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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-04-19
CUSTER CRY, CUSTER Co., D. T. /
Anril II 1894

CUSTER CRY, CUSTER Co., D. r.
April IA, 1884.
Board of county commissioners met
pursuant TO above call.
Present, A. Johnson, c. Cole, and F. J..
Rutkowski, deputy county clerk.
Minutes Of last meeting read and ap-
proved.
Resignation Of Mr.. S. r. Shankland as
county treasurer accepted.
Mr.. A. T Van Devort was nominated
by Mr.. Cole. seconded by Mr.. johnson,
and there being no dissenting vote, Mr..
A. T. Van Devort was appointed to the
office Of county treasurer till successor
should be elected and qualified at next
general election.
Bond and oath Of A. T. Van Devort as
county treasurer having been presented,
II was read and approved, and he was
instructed to receive from Mr.. s. r.
Shankland all the moneys belonging to
Custer county now in his hands, and tc
receipt for the same to him.
petition of eight residents Of road
district No. 4, new district is hereby
organized, to be known AZ road distric,
No. 5, the boundaries Of which to be a
follows:
Commencing Mt northwest corner oi
road district No. 4; thence running
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-04-19

Cincinnati SPECIAL; March "a Will
liam Berner, on trial for the murder of
William II Kirk, was found guilty of
manslaughter. The verdict was declar
ed privately 10y the Judge who tried the
ease to be an outrage, and the jury, af
ter leaving the court room. were booted
at by the crowd, with suggestions that
they should be hanged. Kirk was kill
ed in his stable by Il blow Of hammer,
robbed of about 500 in money, put into
wagon, hauled off toward Communs
vile, dumped into Mill creek, where the
body waa found two days later. Joe
Palmer and William Berner confessed
that they did the murder aud robbery
On trial Berner testified that Palmer
did the actual murder. while he only
looked on and got share of the money.
The verdict was universally condemned
The result of the trial was the subject of
talk all over the city wherever men
met Or the thirty miiriorers confined
in the Jail the case against Berner was
the strongest. The responsibility for
the prsctical acquittal of Berner was
placed upon the jury. Some Of she
Jurors are said TO have been chosen by
defendants council, and light verdict
thus assured from the first. When the
jury left the court house they were fol.
lowed by jeering mob, and there were
cries of "Hang themr' Two Of the
Jurors were SO badly frightened that
they escaped from the court house
through an unfrequented passageway
opening into an alley. March 20 james
Bohne, one Of the jurors, was threaten
ell by mob, and would have met with
violence had policemen not taken him
from his house by back way. He
spent the night at the Bremen street
police station. Upon his returning home
the nett morning crowd again gather
ed and exhibited a rope with which
they threatened to hang him. The
crowd was dispersed by the police.
Soon afterward Bohne received word
that couple Of friends wanted to see
him at neighboring saloon. Emerging
from his house, "a crowd who had been
in concealment jumped upon him, tore
his clothes, and beat him in serious
manner. Bohne was taken to the Jail
for safety. Charles Dollahan, another
member of the jury, who lives in Harri-
son, did not dare to return home. He
got as far as Cleves. where a crowd pelt-
ed him with rotten eggs. He spent the
night in cornfeld and the next day
went to Brookville, Ind. There he was
recognized and told that he had better
leave which he did. The foreman OF
the jury, A. +. Shaw, is in hiding through
fear Of mob Louis Harmever, another
of the jurors, returned to the printing
room of Russell & Morgan, intending to
60 to work, but was told that the serv-
ices Of such men were not wanted there
During the noon hour the employees
hung him in effigy. A crowd gathered
before the house Of l.. Phillips, on Liber
ty street, supposing that l. A Phillips, one
Of the jurors, lived there. They tore of
the blinds and threw dead cats and rot.
ten egges through The windows before
the mistake was discovered.
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To Subscribers,

There is now Oh our books due III
for subscription over $1,000 which must
be collected. Those owing us and who
receive the paper through the mails will
be notified by mail cf the amount
and If they do not remit at once
will be dropped from the list. Those
who receive their paper through the
postofiice here and know themselves
indebted to us will please call and set
tie and save us the unpleasant duty Of
a personal dun.
Cr q U
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The Lime Kiln Club.

