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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17

emily. Y. c. Barrett,
Chairman Legislative Committee Texas
Division, T. +. A.
Nj. President. Officers and Members of
Texas Division. r. p. A. IN Convention
Assembled.
Houston, Texas April i5.-Gontiemen: l
beg to hand you herewith my annual re-
port as secretary and treasurer OF Post C..
showing the condition of the post, finan-
ciaiy and otherwise.
Post c has held its regular monthly
meetings the first sunday In each month.
many Of which were well attended by our
members.
our membership. however. l regret TO
say, has not increased TO the number de-
sired. our roll showing ----- members to
----- OF enc year ago. | venture, though,
TO express the opinion that the iact OF this
convention being held in our city VIII
stimulate and awaken our sleepy cneS and
our number will have increased to not
less than loo ere this convention ad-
iourns
our finances. am happy 10 state. are
today in = better condition than they ever
were since Post has honorei lie with
tho election to this office three wears ago.
the balance in the ledger is on the right
side with no obligations whatever. and
with our new and efficient board OF di
rectors at the helm we expect TO be able
to put in a bid for the largest TART of
United states gold bonds. TO he issued aSain
sooner or later. The reception rendered
you on YOUR arrival into our hospitable CITY
has no doubt conclusively proven the wis
dom OF the last convention to meet within
our limits this year. and 1t is NY earnest
wish and can safely saw he same for
each and every member Of ibis rost that
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17

Report of Hotel Committee.

io the Texas Division, T. p. A. OF A
/ Houston, Texas, April 10. 1se7.-Gentle.
men; beg leave to submit herewith MY
annual report as chairman OF the hotel
Committee.
In my semi-annual report stated TO your
honorable body my difficulty in securing
working committee to assist me and ann
| sorry TO say that have met with no hct
Ter success since assuming the whole re-
fponsiblity myself
could do nothing moro than await COM
pants from members as to hotel matters
una ! must say that the fact that have
heard no complaint OF any kind from indi
Niuual members. speaks favorably indeed
os me hotel managers of the State who
must nave treated our members with uni,
FORM courtesy and attention to have avoid
ed complaints of any kind for year. and
as CHAIRMAN Of the state hotel commit
zee ! herewith tender them my thanl,s
for rendering my office a snccure.
The leading hotels Of Houston have kind
~ granted special concessions to the mem
neIs during the State convention which
nave been announced through the daily
papers have kept in touch with Mr.
sen HOFFMAN, chairman of the National no.
t'' committee aud only few weeks ago
received consignment of letters and con.
stltuuon holders from him. together with
a Number Of his circular letters TO hotels
Which have been distributed over the entire
State. e'''e
IN conclusion | would suggest to your
honorable body that the office OF chairman
Oh me hotel committee should be filled by
an active member one who travels over all
parts of the state. He could keen in close
touch with the hotel proprietors. observe
the needs Of our members better, and at
ne same time adjust complaints of both
sides amicably and with Justice to all
Wishing our association continued sue
cess and prosperity. | have the honor In
remain. very respectfully,
Thomas l.. Frceland
Chairman Hotel Committee, Texas Divi-
sion.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17

'f'' '''"7 'bhNFNt mat NO have IN Id
10 our members 10 this State this past ycar
,ne sum OF Hif5.7g. while during tbc sa,,o
"nle iah' year we paid t3fl4 l6, an i'm.
pi,"so oil s73l so, Hence, when il ir con.
nu,feh mat our associations basic min
uipie is mutual aid and mutual protectlon
we can hut perceive that the pnrposea M
,he ORGANIZATION are being aplendidIy reol.
hea' our aim Ia not to make or aeenrn,t-
lhte money but to distribute constan,lv
accuinniating fund among tho mutually in.
crested benohciGries. while our rosnurreu
aue magnificent body OF thrifty Americans
VINO are In the shape of protection and
spse'ai privileges. receiving each year mn
s saiue ior their contributions to the cause
ouch statement an this should break down
any CORRECTION that any eligible neraon
nleht urge and n our members would I'M,
pieaen' This grand feature Of our organ.
,1hiion TO the hundreds OF eligible persons
m ms State. In the proper light, we would
nave applications galore
~ venr last convention | rcported elpb,
posts IN good standing We have durInc
me PAST year added two to our nu,nher
Mr. Dan Lasker. with the assistance n, :,
lew others organized ~ In June n, In,
Grange, and Joseph q. Booth and ! NJ
Benish organized m" In Galveston only a
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17
EMPLOYMENT COMMITTEE.

