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4 Disaopointment.

The official celebration at Berlin Of
the German emperor's 25th birthday is
admitted on all sides to have been.
from many popular points of view, a
blank disappointment. The emperor
had discounted this to some extent by
excluding the press from even a
glimpse of the court festivities, and
keeping the people. for the first time
in the memory of Berliners, from view
ing the parade of troops at the palace
end of Inter den Linden. The COM
munity retopted by not crowding any
of the other streets during the day, and
by not lighting up any dwelling house
windows at night. Illuminations were
strictly confined to public buildings
and the offices of bankers. merchants
and others whose interest IL is to con-
ciliate the authorities. All this is sig
nificant enough, but IL is even more
important TO note that the celebration
was allowed TO be a purely Prussian
affair. Not a single federal king or
grand duke or prince came from any Of
the minor courts OF Germany TO join
in the rejoicings of the Hohenzollerns.
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Notice IL hereby given that the time
for the registration OF the qualified cleo
tors OF the city Of Anaconda prior TO the
annual election in and for said city. 10 be
held April 8. 1875. will commence on the
nth day of March. a. d. lSs. and expire
on the 18th day OF March. lSS. except
that on April 4 the ONCE OF registry
agents shall be opened for corrections
and rcgistration OF voters. The office
hours for registration are from O'Clock
a. m. TO u o'clock m. and from O'Clock
p. m. TO o'clock .. m. and from O'Clock
p. m. TO o'clock p. m. The office OF the
registry agents will be at the city hall.
Only persons who register can vote at
the city election
s. II. KENNICOTT.
NJ. A DUBREY.
Board OF Registration. City Of Anaconda.
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When in Butte lunch at sherman's.

Masks. spansles and bells at L A
Kings.
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COUNTY DADS AT IT
The Commissioners Transact Business
in Special Session.
VAULT FURNITURE ALL o. K.
A Large Decrease In Expenditures
for This Year-Property That
Has Escaped the Asses
sor to Be Taxed.

Special Correspondence of the Standard.
Deer Lodge, March 1S.-The board Of
county commissioners met in special ses-
sion yesterday morning and completed all
the business left undone at their regular
quarterly meeting. A great number Of
bills were audited and ordered paid and a
few were disallowed on account of being
improperly presented. The metallic vault
furniture was carefully examined and
found to be up to the contract require
ments and a warrant was ordered drawn
for its payment in the sum of '2.2,a RE-
ports were received from every depart
ment of the county government and the
showing made for the past year is very
hattering to those who have the care ard
responsibility of the administration of af-
fairs. The total decrease of expenditures
for the year ended March /, 1896, over the
previous year. as shown by the report of
County Auditor Miller. amounts to $751;
5s6.l6. This large saving to the county
cannot be attributed entirely to the
watchful keeping of the board of commits
sioners, as the records will show that
each county officer has carefully and
economically administered the trust inn
posed upon him by the taxpayers.
j. K. Markely & Co., who entered into
contract with the commissioners some
time ago to ascertain all the property
within the county that has escaped taxa
ton since the year 1890, were before the
board to-day and submitted a report of
their findings. They claim that in that
time $1,000 acres of land have been over
looked by the different assessors, besides
many town lots in Anaconda and Deer
Lodge also a great number of patented
quartz claims. For this work Markely &
Co. are to receive one-half of all that is
collected by the county of these delin-
quent taxes. The present assessor was
ordered by the board to proceed imme-
diately and assess all this property ac-
cording to the levy made in the particular
year in which the property was not as
sessed. 1t is more than likely that next
iall a great many people will find when
they come to pay their taxes that the
amounts they will be compelled to turn
into the treasury will not fit the levy i'm
posed for this year.
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ESPONS IBILITY.
The American Family From a French
womsn's Point of View.

