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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-06
DEADWOOD MINT.
Measure for One Heing Vigorously
Pushed In Congress.

Deadwood, S. d., Jan. From prl.
vate letters received In Deadwoood
from the South Dakota congressman,
the fact is learned that the matter OF
securing for Deadwood mint and II
public building, is being pushed vig-
orously and 1t is believed that the
proper support will be secured to car
ry through the bills that have already
been introduced. The fact is being
emphasized that Deadwood, above all
other western cities, needs n public
building. The government is at pres
ent paying out about $1,000 year in
rentals for places for the federal
court, postofIce and assay Office. The
postofiice, now that the free delivery
Of mail is in practice in the city, is en-.
tircly too small and the court officials
are also in small quarters. The Black
Hills people feel that they have not
received what is due them I'm the
way of government appropriations.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-06

Thomas Whitaker, who died at
scarborough, England. recent1y, was
one Of seven men who started the taup
perance reform of this century in
Great Britain, and he lived to see the
society of total aostr~"-~s number
1000, 1000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-06

Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott has always
cultivated the art of using public
libraries. He spends much. of his leis.
nre time in the old Astor library of
New York before table literally bur-
dened down with books and papers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-06

There was curious double wedding
In Howard, Kan, few days ago.
James and Allison Lydell, brothers,
married Jessie and Margaret Camp
bell, sisters. The grooms were aged
Is and II, respectively, as were also
the brides. rhe parents of all the
parties appeared before the local pro-
bate judge and gave consent to the
double nnion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-06
Ccr,iGes commissioners Vote.

Aberdeen, $. d., Jan. 1.-The coun'
ty canvassing board of 1895 convened
here in accordance with a recent lie
cison Of the supreme court and Ger
tified the vote east for commissioner
In the first district OF this county.
Fifty-seven votes were cast that year
by the voters writing Chamberlin's
name upon the ballots, no nomina-
tons having been made as required
by law. The canvassing board, rely
ing upon decision o" dictum of the
supreme court in n case from Ed.
munds county, that such votes were
illegal, refused TO recognize the re-
turns and q vacancy occurred on the
board Of commissioners by reason OF
the fact that, according 10 the action
Of the canvassing board, there had
been 40 election. After long delays,
occasoned by defective papers, the
case reached the supreme court last
year and was decided couple Of
months ago against the canvassing
board. Chamberlin was given a GER
tifcate of election, and his next move
will probably be TO bring suit for per
diem for the three-ycar term, which
expired a year ago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-06

Mrs. II. Henley, of Tullahoma
Tenn, successfully operated distil.
lery on the Cumberland plateau, near
her home, which ias a capacity OF
T000 gallons Il month.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-06
Che Knew

Judge: Sunday School Teacher
illustrating the workings of con.
science) e)-What is it, children, that
makes you feel uncomfortable when
ou have eaten all your Christmas
andy and not given any of 1t to your
title friends who had none of their
own?
Little Ethel Beenthere--Tumach.
ache, ma'ari,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-06

\ 16-year-old girl with the rather
curious name OF Melesin X. Sowles,
lives at Prospect, Wis, where her fa.
iher is pastor OF n Baptist church.
Several tines during the absence Of
her father Miss Sowles has occupied
his pulpit and has always given satls-
faction to her hearers. Since she was
10 years old the girl has taken the
deepest interest in things theological.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1900-01-06

