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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
An Editor's Dream.

A poor, poverty stricken editor Of a
sickly exchange was over burdened with
disgust. and probably very hungry when
he penned the following:
"An editor sat in his Office chair, nis
shoes were patched, his clothes thread
bare. and his face looked weary and
worn with care. While sadly thinking
Of business debt. old Morpheus slowly
around him crept, and before he knew
il, soundly slept; and sleeping. dreamed
that he was dead, and from trouble and
toll his spirit had fed. and not even a
cowbeli tolled for the peaceful rest OF
his cowhide sole. And as he wandered
among the shades that smoked and
scorched in lower hades, he shortly OBJ
served an iron door that creakingly
hung on hinge ajar. but the entrance
was closed with q red hot bar, and Sa-
tan himself stood pesping out, waiting
for travellers thereabout, and thus to
the passing editor spoke: "Come in.
my dear. It shall cost you nothing. and
never fear; this is the place whore
cook tn< ones who never pay their snb
Scription sums; for shoueh in life they
may escape, they'll And when they're
dead it's not too late. I viii show you
the place where melt them thin with
red hot chains and scraps Of tin, and
also whore / comb their heads with
broken glass and melted leads. and u
of refreshments they only think thsre'i
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

Governor Lee is inclined to reticence
in regard to his Official appointments,
but that does not prevent well settled
conclusions on the part of the masses az
to who are in the lead in the race for
Official plums to be dispensed by him.
and the following willing and waiting
expectants are said to be most liable to
be choeen: For the Governors private
secretary. 7. II. Ayers, editor Plain
Talk. Vermillion. For bank examiner,
II. w. Sawyer. cashier Hand Co. bank.
Miller. For oil inspector, L. c. Camp
bell, life insurance agent, Yankton. For
warden Of the state penitentiary there
are numerous candidates, and it is un-
certain as to who will be selec ed
Among the most prominent aspirants
are Cyrus Waits, q friend of Pettigrew,
J. A. Bowler. q free silver democrat
Roy Williams, q new convert from the
republican party, and ex-Sheriff Sund-
back, who ID also = bosom friend oi
Pettigrew. For secretary Of the railroad
commission. r. K. Dowdell, L. NJ. Esta
brook and H. 8. volkmar are proni.
nently mentioned. For commissions
of irrigation. Stacy Cochran, editor ol
the Brookines Individual is most liable
to be named.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
A Gigantic Enterprise.

A late Sioux Falls special says
Donald Mclean, proprietor Of the
Pacific Short Line. which is built from
this city to O'Neil. Neb., but which was
planned to be built to Ogden, Utah, has
returned to Sioux City and says that he
has absolutely secured all the capital
necessary for the completion of a rail-
way line from Sionx City to San Fran:
cisco. Mr.. Mclean says: Il have COM
pleted every arrangement for the in.
vestment of $50, 100000 Of English capi
tai from Sioux City. Iowa, to San Fran
cisco. My financial agent is the Con-
tinental Trust Company, Of New York.
l am here to make arrangements for q
survey Of the route from O'Neil to the
west. have already negotiated with
representative parties from Utah and
other states in the west and the prelimi.
naries are practically settled. None OF
those formerly associated with US are
allied now in this new deal. The Man
haitian Trust Company is left out. Wen
dell Goodwin and John l. Meterbury
have passed TO other fields, and +. o.
French is dead. / am convinced that
fmy life is spared, Sioux City is GER
tain to realize the days when we first
commenced together"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
Another City Born.

General Green B. Raum went to Rag
ged Top yesterday morning, taking with
him Peck & Robinson and laid out the
town of Ragged Top" and ths carpen.
ters commenced the erection ofa house
for the genera. The new town has
been christened Ragged Top" It is
located in Calamity gulch on the Raum
and Ellington ground and adjoins the
.ownsite of Balmoral. In the center OF
the townsite big spring of pure water
runs the year round. The location is
Said to be an ideal one and arrangements
are air 'ady made to put mp half dozen
or more houses. A corner lot has been
offered and accepted As bonus to an
enterprising printer to start a newspaper.
1t will probably be- known as the Rag
ged Top Rag" or probably the Register.
Pioneer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
Plowman Endorsed.

