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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

The citizens of Weisbaden intend to
buy the neighboring hunting seat OF
Platte and present 1t to the German em.
peror. who recently expressed great ad-
miration OF the forest that clothe the
Taurus mountains, and intimated a de-
sire to spend some time there every
year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

A gang of twenty-one burglars has
been arrested In Paris. which in the last
three years had committed more than
200 burglaries. They were admirably
organised. never used violence and made
q speciality Of robbing churches and
priests houses The chief OF the band
3 believed to be In the United States.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15
A Theafer DESTROYED.

NiagaraFalls. N. Y.-The Park thea
ter was destroyed by fire early this
morning causing a loss Of $4,000. COW
cred by insurance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

Gadsooks-The craze for athletics
seems to b. spreading among women.
even Miss Antique would Jump at az
o8ey.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15
ROBERT J KING.

The Famous PAGER Wins His Drown
Back by Phenomenal Perform
anCe.
Columbus, O., Aug. Robert j. Is
again king of the turf. He regained his
title by beating Frank Agan In the fast
est -four heats eve paced. Frank Agan
took the first heat in 2:03A. Robert j.
took the next three heats in 2:04h. 2:04h
and 2:02A.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

Compressed food which has proved a
failure In our army, was found useful
to the British expedition to Ashantee.
The desiccated soup was not damaged
by the climate.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

The extent of the work to be done in
Improving the navigation of the Mis-
sissippi river is disclosed In the latest
annual report of Major Hamburg, in
charge OF work on the channel between
the Illinois and Ohio. According to this
report, 2.979 snags were removed during
the year. The work OF the snag boats
never ends. Next year as many or o
snags will have TO be removed in order
to insure safety in navigation. Major
Hanbury reports that in the work OF
destroying the causes of which snags
are the effect the snag boat crews had
destroyed within the year 10, Gas leaning
trees,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

A salmon. said to be Of perfect SYM
metry and Weighing ~forty-four pounds,
was captured recently In the Killslos
waters. Ireland.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

In France. It seems, that there Is a
strong superstition that the operas of
Ambrose Thomas bring ONE sort Of Ill
luck. The Paris Opera Comique and
the Theater des Arts at Rouen were
burned on the night of the performance
of "Mignon' in which it may be reco-
lected a fire scene actually occurs. The
Grand Opera, Paris, was burned on the
night of a performance OF Hamlet"
Ambrose Thomas himself vas well
aware of the superstition, and used
laughingly TO declare that he was lucky
In other WAYS,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

An Illinois Town Suffers BY Fire.
Pana, ILL.,. Aug. Sire this morning
destroyed the business portion Of Ram.
sey. Loss. $50. 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15
HANGING AT OMAHA.

Gland II. Hooves, Who Murdered
' Councilman Dubois.
Omaha. Neb., Aug. 7.-Claude II.
Hoover. Who killed his brother-in-law.
Councilman-elect Dubois, was hanged
here today. The execution was con-
Quoted with the greatest privacy al
lowed by law. Hoover stated that his
crime was caused by drink and warned
others against Il.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

Mary Wagner. q persistent young wo-
man OF Austria. tracked her truant lover
5000 miles and has finally succeeded In
landing him In fail In Philadelphia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15
Grain and Provisions.

Chicago, Aug. S.-Cash quotations were
as follows:
Flour-Steady. Winter patents. 81. $50
$50; spring patents. s2.5OQ3.55 : bakers.
81. 25d2. 20.
Wheat-No. 2 spring, 55%c; No. 8 spring,
59d59Ac; No. 2 red, 59Ssc.
Corn-No. 2, 24c; No. 2 yellow, 24Ac.
Oats-No. 2, 1SAc; No. 2 white, 2lA@22c;
No. 3 white ,20h@ 2112c.
Rye-No. 2. 30l2c.
Barley-No. 2, nominal; Nc. 3, +. o. b.,
2iQ32c.
Flax Seed-No. 1, tic.
Timothy Seed-Prime, 81. 10.
Provls.ons-Mess pork, Sc. IS; lard, 50. 2O@D
1925; short rib sides, So. 40I3 80: dry sailed
shoulders, s.. 75a4.0 90; short clear sides.
50. 75d3. SPY.
Whisky-Distillers' finished goods. per
gallon, 81 20.
sugar-Cut loaf. $5.45; graduated. A.s2;
of A, A.57.
Butter-Creamery. 1o@i4hc; dairy. go
12c.
Eggs-9610c.
Cheese-9kM10c.
Hides-L.ght and heavy green sailed,
fully cured, 4h@5c: green hides. 31k@4c;
green sailed calf, nc; dry flint. 6hkc; dea-
cons, each, soc.
Tailow-No. 1. solid packed, &c; No. Q.
4kc; cake. sac.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