During his last campaign Congress.
man Eddy, Of Minnesota, notoriously
the homeliest man in the house, was
accused by some one OF being two
faced The candidate referred TO the
charge in his next public speech, and
added: "Now, gentlemen, does any
one OF YOU honestly think that il l
had two faces | would wear this one?'
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James J. Jeffries, the undefeated cham
pion pugiIist of the world, the burly
fighter who in less than twelve months
time has won and successfully defended
his title against three of the cleverest
and greatest fighters in America, is
proud of his record and said so to a
crowd of admirers in the Vanderbilt ho-
tel the morning after his fight He was
bruised and SCARED. The shIfty Corbett
had left more souvenirs in the way of
cuts and bruises on the champions face
than all the other sluggers that Jeffries
had ever met before combined. Court
plaster concealed an ugly cut just above
the right eye, while below that member
the swollen and discolored flesh gave evil
dence of Corbett's wonderful left hand.
His nose was scratched and his lip was
cut, but his jaw was clear of any mark
and the other vital spot, his stomach, had
not felt the touch of a glove.
These little things don't hurt he
said III answer to a question about his
condition. t'Why, those little jabs We're
just hard enough to break the skin and
get my fighting blood up. AS for knock
ing me out there is not power enough in
Corbetts left hand and arm to do it.
He can hit hard enough with his right
but in order to do so he must set himself
for the swing and that makes him as
slow as anybody else. ] could see when
his right was coming over with force be
hind it, and each time but one 1 got
away. Once he landed fairly on my
cheek and it shook me worse than ali
the blows combined ] saw to it that
1t did not happen again.
''Corbett is wonderful fighter and
give him credit for troubling me more
than any man l ever met. 1t was a
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surprise, TOO. [ can tell you. Tom Ryan
told me he could go the distance, but
l did not believe 1t, and when round after
round went by and Corbett's bewildering
speed continued and the expected col
lapse didn't come, I began to think that
there was something in the story that he
was rejuvenated. Each time I went back
to my corner they would tell me bow to
get him, but I knew how to do it myself
You say 1 missed that blow over $50
times? Well. 1 expect 1 did. The left
hand had to do it because his position
was such that under the rules my right
was practically useless. When l would
hook my left [ could see his jaw Within
what seemed to me to be two inches OF
my glove. and the next thing ] knew my
fist would be a foot the other side Of the
landing place. / knew l would hit him
at last He could not duck just at the
right moment all night long, and I was
so sure of it that I would not adopt any
other style. At last he missed his cal
culation and I landed the blow that for
twenty-five rounds L had been striving
for
81 am getting so that I feel quite at
home in the old ring at Coney Island
and it makes me feel pretty good to
think what [ done there. Fitzsimmons.
the champion; Sharkey, who of all the
other fighters has not an equal for ag-
gressveness and stamina, and last. ex-
Champion Corbett, to whom all heavy
weights must take off their hats for
speed and cleverness-one after the other
nave met defeat there at my hands I
believe 1 can whip them one after an
other the same way again, and am will
ing to do il at any time they want to
fight"
Corbett, whose great popularity was
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shown by the reception given TO him
when he entered the ring Friday night
lost none OF it by getting that thump on
the jaw in the tWenty-third round. He
was without a scratch on body or face
Hundreds who had seen the fight and
other hundreds who did not see it.
thronged to, his place to cone
graduate him and wish him better luck
next time. Il don't mind losing thar
money, Jim said one man who had bet
on him. "for I wHi win ten times that
much when you fight again. I'll never
kick If [ always get as good a run as
that for my money"
Corbett will continue to train tightly
and win enter q once into negotiations
for another match.
In the hotels and cafes ON ugpe-
Broadway discussion Of two subjects o.
cupied the time of the sporting men.
One was Corbett's unexpected show oE
good form. and the other was what
Charley Whites decision would have been
had Corbett stayed away from JeffHcy
for two more rounds All agreed that
not since he fought Sullivan at New o.
leans has Corbett's condition been such
as it was Friday night, and Il ne im-
proves at all or even keeps himself hs
IS now he will have a royal chance %
become champion OF the world again.
As to who should have been declared th8
winner at the end Of two more rounds
opinions differ materially. Some declared
for Jeffries because he was asgress -
and his face was always to the enemy.
Others thought Corbett, because ne land
ed oftener, and others thought that Whits
could have called It nothing but a draw
Whoever would have won. Whites po-
sltion at the end of the TWEEN ty-ffth round
of that fight would have been an uu-
enviable one.
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exists as a sport and local tracks are
open What the horsemen would do with
out Chicago, the good Lord, who made
horses, only knows.
The Lakeside meeting. just over the
greater success than for years. The bad
features of a syndicate book operated
by the track owners which cuts off all
competition in odds, one man making the
price for all the books, and the distance
from Chicago detract from the success
of the meeting to some extent, but this
year the better class of horses that have
come here for the racing at Hawthorne,
Washington Park and Harlem, in the
order named, and greater general interest
in the sport have in a measure overcome
the disadvantages
Hawthorne track, now under the man
agement and control of the Chicago
Jockey club, never looked better than it
does today. Over S25,000 has been spent
+ in improvements of renoVating the grand
stand, cottages stables and grounds. and
the track is in far better shape and faster
than ever before New worlds records
at all distances are the ambition OF the
track oRners, and with the quality of
the horses coming here for the meetings,
and improved course, it Is certain that
rev marks viii be hung up this year.
Manager Frank NJ. Evoy is d brany
young man, who spent several years in
the Twin Cites, and, with Mr. Fitzgerald
al The head OF the directory. there is
no reason why Hawthorne should not
reach a class with the best tracks in
Au,ngi-.
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Highest

