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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-23
low used owing to the cost of transpor

now used owing to the cost of Transport
tation.
Inexhaustible beds ofgypsum encircle
the entire Hills, just inside the foothills
and outside the main Black Hills. At
present it is only used by plasterers.
With the advent of railroads, it will be
shipped to the states east of the Missouri
rive, there to be ueed AS q fertilizer on
their worn out lands.
Petroleum is found on the west side Of
the Hills III Wyoming territory near the
boundary line between Dakota and
Wyoming. No works have as yet been
established for refining. 1t is only used
for lubricating purposes by the Home
stake and other companies At their
mills.
salt springs are situated about eight
miles northeast Of the oil springs and in
Wyoming territory. Salt for the entire
Hills is manufactured here, and sold on
the ground for two cents per pound.
Marble ola beautiful purple color is
found near Rapid City and Custer, and
sand stone, granite, slate porphyry and
limestone is plentiful, and is found in
every part of the Hills.
The Black Hills is a well watered
country, being drained by the forks OF
the Cheyenne river and their tributa-
ries. On Hot Spring creek in Custer
county are situated mineral springs
which are fast acquiring "A reputation for
curative powers second to none in the
United States. The average tempera-
ture is 95 degrees F%arenhcit.
The average prices of the different
products of the country are as follows:
Cogn, s. per bushel oats, 81; wheat,
1925; potatoes, 81 onions, $3.50; -four
g. per hundred weight; q fifty cents
per dozen butter, forty cents per pound;
groceries cost about 5 cents more than
in Chicago; dayboard $25 per month !;
Will. lodging SO. Farm hands, $50 per
month teamsters, $40 to $50; day labor
ers, s. per day mechanics from 81 to SC
per day miners, 81 per day.
Money is loaned at from Is to SO per
cent per annum. Thereason ofsuch high
rate Of interest is that there are 50 many
opportunities of investing money to
good advantage that few people have
any to loan, and the demand has always
exceeded the supply.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-23
e. s..cAco, ROCK ISLAND G. PAcIFlc.T'y

Sn~s ,s Gre cervai ii,s, AFFORDS to Travellers ~ rooson OF tc unrPhe 700.
yr5pm-at position, tha shortest ~ best route t~eo tho EAST Ho't"eaS' no
anurnssat, Vi the West, Northwest ana uth~est ~
~ u nsraIy - atHcuy uvC, that ns nnecdo are ho INC o'pa'"
OF road et~c-1 tns Atlantic n i. Pacific.
By ns na,a IN and branches Il reaches Chicago, joliet, Poora,O Ottawa,
L a sane, cen.seo, Moline mi lock Island, In innot Davenport. u:cadre
~NasniTEton eokuk Knoxville, Oskaioosa, Fairfield, Os hotnes, West lNcry'
o~o Gy, Atlantic, axoca,A Audubon, Marian, Guthrie Center ~ Counc hn'dna"
In o~a C. y ATTN, vcnto Cameron an Kansas CITY, In Missouri ~ Leasen-
worth ad Atchtson In kansas n tho hvndesds ~ cities v"ases ma DIV"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-23
CUSTER CITY,

