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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

The comet which was discovered by
a Partisan astronomer last December
seems destined to cut quite a figure in
terrestrial circles. Professor Boss, of
the Dudley Observatory, reports that
it is increasing in brightness and ''pro-
misses to be a grand spectacle" By
the middle of April it will be visible to
the naked eye, and two weeks later,
according to the professor. it will pro-
badly be as brilliant as the great comet
of 1881. We take il that Professor
Boss regards this particular celestial
as inclined 80 DO sociablc with our OWE
planet. Tor ne remarks that when
nearest the earth ''the comet will be
only $4,000, 600 miles distant" Dis
lance, like everything else. depends
Ii n was in a hurry for al answer
and had to send the average district
messenger boy II. 600, 900 miles with a
note to her, with the chance of his loiter-
ing on the way to discuss baseball and
roller-skating news with one Of his
brethren-why then, $1,000. 600 miles
would 9 considerable of q yawning
gulf. But let a heavenly body be l2,-
600, 900 miles from the earth and
astronomers remark that it is ''only"
that far off. with an air Of people al
luding TO n stranger who while not ex-
actly living in town ear ha found in
the suburbs.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

The editor of the Greensboro IN. c.
North State offers to send his paper
free to ''every daughter of Guilford
county for male twins" The daugh-
ters of Guilford county will doubtless
make IN extra effort to increase the
population of North Carolina as well
as the circulation of the North State.
The daughter who contributes one
male to the next censu is surely en-
titled to the paper for six months. But
why discriminate against girl babies:
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

With the passage of the Blair bill it
is expected that much additional inter-
est will be taken in tie cause of educa-
ton throughout the country, particu-
larly by some of those who expect 20
handle a portion of the 81, 900, 0OO.-
st. Paul Globe,
Will the interest extend to the chill
dren for whose benefit the money is os-
tensibly Appropriated The truth is it
will be squandered and wasted and
eve be used for school purposes.
The vicious bill oughtto be defeated in
the House.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Gen. Sherman has written another
letter, this time declining to contrib
ute to q fund for the benefit of one of
the old and disabled teachers of the
public schools. at St. Louis. He makes
it the occasion for giving the news
papers thunder. The general. we fear,
will neve be cured of newspaper
phobia, even on Pasteur's plan.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Rev. W. j. Spiers, o young Episco-
pal minister at Detroit, recently mar
ried Mrs. c. r. Mabley, the widow OF
one of the merchant princes of that
city. She is the mother of thirteen
children, and old enough to be her
new husbands mother. She is very
rich and the clergyman is poor. He
has quit the ministry.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

The old, grave, Justice Gray, of the
Supreme Court Of the United States,
has fallen in love with q fair Knicker-
b ,cker from Albany, New York, the
guest of the Presidents sister. Her
name is Miss Van Vetchen.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

81 would like to have my husband baitd
out" said the wife OF a drunkard to q police
Judge. "All right" said his honor. ''Send
for a doctor ana a stomach pump"
in one month a Sonoma county, California,
hunter killed twenty-five Wildcats, forty coons,
eight foxes, four eagles, and six wild hogs.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

While Jones, of Florida, Is counting
at Detroit, he is paired with Senator
Bowen, Of Colorado. But Jones would
prefer to pair with Miss Palma. OF
Michigan. SingularIy enough she re-
fuses.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Many sink into an early grave by not giving
immediate attention to a slight cough, which
cou d have been stopped in time by u 70 cent
bottle OF DR.. Bulls Cough syrup.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

= Premature decline Of power In
either sex, however induced. speedily and per-
manently cured. Book for 10 cents In stamps
Worlds Dispensary Mec'cal Association, tS3
Main street, Buffalo, N. Y.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

The late State Chemist of Delaware,
Prof. Chas. u. Williams. says that Red
Star Cough Cure is safe and valuable
and contains neither morphia, opium
nor any other narcotic poison. The
price is Only % cents.
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26
The Ci.ri.us p.ur,h.

