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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22
Gard OF Thanks.

The undersigned desire to express
their appreciation and gratitude to the
manv friends who by their tender sym.
pathy and loving care 30 largely light.
ened our heavy sorrow in the recent
loss Of our dear wife and mother.
i. H. CorToN.
MIS-. G. r. SMITH.
Mn. AND Mn. A. w. CoTrox.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22

I.~otures-
The final arrangements are made foi
the coming series of lectures. The fol.
lowing dates have been made for the
course
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY %.
Lecture Webster and Choate.
Hon. L. w. Martin.
TUESDAY, MARCH 10.
Lecture From Washington to Rome.
President j. w. Ilancher.
TUESDAY, MARCH "a.
Lecture -Homeward Bound.
President j. w. Hancher.
TUESDAY, April Z.
Stsreoptican Lecture:-Abraham Lin
Rev. G. NJ. Boswell, A. NJ.
TUESDAY, ri 81.
Musical Lecture The Story Of a Life
in Song.
Rev. G. H.. MacAdam, Phi. ID
The lectures will all be given in the
court house. Ticket will be OH sale at
NJ. j. Bailey's. The price for samo will
be:
Single tickets, reserved O.35
Single tickets O25
Tickets for course not reserved SI.0O
Tickets for conrse reserved SIPS
The committee on sale of tickets will
early next week make the canvass.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22

The Keystone Miner says, and of
curse that settles it, that "a great
deal of speculation is being INDUCED in
by the newspapers as to where the b.
& NJ. road will be built to this year, 1t
will be built to Keystone; that's where
twill be built to, after which it may DO
built to several Insignificant places else
where, if it wants to, We don't care"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22

The Sturgis Record, in its issue Of Fri
day gave the Uncle Hiram company the
benefit of some free advertising, which,
however was not satisfactory in its senti-
ment. and the Press says that Mr.. Kin
sey, manager of the Uncle Hiram CON-
pany, will institute proceedings in the
circuit court against the Record, and has
retained c. l.. Wood of Rapid and NJ.
Mcmahon of Sturgis as attorneys. 1t
has been said that a newspaper never
amounts to much until it has one or two
libel suits.-Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22

NJ. Z. Church, G. NJ. Boswell, Pastor
Febraruy % q. m. Sunday School. IL
preaching by the pastor. u Class meet
ing. 3p. IN. Junior Epworth League.
7;30 lecture to young ladies, by the
pastor. Subject, Young Women, and
the Home" The first FIVE minutes OF
the services in the morning will be
given 10 a short sermon to the children.
In the evening a song service Of ten
minutes will be given. All cordially
invited.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22

The X. P. ball at the opera house on
Friday night of last week was-well, il
was a X. 2. ball, and everybody in this
neck o'woods fully understands whatthat
means in Custer. 1t Is unnecessary to
state that this ball was a repetition of
the former balls given by this society,
and was therefore perfect in every
feature and appointment. The attend.
ancs was large and the social enjoyment
most abundant. The management was
faultless and the music furnished by the
Buffalo Gap. or as 1t is usually called,
Bonds orchestra, assisted by Herb
Bond. the most mastery cornetist in
the west, was dished out to the queens
taste and to the great delight of all par.
Elephants. The X. P's are way up in G
Is entertainers, and they never fail to
please their patrons. A lady said the
dances given by the X. P's always left .
good taste in her mouth for q whole
month. and there were no unpalatable
regrets following a. in some other in
stances, and We believe the lady was
telling the truth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22

The H tSprings Herald says; "Plans
and specifications have been submitted
for the reconstruction Of the second and
third stories of the Minnekahta Block,
which is about to pass in the hands of
q. N. Miner, mortgagor. Should the
work proceed the portion of the build
ing referred to will be converted into q
hotel, the portion o used as an opera
house to be transformed into a kitchen
and dining room and sleeping apart
ments made from the upper stories"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22

The Keystone Miner CURLY says
"The Rapid Journal peeyishly com
plains because Deadwood men are writ
ing insurance in Keystone, and says
they will be claiming Keystone as a
Deadwood suburb. Keystone has some
good fire risks, which insurance men
who are alive 90 hunting for, while RAJ
pid agents are waiting for business to
hunt them. AS to the Suburb" Key.
stone is not a suburb of any place, par.
ticularly of an agricultural village like
Rapid. Keystone can go it alone with
ont a chaperon, if she is young yet"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22
Republican Central Committee.

