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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26
CUsTER's ALL RIGHT.

Custer, the beautiful, but hitherto
quiet little town on the side, located in
the lap of boundless undeveloped min
eral resources, is now universally con-
ceded to be "all right" The advent OF
of railroad, the potent panacea for
inactivity and business depression is at
last assured. The dirt is already flying
along the line that will very soon con-
meet her with the great B. & system
No railroad route promising greater
benefits to Custer could have been
decided upon; 1t is pre-eminently bene-
fetal, and may be regarded as the IN
initial link in the great chain of Cus.ers
future progress. Already the town Is
awakening from its protracted siumber
under the impetus growing out ofpros-
pectiye railroad connection with the
outside world real estate is daily be-
coming more active, and a feeling OF
greatly increased confidence pervades
the entire community. New enterprises
are being planned, and extensive build.
ing operations contemplated. The
favorable finger Of destiny is now pleas
ingly and positively pointing in this
direction, and the day is not distant
when the pioneer city will be quickened
by the touch ofthe magic wand of enter
prise, and enter a progressive current
that will eventually place her high upon
the list of the leading commercial cities
of the northwest. The future Tin City
OF the Black Hills may be said to have
fairly reached the turning point, which
If followed by fair degree of enterprise
and energetic effort on the part of her
citizens, will mark the advent of a
period of pronounced prosperity that
will far exceed our ardent hopes and
most sangrine expectations. Let us be
fully alive to the situation, and permit
no possible advantage or desirable
achievement to escape, and Custer will
ever be, as she is to-day, "all right"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26
WHAT AILS HIMP

The towering ambition of the country
editor for the particular village in
which he holds his local habitation, has
long since passed into a proverb. The
editor of the Custer CHRONICLE has
fought and talked almost entirely with.
out backing by the people, for the beno-
fit of Custer, until at last the chances
are favorable for really making some
thing of that town. But when he
attempts at this stage of the game, TO
make Custer division station on the
b. & NJ. railroad, he has evidently in
his enthusiasm, forgotten that the b. d
NJ. is just Al miles away, and that there
/ must be some addition and multiplica-
| ton done first, or the CHRONICLE man
! may do small sum" in subtraction as
I in case of the Insane Asylum.-Hill
City Miner (Hares)
We desire to call the attention of the
Hill City Miner man to the fact, that
Custer City will be upon the completion
Of the line from Dudley TO this place,
point on the B. & NJ. system, and that
the distance from Alliance (the last
division station) to this place is trifie
over one hundred and fifty miles, Which
by any rule of mathematics he may
apply in the premises, will be found
entirely favorable to Custer for the
division purpose in view. Further thai
our claim in the matter of an insane
asylum rested entirely upon the de
cision of the legislature as to the estab
lishment of such new institution. Il
the legislature had provided for an in
sane asylum, and Custer, had not been
chosen as the location, then would we
have met defeat, otherwise not. Will
us 1t was Custer against the field in case
of provision being made by the legis
lature for the institution referred tn
It was at no time the intention of the
CHRONICLE to establish such institution
at this place upon any other term
than by and with the consent O
the legislature. The Miner man ma,
bear in mind the fact however tha
Custer has by no means thrown up hel
hands, but still remains the most pro
missing candidate in the field for the loca
ton of this same institution and that h,
should not for moment permit thu
fact to escape his recollection. 1t i,
evident that the Miner man is mucl
disturbed over the situation, which /.
probably the result of physical derange.
ment. Try worm lozenges.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26
NOW YOUR TALKING

Custer is Justly jubilant over at last
securing the promise Of railroad. The
b. & NJ. will build through there this
sumer-in consideration of the right oil
way through the city, depot grounds
which the rustling citizens Of that place
have already secured. We congratulate
Custer most heartily upon this good
fortune. The citizens Of that handsome
place have waited long and patiently
for those good times" But 1t now cer-
tainly looks as though Custer was sure
enough "this year" town, and we don't
know of any one over there who will be
any more thoroughly pleased and elated
than our friend SAM. of the CHRoNIcLE,
to whom We take particular pleasure in
saying, shake Long may Clusters
CHRONICLE crow l--Hermosa Pilot.
Thanks awfnlly. We are greatly
gratified and pre-eminently pleased to
know that the Pilot has imbibed the
conclusion inevitable al it may be, that
Custer an assured "this year. town, and
that congratulations are so freely offered,
which we accept in the kindliest spirit
and in return extend the earnest wish,
that ere the close Of the present year.
Hermosa, "the beautiful" may be
placed in railroad connection with
Custer and the tin districts, and that
her future may be marked with q de-
gree Of prosperity that will more than
ill the measure Of her most ardent ex-
pectations. The CHRONICLE shakes
cordially, and will, as q matter oi
course, continue growing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26
Destitution Stories.