If Garter succeeds in defeating Schaefer
when they meet he will tie Cation and
Sutton for first money and the tie will
be played off at once. Schaefer's health
is bad and his form very poor in the
present tournament, and yet he played
fast billiards, but the story in brief is
that Sutton and Cation were in perfect
form when they met him.
The week of May p will be given over
to Willie Hoppe, that wonderful boy bill
nardist from New York Each after
noon and evening he will appear against
the professionals at fourteen-inch balk
line and straight rail Since his arrival
in Chicago, three weeks ago, this boy has
made a wonderful recSld. He has met
and defeated every amateur in the city
save two.
John Thatcher, the veteran billiard
player and sporting writer, has re a red
from New York broken down in teajth
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RIDERS SPORTING LETTER
OPENING OF THE TURF
SEASON
GOSSIP OF THE FIGHTERS
Baseball Fans Feeling Better over
the Showing Their Team Is
MaI<ing-TaIIx About the
Billiard Players.

CHICAGO, May 19-(Spec:al Correspon-
dcnce )-One feature of the local sporting
world at this time is the near approach
of the turf season, the opening of Haw-
thorne track, one week from Monday, be
ing practically the beginning of the rae
ing season in the West.
While the Western season may be
said to start with the meetings at Nash
Vile, Louisville and other points down
the line" the horsemen really make
these places a sort of preliminary train
ing ground for the real season, which be-
gins here and continues until the date
set by the turf congress moves them
back to New Orleans, San Francisco or
winter quarters-for Chicago will be ''the
place" for all owners so long as racing
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Bear cycle path. and unless the unex-
pected happens, the route will be opeu
to travel within a short time The route
has been well traversed during the
spring. and Is in fairly passable condition.
fve-foot path will be built
The following new paths have been
completed this spring: Pleasant avenue,
from Ramsey to st. Clair: Grotto street.
University to Dayton: Minnehaha street.
Greenbrier to East Seventh: Raymond
avenue, University to Langford
The first of series Of Sunday bicycle
races will be given at Lexington park one
week from today. in connection with the
ball game. The Twin City Racing league.
organized at Minneapolis recently, will
have charge of the events officers are
as follows: President, Berney Bird, st.
Paul; vice president, A A. Hanson. Miu-
neapolis; secretary, C. Tyron, Mlnneapo-
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Mrs W. l.. Price, Minneapolis. the first
lady in the Northwest to ride triple
century.
Mrs. Archie Matheis. ST Paul, the first
lady In Minnesota to ride a double cen.
tury-
MIS-. ]. Berlingett, st Panl, the first
lady in Minnesota to rice a single cen
tury G1ate Aug. 6, 1882
The st. Paul Cycle Path association has
appointed C. w. Lownsberry as collector
for the association. Tags will be placed
in cigar stores and news stands. and all
collections made for tags sold in this
way will go through his hands.
". NJ. Sawyer. local centurian of the
Century Road club in st. Paul, has ten
Gered his resignation.
The board of county commissioners
have at last decided to repair the White
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rounds and looked a certain winner, but
in the sixth, Stiff, who is a wild and
hard swinger. caught Connors full on the
jaw with blow aimed at the point and
ducked a dozen times before, and Con,
nors was so nearly put away that a draw
was the only decision the referee could
give.
Corbett would certainly have won had
the fight gone to a finish, to my mind,
and in this opinion l am supported by
the following. table prepared by my old
friend, Arthur Lumley. which shows all
the blows struck during the contest:
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lis. Tom Bird viii be secretary and treas-
urer.
The annual Decoration day road racs
at Detroit Mich. promises 70 be very
hotly contested, as prizes consisting o.
gold, diamonds. bicycles and other val
liable prizes, amounting to $3.50. have
been hung up for the winning time AMI
place men. A ffteen-mile professional
handicap race viii also be given. and cash
prizes paid. The mateurs will go tWen-
~ miles for an attractive prize list.
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Mining Men