The republican central committee Of
Custer comfy will meet on Thursday
Feb. 81, 1896 at 2 o'clock p. IN. at the
court house in Custer City, 10 fix the
time for holding primaries and for tht
selection Of time and place for holding
a convention to select delegates to tn,
state convention at Huron on Marcel
25.
WILLIAM NEvIS, Chairman.
J. Z. PITCHER, Sec'y,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22
A northern Hills paper speaks of the

A northern Hills paper speaks Of the
trials experienced by miners in certain
sections of that auriferous region, who
are obliged TO make their trips to the
towns on snowshoes, the snow being too
deep to travel over in the ordinary way.
This reads like a fairy tale to the resi-
dents of Custer, where no snow to speak
of has fallen during the present winter.
and where the streets are now as dry
and dusty as they usually are in the
month Of June. The magnificent
weather experienced in this place dur
ing the winter is exceedingly pleasant
and agreeable, but after all, when we
stop to consider the lessons Of tho past,
which cannot fail to impress us with the
almost incalaulablc benefits resulting
from heavy instalments of the beautiful,
we are inclined to congratulate the peo-
pie in the section named, and pine for
similar conditions in this locality.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22

The breaking up of the winter Is the
signal for the breaking up Of the system.
Nature is opening up the pores and
throwing of refuse. De Wits 6arssr
In this operation. A. J. Jones = Cos
drug store.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22

In accordance with previous arrange
ments, a history and current events club
was organized on last Tuesday evening
ut the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. +.
Hanley. Fifteen persons were present
at the organization and it is expected
that more will unite at the next meet
ing which takes place on -
of next week. 1t is the plan to review
the history of Greece for the present
and present a carefully prepared synop'
sis Of the most prominent events of the
day at each meeting. Such q course OF
study cannot fail to do great good. 1t is
earnestly hoped that many more will
avail themselves Of this privilege, and
that class will start with a large mem
bership. The class meets with Mr.,
Hanley next week, and all are earnestly
requested to become working members,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22

Soothing. healing. cleansing. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Sslve 10 the enemy to sores.
wounds aud piles, which II never fails
to cure. Stops itching and burning.
Cures chappcd lips and cold-sores in
two or three hours. A. ]. Jones 4 Co.'S
drug store.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22
Two Rustlers Killed,

A telegram from New Castle TO attor-
ney Griggs was received at Deadwood
last Saturday stating that Sheriff Owens
of Weston county, Wyoming, had
rounded up three cattle thieves on
Friday, and in an encounter with them,
shot and killed two, and arrested tho
other. Particulars Of the affair, or tn.
names Of the rustlcrs were not given.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22

Quick In effect, heals and leaves no
scar. Burning. scaly skin cruptions
quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salye. Applied to burns. scalds, old
sores; It IL magical in effect. Always
cures piles. A. j. Jones & Cos drug
store.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22

A very young lady, of regulation
weight, ARE beauty and exceptional
lung force, came to the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. w. Stages, of this city, on sun
day last. The family were fairly charm
ed with the noisy but angelic little
stranger, and at once decided to take it
into full family membership. The
young lady appears quite contented, and
seems rather pleased than otherwise
with the arrangements made in her be-
I-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22