Gases are constantly coming to light
where fraud is found in using the desti-
tntion cry TO further selfish and personal
ends among certain people in the state.
Many ingenious schemes are worked to
obtain the sympathy Of the eastern
people and secure contributions from
such sources, which are thus converted
to the use of these schemers. In one
case in point an exchange tells Of man
In its locality who has been discovered
in this act, and his case is similar to
great many others. He represented his
destitution to be great, even alarming,
and that he must have seed wheat and
feed for his team before he could SOW
his crop. He was asked how much he
wanted and said 300 bushels. Mistrust-
ing that all was not right the committee
visited his farm and home. To their
surprise they found he had a nice
farm. clear from encumbrance, a large
amount of well kept stock, inclunding
three teams Of horses, tools sufficient
for all farm work, his ground all plowed
and ready for the harrow, and grain to
seed the largest part Of his farm in the
granary. The man was actually out Of
debt, yet he saw chance to turn dis
honest penny, and made an application
for aid. A duty now deyolyes on the
local press all over the state to contra.
dict these stories, and the local news
papers are about the only, and surely
the best channels through which it can
be done. 1t should be the persistent
aim of every paper in the state from
this time forward TO do just this thing.
In every locality there undoubtedly ex-
lists a greater or less amount Of des-
titution, but nothing like the exaggerat-
ed stories which have been spread broad
cast, partly through the means above
referred to, and partly through the east
ern newspapers, which have pandered
to the rankest sensationalism. Each
local paper is familiar with the facts in
its own community, and should give the
exact situation, not once, but continual
ly, and thus, in a measure, refute the
stories Il at have gone out. The stories
will circulate to every quarter of the
land and by this constant denial, with
the truth written up in o way that will
be readable, it will do more than any
other means that can be employed to re-
gain the confidence ofthe outside world
in South Dakota.
The state has had bard time, with
out doubt, the past season, but none
will deny that it is not a jot in compar-
ison with the privations and destitution
experienced in the first days Of the set
Element of other states and common
wealths. 1t is not too late to begin a
thorough and systematic refutation OF
the overdrawn stories that have gone
out about South Dakota Pierre Press.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26
A LOST OPPORTUNITY.

The st. Paul Pioneer Press hits the
nail squarely on the end in the follow
ing article taken from late issue Of
that paper.
1t may be as well for Republican
leaders to face the fact that Iowa Is
hereafter at least doubtful state, with
some reason to expect Democratic ma
jorities in the near future. II the Re-
publican managers i'm that state are Cap
able Of rejecting such plain lessons as
that Of the recent election and the
movement to give the people another
opportunity to express themselves on
will have to bear the consequences
Nowhere else has prohibition law
shown so clearly what its legitimate
fruits must be as in that state. A suf-
ficient experience has demonstrated ex-
In the country districts IL is enforced
without difficulty. In the great major
ity Of cities, where public opinion is
hostile to its enforcement, II is openly
nullified, and the people are exposed
to all evils Of unlicensed and unregulat-
ed liquor selling. In the few towns
where the authorities 60 to work zeal
ously to enforce the law, they are COM
PEELED to resort to measures Of such ex-
treme severity and such offensive inter
ference with the personal and private
rights OF the citizen as to provoke o
revoluation. These facts were told by
the returns Of the last election. And
the men who ara truly attached to the
Republican party and who see what has
come of its ill-advised adoption of the
prohibitory principle came together and
urged the party TO reform its platform
before IL was too late.
1t was nothing radical that was asked
Of the Iowa legislature. All that need
ed to be done was TO repeal the pro-
hibitiory law as state measure, leav.
ing II intact In communities that APP
proved Off and could enforce It, but
providing relief for the cities from the
curse Of illictt liquor selling. That re-
lief the Legislature has refused. The
people are referred back again to q sys-
tenn whose ineflicacy they have learned d,
and whose evils they bear but i'm
patiently. Prohibition has already cut
down the Republican majority in the
state to the vanishing point. It
has cost the party the governorship. 1t
came within half dozen votes OF cost
ing them control of the legislature and
United States senatorship. The les
son was plain and sharp enough. But II
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26

John Wilkes Booth is again reported
alive. This time ID is former mistress
who gives publicity to the doubtful
declaration, claiming to have been in
constant receipt of letters from him
since the day he is said to have been
killed. An exchange claims that this is
the eleventh time time the assassinator
of the lamented Lincoln has been resur-
rected, which beats, by two, the best
record of any cat that ever lodged boot
lack
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26