Arrangements are ieiUg perfected Tor
III. proper celebration Of the Fourth "f
July ut Mcck,r. and the indications At.
that there will h. plenty Of fun for all.
A. the Fourth comes on Sunday this
year both the 3rd and 9Th will b. oh
served In connection with Il, aud uic
programme as now arranged will cover
those three days. Horse racing and
base ball will be the principal events
during the day, with ike worksat night.
The celebration will close with q dance
u, the Mecker hall ON Monday evening.
As the boys will all bc in from the
roundup about the isi, - lively time
NAV bc expected. \ new track has
been laid out above town and the fol-
lowing programme Of races announced:
First race open TO Garfield and Bout,
counties. Conditions-ponics not TO cN'
cced ~ hands 300 yards. best in three
heats; en,guncr $50 with 50 added by
proprictors of o. X. saloon. Entire
open TO 10 a. IN, July .. at y. X. saloon.
To start at Up. m.
Second race consolidation for ponies
beaten in race of July ID. Winners Of
above race barred. Conditions rs
above. Entrance money must he paid
in four starters OF no added money.
Foot race on Monday July 9Th. open
10 amateurs oi above counties. Dis
tancc, 100 yards.
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26
coal Ch usEk.


The Coal Creek ditch Will be finished
iils week.
Oscar Hardness left for Leadville
last Wednesday.
Jack Yonkefs lost span of valuable
mares this week.
Ed Brown has finished fencing his
ranch on the Coal creek mesa
The number OF rattle snakes killed
on the Coal Creek ditch has reached
fifty.
Ed Rca. liawn Perdue and l.. Long,
are looking after the Mediation X Drci-
fuss horse herd.
III Sanderson lost valuable horse
Thursday morning. The animal got
tangled in picket rope, fell into Little
Beaver aud drowned.
Lou Fowler has quit. an assortment
n aon cstic pets around his house
latest addition 10 which is i've iltil.
black kittens. Lou takes u pardonablc
pride IN showing the young feline Ia
visitors.
We have Intentionally overlooked one
important Coal creek item this week,
but rs the boys are all properly ION
they will pardon the omission. The
creek Is very deceptive for such an In
offensive looking little stream.
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26
HAHN, tssatsStfuttfalu.

Yesterdays ram was a Gcl-se,,d 10
ranchmcn, s'ockmcn and In fact ever :
body. We have hal 10 rain To speak u
this summer, consequently the hay CT p
was badly In need oi rain. liancian, u
hal about given up all hopr oi gath, G
ing crop Of oats when yesterdays w.i-
come shower came. II will bc t,e
tho means Of keeping good mN.y
Thousand dollars In III. valley that
would have gone TO Utah the coming
fall and winter. Our ranchm-n WiO
paid siS cents for seed oats are feeling
considerably .lniod and s,ockmcn hs .
a show for winter feed.
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26
IproN ned.

a sad accident that resulted in the
drowning of Miss Bell sieger, of Glen
wood Springs, occurred last Sunday
evening at the Roaring Fork rope
bridge. The unfortunate Young lady
was out walking in company with n
young man, whose name we have been
unable to learn. and in attempting TO
cross the bridge the rope broke. throw
Ing her into the water. Owing to the
swiftness of the current she was able TO
keep herself above the water for dis
tance OF some 30 yards. but ut last dis
appeared and'was seen no more. Ell
fcrts were made to save her but in vain.
1t is not likely that the body of the
young lady will he found.
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26
rhe rse-ia-nrs it..s,uos.

The White House never prcsrnteti .
more brilliant spec,acl. than on lac 90
casion oi the iirst official reception CIV
en- by the Prcsid.n, aud airs. Clcvcial n
Ihc decorations wcr. on the niec
grand scale M u, the Presidents I'D
ding. with the exception that there y -
more tropical plants and ferns and ! =
flowers. The scene when the roccpC oi
al IT,: !::;;.-. .-Il tie spicntiaf T!ch ic1be.
tunes worn by somc of the diplomats,
and III. bright uniforms OF the oilicers,
was most brilliant.
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26
The nurde, Of nnoaa.. b, the u,e..