Rev. j. j. Shingler, the former pop.
nlar pastor ofthe Congregational church
of this city, now residing at Perry Cen
ter, N. Y, met with a painful accident
a short time since while out riding in
his cutter in company with Mrs. Shin
gler, who was also q victim. white
driving at a pretty rapid rate over the
snowy road, the cutter was overturned,
throwing them both into a ditch, break
ing two of Rey. Shingler's ribs. and also
Mrs. Shingler's arm above the elbow.
The Rev. writing to a friend in this city,
gives an account of the accident, and
states that both himself and wife are
getting along nicely, and rapidly re-
covering from the injuries received,
which their many friends in this city
will be pleased to learn.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22
SUMMONS.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEW
L enth Judicial Circuit Of the state OF South
Dakota, within and for Custer County.
Lizzie NJ. Hunt, Plaintiff,
VS.,
Wright Hunt, Defendant.
The state Of South Dakota Sends Greeting:
To the above named Defendant.
You are hereby summoned and required 20
answer the complaint of the above named
plaintiff, which will be filed in the Office OF the
Clerk OF the Circuit Court of the Seventh judi
cial Circuit Of the State of South Dakota,
within and for Custer county, at the Court House
In Custer City; and 10 serve a copy Of your
answer upon the subscribers M their Office I'm
the city OF DeadwoOd, Lawrence County, State
OF South Dakota, within thirty 900 days after the
service OF this summons on YOU, exclusive OF the
day OF service, and il you fail TO answer the COM
plant OF the plaintiff within that time, the
plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief In
said complaint demanded.
Dated at Deadwood, South Dakota, on this Sth
day Of January, A. ID. 1896.
FRAWLEY & LAFFEY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
To the above named Defendant.
Please take notice that the plaintiffs com.
plant In this action was, on the 18th day of
January, 1896, filed in the Office Of the clerk OF
the above named Court At Custer City, South
Dakota.
FRAWLEY g. LAFFEY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
First publication, February 1, 1896.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-22
NOTICE.

NOTICE.
ONCE Of the Commissioner Of School and Public
lands.
Notice Is hereby given, that on the oath day OF
March, 1896. all the unsold and Unbiased School
Lands In the County of Custer will be offered for
lease 90 the htghest bidder. az public auction. at
the front door Of the Court House in said c0un.
~. Said leasing will be held between the hours
day, until all the tracts OF School lands have
been offered for lease.
Pierre, s, d., January Is, 1896.
j. l.. LOCKHART,
Commissioner Of School and Public Lands,
First publication, January 20. 1896.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29

An pa correcks me men.
An Uncle Sidney he comes here
I'm allus good again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
AN ABSURDITY ABOUT SILVER.

a score of men form a corporation, con-
tribute and borrow money, which they put
into the mining and smelling of iron ore
The product is pig iron. Years ago pig iron
began to decline in price. That decline was
expensive methods for getting the iron out
of the ore. the competition incident to
largely increased production, and, above
ALL the supply and demand. Nevertheless.
year after year the corporation digs ore and
turns out pig iron. When its managers are
not able to get $25 ton they take So
When they cannot find Il market at a pay
ing price the digging of ore is stopped and
the furnaces so out of blast This is loss
of their capital for time, or for all time,
and greater injury to the men who have
been employed. But, whatever comes, en-
ployes and employers accept their fate,
however grieyous the loss or severe the suf-
fering. They have never thought of doing
anything else.
Just many companies in Indiana
are putting capital into the production of
oil. They raise money with which to lease
land, hire labor and purchase machinery
AT the price that oil brought when they be-
gan their enterprise there is profit in the
business. But suppose it should be discov-
cred that there is oil in abundance in other
States. in Russia and other parts of the
world, and that capital should be invested
in utilizing these oil fields, the result would
be unexpected supply, oyerstocking the
market. Oil would fall and many wells
which would have been profitable at the
prices which prevailed when they were
''shot" would become valueless and must
be closed. What do the sufferers do? Sim
ply accept the situation.
Another company of enterprising men
form a corporation for the working of sill
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
A DISTURBING RUMOR.

