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A MELANCHOLY JOURNEY.
The Extrnordinnry Narrative Of n Passen.
ger on m Erie Train.

~ vi aenCus
ger On m Erie Train.
Among tho passengers On an Erie Railway
express train from the West was a middle
aged man who had in his charge n little golden
haired girl. three or four years old. whose
piquant ways and bright sayings made her q
general ~favorlte. A gentleman sitting In the
next seat in front OF the passenger with the
child remarked to her guardian that the longest
and most tedious journey would he mado checry
by such a travelling companion as his.
Yes" replied the passenger; but. notwith-
standing the sunshine Of her presence. sho is q
constant reminder to me Of one o! the most
melancholy Journeys / ever undertook. Her
mother was my only sister, who lived in Craw-
ford county. Pennsylvania. l had not seen her
for over fifteen years. and, In fact. We had both
neglected our correspondence with each other,
and had not heard from her in over q year.
not know It. Last week had b%usiness in
yyislt: and also yisii another relative fl
ff''a s:opp SsffFS; on Last at s SSadaSiHI /" a Sf'I dr ago
to ,te little farming ,villsEe where my sister
tho village, whore Mrs. Colo lived, and was d.
rectsl to the house, but noticed that the man
swqred by my hrothcr.in-law. He knew me
ard Grasped my hand. but said not q word.
bong overcome by some great emotion. At
''s, :H | ,' $ii You hear q'itr,
"sinma is dead! he replied.
rIEMma Was my sittsE she had died on the
hour or two w.len ] arrived at her house, This
little LITTLE one Ss, here was so ,Es 9nly living r,lla ny
~tsrosts in illinois. AMI. an his presence In that
State Is NECESSARY, At frequent intervals, he ac-
S SNa Iaa %y pr4 pSr,.n.it to take Ike h Lab shl.d ipIo ny
me sndi {G;roasSt, her Win NJ. 'C. l4'Nt 70
,, h01 SYf r. way Es A. WE So on m at Flint ra. as
when I aI.t looked iorESrl 70 tle WISH. This
M ms d SsRass lsn'a unit tho as'f s.s was d. No train n tho TO
Icading room Of tho hotel nea, tho dcpet whore
stopped l picked up q local newspaper. In
''1 %n Gs,i Gsi Fa nj Pi KilI.d. SHT rs an l L. II s ss.as!
ss s 10 ,hs item. that on Friday Of week
|. Sssd ' 10 see 4 .s sesm Of n runaw AsSs r.ass. ra w;h Tss
E Viii thy thy lad i'S ss:P Sisihed i.' das ! EssS aaw To
turned from the road and onterod the farmers
Isrtt. They were saEEAt and ne farmer went
aWays had some. to see what had h.p PC aIn to
the pers3q or persons to whom, the team he-
ipnssd: He had not gone far eefsrs no saw IN
r.! re- s ssSa ED isl}sn = Upon or 4 ,lI IS Y was p sss.lss
las VIE s ESa' cs. % eiil %4 hi. i F dss A. S Sp I br.nek
81 Sut "a. u 'P:s wss: s"0 f S5s'f ie sh1ssr'n sa aas S:sai
tElss dssa ssdi.s and III. aasonscia s"s ch hIo
sSiIarsn iisa : iii. is,.r. ri. s.n' ~ ss nv"
sas s1psT b saiaI Gf H. Gs%rfS s Mss Of TIsss
when tbs hsmlock tree, which was partly DO
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orter Yesterday, was 'buckin2 t. with three