Under the head of unfinished business
Col Du Houk called up the following
resolution which was laid OH the table
some weeks ago:
Resolved, Dat we am gradually losin'
our reverence fur sich traits Of character
as make men great in life an deir memo
ries respected arter death"
a few vars ago." continued the colo
mel. as he gently caressed his left ear
"de news dat a country treasurer was a
defaulter i'm de sum Of $1,000 would
have sot hull state agog. At de pres.
ent date we pick up our papers an read
of dis treasurer bein' behind. dat cashier
skippin' out with big pile, an dis
trusted clerk robbin' his employer, and
we grin as we worder if dey will be
cotched. AS a people we have lost our
reverence fur honesty We expeck
PAWN contractors to do poo work an
git full pay. We expeck aldermen to
make money bv usin' DER otfishul in.
fluence. We expeck to be swindled in
buyin' dry goods, an to be imposed
upon at the average hotel. Indeed, the
big thief may be sartin of admirashun.
=. We send him to prison we turn about
rs soon as possible an petishuu fur his
pardon. l hold dat de term strictly
honest has no longer any meanin
Nobody looks fur it. and if any body dis
kivcrs it he wonders why de pusson
hasn't gone to de lunatic asylum or de
poo house"
"An' whar am truth" asked Judge
Wintergreen Bascomb in his deep, grand
voice. "If honesty has become a sar-
casm de man who expecks to find truth
am considered light in de upper story
Our marchants lie an deceive. Our
lawyers accept a false witness as quick
as true one. Our highest offishuls lie
about each other Our hull system Of
bizness consists in putin dozen good
apples on top of de bar'l to hide de
wind-falls an worm-holes below. We
admire sharpness in man, and We &C.
cept lyin', stealin' an hypocrisy as
sharpness"
"An' who has consistency" demand
ell Prof. Embargo Green, as he rose up
with SIDEWAYS motion, and upset
Samuel shin and the stools. Take de
record Of any public man in de kentry,
from de president down to alderman,
an he stultiiies hisself six days in de
week an lodges on the seventh. Whar'
you find him one day you miss him de
next. He am consistent only when it
fnrders his own aims and cands. He
displays honesty, conscience and integ-
rity only when de mn.terings of lie peo-
pie predict an approachin' storm dat
may result in his DOWNFALL
Several other members spoke in much
the same vein, and vote was taken and
the resolution adopted.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-04-19

until af.er III O'Clock. 1t is understood
that a very lively scene took place he
tween Gov. Oriway on the one side and
Senator Plumb, chairman Of the commit
tee. on the other. Mr.. Plumb took ex-
cep.ion to certain questions which Gov.
Ordway insisted on asking Mccoy and
quite sharply reprimanded Ordway
whereupon the governor insisted that
as Mccoy had been allowed the fullest
opportunity to interrupt and question
him while he was stating his side of the
case, the same opportunity should be ac'
corded him. Chairman Plumb, how
ever, peremptorily refused to allow any
explanation or allow the governor tu
ask Mccoy any further questions, and
for few minutes both became very
much excited. Mr.. McCoy's statement
was confined to the charges made
against him i'm the matter Of the Dou
glass county bonds. He thought that he
had been prosecuted and punished en-
onyh about this matter, and that it was
about time to let up on him. At the
close of his testimony Gov. Ordway
again alluded to the sharp reprimand o!
Mr.. Plumb at the beginning, ami sai''
that he had been treated unfairly. Mr.
Plumb apologized, and Ordway made Il
brief closing statement to the commit
tee. Mr.. Plumb said to day that the
statements before the committee did not
change the case in any particular. A
vote will probably be taken next Mon.
day. and Mr.. Raymond says the report
will be almost unanimously in favor Of
McCoy's confirmation.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-04-19
Notice Of Final Proof.

OF Stephen J. walker HID. No. 96l
LAND OvvICE AT DEADwooD, ID. r. L
February 25th. 1884. !
Notice IL hereby given that the following nam
ed settler has fled notice OF his intention TO make
Communication proof ia support of his claim. and
that said proof will be made before the Judge or
clerk OF District Court for Custer county at Gus.
ter City. T.. on Saturday, April 18th. 1894 via:
Stephen J. Walker Hid No 96l for the hi NV ar
and n hf sw Or acc 81 tp 2, Q range Se
He names the following witnesses 70 prove hia
continuous residence upon and cultivation OF,
said land. Wig.
John Bestiy. william Watts, Charles wus
y.P. LusE REGISTER.
First Publication, March lisa
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-04-19

