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EStray Notice.

Taken up by L. F. Harris on the lst dav Of
December, 1885, and estrayed before c. G.
Campbell, Justice of the Peace Precinct No.
6, on the 18th day of January 1886, on horse
described as follows, to-wit: Chestnut sorreI,
about l3 IA hands high, three years old last
spring, has a star in the forehead and few
white hairs on the nose, no brands visible
Appraised at $40. Attest
81. NJ. LEWIS,
Clerk County Court Wash, Co.
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GOVERNOR MARMADUKE, Of Mis-
souri,, and Governor Martin, OF
Kansas, with the labor commissions
ers of both states met in Kansas
City on Friday and after consuIta-
ton concluded that they had moth
ing to do with the strike and had
better not interfere.
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| oaIIIy PIIVallIys
IA Positive Written Guarantee
MARRIAGE GUIDE

Elegant cloth and gilt binding. Sealed for SOC
IN money or postage stamps. Over ffty wonder
full pen pictures, showing who may marry, who
not, why. Proper age tomarry. Who marry first.
Manhood. Womanhood. Physical decay. Who
should marry. How life and happiness may be
increased. Those married or about to marry
should read it: Of interest and value to every
thinking man and woman. Popular edition.
paper cover, zoe. Address DIR. WHITTIER
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A SPECIAL from Denison to Gal
weston News says the situation re-
mains no longer unchanged. After
midnight on Saturday night body
of men, $50 strong, marched to the
Missouri Pacific shops and took
charge. Most of the men were
masked. They killed all the pas
senger engines, the stationery en-
CINE that runs the shop machinery,
turned all the water out of the
tanks and disabled several engines
and other machinery and pumps.
They hunted Master Mechanic
Clark, saying they wanted to hang
him, but failed to find him. The
superintendent of the railway was
sent for and arrived after the mob
had left by prompt action on his
part and the assistance of loyal
employees, he succeeded in resusci-
Eating two of the engines. Intense
excitement prevailed all day Sun
day over the nights occurrence.
The men who were not masked
were not recognized by the watch
man, who had to yacate when they
put in an appearance.
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THE Dallas News publishes a
column special from Washington
touching the burning of Brennan
by federal soldiers, September LIST
1866. The claim for damages
amounting to over $4,000 has
been before congress for years.
The special says Mr.. Mills will
press the bill but the prospects for
its passage is by no means fiatter-
ing.
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SAFE DEPOSIT.

WE have recently put in our fire proof
vault a number of safe deposit boxes for the
safe keeping of title papers and other valua-
oles, which We are offering at moderate
rental.
We invite our friends to call and see the
character of security offered.
GIDDINGS & GIDDINGS.
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BUSINESS COLLEGE.
The .southernBusIness unirersltrranl

among the best Practical Schools in the Uai-
ted States. and is far superior 10 any in Texas.
Its faculty is the largest and best in the South.
Now and novel methods employed in teach
ing. Its graduates are holding the highest
positions. Equipped in handsome style.
Short hand and Typewriting. Nine studepsss
from La {, last year. Expenses from ss90 10
$50 less than other Schools. Ad- r. n Hill II
Pres. Waco, Tex. H. IL iiii''
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The Paris Balance Wheel says,
''the man with the steady gaze, the
small, dancing, pea-black eye, will
be the next Governor of Texas.
His name is Lawrence Sullivan
Ross" The Dallas Morning News
wants to know what is pea-black
eye? 1t is evidently new variety
of black eye.
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A DEspERADo made things lively
in Burt county, Nebraska, Satur-
day. A prominent farmer and
creamery man, Il. q. Steadman,
discharged an employee named
Edward Johnson. He shot and
killed Steadman and amid the ex-
citement got Winchester rife and
a large quantity of ammunition
and mounting a horse rode off.
The constable organized a party
and started IN pursuit. About
twelve miles distant Johnson was
overtaken and a battle ensued ;
johnson killed two of his pur-
suers and finally jumped from his
horse and took refuge in a large
barn which was surrounded, but at
last accounts the desparado held
the fort. The question of burning
him out was discussed, but as the
barn and contents, including cigh-
teen horses and mules, was worth
about $500, they were slow in de-
Gliding to set fire to the barn, and
at last accounts had concluded TO
fire at the first chance they had.
It would be hard TO find a worse
desperate than the one here men.
toned.
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JUDGING from the telegraph re,
ports there is more of a disposition
than formerly to advance wages to
operatIves-eugaged in various
manufacturing industries in the
cast than heretofore. Every cent
OF advance in the wages of work
ing men increases their ability to
purchase and thereby add to the
consumption. The higher the
prices for labor the greater the
consumption OF all kinds of goods
and the better times are generally.
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The Mirror

