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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
THE SIOUX FALLS
WATERWORKS CASE
Another Proceeding Has Been
Filed In United States
Court.
A. o. U. w. COMPETITION
City Of Lead Still Holds the Member
chip r-Dillon-Gambie In
Junction DissoIved-Gen raj
State News.

Sioux Falls, Jan. 3.-Another pro-
ceeding has been filed In the federal court
In the suit Of the Farmers Loan and
Trust company OF New York city against
the city Of Sioux Falls and the water com
pany. Judge Bartlett Trip offors an an
swer for the South Dakota Water com
pany. the Sioux Fails Water company and
w. S. Kuhn to the bill Of complaint OF
the trust company, and also files a cross
bill against the city OF Sioux Falls and
Mayor Burnside. In Judge Trips an.
swer he alleges that whcn the original
contract was made between the water
company and the city OF Sioux Falls IN
1854 II was understood between the par
ties that the franchise was 10 be per-
petual, and that the city would never COM
pete with the water company either for
public or private supply. The cross bill
is voluminous and recites the original
agreement between the city and water
company, that the city. has authorized tho
issuance OF $210, 900 OF bonds not for the
purpose OF purchasing the present plant,
but for the purpose of putting I'm a new
plant. II alleges that the company has
always supplied the city with an ade-
quate supply Of pure water and further al
leges that the earnings OF the company
have never been sufficient to pay a divl-
dend, and that II a new plant is put In
the present plant would be worthless. The
cross bill asks for n decree holding that
the original contract is a perpetual con-
tract, and further for an order restraining
the city OF Sioux Falls from In any
ner interfering with the business Of the
South X Water company by erecting
n municipal plant or allowing other par
ties TO construct a plant.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
EUBONIC PLAGUE.
The Disease Has Been In Hong Kon'
for a Decade.

Shanghai Mercury: 1t is now fully
six years since the arrival in Hinghau,
on the Fuhkien coast, OF that most
unwelcome guest, the bubonic plague.
We had heard of its steady approach
from Annoy, south OF us, for two or
three years, and the newspapers had
been keeping us informed about 1t
when II was commonly spoken of as
the Hong Kong plague, where II was
supposed to have originated. But the
world has since learned that the people
of Hong Kong were not sinners above
all the Asiatics, that they should have
been the first victims of this scourge
OF God TO make filthy humanity clean
up. Hong Kong has had the plague
more or less severely for ten years be-
cause il is so near the China coast, and
the hinterland of this colony has been
the native heath whence this worlds
terror sailed forth upon It's tour Of
conquest. Each year we have sup
posed would be the last. We have been
told tina three years would finish the
visit and the unlimited guest would
take his departure. But such has not
been the case. Not only is he still
here. but age does not enfeeble him,
nor diminish his thirst for human life.
The disease is more fatal than Yer AMI
no less widely spread. The plan of let
ting this enemy of mankind die of OLD
age is not fulfilling the expectations
of it's friends. 1t ook as though hui
mainly might die first. 1t is a common
thing to hear Of a whole household
perishing within a few days or per-
haps leaving one or two survivors. No
attempt is made at isolation OF pa
tients nor disinfecting houses. People
run away from II to neighboring VIII
lagos. only to carry the disease with
them. Streets still reek in filth and in
fected clothes are sold at the pawn
qhOnS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
LEAD STILL LEADS.
II Retains the Banner for A. o. u. w.
Membershlr.

