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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
TOWNSHIP THREATENED.
Portion Of Chamberlain, S. D., May
Be Vacated by Court.

Huron. S. D., Nov. 4.-The United
States court of appeals at st. Louis has
notified Colonel John II. King OF this
city. attorney for the plaintiff, that the
case involving title to a tract OF land
on which Is located a portion OF the city
OF Chamberlain has been remanded to
the United States district court for new
trial.
At n hearing In the lower court Unit
ed States District Judge Garland held
hat the patent to the lar In question
was not good, and an appeal by the
plaintiff was taken, with the result hat
the decision is reversed. The case was
tried last summer in st. Paul. All de-
cisions from the local land office to the
secretary Of the interior have been In
favor OF the plaintiff, Henry j. Kink,
and the late ruling OF the higher court
Is taken as evidence that the title will
ultimately be vested in the claimants,
and the townsite people will be obliged
to vacate the land.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
a WITH A KISS.
Wife Bids Husband Goodby and the
Latter Is UnaccountabIy Killed.

New York, Nov. 4.-John Chartrand
manager of a skating rink at Hoboken,
N. j., is dead from the effects Of a pis-
tol wound in his head and his wife is
under arrest pending investigation.
Mrs. Chartrand's story was that her
husband has been unable to provide
for her Of late and for hat reason she
had gone TO live with her mother. She
visited her husband at the rink We'd
nesday night and remained with him
all night. She says that when she was
about to leave the rink in the morning
her husband took out a revolver and
offered It to her. Chartrand had ar
ranged, she says, to go on a hunting
trip to be gone ten days and Mrs.
Chartrahd was to have taken care of
he rink during his absence. He gave
her the revolver, she says, to protect
herself during her stay at the rink.
Mrs. Chartrand says that she put her
arms around her husbands neck TO kiss
him goodby and the revolver in some
way was discharged. The bullet en-
tered Chartrand's cad behind the left
sar and he died before he could be
taken to q hospital
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
CUSTER CHRONICLE
JOSEPH KUBLER, PUBLISHER


Public Opinion: The Belgian royal
meteorological observatory has pub
lished the estimates made by various
mathematicians regarding the depth of
h atmosphere surrounding the earth.
The calculations OF the various sa-
wants upon this subject are wholly d.
vergent. Blot estimated that the depth
was only about 40 miles; Bravais. 70
miles; Mann, 81 miles: C~allandrau, 100
miles: Schlaparelli, 125 miles; Marie
Davy. 1877 miles, while Ritter stated
that IL reached 10 a height OF ZIG miles.
In Great Britain. during the early par:
of the last century. the depth Of the
atmosphere vas generally accepted as
being AZ miles, but the fact that me-
teors became incandescent at q much
greater altitude incontrovertibly proved
that his calculation was fallacious. Sir
Robert Ball states hat meteors have
been observed at a celsitude OF more
than 200 miles. and since they only be-
come ~incandescent when they come In
contact with the air, the calculation of
Ritter appear TO be the most correct.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
Old Resident Of Dakota.

Sioux Falls, S. d., Nov. A tele-
gram was received announcing the
death at Portland, Ore, OF George Il.
Ledyard. one of the pioneers of this
(M~innehaha) county. He was a
brother Of City Auditor Ledyard OF
his city. and Mrs. Clara Lewis. also a
resident OF Sioux Falls. He came TO
M~innehaha county early in the 70s. In
1882 he was married to Miss Mary
Boulette, daughter of r. M. Boulette
of this city. During his residence IN
South Dakota he also lived near Mitch
ell, where he also was we'll known.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
MAY BE SAFE BLOWER.
Frank Meeks Thought to Be the Man
Wanted.

Brookings, s.. d., Nov. A-Last week
a detective from Minneapolis caused
the arrest at Aurora, who gave his
name as Frank Meeks. The prisoner
was brought to this city and Jailed.
Yesterday Frank Collins, the sheriff
from Waseca, Mimi, arrived and iden-
tilted Meeks as the supposed blower Of
d safe at Waseca twelve months ago.
He returned with his man to that place
today. By Meeks' presence at Aurora
II is though he may have been interest
ed In the safe blowing there last week.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
The Canny Scot.

