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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23
Look out for Trouble.

The State Register believes, and quite
likely with considerable truth. that the
great rise in land values in this state
means large increase in litigation in
the near future. under decisions OF
our supreme court" says that paper,
many acknowledgements by corpora
tions are not valid. Again. many farm
ers have been foreclosed by ADVERTISE
ment where the mortgage contained no
power Of sale. Already trouble has en-
sued in this direction andwe apprehend
no little trouble will result in titles oh
tai ed through foreclosure where the
proper care was not taken. The records
in many cases appear all right, but the
proceedings frequently followed course
not consistent with the papers in the
case. Another lot OF trouble Is bound
to follow as result Of tax sales. Many
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23
General Lawton Dead.

The war department has received of.
fetal confirmation from General Otis OF
the killing of Gen. Lawton near San
Mateo, Luzon, December 18th.
About the middle of November the
whereabouts of Gen. Lawton and Gen.
Young, on account of the rapidity OF
their movements, became almost as
mysterious az that Of Aguinaldo. Gen.
Lawton's troops suffered considerable
hardship in this series of energetic
movements. Numbers of the soldiers
and even some Of the officers were de-
scribed as marching ahead half naked,
their clothes being torn to shreds in
getting through the jungles. Hundreds
of them were barefooted and all OF them
were living on any sort of provisions.
Bread was rare and caribou meat and
bananas were the staples. The general
was at Tayaug on December /, his troops
having captured large quantities of in
surgents' supplies. Later. he returned
to Manila and started December Is to
capture San Mateo, where he was shot
and killed.
Mai Gen. Henry w. Lawton was born
in Ohio; appointed to the army from
Indiana; joined army as sergeant OF
Company E, Ninth Indiana volunteers,
April, 1851; discharged July, 1861, to
enter the Thirtieth Indiana regiment ~
first lieutenant; promoted captain May
II. 1862; lieutenant colcnel, February
10, 1865, brevetted colonel, March l3,
1865; mustered out November 25, 1865
entered regular army as second lieuten-
ant Forty.frst infantry, July %, 1866
captain, March, 1879; major, 1881 lieu
tenant colonel, February II. 1899 APP
pointed major general of United States
volunteers July s, 1899.
An appeal has been issued by the war
department, asking contributions for
the relief Of the widow and four small
children. 1t is said that the general
has left little but his name. Contribu.
tions will be received by II. q. Corbin,
Adjutant General Washington; John
Weston. acting commissary general,
Washington; William Ludlow, briga.
dier general, Havana; w. r. Shafter,
major general, San Francisco. A bill
has also been introduced in the senate
psnsioning tie widow one hundred dol
lars q month.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23
The Twentieth Century.

For some time past the eastern dailiet
have devoted considerable space in the
discussion as to the date of the opening
Of the twentieth century. Some held
that the beginning of the year 1000
opened the twentieth century, and
others insisted that the year 1900 would
have to be completed before the new
century could begin. From the follow
ing taken from the New York Sun, il
would appear that the twentieth century
begins January /, 1901:
To confused minds regarding the be
ginning of the twentieth century the
following in the shape Of little conyer.
sation will present a proof that the
twentieth century begins after the year
1900 is ended
Question-What is q year?
Answsr-Three hundred and sixty.
five days.
What is a century,
One hundred years.
When did the year No. end2
December 81 of the year /.
When did the year No. 2 begin?
January Of the year 2.
When did the year 80 end?
December 81, A. d. 90.
Did that complete century.
No.
When was the century completed2
At the close of the year following 99
or at the close of the year 100.
When did the second century begin?
January of the year of the second
century. that is, January /, A. d. l0l.
When did the nineteenth century
end?
At the close Of the nineteenth hun.
dredth year, or at the close Of 1900.
Q.-Whsn does the twentieth century
begin?
Alt begins on day No. of the year
No. / of the twentieth hundred years
that Is, on January /, A. d. 1901.
We must still see two Christmasss be.
fore the twentieth century dawns.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23
The Boer w ar.