It is great, good thing to love ones
town and to serve it, as one in a large
relation may love and serve ones state
or country. Real loyalty to country
must begin at home, and he who cannot
unite with his neighbors to serve the
community wherein he lives, and do so
gladly, is poor patriot at best and un
der all conditions. When one finds
that he is out of sympathy with his
town, and can only say good word
with it coupled with an apology, he
ought to get out. If he cannot find a
congenial town on the face of the earth
he might look for such place else
where, and meanwhile serve his race
best by living in the utmost possible re-
tirement.-Sioux City Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26

has not been needed. Iowa Republicans
are wooded to their idols, and the people
will begin to look to the opposition for
that relief which has been refused them.
II Iowa Is persistent in her folly, the
least that this experience can do is TO
teach the party in other states the folly
Of meddling with policy against which
both reason and experience enter their
pfOtest
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26

The record of southern state treasur-
ers during the past few years is unsavory
to marked degree. The sum of their
defalcations reach the appalling sum OF
two and half million dollars. 1t is
fortunate for the democratic party that
these trifling? +? irregularities occurred in
the southen states where the party is 80
safely intrenched as to defy the force
of impending circumstances, however
disastrous they may appear to the casual
observer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26

A law passed by the legislature oi
South Dakota, and which goes into eff
feet June sth of the present year. for
bids the sale oftobacco in any form, to
any child under sixteen years of age,
under penalty ofa fine not to exceed
five hundred dollars, or imprisonment
in the county Jail not to exceed one
year, or both such fine and imprison-
,,,ank
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26

The Pioneer says: "A proposition to
annex the suburban towns of Lead
Central and Terraville in order that
they may have benefit Of Deadwood's
municipal government, has been sug-
gested by residents Of each ofthe places.
The project is yet too new to pass judg-
ment upon. 1t will doubtless be aeitat-
cd considerably during the next few
weeks"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26

A well authenticated report is at
hand that prior to his departure for
Salt lake. 0. j. Salisbury and T. j.
Grier secured title to from eight To
thirteen hundred acres of land at Capt.
Gardeners Spring Valley ranch, which
area will be patented as townsite, and
the Homestake narrow gauge will be
extended thereto. Great color was
given the report yesterday by
the arrival of p. Whitney, Elkhorn
townsite man, who dined with Mr.. Grier
at the Keystone. and then placing
blue print In Grier's hand, be entered
his carriage and returned to the rail-
road. The Times has abundant assur.
ance ofthe accuracy Of the report and
believes the scheme good one for II .
townsite company, the Homestake COM
l,any and Deadwood. The Elkhorn
has nothing to do with it.--Deadwocd d
Times
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26
Mining Notes.

Further development work on the
Standard tin lode, mention of which
was made in our issue of last week.
further confirms the first impressions Of
its valuable character. The lode is
showing steady improvement as the
work of development progresses, and
there is now every reason to believe
the Standard, will, in time, take rank
with tbs leading bonanza's Of the
Custer tin belt.
At meeting Of directors Of the Iron
Hill mining company, held yesterday,
Robt. Graham was elected as director in
the board, in the position made vacant
by the death of John Guild. The board
then proceeded TO levy an assessment
No. IL of three (3) cents per share, pay
able Immediately and delinquent May
q, sale June 7th.-Times, 10.
MONTANA NINE.
From Supt. Smith, of the Montana
mine, we learn that the mill started
up last Monday, and 40 tons of ore are
being treated daily. The plates are
looking splendid, but the result will
not be known until the clean. n.up on May
1st.-Pioneer, %.
THE GLENDALE.
F. II. Long, Of the Glendale Mining
company came down from that prop
erty last Sunday. He brought with
him large number of specimens from
the mine that are very rich indeed.
The ore was taken from the new find
made and it is stated that there is every
indication of the existence ofan immen-
se body of IL in the mine. Mr.. Long
stated that the mill was running every
day, treating twenty-five tons every
twenty-four hours, which so far has
given return Of from two and half to
three and half per cent of metallic tin.
The concentrates are treated at Chicago
and the returns so far made more than
satisfy every one interested in the
property. The Glednale las already
placed large amount Of pig tin upon
the market, but how much the reporter
could not induce Long to state. How
ever, the Glendale had the honor of be-
ing first to place American tin upon the
market Of the United States. The
amount Of tin produced by this com
panv will soon be greatly augmented, as
Mr.. Long states that the work of build
ing extensive additions TO the mill will
soon begin. The concentrates will also
be reduced In the Black Hills. az among
other improvements contemplated at
the mine is the erection Of plant for
that purpose. Mr. Long left for the
Glendale camp last evening.-Rapid
Journal, %.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26

