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Evening star., 1897-01-30
Great Towna Compared.

From the indianapolis Journal.
Great town, Louisville" said the man
with the fat cigar. Kentucky hospitality
and all that sort Of thing. The last time I
was there they didn't let me spend a cent"
Huh" said the man with the cigarette,
81 had that sort of experience in Chicago"
''Y-e-s you did,
Indeed did. They didn't let me spend
a cent there. either. They took 1t all away
from me before I had got two blocks from
the railway station"
Evening star., 1897-01-30
Disgraceful,

From the Boston Transcript. 4
Fuddy-"How disgraceful it is TO see peo-
pie crowd about a church to get a squirt
at bridal coupler
Duddy-"1 know it. and when II ought to
excite their pity instead Of their morbid
curiosity"
Evening star., 1897-01-30

cycle journey along the great post roaS
from Achinsk to eastern Siberia. The in
tcrest aroused by several chance meetings
with this curious class of fugitives prompt
ed me TO observe and inquire more par
ticularly into their peculiar life and habits
and the facts thus CLEANED left, at the
time a very deep impression upon me-
Travelling without a penny may be at
tractiye to some and may be feasible in
populated country. but tramping along the
snowy wastes of Siberia, cold and hungry.
and always in danger can only be, it seems
to me- the outcome of dire necessity-the
necessity of choosing between bad and
worse.
The Siberian runaway convict from all
appearances does not so much seek per-
manent liberty from his hard enforced Ia
bor as to obtain a momentary respite. And
what fearful freedom it is! A never end
ing struggle in a murderous climate, with
the tortures of hunger and a constant hid
Evening star., 1897-01-30
Victim of Overconndence:-

T
Professor. what's the reason a man
can't coast uphill on a bicycle?'
why, 1t seems ridiculous to ask such a
question as that The mere fact that-in
short. the obvious absurtiity of the thing
implying as 1t does, such dense ignorance
Of the simplest Of natures laws-there
would appear to be"
CMuch disgusted)-'I guess I've lost. I
bet you could explain it."
Evening star., 1897-01-30
What He Had On.
From the Cardiff Western Mail. :.

He-"When ! was In the west the last
time had q very narrow escape from q
burning hotel. was awakened by the
smoke, and with not Q minute to spare
rushed down the IRE escape-"
She (breathlessly)-''Oh, what did you
have on?'
He (visibly embarrassed -"Ah-hum--a
very lively hustle, miss"
Evening star., 1897-01-30
Natural.
From Judge.

"Dayie, what Is nature?"
This was bit heavy for the boy. but he
grappled with II hraveiy.
Mature? Huh!-nature isis us fore we
get into society,""
Evening star., 1897-01-30
Advantages Of Modern Drama.

Fire! Fire!'
Manager crushing in)-'There is not q
particle Of danger, ladies and gentlemen,
Put on the cork Jackets you will find un-
der the seats. and wen let loose the tank. -
Evening star., 1897-01-30

F. I WERE ASKED
what feature of ST.
berian life impressed
me most during my
recent visit. / should
h We to designate
the so-called Sibe-
rian tramp or run
away convict. This
decidedly unique out
growth of the Sibe-
rian exile sy s TEN
was brought p ar :
ticularly to my no
tice while on my BIZ
Evening star., 1897-01-30
The Only Y

The Only Way.
From the Indianapolis Journal.
Watts-'Does your wife believe the
stories you tell her to account for you be-
ing out so later
Lushforth-"She does"
"How in thunder do You work it,"
'I tell her 1 was busy getting drunk"
Evening star., 1897-01-30

A "Really Truly" Secret Society.
From Golfers Weekly.
Bella-"We girls are getting up a secret
society of our own"
George-"Indeed; what's the object?'
Bella-'I don't exactly know yet; but
I'll tell you all about it after 1 am initi-
ated.'
Evening star., 1897-01-30
SIBERIAN TRAMPS'
Fugitives From Justice in Barren
Land.
MAY Be shot DOWN LIKE BEASTS
But They Have Their Revenge on
Helpless People,
WITHOUT COMP a SSION
MAY Be SHOT DOWN LIKE BEASTS
SSION

Written for The Evening Star.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-20

paying investment. Desiring to
further increase their income and
seeing the need of system of
waterworks here and realizing that
such a plant would pay if operated
in connection with their electric
light plant and that they would at
the same time be able to give the
city better service for less money
than a separate concern, they asked
for, received and. accepted fran
chise for that purpose.-Smithville
Transcript.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-20
An Enterprising Firm.