Is no flatterer. Would you
make it tell a sweeter taller
Magnolia Balm is the charm
er that almost cheats the
looking-glass,
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WHAT has become of the Texas
Press Association, is it dead, or
only sleeping ?-LaGrange Jour
nal.
If the Journal man will put in an
appearance at San Antonio on the
18th of May, next, he will behold
one of the liveliest corpses he ever
gazed upon. The Texas Press As
ISOLATION is one of the most solid
organizations IN the State, and we
would like to see the Journal man
renew his membership with that
body.
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COLLECTORS TAX SALE FOR 1881.

virtue Of the tax rolls of Washington for the 1885, have this day
city OF Benha Washington hours of
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GOVERNORS MARMADUKE and Mar
tin, OF Missouri and Kansas held a
conference at st. Louis on Satur-
day with Yice-president Hoxie
and other officials and advisers of
the Missouri Pacific railway. The
governors submitted the result of
their conference with the Knights
of Labor and the railroad company
TO Mr.. Hoxie and recommended a
resumption of business by the rail
way on the basis of the agreement
made at st. Louis, March. Is, '85.
Messrs. Marmaduke and Martin
say that after a carefulful InvcstI-
CATION they are unable to see any
particular case in which the Mis-
souri, Pacific has violated its agree
ment with the Knights and that no
cause for grievence has been
shown. Mr.. Hoxie replied stating
that the recommendations would
be accepted with a few seemingly
unimportant changes which he
suggested. The executive COM
mittee of the Knights of Labor
was IN session at st. Louis Sunday
night.
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The Bolton Journal seems TO be
n warm advocate OF deep water at
Sabin Pass. The Bolton people
have paper railroad called the
B., G. and NO. 1t is TO touch at
Sabine Pass on the route to New
Orleans. Maybe so in time Sabine
Pass will become formidable rival
of New Orleans.
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Tuesday, the 18th Day of MAY, 1885,

much OF thefoDo~ing described will be
same Sale to continue sc
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Thursday, March %. 1856.


THE high license system IS
probably the best means OF regu-
ia'lng tho f.quor traffic. Ii would
40 ava with low doggeries IN
town. and cities and would COM
y ctely abolish the crossroads
groceries. Under a high license
only orderly houses could be run.
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| Any Vehicle not in stock will be promptly
ordered to suit the trade at prices that defy
competition. Satisfaction guaranteed,
aeA. Prompt attention given to an orders.
Patronage solicited.
our aim Is 70 make cr11 work of good leather,
Anu n s'uon u thread that will hold 1t togeht-
" e have harness trimmed with silver. japan
| and brass.
To suit the large horse, pony or ass.
We have halters with five rings, others with
/ three.
If You DON'T believe the'Ee good ones. just call
! in and see;
And webbing for backbands some four inches
1 wide,
They're nice things for summer, for they have
| been tried.
We have brides for stations, the geldihg and
| mare;
\ Bits plated with silver and snaps made of wire,
| Biting brides for colts, to teach them TO know
The way of the world, and the shape they should
go.
Those in want ofsuch articles, give us a CALL
If we can't show you good W lrk we'll show none
| at all;
We wish not large profit on work that we sell,
a good, honest living will do us quite we'll;
But try us and see that we ask for 70 more;
W e have all you need In this inc in our store,
You will see Om sign out and find us within,
So give us a call and yOe'l rel ucome again.
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Precincts Nos. ) and Z.
This, March IS, 1856.

This, March IS,
SAM SCIILENKER.
TaxCo Washington County, Texas.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-30
Married on Snow Shoes.