From the edition of Messrs. Geo. p
Rowell & Co.'S American Newspaper
Directory, now in press. it appears that
the newspapers and periodicals of all
kinds at present issued in the United
States and Canada reach grand total of
l3,4O2. This is net gain of precisely
!, 500 during the last twelve months, and
exhibits an increase Of 5,6l8 over the
total number published just ten. years
since. The increase in 1874 over the
total for 1873 was 493. During the past
year the dailies have increased from
/ ,l3s to ,254 the weeklies from 9,O62 to
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-04-19

loops and the monthlies from 1.09l to
1,499. The greatest increase is in west
ern states. Illinois for instance. now
shows ] ,cO9 papers in place Of last years
total Of 9O4, while Missouri issues 6O4 in
stead of 523 reported in 1888. Other
leading western states also exhibit q
great percentage Of increase. The total
number Of papers i'm New York state is
1923, against 1899 in 1883. Canada has
shared in the general increase.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-04-19

A lying tongue is the assassin Of char.
acter, the most important thing in
human life while he that sheds inno-
cent blood merely destroys the body
the house in which the real man resides.
A liar then is worse than q murderer.
He strikes with deadly weapon and
hurls his javelin at our higher nature
Rev. Mr.. rockingham.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-04-19

The membership Of the Republican
Territorial convention to he held in
Huron will be composed of l25 delegates
from Southeastern Dakota, SS from
North Dakota, and IL from the Black
Hills--230 in all.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-04-19

Washington telegram April 4th. The
public land committee Of the senate
gave hearing to Gov. Ordway and G.
T. Mccoy last night regarding the nomi
nation Of the latter for register Of the
land office at Aberdeen, Oak. The
meeting was secret, and did not adjourn
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-04-19
4 KUBr.ER.


In the matter of the Estate Of Joseph +.
Bliss, deceased:
The undersigned having been ap-
pointed administrator Of the estate Of
Joseph T. Bliss, deceased. hereby gives
notice to all persons having claims
against saidsestate, that they must pre-
sent the same, with the necessary
vouchers, to the undersigned adminis-
traitor of said estate, at his office in Cns-
ter City, Custer County. D. T., within
six months from this date, that being
the time limited for creditors to present
their claims against said estate.
And all persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make immediate
payment TO the undersigned.
j. p. THOMPSON,
Administrator.
Dated, Custer City. Custer Co., ID. T.,
January 2t,th. A ID 1894
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1884-04-19
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS

VI Lu0 0OdIo "a lOuuCy OOu1IuI8SlOus
ers Of Custer County, =. T.
Notice.
CUSTER CRY, CUSTER CO., d. T.
April 8, 1894. {
A special meeting Of the board ofcoun-
ty commissioners of Custer county is
hereby called to be held at the court
house, Custer City, at 8 o'clock a. m.
April l4th, 1884. for the purpose Of filling
the vacancy Of county treasurer, and for
the transaction Of all such other busl-
ness as may be properly brought before
ii.
4. II. FLYNN,
Register Of Deeds and Ex-officia Co.
Clerk.
BY FL. RUrKowsKI, Deputy.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-17
DRY Goods Market.

NEw YORK, September 16.-Dry goods
There has been very good demand
At yobbing hands and fairly large trade
il IN progress. From agents the wants
nave bcsn very good for Tuesday, and
in the absence Of mails and kilograms.
There are many prints, fancy dress
goods, sackings and suitingS, fannels,
hosiery and other specialties, which
have had many requests. For cotton
goods there is a fair trade. Woolens
have been dealt in very lightly. The ex-
ports of cotton goods were 1880 pack
ages the past week; since the 1st of
January 117,0i0 packages, against H.
l73 the corresponding period OF last year,
and l20,9 packages in 1881. This Is the
'argest total of any previous year.
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new YORK, September 1S.-GOvern-
nents easier; railways lower. Stocks
opened feverish. Before II am, how
ever, a moderate buying movement set
In. and there was an advance of Il to ~.
AT midday the merket was weak again,
and continued so until the last half hour
5f business. There were reports affect
ing the credit of the National Bank, but
he president denied any truth in them.
There we're also rumors from the west,
were of an unfaYorable character. The
decline ranged from Il to 3H. About
ESQ the market began to harden under
purchases for short account, and rally
Of a to 139 occurred. The market
closed firm. Compared with last night
The closing prices were n to ~ lower,
sxcept for Lackawanna and New York
Central, which are Is to e higher.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-17
FULL DIPLOMA COURSES IN.
Literature, Music & Art.