At meeting of the citizens Of Dead
wood held on Monday evening the fol-
loving resolutions were passed:
The people of the city of Deadwood,
in mass meeting assembled, hereby de-
clare that they heartily endorse the
candidacy of Hon. Adoniram j. Plow-
man for the Office Of United States SEN
ator, and hereby call upon the members
ofthe legislature of Lawrence county. to
whose election we contributed by our
votes and work. TO use all honorable
means to accomplish his election, believ-
ing as We do that the cause Of silver has
no truer friend or more able advocate
than Judge Plowman, TO whose untiripg
efforts in the campaign just ended is to
be credited largely the result in this
state.
We denounce in unmeasured terms
statements by whoever made that it was
understood during the campaign that
Judge Plowman's friends desired only to
compliment him by vote or two, and
that thereafter the votes of Black Hills
Legislators were to go to other candidates
and hereby demand that in refutation
Of the impression such statement may
have caused. that members OF the legis-
lature OF this county stay bv Judge
Piowman first. last and all the time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
McKiuley'o Cabinet.

The most reliable guessers in the
country have figured the composition ol
McKinley's cabinet rs follows:
Secretary Of state. John Sherman o
Ohio.
Secretary of the treasury, Nelson
Dingiey OF Maine.
Secretary of war. Ex-Governor w. R
Merriam of Minnesota.
Secretary Of the navy, Cornelius N
Bliss OF New York.
Attorney general, Nathan Goff of wes,
Virginia.
Postmaster general, Henry C. Payne
of Wisconsin. ss"'A
Secretary of agriculture, Judge Way
mire Of California. T'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

Commenting upon question Of gra, Q
importance to the state, the Sioux Falls
Argur-Leader, in recent issue, submits
the following: Next year the people
OF South Dakota will be called upon to
decide question which is Of as much
Importance as the one determined in
the contest just ended. In the judicial
elections the populists will make an
effort to secure control of the courts. II
the people of South Dakota permit this,
the states reputation will suffer wound
which will be "as deep as q well and as
wide as o church door," There is a
prejudice among investors everywhere
against popflist judges. Whethey they
are justified in it or not investors feel
that property rights are insecure when
the law is to be interpreted by populist
judges. And it is absolutely impossible
to persuade anybody to invest in state
which has such judges. The Argur-
Leader does not argue that populist
judges are not to be trusted. 1t calls
attention to the fact that everywhere
among investors this belief prevails,
and South Dakota Is not big enough 10
overcome this prejudice. If populist
judges are put upon the bench in South
Dakota the people of this state will
suffer by it, and suffer long and severely.
The reputation of Kansas has suffered
more by reason of populist judges being
on the bench than from any other
political infliction. 1t is O matter OF
common report in investing circles in
the east that the populist judges OF
Kansas refuse to foreclose mortgages
from outside creditors and persiste ntly
pigeon hole and delay and defeat all
such actions. 1t is this more than any.
thing else which has been responsible
for the bad name which Kansas has In
the east. The fact that the judges in
Nebraska do not belong to the populis,
party has done something to spare that
state from the blight of populism.
When the South Dakota voters come to
pass upon this question the Argus.
Leader sincerely hopes that the repu.
tation Of the state will be handled more
tenderly than it was in the recent con
test"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02


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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
Ragged Top.

The Ragged Top Townsite Company
has applied for articles of incorporation.
which will be issued by the secretary Of
state in due course of business. The in
corporators are Gen. Green B. Raum,
Hy Ellington, Seth Bullock and James
Geddes, who are also owners of the
Alaska group of claims, consisting Of
seven locations, which with the Bangu
clio Nos. and 2 lodes adjoining. con-
stitute the townsite. A plot Of ground
containing ninety acres of level table
land that makes an ideal towrsite. The
company will construct large reservoir
on Ragged Top mountain which will be
supplied with pure spring water from
Calamity canyon and conveyed to the
town IN pipes OF ample size to furnish
any amount required. The elevation of
the reservoir will be such as to secure a
heavy pressure and force to afford pro
lection from fire. Engineer Frank Peck
and assistants are now on the ground
surveying and plating it into lots and
blocks. Several lots have already been
sold and Eve buildings contracted for.
The first one to be completed will be
Gen. Raum's, lumber for which was de-
livered Yesterday. The general desires
to inform his friends that the latch
string will always hang out and that he
will he pleased to have them cal The
Office Of the company will be in this
building. where any and all information
can be obtained. A newspaper plant
has been ordered for the ncw town ol
Ragged Top, and the material is now on
the way here from the east. The enter
prise is one Of Gen. Raum's, and the
Times wishes 1t success.-Deadwood
Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

