrm by the
Western Union with pccuniary aid 10
any reasonable amount. A close friend
Of Mackey states that Mackcl's is 10
build lines competing at every point
with tie Western Union, TO construct
them down to hard pan prices and then
to offer them to the government at n
handsome profit.
The Postal Telegraph company was
incorporated June p, 1881, by Henry
Cummins, the present vice president !;
ex-Secrctary Fanshlwe, and Samuel G.
Gallaher. The capital stock was fixed
at $1,000, 900, which might be increased
to 81 100000, The stock of the company
is not listed in the stock exchange, but
there is said to be between one and two
millions of il on the market.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25
The --latest Trick OF the Bunko Men,
New Nnrl cno


| The care and skill with which the
bunko swind'e is conducted is illnstra-
ted by the experience Of visitor who
says lie allowed himself To be roped in
just for fun. a sweat board was intro.
dnced in the usual manner and a stool
pigeon lost a few dollars on it. He ask
ed the visitor to play for him with his
money, and the latter at first won but
afterwards N'st. Az lenei1he Was tolti
that he was. on his own account, indebt-
ed to the board to the amount Of $500.
Haven't the monev with me-" he
said. Then give me check" was the
frllew's suggestion; IL suppose YOU have
bank account? Or won't that be con.
venicnt?' 1t occurred to the visitor
that to sign check would cost nothing,
since he could 90 Immediately to the
bank and stop payment. A blank che *
was produced. and he filled il out The
gambler scrutinized it, and then dried
the ink with IA newspaper i'm lieu of a
regular blotter. The stool pigeon had
been quiet for while. Now he sudden
lp broke out, "This is friend Of mine"
he exclaimed. savagely. "and won't see
him swindled He shant let YOU have
his check for Il cent" He grabbed the
check, tore it into bits and threw them
on the floor. "Come"-and he seized
the visitor by the arm-'lct's get out of
this den" There was an excited pro-
test by the other chap" says the mar
rator, "but We went out undindered, and
parted with Dan on the corner, receiv-
ing his congratulations on having escap.
ed unscathed. On returning TO the
hotel gave to the detective there an
account Of what had happened, explain
ing that | bad intended to stop payment
ON the check, bot that no such precau-
ton was now necessary. Don't YOU
lose minute In going TO the bank he
said, 'or they'll get there with the check
before YOU. 1t was destroyed? Not a
bit of it. A newspaper lay on the desk,
didn'I it, ana he put the check between
the folds, face downward, as if to blot
it? Then the stool pigeon snatched out,
not the check itself, but a blank one
that had previously been placed there.
This dummy was what Dan tore M, and
the real check was left safe and sound
That's the way they prevent their vic
Tins stopping payments"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25
Northern Pacific Opening,

Washington, Aug. 16-The Northern
Pacific railroad will be opened formally
by President Willard on sept 8. 1t will
be actually completed on Aug 25. There
will be over 800 guests present at the
opening services. Among those who
have accepted the hospitality of the
road are the following gentlemen from
England Lord Chief Justice Bowen,
Lord Darlington, Sir William b. Gordon
of her majesty's treasury, II. II. Glib S.
deputy governor of the Bank Of England,
Sir James Hannen, president Of the adj
miralty court; Sir Arthur Hobhouse,
the earl and countess of Onslov, Albert
Pell, commissioner Of agriculture, Lord
Sudely, Hon. Albert Grey, Nj. p, and
Horace Dewey, q. G. The German de-
legation will include Baron George Won
Bunsen, member of the rechstag SEN
ator Charles De Chapeaurouge, of Ham
burg; s. l.. Delbruck, Prof Gneist,
member of the reichstag; Senator DR..
Groning, Of Bremen Prof Won Hoist
privy councillor; Ernest Magnus, Max
Webber, member Of the reichstag; Col.
Emil Won Xylandsr, of the Bavaran
calvalry, and Prof. Zittel, professor OF
geology, Il number Of other distinguish.
ed English and German statesmen
scientists and financiers will be present
Among the American guests will be
Gen. Grant, Senator's j. Il. Beck, Angus
Cameron, S. j. X. Mcmillan, j. S. Nor
rill, and J. III. Slater Representatives
Geo. ID. Wise, w. S. Rosecraus and other
members OF congress, ex- Representative
X. NJ. Mcl.ane, Hons. A. A. Mcclure o,
Philadelphia, ID. A. Wells Of Connecti
cut, Carl Scliurz ofSt. Louis. Carter IIar,
rison Uf Chicago, and various other
prominent persons. Secretary Teller
Attorney General Brewster, John G
New, Henry +. French, the British and
Ger,uar m!niu,ers anil other members
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25
w. u. Fire.

