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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01
important Ruling.

In liquor case pending before the
circuit court at Madison on "Wednesday
of last week, Judge Aikens rendered a
very important decision. Defendant
has been indicted for selling liquor
without a license under the territorial
laws of 1879. The action was dismissed
the judge ruling as follows:
"This court holds that prohibition
went into effect upon the second day OF
November upon the admission of the
state into the union, and that it ret,eal-
ed all existing laws relative to licensing
tho sale of intoxicating liquors as beve.
rage, and that by repeating these laws
1t repealed all penalties for the violation
of them, and necessarily repealed the
law OF 1879 relating to license under
which this indictment is brought, and
that there is no penalty now in force
by which this defendant, II found guilty,
could be punished.
THAT although in form article IA OF
the constitution is not absolutely self.
executing yet section 2l7 of the penal
code provides simple and adequate pen
alties for the violation of this or any
other prohibitory law which does not
contain within itself q penalty for its
violation.
"rhat every person who has used in
toxicating liquors since the I'd day of No
vember Is liable to an indictment and
punishable If found guilty In the same
manner as provided for the punishment
Of misdemeanors-that Is, fine not ex-
ceeding $500 or imprisonment in the
county jail not exceeding one year, OF
both, In the discretion ofthe court.
II know that l decide in opposition to
the supreme court OF North Dakots and
presume in opposition TO the views OF q
great many eminent legal gentleman in
south Dakota who have expressed
themselves through the columns Of the
papers, but IL Is my under standing oi
the law. think any other construction
would In effect thwart the will Of the
people as expressed in the constitution.
al convention and at the polls. In other
words, ! hold tnat we have constitution,
al prohibition and that adequate punish
ment Is provided for its violation By
law, and that II does not depend upor
the caprice or notions ofthe legislaturt
whether or not 1t shall be enforced
This case shall take from the jury ant
order the defendant discharged and his
bondsmen released"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

The rumor in generally circulated.
that Governor Mcllette was desirous OF
succeeding Moody in the U. s. senate,
is very pointedly denied by that gentle
man in an interview appearing in q
recent issue of the Aberdeen News,
from which the following is taken: Il
have never, by word or intention, said
or done anything which could lead TO
such an inference, and much lees be
construed as an expressed desire to sue
ceed Senator Moody. l have been
greatly favored by direct vote Of the
people, and am satisfied with the great
honors conferred upon me. My sole
anxiety now is 10 so discharge the duties
of my Office as TO satisfy the people and
make the first administration credit to
the state and to the party through whom
the honor was conferred. These OBJ
jects shall have, so far as possible, ex-
cluse attention, regardless of politics.
II is a great honor to be the first gov
ernor of commonwealth like ours, but
it would be higher honor and far
greater achievement TO make the first
administration model of economy and
prudent management. For these reas-
ons, as hackneyed as the phrase is, am
practically out of politics"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01
PREAMBLE.

Whereas, there has been donated and
set aside by the State Of South Dakota,
(D,OOO) twenty thousand acres Of the
public lands Of the said State to establish
and aid in the maintenance of Western
Hospital for Insane at Custer City, in
Custer county, South Dakota.
Therefore, be il enacted by the Legis-
lature Of the State of South Dakota, that
there be, and is hereby created and
established, state charitable institution
to be known as the Western Hospital
for the Insane and that the same be and
is hereby located and established at or
near the city of Custer in Custer county,
South Dakota Provided, that tract Of
land of not less than (40) forty acres,
located within two miles of the corporate
limits of the said city of Custer, shall be
donated TO the State of South Dakota.
Said tract of land to be selected by a
majority Of the Board of Charities and
Corrections and to be conveyed to the
State of South Dakota by a good and
sufficient warranty deed, accompanied
by good abstract of title which shall
be approved by the Attorney General
of the State of South Dakota. Showing
that perfect conveyance Of title in fee
simple, has been made to the State oi
South Dakota.
The said Western Hospital for the
Insane here by created, shall be under
the control of Board Of Trustees 70
consist of five members who are to
be appointed by the State Board o.
Charities and Corrections and shall be
subject to such rules and regulation:
as shall be imr osed by the said Board o.
Charities and Corrections and shall be
kept and maintained for the reception
and treatment of cases OF insanity under
such laws, rules and regulations as are
now in force or may be hereafter pro
| yided.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

In other words, the chances range
from nine to one to twenty to one. 1t
is furthermore shown that the company
receives before each drawing q sum
averaging about $2,OO0.OOO, retaining
100000 for profits.
Ofall the states California has been
found the most gullible, and 1t is shown
that fully oae-tenth of the entire amount
collected by the company comes from
that state. In other words an average
OF $500, 900 month is sent out Of Cali
fornia to this Louisiana concern. Put
inthis way IL will be seen that this is an
enormous drain upon the capital of the
state, and one which cannot we'll he af.
forded. This argument, however, will
have little effect upon the average gam
bier. He is not usually concerning him
self with the welfare of the public. But
even the average gambler should con-
slider the chances against him and re-
fuse TO buck a game so completely and
entirely in the hands OF the other
man. The shell game, which gives one
chance In three, ID fair compared with
the Louisiana robbery, which only
gives man one chance IN ten or twenty
for his money. The fact Is the Louis
lana game IL good one 10 stay ont Of.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01
A Tariff on Mica.

