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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-08

Prominent among the nominations
made by the democrats at their late con-
vention at Sioux Falls, we note the name
Of B. NJ Turley of this city. thar whom
the democrats Of South Dakota, would
have found it extremely difficult 10
have selected better man. Uncle Ben
is the present treasurer of Custer coun-
ty, and extensively known in every sec
ton of the Hills, and that be largely
shares the friendship and respect Of his
numerous acquaintances goes without
saying. The democrats are to be con-
graduated upon their sound judgment
in selecting one of Custer county's most
respected citizens for the second highest
place on their ticket, concerning whom
nothing worse may be said than that he
is democrat, and therefore we cannot
consistently hope that his fate will be
other than that which is so well assured,
a voyage up Salt river in November.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-08

The worlds lowest pacing record fol
one mile was reduced quarter ofsecond
at Fort Wayne, Indiana, Aug. 3lst
when Robert j paced his mile in 203i
Mascot, Flying Jib and Nancy Hank,
are now fairly dethroned, and Robert
is the reigning king of the turf.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-08

Sundsnce is going to have two new
papers, one republican, the other a
populist, and the Gazette, (dem) well
comes them to the wide and prolific
field. We predict the permanence OF
the republican, but would not care to
vouch for the other keeping its light
aglow for any considerable time after
the pending autumnai battle of the
hallots
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-08

tives ofa party which goes about the
country and beguiles into its ranks all
whom it can reach with the specious
claim that the republican party has
brought the country to the verge of ruin
through its extravagant habit. They
pirate about the billion dollar congress,
when the records show that, with a
populistic majority, the present congress
would have gone many billions deeper
into the general treasury. The whole
situation resolves itself into the simple
proposition that these self Wanted re-
formers are not to be trusted. Their
tendencies are destructive. They would
literally loot the money pile and bank.
rupt the nation at one fell swoop. That
such are the tendencies Of the rank and
file of the popuist party is not to be
asserted in good faith, for they are
mainly honest and economical through
long practice of the two virtues. But
their leaders came from the dangerous
element, and they are the most danger-
GUS because they play upon the blind
confidence Of their adherents. Their
leaders are largely men who have run
their course in one of the old parties
and have been stranded among the
wrecks that line the shore of political
ambitioa-m whom the old parties
would no longer trust, no longer honor.
1t is these rampant representatives of
the demagogic school who delude honest
men into belief that there is grave
danger to the republic in the extrava-
gance Of republicanism, when with half
a chance they would sap the revenues Of
the government in the ful6llment Of the
most impracticable extravaganza ever
perpetrated upon people. The evil
dence of their intentions is in their
record.-Yankton Press.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-08

Herman Hanson, Of Miner county,
this state, the populist candidate for
secretary of state in 1890, and for years
prominently associated with the populist
porty, has finally recovered from his
blindness, regained his political sight
and resumed his former position in the
republican ranks.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-08

The CUSTER CHRONICLE last week cele-
brated its fifteenth anniversary. II still
continues the best weekly in the south.
ern Hills, except NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Gazette.
The exception is i'll chosen WILDER
change it please, as that's where we
shine shineyest.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-08
Republican County Convention.

The republicans Of Custer County, South Da-
kOta, will meet In delegate convention III the
town Of Custer City, South Dakota. In the Court
House, on Saturday, the 18th day OF September
1894 at O'Clock D. m. sharp, for the purpose OF
placing In nomination candidates for officers as
follows:
one member she House OF Representatives
One Register Of Deeds.
One states Attorney.
One County Sheriff.
One County Treasurer
One County Auditor.
One County Judge.
One Clerk Of Courts.
One County Assessor.
One County Superintendent OF Schools.
One County Surveyor.
One County Coroner.
One County Commissioner for the first com
missioner district Ito I'll vacancy.
One County Commissioner for the third com
miss ioner district.
One Justice OF the Peace for each precinct In
the county.
Also TO elect delegates 10 represent Custer
County In the flst Senatorial district convention.
The committee recommends that an alternate
10 each delegate be elected aud that no proxies
be allowed, and that the delegates or their al
ternates present at the convention be empower
to east the fun vote OF their precinct.
The committee further recommends that the
several precinct primaries for the election of
delegates of said convention be held on Sattlr-
day, September sth, 1894, between the hours oi
The basis ~ REPRESENTATION for each precinct
viii be one delegate AT large for each precinct,
and one delegate for each fifteen votes or major
fraction thereof. east for Hon. ChaS. III. Sheldon
for governor In 1892 The precincts will be en-
.tlcd 20 delegates as follows;
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-08

Fifty-fye patients in the ipsaI- asyl-
urn at Yankton are from five counties in
the Black Hills as follows: From Law
renee 20, Pennington, 10; Meade, 8;
Fall River. 5 Custer. 3.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-08
DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
@. A. r. National Encampmens.