There is a revival of reports to the effect
that Governor Matthews and his immediate
advisers are considering the advisability
of naming candidates at a late day in the
districts which have hold-over Senators.
If this is true he has changed his mind
since May. Then he declared that such
thing could not be thought Of and suggest
ed the apportionment under which nominal
lions are being made as a compromise He
should have called the Legislature to
make a new apportionment and in not
doing it, he failed to discharge his duty
to put it no stronger. The Supreme Court
refused to pass upon the constitutionality
of the apportionment under which the cleo
ton of the Legislature will take place, sim
ply that the people of Indiana might avoid
just such confusion and possible conflict
as it is rumored the Governor and his ad-
visers contemplating.
Six months ago the people of Indiana
would not have listened to such a rumor as
that to the effect that the Governor pro-
poses to violate the Constitution by having
bogus Senators elected in districts already
constitutionaly represented. But Governor
Matthews has developed a new character
since he became a presidential candidate.
When, in the circular presenting his quail
fications for the presidency, he or his
friends left out all account of his efforts
to maintain law and order in Indiana in
July 1894, he led many to suspect that he
had regretted his action He has also adj
vised local officers to defy the federal
courts He has refused to name an election
commissioner after a nomination had been
made by the proper authority.
These and other symptoms of q DISPOSE
ton to ignore the laws cause people who
once respected Governor Matthews to have
some anxiety in regard to this rumor re-
gardng the election of bogus Senators. If
against the peace and the Constitution of
the State is not contemplated, Governor
Matthewss denial of any such design will
dismiss all apprehension. Should he re-
main silent, it will increase. He cannot
dismiss the matter in silence, because it is
his wont about matters of insignificance,
like the rumor about his treatment of Gen
era Harrison, to explain. This is not a
matter of minor Importance. 1t has been
stated in several papers as coming from his
leaky attendants that it is his purpose to
have bogus Senator's elected in the hold
over districts. Are these men mere bab-
blers, or is it a fact? The Governor can
dissipate the rumor by a simple denial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29

Richard Har ding Davis writes to the New
York Critic denying that he made the re-
mark attributed to him to the effect that
he regretted having written the story called
Gallagher" because sit reminded him of
the days when he was a mere reporter-a
time he wished to forget. He also denies a
number of other foolish and egotistical
speeches with which he is credited. 1t is
a manly letter, and one that might have
been expected of the author of Gallagher"
in his unspoiled days. If his head was a
little turned by success, as seems, according
to all accounts, to have been the case, it
is perhaps not to be wondered at but IL
he has got his bearings, again, as this let
ter indicates, his early friends and admir-
ers will be gratified. His success, too,
doubtless created envy among his less for
tunate rivals and caused them to circulate
base1ess calumnies. If he will return to his
labors and produce tales as good as the
earlier ones, which made his reputation, the
public will speedily judge between him and
his defamerS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
THE LEGISLATURE.

There are indications that the Matthews
managers in this State have given up the
idea of getting the electoral vote for Bry-
an and are now bending their energies to
securing Legislature which win make the
Governor United States Senator One of
these indications is found in the fact that
the Matthews managers are giving more at
tention to making trades with Populists on
county and legislative tickets than in push
ing the general canvass. A sort of gem
eral directory has been established here for
the purpose of making over the tickets of
county and even congressional conventions
The revision of regularly nominated tick
cts is being made under the Supervision of
Governor Matthews. The Democracy is be-
ing sold out to the Populists wherever the
Governor thinks vote will be secured in
the Legislature for him.
Republicans and sound-money men are
given this warning in order that they may
offset the efforts of Governor Matthews and
his clique. Neither Republican nor sound
money man wants Claude Matthews in the
Senate, for the reason that neither wants
free-silver Senator there to succeed Mr..
there to oppose tariff legislation or to act
with the Senators of the silver trust Gov
ernor Matthews is the stubborn supporter
of all the heresies connected with free trade
and deprecated currency.
1t is true that Indiana, a central State
with many and varied industries and with
interests closely allied to the progressive
States of the North, should no longer be
grouped with Missouri Alabama South
Senate. 1t should have Senators whose
names will not be found in the roll calls in
the order, "Tillman. Turpie, Vest, Voor-
hees." Now. the only hope of Matthews is
the gerrymander which the Supreme Court
preserved lest that official plunge the s ate
into anarchy in the selection of a Legisla-
ture
In view of the situation and of the efforts
of the Matthews clique to make him Sena-
tor, Republicans should take special pains
to gee that Matthew's agents do not trade
off their legislative candidates, promising
votes here and there for votes for Mat
thews candidates for the Legislature. Let
republican voters be especially warned
that much of the fruits of a general victory
would be hazarded in the selection of a
Legislature which would send Governor
Matthews to the Senate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29
A Hopeful Sign.
To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
l noticed in the Journal yesterday tn