From our Special Correspondent.
ASHLEY, Colorado, June 10, 1856.
10 the Editor of the Herald:
Major Bush left Ouray Indian
Agency on last Wednesday, for Fort
Douglass, having been investigating
the killing OF Thos. Rhoades, Il white
man, by Lower RuInp and Sea Gut,
two Ute Indians, one belonging at Ou-
ray and the other at uintah. MI.
Rhoades' brother came in here last fall
hunting him, but could not learn any
thing Of him and was afraid something
had happened and concluded that lie
had either died or been killed. In
March Bridgee Jim,a uintah Ute, found
the camp OF a white man which bore
evidence of Il murder having been COM
mitted, as several camp articles We're
found III the brush and the wagon sheet
had two bullet holes through II and WAS
stained with blood. Bridguc Jim made
inquiry among the Indians and finally
found the sluaws OF the above named
Indians, who gave the entire thing
away-Namely, that the bucks had
called at Rhoades' camp the evening /
lad taken supper with him, after It,
turning 10 their camp, they refused To
20 TO bed and told the sluaws that they
intended killing the white man that
night, and at daylight they stole oyer 10
his camp and shot him twice; took his
body and put II on horse and were
gone about three hours.
Bridgee Jim Immediately went to the
tintah Agency and Informed Agent
kenney who wruIo 10 Rhua,lcs at Prices
Station. Mr.. Rhoadcs cam. in aud
managed 10 hear enough ,o satisfy him
that the camp, etc, were the property
of his dead brother, aud also learned
that Lower Rump and Sea Gut had
traded oil a horse belonging 10 his broth
cr and also found tho riding saddle
which they had disposed OF. After OBJ
tainlng these facts Mr. Rhodes went be-
fore L. ;. Commissioner Uudis and
swore out a warrant iur murder against
the two Indians. The warrant WAS
given t1 Deputy L. ;. Marshal Z. ID.
Brooks who Immediately went t1 curay
Agency and asked Agent Carron for as-
sis;ancc In making til. arrest OF Sea
Gut. The agent positively refused 10
do anything, stating that the Indians
were tn no condition to h. mctilcd with
as the excitement cy.r tie killing OF
"Old SHAY had not not subsidized and
that any a,;cmp, 10 MAKE the arrest
would insure his ,Hrooksl certain death
and IN nine cases out of ten the death OF
sysxy. v l.s. pos" al lisss .AASlaG.. a.aa Oh
Tic ss-sli.vH'ion.
Deputy Brooks returned 10 Ashley
and reported the facts TO L. ;. Marshal
Ireland ut Sal, Lake. and asked Tot
military assistance, which accounts Tor
Mai. Bush's visit. CiSrAn.
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26
Bs-nss from Law.
LAY, Colorado, June a, 1850

LAY, Colorado, June a, 1850.
To the Eiit1s Of the Iluniil;
The roundup wJS in camp here two
DAYS. Til. boys look well and hearty.
Mr.. Thomas Emerson has gone I.
Rawllns tn receive his new wagons
and on other business.
\. e.. WallAhan, I. NJ, has gone "a
Rawlins ON business. Iia expects u
pu, In stock OF dry goO,ls, ladies and
gents furnishings. groceries, etc, soon
Mr.. Frank Aahnu has taken charge
of T. Emcnnn's business and ranch
during his abscnce.
Louis Hepburn jr. Is acting In the ca.
pacity rs Postmaster during Mr. Walli'
hams absence. Mr.. Hepburn Is sou
Of the inventor of the Hepburn riie,
and . distinguished member Of the
American international i.iil. Team.
lie starts for 'lic .aSt about Juiy /.
No regular mail between here and
Yampa for nearly two weeks. Pat
Burns tie sub contractor. has skipped
the country, leaving his wife, and debts
unpaid.
Bear uyer Is going down very fast,
and will soon b. fofdablc. l..
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26
The ltouIssi.up.

The roundup is approaching n cio
Wednesday they worked Little Beay
Thursday Coal creek and Friday Cur
creek and to-day they finish ON
Rawlins road and Sulpher. to-morr|
begin in Strawberry. The active wd
will be finished about July LIST or
Calf crop will not be 10 large rs last ye1
most of the late winter and early sprn
calves having perished during the y
we're weather. Generally the cattle \,
looking well, but the outlook for
coming winter on the White river ratc
is bad owing To the long spell Of d
weather which has matured the grDi
before II was hall grown Should nsi
winter he ms severe as the past one y
loss In stock would be unusually lace
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26
cheeky Indiana.

The Utcs have commenced their an
nusl summer campaign and are max
ing rs big nuisance of themselves as
ever to the ranchmen in this vicinity.
Riding across crops and camping on
hay land are some Of their interesting
habits. They are making war on the
deer, killing them for their pclts. These
red devils should he looked after by the
proper authorities and compelled TO stay
ON their reservation.
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26
j. HuGUs. NEWTON MAJOR.
!. w. Hugus e. Co.,
BANKERS,
MEEKER, COLORADO.
NEWTON MAJOR.