Exchange: A poor Scotchwoman lay
dying, and her husband sat by her bed
side. After a time the wife took her hus-
bands hand and said: q
John we're goin' to part. I have been
a guide wife to you, havn't II"
John though a moment.
"Well, just middling like, Jenny, you
know" anxious not to say too much.
Again the wife spoke:
John" she said family, rye maun
promise to bury me In the aul kirkyard
at Str'avon beside by mither. I couldna
rest in peace among unco' folk in the dirt
smoke O. Glasgow"
"Weel, weel, Jenny, my woman" said
John soothingly, wen just try We In
Glasgow first, an gin we dinna be quiet
we'll try ye In Str'avon."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
EXPECT RELEASE SOON.
Negotiations for Miss Stones Lib
Grafton Succeeding.

Constantinop,e, Nov. 4.-The negotia-
tons with the captors of Miss Stone
appear to be going on so successfully
that her release seems only a matter
Of days.
Sofia, Bulgaria, Nov. Americans
are preparing a reception for Miss
Stone upon her release. The Russian
minister, NJ. Bakhmetefr, expects a let
ter soon from MISS Stone the bril-
gands through the envoy sent last
week. 1t Is believed that Miss stone
viii be in Philoppolis November 8, at
the dedication of the new American
church. After that she will doubtless
go to the United States 10 see her rela-
tives. 1t is hoped that Miss Stone Will
be able to reach America by Thanks
giving day In case she is released by
the brigands.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
CONCERNS ARE STARTED.
Articles OF incorporation Are Filed for
Five az Pierre.

Pierre, S. D., Nov. 4.-Articles OF in
corporation have been filed as follows:
Modern Machine, Tool and Maunfac-
turing company, Pierre; capital, $780,
600; incorporators, James NJ. Bennett,
O. D.. Thomas, 7. A. Newton, l. Il.
Estes and r.. II. Estes.
International Explosive company,
Pierre; capital, 5000, 900; incorporators,
A. +. Holland, X. Il. Mott and T. p.
Estes.
Augusta Consolidated Mining COM
pany, Pierre; capital, $500, 600; incor-
p%orators, Isaac Grant, Joseph Rosen-
thai and l.. L.. Stephens.
Brule Telephone company, Kimball;
capital, $4,000; ~incorporators. NJ. A.
Willy, H.. w. Heinrichs, II. S. Stuver,
l.. Il. ~Ochsenreiter, G.. =. Blodgett.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
CHARGED.
Chicago American Representatives
Must Answer In Court.

Chicago, Nov. 4.-Judge Hanecy to-
day held representatives of the Chi
cago American in bonds to appear be-
fore the court Monday next to show
cause why they should not be punished
for alleged contempt OF court. Bail
was fixed as follows: S. S. Carvalho,
general manager. and Andrew NJ. Law
renee, managing editor, $4,000 each.
Reporter Garfield, $4,000; Assistant City
Editor Hammond, 81, eco.
Former Governor Altgeld, counsel for
the newspaper men, explained to the
court that w. r. Hearst, Homer Dav-
import and Glare Briggs, also accused
Of contempt through articles, editorials
and cartoons printed in connection
with the Peoples Gas Light and Coke
company case, were out Of the state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
A New Church.

Dell Rapids, S. d., Nov. 4.-On SUN
day, November 3, the educational SER
vices OF the new Methodist Episcopal
church OF Dell Rapids will take place.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made to make the services long remem-
bered. A great struggle has been gone
through with In order to get a new
church ediflce, and having succeeded
they will richly celebrate the victory.
Noted ministers are expected to be
present to take part In the services.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

New York Sun: Ever he men who
knew the late Chas. $. Delmonico well
appreciated the fact that for
many years he worked much harder
than n OF his employees. He gave his
casual acquaintance the impression
that his most serious duties in life were
10 be agreeable TO everyone to
smoke clgarets. He was a confirmed
night hawk and for ear he never re-
tired until long after midnight. De-
spite his late hours he was up many
mornings early enough 10 be one OF
the first purchasers at the markets.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