Sioux Falls, Jan. 3.-There was a
big time in a. o. T., w circles In Sioux
Falls tho last day OF the old year. Some
time ago a friendly competition was
started between the jurisdictions OF low
and South Dakota for new members, the
competition TO extend over the months OF
December. January and February. There
has also been quite n strife between the
lodges at Aberdeen, Lead and Sioux Falls
for the banner Of the state. For a num-
Der OF years this contest each year was
between Aberdeen and Sioux FANS, but
Lead has gradually crept up until one
year ago. when II went TO the front.
During the past year both Sioux Falls
and Aberdeen have ben making strong
efforts TO outstrip Lead, but, while they
have given the leader n close run, they
failed TO o%utstrip her by a small margin.
The last day OF December closes the year
for rev members In each lodge and on
that occasion each OF the three leading
lodges held meetings. Grand Master
Workman Smith and Grand Medical Ex-
aminer Crane were at the Sioux Falls
meeting. Seventy-throe new members
were taken in here, which placed the to-
tai membership OF the local lodge at 7S9.
During the evening n telegram was re-
ceived by the grand master Workman
from Lead stating that the year closed
with that lodge with a membership Of Sl2.
A similar message was received from ABB
erdecn placing their membership at 762.
Grand Medical Examiner Crane announced
that over 500 applications had been acted
on In this jurisdiction during the month
OF December.
The year closed here with n big BAN
quet. There were delegations Of Work
moi present from Lennox, Parker, Hart
ford, Dell Raids, Salem, Luverne. MINI,
Canton and other points and a social time
was enjoyed which lasted well into the
morning OF the new year. The supreme
grand lodge at its last session offered "A
prize of 5000 to each jurisdiction which
Increased It's membership 25 per cent by
the LIST OF next June. South Dakota is
out after this prize with bright prospects
OF winning.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
Numbered BY LAW.
South Dakota Would Like TO Borrow
From School Fund.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. G.-The only call
the past week for any portion Of the
permanent school fund came from Gus
ter county, which took 81 600. One OF
the peculiaritles OF the affairs OF the
state at the present time is the fact
hat while the permanent school fund
shows a large surplus which 1t is i'm
possible TO loan, at the same time there
is soon TO be a deficiency In h state
general fund. which will require bor-
rowing TO bridge over. While the state
would be glad to borrow from the
overlooking school fund and pay inter-
est to the schools rather than an out
slider, the provisions OF handling the
school fund are such hat it can only
be loaned on bonds, and not on tenn
porary securities such as the state
could give under the present circum-
stances. IL conditions were such as to
allow. each fund could help the other,
and interest paid by the state would
be to itself instead OF 10 some indi.
yidual.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
CHAPTER XVI.
RORRED.

All unconscious of the snare ahead %
them, the successful gold hunters rode
cheerfully along over the trail, thelf
gold secured on their animals and their
hearts filled with natural thanksgiving
at their success. They were rich-rich
beyond their widest hopes, and IT had
all been done in a few short weeks.
They had registered their claims In
Dyea, but there was considerable doubt
whether they were located In American
or British territory, as the boundary
line vas not exactly known. This, how
ever, had been fairly explained TO the
purchasers, who declared their willing
ness to take the risk. This they could
well afford to do, for they had bought
the claims for Dol one-quarter their
actual value, and were well aware OF
the fact. They had only to register
them in Dawson also to make them
selves safe.
Their progress was necessarily slow,
for each horse carried not only a rider,
but a large of gold as well.
Where the trail was very rough the
men were forced to dismount at times,
so that 1t was nearly night on the sec
ond day Then the party drew near the
piece Of woods where Hank Bowers and
his rascally confederates were hidden.
Taylor was leading the way as they
reached the first trees, where already
the frightening shadows were stretch
ing across the trail. The others were
struggling along behind them, while
Tom and Clara Avery rode side by side
in the
In fact, this had already become his
usual place, and his devotion was so
apparent that the others had come TO
regard II as a foregone conclusion that
the young couple had met their fate In
each other.
Taylor was some ten yards ahead Of
his party when suddenly a nan hur-
ried out Of the woods at his left and
came directly toward him, shouting:
Stranger! Hold on"
Checking In his horse, Taylor allowed
the man 10 reach his horses side and
then exclaimed:
"Who are you and what DO you
want?"
BY this time the rest Of the party had
reached the spot and halted.
There's n man back IN the woods a
little way here that is hurt bad" re-
piled the newcomer. Wont one o yer
come an see If sumthin' can't be did
fer him ? He's in a bad way"
Taylor looked hard at the stranger.
He was apparently about 40 years old,
rather tall, a scar across his thin nose,
which made his eyes seem close to-
gcther. 1t was not a face to inspire
confidence, but Dick Taylor had not the
slightest suspicion Of danger as he
asked:
"Wbo g the man and where did he
come from? What's the matter with
him?'
Hes q sailor sort of a chap an his
horse throwed him, he says. Then his
pardner skipped off al left him tel
kick Their bucket alone"
AS the man spoke Taylor suddenly re-
membcred his face.
Didn't ! meet you rot long ago or
this trail?" he demanded.
With "A well-assumed air Of surprise
the man drew nearer and stared at him
a moment, then exclaimed:
Continued Next Week.)
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
LET WOMEN
ST. Louis Fastor's Suggestion TO In
crease Number Of Marriages.