Cheyenne. Ang. 2l.-Western Union
building Chicago, totally destroyed by
fire this morning All commercial
wires passing through or entering the
city pass through the building, it Is i'm
possible to obtain particulars. All Chi
cago and eastern business temporarily
delayed. but hope to establish communi-
cation By morning Bni,ling was valued
at $2500o0. Report that fire was work
Of striking operators is without a sha-
dow Of truth.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25

Save Her She II NV Wife. -

Mutual affection is a beautiful thing.
and every fresh exhibition Of it's tender.
ness affects us to tears. A wife-possi.
bly, an old wife-on ceatain occasion
fell overheard. The husband rushed
frantically about the deck, literally tear.
ing his hair out by the handful and cry.
ing in the most beseeching tones, "For
Heavens sake, save her, save her. she
is my wife" The noble sailors thought
of their own sweethearts and ran all
risks, and at last brought the poor wo.
man into the cabin ofthe swooning hus-
band. The look Of gratitude he gave
them fully repaid them for all their ef.
forts. Then, recovering his eauanimity,
he thrust his hand into his wife's wet
pocket, pulled out a somewhat plethoric
purse, and, with infinite relief, said:
"Old woman, the next time you tumble
overheard just leave that purse behind,
will you? You scared me almost to
death"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25
graphy belongs rather 10 them than to
young men. who are better able to earn
living in callincs less adapted to go
mans abilitics.-Pioncer Press.

Chicago News: Seven-day passages
across the Atlantic will no longer suffice.
The speed Of steamships is to be still
further increased The Guion, White
Star and Anchor lines having demon
strated the feasibility Of a weeks pas.
sage. the Cunard company has come to
a resolution of the greatest Importance
in connection with the bridging Of the
Atlantic. Their two latest vessels-the
Servia and the Aurania-build by John
Thompson 4 Co.. Of Glasgow, having
failed To come up to their expectations,
MIR. John Burns, on the part Of the COM
pany, has contracted with John Elder
4 Co, on the Clyde, for the building Of
two steamers Of power and speed in ex-
cess of anything which has heretofore
been devised for the Atlantic service.
These ships are to be 5000 tons burden
and 1900 horsepower The price is
over S3,000,O00 1t is designed that the
ships shall make speed Of nineteen
knots an hour, and cross the Atlantic in
less than six days.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25
Foolhardy.

Buffalo. y. v, Aug lS.-Capt Rhodes
surely swim the rapids, but would not
give the date, and stated that no one ex
cept his wife and brother should know
the date when the attempt would be
made. He states that his object was to
obtain the governm mt prize Of $4,000
and if he was succe FIJI in the attempt
he would build monument To Capt.
Webb to cost 500 and Tat the widow
of Capt. Webb should have an equal
amount
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25
An Oasis ia the Desert Of Corrupt Man
agement.

Next to prevention nothing is so desir-
able as cure. Never was prevention
better exempifed than it is at the east.
ern penitentiary So exceptionally cx.
cellent is the management in regard to
health that of the 1892 prisoners there
incarcerated not three are IN the hospit-
al. Ii humanity In general were as care
ful of itself that painful evil-itching
piles-would not be so prevalent, and
there would be no necessity for the
manufacture Of Swayne's Ointment, the
only cure for this itching and stinging
disease philadelphia Ledger.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25
Advice to Mothers.

