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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
u. s. Timber Laws.

The question Of the right to cut tim
Der upon mining claims under existing
laws, which il Of paramount interest to
our local readers, is being much dis
cussed in this community at this time,
and, with a view to the better informa-
ton Of the local readers Of this paper,
we recently consulted with Special
Agent c. w. Green upon this important
subject, who says:
Under the act of June 3, 1878, the
right to cut timber from mining claims
ia restricted to the use of the timber on
the mining claim from which it is taken.
The right to cut timber from such
claim is limited strictly to the owner Of
the claim, who is only permitted to cut
such quantities a. is necessary for the
working Of his claim. Timber may lie
taken from the claim as it is needed to
properly work the same, but cannot be
sold. except, it becomes necessary to
remove it in order to properly work the
mine. In such event if the timber can
not be used it may be sold,
All alleged lode or placer claims that
are evidently located for the purpose Of
getting timber are frauds, and the party
cutting from such claims is liable to
both civil and criminal prosecution.
The purchasers Of timber from frauGu.
lent claims, or of timber cut for any
other purpose than above set forth &C.
quire no other right than those posses
sed by its mining claimant, and they
are liable to prosecution as above. See
section 246l, L. S. Revised Statute.
Mr.. Green further says that, while he
has no desire to work a hardship on
any one, all persons who have cut tim.
Der and left the tops and brush upon
the ground will be obliged to comply
with the law, by converting tops into
cord wood and piling the brush.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
Notice Of Hearing Petition For Letters Of Admin
~istration.

State of South Dakota, County OF Custer, SIS.
In County Court.
In the Matter Of the Estate of Robert II.
Richardson. Deceased.
The State of South Dakota sends Greeting TO
Martha Webster, Alice Walsh, Edward Richard
son, Fred w. Richardson, Maggie Richardson,
Robert =. Richardson, Weldon Richardson,
heirs at law aud next of kin OF Robert II. Rich
ardson, deceased, and to all 10 whom these
presents may come.
Notice is hereby given that Robert =. Richard
son has filed with the Judge of this Court, a
petition, praying for Letters of administrator
of the estate of Robert H.. Richardson, deceased,
and that Monday, the First day of November,
1897, at 2 O'Clock p. M, OF said day. being a day
of a regular term of this Court, to-wit: OF the
November term, 1897, at the Court House in
Custer CITY, County OF Custer, has been set for
hearing said petition, when and where any per-
son interested may appear and show cause why
the said petition should not be granted.
Dated at Custer City, 5. d., this 18th day of
October, A. d.. 1897.
CHARLES T.. SMITH,
Attest: Judge OF the County Court.
f. j. V. RUTKowsKI, Clerk.
First publication, Oct. 16, 1897.
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A. 7. FEAy, ATTORNEY o CLAIMANT.
NJ. A. No. 9Ci.
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT.
AaArl,.i nstl1 INn-