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
noticed in the Journal yesterday this
statement:
1t is hard to teach an old dog new
tricks. 1t is said Senator Teller gives as
much time in his speeches to protection as
he does tC free silver
This is part of the programme of the sill
yer mine owners. 1t was their purpose at
least those who have previously been Re-
publicans, to advocate protection. The only
hope they ever entertained of electing a
silver President was by securing Republican
votes. Mr.. Teller appeals for votes for
free silver, assigning a reason. that pro-
tecton can only be maintained on a silver
basis. When he delivering his Valedic-
tory in the st. Louis convention he spoke
with very great emphasis on that theory
There are thousands OF Republicans VINO
are tlnctured with the free-SilVer COMA Se
idea who believe that the greatest factor
in restoring prosperity will be protection
that doctrine who. a few weeks ago. were
discussing nothing but the money question
among them those who have been free
silver Republicans. This is very hopeful
sign 1t seems to me that large proper
ton of the voters recognize other issues
and that every effort that Senator Teller
makes to induce Republicans to vote for
free-trade Bryan to secure protection will
be frutiless, The free-silver clouds are be-
ing rapidly dispelled. and the golden dawn
of prosperity IS approa ching as we come
nearer the triumphant election of Major
Mckinley. d. STROUSE.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-29

yer mines. costly machinery is purchased
and immense fortunes are realized. The re-
suit is that hundreds of mines are opened
in this country. Mexico, South America
and Africa. Tens of millions of British
and other capital invested. In fifteen
years the output of these mines has been
quadrupled. With the increased output the
prices begin to fall Corporations like these
do not heed the warning, but turn out yet
more white metal. Prices decline more rap
idly. Yet in the working of the mines
which are richest and best located there
is a large profit at the low prices. The
price is not half the figure of 1870. Do these
capitalists accept the situation and the low
prices? So far from that, they began fif-
teen years ago to insist that the govern
ment shall pay them a certain price for sill
yer bullion simply because, years ago, that
was the commercial value. A few months
ago the silver trust took the country by the
throat in the United States Senate and
said: Your industries shall wither and
your government shall fail for want of rev.
enues unless you pay us the price which
silver brought in 1870" For the copper and
lead that are taken out of the same mines
they accept the market price, but for the
silver these mine-owning corporations de-
mand that the government practically pay
them the price of 1870.
Put aside party names and political ex-
elements and sit down in your right mind
and calmly ask yourself why should the
owners of commercial article called sill
yer, less useful than iron or oil, demand
that government stamp it at figure dou-
BILE the market value? Ask yourself, if it
is right for the government to stamp
price upon one commodity, why not fix the
price of all others-wheat, iron, days labor?
Wheat, iron and days labor are each more
useful than silver; if government marks an
ounce of silver $1.29, why not stamp
bushel of wheat the same price, and every
useful article which represents labor with
the number of days labor at 81 a day,
which it has cost?
Take these questions about with you and
ponder them, and you must see the absurd
ity of the pretensions of the silver mine
owners.