Germany is fast turning out It's older
generals, thirty-two have been forced
10 retire within a year, which beats the
record. The average age of n brigade
commander is SO years, to 81 In the
French army. where the average age OF
all ranks is higher thar I'm the German.
No German b~rigadier is more that Sc,
while thirty French brigadiers are over
81. German cavalry colonies average
IS years 4 months. only seven being over
81, while the French officers in the same
army average 50 years 5 months, rfty-
three c~olonels being over 80.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

Foreign books are admitted free of
duty in all cases In s~ixty-nine countries
out of 10 whose laws la been inves-
tigated by NJ. lie Soudier. In thirteen
others unbound books are free, but there
is a duty on the binding. In twenty
eight countries books pay duty, though
I'm eight Of them exceptions are made
In favor of books intended for teaching.
In most cases the duties are very slight.
hardly interfering with importations.
In China the customs duties on the
books imported by missionaries is a cent
Or two a pound on the weight.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

An Atchison child I months old walks
and talks. Its father II . beck agent
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15
Summer by the Sea.

II thou wouldst win the rhythmic heart Of
things,
Go sit in solitude beside the shore,
F, Giving thine ear to the eternal roar
And every mystic message that II brings
Eddas OF ancient, unremembered kings.
lore,
All myth and mysteries from the years
of yore
And more from that imperious sibyl, Sea.
Thou mayest learn II thou wilt hearken
well,
When Gods white star-fres beacon
home the ships,
The solemn secrets of infinity,
Unto the inner sense translatabIe,
Hang trembling ever on her darkl.ng
Clinton scollard.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15
HILL FOR BRYAN.
The New York World Says He Will
Support the Ticket.

New York. Aug. THE New York
World hat Hill will sup
port Bryan. The formal announcement
will be made in q few days.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. THE Bryan par
ty starts east today.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15
Minneapolis.

Minneapolis, Aug. s. Wheat declined
sharply, selling down about sc. but rallied
and closed about the same as yesterday.
Closing Prices-August, 63c; September.
sac; December, 55hs455Ac.
On Track-Hard, 544c; No. 1 northern.
63&c; No. 2 ! northern. 53c.
Receipts-Wheat, 105 ,0s0 bushels.
Shipments-37, 240 bushels.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-08-15

sunday school pi cnics are the capsr.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
Dessncx sa zsrsrzr.

E. c. Ames. nS Esarsingsun, Mo. who has been hrnc xrxerhl 5ngs exam lining the timber 5n Alas vicinity with Ia view of establishing handle fac tory here, startrS kaa ass resEna Mon. day, intending sos h,graE aa station north of here aD sg8xSihe iisa5er in that vicinity, also. 2x Ames wns not prepared to st1se Rt6DReely ShBt he would do but wus xsAe aa exprsss him self as being a@nfxuGly SnzFrssed at what he found Aere paza is drsSrOns to come here and nnzse this his home. He believes this aas Ae grry AsnEthful climate and wzs zansA iutesrsaed in the developments sssisss Klafe in min ing.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
A STRANGE C0-lNCiDENT.
Two Widows Having Same Name
 Married Last Sunday.

Last Sunday afternoon while Rev. T. Y. Christmas was coming to Mena from Dallas to fill his appoint nent, he was met by gentleman who .olicited his services to perform we'd ding ceremony. Although pressed for .;me Mir. Christmas followed the gem sleman to tent on De Queen street, and m a few moments Mir Theodord woodali and Mrs. Hattie Lambert were welded.
 Hurrying to the tabernacle Mr. Christmas filled his appointment, after which he was notified that his services were required to marry MT. H. B. Williams and Mrs. Matte Lambert Remembering the ceremony performed short time before, the Rtverned gentleman remarked that he had just married Mrs Matte Lam oert to one man and exressed surprise, in looks at east. at being asked to wed her to an ather. His mind was set at rest, how eyer. by being informed that there were two ladies bearing the same name both being widows and of near IT the same age, one being 33 and the other 34 years old. With these ex- plantations Mir. Christmas very soon nade Mir. II. B Williams and the second Mrs. Matte Lambert husband and wife.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
fiolianders Visit Mena.