New York Press: "Breakin' in a new
man." whispered one OF the old en-
ployes OF the Metropolitan system, jerk
ing his head In the direction OF n con-
ductor making his first trip. Whittier
thing OF imp" Fathers worth Sl0,-
900, 900! Youngsters got q notion he
wants TO dig out a little experience, and
papa is glvin' i'm the chance. Plucky,
Ell? Worltin' under an alias, an got
the job in the regular way without in
nuence,'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

A Strasburg says he has
seen an eagle at the height OF 5000
meters, and again n pair OF storks and
n buzzard 300 meters above the sea
level. on March 10, 1890, some aero
nauts observed n lark flying at the
height OF 1000 meters; on July IS, 1899.
another balloon met q couple Of crows
at an altitude OF l,400 meters. These,
however, are exceptions. Birds are
hardly ever seen above n height OF 200
meters; even above 400 meters they are
Not frequent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
Roosevelt to Go Homo to Vote.

Washington, Nov. /. - President
Roosevelt and Secretary Cortelyou will
leave for New York next Monday to
vote on Tuesday. The president will
vate at Oyster Bay, l.. l., and Secre-
tary Cortelyou at Hampstead. Both
will vote early and return to Washing
ton Tuesday. Mrs. Roosevelt will ac-
company the president.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

Only two-thirds OF the area OF the
lot can be covered in Stockholm, ex-
cept on street corners. where three
fourths is allowed. The remainder of
the lot must be reserved for courts, for
light and ventilation. All chimney
flues must be twelve or fifteen inches,
and must be swept onc n month from
October to April by official chimney
Swecpers
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
At the Land Office.

Aberdeen, S. d.. Nov. 4-Business at
the United States land Office for No
vember consisted Of Fl homestead en-
tries, embracing 3.146 acres; 30 final
homestead proofs, embracing 1850
acres; 10 final timber culture proofs,
embracing 1850 acres, n GA acres
sold in excuses and isolated tracts.
Warren Wight has been appointed
engineer of the new northern hospital
for the insane at Redield.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
WHOLESALE G~ROCERDEAD
John MeIhop, Of Dubuque, Expires
After Brief llIn@ss.

Dubuque, Ia, Nov. 4.-John Mehlhop,
said to be the Oldest wholesale grocer
in Iowa and the oldest member OF the
Dubuque Travelling Mems association,
died this morning Of paralysis, after a
brief Illness. He was SO years old and
was engaged in the grocery trade for
fifty years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

John D.. Rockefeller occasionally uses
the long-dlstance telephone when away
from his New York office, but not for
important business. Fd such purposes
he never uses the mails. There is a
private wire from the office to his man
sion at Forest Hill, o., and the Stand
ard oil millionaire, hen at the latter
point, transacts business just as though
he were I'm New York. He never writes
a message, but talks to n trusted and
reliable oDerator.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
DURBIN IN A E
Governor Of Indiana Has a Marrow
Escape.

Cedar Lake, Ind, Nov. A fast
Monon train for Chicago was wrecked
mere this morning by spreading rails.
Governor Durbin and w. III. Hart,
auditor of state, were in the real sleep
err, which careened on one side. Hart
was slightly bruised about the Shout
ders. but Durbin was u%ninjured. Mono
"a the passengers were seriously hurt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

President Roosevelt is the second
president of Dutch ancestry, Van Buren,
being the first. or our other chief eX-
ecutives, fourteen have sprung from
English stock, five from Scotch-Irish,
three from Scotch and one, Jefferson,
from Welsh.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
ANTloUATED BUT EFFECTIVE.
South Dakota Farmers Take Hold Of
an Old Game.

eGeddes, s. d., Nov. 4.-Charies Mix
county farmers find themselves the VIC
Tins Of an insurance swindle and have
retained counsel TO resist payment of
notes held In a Geddes bank for Gel
lection. They claim that they signed
contracts for nail insurance with q
Kansas City firm, but these papers are
not the shame and are for many times
the rates agreed upon
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

A land owner is liable for n nuisance
created by another person, according
to a Massachusetts decision, in the
case Of q derrick with a guy rope
stretched across a highway so low as
TO be dangerous TO travellers, where the
land owner permitted II to remain
after he had knowledge OF It, though II
was erected by a l~icensee.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