Practical lessons given In Domestic Econ
omy and Cookery. Riding School in connec-
ton with the college. Forty Scholarships
of the value of from s25 TO 800 annually
awarded by competition. eighteen OF which
are open to competition at the September en-
trance Examinations. Terms per school year
Board, laundry and tuition. including
the whole English course. ancient and mod
ern Languages and calisthenics. from $3.50 to
$500; Music and Painting extra. Combined
rate payment one year in advance, including
painting from $500 to 500. Junior 6ad Depart p
ment Pupils admitted from tne age OIL, Of Q
Special department for the training OF tes ca.
ers: teachers registry in connection with the
College Professional staff OF Engi asia ana ID
European reputation. Liberal reuucai4 ;Ii,, "
the daughters OF clergymen. For Iarge iilus-
trated circular, free, and further paftic uiafs'
address. p-,,,;,o,
REV. E. N. ENGLISH, II. A., frinciPai'
Hellmuth Ladies' College,
Next term opens September lSsh' 1904
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Mining Market.

Nav YORK, September 15.-The
mining market was Somewhat more &C
live today. Consolidated Virginia sold
at22 q 21; Eureka and Horn Silver at
az. California at IS; Green Mountain
at Its; Ophir at 1.3O; State Line l and
;. al .O5; Union Consolidated at 1.20 and
IN Pacific 81
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-17
British Grain Quotations.

LrvERPooL, September is, $50 pm
Lard-Prime western, dull; 37s Cd.
Wheat-Dull; new western winter
IS Sd; No. 2 spring, Is sd; good Cali
fornia wheat, Just shipped, 35s; nearly
due, 33s Sd.
Corn-New, mixed, steady, As lid
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INV YoRK, September 16.-Stocks ir-
-egular, with less pressure to sell; nonew
minors ahoat at II O'Clock the market
vas firm; prices % to per cent. better
han at the opening.
Noon-Stocks continued strong. After
II o'clock q further fractional advance
gas recorded, but towards noon the
market broke weak, with decline OF q
% ~.
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HOME MARKETS.

To Farmers, Miners and General Deal
ers: All quotations given in this column
are corrected daily from careful in
spection of the different markets; prices
quoted are at wholesale rates, and retail
buyers must expect to pay somewhat
higher figure:
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-17

CHICAGO, September 16.-Hogs-Re-
oeipts 1l,000; weak; 5 to 10 lower; rough
packing, 5.35 q SEQ; packing and ship
ping, 5.75@ cps; light, 5.25 a COS.
Gattle-,Receipts 5000; steady; desir-
aoie grades firm; good to choice ship
ping,. 6.OO q $50; common to fair,
40 to $50; inferior to fair COWS, $50
% 325; medium to good, $50 to 4.25;
9tockers, 3. . to 400; feeders, 400 to 4.65:
range rang cattle firm; grass Texas, 3.75 to
4.Go; Wyoming $40.
Sheep-Receipts 1000; demand fair
ana the market brisk, but values are
5aIher weak; inferior to fair, $50 to
rs; medium to good, S.25 to 3.75; good
20 choice, 400 to 25; Texans $50 to
$40; lambs, per head, leo to 500.
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COMMERCIAL
EASTERN MARKETS.
,oo.y. Stocks. Grain and Cattle

Erv YoRK, September 16.-Bar silver,
nv.
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CHIctGo, September 16.-Wheat-
Stronger; AZ cash; 1917 a Is October;
755s November; 1917 December.
Corn-Firmer; 55 cash September;
55H October; 1879 q II November; 35H
year.
oats-Firn; 25IG September; 2514 oc-
eOber; 25H November.
Whisky-l3.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.; 7515 a
78A October 10 November; 79K De-
Cember.
Corn-Nrmer; S. September; 51A Oc-
;ober; 441s November; 35N December.
Oats-Steady; 28H September; 25I
October 255S November; 28% Decemo-
Der.
Pork-FLrm; 1915 September; 400
Lard-Higher; 1921 September and
October; 7.05 November.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-17

70" Prime mercantile paper 5K a 6K.
gterIing exchange bankers bills, weak
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-17

Is3t1erling exchange demand 4.841E.
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Wool Market.

