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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-12-04
Assaying done at Booth X w ebster'

John McKeever, a ~timberman en-
ployed in the shaft of the vertical hoist
in the Homestake, on Wednesday after
noon fell a distance Of 200 feet and
strange to relate sustained no fatal in
juries. He was on the 20O.foot level
and wanted to descend to the 400. He
entered the cage and gave the signal to
be lowered. For some reason the brake
refused to work, allowing the cage to
drop with lightning rapidity to the
bottom of the shaft, and was shattered
to pieces. McKeevcr was hurled to one
side about twelve feet and for a while
was stunned. He was taken out and
upon examination it was found that his
leg was broken and his side badly
bruised, otherwise he escaped uninjured.
While passing the station at the 800 foot
level, he a Y he realized that he was
falling as he went 30 fast as to be almost
unable to distinguish the lights burning
there and began to think his time to die
had come, but happily he was disap-
pointed.-Pioneer.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-12-04
Died.

On Wednesday, Dec. lst, on Hay
creek, six miles west of Custer City, OF
disease Of the lungs, Gustave +. Ander.
son.
The deceased was a native of Sweden,
having been in this country about one
year. We have not been advised as to
the age Of the deceased. His funeral
took place on the End inst from the
Methodist Church in this city, and his
brother S. A. Anderson desires us, in
connection with this notice, to extend
his heart felt thanks for the kind atten-
ton shown his brother during the period
Of his illness
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-12-04
PERSONAL

~. allaCe OF SnerludH WAS III Town
on Sunday.
John Beatty came in from Dry creek
on Monday.
Chas. G. Fargo Of Deadwood Tuesday
ed in town.
j. II. Skinner, wife and son were at
the Vienna on Tuesday.
Uri Gillette came in from his ranch
on Slate creek OF Saturday.
j.. G. Miller was a visitor in town
from Hill City on Sunday.
Il. w. Roice Of Fairburn was a court
visitor in the city on Monday.
w. ID. Crawford of the A U Z ranch
was a Custer visitor OF Monday.
F. Sprague, who lives on Battle creek,
was a Saturday arrival in the city.
j.. G. Spencer was in the city from the
l. A X ranch early in the week.
A. S. Way of Hermosa vas counting
in this place a portion Of the week.
4. Stoutfer was a caller in Custer
from Fremont, Neb., on Tuesday.
Z. c. Davis of Rapid WAS among the
arrivals from that place on Saturday.
S. Nj. Booth and wife we're visitors in
Rapid City on Monday and Tuesday.
r. l.. Monaghan of liermosa Was a
court attendant several days this week.
w. III. Stewart Of Minnesota was a
business caller in town On Wednes.
day.
A. n. Mallette Of Beaver creek, Wyo.
ming, was a visitor to Custer ON Tues
day.
X. l.. Albertson Of Rapid was in at.
tendance at court in this place Oh
Tuesday.
c. r. Allison and Il. III. Knittle OF
Pottsyille were visitors in this place or
Tuesday.
+. o. French, all the way from Fargo
was Illustrating ut the brick hotel Oh
ounu.!.
j. Dujardin and w. +. Chamberlin, OF
llermosa, autographed at the hiee'
mann On Sunday.
NJ. L. Shoemaker Of Buffalo Gal
was among the arrivals from the Whet
stone city Oh sunday.
j. II. Freel, of Crook county, Wyo
ming, enjoyed the balmy weather u
Tuesday in this city.
NJ. Willsie came in from Rapid on
Monday, on business connected with
Harvey Peak Tin company.
T. III. Arnold, John Mccarthy, and
w. w. Grub, residents of llerinosa
came IN from that place Oh Monday.
j. w. McClintock of French creek
artistically spread his autograph on tie
hlcclildlln liOuSc register on Saturday,
Judge Thomas left this place for Dead,
wood Oh Thursday, from which place h,
will depart for Kentucky about the l0,l
inst.
w. a. Harness, Walter Lodge, ChaS
Burdick, and }. Z. Hamilton, all of Her
mosa, were added to the Custer tlion.
On Saturday.
James Wilson of the "iIarnev Peak
Tin company departed for New York on
the 26th ult, in company with j. Gilbert
and ii. knubie.
DR.. Ii. j. Churchill, of Hermosa, came
in On Saturday, remaining here unit
Monday, when he wa, called upon tn,
witness stand to tertify rs an expert il
the Tilley case.
Ben Porter, sheriff elect, came in from
Hermosa on Saturday To witness tn,
interesting spectacular drama being per
formed at the court house, and at thi,
writing still remains in the city.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-12-04
For Sale.

