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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-01-07
Undeveloped Resources.

The discovery Of the precious metals
in these Black Hills is one Of the most
remarkable and instructive revelations
of the age. 1t has shown that when
ever human necessity demands any
thing of the world Of matter, the de-
mand will be honored. Whenever an.
imal life, or the muscle Of man or
brute, has shown itself to be unequal
to the wants of an age. nature has al
ways responded to the cry for help.
| Inventors and prospectors are only
linen who act as pioneers and who 60
! forward to see what the human race
| will want next, and to make the neces-
sary provisions. These men have pro-
found faith in the exhaustless resources
than the discoveries Of secret which
nature has kept for the satisfaction of
the wants of IN age. The discOverer
of the steam engiue saw how it could
be made very fast and very powerful
one, and we who live now are able
to see that the discovery was made at
the right time, and that, for the emer-
gencies of this latter day, it has really
quadrupled the power of man.
Nature has risen grandly up to meet
every occasion for new resources. The
revolution wrought by steam III the
business of the world created great,
wants. every one Of which was filled ,sss
soon as felt. Quicker modes of sson-
municating thought were ..:heeded
to give us all the Advantages
of the increased facilities for car
riage, and Mr.. Morse WIS permitted to
uncover the telegrsph. More money
was wanted for lie increased business
of the world, lid California and Aus
traiia werG unveiled. Our great war
demands~s an expenditure Of money
| that I<sade an increased business nee
esysry that involved an expansion of
ssredit that there was not money enough
| to sustain and the new treasure in the
Black Hills and Colorado were uncov-
cred. Their extent and value are not
yet understood or appreciated but the
supply will unpoubtedly be sufficient
for all the probable and possible wants
of the emergency. We are treading
every day on the lids of great secrets
that await the wants Of the larger style
and finer type of the life that lies be-
fore us. Discovery has just begun with
us and will be as rife in the future as it
has been in the past few years.
The coal beds to the north, and south,
the east and the west of these Hills
everywhere surrounding them by their
outcroppings, would seem to have
forced and pushed up these rocks of
gold and silver into this multitude of
irregular peaks and ridges with a gen.
eral northcrly and southerly trend, to
make and provide room and space for
their expansion and lodgment In the
production ane utilization of this coal
we are in its first development, but
with ample and augmenting knowledge
that the innumeratle people destined
to occupy and inhabit this vast empire
of country, will be provided with a
necessary supply of cheap fuel for
warmth and all the arts of husbandry
and mechanism, and to give
power to the machinery that Will
extract and draw the more precious
metals frem their places of secret ane
fast Judgments.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-01-07
No IOOkee Well.

A French farmer located in one of the
valleys along the the eastern boundary
of the Black Hills, noted for his wonder
full tact in trading and selling horses,
was the owner of a very attractive horse,
which TO the casual observer would
seem TO be without blemish, and
which required the closest inspection to
determine the fact of his being as blind
as bat at MONDAY, or Hot Springs
rattle snake in August.
Not long ago, as the story goes, man
who we will call Smith, living in an
adjoining county, who WAS desirous of
purchasing good horse, happened to
be passing the Frenchman's corral,
where the old man was engaged in
rubbing down the sightless animal in
question, whereupon the following
dialogue ensued:
Smith-"Say, stranger, that is fine
looking animal you have there do you
want to sell hiJr ?"
Frenchman-"Oh yes! Ne sell him
re horse he no lookee very well, but &c
horse am very good horse"
Smith-"The horse looks well, very
well think; how much do you want
for him ?"
Frenchman-"Me sell him one hun
dred and fifty dollar, he no Jookee very
well, he very good horse, but he no
lookee very we'll"
Smith-"You do not seem to appreci-
ate the horses appearance. Here
Smith dismounts, walks around, and
takes general survey of the ANIMAL
Your horse looks remarkably we'll is
that the least you will take for him ?"
Frenchman-"M takee one hundred
and fifty dollar; no takee less re horse
he no lookee very well, but he very
good horse"
Smith-"Well, III take him; you say
he is a good horse, and although you
seem to think he don't look very wGS
am entirely satisfied with his as*aar-
ance."
Smith took the horse h~Tce, but on
the day following dis syered that his
fine appearing eyesS%ere sightless, and
at once returne2'So the Frenchman with
the horse, ivsfsting upon his taking him
back, a,-1 returning the money upon
| the ~aound Of the animal being blind
f@ne Frenchman thereupon assuming an
air of atonishment, exclaimed: 81 tellee
you all re time, re horse he no lookee
| we'll you tellee me re horse lookee
well me tellee you no, re horse he no
lookee we'll, now you keep re horse, me
keep re monee." Smith finding it use
less to parley with the Frenchmar
longer, returned home with his un
fortunate purchase, and brought sui
against the Frenchman for the recovery
of his money, which suit he lost, the
Frenchman making it appear in cour
that he had described the horses in
trinity as clearly as his limited knowl
edge of the English language would
admit, having repeatedly declared tha
"ze horse he no lookce very we'll"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-01-07
STEPHEN III. EMMENs