Rates lower than ever before. Tickets
to Pittsburgh and return at less than half
rates will be on sale at Burlington Route
stations Sept. 9TH and 9Th.
Tickets and further information upon
application to the company's local agent,
or 10 J. Fsncis, G. P. and 7. T., Omaha,
Neb.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-08

lOldl. sUpo %
Dated at Custer City, s. D., this nth day Of
August, A. ID. 1894.
Ladies especially invited.
BY order of the County Central Committee
j. +. PITCHER, Chairman.
JOHN FUsoN, Secretary.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-08
Forest Fires.

The following communication in the
interest of state legislation for the bet
ter protection of timber in the Black
Hills from destruction by fire, sugguests
a method which would no doubt prove
effective in preventing much loss from
the source referred to, and will doubt
less be endorsed by all who give it a
thoughtful perusal
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-08
REPUBLICAN TICKET.
CONGRESSIONAL.
For Representatives in Congress,
ROBT. J. GAMBLE.
JOHN A. PICKLER.
STATE.

STATE.
For Governor,
c. II. SHELDON OF Day County.
For Lieutenant Governor.
CHAs. ". HERRIED of McPerson Co.
For Secretary Of State,
THOMAS THORSON Of Lincoln Co
For State Treasurer
KIRK G. PHILLIPS OF Lawrence Co.
For Attorney General,
coz |. CRAWFORD of Hughes Co.
For State Auditor,
J. Z. HiPPLE Of Hutchinson Co.
For superintendent of Public Instruction,
FRANK CRANE of Codington Co.
For Commissioner of Schools ami Public Lands
JOHN LoCKART OF Grant Co.
For Commissioner OF Labor and statistics,
:. A. WHEELER of Butte Co
, For Railroad Commissioners.
JOHN z. BRENNAN OF Pennington Co.
FRANK JOHNSON Of Dawson Co.
GEORGE CONKLIN Of Clark Co.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1894-09-08
CUSTER CRY. Sept. 6, 1894.

EDITOR CHRONICLE With the warn
ings coming from Minnesota, would 1t
not be good thing for the people OF
the Black Hills to wake up and put
forti. their united efforts To have the
legislature. which will be III session this
coming winter pass law for the pre-
vention and extinction of fires. At
every session OF the legislature for the
past twelve years attempts have been
made TO get some of the Black Hills
representatives introduce bill for the
extinguIshment Of prairie and timber
fires, but none of the honorable mem
bers could see any good reason why We
should have such a law. We already
have law for the punishment of per
sons convicted Of setting out fires, but
during the past fourteen years no one
has been convicted, although there have
dollars worth of property have been
DESTROYED There should be law on
the statute books of South Dakota, Civ
ing road supervisors the power TO call
out if necessary every able bodied male
over sixteen years Of age in their road
district whenever prairie or timber fires
are burning. If we had such law in
force to-day all of the numerous fires
could be put out before any great dam
age was done. Heretofore fires have
been allowed TO burn whenever started
until it was absolutely necessary for the
persons directly in their path TO 90 and
fight fire or lose their property.
Next to the mines the timber OF the
Black Hills Is one of our greatest and
most valuable resources. Without our
timber the mines would be valueless.
Who knows when we may be visited
with a fire similar TO that which last
week devastated large section of Wis
consin and Minnesota. If such fire
should come, who has any authority to
put it out? Ask yourselves few cues
tions in regard to this matter.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

\ Curiou-iy Misninted rnir la Wall
slrri-t md "a SpIrnhII rmrnOnI.