Colorado Beacon: Miss Nellie Con-
nors Of Lake City and Oscar Olsen Of
Animas Forks were married on the
summit of the divide, at an altitude of
over $4,000 feet, the party being on
snow shoes. Miss Connors agreed to
mSet Mr.. Olsen on tho summit, bring
ing her friends with her, and MI. Oh
sen was 20 approach the summit with
bis friends, coming up on the opposite
side of the mountain. The bride left
bake City, accompanied by her two
brothers, and Olsen left Aaimas
Forks at the same hour, accomI anied
by the Rev. FIR. Ley. of Silverton, and
a few friends. The only way Of seal
ing the snow-cevered mountain " as on
snow shoes, and the climbing was ia
tiguing. The groom and the mi MISTER
arrived irst at the designated meeting
point; but they had not long to wait,
for the bride and her brothers were
soon observed nearing the spot tTudg-
ing along caeerily. Miss CoaDors
seemed less fatigued than any other
member of the party. After a shor.
rest, Fr Ley performed the wedding
ceremony with as much impressiyenese
as il it had taken place in a church
The minister, the bride, the groom.
and she Witnesses of the marriage
| grouped themselves together as Gloss
as the Canadian snow shoes would per
NIT.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-30
How the Wars Begin.

Chicago News: Papa, how do
nations get into war with each other''
asked Tommy Seasonsby.
Sometimes n way. sometimes an
other" said the father. Now, there
are Germany and Spain-they came
near getting into war because q Spanish
mob took down the German flag"
mo, my dear" put in Mrs. Seasons.
by, that wasn't the reason"
But. my darling" said MIR. S.,
don't you suppose l knowe You are
mistaken. That was the reason"
"No, dearie, you are mistaken. II
was because the Germans"
"Mrs. Seasonsby, l say it was be
CAUSE
"Peleg, you know better. You are
only trying to
Madam, l don't understand tina,
your opinion was asked in this mattsr,
anyway"
"Well, l don't want my boy in.
structed by an old ignoramus."
"See here, you impudent-"
"Put down your cane, you old brute,
Don't you dare bristle up to mo, or III
send this rolling-pin at your head. you
old"
Never mind" interrupted Tommy
II guess l know how wars Begin
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-30

justice Smythe at once, the Kansas officers ar
irving two days afterwaSd. The case was
fought inch by inch by the defense, and was In
progress when the r. QUESTION from the COVER
nor OF n ansas and the extraditiOa warrant OF
Gov. Pierce from Bismarck. The hearing was
dismissed and the parties tdrned over to the
Kansas officers, Sheriff Dodsoh of Butter
county, and Marshal Coleman, OF Usage CITY.
who have been indefatie able In weaving such
. chain Of c3rcumstantial evidence around
them that 1t does seem Impossible for them to
escape a conviction. The little boy " "a found
at Newton, Kan. on the depot platform,
crying, dropped o4 there BY Larriway, In ali
human probability, "a he passed through on
the cars. He Is now with the family Of Mar
shal Coleman, at Usage City. The little fell
said 1t was Johnny Jones that Orlin told him
To- say that htA : Inc was Johnny Jones'"
The child says Orlin told him that some
naughty man had shot his papa, a bullet hole
having been found In hts forehead. passing
through the brain and coming out at the rear
a shot as one would receive II
lying on the back. Krusen had -
revolver when he left here. Larriway has been.
seen TO Fave a revolver exactly similar since
bis return, Int 1t has disappeared and cannot
be found. Your correspondent visited the &C.
cused at the jail. Lsrriway Is about five feet
inches In height, Weighs 140 pounds, has
dark hair aud eyes, nustachs and goatee, with
no growth On the sides OF his. face. and mani.
tests a sort OF sleepy, dreamy Indifference to
all that transpires about him. He is about 81
years OF age. The woman is short In stature,
not more than tive feet, plump in form, full
face, long, curly, brown hair, aud quite coquet.
tish In her manners. She laughed and chatted
with neighbor women who called upon her,
and seemed Ter aught we could ses. 10 enjoy
the prospects OF o trip 10 Kaus as faotwith-
standing the charge OF being az accessory to
this awful cftBe) az though Il were 10 be a
excursion, and was wondering
who would psy their railroad fare hack to
Dakota. The whole transaction SCENE 10 have
been a clearly-developed case Of infatuation,
In which the parties were willing 10 resort to
the EXTREMIST measures TO IL.
The woman is now EN- eierte. IL might be ad-
he'd that one OF the horses Of KrUsen has been
as the man who sold It. Officers are
for the other horse and the wagon
and harness.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-30
Amusing Story Of q Congressman.