US. LAND OFFICE RAPID CITY, s. d.
August 18th, 1897.
Notice Is hereby gwen that Joseph {. Spencer,
10y his attorney IN fact, Charles c. Crazy, whose
post office address Is Custer, Custer County,
South Dakota, has this day fled his application
for a patent for 1909 acres In area of the Bur-
rouglis Placer Mine. bearing gold and other
minerals, with surface ground 1909 acres IN
area, situated In unorganiZed Custer Mining
Dakota, and designated by the field notes and
official plat on file III this Office as lot Number
1927, in township 2, south, range. o, east OF the
Black Hills Meridian. said LOT No. 1877 being
described as follows, to-wit;
Beginning at Cor. No. l., q pine post 5xOx4s
inches, scribed l-B p i127, identical with corner
No: 2; Lake Lode No; I, survey No; w, and md cor cor
Whence T.. $. Loo. Mon, No. 81, bears y. 80 deg.
50 min. T., 52s.7 feet. Thence 5. 45 deg. 30 min.
W. on line % Lax Lode NO. 4, re ieet 70 cor
4. Thence $. 7s deg. 81 min. w. ON line "a Lake
Lode No. 4, 7l6 feet To cor. No. 3, identical with
cor. No. 4 Lake Lode No. a. Thence :; 81 deg.
- deg, 10 min. L. Isl. 8 feet TO cor. NOD. Thence
$. : deg. AZ min. W. 1853 feet To cor. No; O..
Thence 5. q deg. OF min. J.. 755.7 feet 10 cor. No.
Z. Thence =. IS deg. O5 min. w. 74l.4 feet TO cor.
No. 4. Thence =. 26 deg. 20 min. w. 5Ji.1 feet 10
cor. No. 0. Thence 8. 10 deg. 81 min. f.. 1885,
feet to cor. No. 10; Thence y. IS deg. o. min. 4:
min, 4. 5Gi.s feet 10 cor. No. u. Thence n. 36
deg. 20 min. f.. l2ii.6 feet TO cor. No. -. Thence
y. ~ deg: 40 min. 4. si2.3 feet to cor, NO. IL
CIV y - w.. ~ NM " 49,. :"
No. 10. Thence y. 40 deg. 80 min. w. 39O.s feet
to cor. No. i6. identical with cor. No. 5. Lake
Lode No. ?. survey No. 9I7. Thence \. 40 deg.
% min. w. on line As Lake Lode No. 2, 80 leet
To cor. Nc 1, and place OF beginning.
Magnetic variation Is deg. east, combining
1905 acres. not In conflict with any other claim.
The location Of this mine is recorded In the
office Of Register of Deeds, at Custer City, Gus
ter County, South Dakota; original on page 100,
amended on page "a; Book =, Certificates OF
Placer Locations. The adjoining claimants are
the Lake Lodes on the north, owned by this
applicant, and Morning Find Fraction Lode,
owned by Mr.. Butterfleld of Custer City, >. d.,
which is supposed to join this placer on the
northeast.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion of said Burroughs Placer Mine or sur
face ground, arc required u file their adverse
claims with the Register of the United states
land Office, AZ Rapid city, in the Comfy OF
Pennington, South Dakota, during the sixty
days period OF publication hereof, OF they viii
be barred 10y virtue of the provisions OF the
Statute.
+. ID. RALPH, Register.
II Is hereby ordered, that the foregoing Notice
Of Application for Patent be published for the
period of Sixty days, (en consecutive weeks, IN
the Custer Chronicle, a weekly newspaper pub
lished at Custer City, South Dakota.
4. ID. RALPH, Register.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
A.. t. rEAY, ATTORNEY FOR CLAIMANT.
APPLICATION FOR A PATENT.
o. $. LAND OFFICE RAPID CITY, $. D.,

August 18th, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that Charles G. Crary,
attorney IN fact for Joseph {. Spencer, whose
post Office address Is Custer, Custer County,
South Dakota, has TINS day fled his application
for a patent for 57.67 acres IN area Of the Donkey
Gulch Placer Mine, bearing gold and other
minerals, with surface ground 51.67 acres in
area, situated in unorganized, Custer Mining
District, County OF Custer, and State of South
official plat on file In this Office as lot Number
lbs, in township ,, south, range 3, east Of Black
Hills Meridian. Said lot No. lis being describe
Ell AS follows, t0-TIt:
Beginning AT corner No. /, identical with cor.
No. 2 NJ c. S97, Lake Placer, Il pine post, o feet
long, 4 inches square, scribed I'D G P--ll2s.
81 min. w. 1856 feet. Corner common to I. 2 s.,
T. T., and I. as, II: 5E., T. 3 s., X. 4 T., ana
4; IS, RIO T., i: III. NJ, bears 5. "a deg. 40 min.
line Of 10 NJ. c. s97, 4sl.6 feet to cor. No. 2.
Thence 5. % deg. IL min. 4. oil line Of l5-1 NJ, &.
so, i4lsi7 feet to cor. No: g. Thence N. 81 deg;
deg. 81 min. w. 1861 feet TO cor. No. o. Thence
n. l6 deg. SO min. 4. s27.4 feet 10 cor. No. G.
Thence n. "a deg. 10 min 4. 23i.s feet 10 cor. No.
Z. Thence $. 70 deg. 13 min. T.. 229.7 feet to cor.
No. 8. Thence n. c6 deg. 10 min. L. 1864 feet to
cor. No. Q. Thence n. rs deg. Al min. w. 1905
feet TO cor. No. 10. Thence n. 10 deg. 90 min. Z.
min. VI. 1852 fee, to cor. No. IL. Thence 5. IS
deg. 81 min. w. 20S3.S feet TO cor. No. /, and
place OF beginning.
Magnetic variation Is deg. east, containing
57.G7 acres.
The location Of this mine is recorded I'm the
Office Of Register OF Deeds at Custer City,
Custer County, South Dakota; original on page
ls9, amended on page 276, Book 8, Certificates OF
Placer locations. The adjoining claimants are
the Hawkeye Lode and the Lake Lodes on the
south, owned by this applicant. Not N conflict
with any other claim.
Any and al persons claiming adversely any
portion OF said Donkey Gnlch Placer NINE or
surface ground, are required TO file their adverse
claims with the Register Of the United States
Land Office, at Rapid City, In the County Of Pen
nington, during the sixty days period Of publ
cation hereof, or they will be barred by virtue
Of the provisions Of the statute.
L. ID. RALPH, Register.
II is hereby ordered. that the foregoing Notice
OF Application for Patent be published for the
period Of sixty days, Qen consecutive weeksh In
the Custer Chronicle, a weekly newspaper pub
lished at Custer City, South Dakota.
f.. ID. RALPH, Register.
Eirct nuh1iaafinn Auuuef % 1907
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
NOTICE OF NOMINATIONS.