Transact General lisnking business.
Hghs.t price paid for County Warrants. In
i-r--' allowed On Time Deposits. Drafts
iii .a on Eastern Cities and Europe.
Correspondents, Kounir. iiru-.. New York;
First National Bank. Omaha; Colorado
National Hank, Denver. }, ". Hust- S Co.,
Eawlin-, wyo.
Collections. rrosspiiy Attended 10.
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26
r.rr,.r pigeon. =. war ns...nSsrs.

trrT;~r rIE. =. war nsss~nSrrn.
experiments With pigeons ny war mcs-
i'rngcfs were commenced nj Dover on
Saturday In connection with the Easter
mancuvcTs, III. experiments being con-
inoi.i within the co;nirancc of the
Duke Of Cambridge 10y Captain Alla,t,
OF tho Royal Military College, sand
hurst, who has been engaged for SOME
tune pas, In trimming pigeons ior th.
purpose. The operations at Ports
mouth and Dover were based upon the
general IicIn ,ha; invading forces have
landed on our southern coasts, and, h.
ing In possession OF the country In the
vicinity Of Portsmouth and Dover. pro.
cccd to invest those places. The tolo-
graph has fallen into the cnemy's hands
and the English garrisuns are there
furc unable tu commune cato hy ordinary
means with any other pag. of England.
\ number of messenger pigeons he!ong.
Ing to Dover have been trained In meet
such a contingency, and gre employed
To maintain communications with the
bcleagurci guriisuns. Tie birds were
sent from Dover 10 Portsmouth, tn Lon
don aud 10 Canterbury, on the receipt
II the news uf the landing of the inyad.
crs at Whitsiahlc BAY. By this means
il is hoped that. In spite Of the presence
Of the surrounding enemy. the be.
sieged will not suffer from complete
severance Of all their communications.
The whole Of the distant comnuniCa.
iions during the battle Of Lyddon were
made by these interesting little travel.
crs. On saturday morning two pigeons
were liberated at Canterbury by the Sec
rctary OF the Pigeon FLYING Club. The
first bird reached Dover at a. IN. and
conveyed the following message to the
Deputy Assistant Adiutaut General:
"Thc invaders have reached and occu.
pied Canterbury In force, and taken
prisoners all telegraph officers. 1t is bc
lieved the enemy intends to march on to
Lyddon nj once with main body. VIII
send further information when I have
obtained definite particularsi from spies.
Bird liberated nj u. m The message
was forwarded to the Assistant Adju-
tant General before the force left Dover.
Only an hour later another message
was received, stating that the invaders
were advancing on Lyddon with strong
force of not fewer than seven thousand
men. with eight twenty pounder guns,
and that the enemy's ships were be-
lieved to be still at Whitstable Bay.
Thus the Dover troops were warned of
the approach of the enemy. notwith-
standing that telegraphic communica-
ton had been cut on. and were able to
prepare for the attack of the invaders.
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26
s.iiing whi.i., To ,,,- iaaian..

The attention of our readers IL caVssi
TO the reward notice In another colulA
Selling liquor 10 the Indians is dev I,
ish crime and we hope the guilty ~
ties will be detected and conyict<i
Everybody recognizes the fact that ".
Indians are an intolerable nuisance 3nd
II Is the earnest desire Of all that Qsy
should be removed rs soon rs possitse.
Their presence here is a menaolng du,r
ger TO all OUTLYING settlers and To titn 4
there are people so deprayei us to sel!
them whisky is certainly no, spcaianl !.
well for the good name OF our CON MT
nifty.
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26
County COMMISSIONER us-,isz.

Pursuant to adjournment oi las, $50
sion of the Board of County Commits
sioncra, notice is hereby given tina,
there viii bc n called ;nuc,ins OF saiti
IIoari on Monday, Jun. .,S,h. is-,, for
the purpose of providing book1 for
County Assessor and for any other tus.
incss that may come before the Board.
j. j. LASa.IArr. Chnirmnt.
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26

over hundred live trout of good size
were found in n hollow tree cut down in
California. The tree stood near a
waterfall and occasionally water dashed
into it, It is supposed that the fish
were washed in from the waterfall.
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26
4 N.w Hotel.

one of our prominent ca,,lomcu tnd
a business man OF Mcekor have in fnn-
temptation the erection Of n first. d;,ss
hotel In this town. The proposed ! ,cl
will contain thuty-iiye rooms aud bc
complete in all respects. There ! a
good opening FOR hotel In Mcotrr.
The Meeker herald., 1886-06-26
Mcsrs. Geo. l.. RuSsell and