The train from Kansas City Sunday evening brought to Mena Mir. A. Knip- PTS and daughter, Mary, who are on a snur of inspection of the country along She line of the Port Arthur route They were in charge of or accompan- fed by M. R. Boss, a young Hollander, Eho has been at Port Arthur for several months and is acquainted with she country. The party were guests nt Hotel Mena and besides viewing she town were driven out in the coun- Try to Dallas and vicinity by Mr. Henry. and on Monday continued their Journey south to Port Arthur.
 It is understood that upon his re- furn to Holland, Herr Knipers IS to lecture, telling his people what he has seen along the line of the Port Arthur soute with view of inducing immi. grafton here.
 The old gentleman could not speak English but his accomplished daugh- Ser could speak our language well.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
Leg Broken.

George Liner, merchant of Cove, Ark, met with serous accident at Wards saloon early Monday morning. The crowd he was with had been drinking heartily, and while in a scnf- He with a man named Eas..y both fell 10 Inc dcualk in front of the saloon snd us resn Liners leg was broken. ae was ctr jed to II ,le Bolton where or Davis, assisted by Dr. Webb, re- auced the fracture. He is getting along nicely
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
A City Hall.

The Star has called attention to the tact that Mena would, ere long, need D hall in which to hold public meet hgs and for secret societies. The Town Company, in erecting the busi- ness building on the corner of De Queen street and Port Prthur avenue. look this matter into consideration md have nice hall 25xl0 feet, with awo anti-rooms l0x10, on second floor, and an outside entrance. Some so- Eety would do well to secure this hall and furnish It and then lease it to other societies and for public meetings as reqired.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
The CcssEsax mitse Aaxzrs

Parties were sn fssUm 1fse EnssotUt mine Monday sRerrsEag Szingzng sever al hundred pvas1ss xsf aas ors saRe ship- ped it to the karSsh &dsy smssasTs at Argentine, KanExs. 7zE a mill rnn 70 have it's ya2as 3aOzDRghiy iested. They report thaa xhe spr1asAaEs have fourteen men ra 7wssk Grd expect to start night Bhi5a shis wrek- They have house Er sn4s wID place a crusher and jiggs ms pssiaisD Bar nse this week.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
Likes This Csaxkxy..

Steve Tentrup. If BaDeasfed, Neb, has been here sevrra5 a4ys- and h as taken pains io look ai lar rsantry surrounding Mena lie hAa his. sicket bought for Port Arthur. 3,na afs~r see, ing this eoautry. is so kiga3y peased that he regrets having rassshasel his ticket to Port Arthur. ;szsai ru,g.cees to re turn home as soon as ha sssn and ar range to move here uiIh, has, tamil Y. Mir. Tentrup expects Do s<srchzse Se acres of land near Mrn@ Asu, "a. farm and in addition to fArn Erxassres F 'ND' fruit aud stock
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
yals.e sS ysnsss,srarse.

This ore, in it's xz3Re staie, Is worth SEQ a ton in Csssrs Ev ayg, s,u1 Efser be- ing purified by AEisy Eraxbfsa, rolled and dephospbezssas3 E 'spOrah s7O 10 sso a ton, and it is sasrsaes ahaa mills for that purpose wiB sR zssahlishza here to save the vast 4asapzn2 of frsaghtage on the crude are-
 Polk county qrpSnrcs shs only manganese that is syseDk iron in the world, with enc esn sEza an, zDd Amt is New Brunswick
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
Notice do Eusssrx7zsers.

Subscribers to a3es shock in 3he Coss- otot Mining ard Braarli0n Company are notified thaa shH sleek rsrxsaGsses are now ready far aA:iyrry zna can be o btained by ralsingssa H- A. 6sbrow, a t the Wells Earsp ExFrrxs DsSce, or by application ts aha Ssureaary of the co mpany, H. A &esisoik Siloam Springs. Ark.
 x.zsxExC ySaszrx
 6sa MgE
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
An Assay of ssa.so 2 Ton.

James T. Ward returned Satur- day night from his prospects on Bushy Creek and gave the Star office call. He -eported meeting and camping one sight with Mr. ]. J. Berry and party. Nho are here from Cripple Creek pros pecliug. and that they showed him an assay of quartz taken from claims they had located and were preparing 10 work. which gave S5e. 50 in silver to ahe ton. Mir. Ward states that Mir. Berry and party were not spectators but experienced miners who were quietly preparing to go to work and develop their claims for what they had reason to believe was in them, so-wit-"pay stuff"
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
George E. Waeatau Reszwsna

George E. Wheaton. of ihs Erm of McMillan. Goosiriei, < MhsxanA ar rived Tuesday afternoon fsaSn thicar go to make further investigation re- garding the manganese deal 1ssah Jas. T. Ward as previously msnainsxed n the Star Mr. Wheaton, srz1ss aAat he has come prepared to stay age aEs psos- ecnte the work of deralnri#g shes t mines at the earliest pOsszias aate. He expects that his wife wia sGriye in Ii few days
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
The Oriental.