"Somo years ago" said q citizen, "a
Sow Yorker with a love for horses
and ample means TO crafty II, had a
white horse and a black horse that
were so evenly matched Ia size and
weight and action mat he drove them
together. beautiful crosa-matched
team. As remember Il he had a
considerable number OF imitatnrs,
many NJ whom We're nctuatcd only by
"a dcalre to have "a team Rs-matched
In color, Thus perverted, the fash
lon such as IL Was, soon toll into dis
favor,
"rhr most curious looking pair OF
msmated horses | ever saw APP
poarcd ON Grand Boulevard htrhcd to
u Hight top buggy The on horse was
big bay sixteen hands high The
nigh horse wuA little bit ~ a colt,
OF pony not more than ten hands high,
" us much, and In weight not more
than u third OF TINT OF the on horse.
When the team WAS In motion the
little horse'a feet went patterlug along
In curious contrast with tho steps ot
tho big horse. Having occasion to
stop IN the street, the driver swung
the tenn around, and When he had
halted tho nigh horse was on the side
los the sidewalk The little fellow step
ped up on the sidewalk with all four
feet and stood there. and even then
hls back came nowhere near up TO the
back OF the other horse' When the
driver was ready TO ~ on again he
stepped into the buggy aud on went
the team with the little fellow driv-
ing we'll up 60 the bit. aud pretty
much everybody In the street turning
to look.
'rhe finest looking cross-matohcd
tohm | have seen lately was hooked
to fired engine. 1t was team ot
three big horses driven ABREAST and
made up OF two white horses and one
black, the black IN the middle With
their hoofs h.clatterlng. with the
lights OF the street reflected from the
FURNISHED engine, with bell a-lan-
CLING, and sparks trailing away from
the nrcboN this was indeed striking
turnout"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02
on rnn rn.es OF r,rnn.sI.
The Insuraacr Company Traced Him
In 10 october ~.

Philadelphia. Pa. Dec. 1.--There
were no developments today In the
celebrated insurance fraud which would
TEND 10 clear up the mysicry surround
.ng the case and enable the authorities
10 determine whether or not Il was
pltezers body which was found In the
calow Hin street house.
President Fouse Of the Insurance
company said today eve are on the
track Of piteEgi. and Mr. Carey, who
IL at the head OF our claims department.
has traced him up 20 october H. We
have found that Pitezei's children last
stopped al No. 81 Congress street, De
troll, and We feel confident mat Pfe2el
was with them. This was ON October
H. on September 20 the children were
In Indianapolis. and they We're prob
ably met there by their futher, after
being sent West by Holmes
Alice Piiczcl travelled under the
mann Of Eta, and stopped az the
Subbins hotel The other children
were taken TO the English hotel
'afr Howe and his friends Presi-
dent Fouse said, ''ane going TO make
a strong fright 10 clear him from the
charge OF conspiracy. II VIII be Nee
essary for us to meet this. The action
OF Holmes friends and the manner III
which cousci was mysterlously en-
gagged 70 defend him are TO my mind
suspicious.
'Who ~ this man who II known By
the initial 'HT Did Il strike you that
the man referred TO might be Howe
himself? II looks TO me very much
as though Ilowe'H friendH are trying
10 shut Holmes up now.
"They VIII say, Oh. Mrs. Pitezel IL
entirely innocent uf the whole affair,
and Howe. had nothing 10 do with 1t
except that he acted MS attorney for
Mrs Pitezel not knowing that there
was any conspiracy in IT ct nll' Tins
they VIII Try and dump the whole
thing on 20 Holmes
AIr. FOuso then went on to say that
tho charge Of conspiracy against
Howe was ns plain as cnuld hc. aud
that he could not avoid being drawn
"a with Holmes and Mrs. pltezcl The
very fact that Howe asked and nb-
talncd q fee Of $500 for his services
Mr. Fouse considered positive proof
that he was At least IA COLLISION with
the other conAplrators
You ask any reputable attorney In
thls city" MI Fouse exclaimed. how
much he would charge Tor such services
AZ Howe rendered. and sen " the sum
he names exceeds $500 at The most
President Fouse Aaid Mrs Holmes
was under no restraint and could gee
her husband whenever she granted to-
but that she has no desire 70 meet
him.
II is now claimed that tho Caiiow
1tii street house IS haunted. and
George Powers and his wife. who
moved into the house on october I
last. have determined 20 abandon the
premises as apou ms they possibly can.
Mrs Pawcri, woman about 50 yeara
old, hrmly believes that rite1el's ghost
huunts the house, aud cited ~ evidence
10 support her belief thnt strange
1ioiHeH were heard. doors opened and
ahut by unHefn hands aud pictures and
looklngglasaos shaken Ia u mysterious
manner
Mrs Powers said that he mccarthy
sounds W scared her twin children that
one OF chem went Into commissions and
diei twcuty-siN hcura later
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

proL King wIi Tr, 10 Journey
Across the Orrnn.