Good news comes from the northwest
plains-news of snow deep and still
covering the hills and slopes
and stretching 70 the mountains Plenty
of snow will assure the crop of the com
ing year Enough has not yet fallen, but
the winter is young and the signs are
favorable ( Dakotaian.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-01-07

j. B. Crawford, foreman of the A U 7
Cattle ranch, near Hat creek, Wyoming,
spent the greater portion of the week
waiting upon, and looking after the
wants of his brother, who has been
living sick at the Kleemann House for
the past two weeks, but who Is now in
fair way Of recovery.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-28
Tom Patton Still on Trial.

The trial of Thomas Patton is still
progressing. A rumor circulated this
morning that Tom had served the court
and jury in the same way Ramie did
last week, by skipping out between
two suns, but when the sheriff open
ed court this morning, Thomas was
on deck. He watches his case closely
and takes great care that his attorney
does not overlook anything. This
afternoon testimony was introduced by
the defense to show that in the night
time, at the place the assault occurred,
with the aid of lamp post light, a man
could not recognize another mar ten Or
fifteen feet distant. In fact there was
some testimony to the effect that a
man conld not be recognized two feet
off. This testimony is of our great
ly at variance with that of Squire
Yant and it involves a question of fact
in the case which only a jury can deter
mine.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-28
SUES FOR DAMAGES.
A Case of Twenty Years Standing in
Which the Former Attorneys Have
Since Become Judges.

A Case of Twenty Years Standing in
Which the Former Attorneys Have
Since Become Judges.
A very interesting caseIwas on trial
before Judge Raley, in court room No. 2
today. 1t is the suit of Asa Cutler
against the lessees of the Ohio Canal,
and is an old case. The first attorney
for the prosecution was Seraphim
Meyer and for the defense Arson Pease.
The case dragged along until both these
attorneys had risen to the bench, and
they had withdrawn from the case
The case is a jury one, but it had been
mutually decided to have Judge Raley
pass upon.
The facts are that in 1868 Asa Cutler
ran a boat on the Ohio canal. While
crossing the canal aqueduct over the
Tuscarawas river at Bolivar, the tow
line caught on a post and his two hor.
ses were thrown into the river. They
were drowned, and Cutler asks for dam
ages upon the grounds that through
negligence of the lessees of the canal the
post was allowed to remain where it
was, thus endangering all tow horses
which passed. The case has been con
tinued until next week.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-28
A SCENE.

Twenty-Five Strangers Kiss their De-
parting Friend and Each Present Him
With a Handkerchief.
Fred. Talbert, Volkmann's right
hand man, tells of an amusing occur-
renee he saw ear the Fort Wayne
station the other evening. He states
that he stepped into a restaurant and
there saw a Russian Hebrew surrounded
by about twenty-five Of his intimate
friends. The Hebrew, around whom
they circled was about to leave
and his friends had come to see
him off. When the hour for the arriv-
al of the train had come, n by one
his friends took him to one side, fever
entity kissed his heated brow, and pre-
sented him with a silk handkerchief.
Talbert said it appeared very strange
to see several call him to n side and
kiss him, but it got highly amusing
when the entire twenty-five went
through the same program, each kiss
ing him and then presenting him with
a Silk handkerchief.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-28
Didn't Like interference.