1000 bushels Of oats. 1000 bushels
potatoes. Forty tons Of hay. Fifteen
head of steers, ranging from two to four
years old; five head Of cows, from two
to six years old. For further particu-
lars apply to
G.. H.. GREEN < Sons,
at their ranch, three miles southwest of
Custer City.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-12-04

Methodist Church-The order of serv-
ices for the Sabbeth are as follows
Sabbath School at 10 a. m. preaching
service at IL; also preaching service at
p. m. Tuesday preaching at 7 p. m.
I ursday Prayer Meeting at 7 o. m.
We extend a cordial invitation to all
persons to attend theae services.
HENRY A. JAMES, Pastor.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-12-04

Beautiful weather prevails.
Assaying done at Booth & Webster's.
Work upon the Tin Reef has been
temporarily suspended.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09
A Chinese Oath.

4 Chinaman always regards the
Christian mode of administering oaths
as a good deal of humbug when he is
involved in any way, writes San Fran
cisco correspondent of The Ne0 York
Sun. In one of the local police courts
the other day. Lee Dan was on trial for
attempting to cut Low Sing, and the
way the latter and his witnesses swore
against the former made the perspiri-
ton stand out on his leathery forehe al.
Appealing to the court for delay that
he might refute this testimony, Lee Dan
secured postponcment of the case I'M
til after dinner, and, on the reopening
of the court, he appeared with six chick
ems in a sack, a small tub. and n big
knife. As the judge eyed the defend
ant and his queer outfit. he asked him
what he had all those things in court
for, to which Lee Dan responded:
Big sam allie time tell heap lie.
Him schlarc Mclean style. No care;
talkee lie allie SANE. Cinnamon sclare
heap good him. Hap no talkee lie.
Shabbee?"
Lees attorney then explained that
his client believed that the witnesses
for the prosecution We're taking advan-
tage of him because they were not un-
der an oath which they deemed bind
inc. and he had brought the chickens
into court TO swear them Chinese fash
ion. BY this process the witness would
be compelled to lay the neck Of chick
en- on the edge of the tub and cut lis
head off, saying at the same time
May my neck be severed and my life
depart as this chickens if | fail to tel
the truth on this occasion.
The Judge asked if it was proposed
to kill the chicken in open court, tc
which Lee Dan responded; You bet
this all velly on square. Like you sec
must do allie light"
TO this Judge Lawler demurred EN-
phatically. and on his order one of the
bailifis took the chickens. the tub, and
the knife and disappeared with them
greatly to Lee Dam sorrow.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09
Humanity to Work Animals.

A farmer living near Nicksburg,
Miss, noticed that most of the OK
teams that hauled cotton from the coun-
try to Vicksburg were roughly treated.
The long whips of the drivers were
often severely applied to poorly fed
animals. The drivers seemed to take
a savage delight in their skill in crack
ing and displaying their whips, and in
the severity with which they could
Apply them to their prosecuted teams.
An old negro had an excellent team
and he usually hauled two bales at a
load more than the other teams. His
oxen were fat and always looked COM
Portable and contentcd. On being
asked why his oxen looked so much
better than the others. and at the same
time hauled larger loads. the negro re-
piled thai he had never whipped or
scoldcd his oxen, always watered and
fed them well, never let them suffer for
want of anything-that he loved his
oxen, and they loved him; and that $
all the reason he knew why his oxen
looked SO well satisfied, were SO fat
and hauled larger loads than the other
oxen. The greatest sin of even Chris
tian nations is their cruelty to their
domestic animals, and yet cruelty is IN
element that leads to poverty. and hui
manitv leads to thrift, as proved by the
example Of the negro and his fine OK
team.-NeW Orleans Picayune.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