The situation in the Transvaal in the
war between the British and the Bocrs
has CONTRARY to general expectation,
been thus far altogether IN favor fthe
Beers. Each time the English make an
attack it would seem that the larger their
attacking force, the longer their list oi
killed, wounded and captured. And
this too in spite Of the superior arma.
ment of the English, for they have the
| lydite guns, which are ten times more
destructive of life than any that the
| Beers possess. No wonder that their
aged queen Is PROSTATE, and lamentIng
and regreting that she ever gave con.
sent to such cruel and unjust war
But the Boer seems amply able to care
Of himself, and thus far has not been
put to any severe strain with even q
much smaller force to over come his
seemingly more powerful adversary,
On what line shall we reason to account
for this. With hundred thousand
men of long experience in warfare, the
finest equipped, and supposedly the best
otficered army in the world, and no
towards either, and yet they are beaten
back and made TO retire before vastly
inferior force, composed of unframed
farmers or burghers. What does it
near? i? the whole civilized world stands
agast, and filled with wonder at the
spectacle. There is but one thing that in
any way accounts for such an unexpected
occurrence, and that is the fact that the
Beers are fighting for their homes, and
are animated by the sentiment !:
"Thrice 10 he armed that hath his quar-
rel just" Surely the English have gone
into this conflict half hearted, knowing
that they are but following the behest
Of lot of land grabbing schemers who
are fighting for plunder, for power. and
extended rule. Will they ever conquer
the Beers? Well we are not a proph st,
but We will venture the opinion. they
never will.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23
School Notes.

The school closed Friday, and will
not commence work until January End,
1900.
The eighth and ninth grades have
finished their monthly examinations
this week.
The physical geography class made
several experiments on the pressure,
and expansive power Of the air, and the
heating Of the atmosphere by the suns
rays.
Scholars absent this week we're Emma
Porath, Emma Conrad, Lily Shipwright,
Ollie Courtney. Amelia Young, Dan
Smith. Keith Radford and Paul Klee-
mann.
The Mount Vernon Association re-
questedthis school to give a few NOM
ents time to the life of Washington on
Decembar 18th, this being the date OF
his death, but the notice came too late
for the school to prepare anything.
FAITH RADFoRD, panox,or.
WILL COURTNEY,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23
Vaccination Notice.

In pursuance of the order of the State
Board of Health held in Sioux Falls, s
D.. November Goth, 1899, adopting rules
according to the state law enforcing vac.
cination Of all unvaccinated persons
and especially all school children, we q.
the County Board Of Health will enforce
the same, and hereby give notice te
teachers in every school in Custer coun
ty, that after Tuesday. February LIST
1900, any pupil who cannot show good
vaccination scar must be. refused ad
mittance, unless they have Just and goot
physical and constitutional reasons and
present certificate from physician ad.
mitting them.
Children whose parents are unable Il
pay will be yaccinated at public ex
pense.
G. +. SMITH, President,
J. B. MAPLE, Supt.,
County Board of Health.
Custer City, s. d.. Dec. 4th, 1899.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23
The way to 20 to California

is in tourist sleeper, personally con
Quoted, via the Burlington Route. Yol
don't change cars. You make fast time
You see the finest scenery on the globe
Your car is not 30 expensively furnish
ed as palace sleeper, but 1t Is just a
clean, just as comfortable, just as goot
to ride in-and nearly $4,000 cheaper
1t has wide vestibules; Pintsch gas higl
back seats; a uniform Pullman porter
clean bedding; spacious toilet rooms
tables and heating range. Beins
strongly and heavily built, 1t ridel
smoothly; Is warm in winter and COO
in summer. In charge of each excur
sion party is an experienced excursion
conductor who accompanies it righ
through to Los Angeles.
Cars leave Omaha, st. Joseph, Lincolr
and Hastings every Thursday, arrivin,
San Francisco following Sunday, Lo'
Angeles Monday. Only three days from
the Missouri River to the Pacific Coast
including stop.over of u hours a
Denver and q hours at Salt Lake City
two of the most interesting cities on tn,
continent. For folder giving full infor
nation, call at any Burlington Rout,
ticket Office or write to
J. FRANCIS.
Gen'l Passenger Agent. Omaha, Neb
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23
Church Announcements.