A citizen of the Black Hills who hap
pens to be in Washington, writes a
friend in Rapid City that Congressman
Pickler, assisted by Major Hill, ofIllinois,
and others. is endevoring to induce the
ways and means committee of the house
to agree to forty per cent tariff on mica.
The efforts of the gentlemen are being
made in the interest of the mica indus
try in the Black Hills. The members
of congress from North Carolina and
New Hampshire have interested them
selves in the matter and are rendering
Congressman Pickler every assistance.
The gentlemen claim that sufficient
mica exists in the United States to meet
every demand of the trade, were the in
dustry protected it would be produced
and put upon the market at as low a
rate as the foreign importations, and
also that the working Of the deposits
would be the means Of furnish.eg en-
ployment to thousands ofpeople.-Rapid
Journal
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01
Chicago Victorious.

Chicago has triumphed in the great
free for all contest for the location of
the Worlds Fair in 92. The contestants
were Chicago, New York, st. Louis and
Washington, but the two latter places
failed to cut an important figure, and
New York proved to be Cbicago's only
rival. Eight ballots were taken, Chicago
leading in the start and gaining steadily
TO the last when she had three more
than majority of all the votes cast
The last (eighth) ballot was as follows: !:
Chicago l57, New York 107, st. Louis 25,
Washington IA. This important event
cannot be otherwise regarded than as a
marked triumph for the west, which
will very cordially unite with the great
city on the lake in the general jubilation
which very naturally follows the happy
result. The following Chicago special
indicates the feeling in the triumphant
city when the news of their success was
received:
Chicago, Feb. 24.--The street scenes
IN Chicago this afternoon and evening
told OF enthusiasm modest but unmis-
taxable. In the crowds surrounding
the newspaper offices and other places
where bulletins are displayed were rep
resentatiyes Of all classes Of society, and
such cordial effusiveness. warm hand
shaking. gratified smiles and genuine
shouts of JOY is not often witnessed any
where. The unanimity of the display
was feature Of the occasion. Usually
upon news Of this sort, or rather news
from political conventions and the like,
there is to be seen a losing side. But
here all were winners. Tonight the
toots Of horns, mingled with the boom
ing of cannons, and at the clubs, hotels
and other resorts the coming Of the
worlds fair to Chicago is being cele-
brated with vim.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01
AbolishinR Lent,

The Western Watchman, a prominent
Catholic journal of st. Louis, has letter
from its Rome correspondent in which
he says, decree has been issued by the
congregation ofthe universal inquisition,
signed by Cardinal Monaco, and pub.
lished in the official organ of the vati
can, abolishing the Lenten fast and alb.
stinence this year. The decree is ex-
tended to the entire world, wherever
the ordinaries shall deem the dispense.
tion necessary. The reason for issuing
the decree. it is claimed, is the prevail.
ing influenza which is making such
ravages throughout the world. This is
the first decree of the kind eyer issued
in the history Of the church.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

The Crawford Clipper recently nipped
short and comparatively worthless
item from the editorial columns of the
CHRONICLE, and rushed it in without
credit. Now, We do not object to the
appropriating of such TRIVIAL items as
that happened to be, but we would sug-
gest to the Clipper in the kindest man
ner possible, that it is bad practice at
best to take little things, and one that
will grow on person, and possibly lead
to the nipping of more valuable articles,
in which case IL would be advisable for
our esteemed contemporary to stand
from under.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

Friends of the Louisiana lottery claim
that so per cent of the receipts of that
institution are expended in prizes, a
trile more than half, although there is
no positive evidence that even that
amount is paid out. The annual re-
ceipts are estimated at S25,0O0,OOO, of
which enormous sum probably l5,0OO,.
600 are absorbed by the benefciaries
who do not buy tickets. A square game
Of chuck luck offers inducements to
the man who desires to gamble, to
which this soulless institution can make
no claim.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

This Office is in receipt of notice,
from the general land Office, through
the local land Office at Rapid City, OF
the establishment of boundaries of the
land districts, and the location of Offices
thereof in the state of South Dakota,
from which We observe that the Black
Hills district has been considerably en-
larged, including now all that portion OF
the state west of the l02nd meridian OF
longitude, and south of the 7th standard
parallel north extended, embracing
seventeen counties, which comprise
more than one-fourth Of the entire area
of the state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