Sunday evening Constable Weber
arrested at Osnaburg John Martin,
charged by John Carrothers with as
sault with intent to kill. Martin was
released on bail and his hearing will
come up Wednesday morning at nine
o'clock. 1t appears that the other day
at Osnaburg Carrothers had some
tSrouble with his wife when Martin in
krfered. He threw Carrothers to the
ground, sat upon him and waving a
heavy club aloft threatened to brain
the prostrate man if he touched the
woman. C~arrothers took exceptions to
this man interfering with his domestic
relations, hence the action.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-28
IN THE BALANCE.
Still Unsettled Whether the Can
ton Trotting Association
Can-secure the Fair Grounds for Meet
ings--The Old Project OF Removing
to the Bonheld Farm Turns Up
Like o Bad Penny.

It is a very hard matter to determine
whether or not Canton will have a
.Trotting Association with quarters at
the fair grounds. The first estimate
made for the improvement of the fair
grounds was about $4,000, but the com
mittee appointed to investigate the
cost. and which committee reported
Saturday, finds that the improvements
will fall far below that sum, being
about $1,000 and not more than
$500. A number of the
members of the agricultural society
feel f%avorably toward this project but
there are others who oppose it. In an
interview today with Secretary Niesz
of the society, that gentleman express
ed himself as heartily in favor of the
project. He fell that it would be a
credit to Canton and Stark county aud
that it would be a great help to the
society financially. His plan was to
have these improvements made 10y the
society and have the Trotting Associa-
ton carry the interest on the improve.
ment and lease the grand stand and
track. During fair time the Trotting
Association would advertise the races
and the agricultural society attend to
the fair. One great drawback with
members in this matter was the heavy
expense the society had been TO recent
ly. The city council forced them to set
back their fence along Mahoning street
aud this necessitated the expenditure
of a number of hundred dollars. Other
improvements have been made about
the grounds and Mr.. Nlesz stated that
there was a movement on foot to have
the society set the fence back on the
north side. This will be another heavy
expense, and combined with this is the
old topic of removing the grounds TO
the Bonfield farm west of the city. With
matters at their present status 1t IS
hard to determine just what the society
will do, but those favoring the TrOt-
ting Association hope, for the best.
Mr.. Neisz favored the removal of the
fair grounds to the Bonfield farm, and
it is pretty we'll understood that there
will be a great effort made Don to have
this removal made. He thought that
with the fair grounds at the BOntield
farm the attendance would be far larg-
er than it is at present, and that it
would be treating the central and west
ern parts of the county more fairly
than they have been treated. He con-
sidered that the greater part OF the at
tendance at the fairs came from Can
ton, Massillon, Navarro, Canal Fulton,
Wilmot and other points west of the
center of the county, and that with the
change a Trotting Association could
be organized by Canton and Masslllon
that would compare f~avorably with
those of larger cities. He hoped Can
ton would have a TrOtting Association
and be able to secure the fail grounds.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-28
AN ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING
At Which Preparations were Made Fol
Stark's Centennial Exhibits.

At Which Preparations were Made For
stark's Centennial Exhibits.
Stark's Centennial Society held an en-
thusiastic meeting yesterday in the
rooms of the Agricultural Society. A
large portion of the day was devoted to
working out the minor details of the
exhibit. All the townships are expected
and individual farmers earnestly urged
TO furnish specimens of all the different
cereals, products, corn, grass, sugarcane
broom-corn, sorghum, honey, maple
products, potatoes, vegetables, tobacco,
and woods raised in the township, to-
gether with specimens of soils. 1t will
require two quarts of grain, n peck
of vegetables and a small bunch of
wool for specimens. No township
should fail to be well represented in
this enterprise. 1t was also determined
that all persons applying for the posi-
ton of county agents should furnish to
the Secretary plan or plans of making
the exhibit so that the society might
select the best person or persons for
UQdU lUuOI anu lLupOAJdAb ROolUlOus
The following persons named below
were selected as a subcommittee to aid
the committee on horticulture in get
ting out a good exhibit in that line:
j. j. Hoover, Marlboro township; J.K
Niesz, Washington; Jacob Buchanan,
Pike; G. Stump, Perry; Curtis Miller,
LaWrence; John Stimmel, Paris; L.
Mccall, Sandy; Jacob Kagy, Nimishil-
len: william Niesz, Canton; Andrew
Rom, Bethlehem; j. K. Mcdowell,
Jackson; Mr.. Stambaugh, Sugar Creek;
NJ. Bitter, Plain, w. ID. Oberlin, Tusca-
rawas; j. A. Borst, Lake, and the Sec
rotary of the Lexington Horticultural
Society. A committee was selected to
make arrangements for glass jars to
show the specimens of gram, &c.
The next meeting will be held at the
same place on July IA, at 10 a. m. 1t is
very desirable that every n having a
little country pride will meet with the
society at this time. Preparations are
being made by the educational com
mittee to show up Stark's resources
| add progress in this line in a fitting
manner. The first union school build
ing in the State was erected i'll Stark.
Circular Number /, a S issued by the
secretary, was read, and any n desir-
ing a copy can secure the same by drop
ping a postal card to the secretary at
| Canton.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-28