The American Family From a French
womsn's Point of View.
There is In France a constant ex-
change of consideration and protection,
which has seemed to me scarcely to
exist in the American family, where the
individuality of each member asserts
itself from the cradle, where each one
is astonishingly eager to follow an in
dependent career and to assume the re-
sponsibility of his own destiny. In
America / have been struck by the alb
sence of that unity of the family, as
we understand it: that willingness of
some (who are usually women) to sac
rifice themselves for the comfort and
pleasure of others, that desire to re-
main united at all costs; and my first
impressions were these-the almost in
solent triumph of youth, the boldly ad-
vertised domination of woman, the
effacement of parents and their lack of
authority over their children, the ap-
parent GOODNESS of their reciprocal rela-
TONS or where this was not the case,
a certain affection in emphasizing IL,
as though IL were something quite un-
usual / have therefore been greatly
surprised when 1 have heard Ameri-
cans who have lived a long time in
France, assert on their side that the
mutual relations between parent and
child were on the contrary less affec-
tionate there than in America.-Th.
Benton (Madame Blanc) in the March
Forum.
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so Ladies' black diagonal Capes. Jet
trimmed-Our price S245.
A Ladies' Silk Cape, lined with fancy
Silk. jet trimmed-Our sale price. IS. 90.
Ladies' Refer Suits in black and
blue Serge. fancy wool suitings at
$3.50, worth $1,000
Is black Crepon Skirts for $500
worth $500.
IS black ALPACA Skirts at 5000
Another lot of fancy novelty pat
terms received, we will make up in
first-class style, lining included at SIG
Novelty patterns at $3.50, you pay
$3.50 for them elsewhere.
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Every days is sales day
with us, we can do sell
merchandise less than our
competitors can or will.
Buy your dry goods at
the popular store.
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SMITH & MCLAREN,
CONTRACTORS and BUILDERS

IoBBING WORK PROMPTLY ATTENDED
81 70. Corner Ness Inir1 and hickory SSA.
Anaconda
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Three Factions in the G. d. T..

The republican party is a queer trinity
just at present. One part wants free sill
yer and free trade: another protection
and free silver. and a third sound money
and protection. A rather refractory
three-horse hitch.-Boston Herald.
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Military system OF the Beers.

The military system adopted by the
Beers is simple. and yet perfect in its
way. Each district is commanded by
a field cornet whose duty il is. in case
of alarm, TO issue notices to all in the
district. An alarm - generally brought
in by some herdsr '''r'er
who has accident
enemy, or upon
proach. Mounted
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Last Call For Heavy Weight
and FurS

a few semainng
there will
only hg w b a nghtd inuion MIN size Of sleeves "S'A' JACKIE
Beaver op1 ~
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Timely Words of Canton.

Mr.. Mckinley. IL he is wise. will keep
an eye on those southern delegates who
now say they are for him. Republican
southern delegates to national conven-
tons have a way of changing their vote
when least expected.-Nashville Ameri-
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The next show at the Evans is Satur-
day night. of which this comment was
made: THE Uncle Josh Spruceby COM
pany entertainment at the opera house
last night was decided success and was
played to a big house. The company is a
good one, In fact out of sight There are
few, IL any, better bands strike this city
than is the famous farmers band. The
saw mill scene was decidedly realistic, as
the log carriage, with its human burden,
sped onward to the rapidly revolving
saw, and all present were relieved when
the rescue was made. Uncle JOSH was
apparently a veritable down east farmer,
and never failed to bring down the house
with his quaint remarks. Taken all in all,
the performance gave great satisfaction,
and the company can rest assured of an
overcoming house should they ever re-
turn to Fort Scott. Fort Scott Monitor
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NEW WRAPS
AN. SUITS.

Just received by express
an elegant line of Spring
Capes and Silks, all new
and up to date garments.
We make some special
prices for this week.
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The American Girls scorn of Marriage