Notice is hereby given that the following
nominations of candidates for Office, TO be voted
for AT the election 10 be held November 2nd.
1897, have been duly certified To the auditor OF
Custer County, South Dakota.
For Judge Of the Circuit Court for the Seventh
Judicial Circuit of South Dakota.
by the Republican party.
Stephen Il. Wilson, residence. Hot Springs, 3.
d., business address, Hot Springs, South Da-
kota.
BY the Peoples party:
Levi McGee, residence, Rapid City, s.. D.,
business address, Rapid City, South Dakota.
For County Commissioner Third Commissioner
District OF Custer County, South Dakota.
BY the Republican party:
William Nevin, residence, Third Commits
sloner District, Custer County, >. D., business
address, Custer, South Dakota.
BY the Peoples party:
William McBeath, residence, Third Commits
sioner District, Custer County, s. D., business
address. Custer, South Dakota.
Dated at Custer, South Dakota, this 18th day
OF October, 1897.
8. l.. CAPLE,
Auditor Custer County, $. ID.
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Natice Of Sheriffs Sale...Ry Action.

State of South Dakota, County of Custer. In
Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial Circuit.
William II. Hoy, Plaintiff,
Charles w. Pitcher, Hat
Me Il. Pitcher, and Custer
County, South Dakota, a
Municipal Corporation,
Defendants.
Notice Is hereby given that by virtue OF a
Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale In the above
entitled action on the Seventh day OF Septeii-
Der, A. ID. 1897, and an execution issued upon
Sheriff of Custer County, State Of South Dakota,
for that purpose appointed, VIII sell AZ pubic
auction ut the front door of the Court House In
the town of Custer City, County OF Custer, ana
state OF South Dakota, on Monday, october
25th, 1897, at 2 O'Clock IN the afternoon Of that
day, the real estate and mortgaged premises
situate in the County Of Custer, aud state oil
south Dakota, and directed IN said Judgment
| and execution TO be sold, and therein described
as follows:
Lot Number Twelve U2). IN Block Number
| One hundred and Thirty-tlVe O35G In the town
of Custer CITY, Custer County. State of South
Dakota, as the same appears upon the recorded
plat thereof, duly recorded In the ONCE OF the
! Register of Deeds In and for Custer County,
| state of South Dakota, together with all build,
ingS and improvements situated thereon, and
all appurtenanccs thereto IN anywiSe appeTtaln'
ing and belonging, or so much thereof as may
be sufficient TO satisfy said Judgment and costs
amounting In all TO one Hundred and Ninety
one Dollars and twenty-five Cents (sl9l .25)
with interest thereon from the date Of said judg
ment, and AL a%ccruing costs OF sale.
Dated at Custer City, South Dakota, Septem
FRANK WALSH,
sheriff OF Custer County, g. ID.
wooD g. PORTER, Plaintiffs ATTORNEYS.
First publication, Sept. ii, lST.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that on Tuesday, the
Second day of November, 1897, at the several
polling places III each of the voting precincts in
the County of Custer, State OF South Dakota, an
election will be held for the following District
and County officers:
One Circuit Judge for the Seventh Judicial
Circuit Of South Dakota, and
One County Commissioner for the Third Com
missioner District of Custer County, S. ID.
Which election will be opened at s o'clock in
the morning and will continue open until .
| O'Clock i'm the afternoon of the same day.
Dated this 9th day of October, 1897.
). L. CAPLl,,
County Auditor.
And further notice is hereby given that AT the
October, 1897, quarterly session Of the Board OF
County Commissloners there were appointed
ing places designated as polling places for the
various voting preciuts of the county.
Battle River Precinct No. l, voting placee, CON
James Baker. john Strater.
Baskerville Precinct No. ?, voting place, A. G.
Bakers Residence. Judges-James Cole, A. ID.
Buffalo Gap Precinct No. 3, voting place, Bank
Building. Jndges-GeOrge Brown, 5. /. Mel
lish, Frank StandIsh..
S.ssla- sohnol--uonse-Indaes-Jas. McCloud.
pa Beaver sc Snallesy u PTeeinct Mo; :, voting Place
w. I. Tinsley, W. IL. Gordon.
Custer Precinct No. 6, voting place, First Ma
tional Bank Building. Judgcs-N. S. Tubbs, +.
Elk Mountain Precinct No. Z, voting place,
school House. Judges-D. v. Coe, John s.
Julick, Ed. Lindsey.
Eldorado Precinct No. 8. voting place, Olson
& Russelrs Residence at the Stockade. Judges
j; l.. Mckinney, Fred. Hendricksen, Charles
Holmes.
French Creek Precinct No. o, voting place.
School House. ~Judges-Francis Ayres, c..
Smith, John Force.
Graham Precinct No. 10, voting, place, Edward
PeterSon's Residence. ~JudgeS-Edward Peter
son, II. ID. Hyde, John Daley.
Harrison Precinct No. II, voting place, School
House. Judges-John MaAon, ~. C.. Gsorge,
Mike Grimley.
Lame Johnny Precinct No. ~. voting place,
School House. Judges-Gus Miller, Jos. Dow,
Martin Valley Precinct No. 10, voting place,
Martin Valley School House. Judges-N. c.
Wood, n. b. Streeter, VIM. O'Banion.
Mayo Precinct No. IA, voting place, Dan
Green's Residence. Judges-Fred Hand, Frank
Sutherland, Dan Green.
Junction Precinct Ma. Is, voting place, School
House. Judges--Frank Wicker. Thomas Dixon,
Joseph McAfaster.
Point of Rocks Precinct No. 1G, voting place,
school House. Judges-James Bowman, John
Sidey, Win. enwic
School House. Judges-Joseph Tut, Thomas
Richardson, Joseph H~eumphreus.
Red Earth Precinct No. Is, voting place, Peter
Peterson's Residence. ~Judges-JOseph Boiler,
John Beach, John Westfall.
Spring Creek Precinct No. 10, voting place,
Hart's Store Building. Judges. III. ONelll,
William Caple, G. p. Lucas.
Squaw Greek Precinct No. 20. voting place, at
the Old House Ranch on Squaw Creek. Judges
Cyrus Belknap, Leo Bender, II. s. Bale.
Spokane Precinct No. 81, voting place, Post
office Building. JudgeS-Ed. HaZeltine, j. w.
Mcmillan, j. o. Tyler.
Dated this 18th day of October, 1897.
y. l.. CAPLE, County Auditor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
For Over Fifty Y ears