porter Yesterday. was 'bucking IT, with three
engines coupled together.
at was dangerous work. and We paid the
mon extra wages who rode on the engines. The
locomotive. Ia the middle had the most dan
gereus position, and many u poor fellow lost
his ltie N the old times when they struck Il
hard drift, ,T!en. again. 1t used to wreck the
Ro were building n two-mlle tunne! on the
Cascade division undsr the stampede Pass, 80
miles east OF Tacoma, W. T. Pending its COM
rIetion WI run our trains over four switch
tracks having n maximum grade OF 266
feet to the milo. Early this winter
We struck hard snow drifts ten feet
high. and the Superintendent told us that
1t would actually cost us us much to shovel II
mile in tho old way as to have constructed n
mile OF the railroad itself. and yet this rotary
shovel went through, the drifts. opening up the
read Mt the ratio o. three to five .mi!es an hour.
Tho Western roa'ls have 4 Eo0d deal OF snow
to handle. -.nd they do handle It. l should
thtnk the Eastern paople would prepare tor
the worst. and be ahead instead OF behind the
times"
The official report Of the Union Pacific Rail-
why Company on tho operations of tho rotary
steam snow shovel during februaTEy. 1887;
expense for engineers. fremen. fuel. oil, tallow,
waste, labor, and material for the month. on
the number OF miles run bsing 2.93O.2. An
AVERAGE speed Of twcnty miles an hour Was
maintalneu in travelling 5 .22s.l miles between
the dates Feb. 4 and March 7. including time
lost in clearing side tracks a,,d waiting for
three to sixteen feet deep. The new shovel is
guaranteed to remove wet, dry, or hard frozen
snow and Ice. even IL 1t be half sand. packed
and frozen by blizzard winds,
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~tsnant's position by tho .singine. Of the sons
THERE'S. Nothing Like II" or Cash; Cash,
timsa maze q vocalist rsnpwred through the
country. the following verso from Cash, Cash.
Cash |" Is quoted:
Now. the Ladder they like 70 20 shopping
within each shoe store on the street
And forever ma ever they're et0nping
To show on their dear pretty feet;
They will ask for 4 number tive booilet
But the clerk will scream on In surprise;
"oh. maaml can II bs-ysur foo, seems to me
Just . lit Q TOO small fer test siys"
(Spoten) Ton SEQ. all he wapts 10 her-
Cuosus-Cssh. Cnsh, Cash.
Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, the p~oetess. has
unintsntiopelly added to the song literature Of
words for original music In a few instances,
and been well paid for doing 50. But. IL me
from newspapers and magazines. and ntted to
suitable music. or course, In such instances,
Mrs. Wilcox received no money Tor her work.
hut her name Ia put upon the title page IN ,earh
instance. and so her poems ret wider publicity
than they otherwise would receive.
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Queer Westhe- t. sxrHms.

nr,. S'""' y FI1SoNTVh FTGfl
Rattletraps, pigs tails, and p~orcupineas
s Tsn az or aie,eiE Ia,p tiysr report received b, the
onfly. that means that the Mononsahela NV
rising there. that there had been ,,,sar,v :
5s nii H gsln during the Day, that the rain.
i ir%n m The nor,hwss,; c%ni %s"at.isAS., d %'"' b E,ss
s n {, !, 'Ason,,s wa me message from Nor
2 LEY D inches q q change. O.35 inches oi rain.
iait Hhi u n9rther!y wind.
ne slsiial service docs all its reportinp IN
.innuri Az RIVER messages are recstyedin tLa
10 soS S, Kind, N Of language; II IL a lanshsiiIsi thinlsS
Business s Snj' !. .hs 2Illcg at an early hour. on
e wo,,,s o,t from the tslexrams, The oldest
,oc,sd to form the ciIher: Ths use Of a oip6sr
~ rs chArActsristic Of the differences ib liz
mnnakeineDt OF u Government donnrt mani anS
~ hr rii,Sl concern, ~ dLnrcnit ior an ordinS..
Gr:yag's lne"ry II can he iMsriied on Is 'r thst ea tbs
atitiItni'ht wl' NJ. ono time n branch ~ q. tthpeo
s snr,olu,fTI b sr Esb, !. and ,tat ilofefo.e tie 2cssifoass
4 u Tss X me coantry whom It Was pssafSi 70
will. nj due usn ps. psSfi 10 T X. Rs sst to tti9E that
Nh asinas an en:ny worse than Ey 1urniSSinSS
surnishsd to tho Innocent public srus
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on the face Of this great drum. whom
:: :sn ~ . ansfs 4 sSas ( ste ssss sns snS %Ss J. D outs lie i:
f Esit:s; TIT .n ssSW !. To- 'lorcs ss'e 81 *. D srsssar. t %
ess Or FSIs pushing engines behind III.
c :sS,; nd Ss s:sn h. is.s e 3 ! sssP 81 ESpp sS" 81 S VI e.
, n.sSi. e . rs big Issdl: ., .h 4. v ,sn. wide sS.,s str ss
: :sSy = s,li sssssra or .h sSass, and fIi into foa shis
speed . iHss:a ln Ss dhS pA tEs d Yasft Il. Is
thrown In the air, from 100 to 800 feet. being
Tssulsssd party by Tho Er; ~; { s,s Of the h TESfnb
bshind, the shovel % a cab with glass windows
enough to give the pilot a clear view ahead.
In this cab . man stands who Sives the signals
70 Z, the Se'. sSoy 70 'n sn SH n By sa which the m az z me
weighs 6ity %tons-asout the same weight as
Boit.Sd to a beam attached to the fore part Of
the front truck ls an ice cutter. Or breaker.
easo' 2 fh ~. cuts sts' Tho sf ie. ' At tBss Ide 70 ana i ess
to the top Of the raj! so that when the = iiange"
comes along attached 70 2 beam behind the
o. cleans as q whistle for the car wheels that
FL have seen sixteen mile. Of snow "a d,r ,s':;
s ssoySl ha ais sl SsnIa S Ssv IN taken sEo i i,ST ( me eaid MORE orr;
than two daye to do the same work. This was
done last January on the Chicago and North
western, and tho Chicago, Milwaukee and st;
Paul Railroads. The roads had been closed
ten DAYS at = loss OF about $4,000 n day to thu
companies. This $4,000 Is Just the price OF
ono Of those now shovels."
There are eleven OF these shovels at present
in operation, distributed on the following rail-
roads: Three on the Union Pacific. one on the
Colorado NillRnd. one on the Central Pncitic.
four on the Northern Pacific, one on the Chi
cago. Milwaukee and 81, Paul, and one on the
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company's
road.
"We have mona Of the shovels on hand now
said Mr.. Cooke: " but w0 employ 700 men. and
eseRry,"
The Northern Pacific Railroad extends from
~sound-some q LOO miles In all. The snow that
falls in Dakota is OF = dry quality, that IN Wash,
incton Territory being wet or heavy. The. old
President james u. Williams to q SUN re-
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an ELECTRIO FIST.
Il CaA Flick Up o Psu.ds 81 IPsn aaA
Garry it About.
pron the Pnfs6ssroh Preas