Shall I dare to express my whole
idea? The severe education that the
American girl receives agrees especially
with those who afterward choose celib-
acy. The single woman in the United
States is infinitely superior to her Eu-
ropean sister; free from the letters that
often make the French old maid so pit
liable and ridiculous, she does not, like
the latter, expect to gain liberty by
marriage-on the contrary, by marri-
age she would lose that perfect indie
pendence which allows her to cultivate
herself more and more, to rise into a
larger sphere than that of the family
and even of the ordinary social circle
by consecrating herself to works of
universal interest. Her intercourse with
men, freed from the childishness of
Irritation, bears a stamp of quietness
and freedom which allows real and Sc
rious intimacies that no criticism could
assail. One sees no bitterness, no re-
grets. Her lot is too beautiful, her life
too full, in spite of the natural satisfac-
lions renounced-nay, perhaps just on
account of that remuneration. Let there
be. however, no misunderstanding. If
1t seems indispensable to me that the
woman who, for some good reason or
other, does not marry, should find some
sphere for her activity severely blame
the systematic scorn of marriage which
comes to many young Americans who
are ambitious to be somebody, to do
something, to distinguish themselves in
a career and to escape from the COM
mon ways. With these pretended vo-
cations there Is often mixed a childish
vanity, a morbid idea of creating a SEN
sation, of singing ones self out, and
obstacles are most useful in proving
their real value.-Th. Benton MADAME
Blanc) in the March Forum.
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ANACONDA

DLUMBIuG steam and Hot Water Heating.
i Estimates furnished on application Adj
dress A. HASLHY. ans oak street.. Ana
aondA Montana
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29
An Elegant Home,

The new residence building now be-
ing erected by NJ. A. Willis on the
southwest corner of Lincoln and Sixth
streets, upon which a number OF
mechanics are now employed under the
direction of Contractor A. ]. Mills,
promises to compare favorably with, if
it does not exceed in its elegance of
structure, its magnificent and elaborate
appointments, and its beauty and per-
fectlon of design, that of any of the fine
residences previously built in this city.
The spacious structure is of the attrac-
tive Queen Ann style of architecture,
and when completed in accordance with
the proposed plans, will be a most pro-
nounced ornament to what is conceded
to be one of the most desirable residence
localities in the city.
The building has two stories and con-
tains eleven spacious rooms with bath
room, wardrobes, closets, etc., embracing
all Of the conveniences found in the
best appointed modern homes. The
site upon which the building is located
is one of the most desirable in the city,
being delightfully."- bordered upon the
east by rock capped elevations whose
sides are fringed with waving pines
which give to it a most romantic and
attractive appearance. The structure is
the most prominent feature in the view
looking north from Custer Avenue and
Sixth street. and when completed will
attract the attention, if it does not
excite the envy of many who fix their
gaze in that direction
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29

The policy of the popocrats in Pen
ington and Custer counties would seem
to be to ave the republicans with their
stupendous strength. In Hill City they
claim practically everything: at Key
stone they would make you believe that
sound money men were an unknown
quantity, and in this place they haye
endeavored to force the conclusion that
they were largely in the majority, and
to emphasize their false declarations
massed large number from remote
precincts of the county, the result Of a
most vigorous and persistent two weeks
effort, at meeting held here on We'd
nesday night. The work has however
proved to be too coarse, and will avail
them nothing, as the true situation is
well known by the republicans. and
they are not in the least disturbed by
the false alarm. The three sound
money men reported at Hill City turns
out to be 63 when the true situation has
been disclosed; Keystone is getting
fairly in line, and Custer is just what
she has alway been, the banner town of
the proverbial rich and rising region
known as the Black Hills of South Da-
kota.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29
Labor Day Picnic,

Labor Day, September 7, will be OBJ
served at Stureis this year by grand
picnic. The committee having the mat
ter in charge have arranged the follow
ing program
Quarter mile pony race.
Half mile bicycle race for boys under
fifteen years of age.
Matched race, half mile dash between
two horses for a purse of $4,000.
Foot race for men, 100 yards, profess
slonals barred.
Half mile race for men.
Trotting race, three minute class,
heats three in five.
Foot race, fifty yards, for boys under
twelve years.
Hop. skip and jump running race,
free for all.
Fatman's race, fifty yards.
Sack race for boys, fifty yards.
Half mile dash, running, free for all.
Bicycle race for men, one mile.
Running Jump, free for all.
Trot, for driving horses, double or
single, half mile dash.
Bicycle race for men, five miles.
Standing Jump free for all.
Trot, 2:45 class, heats, three in five.
Foot race, fifty yards, free for all.
The races will commence at 2 o'clock
in the afternoon. At three o'clock q
tug of war match will be had for purse
of one hundred dollars. There will be
three baLds in attendance and gen.
eral good time will be had as the cit.
liens of Sturgis will do all they can to
entertain their visitors on that day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29
Wealth of South Dakota.