If Col. Parker's bilfsfor dividing the
state of south Dakota into two con-
gressional districts shall become law,
our district will include all the country
west Of the Missouri river and few
counties at the southeast corner. The
district will be much closer politically
than the other and an interesting con,
test may be anticipated. 1t is said the
democrats would like to make Judge
Thomas their candidate. HIS great
victory of last fall pats him far ahead as
leader of his party in this section.
The judge is great stump speaker, too
and fine hand shaker and the republi.
cans would need to put up q strong man
to win against him.-Pione
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

The opening Of the Sioux reservation
has created no boom at Pierre, says the
Sioux City Journals correspondent at
that place, who further says Nothing
rushing can occur until the immigrants
can move their stock and take up lands
west of the river. This condition affects
the real estate sales in this city, which
must have a wonderful boom later on.
The towns of Fort Pierre and Stanley,
located on the west bank of the river,
are feeling the opening Of the reserva-
ton more than Pierre, and ere long
there will be some lively times in that
section. The fear is that there will be
some lively townsite wars over there,
but it will be the usual survival of the
fittest."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

The South Dakota legislature will ad-
iourn, sine die, on next Friday, the 9TH
inst, and many bills introduced in both
houses will fail of consideration on ac-
count of the limited margin Of time left
for their deliberation. 1t is now quite
apparent that our law givers haye bitten
off more than they can conveniently
chew within the constitutional limit.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

A Pierre special of the 10 inst. says |:
"a contract was closed here to-day with
tie general manager Of the Midland
Pacific Railroad company to build q road
from Sioux Falls to Pierre and crossing
the river here and extending to Puget
sound. A double corps ofengineers will
be in the field as soon ~ the weather
permits. Grading will commence "a
soon as the frost is out Of the ground.
AT least 100 miles Is to be completed
this year. A few miles are already
graded west Of Sioux rall;. The
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

The Rapid Journal says: "The effects
of not giving the school Of mines an ap-
preparation sufficient to keep it running
are already apparent. Last Friday
afternoon, much to the disappointment
of the regular pupils of the school and
to about twenty young ladies and gentle
men who have been taking drawing less
ons as special course. there was no draw
ing class. Unless the appropriation is
raised to reasonable figure other classes
will be abandoned within few days.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

The merciless mixing of news items
by certain newspapers is most provok-
ing, the full force of which will doubt.
less be felt by the Sturgis Record man
when he reads the following from the
Sioux City Journal: "Custer county
ranchmen are importing Siberian wolf
hounds to protect their herds from the
onslaught Of wolves"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

The American Building and Loan AS
sociation, of Minneapolis, is again on
top. The bottom facts relative to the
compauy's financial standing, as de-
termined by a fuller investigation,
shows handsome surplus. The COM
pany will doubtless remain in business
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

road is supposed to be backed by the
Illinois Central, and Senator Pettigrew
is the moving spirit in the enterprise.
West Of Pierre the road will traverse
choice portion of the newly ope ned
Sioux reservation, the coal and timber
country ofwestern Dakota and Wyoming.
People here are naturally jubilant."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01
Lottery TlRures.

To show the demoralizing effects ol
the Louisiana lottery, the experience oi
California can be referred to. In San
Francisco warfare is being waged
against the Louisiana lottery game, and
there are hopes that in some way this
form of robbery may be stopped. The
following table shows the amounts to be
won and odds against winning, all call
culated at 81 q chance. These are the
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

The Commissioner of immigration for
South Dakota will continue to do busi-
ness at the old stand, but under less
favorable financial circumstances than
in the prosperous past.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

John Jacob Astor, a well known New
York millionaire, died suddenly in that
city on Saturday, the 22nd ult. His
death is supposed to be due to heart
failure.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

Commissioner Croft holds that yalen
tine scrip can not be used in the loca-
ton of lands upon the Sioux reserva-
finn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01

Stanley is the name given to the new
town recently founded on the Sioux
reservation o short distance west of Fl.
Pierre.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-03-01
Insane Hospital.