Under decision Of the South Dakota
attorney general, druggists cannot sell
liquor for any purpose whatever before
June l. The prohibitory law goes into
effect May l, but the law requires 80
days notice to be given by the druggist
of his intention to make application for
permit to sell liquor. AS this law is
not yet in effect notices cannot be filed
until May l. The statute is very severe
on violations of this law and it is in
nearly all instances made penitentiary
offence for peace officers who fail or re-
fuse to prosecute. Enforcement leagues
have been organized in every county in
the state and it will be very difficult
and hazardous business to engage in
Illicit liquor traffic in South Dakota.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26

The Chadron Weekly Republican, a
bran new eight column folio of decided
republican proclivities, exceptionally
bright and newsy, and credit to the
progressive town in which it is pub
lished, reached our desk this week. II
is published by G. A. w. Davidson,
who, we infer from the general make
up of the paper, is thoroughly familiar
with all the essential points connected
with the art preservative, and the
CHRONICLE extends the heartiest wishes
for the success of the new venture.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26

There is a woman in Newcastle who
is 10 years old. She was born in Coun-
ty Curry, Ireland. Her father was at
one time wealthy, and born of O grand
old race, their names figuring largely
in war, the boldest. in peace the most
peaceable and sustaining, an honorable
name in prosperity or adversely. Her
maiden name was Hannah McGraw and
she was married at the age of IL TO an
Irishman named Sullivan, who died,
leaving her a widow at the age of 80.
She was again married at the age of4O.
In 1882 she, with her family, emigrated
to America, landing in Philadel-
phia, and after residing there about
three years, removed to Illinois, living
there about three years, when they
went to Hall county, Neb., remaining
there only short time. They then
removed to Fort Robinson, hence to
Newcastle. She is the mother of ten
children, three boys and seven girls,
most of whom are living. She is grand
mother Of forty people, great-grand-
mother for twenty-five and has been
great-grand-mother for about twenty
five years. She has enjoyed good
health most of her life, and has been
able to walk up to three weeks ago.
She could thread q needle with perfect
ease up to the age of 100, and her eye
sight is still good and health fair. with
the prospect Of reaching the age Of l25
or l30-if she lives long enough. h.-New-
castle Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26

A recent Fort Robinson, Neb., special
says: Troops at this post are under
orders to be ready to take the field at O
moments notice to intercept the Chey.
enne Indians who mediate leaving Pine
Ridge agency without permission to
consult with other Indians in regard to
land. 1t is feared the old Indians can.
not restrain the young bucks en- route
Chief Tangled Hair and forty-foul
Indians came here to-day. and report
themselves in a starving condition
The commanding officer has ordered
rations for them, and they will be sem
back to the agency tomorrow. 1t i.
parties of this kind that it is feared viii
cause trouble"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26
ITS NAME is PIEDMONT.

The point Of intersection of the Home
stake and Elkhorn railroads is definite
ly located, as, some time ago it was by
the Times predicted would be, at Spring
Valley ranch, which property and suf-
ficent adjoining to aggregate 800 acres,
was recently acquired by the Pioneer
Townsite company, an offshoot of the
Elkhorn, with headquarters at Fremont.
p. L. Hall is president, and Mr.. Whit
ney general agent. Forty acres in the
centre Of the track are reserved for de-
pot buildings and yard, the depot to stand
a short distance this side of Captain
Gardner's residence. The captain re-
linquished his old ranch, but has tim
ber claim of lG0 acres adjoining the
townsite. On Thursday the locality
was alive with interested parties, in
Guiding Chief Engineer Ainsworth
MIR. Whitney, of the townsite company
Superintendent Grier, Chief Engineer
Blackstone, and assistant l.. P. Yale
Of the Homestake railroad, and a corps
Of surveyors. The work of laying ou,
the townsite advances rapidly. For the
present only portion west Of the track
will be plated. A more delightful 10
cation for q town cannot be found in the
Hills. Lying, as its name implies, at the
foot of the mountain, it abounds with
scenery both picturesque and majestic
1 A oh ,c r. IA
is afforded by innumerable springs
while Little Elk creek, carrying l0(
inches the year round. affording head Of
200 feet, insures ample supply for manu-
featuring purposes. An entire square
enclosing the principal spring, will be
reserved as a public park, around
which it is designed to gather the bust
ness or mercantile interest of the town
DeadwOOd Times
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-04-26

A man who writeth for a newspaper
is of but few days and lots of grief. He
riseth in the morning and knoweth not
what the day will bring forth. If he
telleth all the news he runneth a great
risk of getting tin ear put on him, and
if he telleth not the news the people
say he is n. 6. and there is no joy in it
The crafty man cajoleth him into giving
him fifty cent puff for a five cent cigar
and fond mothers frown on him if be
faileth, to fiatter their freckled faced
broods. And all his ways are ways o.
woe, and his days are days of sorrow
The life insurance man layeth snares
for him. and ON the whole he hath q
duce of a time. So saith an exchange.