Carp" in Cleveland Leader: Ihear
p couple of good stories about a young
California Congressman named Louttit.
Loutitt is a young lawyer at present,
and his father vas a blacksmith, and
he worked himself for a number of
years at the blacksmith's trade. While
blaoksmithing ho educated himself. and
Is row considered ono of the brightest
men in California. During tho last
campaign "A county newspaper in his
district made the statement that Louttit
was not fit TO go totCongress to repre-
sent a district 50 kj.h-soned and aristo-
cratic rs the one inwAich he was rum
ming. His father was a blacksmith,
and himself a blacksmith" said the
newspaper, land no had better be at
the anvil than on the stump" Shortly
afterward Louttit came TO this county
seat to speak. IN his speech he re-
ferred to the above paragraph, saying,
as he acid out his sinewy right arm:
' IL ny u uO IL illI9T was u DllGh5IllUC
/ am lot ashamed of that. 1t is true,
also, that | was q blacksmith, and il
find that little rascal who wrote that
EDITORIAL paragraph, l will let him
know ohat | still possess a b~laczsmith's
arm" This remark is said TO have
Brought down the house.
LoUttit is rather rough in MS ways,
and during the past Congressional
campaign he did not always dress in
the latest style. At one time. dusty
and dirty from travel, ne entered a ane
restaurant and Sab down to order din
ner. The keeper of the restaurant
came 10 HIM and said: ''See here, my
man, | want you to look at our charges,
and II you have not enough to pay for
what you want to eat don't order it,"
And with that no. laid down q bill Of
fare where poTterhouse s5oaks were
marked a dollar and coffee was twenty
i've cents a cup, before HIM LDattit
looked at the bill with a curious glance,
and then at the restaurant keeper, and
said: II guess 7 can pay for anything
/ want on this Dill and have half a dol
lor or maybe two TO spare" At this
moment one Of the leading citizens of
the town came in and rushed up to
Louttit saying ''How do you do Con-
gressman, and how is your familys"
The restaurant keeper was dumb
founded. He tried to apologize, but
was SO bored that he s3ammered and
failed, and iiDally left tho room to give
orders to tho cook that tAe rough cod
ger in the dirty clothes should have the
best in the shop, and that the oldest of
wines were~bo be opened for his benefit.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-30

New Hay sa, Conn, special: A dispatch re-
ceiyed here from Dlgmap's. Ferry, yesterday,
announces he death there yesterday of AIs-
tin Sheldon, Of old age. This singular man
was a native OF Brantfori, near New Had
His life has all the romance OF o novel, VII
death ard despair picta red Sn the stror xest
possible manner. Sheldon's age was so. For
forty fire years he has lived the life OF re-
cluse ina cave there, speaking 10 no or and
devoting his time to aha stu5y Of the Bible.
HIS relatives discovered him In this city, only
two years ago., and rainly endesvored 20 have
him give up his mode OF living. In early life
he married a young and beautiful siyl. but
before the honeymoon Was past his life was
blasted by the sud len loss of his wife. He
was arom home at he tirsa attending. to sOme
business when a terrific thunder starm came
up, accompanied. with lightning. His wife
was completely proetrSted with fear,
and shortly after, her reason btcom.
ing destroyed, she died. He disposed of his
business and property 10 Connecticut and,
without communicating with anv Of his
friends, left he old home In q wagon with two
horses aud soaght another home IN the wilder.
ness. He foand the retreat In tAe forest back
OF Digman's Ferry and all these. wears he has.
been visited only by hunters. He repeatedly
declared that he would live arsildie In his cave.
The body will be brought hers ne w spring.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-30
Appreciated His Condition.