did not sleep on Monday. but during
that night dosed of occasionally. de-
spite my efforts to keep awake. by the
time it was dark had quite given up
all hope of being saved and prepared
myself for leaving this world.
Early on Tuesday morning | saw n
sail coming toward me as if from
France. but mt that time there was no
wind TO speak of where i was, nor had
there been any from the time of my be-
ing left alone except on one or two oc-
caslons, when there was n light breeze,
which sent Il little spray now and then
over the boat from the lop, but il did
not Inconvenience me. The sail came
on gradually but slowly and my cour-
age began TO revive. AT length it was,
as | had hoped. near enough for the
sailors to see sigma, and made one
with my pocket handkerchief, waving
it to and fro. Inc signal was not an
swcred so far | could see, but the vessel
kept on nearing me until saw clearly
enough it was making for me. | kept
on making the signals, but had great
difficulty in doing so, rs | was very
weak. We took nothing in the boat
with us when we started and | was
therefore very thirsty, but did not feel
hungry.
Someone threw me rope rs the
brigantnc came alongside the skill,
but was too exhausted to catch it. and
the ship went past me. In little while
boat was lowered, which came and
took me off to the ship. She turned
out to be the Tombola. of st. Malo.
The name of the captain was Landgren,
who, with the crew, was exceedingly
polite and attentive to me.
In their hospitable ship | renamed
for twenty-six days, when the captain
landed me at Bay st. George, New
foundland, a distance of twenty-three
hundred miles from Jersey. Her course
was Port aux ChoiX, where the captain
and crew were about to prosecute their
summery's fishery. They tried to land
me at ST. Pierre, Miquelon, but the fog
was too thick to admit of their doing
so. They then kindly went some dis
lance out of their course and landed me,
as | have said. in Bay ST. George.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

The grained woodwork should be wash
ed with cold tea.
Silverware will keep as good as new If
TIED up In paper bag.
Unslaked lime, near meat, preserves it
by keeping the air dry.
Sleeping the wicks for tallow candles in
coal oil brightens the light.
Make your table look pretty; the food
taste better il the surroundings please the
eye.
Old newspapers wrapped around the
ends OF each Stat will silence creaking
bedstead.
TO cold cream will save it from becoming
rancid.
Glaze the bottom crust OF fruit or pump
kin pies with the white of an egg and they
will not got soggy.
A crumb cloth is an article that cannot
be dipensed with in the dining room If
your table is set over nice carpet.
Flower-pot stains can be removed from
window stills by rubbing with fine wood
ashes. Afterward rinse with cold water.
1t is better not TO stir rice while il is
cooking AS the flavor is best retained by
Keeping the grains as whole as possible.
If the white of an egg is used instead OF
water for mixing the mustard, the plaster
will not blister the most delicate skin.
Smoky places on the kitchen ceiling
should be covered with gum shellac; then
they will not strike through the new coat
of kalsomine.
sure YOU save the Rawlings. They will
furnish just the darning thread you will
need when the carpet begins to 60"
The audacious English sparrow ap-
parently fears nothing pair of these
birds are actually housekeeping in the
U hoo Of al. .tttA 1at. IN. Trf
land, Maine.
A good rule for baking potatoes is to wash
and boil them in the usual way till nearly
done and then finish by baking. They are
withered and more meally than when
laked the old way.
Before beginning to iron sprinkle the
table plentifully with water and lay on
the ironing blanket This will hold it firm
ly in place and prevent all wrinkling and
showing about. Never try to iron with a
blanket having wrinkles and punches.
In 1910 one operative working thirteen
or fourteen hours day, turned off 1900
yards of standard sheeting year; in 1856
an operative in the same mill turns off
nearly or quite 10000 yards per annum.
In lSS6 the mills hours are ten. In 1910
wages were Sl15 pear year; in 1856 they
are S2s5 per year.
A brick being porous, as lump Of sugar
and having six sides, needs careful filling
for water-tight work in cesspools, etc, and
thin grout of porridge Of cement Is com
monty used. Heating the brick and soak
ing before hand in thick coal tar has been
recommended. A man may lay common
wall all his life without learning how to
make brick water-tight
To keep ice in the sick room, cut piece
of flannel about nine inches square, and
secure it by ligature about the mouth OF
en- ordinary tumbler so as to leave the cup
! shape depression of flannel within the
tumbler TO about half its depth. In the
flannel cup so formed pieces of ice may be
! preserved many hours, all the longer IL q
square be used as loose cover to the ice
cup. Cheap flannel with comparatively
open meshes is preferable, as the water
easily drains through it and the ice is kept
quite dry.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

'grhat Miss Jones is nice-looking girl
isn't she!'
Eyes. and she'd be the belle Of the town
if it wasn't for one thing"
whats that!'
''She has catarrh so bad that it is I'M
pleasant to be near her. She has tried n
dozen things and nothing helps her. ! am
sorry, for like her, but that doesn't make
it any less disagreeable for one to be
around her,
Now if she had used DR.. Sage's Catarrh
Remedy, there would have been nothing
of the kind said, for it will cure every
time.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09
MOST LIBERAL OFFERl