Eom ne Ptnsotrph Preaa.
F. Berry, an electrical engineer hero, has
just returned from Cleveland. He has heen
"; Az. su! y i; ~ y. " %;.; %ss}s: . s!s::sss:S::
G inVsa:,qn, I II :RG b: sssl: 4 az Il S lsHiSEiissy nj
ss! :ss s os,' q Tf liitins It ss.s S0i S1i.t !: i.asSSs;::.i I'd
s ssssa q a'S s. haze Dssfi iss 81 l''A ~ n'''t' ~
9. T. Wsllmaa the superintendent q The pig
some tins age that . largo -eisstro-naenss
isSl0{ Nst y ssi.s si q sisslrI isE lis I: s,a S; =; s: 3
RI I B:zr = i p.iass q e &. t spes. S SSs ssssssrisl ~;
Z S,[S : sey We @st ia1ns IS Z iSH sssss Ss.I |sss ss'i' I'D
to ' Be- . sas s1nsetsS' Eieh ., two ss' e :ls's q .ois ilss
. . aui;,t IN Sis II strands TIL e NJ XII i; BBr !. 1. s.s Is
covered wire. TO comblns the " sepsrssS
FInsaS ,o1 thy: formed 6n 1n% ~ int \ shi on: III they YsiS
For trial OF the magnet ct. portativs worn n
Crane Tas suf Ecps M.s BY used e fo Z: 4 tr %ss i 4 pnsp .s.s
wsIL, The current DOW sent throusSs tSs wirtS
to t1ass. IL Il R m.sP isssS t IKE II: 9 S. e e 3, 60 81
pounds cogld, be lifted up hsnaily. and. =
The Otis Iron and Steel Company make Q
great many steel billsts and send them to W.
rleus parts OF the country. For loading thorn
on the railway cars they employ, or did employ,
the usual crude method Of hiring labsrerS e
lit and carry thom by hand. Cleveland. like
the most Of It's nsighboripg cities, swarms with
so-cRlled PolackR that do the rough class d
work. They arc a nondescript tribe Of people.
composed 81 the worst class Of foreigners Of
al kinds. The popular theory, though. iP that
they all come from Poland. Alarge number Of
these people lind work at billet loading at the
steel works. At one part OF the factory where
or fifteen PolackS have been wont to b kept
position OF OtleVo in the matter Of occupatioS.
the magnetic picking up two or three billets a
q time and depositing them In Q chr.
III the thing works permanently, a. Il an.
pearod to DO working when Mr.. Berry Ian
Cleveland, 1t looks ~ II one boy would bo abiS
to- do the work OF a gang Of mon. His dutjes
will be those OF lowering tho magnet from M
crane on TO soIno hillats, turning on the cur
rvnt. swinging the, magnet around to the ton a
a car. cutting on the current. and bringing M
crane back to Its frat position. The crane used
Ia one OF 9. very superior GLASS. being adopted
to turning In any possible direction almUst' ~
q slight movement, from q pneumatic valve.
Tho turning on and Oh Of the electric swItch'
OF course. would require no expenditure OF an
ergy that would be worth speaking OF at an. II
Is Intended to construct an electro-maRne OF
softer ana more arpropriato Iron than That 81
which tho first experimentai ono Was MADE.
Tie amount OF current, also. will bs ARRANGED
go that only a portetiye cnpncity OF $50 pounSs
be produced. "s"0''" WA
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CHINA MEN IN SUNDAY sCnOOLA
Pies Leo Talks Of Christianiz'nG his
Raee-Other NIsstsnnrv Topics.