ENNi 'lSH4AtN 'Ni - HNA's iH 81 siii
20
Mcssts. Geo. l.. Russell and ! T.
Cowan, representing respect tcli
tho " and pot hook" In DDS
favored the HERALD with q call the
roundup passed through town tli.
week. They were successful. in & Hing
some Of their cattle on this rang iand
will % back Ia Snake river witt the
caycy about July /.
-.
While coming into Mccker last fall,
Sir. Welsh had his fine pointer do.
stolen from him ut Glenwood ST. ing.
Mr.. ". received a letter the first I the
week from friend ut Alamosa sis,ing
,ha, the dog had escaped from th'pnr-
ties who stole him and found hiiway
back to his old home. Mr. Welsh will
send for him.
White river stcckmen will pleas note
the announcement of j. N. McMi hacls
in another column. Mr.. McMihaels
will be Mt Glenwood about the riddle
of July with lot of blocdcd tock.
which he will sell at very low fgics rs
he is about to close out his cattl,busi-
ness.
Mr.. Ed. Wilhcr had the mis'ortr ne to
sprain his ankle Mt the round up last
Monday while engaged in n Grg lio-
man wrestling match witha frfious
broncho. lie hopes TO be in gooiflapc
however. TO celebrate with the lss on
the Fourth.
The Bear River and Snake ri'r rep
resentatives 10 our roundup ar.,n cx-
ceptionally line body of men. OF the
Z Eastern idea OF the rip snorting nSboy
but quiet. orderly, gentlemanly Slows
creditablc 10 any profession.
The demand for lumber has Zen so
great the past few weeks that eliat-
ten X shefdan's lumber yard islmost
empty. They will have plenty lum-
Der, however, Ia "a week u two.
The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1886-06-18
VEGETABLE MATTER.

How to Get Hold of the Inert Mineral
Matter of the Soil.
The true use of artificial fertilizers
on poor soil is, to furnish every ele-
ment of plant food for the crop de-
sired in excess of the requirements of
the crop, and by persevering in this
method to gradually fill the soil with
organic matter derived from the refuse
matter of these crops. While this is
going on in the soil, like accretion of
organic matter is going on in the barn
yard, through the feeding of the crops
grown by this method of fertilizing
the soil. Ten years ago | began this
system of bringing up a poor farm to
a profitable condition, choosing butter
dairying and rearing calves for family
COWS upon the skinned milk as the
least exhaustive of the soil. AS butter
and sweet corn for the city market
only were sold, and every thing else
grown was fed to the COWS, with pur-
chased grain and feeding stuffs, it was
not long before the land was so well
filled with manure, and the refuse of
crops, as to become quite changed in
character. From a light-yellOw, sandy
loan it was altered to a brown soil, as
deep as the pillow had been run, and the
manure had been mixed with it. A
large quantity of swamp muck had
been used in the stables and pens as an
absorbent, the proportion being about
two wagon loads of it to one of the
manure made.
The blowing in of the remains of
such crops as fall rye, followed by
early sweet corn, and this by millet,
Z ,,H,
yer sod now and then, and the fire.
quent manuring needed on a farm
where the COWS were wholly fed upon
soiling crops. soon made my land rich
enough in organic matter, so that
/ could do with much less artificial fer
tilizer. / then found the cheaper kinds
were equally effective as the most costly
ones had been before, and a less guam
tity was sufficient for a satisfactory
crop The cheaper superphosphates
bought for twenty dollars a ton, the
Charleston floats (ground phOsphate),
gypsum, lime and potash salts, had a
much better effect on the best of my
fields than upon those which had been
more newly brought under improve
ment. The result of the filling of the
soil with decayed organic matter was
such that my stock was trebled, and
the cost of keeping it was reduced in
about the same ratio, counting feed
and fertilizers both in this item.
The use of artificial fertilizers with
out this conservative method of filing
the soil with organic matter is wholly
exhaustive. 1t is a system, most excel
lent in its way, for laying foundation
for building upon, and by means of the
large quantity of carbonic acid gener-
ated in the soil by the decay of the veg
etable matter, to get hold of the inert
mineral matter, which is inexhaustible
as long as the soil itself exists. An ex-
hausted soil still contains this mineral
matter; it is deficient onlyin the organic
elements, and any system of cultivation
by which this is used up. or is not ac-
cumulated, must necessarily be ex-
haustive.-M. Mas. IN Country Gentle