Hon. A. S. Stewart has introduced in
the state Senate, bill for an act to
establsish the Western Hospital for the
Insane at Custer City. Following is
the full text Of the bill:
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-04-24

Executive Committee together at an early
day, and is it likely that the State Con-
vention will meet earlier than usual?"
II have been busily engaged for the
past month in preparing for meeting of
The Executive Committee by collecting
information from various sources, espe.
cially from the county chairmen, as to
the condition of the party in this State.
In some of the counties the information
given is meagre and fragmentary, while
in others it is full and satisfactory. 1t is
evident that strict organization does not
prevail in all of the counties, and hope
to secure better state of affairs after the
Executive Committee has furnished the
requisite Instructions therefor. In the
matter of registration there is much work
to be done, and it must be done quickly.
It was my purpose to convene the com.
mittee next week, but prior engagements
of several members will cause its
postponement for a short while.
IT know Of no reason to suppose that
the State Convention will be called at an
earlier date than usual. There are extreme
views on both sides of the question now
before the people, and it is needless to
say that am not an extremist in any
thing. I fully recognize Captain Tillman
and those who are acting with him as my
fellow. Democrats, while honestly believ-
ing that they are pursuing methods of an
unusual character which are dangerous in
their tendencies and altogether unneces-
sary. Every reasonable consideration
shall be given to them as to all others,
and so long as they do not trench upon
the rightful prerogatiyes of the State Ex-
ecutive Committee nor call into question
the supremacy of the Democratic party,
TO which they have pledged unreserved
allegiance, cannot perceive the wisdom
or the propriety of treating them as aliens
and enemies, and least of all is it my
purpose to shape events in that direction.
We need the unity of our party in this
State, and as member of the Executive
Committee it will be my aim to preserve
that unity, not to jeopardise it. 1t is a
time to counsel forbearance, not to excite
animosities, and the thinking men of all
classes will readily guage the patriotism
ofeyery oneby the willingness to obey the
behests of his party through the accus-
toned channels. BY applying this testin
due season, we will be able to discern
alike the patriot and the demagogue.'
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-04-24

u
The Atlanta journal makes the fur fly
from the Conger bill. This bill, intro.
duced in the interest of the West, pro-
posed tax on lard compounded of hogs
fat and cotton seed oil. The bill repre-.
sents the oil as an adulterant, but the
Journal says it is the better component.
Vegetable oils are more used the world
over than animal fats, and they are
healthier. They do not contain the dis
ease germs that lurE in some hogs lard.
IF olive oil could be had as cheap as lard,
nobody, the Journal argues, would use
the latter. Yet cotton seed oilso closely
resembles olive oil that consumers cannot
tell the difference. The addition of
cotton seed oil to hogs grease is, then, an
improvement: If any fault is to be found
with it, tits that it does not 60 to the
extent of displacing the grease altogether.
This being the case, it is absurd, says the
journal, to call the addition of the oil to
lard adnlteration. The whole object OF
the Conger bill, it is held, "is to favor
the product of one section and proscribe
!; the product Of another section"
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-04-24

es The Boston Herald, among the greatest
:of the Independent papers of the country,
has been studying the results Of the recent
elections. AS the result it declares that
= there hss been no year since the war-not
aeyen that remarkable one Of 1874, which
was followed by seventy or eighty Demo
scratic majority in Congress-when the
local elections showed such steady aud
!. sweeping gains against the party in power
: as they have shown in the North, the
center and the East this year.-everywhere,
indeed, in which the people have voted.
1T indicates not only a widespread feeling
sof. dissatisfaction on the condition of the
tariff, but an emphatic disspprobation of
the course of President Harrison, the
action of Speaker Reed, and the unscru.
pulous effort, as seen in the Montana
election, and in other instances, to over
throw the influence OF the people in our
form of government. The Democratic
party never had more important work to
do, nor more encouragement to enter
/. boldly upon it.
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-04-24

RALEIGH, N. G., April 14.-Sherif
Pulley, of Pearson County, has never had
a more thrilling and doubtless unique ex.
perience than that of Friday night last.
4 large party of completely masked men
rode up to the jail ia the little town of
Roxboro, knocked at the Sheriff's door,
and when he opened it rushed in and
compelled him to surrender the keys. He
expected, OF course, that they were after
prisoners to lynch them, but was aston
ished when they went to cell in which
the deputy revenue collector had placed
quantity of illicit whiskey for safe keep
ing. After they had recaptured the
whiskey they grayely shook hands with
the Sheriff, loaded the stuff on wagon,
and forming in regular marching order
left town as quietly as they had entered
/
The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1890-04-24

This national bank circular issued by
James Buell., secretary Of the national
bankers association, shows how closely
the American bankers are connected with
their European brothers: DEAR SIR !:
1t is advisable to do all in your power to
sustain such daily and prominent weekly
newspapers, especially the Agricultural
and religious press, as will oppose the is.
suing of greenback paper money, and
that you withhold patronage or favors from
all applicants who are not willing to op.
pose the government issue of money.
Let the government issue the coin and the
banks the paper money of the country,
for we can then better protect each other.
To repeal the law creating national banks
or to restore to circulation the government
issue of money, will be to provide the
people with money, and will, therefore,
seriously affect your individual profits as
a banker and lender. See your member
of Congress at once, and engage him to
support our interest, that we may control
legislation.-We Monitor.