Especial correspondence
MAss1LLoN, June 26.-When the news
of Harrison's nomination reached here
' yesterday afternoon, a few shop whis-
ties blew, but there was no enthusiasm
shown. Everybody was disappointed
and it was really painful to see the Re
publicans trying to look pleased. II
was proposed to have a j%ollihcation in
the evening, and the Harmonic Band
was engaged to play, but did not come
out on account of the rain. A few
small BOYS made the night hideous by
their noise. They built bonfire on the
streets, and a number of fireworks
were shot off.
/, A local contemporary in a recent is
/ sue authoritively remarks: This fire
J cracker tom-foolery before the Fourth
y of July must be stopped" 1t then an
nounces a Notification, and urges the
people. or rather the boys, to shave such
a time as we had four years ago, when
the man from Maine was nom
mated" at which time pedestrians
were in danger of personal injury.
comment is ulIlIcCCoSdly'
A mar by the name of Knisely,
whom some Of our older citizens may
remember as a former Massillonian,
died in Chicago several days ago. He
is reported to have become very rich
while there. His body was taken
through here yesterday to Canal Dover
for buriel.
A little boy has come to gladden. the
household of Mr.. Leonard Schworm.
A Buffalo architect is now making
the plans for the new school house to
be erected here. 1t is to be built of
brick with stone trimmings, and is to
cost about $4,000.
AL. Schertzer and S. w. Smith raised
a disturbance in Bill Jones place yes
terday afternoon, and paid. Mayor
Frantz 81 in consequence thereof.
Miss Lillian M. Fletcher has return
ed from Philadelphia, after an absence
llof two months, and will continue her
y art school.
Miss Minnie Kiln, a former Massil-
teacher, who has been teaching the past
year in Wichita, Kan, has returned to
Massillon.
The tax collector will be at the
Mayors office on Thursday, Friday and
SSaturday evenings Of this week.
Mr.. Sherman Young returned last
night from Chicago, where he has been
helping to nominate Harrison.
-Burk's horse show will be at the
opera house this evening.
Mrs. John Vogt returned from Chica-
go last night.
Louis Paul now glories in'the title of
father.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-28
Certainly q Good Cause,

Laura Stanley has filed an applica-
ton for a divorce in the common pleas
court. She claims that the defendant
has been guilty of gross neglect of duty,
and on the night of November 2lst last
the defendant in the night season dld
expel the plaintiff from the house, and
force her into the street in her night
clothes, and by reason of this extreme
cruelty she was exposed for a long time
to the inclemency Of the weather, n
pravs to be divorced, and asks to have
the custody Of the children.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-28

and taste impaired; is there a%sensatiOn
of dizziness, with mental depression, a
hacking cough and general debility?
If you have all, or any considerable
number of these symptoms, you are
suffering from Nasal Catarrh. The
more complicated your disease has be-
come, the greater the number and di-
veTsity of symptoms. Thousands of
cases annually, without manifesting
half of the above symptoms, result in
consumption, and end in the grave. Nc
disease is SO common, deceptive
and dangerous, less understood, or more
unsucceSsfully treated by physicians.
The manufacturers of DR.. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy offer, in good faith, a
reward of $500 for a case of this disease
which they cannot cure. The Remedy
is sold by druggists, at only 80 cents,
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-28
He FIRED
sad Effects of Circus Lemonade IN an
Alliance Youth.

sad Effects of Circus Lemonade on an
Alliance Youth.
Will Manly, of Alliance, was before
Mayor Blake Monday evening charged
with willful destruction of property.
He pleaded guilty and was given a fine
and costs amounting to 81. This will
be paid in a short time. The offense
was committed at the Fl. Wayne sta
ton Saturday. Will had been feeling
rather hilarious from inhaling fresh
ozone under the circus tent, and ticks
ling his parched tongue with circus
lemonade, and while waiting for atrain
for home with a number of compan-
ions, he broke the peaceful quiet of
that classic vicinity by exploding fire
crackers. He was ordered to desist, but
the enthusiasm resulting from the fire.
uuent draught of circus lemonade
swelled him with Importance and he
would not obey. His arrest followed
later at Alliance.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-28
TERSE TOWN TOPICS.
Cream of Current Chat .Corralled
in Canton.
All Sorts of Local News Arranged for the
Reader With Limited Pime-scraps
From the Reporters Note
Book--Personal Points.