Smithville is now assured of
waterworks as Messrs. G. Bues-
cher's Sons have accepted the
franchise. In this connection a
short history of this firm will be
interesting to our readers.
The firm is composed of three
young men, Emil age "a, Hugo %
and Oswald 10. The father of these
gentlemen started in the gin bust
ness in Baursville in 1881, which
he supplemented with an oil mill
in 1883. During that year the
S. A. & A. P. Ry. opened a station
at Moulton, three miles from
Baursville and Mr.. Buescher re-
moved his business to that point
in 1890. Emil was then taken in
partnership under the title of G.
Buescher e. Son. In 1892 Hugo
Buescher, then but Is years of age,
purchased his fathers interest and
the firm name became G. Buescher
Sons. -Four years later Oswald
Buescher bought a third interest of
his brothers and the firm name
was changed to its present style
G. Buescher's Sons.
Few business houses in the State
can compare with the business
record of this firm when the age of
the individual members is taken
into consideration. They have
been financially successful every
year of their business career and
now they can truthfully say they
owe no mana dollar besides having
a snug bank account to their credit,
Some time ago finding they had
a surplus on hand and the services
of all three not being needed in
all being practical me-
chanics, they began to look around
for a promising field for invest
ment. They soon decided that
Smithville offered greater induce
ments than any other town in this
portion of the State SO they began
operations by erecting an electric
light plant which has proven a
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-20
FROST PREDICTION.
A Well Known Weather Prophet
Makes Known the Time.

The people in the fever-infected
districts Of the South are looking
anxiously for the frosts that will
drive the pestilence from their
midst. Rev. Irl Hicks of St. Louis,
in his monthly, the Word and
Works, whose predictions are Won
derfully accurate, thinks they will
come during the last week of this
month. He says:
From about the 25th to 29th of
October we predict will fall the
most general and heavy disturb
ances of the month. This period
will be intensified by a Mercury
disturbance, with moon at new,
perigee and greatest declination
south. A very marked low bar
ometer will move out of the west
early in the period, causing warm
easterly and southerly winds.
Heavy storms of rain and wind,
attended by lightning and thunder
to the south, will visit many sec
tions within sixty hours of 6 o'clock
p. m. on the Goth. No one need
be surprised to find these storms
turning to sleet and snow in the
northern parts of the cppntry, and
it will be wise to anticipate a gen
eral cold wave, followed by cold.
frosty nights, even into the South,
during the closing days of October.
All will understand, of course, that
we mean "a cold wave for this time
of year, not such a one as would be
after the winter has fully
come. We predict thai heavy
northwesterly storms will endanger
on our great Northern
lakes, and perhaps along the North
Atlantic, during the last storm
period in October, and that North
extremes will have touch
of winter before the end of the
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-20
WED.

This community was blessed with
a good rain last Friday which was
long felt want in this neighbour
hood and the farmers are seen 60
ing about all smiles.
Mr.. Henry Wunderlich ofShelby,
Austin county, is here visiting
friends and relatives.
Mrs. Ad. Schroeder has been
very sick for few days, but we
hope she will soon be up and about
again.
Mr.. Chas. Schroeder and family,
also Herman, George and Miss
Amelia Stulken are on a visit to
relatives in Austin county.
1t seems that some people do not
care for the law. Pecan hunters
are very numerous around here
and they seem to not care much
whether the pastures are posted or
not.
Otto Wunderlich and sister, Miss
Tony, attended the Lutheran feast
at Baursville Sunday.
AID. Bretkreutz was here from
Whiting Sunday.
There was almost battle out in
Scharlottenburg Sunday. 1t seems
that some city hunters were hunt
ing quail.
AS the trains are stopped, Mr..
Editor, | wish you would preserve
my papers, and many thanks for
the tablet which you sent me last
week. Success to the GAZETTE is
my hearty wish. MAC.
1.-THE trains are all running on
time. ED.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-20
MOULTON.

