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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
Compromise of DELINQUENT Taxes

The Pennington county board of com.
missioners at their last session passed a
resolution providing for a compromise
with delinquent taxpayers. The reso.
luton provides for the remission of the
full amount of accrued penalty and in
terest upon all advertised property
upon payment of the whole amount OF
the original tax in cash on or before
the lst day Of July, 1896.
The resolution, viewed from n and
all standpoints would seem to be a wise
one. fully justified by the existing situa
ton in that county, which does not
differ materially from the situation in
Custer county, where q similar rssolu-
ton might DO adopted with highly bene-
fetal effects. Will our county board
give it proper consideration
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
NOTICE OF SALE.

Whereas, CHARLES Bostrom, formerly OF Custer
County, =. d., did on or about the 10th day
of June, 1894, leave In charge " w. \. Wood OF
Custer County, =. ID, TO be ranched, ranged and
cared for certain personal property, to-wit: One
bay mare, branded duck bar on the left shoulder
and vented; one bay mare about 1--WE years old,
branded with j. II, connected brand on left
shoulder; one dark iron gray mare 3 years old,
same brand as last above; one sOrrel horse
about 3 years old, same brand as last above
one bay yearling mare same brand as last above
one sorrel yearling mare, the colt of the Dolly
ssss ;s same es Sasa% ~ s,s sass a as%. si;. one aa, na,as iron n
branded same as above, and
Whereas, the said w. y. Wood was to receive
the snm of one dollar per month for their care
and keeping, and that amount due for said care
under said contract for their keeping Is One
Hundred and Fourteen Dollars, for which said
amoant the said Wood has a lien on the said
horses. and
Whereas, default has been made in said con-
tract for keeping by the nonpayment Of the
thereof; and by reason of the attempt OF John
BOStronl, the brother OF Charles Bosfrom, TO
take the said stock from the said Wood without
compensation for Its SAID care.
Now, therefore. notice Is hereby given, that
by virtue of said lien, and by order of said w, =.
Wood, on Saturday, the 18th day OF January,
1896, at the hour of 9 O'Clock In the afternoon OF
the said day at the front door of the ,iourt House
in the town of Custer City, Custer County, South
property. or so much OF IL as shall be necessary
10 satisfy the amount due, at public auction 10
the highest bidder for cash.
Dated this 10Th day Of January, 1896.
A. M. WILLARD,
Sheriff OF Custer County,, =. ID.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
Court Of Inquiry.

The court of inquiry recently holding
its sessions at Rapid and Hill City with
n view to securing testimony TO present
&C the coming suit between the English
and American stock holders ofthe Hair.
ney Peak Tin company in New York,
would seem to have for its paramount
object the complete r~efutation of the
theory which has long since obtained
in the southern Hills, that tin exists in
payable Quantity. Indeed it may be
saiu, IT we nave been correctly furv>-ssvu
that the investigators are even seeking
to establish the fact of there being no
defined veins Of this valuable mineral
in the district, and that the evidence Of
tin is so shadowy and obscure as to offer
no hope whatever for its future profit
able operation. That the evidence OBJ
tanned by the court will be in line with
the theory they desire to establish,
bascless and as it is known to
he, there is every reason to believe, but
there is at least a crum of comfort in the
fact, that in some instances of mistaken
judgment, notably in the case of two
witnesses summoned from this place,
the testimony youchsafcd was exceed
ingly disappointing. being in direct con.
flict with the false theory they were
trying to maintain. The two witnesses
referred to we've practical miners, thor
oughly conversant with the situation,
both of whom held firmly to the fact of
the existence Of a tin belt in the south
ern Hills of marvellous richness and ex-
ceptional magnitude, and that the veins
were well defined and evidently true
assures.
1t is a matter for regret that a situa-
ton demanding testimony that cannot
prove otherwise than detrimental to the
interest Of the Hills region, should arise,
and the measure Of regret is intensified
by the fact Of the head of the faculty Of
the School of Mines being SO prominent
iy connected with the effort being made
to bring a cloud upon the tin deposits
of this section, which have been de-
clared by the most accomplished and re-
liable experts in the world to be excep-
tional in their promising and valuable
character. That it is entirely proper
for the School Of Mines to investigate
the merits Of the mineral sou of
the state, there can be no question, but
when it seeks to aid a corporation, or u
part and parcel thereof in an effort TO
establish, for gain, q fact which csh only
result in bringing our esources into
disrepnte, it has departed from It's true
mission, and subjects itself to public
censurs.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01