An English dentist says that the in
crease In dental cases during the last
twenty years is due to roller milling
having largely replaced stone milling,
and rgues that modern bread directly
causes the destruction OF tooth tissue,
as n greater amount OF acid is gen
Grated in the mouth during the nasti-
cation OF bread composed of roller
-four than when composed OF stone
milled.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

The gold medal for science conferred
at Berlin by Emperor william upon
Professor Virchow, in connection with
the celebration Of his S0th birthday, is
possessed by no other member OF the
medical and law faculties of the Uni
versity OF Berlin. and by only three
members of the philosophical faculty,
including DIR. Mommsen, the historian.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

Mrs. Il. III. Grub OF Colorado has the
distinction OF being the last person to
pass out tie gate OF the Columbia ex-
position the night the SHOW closed.
She established this distinction by the
fact that she was escorted out by a
guard. nearly an hour after the
grounds were supposed to have been
vacated. She was discovered In n Sc
cluded nook, where she had fallen into
n sleepless reverie while dreaming on
the beauties OF the scenes SO soon to
be given over TO the hand Of the de-
BtrOyer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
A PIG REDUCTION
IN PUBLIC Debt
II Was Cut Down Nearly $IO,-
OOO, 900 During the /
Past Month.
A GAIN IN CIRCULATION
An Increase Of S2e,21s,27o in the
Amount Of National Bank Notes
In the Country-ControlIer's
Monthly Statement.

Washington, Nov. 4.-The monthly
statement OF the public debt shows
that at the close of business October
ury, amounted to 81, 022, 032, 957, a de-
crease from last month of S9,563, 40S.
The debt is recapitulated as follows:
interest bearing debt............s 96l,0 23. 100
Debt on which interest has
ceased since maturity......... 1,34l, SIC
Debt bearing no interest. ........ 3S1,324,244
Total ,bS,oo
This amount, however, does not in
clude 5000, S97, 0S9 In certificates and
treasury notes outstanding, which are
Offset by an equal amount OF cash In
the treasury held for their redemption.
The cash in the treasury Is classified
as follows:
Gold reserve fund ..............$ 5000 600
trust tunds ."'..''.'s'.'''.''. oo3'o9IVoS
In national bank repositories. no. 43s
Total 81 2l3,O4S,ll
Against which there are demand la
bilities outstanding amounting to $751;
1872, 4l2, which leaves q cash balance on
hand Of 1926, 655, 697.
The monthly circulation statement is
sued by the controller of the currency
shows that at the close OF business
October 81, 1901, the total circulation
Of national bank notes was 1888 1,6S3.
an increase for the year of S2S,2lS,210,
and for the month Of 81, 0S1 1876.
The circulation based on United
States bonds amounted to 1928, 1873, GA,
an increase for the year OF 500, 1859, SAG.
and q decrease for the month of $3.50, 453.
The circulation secured by lawful
money amounted to $31, 713,069, a de-
crease for the year Of 81 Isl 279, and an
Increase for the month Of sl,727, 5SS.
The amount OF United States bonds
IN deposit to secure circulating notes
was 1929, S33, $50, and to secure public
dannsita S11n 0hR 10
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

An automobile caught fire in Broad
way, at Liberty street, New York, one
day recently. A fire engine was called
and the blaze was put out with sand
without much damage being done TO
the machin
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

Baltimore American: rs she pref
typ" they asked of the young man who
was speaking of his lance. well, I
don't want to boast" he replied, but
she always gets n seat on the street
car"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

Senator Hoar of Massachusetts,
makes a practice of devoting three
hours every day to reading, and no
matter where he may be he has never
neglected this for the past twenty
wears.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

Although the pope pronounced
against cremation in 1886, Italy now
has more crematories than any other
country, according to the Flamme, the
German periodical devoted to this sub
iect.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
Found Hunn TO a Pole

Jacksonville, Ga, Nov. IA negro
Who attempted in assault upon Mrs.
Oaugherty. wife of Representative
paugherty. was found hanging TO q
telegraph pole this morning at Allen,
ion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

A German firm has perfected and OBJ
tained control OF q beer tabloid-a small
tablet that, dropped into a glass of wa
ter, will turf II into beer as fresh as IL
Just drawn, IL Is asserted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