Rev. Father Dunn of Hot Springs de.
sires to announce that he will celebrate
High Mass" in the Catholic church in
this city on Sunday, December oath, al
1880 o'clock a. m. Father Dunn desires
that all Catholics from town, country and
Pringle be present on this occasion.
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
Services in Congregational church,
Sunday, December Gath, morning and
evening. Morning service at IL q. M
Topic, christmas"
7:30 p. NJ. a Union Sunday School con-
cer6, M. r. and Congregational Sunday
School uniting in their Christmas exsr
cises. Everyone welcome.
Katherine w. Radford, Pastor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

The time for performing the annual
assessment work on mining claims is
about over for the season, and in most
cases the locations in the district have
been well represented. The weather
has been fine and good deal of work
has been done, the added development
bringing to light many new ore bodies
Of paying grade. With n suitable
plant to treat our ore, erected at some
convenient point, there would be moth
ing to hinder the forward march Of the
camp. From all indications the "con-
summation 50 deyoutly to he wished"
cannot much longer be delayed. The
conditions are ripe. We have pay ore,
this we know, and further more we have
plenty of it.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

A bill has been introduced in congress
making an annual appropriation oi
$4,000 for the support of the state
school Of mines at Rapid City. This
money will be in addition to The $ll ,4OC
appropriated by the state. and will GO
far to make that one of the very best in.
stitutions OF the kind in the west. This
money as we understand, is not to be
applied to the enlargement Of the build
ing. or to the payment OF salaries, but
must be used in making scientific ex.
periments and researches. II is hoped
and believed the bill will pass.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

Representative Griffith, Of Indiana
has introduced bill in congress to au
thorize the secretary Of the interior, up
on application being made, to 'ssue to
each honorably discharged soldier OF
sailor who served in the Spanish -Ameri,
can war, or to their widows, a warrant
for 100 acres Of public land.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

The first vouchers of the soldiers who
came home ahead of the regiment were
received by State Treasurer Schamber
on the 18th inst. They came from
Sioux Falls and Blunt. and amounted to
about $37 each.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

The republican national committee at
its session in Washington on the 18th
inst, called the national republican con-
vention in the city of Philadelphia. and
fixed the date for Tuesday. June 10th.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

Miss Annie +. Cunning, Tyre, Mich;
says: II suffered long time from dys-
pepsia; lost flesh and became very weak.
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure completely cured
me-" 1t digests what you eat and cures
all forms of stomach trouble. 1t never
fails to give immediate relief in the
worse cases. A. j. Jones & Co.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

sales haye taken place in the same man
ner as in the case of Turner VS.. Hand
county reported in Volume IL of the yu.
preme court reports now in press by the
State Publishing Company. Parties
holding deeds under such descriptions
nay look for trouble in the future"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

1t takes but minute to overcome
tickling In the throat and to stop cough
by the use of One Minute Cough Cure
This remedy quickly cures all forms oi
throat and lung troubles. Harmless and
pleasant to take. 1t prevents consump
ton. A famous specific for grippe and
its after effects. A. J. Jones & Co.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23
Gen'l Passenger Agent. Omaha,
At Cost.

In order TO reduce her stock of dry
goods and shoes, and also big line oi
Holiday goods, Mrs. II. A. Albien will
commencing on Monday, December 4th
and continuing until January 1st, 1900
sell goods at actual Cost for Cash, and
Cash only.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23
To the Public.

1 have bought out the grain and feed
business of Mr.. A. Wilcox. and will be
prepared hereafter to furnish my Gus.
toners with GRAIN and FEED; az
well as GROCERIES and HARDWARE
at lowest price. Mr.. ]. N. Granger, who
is well known to you. will assist me in
attending to your wants. Give me q
call.
w Y SrARRMEATuER
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

The lower house Of congress passed
the currency bill last Monday by vote
of 100 to $50. It had the united sup
port ofcvery republican in the house,
besides eleven democrats voting for the
4.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

W est persons to represent us. as Managers In
this and close by counties. Salary 5000 year
and expenses. Straight. bona fide, no more, no
less salary. Position permanent. Our refer.
ences, any bank in any town. 1t is mainly ONCE
work conducted at home Reference Enclose
self-addressed stamped envelope, The DoMIN-
ION COMPANY, Dept. 8, Chicago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

The South Dakota Educational asso.
citation will meet in Watertown Decsm-
ber 20, q and 2Sth. 1t is estimated that
there will be from $50 to 800 teachers in
attendance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23

Fifty different styles of fancy rockers
in Reed, Willow Cane and Lather seats
just the capper for Christmas presents
at Heidepriem's.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23
The CHRoNIcLE extends O merry
Christmas to all.