Are you disturbed at night and brok.
en- of your rest by sick child suffering
and crying with pain Of cutting teeth /?
If 80, send at once and get bottle Of
Mrs. WINsLow's SOOTHING SYRUP FOR
CHILDREN TEErHINa. Its value is incal-
culable. 1t will relieve the poor little
sufferer Immediately. Depend upon it,
mothers, there is no mistake about it. 1t
cures dysentery and diarrhoea, regulates
the stomach and bowels, cures wind
collie. softens the gums, reduces inflam.
nation. and gives tone and energy to
the whole system. MRs. WrNsLow's
SOOTHING SYRUP FOR CHILDREN TEErHISa
Is pleasant to the taste, and is the pre-.
scription of one of the oldest and best
female physicians and nurses in the
United States, and is for sale by all
druggists throughout the world Price
2S oents boktlA.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25

The chief feature of the strike lust
now, or rather what was the strike, is
the eager scramble for reinstatement on
the part Of the Old operators. From all
parts of the country comes the same
story Of applications for places made to
the local managers. Large numbers are
being taken back, though many are
doomed 20 disappointment, owing to the
fact that the company declines to dis
charge those who have stood by them
during the trouble. There will be a
general feeling Of regret to learn that a
small proportion Of the female operators
are being reinstated, thus making them
the chief sufferers for loyalty to move
ment which never would have been
made had the decision rested with them
And more than this, there is CROWNS
sentiment that the business of tsla
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25

*."Mean people take advantage OF
their neighbor's difficulties to annoy
them" Mean diseases, such as piles,
rheumatism, constipation, dyspepsia,
malaria, lame backs, etc, take advant-
age of peoples exposures and attack
them. 1t is then that Kidney-Wort ap-
pears on the field and by its timely
agency puts 10 rout this flock Of evil
ailsments. 1t is friend in need and
therefore friend indeed.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25
fnEorson's Reflection on Death.
New York World


The following lines are an extract
taken from letter recently written by
Col. Ingerso,l from Long Beach to a per-
sonal friend who had suffered bereaye-
ment in the death Of his mother:
After all there is something tenderly
appropriate in the serene death of the
old. Nothing is more touching than the
death of the young, the strong. But
when the duties Of life have all been
nObly done-when the sun touches the
horizon, when the purple twilight falls
upon the present, the past and future
when memory with dim eyes can scarce
" spell the records ofthe vanished DAYS
then, surrounded by kindred and by
friends death comes like strain Of
music. The day has been long, the
road weary, and We gladly stop at the
inn.
Life is shadowy, strange and wind
ing road, on which we travel for a little
way--a few short steps, just from the
cradle, with it's lullaby of love, to the
low and quiet wayside inn, where all at
last must sleep, and where the only salu.
tation is Good night
Nearly forty-eight years ago, under
the snow i'm the little town Of Cazenovia,
my poor mother was buried. / was but
2 years old. remember her as she
looked in death That sweet, cold face
has kept my heart warm through all
the years"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25

A writer has made the statement that
the most exclusive and aristocratic body
Of young men in America exists now
upon the prairies Of the Wyoming terri
tory. Many Of the scions of the best
families OF the eastern cities have gone
west TO indulge In cattle raising or other
enterprises, and the result is that little
clique of men belonging TO the most
prominent social families in the country
has been formed in the wild prairies.
Their number is augmented by the
members of the English aristocracy who
O. out to hunt big game, and the result
is very charming and exclusive circle.
The Biddle, Moran, Ford, Lamson, Ise.
lin, Sturgis, Sargent, Brewster, Page,
Hoffman, Oelrichs, Hoyt, Griffith, Rose
vet and How rand families are all repre-
seated in the wild west These young
men have started the fashion, and it is
now no uncommon thing for the sons Of
wealthy a-d prominent men to follow
the late Horace Greeley's proverbial ad f.
vice. Let fashion once be thoroughly
established among the young men Of
New York, and they will follow their
leaders like sheep. The difference be.
tween the hronzed and healthy yonths
who come east on summer vacations
from the prairies and their brothers
who are efiete dudes at home is striking
and largely in favor Of the Occident.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-08-25

of the diplomatic corps al Washington
will also be present President Arthur
Will not attend
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17