PIERRE, Aug. 20.-The valuation of the
lands Of South Dakota, according to the
last assessments, is $73,6S4 ,037 for farm
lands and S15,906,62l for town lots.
This places the average value Of farm
lands at Si.32 per acre.
The total number Of cattle of all
classes is 5l4,5l9, with an assessed yal-
uation of S5o45,3l9 For horses the
total number is placed at 3lE6l5, with
a valuation of S4,497,7S9. The number
of mules and asses is 4,75S, with a val
uation of S49,959. OF sheep there are
340,75l, valued at 1914 ,495. Hogs nun
ber 2l2,572, valued at S329,S59. All
other personal property is listed at
S99l5,475.
In the number Of different classes OF
live stock the counties which lead are
Choteau-an unorganized county-on
cattle, with 34,394; Brown on horses
with 1887; Sphinx on sheep, with 25,-
$40 and Clay on hogs, with 1880.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29

The wealth oftwenty-two of the silver
mine owners being S547 100000, and
their deep desire to have the mints Of
this country open to the free coinage of
silver which would bring large benefit
to them to the serious detriment of the
masses, would seem to be safe guaran-
tee against the silver cause being ham
pered for funds for campaign purposes.
Free silver is the war cry of the silver
mine owners, says the Highmore
Herald. 1t means increased millions to
them at the expense of the masses. 1t
will put the laborer on half pay, while
that which he consumes increases in
price. Free trade robs the laborer of
the opportunity to work, while free sill
yer robs him of half he earns when he
does work.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29

How changed the conditions prevail
ing since the election of the present ad-
ministration 1t was elected upon an
issue that proposed the reversal of the
economic policies that had brought to
the nation these marvellous results
Since then our energies have been
stified, hope and courage have almost
fled, and instead of the chorus of plenty,
wants gaunt hand has pressed close
upon many of our people. PROSTATE
industries, idle wheels, smokeless fur
naces, palsied capital, idle labor, un-
sought production have cried in vain
for help, and the only answer of
triumphant democracy" was the Wilson
bill, with its "perfdy and dishonor,p
that wrecked our prosperity and ruined
our industries. Hon. Robert J. Gamble,
M. c., of South Dakota.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29

Among the chief reasons why the
working man should oppose the election
of Bryan to the presidency, the Railway
Age gives the following submitted by a
railroad employee:
]. Because my present pay won't
quite enable me to buy everything on
earth. and have no desire to haye that
pay cut in two.
2. Because / prefer to have what few
dollars earn worth 100 cents apiece,
not SO cents.
3. Because I do not see how I should
5e any better off if the price of every
thing I had to buy was doubled.
4. Because 1 have no idea that it
would profit me if the whole country
went bankrupt.
5. Because, though the ratio may
now be sixteen men out of work to one
who has job, have no desire to swell
the ratio by turning tramp myself.
6. Because, though I do not happen
to be general manager of this railroad,
] am still no blooming fool.
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Carlisle's Five Points.

/. There is not free coinage coun-
try in the world today that is not on
silver basis.
2. There is not gold standard coun-
try in the world today that does not use
silver as money along with gold.
3 There is not silver standard
country in the world today that uses
any gold as money along with silver.
4. There is not a silver standard
country in the world today that has
more than one third as much money in
circulation per capita as the United
States has.
5. There is not a silver standard
country in the world today where the
laboring man receives fair pay for his
days work"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29

Free-Trader Bryan is spending many
words, if not much thought, says an ex-
change, in perfecting his pose as the
friend of the laboring men. for, if Mr..
Bryan had his way, we would buy our
goods in Europe and shut up the fac.
tories in this country. AS a friend OF
the laboring men, Mr.. Bryan bears a
striking resemblance to well-known
character who appeared in sleeps
clothing. If, however, Mr.. Bryan is in.
deed appearing in borrowed garments
we may be sure that it is not taken from
the back of an American sheep. For
that animal Mr.. Bryan has rooted and
grounded antipathy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29
Shot Dead,