Senator Kyle has introduced bill in
the senate providing for branch mint
at Deadwood.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1899-12-23
Toys at Heidepriem's g.

One Fare for Round Trip Account Christ
mas and New Year Holidays.
We will sell tickets Dec. %, "a, 25, 80
and 81, 1899, and Jan. l, 1900, good to
return up to and including January 4th,
1900, to any point within 200 miles OF
Custer at one fare for round trip. For
further particulars call on yours truly
S. F. ELLIOTT,
Agt. B. & M. r. r.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-04-06
WRECK OF THE CHILKAT.

Four Passengers and Six of the Crew
Were Drowned.
EUREKA, CAL, April 6.-The steamer
Chilkat, with six passengers and a crew
of thirteen, capsized on the bar as she
was leaving the harbor on her trip to
San Francisco. Four passengers and
six of the crew were drowned. The
steamer was almost over the bar, hay
ing blown three whistles to indicate
the fact, and had turned toward the
south when breaker struck her beam
and she Immediately capsized. The
steamer Northfork, also bound for San
Francisco, had preceded her to sea, and
seeing the accident sent back her two
boats and succeeded in rescuing nine
persons. The Chilkat lies bottom up
and is pounding in the breakers north
of the south jetty. She will come
ashore before long.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-04-06
BRYAN WILL BE THERE.

VIII Attend the Monticello Club Ban
quet at Chicago-Its Significance.
CHICAGO, April 6.-The Chronicle
Dem says: William J. Bryan is COM
ing to Chicago on April IA, as the guest
of the Monticello club, and he will
make speech on that occasion that
will doubtless be full of significance to
the mayors friends, as well as to those
politicians of the state who are pre-
pared to fall in behind the Harrison
standard. Mayor Harrison will also
make speech at the same board. He
will doubtless define his future policy
and Mr.. Bryan will hear whether Hi
nois is going to make alliances with the
Eastern states which have been reach
ing SO eagerly for sympathetic co-opera-
ton or whether the organization that
was formed in the national Democratic
convention in Chicago in 1895, is to re-
main intact"
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-04-06
In consideration of the Great North.

In consideration of the Great North
ern agreeing to erect its shops in St.
Paul, the city council agreed to cease
claiming title to certain property near
the union depot which has been in liti-
cation for some time, and to abandon
the Broadway street bridge project.
Special meetings of both bodies were
held and the ordinance rushed through
under suspension of the rules. Build
ing of new shops will begin at once.
At the closing session of the grand
lodge of the A. 0. U. w. at Minneapo-
lis, officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: J. M. Diment, Owa-
tonna, grand master workman; F. n.
White, Duluth grand foreman; w. B.
Anderson, Winona, grand overseer; Olaf
Olson, Willmar, grand recorder; J. ].
: ;Cardy, St. Paul, grand receiver,
ected for the esd time; M. S. Tiff,
tlsncoe, grand guide; J. F. Dreamer.
rrookston, grand inside Waterman; F.
j. Sanborn, Brainerd, grand outside
Watchman.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-04-06
RESULTS IN WISCONSIN.
Republicans Garry a Ma jority of the
Elections Held.

Republicans Carry a Ma jority of the
Elections Held.
MILWAUKEE, April 6. Municipal
elections were held in nearly all the
towns and villages in Wisconsin outside
of Milwaukee, The Republicans lead in
the number c. victories, while in sew.
eral towns the.mayor and council are Of
a different complexion.
The Republicans carried Elk Mills
Elkhorn, Baraboo, Black River Falls
Delavan, Berlin, Marinette, Grants.
burg, Barron, Hortonville, Tomahawk,
Edgerton, Fox Lake, Prairie du Chen
Sturgeon Bay, Cumberland, Columbus,
Fountain City, Fort Atkinson, Glen.
wood, New Richmond. Viroqua, Wau
pun, Appleton, GAINESVILLE.
The Democrats carried Oshkosh, Ra.
cine, Sheboygan Falls, Elroy, Clymar
Chippewa Falls, Manitowoc, Plymouth
Tomah, Portage Jefferson, Arcadia
West Bend, Waukesha, WATERFOWL
Hartford, Madison and Beaver Dam.
Non partisans tickets were elected al
Durand, East troy, Fennimore, Hud.
son, Merrill, stipon, Rlainelaniea end
Kewaunee,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-04-06
VETOED BY THE MAYOR.