The Pittsburg Leader foresees the
coming of tariff reform. 1t speaks
this sensibly and candidly to the people
of Pennsylvania: I'VE may as well
look the matter in the face, gentlemen
of Philadelphia; by no such artificial
scheme as this can the inevitable be
sh unned, and the inevitable is just
this Unless there is another war or
such prodigal expenditure of public
money on rivers and harborS and pub
lie works, and Mexican and confeder-
ate pensions, ard workingmen's home
steads, etc, such as the world has never
yet seen, the tariff must go, not sud
IDENTIFY we hope, not disastrously if we
pr operly prepare ourselves for it; but
as certain as this country is to grow in
population and wealth. good sense die
tates that we Pennsylvanians should
not fight this result with wild projects
and fanciful dreams like the Backer
scheme, but should give our best
thought and patient endeayor to found
our industries while we have yet time
on such 4 solid basis that they can I'M
dergo the coming change without shock
and blossom out into new prosperity
when they stand no longer on govern
ment props but on their own merits"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
The Common Council.

a special meeting of the common
council held on the 18th day of Aug.
1888.
Present, Thomas Priestly, mayor,
and aldermen G. Gilman, J. Toay,
IS. Hooking, J. Prideaux, and J.
LaMalle. Absent, aldermen Jeuck.
Reading of the minutes was dis
pensed with. School Supt. Van
Dusen appeared before the council
and expressed his idea of the neces-
sity of placing furnaces in the
school buildings of the city, he also
stated the probable cost of same,
which, according TO estimates re-
ceived by him from the contractors
would be about $1,000.
Motion Of alderman Hooking to
instruct the school board TO place
furnaces in the school buildings, was
lost.
Motion Of alderman Gilman to
instruct the school board to receive
estimates of the probable cost OF
furnaces from other parties and re-
port ut some future meeting rs soon
rs practicable, was carried unani.
mously.
There being no further business
the council adjourned.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-08-17
tCbntfaaed from last sneet.l
How Watch Cases are Made.

In 1875, thirteen men comprised the
entire working force used In the manu-
facture of the james Boss Gold Watch Case.
Now over fre hundred are employed, and the
number is constantly increasing. The rea-
son of this increase is this: In the James
Boss Gold Watch Cdse all the metal in sight
and subject to wear is solid colo, while the re-
mainder, which only lends strength to the
case, is of stronger metal than gold,
giving gold where gold is needed, and
strong, elastic metal where strength and
elasticity are needed, a combination pro-
ducing watch case better than solid gold
and at oNE-HALF the cost.
Over 100000 of these cases Z d
have been sold, and every jeweler in the
country can testify to their quality and
merit.
E. W Marsh. Of the Democrat. bought . Jas. Boss'
Gold Watch case 10 years ago. and carried 1t until
short time ago. when purchased it. and sold it TO
customer. The case showed no signs Of wear except
safely guaranteed for at least ten years more IhaYs
sold the James Boss Gold Watch Case for many years
and the parties who bought the first are carry
ing them to-day as well satisfied as though they had
regard them Al the only cases Of this kind jeweler
should sell who desires to give his customers the
worth Of their money or values his reputation.
WM J. CUsHwAY, Je.eeLer.
Send stamp Keystone Watch Fsesr.s
dsphis, Illustrated showing hsw
lanes Bsss' and Keystone Watch Cases made.
{T0 be Continued}