Owing to the editors illness he
was unable to visit Moulton this
week, consequently there is no
Moulton news published in this
issue.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-20

Mrs. Ben Welhausen, Chas. K.
Holchak and Ed. Gehrels are the
latest victims of the dengue.
E. J. Merrem states that he has
not decided as yet what he will do
on leaving the postoffice His
many friends will wish him pros
perity in whatever work he under-
takes
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-20
TO ALL WHOM n MAY CONCERN:

Notice is hereby given that have
just returned from Waco where
have located, and am now in
Moulton only for the purpose of
collecting what is due me. Every
person indebted to me is asked to
come in and settle in full their
account or note at once, as | desire
to return to my home and work at
The earliest day possible. / can be
found at Mr.. Kotzebue's drug store.
w. II. LANCASTER.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-20

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Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1897-10-20
LEONARD @. j, GRAY
yoahum Sinner
LEONARD & GRAY,
.Attorneys-at-Law
Will practice in all courts of the
State. Collections, Conveyancing,
Contracts, given special attention.

Money to loan--0n terms to suit
the borrower at low rate Of interest.
OFFICE AT IRON FRONT BLDG.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04
A Pleasing Surprise.

One of the most pleasing surprises
ever experienced by our worthy towns
man, +. J. V. Rutkowssi, was given him
by the members of the Order OF tns
Eastern Star on Saturday evening, when
his home circle was invaded by score
or more of the members Of the aforesaid
order, with baskets well filed with all
of the essential adjuncts to one OF the
most elegant, elaborate and toothsome
banauets ever spread in the city.
1t appears that just fifty years prior to
this occasion, very pleasing event oc-
Cured in the Rutkowski family; to be
explicit, a son was born, and to be more
explicit. the newly born was named
Frank, and the purpose of the unsollcit-
ed, but nevertheless friendly and warm
" welcomed invaders was to tender, in
substantial manner, their hearty con-
pratulations to Mr.. X who had, as they
encouragingly expressed IL, completed
the first half Of the century of his life.
The occasion was so replete viii
social enjoy ment that the hours passes
rapidly by, unnoted by the happy
throng until the advent Of the Sabbath
and a new week had eliminated, wher
the guests reluctantly withdrew, leaving
their most ardent wishes for long lii'
and abundant prosperity to Mr.. X. an'
the members of his happy household.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04
A Bird In Hand Etc.

In truth Americans are funny peo-
pie, says the Sundance Gazette. lfthey
were privileged to enter every room in
a building but one, many would break
their necks TO get into that particular
room although the Others were guided
palaces and that dingy attic. Right
here in the richest hundred miles
square on earth" where more men are
employed in mining and industrial
pursuits than ever before, and where
million and half more dollars in gold
was taken from the earth during the
past wear than in all the Klondike
country, there are many restless and
yentnresome spirits anxious 10 try their
fortunes in the far away and frozen
northland as soon as spring opens. No'
one in fifty who embark on this argon
autic tour after the golden fleece" viii
make a strike. Hardships that have nc
parallel in the early history of the BLACK
Hills must be met, and the fact tina
those Who expect to 60 to this land o
promise have the necessary mean
argues that they have fair start in tn
world. and our observation leads US u
the conclusion that a chicken hal
hatcbsd is worth more for hatchin
purposes than dozen eggs at countr
grocery.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04
Tnsar Honeymoon was Br,s,.

On Tuesday Judge Gardner decided
case that came before him that was
important at least to those concerned
IN the annullment OF the marriage of C.
Rasmussen to Miss Grace Gillespie. O,
oelrichs The nuptial knot was tie d
only about month ago by Judge Frank
Long, of Oelrichs-this being FRANKS
frst ofense in that line. 1t seems that
Rasmussen and the young lady became
quite attached to each other, contrary
to the wishes Of her parents. But love
finds a way. and the young people con
ciuded to become one. Mr.. Pasmus-
sen came to the Springs and obtained
a marriage license. declaring that the
giri was 10 years Of age, and therefore
did not require her parents consent.
NO delay was made in having Judge
Long perform the ceremony and they
were declared man and wife. or course
the girls parents were wrathy and amer
the young couple had lived happilv 70
gether for four days the old folks term;.
mated the honeymoon By takine tha
bride away. They kept her and sv;.
IDENTIFY converted her to their v.- ~
thinking. for she was here wish them
Tuesday to convince the court that .h.
was only IL whom the license wa ~.
aimed. and that therefore the whole
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04
Black Hills Educational Associates,