The pioneer town ofthe Hills i: situat-
ed in the southern portion about twelve
or fifteen miles from The foothills and
its natural advantages are acknowledged
by all as eXccilinr oil others either in
the mining or a9iicultural districts.
Located in Il valley ten or twelve miles
long by one mile in width, it is easily
| accessible TO railroads either from the
east, south or west, and is the only town
IN the Hills that could be tapped by a
road running on an east and west line,
from either Pierre or Chamberlain. To
tap any other town, a road, having as It's
objective point the Yellowstone park or
the Pacific coast. would have TO make a
dctour from 100 to 900 miles. Already
surveys have been run by various roads
having this point in view. Thus situat-
ed it draws to lis support the business
Of the mining districts of the Southern
Hills and Also that Of the farming and
stock raising interests, the latter ex-
tending for sixty miles to the south and
west. 1t is also the centre of the richest
within a radius Of three miles no less
than Il half dozen producing mines the
annual yield Of which is upward of
10000 pounds Of m~erchantable mica to
the mine. On the north, and from two
TO ten miles from town are the bonanza
gold mines OF the Southern Hills includ-
ing the Grand Junction, Old Bill, Hart
ford, Atlantic, Salmon, st. Elmo, Penob.
scot, Gold Star and others, a majority Of
which have mills, hosting works, etc,
now in operation. On the south for ten
or twelve miles are to be found rich cop
per and silver mines and on the west
the coal fields, gypsum beds, salt and oil
springs, while fertile farming lands are
sandwiched in between all. AS an illu-
stration OF the money to be made on
even a small piece of farming land in
.he valleys surrounding Custer We will
state that J. y. Wright on seventeen
acres, located two miles west of town,
cleared 81 800 in one summer. On the
south, within six or eight hours ride,
are the famous Hot Springs, whose eur
alive powers are already attracting the
attention Of the outside world, and
which are equal to those Of Arkansas.
The town is the county seat Of Custer
county, which has an area of3,000 square
miles, t~wo-thirds of which is agricultural
and grazing lands and the other third
mineral, the latter occupying the north
ern portion Of the county are covered
with a heavy growth of Norway pine.
The town has a $4,000 court house, two
fine church buildings, belonging to the
Methodist and Congregational societies,
and will 500 have a large school build
ing. Business is increasing, improve
ments are being made daily and it is
bound TO be the metropolis ofthe South
ern Hills. All those Of our eastern
readers who think Of coming to Dakota
to locate and invest ineither mercantile,
mining, agricultural or stock-raising
pursuits can do no better than to camp
in Custer county or city.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1883-06-23
THIS Is THE ONLY LINE FROM
THE HILLS OPEN ALL THE
YEAR Round AND
NECESS4RILY THE ONLY RE
LIABLE ONE.

Tickets TO and from all parts OF the
States and Europe can be purchased al
the Deadwood office.
HGA- For full information call on OIL
address
THOS. L.. KIMBALL,
Gen. Pass. and Ticket Agt., Omaha, Neb.
Or Il RUSSELL,
sen. A~gpssaNoo6 y r.
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GREAT ROCK ISLAND ROUTE,

&. Z - sarriisry called. offers to traveller 10 the dvantag arc comforts
tc sent &c a suootht rack, snfs bridges, unon spots ut AT connecting points.
,na.. E.pr.~s r,ai,C, composed Of CoMXo0iouS, WELL VENTILATED, WELL
h.4rEp, sINEIY UPNoL sreaEo n ELEGANT DAY COACHES a line Of tho
ka0sr MAGNIFICENT NORTON aEcl,hiNo CHAR caas ever built; puaLHan,s
Lte7t csdxned n andsom PALACE SLEEPING CARS. AM p'"iSc C.SS
hnt arc acknowledged By press n people % be the FINEST W uro H"s
N ow rate Of SGvENTf-FivE CENTS EACH.
TuaSE TRA,Ms sch way botwccn CHICAGO AND The MISSOURI RIVER.
rWo TAANS sach way st~eo ChlcAcOa INC MINNEAPOLIS Sno 81.
National Republican., 1883-07-02
pEpARrMENr DOTS.

The contract for furnishing safes for the
new public building at Philadelphia has been
awarded to Farrel & Co., of that city, at their
bid of $4,667.
The acting comptroller of the currency has
authorized tho Bcadle County National bank
of Huron, Oak, to begin business with cap
ital Of $4,000.
Chief Engineer Henry Lee Snyder, on
duty in the bureau Of the chief of engineers,
Navy department, has been selected to be su-
pcrintendent of the War, State, aud Navy
department building.
The lighthouse board gives notice that, on
and after July 10, 1888 white light, from a
lantern suspended from Il mast 100 feet high,
will be shown ut the Marblehead, Mass,
light station In addition to tho present light,
The postmaster general on Saturday held a
long conference with the heads OF divisions
of the Postofce department. in regard to the
selection of persons tO fill tho new Offices
created by the last legislative appropriation
bill.
The Treasury department has issued cir
cular regarding thoi admeasurement certia-
| Gates of Norwegian vessels entering ports Of
the United States, which provides that the
certificates of sailing vessels shall be accepted
as correct and that remeasurement will be
required In tho case of steam vessels only
when the masters cannot produce certi-
cate of admeasurement by what is called the
Danube rule.
The Treasury department. has decided that
In the event of the sale of u vessel of the
United States from one customs district to
another the bill Of sale should be recorded at
the port which is TO be her home port in the
district to which she is transferred. The
vendee's mortgage should also be recorded at
the saino port. 1t is also considered advisa-
| ble that the bill of sale be recorded also ut
the former houne port.
National Republican., 1883-07-02
A Clergyman on Knee isreeches.