Yan Phsu Leo Talks or ChrIstianiz,ng hts
Rsee-Other MIssisnnrv Topics.
Bishop Potter presided at the annual meet
ink OF the Womsn's Auxiliary Beard OF Foreign
Missions In the hall OF trio Young Women's
Christian Association at I East Fifteenth street
on Thursday. Four hundred women. nem-
bsrs OF the Auxiliary Board, were present.
Bishop Potter defended the purpose of the
organization against the old argument that
charity should begin ut home. That was a
selfish sentiment he thought, and In its stead
ought to DO substituted the rule that charity
should begin abroad. Foreign mission work
Afforded the highest inspiration for Christian
sndeayer At home. and II wss y fact OF his OBJ
ssrvation that as the iorsi.n work Of a parish
E {aSs In, ~ inAHsnGs Ts aSm r., tp bss b IN = m ,W9,
I:soS. .SIs z Salid !y sssss fhasshss = hsms
were especially fitted to Ravanee mission work.
al The v.b k Z; T. I: MMSIpsls Warren; rector Of the he
ffsS dsuse,sr ia 1t rsaias He as II The i
ffimpoyerisisd their PARISHES and thsirhomes.
Yam Phou lSe. the handsome young China
ma ssr m Ma1 a. : S Ee% HsSan ff SeIr sase t laft su os
tf culture and spiritual d!scernment, he said.
arsp. ana should be ). treated vs. such. with tn a
little allowance for then, Growth; The domingo
&c 6 ' 6ninss. 'r VIZ i s 70 Ss'1 81 s sas n sSp ,@"rfsse n
SS.isiisp nssi.ns; Ess ti SsS' Who I@smisra!si
!. SssSsy and truth y tisIr sr.eep's, Rorld;
fhsss Wa cn ssasdp T.. a GSInsss Sunday j. GssG Schools.
fer that knewledSs improved their commercial
psssseStlon which d yisitsd' upon ihaiT race
SSPprshsnS Is: truth 81 tho Gospel and to
smbrsss Ghristisaity. Many Of thsin would go
esse might iiersske 'ytS:fr new ,siss. sp sli The
hsss veg !. prevent this VS. e found Sissions
y: ! SSIs:s {! 4 s;: !s:s::s Y.S Sa ssss e. said.
=: e.. s's sss q IL "a ~ ;I rss ! S 2. Y . sn;eSS char (
~ sun. and, . orssess, tSs moon. 4 issrs
s ~ ~ ' sSssl to S:sist man an a A.: Mspsa
" ssns sqrpesc .none the n.Stsnt Chinese.
AZ . ssSsn 70 IN eistsr. s.d YOU had .
' s4S.p ! YA.sah N.Y. Yss drew. what .y.r,bod,
: ssssv 'SoS wss w sSln I e sa :: Z %Pl: :.oE, \ We'll E shr the
s .s1tb s.s:sa hI;gFsS /. an s1IsGI:nS s. viii , ss
isS% sfj n: l SsES. /, s (: Is.i is' :. eS n. IT,:
. a%s.s sY "a Fs.s Y. Ss ia i Si: |: Mrs. rA.o-
i sss:s' III s. Z $.' t:';': 3. f siss;S,, i i. $ \: !;
bsslI with their ersaa.stksrs. Mthst had
been tsns df,y ysass go, We ss.uldn,t laeS
bseiA With ,t6s. Eranamoilsrt q ne future, and
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STORIES OF THE POKER TABLE
Why q Player Put Dawn q Straight Flush
Lightuiug Struck Twice in One Place.