An Old and Well-Tried Remedy
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over fifty years by millions of
mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes
the child. softens the gums, allays all
pain, cures wind collie. and is the best
remedy for DiaIrhea. Is pleasant to
the Taste. Sold by Druggists in every
part of the World. twenty-five cents a
bottle. Its value is i%ncalculable. Be sure
and ask for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing
Syrup, and take no other kind.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
T.. FEAY, ATTORNEY FOR CLAIMANT.
MINING APPLICATION NO. 963.
q. $. LAND OFFICE RAPID CRY, 8. D., |

". %. LAND OFrlCE hAfiD 0lTt, -. ID, [
August 25th, 1897.
Notice is hereby given that Joseph c. Spencer,
by his attorney IN fact, Charles c. Crazy, whose
South Dakota, has this day filed his application
for a patent for 1895 linear feet ON the Hawkeye
Lode, bearing mica and other minerals, situate
In unorganiZed. Custer Mining District, Custer
County, South Dakota, and designated by the
official plat and field notes on file In this office
as lot No. 1926. and described as follows, viz;
Beginning at the southwest corner of claim
for corner no. 1, identical with corner No. 3,
Lake Lode, survey No. 97, n pine post 8 feet
long, 4 inches square, 2 feet in ground, with
Loo. Mon. No. g., bears $. 4sdeg. 30 min. Z. 7i7.5
feet. Thence N. SO deg. 50 min W., var. Is deg. f..
300 feet TO cor. No. 2. Thence N. 20 deg. 40 min.
Il. $50 feet 10 cor. No. g.. Thence N. 80 deg. SO
ll26 chlseled on rock. Thence -. 32 deg. IS min.
K. 800 feet to cor. No. by q Cross and SH-ii26
chilseled ON rock, identical with cor. No. I. Lake
w. 615 feet to cor. No. Q, a Cross and G-H-Il26
chilseled on rock, identical with cor. No. 8. Lake
Lode, survey No. 947. Thence y. 20 deg. 40 min.
947, TO cor. No. 1, and place Of beginning. 1885
feet Of said Hawkeye Lode Is running north
easterly from the Discovery Cut, and 10 feet
on said claim, together with $50 feet In width on
each side OF the middle OF the vein az the sur
face, and the surface ground shown upon the
Magnetic variation IL deg. east, and forming q
portion OF township 2, south Of range 8 east,
Black Hills Meridian.
The location OF this mine IL recorded in the
Register Of Deeds ONCE OF Custer County, South
Dakota; original location on page 269 Book IL,
and amended location on page 80, In Book 8, OF
Lode Location Records. Adjoining claimants
touching the line OF Ia OF lake. No. . Lode,
owned by this claimant. No conflict with any
other claim.
Any and all persons claiming adversely any
portion Of said Hawkeye Lode or surface ground
are required to file their adverse claims with
the Register Of the United States Land ONCE mt
Rapid City. South Dakota, during the sixty days
by virtue OF the provisions Of the statute.
Z. ID. RALPH Register.
1t Is hereby ordered, that the foregoing Notice
Of Application for Patent be published for the
period Of sixty days, tten consecutive woeksl, In
the Custer Chronicle, q weekly newspaper pub
lished at Custer CITY, South Dakota.
r. ID. RALPH, Register.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23