Apropos of knee breeches, the following are
views of a Brooklyn clergyman tho Rev. Mr.
Pentecost), as expressed at the banquet of the
American League of Whcelmen held in New
York recently. In tho course of his remarks
he said Do,you know l have boen thinking
that the bicycle Is going to make very
profitable revolution in the matter of clothes
! always hate to take off my bicycle pants
Qaughter), and strip my legs Of those COM
Portable stockings. / wish every day of my
life that | could wear these knee breo hes
They are the most comfortable clothes ever
had on, and | think they are the most seDsi-
BILE. Aud l look forward, when business
men who have adopted sensible cut
away coat because it is out of their way
will adopt the more sensible trousers. IL
has been suggested, however, that the main
reason why short clothes don't come again in
fashion is because Of the smallness of most
mems legs [laughterl but think if the men
keep riding bicycles thoy will get more legs
by and by [applausel. and perhaps if the
bicycle had been in vogue in David's time he
would not have said that the Lord taketh
no pleasure In the legs of a man." But not TO
make the least parody upon the scripture,
think the requisite amount of exercise which
comes from riding bicycle would sbring an
amount of physical development in the lower
parts of our bodies which wo very much
stand in need of and so l think the bicycle
Is going to be reformer in the matter Of
clothes, and in very proper direction.
National Republican., 1883-07-02
MARKET VALUE TO BE TAXED. :
The Commissioners Have New Idcr
Which Is Not Likely 90 Please th'
Dwners Of I,ocnI stocks.

The Commissioners Have New Idea
Which Is Not Likely 20 Please tho
Owners Of Local stocks.
what do you think the commissioners arc
going to do ?" asked we'll known banker Of
q REPUBLIcAN man on Saturday. The scribe
expressed his inability TO guess and the
banker continued, ''rhey propose to tax all
the stock of banks and corporations according
to their actual marketvalue, and not as to their
par value as heretofore"
What effect will that havo?"
"Well, you see, it will work like this: Take
any stock, say tho Washington and Georgcs
town railway, which is away up above par
and quoted az $l66, when the par value is $50
This increased value represents the con-
fldence Of tho people in tho road and
its management MS Investment. OF course
the tax upon tho quoted market value
will be an additional expense to the
company, and win reduce its profits
that much, If this tax is put on, all those
who hold stock will at once bear" IL so as
to reduce the taxation, and SO, Of course, all
stocks will he unsettled. Take the local
insurance companies. | know one where tho
stock is nearly double its par value, and this
increase is simply because of the confidence
| in the honesty aud integrity, MS well rs che
financial standing, of the gentlemen who are
its officers. The taxing of this stock ~ I'D
| ing to its market value would be virtually
taxing the credit Of these gentlemen"
Would 10 not also have tendency TO cause
| these companies to take out charters under
the state of MarylandP' asked The REPUB-
| LICAN.
Yes; IL probably would. 1t seems to me
that everything should be done to foster and
encourage local enterprises, and not to op
press them and l must say ] can't under
stand this action on the part of the commits
soners / think they have determined upon
this matter without n full understanding o
the facts and that If the subject is presented
to them in its proper light they will change
their views"
"What are you bankers and insurance men
going to do about it,"
Nothing has been decided upon yet, bu
we will have full conference aud appoint {
committee, probably, to lay the matter before
the commissioners"
In order to get the commissioners side o
the subject Con. w asst was seen, who stated
that no definite decision had vet beef
reached, but that the law seemed to requir,
that stocks should he taxed ON their rea
market value, aud that the attorney haS
rendered an opinion that the tax should b'
so levied. He said that the commissioner
were very 10th to do this, and that he had NJ
doubt that an equitable adjustment would b.
reached
National Republican., 1883-07-02