"Will you pay me this bill, sirP'
said q tailor in Regent street. London,
to a gentle masher who owed him a
pretty long bill. "Do you W any
body anything, sir?" asked the youth.
mo, SIR" said the tailor. "Then you
can afford to watt" and off he walked.
A day or two afterward tho tailor
called again. The masher was not at
his wits end yet; so, turning to his
creditor, he said: "Are you in debt to
anybody" ''Yes, sir" said the tailor.
We'll, why don't you pay?' "I've
not the money" That's just my
case, sir. i Am glad to see you cen
appreciate my condition; give us year
hand!"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-30

discussing it! OF course, it was the
front drawing-room. 1 knew better
than to suppose he was come to see
the ground floor and her tempers, and
l could see he wasn't one of the set
belonging to the second floor"
'Is he a young gentleman"
"T've seen a younger"
"He's old, then?"
Il didn't say SO. He's Just about
six or seven and twenty, with a face !
like" said Miss Matte. emphatically.
land q walk that was like the Duke Of
Wellington's" whose pedestrianism
Matte had, Of course, never witnessed)
''till he got to the door, then as soft
and light as possible. a springy kind
OF way, with the tirmness there as
WE'LL"
"WellP" queried Mary.
Don't echo my last word, as if you
were the Nawr echoes. OF course /
shut the door then"
why didn't you stay a bitp"
Mary"
THE outside Of the door is ours,
surely" said Mary, with a highly in
jured air; lit is no harm to stand
there if one likes"
Mary" said Mattio, sternly look
ing down the question, lit needn't be
much trouble to learned men to find
our relationship to Eve, the family
likeness is SO strong. There's the bell!
| shall 60 myself, for l want q little
change of air."
Putting her empty cup on the tray.
to be replenished during her absence,
Matte left the room with her active,
willing stop. just as Captain Walter
Give put on his hat in the hall.
Martha opened the door to its full
width and eyed him c%uriously. Walter
looked at her for a mOnaent-a casual,
brief glance from eyes that seemed full
OF far-away thoughts, then involuntarily
raised his hat.
Thank YOU" he said. Good
afternoon"
1t was n slight act, and caused WISH
ter no trouble or fatigue, but it went
straight to Miss Mattie's heart, and
dwelt there, in company with the pie
ture of the gallant figure and the dark,
bright eyes; and from that moment.
for all the years to come. Captain Give
had one firm friend he did not wot Of.
Is it not often SOP Even as a word
msy break u friendship, or may lose O.
friend. 80 a word may gain n Not
that we all have natures 80 romantic
and faneiful as Miss Mattie's; and it is
well, perhaps, that it is so.
FRO BE CONTINUED.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-30
Gluttony Mover at q Discount.

New York Telegram: The fact that
the chef Of the duke Of Noailles has
been decoyed into the service of Re-
publican shows once more declares a
contemporary the truth of that well
known dialogue by Hoffman: Papa,
l should like to choose a profession"
''My boy, l should advise you to be a
cook" "A cook! But suppose
there is a revolution and no
more great houses are keptP'
Revolution! l have seen more than
one. Kings have been b~eheaded-
princes, noblemen and bishops reduced
to beggary; but l have heard OF
gluttony being at a discount. Believe
me, my boyle a cook"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-30
A O r

From the Gate City: A rural NJ
osophsr YVES prowling about a railr5~l2f
station to see what no could discover
to satisfy the cravings of an inquiring
mind. He stepped into a baggage car
which contained q box of exceedingly
stalwart Limburger cheese and 3 mus
ket box, the latter having the resemb-
lance to tho ordinary rough pine coffin
case. Sailing the pervasivs odor OF
tho place for a moment. he stepped
owe to the side of the musket box. and
jerking his thumb at it over his shout
der, remarked with a sagacious wink:
He amt in no trance
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-30
Boston Bellies.

A plain surface-A Boston girl
Goodell's Chicago Sun.
In "the rosebud garden OF girls"
the Boston young lady is the primrose.
San franciscan. Always thought
they we're blue bellies. Lowell Citi-
zen.
1t is said that a Boston girl who got
lost in the woods shouted at the top
of her voice: IL require immediate
assistance from a gentleman of culture
and refinement"
A Boston ''girl of culture" asks q
contemporary: ''How should a young
man kiss meP" The question would
be more Ineligible in the form:
''Why should a young man kiss mop"
Burlington Free Press.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-30

The troops are ready to march at a mo-
ment's notice il the striking ~Hungarans be-
come too boisterous.