LiEhtuiug struck Twice In Oae Place.
From the woshtngron Critic
A party OF good-looking men, several OF
them Of national fame US Legislators. sat
around q table the other night in ono Of the
cosey hooks of the front dining room OF mine
host Chamberlin. A petit souprr had been dis
cussed. and clouds o! blue smoke were being
pulled toward the frsscoed ceiling.
The last time I smoked a cigar OF this
ties, and the occasion was The meeting Of i've
congsnial spirits enjoying, the seductive beau
wren genius was the component part Of Q good
S a small bit Of The DiSlns sfia,us camo to me at
me recits the INCIDENT:
"1had been quite successful and was perhaps
picking up my hand. that the lowest straight
hush 10 hearts hGd been dealt me, pat. The
b,jns va .ioo sa Two AZ " e.; Gs,p ni, in, az. ,av pr snG sny
StheMr t raised me the same amount; ! ,h returned msd
ana he s sSa, ? 81 taf's eSur n.% / H ia nqi lake @S Sry
n nor S. end ia he a1 .;S an an, TO- A. It, this ns, pol Hd1 ! wegld
w.teied ny adversary closely a. he examinsdd
not k saan &. = sl% nnr1isli h. ! dnsT Ill., se eniirs eeu aha.
s sns IN i' IT, His four as c az isc Of ONE =" suit tine needed /
to the limit. He had made his straight flush.
and IA mine was the lowest possible ono, 1t was
h!s hand he slowly showed, tls toward i6s mid,
de Of the table; saw his be, and raised him
nv sards lace p asw SiS on the table ana sala,
replied. IS he turned over his cards, showing q
straight flush In spades, nine spot high"
The brand, OF cigars was carefully examined,
while remarks were made AS to what the player
should have lono,
my belief in tho adugs that lightning never
strikestWice IN the same place has been shaken
since a certain poker eHpsrience two years
ago" said another member OF the Chambsriin
iisait WINS small. / had been playing In aver
ago luck and was something OF q wisasr, and.
on nv LETT, who bIsndly exposed four sevens as
be grscefuliy rsksd in tho ohips. On TIE next
tho hand before drew three cards, and the 9th
sss drew on ons si sw TO-, and M ihrss resGeGliy,th,y Sup ny
but upon picking up ihs tnrce caro- i
called n for an | fsond three ages; m asIishs
ma man Bot Ii. G limit only ysf 70 b BE- raised BY tho
three players that succeeded him; Or eouTs. !
IT, fs!' ss,t rh 'sst. !. siT i,s. Il bet s.; sss thu s'sf ssap VINO who
s:ae a' L.. ,n :: ISS Ia. .;I ssis f iaSrs n sss HAND Ss;
t Kern sGs ysS and II ion m'G .srs rs 'Ta "a to beat
my acc mll, ! raised hia twenty times; hs
had become automatic in raising me back, and
for n minute, but the memorv OF tho hand be-
III Icsi!sa, He He %saspIdfn,.tt SPEAK rem nor:
pSs|ss :Hs .I. Y. fi:f ia i:i$ ! s s.is 3 sI.: !;
Isss sia ssSe ,Ss sI o.ss' fso SIa 'h isd EsT e. iA nTt ss
the sRRe man twice In succsklio1."
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SNOW DRIFTS CAN BE BEATEN
xwr sTEAM sHoVHL DOES IT WITH
E/HB ON WESTERN RAUAOADA

lsstsvn Lives shssia wake Up ssA Lean
ss1sthsus Akent che Wsy - Haeek =
Du.sarA est wishsss Buehiss thsir Es-
r,ses asA their Ensiseers - Dsata.
Bnow. like fire, is q COED servant, but a
bad master. Driven BY the hercs blizzard OF
last week Il proved itself not only . master, but
monarch Of the most ~tyrahnical type, ruling
New York and Its people for nearly three days.
Railroads we're built 70 travel over. but how
people arrived In this city or left It BY
train between noon Of Monday, March IA, and
Wednesday. March 14f Not one. The rail-
roads wsrs blocked, the trains were stalled.
and the companies absolutely powerlcss until
the storm abated. What II It had lasted q week.
- II does sometimes In far away Dakotaf The
consequences would have been appalling.
And yst . wsapo to light and conquer this
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EsPsr!.: IARsE CASH lrsmfums 70 club .%raissr.
%MSSST1sEwIFE run. CO. e~r...a.,a. Mas.
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THE LouoH
snow monsrch-at least on the railroads-has
bssn within reach for q year or more over In
Jersey at Cookies Locomotive Works In Pater-
con.
II n the rotary steam snow shovel, Of which
illustrations are shown In this column. One
represents an end view OF the machine station
ary. the other shows It catinE up n six-foot drift
s& tho rate OF ten miles an hour In front OF q
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-03