Across the Orrnn.
Philadelphia. Dec i.--Prof samuel
A. King. the aeronaut proposes TO sig
nalizc Trades week" In May next.
under the auspices the Philadelphia
trades league. by ascending from this
elty In monster balloon. and start
ing ON a voyage across the ocean that
may take weeks 10 accomplish.
The balloon Is to have a capacity Of
upwards OF jp0O0O cubic feet OF hydro
gen gas. with a bouyant force Of
mora than sixteen tons.
II will carry three ears, an alum
inum iifcboat j000-pound drag rope.
provisions and water for three
months. an outfit Of life preserving
suits. a fun set Of nautical and mete-
geological Instruments, arctic and ant
arctic light suits "a stove. fuel and
cooking utensils. nshing tackle, guns
and ammunition. presents for securing
the good will ~ natives Of any land.
1900 pounds Of sand ballast. and IL
nally crew sufficient for the man
agcment of the great air ship.
The upper car viii be- the general
rendezvous. the boat sleeping place.
the lower car. out Of harms way, the
cooking and eating apartment, and
the side car Will be Tor the sole occu-
patton Of the observer. who shall keep
the reckoning and who viii swing
uui ~ one side Of the balloon In order
thar he may obtain a Wow Of the sky
for making his observations Between
tho how and lower car there will he
ropc Enclosure formed by the suspen-
sion ropes OF the lower car iutcrwov-
en- ropes and ladders. This Will be
called tho gymnasium. as II VIII be
TN. only place for exercise. though IL
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02
rmyIss rnnr wunn Mlnpnunn.
rhe Wev. Dr. mncIs wakes an invcsti-
NcsuWntlon.

New orleans. Doc. Minnie n.
winlama aud Mamie Williams, con-
nected With the career Of Holmes. the
insurance swiudler. were nieces OF the
Rev. Dr, Black Of this city. who ~ tho
editor OF tue Methodist Christian Adj
vocate.
ur. Black after carefully Investigate
ing the case, concludes that the girls
were murdered In Chicago on July 5.
lie has been unable to find any record
OF the marriage OF Minnie Wiillams
to Harry Gordon In Cook county. H.,
aud says he has no doubt that Gordon.
or Holmes, secured a bogus preacher
aud bogus marriage licenso BY which
he fooled ~ girl Soon after they
were marfi he believes that she was
Induced 20 give him deed To her prop
crty IN Fort Worth. and after he had
murdered the -Hirl he Went 20 Fort
Worth and sold the property, except
one valuable lot, upon which he began
the erection NJ fine house
Dr. Black saya TINT Holmes had no
other object In View than To secure pos.
session OF the RirlH property. and that
tho European trlp was proposed To thr
girl so that when she wrute O. her rel
stlves and told them about Il. as she
ala. they would he thrown &C their
guard.
The girls uncle and mother had died
and her brother and fnther had been
killed IN railroad accident. 50 mat
the only members ~ The Immediate
family were the two girls
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

In experiments by Prof Bu9hncr Gull
lures OF typhoid and other baolllI placed
an water we're completely ies.ruycd In
three hours by bright sunlight. ana
rapidly reduced even by Ginuse day
light although they rapidly Increased
In the dark. TO determine the depth at
which this bnctericidal action Of light
ceases, partially exposed cultures Of
different bacteria were sunk In STAN
berger lake. near Munich. AT thee
yards below the surface the retarding
erect was only Just perceptible. al
though II was shown ten years ago that
llght penetrates In water, at least in
the Lake Of Geneva, 10 depths as great
~ $50 yards, II Is apparent, therefore,
that the effect Of sunlight In purifying
rivers has been overestimated, and Is
confined TO the surface.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02
o,SyAsnAcNs ~ ENGLAND.
Fate of an Importation Into Great
nritain of an American Deiicncs.