The Deadwood Times, which has been
keeping close cases on Calamity Jane
since her recent resurrection from obli-
vious o~bscurity, reports that charming
celebrity IN Chicago. having filed her
engagement at the Minneapolis museum.
She will be OIL exhibition at the Kohl &
Middleton museum, Chicago, for q couple
of weeks, amusing the thousands of
visitors by shooting at flying objects
with her Winchester and Colts as"
and narrating her remarkable and
thrilling experiences on the plains
when skulkine reds were thick as coy.
otes. The Inter Ocean gives Calamity
a column article Tuesday morning,
including her picture, and said she
arrived there Sunday night, dressed
in q buckskin suit, wearing a broad.
brimmed slouch hat and carrying a
Winchester. Calamity is in her glory
now and proposes to take o horseback
ride on the boulevards some pleasant
day. She will not take a horse with
clipped coat, and main cropped. blu,
she wants a "bronch" with a rough Goa,
that will pitch, and give her a good ride
She says she will show the 5looneI
girls how to ride. Jane informed the
police she would take her Winchester
along and rid the suburbs of coyotes il
they Troublesome.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01

A H0naahnld ro

ID. w. Fuller, of C~anajoharie, N. Y,
says that he always keeps DR.. Kings
New Discovery in the house and his
amily has always found the very best
results follow its use that he would not
be without it, if procurable. G. A.
Dykeman, druggist, Catskill, N. D., says
that DIR. Kings New Discovery is un.
doubtedly the best Cough remedy that
he has used it in his family for eight
years, and it has never failed to do all
that is claimed for IL. Why not try q
remedy 80 long tried and tested. TriaI
bottles free at A. j. Jones & Co.'S drug
store. Regular size SOC. and $1.0O.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
Why Don't TIP

The Sturgis Record reproduced the
mention made in our last issue. touch.
ing upon our lack Of facilities for pro.
tecting the town against the ravages OF
the fire fiend, under which it submits
the following, to us, occult and I'M
answerable connun drum:
Now, why don't Custer buy the fire
engine that Sturgis has at her disposal ?
That same engine saved Sturgis from
total destruction twice. The facilities
that Custer has for keeping a number of
fire cisterns filled are very ample. Now
that Sturgis has the best system of water
works IN the west, this engine can be
purchased, and it will pay for itself an
hundred fold in any town that has no
direct water pressure"
The question remains open-why
don't it?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
THE LAST GALL.

The CHRONICLE has made repeated
calls upon those who are in arrears on
subscription, and thus fa1 with proyok-
ingly poor success. With the large ex-
pense incurred in building a new Office,
and in the purchase of q new press, and
other supplies TO replace those destroyed
by fire in July last, our financial situa-
ton, by reason of a failure on the part
Of delinquents to respond to our appeal,
has become critical and fairly intolerable.
We make another-the last call, before
adopting harsher means, which we will
be compelled to do, in the event Of this
last call being unheeded. In some
instances wind has been utilized as a
motive power, but it has never been
successfully employed in running a
newspaper, it therefore becomes an alb
solute necessity for us to have money to
meet our obligations. Will II delin-
quent subscribers realize this fact and
| make an earnest and immediate effort
to settle their accounts, and thereby
relieve us of our present embarrassment
and save themselves additional ex-
pense? For a short time We await q
reply.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
Mass Meeting.