The Ninth Annual convention of the
Black Hills Educational association
held in Deadwood on Friday and Satur-
day OF last week. was notable for the
large attendance and the exceptional
interest manifested in the work of its
sessions. The program was one of rare
excellence. The papers on Physical
Culture, by Miss Munger Reading in
the grammar grades. by Miss Hedrick
How shall We keep the boys in school,
ny Miss Grissler; Aims and means of
education, by Prof Cook; Speer method
OF numbers, by Mrs. Tucker; Needs of
the country school, by Miss Drew, fol.
lowed by discussions in which Prof
Lymer. Mrs. McClelland. Miss Kemper.
n. c. White. G. w. Fallon and others
took part, were very interesting and
instructive. Excellent music was pro.
vided which was very much appreciated
BY all. The following named persona
were elected to the Offices Of the associ.
alton for the ensuing year:
President. G. NJ. Pinke-ton, Lead.
Secretary. A. G. Grant, Deadwood.
Treasures. Miss Eta Drew. Custer.
Vice presidents, Prof Lymer, Hot
Springs; Miss Corpsiis Beach, Rapid |
City; Miss Nellie Cluts, Spearfsh.
There we're present from Custer coun- |
~. n. Q. White. Mis- Nettie Woods.
Miss Aarsaret Morrow. Miss Laura
earns. Miss Eta Drew. Custsr City; q. |
W. Fallon, q. NJ. Erb. Hermosa.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04
anaarfish VIII Contest.

The citizens Of Spearfish, at recent
meeting, passed the following resolution
protesting against the condemning and
diverting from the spearfish river any
part or portion of its waters for the use
of Deadwood and Lead:
Whereas, The citizens Of Deadwood
and Load City have publicly and OFF,
cially proclaimed their intention OF con-
demning and appropriating 400 miners
inches of water in Spearfsh creek. and
conveying said water to those cities for
domestic purposes, thereby permanent
ly diverting said water from the main
channel or tributaries of the Spearfish
and reducing the volume of water in
| said stream about one sixth and
! Whereas, There are over fifty ranch
/ es in the spearfsh valley, with an area
approximatIng 5000 acres, wholly de
pendent on the water of this stream FOL
~.>ssss s,s.s swithout VI hicl
irfigating purposes, and il is estimate
tha' there is approximately on.y 2.4C
miners inches of water in said strea n
therefore he it
Resolved, That we, the owners @
power and lrrigating rights on Spearfis
creek, hereby pledge ourselves to con
test the proposed invasion of our vest e,
water rights by the cities of Deadwoo,
and Lead, or by any corporation or Sc
OF individuals, and hereby serve no,ic,
on them to the effect that they will no
be permitted to interfere with the wa
sers of said stream in any manner
whereby such interference permanent,
diverts the water from Spearfish canyon
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04

Congress conyenes next Monday, and
the members are gathering at the capi.
tai. The members generally express
the belief that the session vii! be brief
such belief peing largely based upon the
now conceded fact that no currency
legislation will be attempted, for the
reason that the democrats and their
free silver allies in the senate would
oppose anything the majority might
propose in tbs direction. Should any
legislation Of this character be ATTEMPT.
ed the result would doubtless be to
prolong the session until August.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04
Carr Convicted.

N. +, Carr, the first saloon man whose
case came up before the present court
upon the indictment returned by the
last grand jury. was found guilty of the
charge contained in the Indictment -
keeping open saloon on Sunday. Sem
tence will be passed by the court to
morrow morning at 10 O'Clock to which
time court was adjourned Wednesday
evening. The case of Mr.. Carr will be
appealed to higher courts by w. L.
Mclaughlin, his attorney, and its dis
position will decide the fate of the sixty
other saloon men who stand convicted
upon the same charge Independent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04

An examination of the work of the
new tariff law shows that the so called
protests of foreign countries do not
seem to have availed anything more in
their effect upon our commerce with
those countriss than they did in their
effect upon congress. No attention was
paid to them by congress. and it seems
that commerce is now paying no atten-
ton to them. The thirteen countries
which made formal protests against
certain features of The tariff law of 1897,
In the two months in which the details
OF our exports can be obtained, have
purchased $l3l .446,503 in value of our
products and merchandise, against only
Slo1.OH.5s6 in the corresponding
months of last year under the Wilson
law. That doesn't look much as though
foreign doors were being closed against
us on account of the new tariff.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04
Cornmission Appo,nte.I.