The czar of Russia is a confirmed
cigaret smoker. He rolls his own
cigarets from tobacco especially i'm
ported for him from Syria.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

Minnesota is called the Bread and
Butter State" and rightly, too, for last
year her mills turned out 26. $50. 500 bar
rels of flour and churned over 5000. 900
pounds of butter.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

In Belgium Sunday rest leagues have
been formed and strong attempts have
been made to provoke legislation on
the Sunday closing subject, but TO no
avail.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

IT might have been suspected, from
the zeal of the police In going after
Emma Goldman that they wanted
Herr Most,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

The government agricultural experts
ere hard at work trying to evolve an
orange tree that Will prosper under
cold weather.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

The department of fisheries is intro
ducing in Nova Scotia waters the rain
bow trout from British Columbia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09
INVITES ExlL-ES BACK.
New Afehanh Ameer Promises Inn
munitY to All.

Simla, Nov. 4. = The Ameer of
kfghanistan has caused to be spread
broadcast a proclamation Informing all
Afghans who have fled from the
try because of extortion and oppression
or fear OF arrest on false charges that
they can return safely and lands con-
Hscated from them will be restored.
Loans will be advanced for improve
ments and a years taxation RENTED.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

Vast forests of rich yellow and sugar
pine are being opened up in eastern
Washington
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1901-11-09

For most sailoEs the yachting season
snds about the middle Of October,
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-14
AN UNWELCOME GUEST.
Unknown 4-year-oi Boy Lett at D. L. Reid
Home at Piddeford.

Iiddeford. Mr. D"c. l3r-Thr police
of this city have Il mystery on their
hands in a most singular case. .Whi'h 4
th"y have thus far been unAbi" to solve
and are even unable to predict th"t
their efforts Mill result successfully.
During the absence OF the family II
David l.. Reid. Wednesday afternoon. 4
boy ahoilt frur wears of ace was Int
1T the Reid honsc ANA III efforts ~
learn ;he lads name. where he came
from nr who lett him in the house.
have proved z failure. The boy hnS
been turned over To The oVersccls "f
The poor by Mr.. Ieil. Wsu is q Well
known citilcn ana employed AZ fore
m IN in the foundry ,"nnectcd with th"
'aco & Pattct Machine shops.
iii the boys clothing was letter. the
contents of which the police have not
made public. but il is understood that
ii contains request that The boy hc
.ai-en care 81 Nj. Erid believes that
it is - case OF attempted blackmail and
that the chilli was left AT his home ~
some one who homes to obtain money
from him. The oVeTSeers of the poor
have anrounced that they will en-
daavor Ia learn the identity Of the hoy.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1901-12-14
FOLLOWING A GLUE.
sum,ord Falls Officers Think They Are on
CARROTS Assalants Trail.

lewiston. Ne. Dee. IA RamI"rd
Fails special 10 the Journal SAYS: The
,eiccrs III, leaving no stone unturEed Nh
d;scover the men who waylaid EoiAS i-'-
- Garrett here. Wednesday night, stab
hirr him ana ronbing him. The knit"
With wt,ich the stabhlng was done mas
hn,.n found by oval Gouya ;tld part
V,H,i,g t;nrr,tt's condition. ,hiS morning..
49, Som. what imrroNvn at" u i htH"N-
ed he will recover. .,
trsnk Of the guilty parties. Thc cue Ne:
80 nnw following concerns t"o t1'.i,i
a,,snirinlie looking men VINO ''it 4. 'ie
,rbirstav morning train for l-e"iS' ~.
TnrdUctor Merrill was in cnafSe III. "l ,h'
Ira;u He tried to notify ny -" % = III
y III, ...',ilnr;ti.s IA send someone 4" h'lnior"
III ~ ~, ns NJ, regarded the men l' t""7
,.,tI1er peculiar. but the i-tWlS''h pc
A. III. failrd to get the word dnd hence
i nov Thought ;Hv mon ma& IA
ie,,nc,td with the Portland-b b3s,"h a, poa,
'"lii 1, ~ officials of that line nan ha.Nt ort''
...i,i,i..,I HIN III. RI uok ont for them HILL Pn-
!i'' h.,,-e such "A complete deScr'btl"h "'
nee ii, a, n.. that they feel confident OF '"cat-
ing them.