The present local political campaign
is by far the most quiet ever expert
enced in this county. No excitement or
enthusiasm whatever being noticeable.
Not single rally has yet been reported,
nor has there been, SO far as we have
learned, a single political speech made
If there is any political work being
done, land the absence from this city OF
every local candidate for several days
past would indicate that there was) it is
of that quiet order which characterizes
the still hunt for votes, which, in this
instance, is no doubt believed TO be
more effective than the clamorous meth.
DDS adopted in the past. 1t is evident
that radical change has taken place in
the method Of conducting political cam,
raigns in Custer county.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-03
Local Items.

1t is especially desired that no item o
local interest fail to appear in the
columns of the CHRONICLE; and yet, not
withstanding the bent Of our desires in
this direction, many items Of local news
must necessarily be left ont, if We are
not favored with ut least verbal repor,
of such happenings by those having a
knowledge Of their occurrence.
1t has transpired in a number OF
instances recently, where we were not
apprised of the arrival of eastern friends
of certain residents of this place, that nc
mention was made in this paper, when
had we been vouchsafed the desired
information, we would have been pleas
ed TO have given the item publicity
VIII our readers give us their aid in our
effort to present a complete resume OF
the local news.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-03
Surprising Yield.

The aggregate wheat product Of this
locality for the present year, in proper
tion TO the number of acres sown has
probably never been equalled in any
other country. The absence of mills,
and the consequent difficulty in finding
a market for this product here, has the
effect of greatly reducing the acreage,
but as every farmer sows an acre or two
each year, the adaptability Of the soil to
the successful growth of this important
cereal has now been fully demonstrated
As IN instance showing the wonder
ful productiveness of the soil of the
mountain parks in this vicinity we note
that of John Bostrom, a farmer residing
about four miles southwest Of this city,
who this year harvested l02 bushels
from 80 pounds, sown upon an acre and
a half Of ground a yield Of 6S bushels
To the acre.
Can any of our neighboring counties,
or any other county in the territory
equal this yield? We trow not.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-03
District Court.

Our court report of last week closed
with the empanelling ofthe trial jury in
the case of the territory against d. w
Raridan, charged with the murder o
Grubb, near Fairburn, seven or eight
months ago.
The result of the trial, which was
somewhat abbreviated by the interposi-
ton of the court, was a hasty verdict
for the acquittal of the defendant, which
caused considerable comment, spiced
with more or less criticism upon the
course pursued by the judge presiding.
This case practically concluded the term.
Parmelee, the party indicted with Rari-
dan, being released on his own recog-
nizance.
This term was, in point Of attendance
at least, the most important ever held
in the county. More than one hundred
persons were summoned to serve on
juries alone, and the number Of wit
nesses subppned was also in excess of a
hundred. The docket was practically
cleared, and the cost TO the county will
no doubt exceed that of any previous
term
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-11-03
At War.

Auditor Ward is at loggerheads with
about forty insurance companies doing
business in this territory. They have
declined to pay legal rates for their an
nual statements and have proceeded in
their own way, getting the best rates
publishers would give them.
Ward holds that these statements are
legal notices and must pay the same
fees to the printer as the so-called
"legals" pay. The law requires the pub
Usher to make affidavit that he has re-
ceived the full fee and divided with no
one, The publishers of the statements
submitted by the companies do not
subscribe to the regulation affidavit, and
the auditor rejects the statement on the
ground that the law as to publication
has not been complied with.
The companies say their statements
are not legals and the compulsory legal
rate does not apply to them. The com
panies say it is an arbitrary interpreta
ton and ruling that they will not sub
NIT to. They 60 on doing busines.
under the administrative ban, and the
administrator hesitates to enforce the
law. A failure to comply with the law
imposes duty. That duty is plain
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