THE VoLTAIc BELT Co., Marshall, Mich,
offer to send their Celebrated VoLTAIc BELTS
and Electric appliances on thirty days.
trial to any man afflicted with Nervous
Debility, Loss of Vitality, Manhood, &c.
Illustrated pamphlet in sealed eayelope with
full particulars, mailed free. Write them
at once.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

Nervous debility, premature
and permanently cured. Large book, 10
cents in stamps Worlds Dispensary
Medical Association 663 Main street, Buff
falo n Y
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09
Bartholdis Statue of Liberty Enlightenins
the World"

will be n reminder of personal liberty for
ages TO come. On just as sure founda-
ton has DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
coveryn been placed, and it will stand
through the cycles Of time as a monument
TO the physical emancipation of thousands,
who by its use have been relieved from
consumption, consumptive night-sweats,
bronchitis, coughs, splitting of blood, weak
lungs, and other throat and lung affec-
tiOns.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

A Lockhaven, Pennsylvania man, asserts
that he owns locket containing a lock OF
George Hashingtons hair. The man
never heard the cherry tree story or he
would possess the Ratchet also.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

A dozen Bridgeport, Conn, men hav,
hired 800 acres of wild land near tina
city, and liberated 200 quail upon it, as tn
foundation for future sporting operations
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

A Carlisle dog committed suicide by
pushing his head under a gate and choking
IN death
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09
IN THE COUNTRY ALL SUMMER.

The man who takes his family into the
country for the summer should remember
that he will save his children n gread deal
Of pain and himself "A large amount of
money in doctors bills, if he is thoughtful
enough to carry supply of PERRY DAVIS
PAIN KILLER. The medicine is n standard
specific for all cases of cramps collie,
cholera morbus, diarrhpa, or dysentery.
Where you cannot climb over, you must
Green under
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

GET Lyons Heel Stineners applied 10 your new
boots ana shoes before you run them over.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

The cultivation of bamboo has proved
quite successful in California.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

When there is room in the heart there is
room in the house.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

That ideas generate ideas as a potato
cut in pieces reproduces itself in multi
piled form.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

Bronchitis is curen by frequent small
doses OF PisO's Cure for CONSUMPTION.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

We are willing to pay more for folly
than for comfort.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

The death rate in Colorado is eight per
thousand.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09
I'm .ortant'

When you visit or leave New York City,
save baggage, expressage, and 50 garage
hire, and stop at the GRAND UNION HOTEL,
opposite Grand Central Depot
6l5 rooms, fitted up at the cost OF one
million dollars, 81 and upwards per day.
European plan. Elevator. Restaurant
supplied with the best Horse cars, stages,
aud elevated railroad to all depots. Fam
lilies can live better for less money at the
Grand Union Hotel than at any other
first-class hotel in the city.
A Boston paper recently printed a
spring poem signed with these strange in
itials, NJ. Il. ID.
Missionaries are sadly needed in Geor-
gia if il be true, as recently stated in To-
cal paper that n l3-year-old girl died there
who had never heard of death and did not
know there was such "A change in store for
all humanity.
An apparatus has be,n invented which,
when placed in electric communication
with q pianoforte or other keyboard in
strument prints the music as it is being
played. The machine is driven by clock
work.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

Halls Hair Remover keeps my hair in
good condition. Mrs. S. II. Scott, Stod-
dard, n. II.
Ayers Ague Cure Is purely vegetable
compound, and is free from dangerous
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

A spring bed-One for lettuce and radshes.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-07-09

A Boston paper recently printed a
spring poem signed with these strange in
itials NJ II d.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-03-19
d. IL. MAIZE,
Cor. Main and Centre SITS.

w. ]. Sweeny has moyed from Centralla
to Shenandoah
Paul Z. Writ has been re-appolnted NO
tary Public by Gov. Pattison.
Mrs. II. II. Westler, of Berwick, spent
few hours in town on Tuesday.
Harry Hess spent Sunday at home. lie
is a student at Lehigh University
William Brink and 4. f. Young, OF Jack
son, were in town on business on Monday
Rev. Alfred Taylor will preach in st.
Paurs =. L. Church on Wednesday even
ing, March "a, at Z o'clock.
Rev. DIR. Monroe has been assigned to
Rellefonte and Rev. +. Ii. Whitman to Os'
ceola by the NJ. E. Conference.
Mr.. A. F. Hendershott, OF Washington
&C., is in town visiting relatives The
"General" begins to look like a vet
eran.
DIR. j. R. Evans returned on Tuesda,
from Chicago, where he spent seVera
months. lie is very much pleased VIII
the Western country, and may return there
While absent he decreased his weight abou
ls pounds, but this loss OF flesh has no
delracted any from his fine personal ap
pearance.
Among our recent callers were Boy'
Yetter, Cyrus Dcmott, Matthias Gilbert
Jonathan Gilbert. Peter Workheiser, II
Kunkel, John Eckrote A. W. McHenry
p. Young, Jacob Long, William Ash, r.
Suit, B. Wagner, G.. T. Tronsew, Joshu
Hartzel, A. G. Beishline, j. X Richardson
Jacob Miller, Henry Gitling, Judge Lake
and s. w. Jackson,
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-03-19