Dallas. Texas, April l5.-!.s chairman OF
your employment committee for the year
Just past, beg to submit to the Texas
division Of the Travellers Protective Asso-
citation the following report:
Applications for employment
implements. plows and wagons ...... As
Grocery men...... ........ 4
pry goods men,. ...None
Iobacco men,. ...... ....... l
Binder twne .....None
Buggies.
Whisky drummers. l
Specalties, soaps. etc........ ....... 8
Total number Of applications.... 81
Positions obtained
For implement Travellers. ......... 10
For buggy salesmen.. -. ........... !
Sl"clalues... -. ............ !
Grocery men,. -. So. ............. l
Total positions obtained 49,. ... 13
Applications from jobbing houses for
travelling men
Implement Dealers. -. &c. 90. %. 4
Binder twine dealers. ..... .......... !
Railroad companies. 80. -. -. -. 90. ]
Total -. -. -. -. -. -. -. s
For the past six months there seems to
be an Improvement in trade circles. The
dry goods firms and travellers seem TO be
in better condition than the grocer, imple-
ment or hardware dealers.
While our labor for the year Just past
has not amounted to a great deal, we have
the satisfaction OF knowing that we have
done everything within our power to pro-
mote the interest of the travelling men
and to maintain the good name that the
Travellers Protective association is spread
ing throughout our country Fraternally
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17
To the officers and Members Texas p,vl
A

sion, T. p. A. OF A..
Galveston, Texas. April 10. lS97.-Gen-
tiemen: The annual report Of the press
committee is I'd brief one During the year
your committee has endeavored to keap the
ship, and this has been successf,,Ilv a.
tomplishea through the Kindness Of IN.
daily and trade press OF Texas. by era.
tuitonsly publishing any matter OF ipteres,
TO the organization at large.
Your committee would. therefore. rec
ommend that this body tender vote M
.hanks to the press of Texas for cour-
ly yours I u parih
Chairman Press Committee, Texas Division
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17
Rcnort OF Lcoisla,iyc COMMITTEE,

MIR Charles l.. Sanger. President Texas
DIVISION T. +, A, of o., Waco. Texas
waco. Texas, April 3.-Dear Sir: In
compliance with the constitution of the as-
ISOLATION. /. as chairman OF tho legislative
committee OF Texas division. Travellers,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17

Protective Association OF America, respect
fully report that your committee have ac-
complished nothing,
There have been important bills before
the Texas legislature. but acting on sug-
gestions from YOU and other worthy NOM
hers OF the association. We deemed 1t best
not to take any action.
We hope our course meets with the an
proyal OF the association. Yours obedi-
entity, u. Z. barrett
Chairman Legislative Committee. Texas
Division. r. +. \.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-17

Mi President. Officers and Members of
Texas Division. r p a" in Convention
Assembled
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-07
Cattle Men Protest.

A Rapid City special says: "The
detention Of cattle at Pine Ridge agency
by Agent Clapp is about TO develop in.
to a holly contested legal fight. Yes
terday answers in twenty-thres cases
were filed in the federal court by the
attorneys for The cattlemen in this city.
The fight is not made to get out of pay
ing the ransom money of 81 a head, but
rather to put an end to all future corral
ing Of cattle on the reservation. The
boundary line between the reservation.
and the cattle ranges is surveyed, but is
imaginary as far as wandering cattle are
concerned. The cattlemen contend
that If Agent Clapp is sustained by the
courts there will be nothing to prevent
a repetition Of the roundup this spring.
1t would be impossible for the cattle
men to keep their stock, some oft, from
drifting during the winter storms, onto
the reservation. or, worse yet, there
would be nothing to preventive Indians
from driving the cattle across the line
into their possessions and then holding
them for ransom. On the other hand,
the Indians say that each year their
range on the reservation is eaten by the
stray cattle from across the line. II is q
question of great interest to the stock
men"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-07
Personal eutlOn.