ST. Louis, Jan. 6.-Dr. Charles J..
Kloss, pastor OF the First CongreGa.
tional church at Webster Grove, has
caused a sensation by suggesting ir
an interview that women should pro.
pose marriage.
There are nearly 800 members of the
congregation, and last year there wera
only about n dozen marriages among
the members. DR.. Kloss is disposed &c
blame the women. He says they are
too timid, and hat there is 10 reason
why they should not do the proposing
themselves.
The idea seems to rave been always
that women are dependent upon the
men" Dr.. Kloss says. There is no
reason why this opinion SHOULD not be
removed. Let them become mems eco.
nomic equals, and then they can dc
the proposing themselves, instead OF
waiting for the men to come along and
ask them to become their wives. Right
now women do not usually let men
propose to them until they are ready,
and there is no reason why they should
not have and exercise the same right
Of proposing as men,"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
PASSING OF PIONEER.
Old Sioux City Resident Dies Ne
Akron, la.

Akron, Ia, Jan. CIV. E. Bonney, a
pioneer OF South Dakota, passed away
yesterday, aged 76 years.
Mr.. Bonney arrived in Sioux City
September 10, 1863, and took a home
stead in Sioux Valley township,
Union county, ID. r., four miles north
OF Akron, the only other settler in the
vicinity being Mahlon Gore, who had
taken a homestead the previous year
six miles south OF Benney's.
Indians were numerous at that time,
and soon after his arrival Bonney was
n member Of a scouting party after a
band who had murdered two whites.
The Sioux City and Sioux Falls stage
route passed his door, and he acted as
postmaster for a time.
For years the old gentleman has sold
fish In the vicinity, and his long white
locks, venerable and kindly face and
pleasant name made him n familiar
and respected figure I'm the community.
His health has been poor for some time,
but he died rather suddenly on his old
homestead. He leaves a family OF
ried sons and daughters.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
Race for Gold
A New Enslander's I~3
Adventures in Alaskas~ CAPT :eosISsOE3
"come and Irl ehow you the spot
CopyHFhtd lSB, b S s. McCIure Col u


Come and Ill show the spot"
They followed him in silence and the
younger man produced a small hammer
with which he Clipped off a piece of the
rock n examined IL closely. Then he
CAV the other a look which was not
lost on our friends and said, with an
affectation OF carelessness:
There may be paying quartz here
and may not. 1t would cost a fortune
to get machinery here and find out"
But he was not dealing with Ignorant
men, as he soon found out, for Taylor
remarked, quietly:
THAT specimen doesn't lie. That
ledge OF quartz is where all this gold
we've been digging came from. It's
worth a million today. Now, gentle
men, / have no time TO waste haggling
over the matter. We are no hogs, but
you mustn't take us for greenhorns.
We've done we'll here and want TO get
out. Make us an offer tomorrow. We
will give you until tomorrow night TO
look around and see what you are buy
ing"
this proposition, and the two capital
lists had no choice but to acquiesce as
gracefully as possible.
The following noon they came to
Dick Taylor and offered him $4,000 for
the five claims. He laughed and re-
piled:
do you think we are foolish? They
are worth Ave times that amount"
An hour later they offered $4,000 and
were refused.
Seeing hat he was determined, the
elder man said:
I'VE are only authorized to expend
500. 900. VIII you take that?"
After a short consultation the offer
was accepted and preparations were at
once commenced for the journey TO
Dyea, where the formal transfer was to
be made.
The younger of the buyers was to re-
main at the spot to look after the
claims, while the other would go to
Dyea with them.
The following morning they loaded
their wealth on the horses and started
for civilization.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
THE sCRAeBooN HABIT.
Many Phases That the Fancy Of Col
Iectors Take.