A mass meeting of the citizens of
Custer and vicinity will be held at the
court house on Monday evening, Feb.
3rd, at 1850 o'clock, sharp, for the pur.
pose of taking the necessary preliminary
steps in the direction of the more thor.
ough advertising Of Clusters material
in accordance with the plans
proposed by the Black Hills Improve.
ment Association, an organization form.
cd at q meeting held in Deadwood on
the 23rd ult. A full attendance is soil.
cited.
u. w. WEBSTER,
Local Vice President, and member OF
Executive Committee Black Hills I'm
provement Association.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01

H.. ii. Francis and DIR. III. +. Rate will
ship to-day q car load, twenty tons, of
plumbago, consigned to a Cleyeland,
Ohio, firm, who have thoroughly tested
the product, and pronounce it excellent
in quaulity. The mine from which the
product was taken is located neal the
city, and contains the mineral in almost
unlimited quantity.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01

The recent failure Of the VanDcvort
Implement company ofSioux City which
VA conducted by the president of the
company A. T, Vandevort, a former
resident and prominent business man
of this city, is announced by the news
papers of that place. The company has
given mortgages on all its stock of farm
implements, etc. and the stock is now
incharge of the Rock Island Plow COM
pany. The mortgages given aggregate
the sum Of So, 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01

Judge Plowman rendered his decision
on Monday in the case of Lawrence
county against Meade county to recover
$4,000 as Meade county's share Of the
floating debt of the county at the time
of the division ofthe county. The judge
held that the debt was null and void
because it exceeds the statutory limit,
and that Meade county could not be
held TO pay any portion OF it.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
70 the above named Defendant
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 10 the highest bidder. at public auction, at
the front door Of the Court House In said coun-
of 10 O'Clock a. m. and 8 O'Clock p. IN. of each
day, until all the tracts OF School lands have
been offered for lease.
Pierre, 5, d., January ~, 1890.
j. J.. LOCKHART,
Commissioner of School and Public Lands.
First publication, January %. 1886.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
Rucklen,a A rHiea Saliva

The best salve in the world for cuts,
bruises, sores, ulcers, salt rheum. fever
sores, letter. chapped hands, chilblains,
corns, and all skin eruptions, and posi-
lively cures piles, or no pay required.
1t is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac.
ton or money refunded. Price 20 cents
per box. For sale by A. j. Jones & Co
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
Catarrh Cured.

Mrs. s.-H. Cook, Of Edgemont. S. D.,
writes Dr.. M. d. Clark, the popular ca
tarrh specialist, rs follows.
DEAR SIR:-Your catarrh remedy has
cured my 0 Of catarrh ofthe head and
throat, with which he had been greatly
afflicted. Four bottles of the remedy
were used.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01

Two drunken cowboys, Ski Hunk and
Jack Smith, were arrested at Edgemont
last Sunday for disorderly conduct, and
placed in Jail. Two hours later flames
were seen issuing from the Jail building.
when Sheriff B!akey and Marshal
Pickett unlocked the door and rescued
the prisoncrs, WHO naa ece nro 20 ,es
window stills TO burn out the bars. The
fire was put out, and the prisoners again
confined after a hard fight. In the
evening they were heard filing off their
handouts, when the officers again enter
ed the Jail where a free for all fight oc-
Cured, which resulted IN dispossessing
the prisoners Of the means provided for
their escape by their friends on the
outside. The party providing the tools,
who was awaiting the issue near by
with a team to bear them away, drove
off rapidly when he discovered the fail
ure of his plans.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01

Mrs. Mary Z. Thomas has sent in her
resignation as postmistress of Dead
wood. III health is given rs the chief
reason for the step taken. The resigna-
ton will take effect as soon as a suitable
successor can be appointed, and the
presumption is that a qnite q number Of
Deadwood democrats have a personal
interest in the pending issue.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01

Soothing, healing, cleansing. DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve is the enemy to sores,
wounds and piles, which it never fails
to cure. Stops itching and burning.
Cures chapped lips and cold.sores in
two or three hours. A. j. Jones & Cos
drug store.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01

Quick in effect, heals and leaves no
scar. Burning. scaly skin eruptions
quickly cured by DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salye. Applied to burns. scalds, old
sores it is magical in effect. Always
cures piles. A. J.. Jones & Co.'S drug
stora
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
An important Entorprise.