August Samson came up from Buffalo
Gap on the 4th.
Laura Ra:ner, from Hill City is a guest
o fthe Kieemann.
C, Barbour arrived from Omaha the
forepart of the week.
d. Il. Welpton, from Omaha, was
among the late arrivals.
Thomas Mcbride, from Iowa CITY,
was a visitor to our town on Sunday
last.
G. w. Greene is a visitor from Wash
ington city and is stopping at the Klee-
mann.
?. II. Bertchy came over from Hill
City on Wednesday and returned the
next day.
II. +. Wetwell, from South Bend, In
diana, registered at the Kleemann on
Thursday.
|. Il. Ingle, from Kansas City, arrived
during the week and registered at the
Kleemann.
G. w. Rish and w. L. Thomas, from
San Francisco, came in on the morning
train Sunday.
John Westphaling, from Omaha, was
here on one of his periodical rounds the
last of the week.
Geo. Bertschy came up from Rapid
and made a brief stay in Custer the FORE
part of the week.
M. L. Birney, of Grand Island, arriv-
ed the fore part OF the week and regis
tered at the Kleemann.
j.. c. Carson, Of Omaha, was inter-
viewing our hardware merchants about
the middle of the week.
Fred Ruusaw came down from Dead
wood about the first Of the week and
stopped at the Kleemann hotel.
Mrs. James NJ. Patton, publisher of
"the Odd Fellows World" Aberdeen, s.
D., gave this Office a very pleasant call
Wednesday.
A. o. Ringsrud, ex-secretary Of state,
and l.. w. Miller arrived on the train
Wednesday morning, accompanied by
their wives, and took the Tallaho coach
for Sylvan lake.
III. Gisele and Prof. Rinebold came up
from Omaha about the middle of the
week. They seem to be much interest
ed in the great variety of minerals dis
played in Custer county.
VIM. Rosenbaum, who resides at Gold
Hill, came down from his perch among
the clouds early in the week. He said
he came on business and we are glad
to record the fact that the business was
satisfactorily consummated.
Mrs. ]. Sanders returned yesterday
from q six months trip, visiting friends
in Illinois and Missouri. Mrs. S. has
been a resident of Custer since the town
was first laid out, and a great many
friends were at the depot to welcome
her back to the old familiar scene, which
with all its sweet and bitter memories
is still to her the most homelike and
restful spot on earth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-07

Frank Walsh, Il present sheriff, re-
Gently purchased a new horse, q tough
cuss which he holds in reserve for n
hard, rough ride. which is so often re-
CURED in his business. Day before
yesterday he had occasion to use him,
and the horse was brought out, "all
briddled, all saddled, all fixed for the
fray" Frank mounted and started, and
very soon found him rough enough to
fill the bill. A powerful brute and one
whose early education had not been
neglected, and he proceeded to exhibit
his accomplishments in a manner fully
up to date. As the Englishman ex-
pressed it, "he duked is cad and umped
is back and l couldn't remain i'm the
seat you know" But Frank remained
in the seat, that is he remained in that
neighborhood, but it was forward and
back and "saschay" (spell it yourselD
and swing on the corners. Frank ans
wered all the calls and was in his place
when the dance ended. The horse
looked a little disappointed but it seem.
ed to dawn upon him that his rider had
been there before, and he vas only
fooling away his time with his ungrace-
full antics and quit. The horse didn't
act as il he had any benevolent inten-
tons, nevertheless we think when lie
gets better acquainted with his rider he
will repent Of his folly, settle down and
"tend" to business.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-07
Safe Blowers at Work.

Z Yesterday morning when Postmaster
Ballou, of Buffalo Gap entered his Office
he found much to his CONSERVATION that
safe blowers had been at work during
the night upon the government safe,
with the result that the door was blown
off. The would be robbers had also
pried open the money drawer with an
iron bar. The words would be rob-
bers' are used a~dvisedly for that is just
what they were so far as the Buffalo
Gap post office funds are concerned as
they did not get a cent. This was not
because there were no funds, but be-
cause the funds were not there. 1t
seems that the morning before Mr..
Ballou saw some powder on the floor
near the safe which made him suspi
cious that some one had designs on the
contents of the safe. To avoid an un-
p~leasantness of hat nature when even
ing came Mr.. Ballou took home the
money. about 5000, which the nights
operations showed to have been q very
wise move on his partN At last accounts
nothing was known Of the perpetrators
of the act, though three rough looking
men with no known occupation were
seen in town during the day. The sup
position is that the job was attempted
the hight before, but for some reason
abandoned to be resumed the following
night.-Rapid Journal 9Th.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-07