Nho desire to travel to the mining re-
ei0ns of Montana. Idaho. Washington.
Kootenai and Alaska in becoming,
easy and elegant fashion WI use the
ed" A Dining Car. Pullman Standard
and Tourist Sleeping Cars and an Oh
servation Car are attached to this Crack
Train of the Northwest.
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ADVENT OF MoRRIssEY.

Whether it be true or false. T. cannot
vouch, but there is an amusing legend
of the advent into New York of the man
whose public career Corbett now seeks
TO emulate John MorrisseY is said to
have arrived in Gotham at the age of
nineteen years, a big, broad-shouldered,
sturdy boy, with all the seif-eSteem of an
older man, and with the heart of a lion
to back up his ambition That ambition
was to fight Not to brawl, but to gain
for himself fame and fortune in meeting
in the ring men who had gained celebrity
as the greatest in the world. AS the story
goes, Morrissey went directly to Harry
Hills place and bluntly announced that
he had come down to New York looking
for a fight. Hills was the resort where
he could find fighting men. Some Of them
We're there when he issued his pronuncia-
mento. They Immediately took him at
his word, and the fight began sans pre-
Iiminaries, sans referee, sans everything
that is added to the modern ring battle,
save the fghting-and there was plenty
of that for d few minutes MorriSSey was
assaled by half dozen burly fellows
and was pretty badly bruised. But when
Hill interfered SO were they. In fact Nor
rissey made the six look like novices, and
so we'll did he please his afterward
patron, Harry Hill, that his fortune was
assured right there. He became famous
as fighter and grew rich, finally landing
in seat in the halls of congress, to
which proud position Corbett now aspires.
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and looking anything but like the robust,
healthy man who q year or so ago went
East. He hopes to regain his lost
health, however, and has the well wishes
of a host of friends. Thatcher is one of
the best billiard writer's in America and
al different times has occupied the sport
ing editors chair on Chicago and other
metropolitan journals. He is alsn
clever billiardist and at one time was
looked upon as a possible champion.
BOUTS AT THE STAR
For the w1nd-up next Friday night at
the Star theater the Fort Dearborn
Athletic club is negotiating a double af-
fair The two bouts are 10 be between
Steve Flanagan one of the cleverest
of the Eastern bantams, and ClareHce
Forbes, the undefeated Chicago 115
FOUNDER. The last half of the windup
is to be between Young Mahoney. Of
Philadelphia. acknowledged to be the
cieverese AaNer in the world. and Phila-
delphia Ja~A OBr:en. little middle
weight who Is champion in his class. In
addition TO this. four preliminaries be-
tween some of the best men known in
Chicago are carded. Dave Barry, of To,
ronto. and Jack Brin, of Chicago meet
at 140 pounds. Dick Green vs.. Ole Olson
clash at 139 pounds. Another good bout
is the one between the two hardest-hit-
ting mid5le- weights at present in Chi
cago. Pete Powers and Bob Long The
last OF the prelimina, les is between Pad
dy Maloney, the feather weight cham,
p;on of the Pacific coast. and Larry
Gleason of Chicago.
The management has renovated the
theater and put it in shape for the sum-
mer season. Mr.. Sam Summerfeld, the
matchr 1er Of the club. will leave for
New York within few days, and while
there will secure some of the best talent
available for the successful Friday night
shows this coming summer.
C W. Ryder
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MEN IN BAsEBALL.