On Monday morning the Supreme Court
at Philadelphia rendered decisions IN two
of the three cases from this county, ar
gued the first week in March.
DIR. Bauer's appeal was from the Court
of Common Pleas for striking off his reg
istration as physician. The court below
held that all the requirements of the law
must be strictly. complied with, and that
the Act of 1881 requiring registration is
constitutional. The Supreme Court af-
firmed this decision.
The case of Hagenbuch VS.. Phillips was
an action on mortgage signed by mar
ried woman to secure the debt of hel
brother. The Court below held that she
was bound by it and a verdict was rendered
for the plaintiff, Phillips. Hagenbuch took
out writ of error on the ground that {
married woman cannot bind her separate
property for the debt of any one but he
husband. The Supreme Court held other
wise, and affirmed the decision of tn,
Court below.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-03-19
BuCkIlOrll,

No less sickness than two weeks ago,
but constantly on the increase. lnilamma-
ton of lungs aud pneumonia are the most
frequent. DIR. Montgomery is doing all
in his power for their relief
John Miller, Sr., was buried last Friday.
Funeral services at Hellers Church.
On the 9th inst. Percval Foulk started
for Missouri.
Next Tuesday Clemency Shoemaker and
family will start for Lee county, III.
The following schools will close this
week: Valley, Leidy's, Chestnut Grove
and Buckhorn Primary.
Geo. Winner had nearly all his meal
stolen one night last week.
Miss Maggie Tubbs resolved II visit Of
L. Kuhns, cousin from Shickshinny.
Nicholas Myers and family moved Il
Danville on Monday.
Charles Harris paid the upper grad,
school a visit Monday afternoon. The
first male visitor from town for the term.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-03-19

Rev. II. W. Buck preached on Sunday
morning for the first time in the new Con-
ference year
Emanuel Krumm, at the present time, Is
confined to his home from some throat af-
fecton which may pass to the lungs.
Mrs. c. G. Trench is convalescing.
Chas. McAffee now takes stroll one
notch higher In matrimony. Cause, an in-
crease in the family.
Hattie, II daughter of j. NJ, c. Ranck,
was taken suddenly i'll on Friday.
Warren Terwilliger and wife, of Briar'
creek, spent few days in town during the
past week.
w. p. White and son, from Union Co.,
spent few days in town recently.
John Sbuman and family, OF Centre
spent Sunday with A. C, Hidlay.
Miss Applemau, OF Virginia, and Miss
Vanderslice, of Mt. Pleasant, paid Allie
Driebelbis visit on Saturday.
Some relatives Of Mrs. Ammerman's, il
company with Mr.. Harris, OF Danville, arr
| paying the AmmeTmans visit.
| Theo. Heck had auction on Friday an(
Saturday, disposing of principally winte
stock.
| A travelling troupe exhibited some o
| their comicalities on Thursday and Satur
day nights here, which appeared to pleas
those in attendance.
Mrs. Catharine Oman is at the presen
time lying in very precarious condition
Mrs. Reed Thomas spent Saturday wit
her parents.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1886-03-19
yIimii,.

Stephen Slusser has gone in the lumber
business.
Miss Ida Som, of Hazleton, is visiting
friends at Heterville.
Horace Schweppenheiser sold the "a acre
lot to Jacob Grover for $2250.
The school directors will sell second
hand stoves on the 10th of April.
A. b. Smith, of Shickshinny, called on
Mitfiin friends the early part of the week.
Daniel Boyer moved to his father in-law's
farm on Tuesday. On Thursday Rachael
Yohe moved to town and G. W. Miller tc
his Michael Fetherolf's farm. Z. s. Browr
moyed to Hetlerville. Many other changes
of residence will take place this spring.
Another new huckster in our township
| 4. p. Hons has embarked.