Hon. n, X. Griggs, attorney OF the
Burlington road, arrived from Lincoln
yesterday. Mr.. Griggs is nursing his
left arm and shoulder which still cause
him soma annoyance and suffering as a
result of IN accident that befell him re-
Gently. He had been out in the Big
Horn country, l25 miles from the b. 4
nj. railroad attending the first term of
district court in Big Horn county, hay
ing to travel that distance by wagon.
At Hyattsville, a station, his party in
tended to stop over a day to view the
Pink rocks and other scenery in the
neighborhood and a friend was going to
drive the party ont there. While load
ing an open wagon preparing to take
the trip Mr.. Griggs was standing in the
wagon. Without giving any warming
the team gave a lungc and threw him
head first out over the rear seat to the
ground He fell heavily and cracked
his left shoulder, sustained q number Of
severe bruises upon his head and face
and thinks fractured a rip or two. iudg
ing by the pain. He had to ride to
Sheridan as there was no doctor avail
able and took a train for Lincoln, hav-
ing nothing done to it until he reached
home. DIR. Everett fixed him up, but
the wounds are still tender.-Pionser-
Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-07
The Mining Engineers.

The excursion Of mining engineers,
which passed down in their special car
from Deadwood TO Hot Springs a few
days ago, reconed among their party
some of the most prominent
scientific men of America. They
come direct from Duluth, where they
held their annual meeting, to make
an examination Of the geology of the
Black Hills, together with its resources
and general characteristics in point of
mineral, soil, timber and climate. Only
n few of them stopped of at Custer long
enough to make this a point of obser-
walton, but those who did so. expressed
themselves as well as repaid, for the few
days spent in driving around among the
many attractive scenes by which Custer
is so fayorably environed.
Among those who tarried the longest,
and seemed the most interested, was
Col. i. Holbrook Of New York. The
Col. is a prominent member of the
American institute OF mining engineers
and a thorough student of nature, and
particularly an earnest searcher in all
that pertains to his department Of
science. He did not depart until he
had taken in the beauties OF Sylvan
lake, and broke with his own hand a
piece of rock from the highest pinnacle
of Harney's Peak. 1t augurs well for
the Hills when SO large a body of scien-
fist There were about 80 in number.
come among us, and depart better in.
formed in regard to our resources. II
they are sincere, and we have no reason
to doubt it, they will have no words for
the Hills save words of praise and com
mendation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-07

In the mountains a few miles west Of
Rapid City there is a lady $50 the story
goes) who dwells not in solitude, for she
has many friends of her own sex who
make occasional excursions to her home
in the gulch where the sun and shadow
play hide and seek through the foliage
of the trees, and here they are enter.
tanned in a novel manner Instead Of
of games of progressive euchre or cro-
kay each lady is provided with a gold
pan and they all proceed to the creek
and in a place where the men have dug
a hole to bed rock, they all dig, and pan
their dirt in the stream. They obtain
all the way from a few %collor's to a
dollar and forty cents to the pan, and
each lady keeps what she gets. 1t is
an exciteing amusement, and withal
not Improbable.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-07
BITTER TASTE.
It Aids in the Detection of Unwhoiesome
Food.

1t Aids in the Detection of Unwhoiesomc
Food.
Daniel Webster in the famous White
trial in Salem, Mass, years ago declared
that murder will out" This maxim
has been found applicable to many
other things besides murder. House
wives know it to be true when there is
alum in baking powder. A bitterness
in the bread at once betrays the alum's
presence. 1t can't conceal its true ma
ture. The alum bitterness "will out"
and because it will, physicians, who
understand the harmful effect Of alum
on the system, are at a loss to know
why people continue to buy baking
powders containing it. All baking pow.
ders sold for twenty-five cents a pound
and less contain alum. There is surely
no economy in using these cheap pow
ders. For q pure cream Of tartar pow
der, as DR.. Prices was shown to he at
the Worlds Fair goes as much farther
and gives so much better results, there
is no doubt of its being more economic
al in the long run.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-07