Last Thursday evening representa- ave of the Star was invited to the opening of the Orienta. Oyster ParIor by Bud Johnson. Quite party Of representative citizens were in attend ance, and the neatness and beauty Of the qnict little place Mir. Johnsan has htted up on east Mena street was re- marked on by all. He is first class aaterer and deserves success for his enterprise.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
r;es ssE,.x,naa ns fsu,n.

Or and after ihss isnte WE xz2a buy and pay cash fgraiss xssssereB al Mena.
 RassnzLE & YsexzSs.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
MENH gREvITIES.

Padlocks as low as Sc at the Leader. Ladies, go to the Leader for your hats.
 Gallon coffee pots at the Leader for Is cents.
 Blank mining leases for sale at the Star office
 Buy you wash board for 9 cents at the Leader.
 If yoa are in need of clothing go to C. A. Smith.
 Golf ee mllls as low as 25 cents at the Leader.
 A. H. Smith has opened new meat market on De Queen street.
 c. A. Smith has fine line of grocer ies and and sells them cheap.
 NJ. P. Pitts is erecting a livery and feed barn on De Queen street.
 A party of 10 or l2 Indians, of the Choctaw nation, visited Mena Satur- day.
 (. A. Smiths new store is open with the best stock of general merchandise in town.
 w. Ivan Matheny, attorney-at-law, has his office on Pickering avenue, Mena, Ark.
 F. H Gobdel. editor of the Herald, of Dighton, Kansas, arrived in our city Tuesday.
 E. B. Hubbard, insurance agent of the K. C., r. 6 G. was registered at The Park Friday
 Patronize the ladies of the M E. Church South at their oyster supper tomorrow night
 Blank and time books, and all kinds of writing material at Ryde X Asdell' S also Chancellor cigars.
 rock crusher could be made very useful here crushing rock to be placed upon our business streets.
 If you want stylish shoes-shoes that will wear go to c. A. Smith, cor ner De Queen and Honert. Boyer, the furniture man, has been co mpelled to enlarge his store to make room for his growing business.
 James Daniels, a prominent mer- ch ant of Sloan Springs, was in town last week, stopping at The Park.
 Substantial crossings ,are being put in at all of the corners on Mena street from the railroad to the Hotel Mena
 Ryde & Asdell's, next to Port Arthur House, is the place to get your Books. Stationary, Periodicals and Fine Ci- gars. J. E. Simmons, of Winona. Mo. has erected large building on De Queen stree, and will open feed store at once.
 Henry Glitsch, we'll known attor- ney, from Eureka Springs, has opened an office in Hamilton & Co.'S. real estate rooms
 Sneed x Jones just received large stock of heating and cooking stoves Go see them and price them before you buy.
 Mrs. J. k. Bowles, of Bonne Terre, Mo. arrived last Thursday. with her two children, to visit with her mother, Mrs, Frady.
 Throw aside your old straw hat. Then go to c. A. Smith and look over his stock before you buy your hat for this winter.
 The regular meeting of the Christ ian Endeavor Society will be held in the NJ. E. Tabernacle, Sunday after noon at 2:30.
 George ". Noble left Monday for Eureka Springs, and returned today with his family. They are stopping at The Park.
 J. c. Stalcup & Co. resumes their position in our columus this week ih- viting the public to call and examine prices and goods.
 Good side walks have now been laid along the northwest side of Mena and De Queen streets from Sherwood to Port Arthur avenues. /
 The artesian we'll is progressing downward. being now about 200 feet | sch, f,f
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
%zsspS-

Five hnndrrsa malmas luys by II Shadel & Co. St
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
To grsss ar txzse.

Two or three ssaa 3srsineSsaBss neal Mena street En3i. sst Sinr Esskce fol particulars
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07

Buy your wissr xaalS~ezr ,ai the Leader.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07
A Good ssat z.sr ssuassx.