This Thursday morning at o'clock
Roy Sewall who has been confined in
the county Jail for the past several
months for cattle stealing asked Jailor
Kelly to take him to the water closet.
Mr.. Kelley complied with his request,
and when near the Office door Sewall
sprang away from him and out through
the screen door into the street, running
thence to Harmon & Venor's butcher
shop where he sneaSed in the back way
and taking down Fred Willarrs rifle
and belt Of cartridges held him up back
ed out through the front door into the
street, held up John Venor, and Chief
of Police Beaver near by, ran up main
street to Martin & Bunting's stable or
dered saddle horse and then went
back to the old Star & Bullock corner.
in the mean time Jailor Kelley had
gotten his shot gun and followed to the
Bloom corner arriving just as Sewall
came back to the opposite corner. Fred
Willard as soon as Sewall left the butcher
shop went to ii. o. Anderson & Sons
hardware store where he procured a
Winchester and ran up the street after
Sewall. He arrived at Blatt's corner at
about the same time that Tailor Kelley
arrived at the Bloom corner Kelley
told Sewall he had better put down his
gun and go back to the Jail, sewall
said he would not, he would die first !;
he had his gun in position to shoot and
told Mr.. Kelley that he had nothing
against him, but if he came an inch near
er he would kill him in his tracks.
Fred Willard had about that time taken
position right in front Of Blatts door
that faces Main street he said: "Roy
put down that gun and throw up your
hands," Roy wheeled Immediately and
fred at Mr.. Willard the ball passing
only few inches over his head going
through the window sash, breaking
pane of glass and striking the heavy
outside casing and then falling to the
sidewalk. Willard fred almost simulta-
neously with Sewall, the ball from his
gun striking Sewall in the jugular vein
on the left side Of the neck, and he fell
to the ground dying in few minutes.
Mr.. Willard than ran across the street
and took his gun and returned to his
shop. Jailor Kelley got to Sewall at the
the same time Mr. Willard did. sewall
said: Kelley Pm glad its all over;
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29

The Chicago Tribune submits the fol-
lowing, which is a point that Is mani
festly well taken:
The principal reason why Major Nc
Kinley does not initiate Mr.. Bryan's
example and invade the 'enemy's
country is that in all the broad expanse
of the United States there is no section
that is hostile to him."
Major McKinley's patriotism is not
confined to given sections, but embraces
the entire country, and the great prin-
ciplcs he ADVOCATES are cherished in the
hearts Of the people in all sections to an
extent which may not be fully realized
until the votes are counted on the 3rd
day Of November next.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29

forgive everybody" and life was extinct.
The remains were carried to Voorhees,
undertaking rooms to be prepared for
burial.
Roy Sewall was % years old last Sat
urday-August 18th. He came to the
Hills from Pierre several years ago,
where his parents, who are highly re-
spected, reside. He has been pretty
wild for year past and inclined to be
tough; in western parlance, "a bad
man." His people were telegraphed of
the sad occurence.-sturgis Advertiser,
Goth.
Later reports from Sturgis are to the
effect that an inquest has since been
held, and that the coroners jury return
ed verdict ofjustable homicide.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-29

The Whitewood Plaindealer says: "a
man who will loaf around town nine
hours of the day shouting how to run
the governments business, when he
doesn't know enough to run a wheel
barrow, is pretty likely to be the buckle
berry whose wife-whom he so sacredly
promised before God and man that he
would provide and care for-is at home
taking care of lot of half starved, rag
ged and neglected children. OF all men
on earth he is the most useless both to
the world and the family unfortunate
Enough to haye him for member. In.
stead of teaching by precept and ex-
simple, the lessons of thrift and industry
heis inculcating in the minds of boys
Ideas that if pursued will lead them TO
yagrancy or the penitentiary. In the
great plan of Nature, in this busy world,
there was no place laid out for such an
individual."