The town has been enlivened for sew
eral evenings duringthe past week, with
what are usually denominated takers"
They came loaded with a goodly stock
of merchandise, articles of use and
ornament which they sold at extreme
ly low figures. They were way up in
their business, and what witt, their
puppets, dennis and Snow" of Irish
and African descent, together with the
operators gift of ventriloquisn, furnish
ed amusement for a large crowd. These
in return poured into them their quar-
tiers and halves at such an astonishing
rate that they must have nearly busted
the town.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-07

A poor tramp of the hobo persuasion
has been ~lounging around our streets
during the past week, The soft and
languorous air of our city seemed to
suit his pensive nature, and he had
evidently made up his mind to
stay with us as long as the women kind
sympathetic souls would give him a
square meal. He never applied to the
men, he had the trade down too fine
for that, so when lie wanted food he
went to the women, and when lie want
ed lodging he went to Jail. Finally
Marshal Ross escorted him out Of town
and told him If he returned he would
put him at work on the street. This so
frightened him that it is believed he j.
going yet and mo body knows where
the hobo goes"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-07
A CASH MINING Il
The Maggie Group of CLAIMS, Consisting
of the Maggie No. /, Maggie No.
2, Drummer Lode and the
Etnn Ernnfinn

This group of claims belonging to
Henry Schepk and others, passed into
the hands Of Mr.. A. L. Kern, of Nil
waukee, on the Goth ofJuly. There was
no bond given nor asked, and the pay
ment in cash was promptly made.
There were several owners, all of which
have received their money, said to be
100000, but the amount to each has
not been made public.
This property is an extension on the
north of what is known as the Gold
Hill group, and occupies the central
portion Of the Penobscot belt, and is
situated on north French creek, about
ten miles in a northwesterly direction
from Custer City. We are assured that
the party making the purchase will GO
right at work, sinking a double compart-
ment shaft on the principal vein, which
is quartz five feet IN width. The vein is
between solid slate walls and is vertical.
The ore has been put to a thorough test
w MI INSoSISiI a. SOLipSNNiiI IADCII anu
chemist, who accompanied Mr.. Kern 10
the Hills.
The first work contemplated, is the
erection offs shaft house and a boarding
house for the accommodation Of the
men at work in the mine. Perry
Bertschy, son Of Mr.. George Bertschy
(who negotiated the deal). will have
charge as superintendent Of the work.
The ore from the different veins in this
group, while it yields fairly well by the
pan and mortar test, is not considered
as a free milling proposition. The in.
v~estigation Of the ore thus far, points TO
its treatment by concentration and
smelling the concentrates. We have
never made a personal examination Of
this property, but are inclined to the be
lief that if worked in%telligently it will
pay its owners well, and become a rich
producer of the precious metal. We
say this on the strength ofthe favorable
mention, and recommendation it has
received by our miners generally who
are familiar with the property.
There is plenty more ground in the
Penobscot district just as good. Who
is the next customer?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-07

The Norfolk, Neb. Times of the 30th
ult, has the following favorable mention
of Miss Morrow, of that city, who has
been chosen by the board of education
as a teacher in one Of the departments
of the Custer City public schools !:
Miss Margaret Morrow has been elect
ed TO a good position in the city schools
of Custer, S. d., AMI will leave about
August q to take up her duties there,
Miss Morrow is a competent and sue
cessful teacher whom the Custer people
are to be congratulated upon securing.
She will be greatly missed in Norfolk
social circles, but her many friends
will wish her q pleasant s~ojourn in the
Hills country.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-08-07
First publication, july
MI

State of South Dakota, County OF. Custer. In
Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial Circuit.
William G. Fenwick, Plaintiff,
VS..
Rachel Il. Fenwick, Defendant.
The State of South Dakota sends Greeting.
To the above named Defendant:
You are hereby summoned and required to
answer the complaint I'm this action, which will
be filed In the Office OF the Clerk of the Circuit
Court within and for said Custer County, at the
Cour House, In Custer City, South Dakota, and
to serve a copy of your answer on the subscriber
at his Office In the town of Custer City, South
Dakota, within thirty days after the service Of
this summons, exclusive of the day Of service.
III you fail to answer the complaint within that
time. the plaintiff win apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in the complaint, besides costs.
Dated at Custer, South Dakota, this 2Sth day
of June. A. ID. 1897.
A. 7. FEAY,
Plaintiffs Attorney.
First publication, July 3, lS97.