Hitch in Detroit's Plan for Municipal
Ownership of Street Railways.
DETROIT, Mich, April 6.-Mayor May
bury has vetoed the resolution Of the
common council appointing Governor
Pingree and two other citizens commits
sioners to purchase and operate the
street railways of Detroit for the city.
The mayor insists that he favors mu-
nicipal ownership, but he alleges that
the act empowering the council to ap-
point this commission is void. Alder
man Beamer, who has been one of the
bitterest opponents of municipal owner
ship, stated to the aldermen that he had
secured legal decision from good au-
thority that the mayor had no legal
right to veto the resolution. There will
undoubtedly be legal battle over tho
veto
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-04-06
PLEASES THE OFFICIALS.

Work of Reconstruction Can Now Pro-
coed More Rapidly.
WASHINGTON, April 6.-The news of
the Cuban assembly's vote for imme-
date dissolution and disarmament of
the army was received here with relief
and qualification. The prolonged strug-
gle over the payment of the Cuban
army had begun to exhaust the patience
of the authorities here. The admins
tration now looks for more rapid prog
ress in the work of reconstruction of the
island and less difficulty in instituting
reforms generally.
The vote, 81 to /, shows the lack of a
quorum on the basis of the original Or
ganization of 4S members, but the ap-
parent insignifcance of this is weakened
by the fact that numerous members Of
the assembly left it without ceremony
on account of its attitude,
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-04-06
HAVE NOT HEARD.
Washington Authorities Deny Knowledg,
of Belligerent Prerarations.

Washington Authorities Deny knowledge
of Be1ligerent Prerarations.
WASHINGTON, April eff General
Otis is maturing plans for another cam
paign against the insurgents in the vi
cinity of Calumpit, as indicated in the
press dispatches from Manila, he has
not so informed the war department.
In fact the general has not thought it
needful to communicate with the de-
partment for two days. While it may
be necessary to send troops against the
insurgents who have gathered at CAL
umpit in order to make the authority OF
the United States more secure, and for
the effect upon the natives, yet it is not
thought that Aguinaldo has any great
force, and it is believed that upon the
approach of the American army the in
surgents will retire after the exchange
of a few shots.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1899-04-06
HARRISON WINNER.
Is Again Selected Mayor of Chicago by
Plurality of Forty Thousand.

Is Again Selected Mayor of Chicago by a
Plurality of Forty Thousand.
CHICAGO. April 6.-The official count
for mayor is in this city is as follows:
Carter II. Harrison Dem.) 14O, 1853;
Zina R. Carter Rep.) 1O7, 1925; John P.
Altgeld Qnd. Dem.) As, 93s; scattering,
1885. Harrison !, has plurality of
Al, 933.
In the last mayoralty contest Harrison
was elected by vote of 14S, 900, against
59,342 for Sears. the regular Republican
nominee, and SO, 637 for Harlan, the In
dependent Republican. Of the "a alder
men elected the Republicans secured 19
and the Democrats 49, The next CITY
council will consist of % Republicans
and Az Democrats, a gain of 5 for the
Republicans, The city ticket of the
Democrats was elected by majorities
running all the way between 5000 and
5000. The Interest fight on
This Part of the Ticket
was for the lefty treasurership which
was secured by Ortseifen, the Demo
cratic candidate, by majority Of 5000.
The Democrats also carried all the
town elections, electing assessor, collec-
tor, supervisor and town clerk in the
North, South and West towns, the ma
jorities running from 5000 to 10000.
The election was entirely upon local is
sues, no element of national politics en-
tering into the campaign.
The election revealed some remark.
able changes in the Republican vote,
particularly in the strong Republican
wards where the shifting to the Demo.
cratic candidate was very marked.