Anyone havizg sssrA Eur ssae please
 call at once ssa Sssssa, Lvwfs SE Co.'S store, Meua, irSkSsnasszss.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07

Ladies vgsls as low as cents at the EAater.
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07

F. T. Abernathey. Gf sAA sity, while out recently looking hw walnut logs and lumber to ship toa sgurn;ture factory at Galveston, discpasssssa T lead of mineral that from surfsee. andlica- tions and samples of rock Axk1sht to this office looks encouraging he wall commence working his sains ahIs week in connection with his Passsssgs- and will report results later
The Mena weekly star., 1896-10-07

Mrs. M. II. Barnes, formerly nS Ft Smith, is having urge asgarsing house erected on Amsterdam street, opposite Janssen Park. whhsh VIII De ready for occupancy in fe~ aaxys It is a fourteen room house 4s;uS5s fces in size. full .wo story and ~sill Esrsant d fine appearance when rosuplsled. W. H. Casey is experimenting khe erection of the house.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-29
The Kaiser. Begging Letters.

The emperor # Germany has received
recently so many letters from children
begging for presents Of various kinds
that he has issued through the minister
of instruction an order to the public
schoolteachers TO discourage the writ
ing Of such letters by pupils, except in
cases Of necessity. In one mail, few
days ago, his majesty received four let
ters from Berlin school children. One
wished new violin to take the place
of her old one, two desired sewing ma
chimes, and a fourth asked "the dear
Herr Kaiser" TO give her 20 cents to
buy coal. His majesty sent one of his
officers to see the various families be-
fore answering the requests.
The child who wished money for coal
was found TO be the daughter Of a widow
who had little or nothing. A large load
Of coal was sent to her, as well as q
present in money. The musical child
was ordered TO a professor who was TO
give her lessons, and if she showed
talent she was toreceive the new violin.
One Of the children who asked for the
sewing machine was found to belong to
a well to do family. She was told not
to repeat her offense. The other little
one, however, received a promise Of a
sewing machine on condition that, when
she finished her schooling, her record
proved her to be deserving Of present
from her emperor. William ii might
deplete his purse if he undertook to re-
ward all petitioners so literally as these
three. Berlin Correspondence.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-05-29
HOW BARON HlRScH DIED.
Alone and Helpless. the Man of Millions
Met His End.

Baron Hirsch died Of syncopo at 8
o'clock in the morning, at which hour
his means attracted the attention Of the
occupants Of the adjoining rooms. On
entering his bedroom they found that he
had already passed away.
He was staying at p Gyalla, near
Comom, in Hungary, as the guest Of
Herr Ehrenfeld, a landed proprietor
whose hospitality he had accepted, as
the shooting box which he had project
ed on an estate he had purchased in
that neighborhood was still unfinished
1t was only last year, after the sale Of
ST. Johann, his largest estate in Aus
tria- Hungary, to Prince Hohcnlohe,
that he bought the estate Of o Gyalla,
which abuttCd on Herr Ehrenfeld' 5
property. While his new shooting box
was under construction he was frequent
ly the guest Of the Hungarian primate
Cardinal Vaszary, and Of other neigh
bors, like the Ehrenfelds.
There was large company in the
house that night, and the baron was
very gay. Contrary to his usually very
frugal habits, he drank a good deal Of
champagne, responding to all the toasts
that were proposed. 1t was probably
this which brought on the apopletic at
tack that so suddenly ended III his
death. He went to bed at o'clock, and
when his meanings were heard it was
too late to render him any ctfectual as
sistancc. Thus the millionaire bone-
factor Of the entire Jewish nationality
died in a strangers house, alone and
helpless, at a moment when for the first
time in his life he was in need Of help.
His health had not been good for
sone years past, although ne knew how
to keep up his martial appearance
which rescmbled that Of cavalry OIL
Ger rather than Of a Jewish banker. But
his appearance was deceptive. He visit
ed Carlsbad nearly every year, and
when he was there last he astonished
his acquaintance by abiding to his APP
preaching end.
Again, only few months ago, during
the sitting Of the board OF trustees Tor
his Galician foundation, he reverted to
the subject Of death. mentioning that he
had been studying the Austrian laws Of
legacy and Inheritance, and he COM
planned Of the legacy duties being very
high-1Oper cent. On some one remark
ing that that must be a matter Of COM
parative indifference to him, since he
had no direct heirs, the baron rather in
dignantly replied: "How do you know
that? Ny heirs are suffering humanity,
and l am thinking how to make all my
foundations and charitable institutions
independent for the future by depositing
the capital sum for each Of them.
In the course Of the same conversation
he mentioned that he would like to die
suddenly without illness, and in this his
wishes appear to have been almost lit
orally fulfilled. Letter.