MI. Hugh ]. Collins, of Wooster,
spent SUNDAY with friends in this city.
A marriage license has been issued to
Gustave Graf and Mary A. Flynn, of
Alliance.
A. j. Willard, an attorney at Home
worth, Columbiana county, is in the
city Oh business.
Win Veirigg, of Central City, Ne,
braska, is visiting Charles l.. Martin, in
South Poplar street.
Mr.. Jno. McVicker, of New Lisbon,
made the DEMOCRAT office a pleasant
call Monday evening.
A ten. months-ol boy of William
Mist, of North Cherry street, died Tues
day afternoon of spasms.
julius Albright, sOn-in-law of Con
stable Rebholtz, died at Louisville
vile Tuesday of brain fever.
MIR. Charles Priest, of New London,
is visiting his sister, Mrs. William
Glass, on South Cherry street.
Miss Lucy Henry, of Minerva, is
visiting at the residence of Mr.. Henry
Camp, West Tuscarawas street.
Misses Cora Frick and Minnie Clark
are visiting at the residence of W. A.
Routson, Jr., 81 West Eighth street.
Two of Massillon's prominent young
men will run a 100 yard foot race Tues
day evening, time and place unknown.
Mr.. Lewis collars and wife, of Shanes-
vile, Tuscarawas county, are visiting
Mr.. A. Demeusy, on East Reynolds
street.
ALGER has been interviewed in De-
troit, and he approves the whole Re-
publican platform. This is quite
thrilling.
Rev. Father Matternich, of Navarro,
was in the city calling OF friends Tues
day. He reports everything at Ma
varre in good shape.
Miss Ella SchOry, who has been visit
ing at the residence of Mrs. M. Halter
for the past few days, has returned to
her home near Robertsville.
Mr.. John Stefin and Miss Laura A.
lison were married at the residence of
Mr.. Peter Weber, in Robertsyille, Mon
day. Rev. j. J. Leberman Otficiated,
The Hotel Conrad, w. B. SHUTTER
Prop, 43 North Market street, had over
four hundred guests for dinner on Sat.
urday last. That speaks well for the
management.
The Germans of u city will cele.
brate the Fourth of July at Smiths
groves this year. Grand parade of al
the societies headed by the Grand Army
band at 8 a. m, next Wednesday, July
4th.
The Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
R. R. Co., are now running the follow.
ing passenger trains on Sundays, viz.
Train No. l leaves Cleveland 6:45 a. m
and Lorain 6:55 a. m. running south tC
Uhrichsvills. Train No. 4 leaves
Uhrichsville 2:10 p. m. arriving al
Cleveland $50 p. m. Lorain 6:35 p. m
stopping at all intermediate stations
No other passenger or excursion trains
are run by the company on Sunday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-06-28
COULD HAVE snrrnnD LATER.
What Editor Phelps Would Like McKin'
ley to Do.

w hdb 6hAbOA - 4OAPo
ley to Do.
The Alliance Leader, Democratic, and
edited by Major McKinley's recent
opponent for congressional honors, has
the following on the Chicago conven'
ton: BY a wink or a nod Major Nc
Kinley could at one time have STAN
peded the Convention and received the
nomination, but the political tyrany of
John Sherman prevented it. Sherman's
forces were completely demoralized and
| had abandoned the fight on Saturday
night, but the mighty boss dashed his
men into line to fight a losing battle on.
Monday. 1t will be written down that
Sherman is a hog in politics. Not salts
fed with having all the vacant U. 5;
senatorships, cabinet positions, ard
State conventions at his disposal he
must act the dog in the manger when
the grandest opportunity of a lifetime
comes to one of his brilliant 'lieuten-
ants. Major Mckinley should have
taken advantage of the situation and
settled with Sherman at leisure. That
is what Sherman would have done with
him. AS it is a Hoosier is nominated.