The departure of the Chicago National
league management frorn the Ansonian
theory than only big men can play ball
is marked. The Chicago team has
dwindled in size wonderfully since An
son ceased to be manager. Most Of the
players are short men. Childs, who is
5 feet inches, is the nearest the ground
but Dexter, Griffith, Cunningham and Co.
gan are under feet inches. Killen is
the talest man on the team and Chance
next.
Tim Hurst, who returns to the league
force of umpires this year, once took
q players word for a decision. Big.
Treadway, of Brooklyn, was at bat, and
he made a strong objection to a called
strike The next ball pitched was a
foot outside the plate, and as the ball
whstled by Treadway howled:
ct was the same place the other one
was!'
WAS it. Fred?" asked Hurst.
Yes, it was
Two strikes, then" said Tim, and
ended the argument.
WEATHER AND BILLIARDS.
The extremely uncertain weather the
past week has added TO the welfare OF
billiards in Chicago. All the rooms
have enjoyed a good patronage. In
Green s academy Schaeter mas Deen the
star Of the weeks play, appearing for the
first time in the handicap balk line tour
nament in progress for a week back. On
account of i'll health he had not appeared
until last Monday, when he met eSfeat
at the hands of Cations to 100. tues
day night Sutton won from him by q
score of 100 to rs, and averaged 20, max
ing high run of 80 and following with
runs OF 26 and %.
Schaefer's last game is against Carter
and on account Of inclement weather and
his i'll health he asked for some prepa1a-
ton.
The standing of the players to date is
appended:
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At s.--5 and $50 A. NJ. Daily

Tho Northern Pacific's North Coast
T1iFni ed leaves s.. Paul and Minneapolis
or 1he Puget Sound and North Pacific,
Ccast country. Ma lSe reservations at n.
, r. Gy Ticket Offices.
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INTEREST IN BASEBALL.

The Chicago club. in the National
league has made a great brace in the
past week, and is now giving the leaders
a close race for the top of the percentage
column. -Four straight from New York,
and with The Bostons in bad form, ow
ing TO weakness in the pitchers box,
gave Manager Lotus every encourage
ment in hoping TO obtain the lead III
the pcnnaut race during the present
series at home.
Capt. Jimmy Ryan has more ambition
Khan the ordinary player, and he has
worked out many difficult problems with
the men in his charge. Left alone In
his field management, Capt. Ryan is like
ly to land the club a winner.
Comiskey has not had great success
during his visit with the White Stock
ings in the South and East, but the
COmanChe is full of hope, and, with the
team at his command, is certain to be
IN the hunt for the pennant at the close
of the season. With two strong teams in
the National and American leagues and
a whole lot of good amateur organiza-
tons in the field, local patrons of the
national game are getting a whole lot of
good sport this season. although the
patronage is being well divided.
CORBETT MAKES A GOOD SHOWING.
The good showing made by Corbett in
the fight with JeffTies was predicted in a
former letter. although I expected that
if the big boilermaker won by a knock
out, he would do the trick inside OF
twenty rounds. Corbett had more
strength and endurance than anticipat-
ed he would show against 4 man weigh
ing fully forty pounds more, and several
years younger. The result shows what
might be expected of Corbett against
man OF his weight.
! have no doubt that the finishing blow
of Jeffries, which won the fight, was
meant and that the result was one of
those cases wherein a clever man some
times leaves an opening which loses u
contest 1t was the same in a recent fight
here between Billy Stiff and Barney
Conn0rs. who, by the way meet again
at the next TattersaN show. Connors had
Stiff whipped To standstiu for five
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CORBETT's ADVENT.

The coming of Corbett was so different
that the contrast is worthy of description
He appeared first on Broadway in a fash
ionabIy cut and trimmed suit and with a
roll of money in his pocket sufficiently
large to frighten the traditional wolf into
Mysteries. COrbett purchased a SIC, coo
house and announced his determination
to locate in Gotham. Later on he opened
d resort for sporting men and rapidly
swelled his bank account. He was under
a pugilistic cloud, but he had money, and
that covered multitude of shortcomings
Corbett did not announce, as did Morris
sey, that he had come down to New York
seeking fjstic trouble, but he drifted along
until the opportunity presented itself and
then firmly grasped it, and, though de-
feated, won that which is more to him
than would have been victory-the plau-
dts of the people and the high position
in the pugilistic world which means for