ment is lower in Washington than in any
other city in the world, except Providence,
r. II
OF COURSE the majority Of the complaints
will come from those owning property in the
fourth and 9th districts, which comprise the
northwestern portion Of the city, whore the
activity In real estate has been so great and
where some very handsome buildings have
been erected. The total increased valuation
in these districts has been about fifty per
cent in the fourth and nearly one hundred
per cent. in the fifth district. IL is not be.
lieved, however, that the aggregate assess
ment of the district will be greatly in excess
Of the last assessment in 1878, for although
the increase in the two districts named ha
been soIargo, property in other districts hai
deprecated greatly in tho past five years.
National Republican., 1883-07-02
The NEW Assessnlellt.

Although tho board Of appeals has not
fairly got TO work, IL is ascertained that II
number of property owners have already
complained of the rate OF assessment placed
against their property. These arc, however,
chronic GROWERS and would object to any
thing, as the following instance will illus
trate In the assessment Of 1873 row of
houses In the northwest portion of the city
was assessed at $4,000 for each house,
and their owner tried his best to have
that value reduced. The houses were
valued then ut about $4,000 each, and when,
after he had argued that the assessment was
too high, one Of the board offered 10 take
them all of his hands at 5000, basing the
assessment at two-thrds tho actual value,
he, of course, refused. The rate of those
houses has probably heen increased as tho
owner has thus early put IN his protest.
II tell you, said Maj. Fish, the chief clerk
Of the assessors Office, tho rate OF assess
National Republican., 1883-07-02
PHIpPs SENTENCED.
The Late Steward OF the Philadelphia
A1mshouse Sentenced to Five Years mt
Hard Labor.
phnndelnhfn ncnl.

Philadelphia Hem,
The last act in what has been most inter-
esting drama was enacted yesterday in tho
new court house. There are hundreds of our
citizens who remember Mai. Ellis Phipps in
the days ofhis prosperity. Generous, honor
able, whole souled, would have been the ad-
.jectives they would have chosen to describe
him in those happier days He began life in
an humble way, and bv the force OF his own
talents secured an honorable place In the COM
:. munity and in the hearts of his associates.
n{knlyeaped the harvest of political frauds, and
D3ysday he lies o convicted aud sentenced
criminal in his cell at Moyamensing.
1t would be unnecessary to attempt to re-
count the history of Phipps's downfall. Tho
facts are too fresh in the minds of cur citi-
zens to need repetition. 1t is we'll remen.
bered how Maj. Phipps presided over the
almshouse as steward for years; how at
length there were murmurs and complaints
how it began to be vaguely limited that all
was not right at the almshouse; how the
community was startled by the arrest of
Phipps ON the charge of having been guilty
of the most atrocious acts of dishonesty; how
he fed to Canada and for % time bafled the
intelligence of the detectives; how he was at
length captured and brought back.
Before sentence was pronounced, Mr. Har-
kins made an appeal on behalf of the prisoner
i'll connection with his physical disabilities.
Mr. Harkins said that in view of the fact that
tho sentence laid down in the statute inn
posed an extended term Of Imprisonment, he
deemed it important to call the attention of
the court to Maj. Phipps's physical condition.
For years he had been suffering from severe
attack of hernia, and, Furthermore, during the
war he had his left arm shattered at the shoul-
der at Gettysburg. Therefore he was inca
pacitatod from performing any labor. Mr..
HarlSins had intended to call DR.. Butcher,
but the physician was not present; he per-
sonally knew Phipps for twenty years, and
when he spoke of the disability he was speak
ing from his own personal knowledge
The judge said that the sentence must be
at labor, and Mr.. Graham, in replying to Mr..
Harkins, remarked that, so far as the facts
were concerned as 10 tho disease it was gem
orally understood, but it seemed to him the
question would apply to those who are to as
sumo charge Of the prisoner as to the kind OF
labor 10 DO performed.
Mai. Phipps was then directed TO stand up.
The Judge adjusted his glnsses, and while the
prisoner looked him square in the face, said
"The sentence OF the court is that you un-
dergo an imprisonment by separate and soli-
tary confinement ut labor in the Philadelphia
county prison for FIVE years, aud stand com.
mitted until the sentence is complied witk'
National Republican., 1883-07-02
6nrkisb @aibs.