An Edgemont correspondent o, the
Rapid City Stockman says: s. A. lden
has closed out his sheep here, some POO
head, to Messrs. Tubbs and Webster Of
Custer. The price paid was So 90 per
head for lambs and $500 per mead for
ones, twos and over. The bunch was
mixed stock and included $50 lambs.
The sheep will be lun on Coal and Cot
tonwood creeks.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
Notice.

II. r. Locke & Co., photographers of
Deadwood, S. d., will open up a photo
graph gallery in Custer for q short time,
and viii. guarantee good work Or no pay.
All those thinking of having pictures
taken cannot afford to miss this oppor-
tunity. They have been located in
Deadwood about six years, and can fur
nish the best of references. They will
open up in the near future and will
make the announcement as to date
soon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
You Want the Best

Service for your money, and you get it
when travelling via the Pacific Short
Line. Through connections daily, ex-
cept Sunday, each way between Sioux
City and the Black Hills via O'Neill,
saving three hours each direction.
Close connections with trains to and
from Yankton. Sioux Falls, Mitchell,
etc. Buy local tickets to O'Neill. Low
est rates.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23

The Hill City News says all of the
prairie country west of that place to the
limestone, on Castle creek and its tribu
taries has been surveyed by the govern
ment, and the land laid IL in sections,
as in agricultural districts, and that
where school sections take in a part of
ranches where titles have not 0een Sc
cured, the settlers will be required to
purchase such part of the government
at not less than ten dollaYs per acre.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23

j. G. Berry, one of the best known
citizens of Spencer, Mo-, testifies that
he cured himself Of the worst kind Of
piles by using a few boxes of DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. He had been
troubled with piles for over thirty years
and had used many different kinds Of
so called cures but DeWitt's was the
one that did the work and he will verify
this statement if any one wishes TO
write him. A. j. Jones & Co.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23


Freeman Knowles, of Deadwood. and
Levi Niece, Of Rapid City, discussed
the superlativo merits of free silver, the
supreme advantages of the single AK
and the awful and outrageous character
Of government by injunction to a not
numerous audience at the opera house
Neither of the speakers are specially
gifted in oratory, and the subjects dis
cussed beng inappropriate and i'll timed,
there was less enthusiasm than there
might have been had their remarks
been confined to the issues having a
more direct bearing upon the pending
judiciary campaign, in the interest Of
the populist side of which they are di.
recting their efforts.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23

Warning Persons who suffer from
coughs and colds should heed tho warn
ings of danger and ave themselves
suffering and fatal results by using One
Minute Cough Cure. 1t is an infallible
remedy for coughs, colds. Group and all
throat and lung troubles A. ]. Jones
& Co.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
The state supreme court has sustained

The state supreme court has sustained
the lower court in the case of Gillespie
VS.. Evans, in which the former brought
action to obtain proper credit for ten
thousand dollars which was paid to the
latter upon notes he d by Evans, which
the Star says Gillespie was unable to re-
cover after payment. The case was de-
cided in favor of Gillespie and he is
much elated over it.-Buffalo Gap Re-
nuhlican
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-10-23
Special Excursion Rates.

Commencing Saturday. May Goth,
1897, and each Saturday thereafter un-
til October 3lst, 1897, we will sell tickets
to Hot Springs, S. D.. at rate of one fare
for the round trip. Limited for return
to Tuesday following date of sale. For
further information. call upon s. F..
Elliott, Agent, or address J. Francis, q.
p. A.. Omaha, Neb.