The question Of an increased water
supply for the mining region west of
this city, has for years been a theme OF
general discussion among the owners of
lode and placer claims in the district
referred to, in which is embraced a vast
aggregation of mining claims, requiring
in their operation a supply Of water
much in excess ofthe amount at present
existing therein. The question of the
~expediency of tappinga large number of
springs located from 10 to j. miles north
west of this place, known as the Bear,
Townor, Deer and Bull springs, afford
ing from 200 TO 900 inches, dependent
upon the character of the season, has
been fayorably discussed. but by reason
of the considerable cost involved in its
enterprise has thus far failed to ma.
terialize.
The CHRONICLE is gratiied to state
that the enterprise has now been under
taken by an eastern company, with
ample capital to accomplish the desired
end, and that the preliminary surveys
have already been completed. 1t is the
purpose OF the compony 10 cnvry the
water in cast iron piping from the yari-
ous springs named TO the different locali-
ties where it is required. The mineral
deposits in the districts to be supplied
are Of the most promising character,
which fully justify the expense incur
red in the enterprise, and is conceded
to be a safe guarantee Of its success in a
financial view TO It's promoters, and
cannot result otherwise than in untold
benefit to this city and the Black Hills
at large. 1t is expected that the piping
will be on the ground, and that the
work will be inaugurated as soon as the
frost is out of the ground.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
Notice Of Dissolution Of Partnership.

The firm heretofore existing under
the name and style of Ward & Donald
son, doing business in Custer City, is
this day dissolved by mutual consent.
Frank j. Ward having purchased tho
entire interest of Arthur F. Donaldson
in the concern, aud will hereafter con-
duct and carry on the said business,
collecting ali Indebtedness due to said
firm and assuming all liabilities thereof.
FRANK j. WARD.
A. F. DONALDSON.
Custer City, s. n, January 2, 1896.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
Custer City, s. n, January 3, 1896.

The breaking up Of the winter IL the
signal for the breaking up of the system.
Nature 10 opening up the pores and
throwing of refuse. De Wits 6arsa-
parilla Is Of unquestionable assistance
in this operation. A. j. Jones 4 Co.'S
drug store.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
SUMMONS,

TN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE SEV-
L enih Judicial Circuit of the State OF South
Dakota, within and Tor 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 and required 10
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 to serve a copy OF your
answer upon the subscribers AT their Office In
the City of Deadwood, Lawrence County, State
Of South Dakota, within thirty 900 days after the
service Of this mmo on you, exclusive Of the
day of service, and If YOU fail TO answer the COM
plant Of the plaintiff within that time, the
plaintiff will apply TO the Court for the relief III
said complaint demanded.
Dated ut Deadwood, South Dakota, on this stli
day OF January, A. d.. 1896.
FRAWLEY g. LAFFEY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff,
To the above named Defendant.
Please take notice that the plaintiffs com
plaint In this action was, on the 18th day of
January, 1896, filed In the Office Of the clerk Of
the above named Court al Custer City, South
Dakota.
FRAWLEY & LAFFEY,
Attorneys for Plaintiff.
First publication, February l., 1896.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01

Don't invite disappointment by ex-
p~eiimenting. Depend upon One Min
ute Cough Cure and you have immedi-
ate relief. 1t cures Group. The only
harmless remedy that produces immedi.
ate results. A. j. Jones & Cos drug
store.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01

The cditer Of the CHRoNICLE acknow-
lodges the receipt OF an invitation from
the secetary of the b il. Improvement
Association, a similar invitation having
been given to all the editors Of the Hills
by direction of the president, 20 attend
the meeting of the association ODE held
in Deadwood on the 9Th inst. The
editor of the CHRONICLE is heartily in
sympathy with the movement, and will
be in attendance at the meeting barring
and ~unfayorable circumstance which
might arise to prevent the same.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01