NEW TURxIStH BATH CDR poVEFsl
IN 1Il7 street, opposite Riggs House. Large pool
good ventilation. Ladies' Monday and Friday. Mol
open Sund9y open from .. m III 10 p mi Satur.
day, Y p IN. Baths. eli qckeis, 9i;9o 49,,
apG DR. II. L. BoVEE. Electrician
TENHE SHEDD BATHS, 0Jl II STREET, NEAR
il Ninth, well known ~ the oldest and hest IN the
city This bath Is constructed with View 70 conven-
ience, being on the hrst hOog Turkish, HuBean, SUI
plur, and MerCpria Baths given with skin aud OK
perercs. Munlnutnr OF ten years experience AZ this
srtabllshnenL slngle bath yi for s& H,tl9 open
Sunday nom n IN 70 D. IN. mr4I-u
National Republican., 1883-07-02

The amount of lawful money on deposit in
tho treasury Saturday for the redemption of
notes of banks reducing circulation was $2O,-
97s,3 ,357; banks in liquidation, SI4,470,9l5; /;
failed banks, $S5O,73S, making total fund of
g2H am O1O
National Republican., 1883-07-02
Rcou,s,,,on for L,ouor s,amps.

acquisitions for tax paid spirit stamps ag-
gregating upward of 81, ,Ooo, ,oOo,wcro made by
the commissioner of internal revenue Satur-
day, Indicating large Withdrawals of spirits
for consumption at the regular withdrawal
in July. These stamps are for distribution
in the fifth Kentucky, fourth Illinois, and
first Missouri districts
National Republican., 1883-07-02
Seal Estate Brokers.
IToR RENT-BY h, II. WARNER,

1W slh 81 II e''"''' 10 VI 02 Bfldgo ~, H'tn" 10 ~
Our Weekly Rent List, published every Monday
morning, contains complete schedule oil our hUua0s
stores shops and lAP1lB oliered for rent, tOgethur
with descriptions, prices, No, and how they may he
Property for sale h all parts OF the city Money
b. IL WARNER. ol0 + street.
National Republican., 1883-07-02
U,AAY FpET. 90.

INASY FEET, &C
" relief without pain IN few rnlnuteB at
DR. WHITES ESTABLISH MENT
iil0Pennsylyana avenue, opposite WIZARDS Hotel
Hard and son CoruS hunl0na, club and Inverted
nails, vascular exeresoenoes and all complaints OF
the teot successfully treated -
Once Ice, q pcr visit for putting the feet in or;
y.
National Republican., 1883-07-02
snsinrss 6bunt.s.

n LIBERAL RATE or INTEREsT ALLOWED
l. on Time Deposits, United Statea Bonds bought
and sold At market ralsE Collections made every
where by J, u, sQUIkR a CO.. bankers Iils rsnir
nylYhla avenue mae9u
National Republican., 1883-07-02
isOs PENNsYLvANIA AVENUE NORTHWEST
WASHINGTON, b. u
Igh and low pressure

STEAM HEATING AND vESTILATINd
for all classes Of buildings, Special attention given
10 heating private houses Old or imperfect working
Jobs renovated and satisfaction guaranteed. Heating
and ventilaling Green Houses AUD ConserVatorles
especially.
National Republican., 1883-07-02
Seal Gstuts.
rINYLER & RUTHERFORD.
REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE..
No. 1925 T STREET NORTHWEST.
FOR SALE:


New brick dwelling, II rooms, all modern Inn
prOvements, q street, near Fourteenth
pffOuo
Now brick dwelling, 10 rooms, all modern i'm.
prOv5ments, Thirteenth street, between q
ana II northwest. 1000
New brick dwellings, srooms, all modern Inn
proyements, street. north side, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth northw e3t".,"."... 100
New brick dwelling rooms, all modern iIn-
provements Corcoran street, between Thr,
teenth and Fourteenth north west........,,,. 1000
New brick dwelling rooms, all modern i'm
provements street, between Eleventh
and Twelfth northwest ......,,.. .... 1900
New brick dwellings, rooms, all modern I'M
proyements, seventh street, between A aud
streets northeast 5000
New Brick dwellings, 7 rooms, all modern i'm
provenents, Eighth and a streets nOrth-
ehsl'''. 5000
a large nun1ber OF other Properties both Improved
and unlmproyOd In AL parts of the city. y
National Republican., 1883-07-02
alunrn to Yuun.

1ToNEY TO LOAN on REAL ESTATE ATTHH
street northwest nol3-u
National Republican., 1883-07-02
e ust uno fuauN.
MfOisnl.

MO CUHG NO PAYS YEARS EXPERIENCE
~ aud over Z? years at 600 street southwest, a
cure guaranteed la Every case of gOnOTrhea syphilis
and loss ofsexhal power Medicine furnished. Ad
vice Tree. iny92int
National Republican., 1883-07-02
SDtnntrn--Mnnses.
MlistrIlnn,n,,s

YOUNG MAN DESIRES FIRST CLASS
"A table board IN nice family or prvAle boarding
house Address Manhattan, Republican onice.
iy9-ltF
National Republican., 1883-07-02
for saI,--Nous,s.


EoR sALE-A NEW NINE-Roo HOUSE
~ northwest; $1,000 cash, balnnce easy; also seven
room house. t3f00, as oc more cash, balauce $50
monthly. BUILDING LOTS AT BARGA1NS. 1n-
quire OF owners, VIC = street nortlwest lc9lsitt
E,OR sALE-NEw BRICK HOUSE, TWO
II story and pavement, all modern improvements
Hne property. Inquire at l70s Fifteenth street north
west ie}C-Ne
INoR sALE-A NEW HOUSE OF FIVE ROOMS
aud cellar. suitable for grocery or other business
JAS. s. ROBINSON,
je3n3ts 1874 Eighth street.
JNoR sALE-FIvE PRESSED. BRICK FRONT
IL h0usct, from 1850 to $3.50 each, In tn north
We tern section Of the city also number Of benutl'
"a lots near tho Capitol for sale cheap. by II. ID.
RUFFIN, lie Drot building lesl-sta
EoR sALE-
WE HAVE HOUSES ron SALE AT A BAR
GAIN IN ALL SECTIONS OF THE CITY.
WE WILL OFFER FOR FEW DAYS ONLY
SIX LOTS on CoRCoRAN STREET CHEAP
II SOLD All ONCE
h.; BISHOP & HILL.
Insurance and Real Estate Agents,
..It 1905 4 street northwest
National Republican., 1883-07-02
for Rrnt- -nlisrrIlnnsuns.

JNoR RENT-oNE OF THE BEST STANDS IN
~ the First Ward for n grocery store. Apply TO
WESCOTr WILCOX, corner Twentieth aud
streets northwest ies7.l2tt
LNOK itkNr-sToNIG IN BLADENsBURG. MD. !;
~ enitable for any purpose. Address JOHN
STEPHENS, BladensbnlB. Nd. iel2-lms
National Republican., 1883-07-02

INoR sALE-A LOT NEAR LINCOLN. AVE.
II nue. North Capitol ~, Just north OF Btun.
dnry 50 feet front by about i7O deep; will be sull
cl o " Tor cash. -.
JAS 4. ROBI NRoN,
ica0-stt 1921 Eighth street northwest,