Cuban news continues to be as varie-
gated and uncertain as ever, but it is
considered fairly assured that the war
is still going on, and it is quite generally
believed that it will be continued for
some time to come, notwithstanding
Weyler's reported threats to annihilate
the Cubsns within the next few days.
He contemplates surrounding them
with his entire force, but will probably
not succeed in this while the Cubans
remain alive, as he is known to haye
failed to surround Maceo until after he
was dead.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

w. j. Bryan's new book, "The First
Battle" will soon be given to the public.
when the curious world will be per-
mitted to bask in the rhapsodic recitals
OF the defeated hero whose effete efforts
upon the rostrom may be said to have
been more wordy than wise, more loud
than logical and more evanescent than
enduring. 1t would not be surprising
if, in this instance. the first battle"
should prove to be the last.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

L. II. Bailey, private secretary to
Congressman Pickler, arrived from
Washington this morning, says Huron
special of the 25th ult Mr.. Pickler will
spend few days at his home in Faulk-
ton, then 60 to Pierre to look after his
political interests. 1t is understood
that he will receive the caucus nomina-
ton by the republicans for United
States senator. and what is said by those
who ought to know, Major Pickler will
also receive support from a number of
democrats who cannot affiliate with the
populists There is indications that
Mr.. Pickler will be prominent person
age in the senatorial contest.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

The Yankton daily Times has passed
out Of existence. says a Yankton dis
patch, Fred Buchanan, its publisher,
will go to Deadwood to consolidate his
interests with. and manage the Inde-
pendent, while Freeman Knowles rep
resents the state in congress. 1t goes
without saying that Mr.. Buchanan will
become populist. The Times has had
an exciting career during its three
months existence, but the opportunity
offered the publisher for a broader field
was too tempting to be resisted. This
town is well supplied with newspapers
and can well afford to lose one.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

The Parkston. Is. d. Advance very
aptly and appropriately says: "The
gold output for the Black Hills for 1896
amounts to over $4,000, 900, an increase
Of over one million over last year. Very
little Of this vast amount Of money is
left in this part Of the state. but nearly
all goes to other states, where the sup.
plies for that country are secured A
roilroad is needed, and needed badly, to
connect this part of the state with the
Hills in order that the people may reap
some of the benefits Of this vast amount
of money"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
Relieved of Terrible Pains.

r. L. Morse, Travelling Salesman, Gal
weston, Texas, says: Billiards. Snow
Liniment cured ME of rheumatism of
three months standing after use of two
bottles. ]. S. Doan, Danville, Ills, says
have used Billiards. Snow Lininent
for years and would not be without it.
J. r Crouch, Rio, fills, says Baiiard's
Snow Liniment cured terrible pains in
back Of Head and Neck when nothing
else would. Every bottle guaranteed.
Price so cents.' Sold at A. J. Jones &
Co's drug store.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
Our Gold Region.

Visitors to Deadwood are surprised at
the crowded and busy appearance Of its
streets. The result is the natural con-
sequence Of the intense excitement over
new discoveries in the Ragged Top gold
region. Some Of the tales told border
on the fabulous. hut those old miners,
who are seldom deceived, cay that the
world does not hold at the present time
. more promising country than the
Black Hills. And II would seem that
there are many others outside Of the
upper Hills towns who hays the same
confidence. as strangers are pouring Ia
from all over, and the indications are
that the coming summer win witness
the busiest times eyer seen in the Black
Hills. Black Hills Press.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

boiling water for them to drink the
red hot grindstone to grind their nose,
and red hot rings to wear on their toes
and If they mention they don't like fire,
I'll sew up their mouth with red hot
wire; and then, dear sir, you'll see
them squirm while roll them over to
cool and turn" With these last words,
the editor woke and thought it all a
practical joke. But still at times so real
did 1t seem that he cannot believe it was
all dream. and often he thinks with a
chuckle and grim Of the fate Of those
who save their tin and never pay the
printer"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

A report was current a few days ago
that Spain had made proposition look
ing to the settlement Of the Cuban re-
yolution through the efforts of Uncle
Sam as mediator. Spain now denies the
soft impeachment, but does not declare
positively that such course will not be
pursued at some period in the not re-
mote hence. 1t would be a wise step
for Spain at this critical juncture in her
checkered history, and might be the
means of preventing the disappearance
Of her natal name from the map of the
world.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

A Rapid City special to the Omaha
Bee says: Work will be commenced
on the Dakota, Wyoming & Missouri
RIVER railroad during February and
pushed as rapidly as possible and COM
pleted to Mystic. This road runs
through the rich timber, iron and gold
districts of the southern part of the
Black Hills. The road will turn over
to the Elkhorn at Rapid Ci.y and to the
B. & NJ. at Mystic 500 tons Of freight for
Omaha, Sioux City and Denver every
twenty-four hours. This business is
now in sight. The money to complete
it has been secured by William T. Coad,
in Chicago"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