Boston Transcript: with all the other
epiGcmics present and threatening, there
runs along that OF keeping q scrdpoook.
Almost every man, women and child has
IL In some stage or other, for there are
many stages. Some never get beyond the
nrst-that Of buying the best book to be
found and slowing away loosely in 1t u
bundle Of clippings to be pasted In at the
first opportunity. The opportunity never
comes, really, but just threatens TO set In
every time one who has passed through
a succeeding stage tells of his experience.
Some persons again let their scraps ac-
emulate, ard have one happy season OF
FASTING; while others paste from day TO
day, almost from hour to hour, the sub
Jects suitable for this preservation pro-
cess.
There is no end to the variety Of
things that may compost a s~crapbook. II
may be "A collection Of ones own eTu-
sions published or refused such honor, or
it may he simply newspaper pictures or
monograms, or hotel l~etterheads, or sou
venir postal cards, or dance orders, or
| menus, dramatic criticisms, or book re-
views, or rise TO the dignity Of a collection
| of opinions on the Chinese situation or
the constitutional convention. Some are
capable Of keeping as many scrapbooks as
| there are subjects for them, and thereby
become the pOSheSsor Oh Il SCTapDOoh IL
brary, TO be consulted once IN a decade on
rainy days by the compiler, and to be
thrown out into the dust heap when the
compiler's heirs and assigns are faced
with the question Of what they shall do
with 1t. f,
Perhaps ore heir and assign IN q mill
ion will rave among his emotional assets
q fondness and respect for anything
which IS evidence of the deceased com
pliers handiwork, and so cherish the
collection; but the percentage Of folk so
fine grained is not larger than this. AS
this rare person is not OF the kind TO live
long, probably his heir will be sure to re-
gard the whilom treasure as rubbish. This
sad fact Of the American average IS rath-
err worth thinking on by all the scrap
book makers as they set about n task
that they fondly and foolishly tell fancy
will be a light and a JOY down to the third
and fourth generation,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
HARD TO
killing OF Frank Handley Yves Seer
Only by Slayer.

Pierre, S.. D., Jan. 6.-Robert Ames,
a boy about IS years old. came into
Fort Pierre ard gave himself up, say
ing that he had shot Frank Handley, a
ranch manager, for whom he had been
working on White Clay creek. Ames
has little to say about the matter ex-
cept that he acted In self defense.
After giving himself UP Ames was
brought to this city, where he Is locked
up in Jail.
His home is said to be somewhere In
Mower county, Mimi.
Late last evening the body OF Frank
Handley was brought into Fort Pierre.
He died yesterday Of the effects Of the
wound.
Pierre. S.. D., JAN. Ga c%oroner's In
quest over the remains OF Frank Hand
ley at Fort Pierre yesterday afternoon
brought out the fact that statements
were made by Handley before his
death that the shooting was without
justification and O"cr a dispute Of a
few dollars claimed to be due Robert
Ames for wages.
The crime was committed in Lyman
county, and officers from that county
are expected 70 take Ames back for a
hearing. There were no witnesses to the
affair, and nothing except the state
ment OF each nan as TO the cause Of
the shooting.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11

Joseph Chamberlain, according to the
dispatches from London, Is not at the
height OF his popularity just now. but
his support in at least n district
school Is unfaltering. A well known
school. Inspector had spent the best OF
an u telling some youthful learners
I'm Birmingham OF the natural beauties
around them, and had closed his talk
with the question: Now, who is IL
who made these wonderful things?"
"Mr. Chamberlain" was the instant
response from a little girl up near the
head or the class. For a moment the
inspector was staggered. Then he
said: But surely you don't think Mr..
Chamberlain could make q blade OF
grass" oh" said the little girl. with
sudden conviction, then you're q pro-
Boer."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
a lefferson Weddino.

Jefferson, s. D., AIN. 3.-Louis Lam.
bert and Miss Olympic Gadbois were
married here yesterday, Rev. Father
Robinson performing the ceremony, as.
sisted by Rev. Father Dagnault OF
Sioux city, and by Rev. Father Bon
ter. The Catholic church was beauti.
fully decorated. The brides maids were
Miss Alice Gadbois and Lucrece Cad.
bois. The groomsmen were Joseph
Lambert and Arthur Gadbois. The
music and singing vas beautiful. Mr..
and Mrs. Lambert left last evening for
Minneapolis, and then Will 60 to New
York.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
TWO MORE ARRESTS.
Men In Custody Charged With the
De Soto Robbery.

Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 6.-Charles Nc
Afee, a s~aloonkeeper, and Louis e.
Brown have been arrested on suspicion
of having been implicated In the rob-
berry Of the Brown dry goods store at
De Soto, Ia, Wednesday night. The
m~erchardise found secreted on the
premises Of Charles Jones. who was
arrested yesterday, amounting to 81, 600
in value, has beer identified as consti-
tuting half the stolen goods.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11

Although Maxine Cork has been
known as a writer only eight years,
more criticisms have been devoted 20
him than TO any Russian author except
Tolstoi. He is only 80 years of age. was
born in Mini Vovgorod, lost his father
and mother before he was 8 years old.
and set out to make his way In the
world at a very early age. He wan
dered all over Russia, undergoing such
prtvations and sufferings that on one
occasion he tried TO commit suicide.
At last. after herding with rogues and
vagabonds and tramps, both in Europe
and I'm Asia. he discovered his voca-
ton
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
UNPRECEDENTED PROSPERITY
6radstreet's Representative Tells Of
South Dakota Business.

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. Crank II.
Hyde, local representative of Brad
street, te!egraphed the following re-
sumo OF the business of South Dakota
for the year just closed:
Wholesale houses report greater per-
centage OF increase In volume Of bust
ness for last year than ever expert
enced, besides several new houses in
the field. Retail dealers, largely In
creased I'm numbers, report a good trade.
Failures for the year are the smallest
In number and amount of liabilities
ever recorded for a like period. All eX-
pect good results from the coming
wear"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
For New

Sioux Falls, S. D., Jan. 6.--This city
viii, in the near future, have a first
class hospital. Last summer a new
hospital building was erected at a cost
Of s. 5000, but it has proved entirely too
small. This week the Sioux Falls Hos
pital society purchased half a block
directly across the street from the
present building, or which 1t will
erect, just as soon as the weather will
permit, a building about twice he size
OF the present hospital.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
DIES IN HOSPITAL.
Judge w. A. RInehart Of Lawrence
County 9. D.

Lead, S. D., Jan. 6.-Judge William
A. Rinehart, who represented Law
renee county in the territorial legls-
lature before statehood, n who
served two years as county judge, died
f. a hospital at Chicago December q.
His death was due to an operation for
cancer In the stomach. Judge Rine-
hart came to the Black Hills In 1876.
He was a practicing attorney here and
"a member of the Lawrence County
Bar association. His remains nave
beer inferred ut his old home, lin
Essingham, III.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
ELKS' COME.
South Dakotens Going to Black Hills
Installation.

Sioux Falls, Jan. G.-Hon. ii. H.. Keith,
district deputy of the b.. +. o. e., and
0 T. Cogan, past exalted ruler Of the
Sioux Falls Elks lodge, left here today
bound for Lead In the Black Hills country,
where on Monday evening OF next week
with the assistance OF members Of the
Doadwood lodge IA new Elk lodge will be
instituted at Lead. This will make the
fourth lodge OF this order In the state, the
others bein gat Sioux Falls, Huron and
Deadwood. 1t was less than a year ago
that the Deadwood lodge was instituted
and row comes Lead, which will start
off with n charter membership OF over
seventy-nYe.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
Three New Companies.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 6.-Articles of in
corporation have been filed as follows:
Ell Mundo Copper corporation,
Pierre; capital, 81. 900, 600; incorpora-
tors, Walter G. Seaver, George 70.
Wodehouse. G. w. Sanders.
Consolidated Oil company, Pierre;
capital, 500. 900; incorporators, Vir-
ginia II. Smith, It. b.. Kidder and Oscar
Nelson.
York Gold Mining company. Dead
wood: capital, 81 1000, 900; incorporators,
James Graham, Christian Miller II
Granville c.. Bennett.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11

! Congressman William Sulzer says he
has discovered the meanest man In
New York. lie vas sitting at his desk
the other day when the individual ap-
peared. He asked TO use the telephone.
Sulzer Is a politician and likes TO be
accommodating. He was very bury
figuring out by districts the defeat OF
Tammany Hall. The visitor used the
telephone, forgot to thank Mr.. Sulzer,
and went on his way rejoicing. A few
days later Congressman Sulzer received
a bill OF $3.50. the cost OF n message TO
ia yanp0rf Ia
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-01-11
Pastor Gets Married.

Keystone, S. D., Jan. 3.-The pastor
of the Methodist church at Keystone,
Rev. r.. NJ. Faith, vas married Christ
mas day to Miss Allie r.. Mccarthy at
Lewis, Ia, Miss Mccarthy a been
teaching In the public school of Cass
county. Iowa.