Boston, September 1s.-Wool steady,
unchanged.
New YoRK, September 16-Petroleum
steady; United 1874.
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NV YORK, September 16.-Money
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1884-09-17
Office of THE HERALD,

alt Lake, Tuesday evn'g, Sept. 10, "a.
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Salt Lake Ore Market.

FURNISHED daily by Mccormick & Co
Bsnkers.l
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DAILY WEATHER REPORT
wAn DEPARTMENT.
Division of kilograms and Reports for the
benefit of Commerce and Agriculture:
SALT LAKE CITY. September l6 1884.

NIX, Their, 65.s; Min. Their, 4o.7.
Rainfall during "a hours, COCO.
True Loo Time.
J.CRAIG, Sgt. Sig. Corps, U. S. A.
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SILVER
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Hay.
Butter.
Eggs.
Cheese.

Warranted. ",.,....-...,, &c
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-20
~ Ts1egvspp .
NEw YORK.

Nss York. April 10, 1854.
Stocks were firm and higher during tho sariy
dealinss to-day vanderbilt suarss sma Missouri
Canada Southern I. Lake shore Y, New York Gen.
trail y. Sub equeutIy this improvement was lost,
and speculation for the remainder OF ule dsy was
freely pressed tor ssle, breaking a. stocks de-
pressed on rum r. Of the conpanys earnings for
March wonld show heavy decrease: Mss disi-
dends would be suspended, and that the Chicago,
70 Grand Island Within the month. Room-fraders
were heavy sellers. and round amounts or long
stock were thrown on the market. Among coal
shares Reading feb OF Jersey Central Lack
nc the mines, owing To contempt ted restriction
and production, but this was subsequently denied.
In Changers Northwest dc lined II. 50. Paul ~,
Omaha ~, preferred 2. Trunk libe shares fell Oh
10 IL. Canada Southern leading. Southwestern
quiet except Missouri Pacific, which was more
active than usual nj lower range OF prices.
Changes IN other Souihwesterps were less
than I. Denver declined !, Central Pa
eide Mall IL. just before the close Western
Union sold at n decline u Ia. Speculation was
adversely affected by the heavy selling Of Union
Pacific, AVID closed weak. COMPARED with last
Pacific IL, Western Union ~. Omaha IN, prefer
red *, Reading IL. Pacific Mail !, Jersey Contra
2, Canada southern i.
NEW YORK BANK STATEMENT.
NEW YoRK. April lo.-The weekly state
ment OF the associates banks shows the following
changes: Losns decrease. ~ ,096.1O0; specie de-
crease, &3.t13,S0O legal tenders Increase.
h,l41,2uO: deposits decrease, s3,69l.0OO; CIR
culstIoD increase, sl23,e00; reserve decrease,
The banks now hold s2,5o7,57o In excess Of
legal requirements.
BALTIMORE.
BALTIMORE, April 10 Virginia o. consols.
Al; new l0-40's, 3tl: new SIS, 56i. Bid to-day.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-04-20
THE ONO TRAIN WRECKER.
John MichaeIs Identified by the Wounded
Express Messenger.

A Dayton (Ohio) special 10 the Tribune
says: The man who last week wrecked
the Panhandle train at Beavers has been
apprehended. He Is John Michaes, aged
twenty-four, and has been In Jail here for
the last few days for safe-keeping. Last
night he was taken to the scene OF the
wreck. John Steiner, farmer, who was
first on the scene on the night OF
the wreck. identified him AZ the man
he saw in the baggage-car struggling
with the wounded express messen-
ger, George Confer, for the keys to the
safe. Nellie and Maud Dugan also identify
him as the man they saw jump ont OF the
baggage-car after they heard Confer say
"Ill die before you shall have the keys"
Both these young women were in the
wreck II. the time. Confer, who is still
alive. also identifies Michaels, and says that
he threatened to kill him il he did not give
up the keys OF the safe. MlchaeIs Is weak
ening, and, it is thought, will confess.
At Alpha, village near the place where
the wreck occurred, crowd OF two hum
dTed men awaited the arrival OF the officers
with the prisoner, and cries Of Lynch
him !" "String hIm up!" were heard.
The excited populace were evaded by the
officer, who iorded the Little Miami river
and went on TO Xenia. The pris ner is
not yet in Jail. The officers ere still driving
with him about the country to keep out OF
the way OF the people. The charge pre-
fcrred is train-wreckIng and murder.