Are you Bilious, Constipated OF
troubled with Jaundice, Sick Headachs,
Bad Taste in Mouth, Foul Breath, Coated
Tongue. Dyspepsia, Indigestion, Hot
Dry Skin, Pain in Back and between the
Shoulders, Chills and Fever, &c. you
haye any ofthese symptoms, your Liver
is out Of order. and your blood is slowly
being poisoned, because your Liver does
not act promptly. Herbine will cure
any disorder of the Liver, Stomach OF
Bowels. 1t has no equal as q Liver
Medicine. Price 70 cents. Free trial
bottle at A. j. Jones 4 Co.'S drug store.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

AS an antidote for jingoism. the
pamphlet recently issued to the Spanish
army officers by the Spanish govern
ment. giving description Of the various
war ships. fortresses, batteries and other
obstacles they would have to contend
with in the event Of a war with Uncle
Sam. should, and doubtless will prove
very effective. When they realize the
magnitude of such war contract, their
ardor will quickly CONCEAL and settle
deep in the bulb Of blighted hone.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

An astronomer says that the corn
stalks on the planet Mars are $50 feet
high and Ben Murdock says that when
Marsian milkmaid 90 feet high goes
out to pail the COW, she siings buck ct
on her arm a. big - { railway tank
and when the COW rs feet high don't
hist. she slams Is foot Trilby into her
tripe. She sits on . three-legged stool
that weighs 400 pounds. and when the
hired man comes up behind her to give
her smack on the cheek he does II
With mouth a big a . horse collar
Uinta Herald.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

South Dakota is getting along pretty
well. The government reports say she
raised one-fftieth of the corn Of the
United States, and more bushels than
her neighboring sisters, Minnesota
Wisconsin and Michigan in the east.
Not 80 bad for six year old girl.-Da-
kota Farmer
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

Under the provisions of law recent
ly enacted in Arizona, mining claims
cannot be relocated to avoid the perfor-
nance Of the annual assessment work.
A similar law in South Dakota would be
the means of opening to location vast
areas Of mineral land that has been tied
up for years by relocators, and greatly
stimulate mining development In every
district of the Black Hills.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

Wheat is on the upward tendency in
the Chicago market, notwithstanding
the depressing fesults of recent bank
failures, the advance on Tuesday last
being nearly two cents per bushel.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02

The New Year custom will. no doubt,
continue to prevail repent today and
sin tomorrow.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
Now write IL 1897.

The CHRONICLE wishes Its readers O
most happy and prosperous new year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1897-01-02
FITCH & WILLIS.
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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1897-08-17

them % mha enen,ea Of the Ads
ministration, two of W nom at least
denounced the president bitterly
and scorniully during the whole Of
the great campaign of 1885," and
who are "now fawning at the feet
Of power, and demanding In the
name of the law that the president
of the United States shall not APP
point messenger to guard the ar
chives of his own executive office
without the consent and approval
Of this bureau of malignant ene-
mics" He says the advocates Of
the present merit system have
never made "cool, deliberate, dis
passionate argumenp why this law
should be upheld and vindicated.
"They have never yet dared touch
the true test Of the efficiency or in
efficiency, the beneficent or unbe-
ne ficent character of this law in
the United States, but what they
have done was to denounce the
men who opposed the greed of this
crowd by applying to them vile ep-
ithets and disrsspectful and unfair
suggestions" He says he will hold
congress responsible for the repeal
OF the present law. Congress-" he
says, Cannot shift this responsible
ity, and | would not shift 1t If /
could. l would not burden the adj
ministration with my views upon
this subj much less ask it to
act, and be exposed to the scorn
and contempt of the mugwumps."
He protests, ,however,against "mak
ing the men who marched thous-
ands and thousands of miles TO hear
words of encouragement and in
struction from the president at Can.
ton," being debarred from "enter.
ing the departments at Washing
ton without competing in scientific
and literary knowledge with the
students of colleges with wealth."
The voice OF Gen. Charles II.
Grosvenor, of Athens, O., is now
joined to that of Mr.. j. Wiley Shook
of Asheville, N. c., and those Of
Mr.. Denny and his fellow Rppubli-
cans of Kentucky in stri'lent, clam
orous and insistent demands for
free access to the national pie
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