Samuel Cooper, q well known and
highly respected resident Of Pennington
county, who, for the past fourteen years
has been located at the Bengal Tiger
mine, mean Hill City, died at his home
on Friday, the 2ith nit, Of pneumonia.
He leaves seven children, and n large
circle Of friends to mourn his demise.
He was a member, in good standing, of
the Knights of Pythias, under the aus
pieces of which order he was buried at
Hill City on the Sunday following his
death. A large number Of knights we're
in attendance at the funeral, the local
lodge of this city being represented by
S II. Fitch, w. r. Hoy, Frank Walsh,
II. II. Francis, G.. b. Hitch, Guy Reder
and T. p. Mullen, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A.
Willis and Mrs. s. \. Fitch ofthis place,
were also in attendance at the funeral.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1896-02-01
Postofhee Hours

T TIL
On'co omen from 7:50 q. m. to 3 p. IN.
Srndays-q:% 10 l0:l0a. IN. 1915 to ], p. IN.
and 3 80 to G y. m.
Nail going nlTth closes at i0:5 a. m. South at
y. IL.
BERTHA WOOD, L. NJ.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-27
DEBS FOR u. S. SENATOR
POPULISTs WILL SUPPORT HIM IF
THEY GAIN CONTROL.
Rankin Has Been Abandoned for the
Famous Eugene V.-Fifteen POpu-
lists on Legislative Ticket.

There are fifteen original. hide-bound
ponulists among the fusion nominees ior
tho Legislature. and if, by any mischance'
tho Popocrats should get control OF the
LEGISLATURE. they would get it by virtue
of the election of these Populists, and they
yyou,d hold the balance of power. Not one
of these Populists has pledged hlmseH 10
anv candidate for the Senate ana they arc
seriously figuring upon controlling TINS
election in case they hold this balance OF
power. Ut. 90
few days ago Morton c. Rankin, OF
Terre Haute was spoken of as the man
they would put forward for Senator, put
einca then the Populists of Ranklns own
county of Vigo have spoken ana tnelr caIi.
didate is no less a parsonage tnsil EuS ?5
Dehs of A r. L. fame. Debs also resloes
80 Terre Haute. and the PoDulist, party
there is made up of his personal IoiioT T ~
Their declaration takes RANKIN GU. VI onf
race and it may also be taken ds ~ ~
that Debs has serious designs uoOn tiie
Succession to voorhees, Nothing Would sun
his picturesque ambition better imam 10 ST.
i'm the United States Senate anu nuii no.
words at the men he has hated SO long
and 40 hard. The difficulty of the under-
taxing and the daring of it only add TO It's
charm for him. .,.. ~ tho
IF the fifteen Populists indorsed py the
ponocratic organization should thus get
contrci of the LEGISLATURE they would dead
Ioeie # 10 The end in order to attain this
fpcH ~ aud would hold up all other legisla-
tion for the accomplishment OF TINS one
nurpose of putting the man VINO ueo up
he commerce Of the country two years ago
in the Senate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-27
OVER 10000 GOLD DEMOCRATS.
That Many in Indiana Who Will Not
Support Bryan.

The National Democrats of Indiana feel
greatly encouraged over the progress their
campaign has made within the last week
As the fight nears a close any number OF
Democratic business men who have here
tofore preserved silence are now declaring
their intention to oppose Bryan While
the leaders of the sound-money forces have
had reason to believe all along that these
men We're with them, yet they feel much
easier since they are openly declaring
themselves Chairman Pickens said yes
terday that he now felt sure that the num-
Der of Democrats in Indiana declining to
support Bryan would reach at least 40, 600
and possibly 10000. John r. Wilson, who
has been campaigning for the Palmer and
Buckner ticket throughout the northern
part of the State, ia the city yesterday
Mr.. wilson is one of the shreWdeSt political
observers in the State. though usually in
clined to be a bit pessmistic. Il feel con-
WINGED" said he, that Bryan will lose the
State by a heavy majority. One can usual
ly tell during the last two weeks of a cam
paign how the trend of public opinion is
and it seems to me that it is so heavily
against Bryan as to make his case hopeless
IN Indiana. Yet the Popocratic national
committee, know. has strong hopes of
carrying Indiana and Michigan and all the
surplus resources al it's command have
been divided between these two States in
the effort to carry them.