An American Woman who ~ married
to an English squire OF high degree
tells the following funny story of the
fate u u half dozen cRnvasbnck ducks
which she had sent to England as 1,
present Ia her mother n-law. The lat
Ter was an excellent housckeeper and
had professed herself to be anxious To
taste the renowned transatlantic dain-
IS which she had heard 80 eNtravignnt-
~ praised, Carefully packed IN Ice,
the game arrived IN good condition,
aud Lady NJ, the recipient, invited
y couple of friends 10 partake OF the
much vaunted dellcacy.
Fancy my feelings" said the pretty
American, describing the affair otter
ward, when a pair Of ducks were
brought on tho table done 10 death
and stuffed with onions. sage and pata-
toes, while my father-ln-inw carefully
carving mn the entire bird. legs wings
and all, distributed the portions to n
party OF six | could have shed tearsl
and the climax was reached when, Af-
ter having endured disappointed and
disappearing books ON the part 81 the
guests my belle mere remarSed. II
must say. Margaret, that | rather pre-
fer our English duclSlinE TO your can
vusbacks.' I could not tell her that IL
was the atrocious cooking and stupid
carving that had destroyed the chief
OF all game birds. However, the duclts
were there and they had 20 be disposed
or, and the nextc day | had the pleas
ufe or eating pair OF my cnnvashaclxs
en- saint, while the others were actual
" ended up IN picl II Is needless TO re-
late the modification suffered or the
VOWS ! made never again 10 Introduce
American dainties 70 British paiates -
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02
HOLOCAUST AT THE QUAKER CITY
TWO LADIES sMornrnEp no
DEATH u, smohI.
A PhtIadeIpbia boarding Honse Con-
sumed by tho Planes and before
All the occupants Could he Hes-
cued Two We're Pound Dead.

Philadelphia. Dec. 1.-Two persons
lost their lives in a IRE this morning
at the boarding house OF Mrs. G b.
Reeves. 9ls South Broad street. The
dead are.
MRS. ELLA RAY SMITH.
MISS cULLENDEN.
They were both borders IN the
house,
The fre was discovered shortly be-
fore 6 o'clock by the cOlored porter
bursting from the shaft OF a dumb
walter lie rushed hastily from room
10 rom to arouse tho sleeping board
ers. Before he had completed the
rounds the house had filled with
smoke anu the man had to ny FOR his
life The fourth story front was oc-
cupied by Mrs Smith. and middle
room on the same floor by Miss Gull
lenden. The hremen were ON the scene
in a few minutes, and turned their at
tention TO rescuing the borders on the
third and fourth floors. All on the
third floor were gotten out safely.
When they got to the fourth floor
Mrs. Smith and Miss Cullenden were
found sunocated by the smoke. and
were dead when found. All the other
bOarders were unin1urcd.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

vain. go. our prlcs. s.; ~ u, !
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address for one year. n ytIs
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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

Ones surprise at the fact that no two
Persons voices are perfectly alike
ceases when one is Informed BY an au-
there are only nine perfect tones m
the human Voice there ars the Astouna-
inR number OF 1882. iSG,0l4,4is diner
ent sounds. OF these, fourteen direct
muscles produce iG.sSa and thirty ndi-
rect muscles produce i7a74i. Sas nhIlc
all Ia cooperation produce the total
slNen above.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

Portland. Oregon. Dec 1.-The Union
savings and Loan association bank was
entered by burglars. the safe blown
open anc robbed OF $500 In cash, some
time between Thanksgiving night and
yesterday morning. The robbery was
Kept secret until today. There is on
clue to HE robbers.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

Washington. bee, /. y Secretary
Gresham makes the statement that the
report that United stutes Minister
Denny cahled from China: Chaos
reigns at Peisin, the American legation
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

Is In danger. and needs protection is
wholly unwarranted and untrue Mr..
Gresham says that no such report OF
anything akin 10 II has been received
by cable. mail or otherwise.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-12-02

II has been ascertalned by expert
ments In the feeding OF corn and wheat
to hogs that corn makes lard, and that
wheat makes lean meat.