Gov. Lee has notified the Department
Promotion of his appointment of the
Glowing men as the South Dakota
commission for the Trans Mississippi
Exposition at Omaha: Vice presidents,
A. Mckinney. Lead; w. L. Gardner,
Rapid City; Harris Franklin. Martin
Chapman and Charles Z. Davis. Dead
wood; John Stabler. Hot Springs |;
Hancs Murphy, Elk Point q. A. Jew
ett, Sioux Falls; o. A. Mann, Okoboio !;
Hugh Smith, Howard,
The governor says he will. At IN early
DAY. appoint additional members. and
call the commission together with !
view to dsvisins some means Of raisips
money for state exhibit.
He expresses regret that the bonds
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04
The anticipated stampede

The anticipated stampede out OF
Alaska has already begun. and il re.
ports, believed to be entirely reliable.
are correct, there are hundreds of gold
seekers in that cold and cherries
region whose desire to get out is even
stronger than is the desire of the fever
stricken outsiders to get in. The situa-
ton at Dawson City, where starvation ia
saic to be staring hundreds of people in
the face, is becoming alarming and the
only salvation for many of the residents
will DC long and perilous journey to
Fort Yukon. Tho alluring reports of
fabulous gold deposits, which set the
masses crasy, may have been compare.
lively true. but the statements made in
the interest of transportation companies
to the effect that there would be an
ample supply Of provisions ON hand to
supply all demands for tie winter have
proved to be q delusion and a snare.
which promises to result disast to
many an over 'credulous miner, who has
been lured on to his death in that wild
and forbidding region of the far north.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04
Irony of Fate,

AT the Hot Springs term Of circuit
court man who stole time check got
one years time in the pen while farmer
Wallace who shot and killed his neigh
Dor Brown, on August l6, was acquitted.
Such is the irony of fate. or may be that
In FaIl River county times are so hard
that time check on which there is a
possibility Of realizing cash, however
small the smcnnt. ;s more valuable than
the life of farmer. At the same term
kondo, half breed. who billed young
I1bbets. got 80 days in jail.-Pioneer.
Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04

business was illegal. Rasmussen could
not prove otherwise and therefore did
not appear to claim the girl as his lawful
wife. The court therefore annulled the
marriage-and the young folks are
again single. 1t is said that young
man at Chadron is rejoicing and will
soon be an important factor in legal
wedding Hot Springs Star.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04

The net earnings of the Burlington
railroad system for the month Of Oc-
tober were 81 ,14l ,694. and an increase
OF Sl29,3l3 over the corresponding
month of last year From July lst TO
October lst, the net earnings were
So, ,2e9, ,356. an increase Of 81 ,222 ,034 over
the same period of the preceding fiscal
wear. Comment is unnecessary.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04

II is notable fact that there is not
nearly so much kicking over existing
conditions in Kansas, just now, as there
we're in the past. The fact that the
value Of her agricultural and stock pro-
ducts for the current year reach the
enormous Ggnre Of s23o,o0o,Ooo has
doubtless had much TO do in the matter
of bringing about the pleasing change.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04
The Deadwood Pioneer-Times mui

The Deadwood Pioneer-Times mus
ipgly says Behold how good and
how pleasant for brethren TO dwell to-
cether in unity" or words to that effect.
In the Seventh Judicial circuit the
presiding Judge, who by the way Is
something of Chesterfield, takes the
Judge elect with HIM on his circuit and
gives him a seat on one end Of the
bench. The bench of the eighth circuit
does not seem TO have been built fo
two pops.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04

voted by the Black Hills district (the
governor doubtless meant the bonds
voted by Lawrence county, failed to go
through by reason of the refusal OF the
canvassing board to canvass the returns,
but he is hopeful that some way will be
devised to have the entire state credit
ably represented.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-12-04

The Omaha Bee says: Senator Petit
crews visit to Hawaii has converted
him to an outspokep anti-annexationist.
1t is only too bad that the Hawaiian
climate did not affect all the United
States senators who went there this
year the same way" The Bee, which is
usually correct in its statements, is in
error in this instance, as Senator Petit
grew has at no time favored the annexa
ton OF Hawaii by the United States.