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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
WILL EXPLOIT COAL
FIELDS OF WYOMING
Black Hills Syndicate Will Con-
struct Railroad and De-
veIop Mines.
ARE THREE VEINS OF COAL
Mines Are Near Sundanoe and Will
Prove Very Profitable Working
Railroad Survey Is Already
Complete.

Deadwood, s. D., Jar. 13.-The great
coal fields of northeastern Wyoming
are 20 be opened to production, and
eighty miles of railroad is to be built
to give the product an outlet. Capital
lists from Minneapolis, st. Paul and
eastern cities have undertaken the en-
terprise. Their local representative is
L. G. Twombly Of Minneapolis, who
has devoted several months to a
careful investigation of the coal mines
near Sundance, Wyo., and purchased
1900 acres of land in the heart of the
coal belt.
The promoters have organized the
Black Hills syndicate, with a capital
ization OF 81, $50, 900. The syndicate has
purchased the coal lands and organized
the Black Hills & Wyoming Railroad
company, which has run the survey for
the building Of a road from Upton, a
station on the main line of the Burling-
ton through Wyoming, through the coal
helds and Sundance to Beulah, Wyo.,
from where two spurs will be built, one
to connect with the Burlington at
Spearfsh and the other to make con-
nections with the Elkhorn at Belle
Fourche.
Colonel Twombly has a large force
engaged In the further exploitation OF
the coal measures. There are three
strong bodies of coal underlying all the
territory In its control, one vein near
the surface, n at a depth OF $50 feet,
and the third at 325 feet. The latter
has been explored with diamond drills,
n shows a thickness of eight feet. The
region Is far enough from the Black
Hills to be beyond the influence of the
upheaval hat formed the mountain
range. 1t Is a high and rolling plateau
between Beaver n Inyan Kara creeks.
ten miles west Of Sundance. The coal
is of superior quality, analyses show
ing 81 per cent fixed carbon; 763 per
cent moisture; 1912 per cent volatile
hydro carbons and $50 per cent ash,
The coal bodies have a roofing Of solid
sandstone.
The building Of the railroad will be
by N. ID. Miller, formerly
chief engineer for the Great Northern
railroad. who Is expected to arrive In q
short time from st. Paul.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
SATURDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 12.-The capitol re-
moval bill passed the senate Saturday
afternoon by a vote OF 39 to 8.
The senate passed the first bill Satur-
day and the same Is now in the house.
The easur was one allowing terms
Of circuit court in other towns than
county seats, which is aimed specially
at Charles Mix county.
Valued policy insurance bills were in
troduced In both house and senate and
In the senate an amendment to he tax
law providing for the assessment Of the
capital stock Of banks.
The senate, in executive session, ON
lrmed the following appointments by
the governor: Mine inspector, Thomas
Gregory, Lawrence; adjutant general,
S. j. Conklin, Clark; members Of the
board Of regents, r. NJ. Slocum, Camp
bell, f. A. Spafford, A. w. Burt OF
Beadle; public examiner, T.. E. Hem
ingway Of Brookings; food and dairy
commissioner, G. p. Sherwood of Kings
bury; veterinarian, ]. Z. Foster Of Wal
worth.
The house took up the Welch-Hanna
contest case and the majority report
was adopted and Mr.. WEIGH sworn in.
Bills were introduced to provide for
horse inspection; to appropriate $50, 900
for an rmor at the state university,
and fixing the compensation OF boards
OF commissioners at So per day.
The contest case in the house called
out the first flights of oratory Of the
session, Bromley and Rodge speaking
for the majority report and Gross for
the minority.
Some time next week the anti-foot
ball bill will be introduced, the women
looking after this as they are their
equal suffrage measure, which may be
introduced as a straight amendment,
and failing in this, they will test the
initiative.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
THURSDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Pierre, S. d., Jan. 10.-Senate joint
resolution No. l, emanating from the
common state affairs, introduced Fri
day, provides:
THAT at the next general election In
this state the following proposed
amendment to article 20 Of the consti-
tuition of the state of South Dakota,
which is hereby agreed to, shall be
submitted to the electors OF this state
for their approval.
THAT article 20 of the constitution
be amended so as to read as follows:
Article 20, section /. The permanent
seat of government of tho state Of
South Dakota is hereby located at the
city OF Mitchell in the county Of Da-
vison.
Sec, 2, This article shall be self
executing and In full force and at eff
feet from and after II o'clock NJ on the
fifteenth day Of December A. D., nine
teen hundred and four.
The distinguishing feature Of this
resolution Is that it is ~self-acting and
does away with an enabling act of the
Legislature years hence and IL 1t Is car
ried at the election in 1904 the text ses-
sion will be held in the city Of Nit
chell.
The house yesterday afternoon re-
fused to suspend the rules n adopt
the report Of the majority In the Han
na contest case from Charles Mix. Thus
Mr.. Hanna holds his seat another day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
WEIGH WINS SEAT.
Charles Mix County Contestant Gets
Favorable Report-A Divorce Bill.

Pierre. S. D., Jan. 9.-The commit
tee on the Charles Mix contest case
will report today and it will be a re-
port favorable to Welch, the repub-
lican contestant. This is the case
where the republican candidate was
defrauded by the democrats moving
the polls to the Issue house on the res
ervation and voting the Indians on the
reservation. The polling place was a
great distance from the larger popu-
lation Of the precinct. Grayball, a
democrat, will bring in n minority re-
port. Attorney French OF Yankton and
Buckus of Bonesteel represented Welch
and Parbin Of Platte represented Han
ma, the democratic contestant. This
will end the contests for the session,
The divorce bill will be an early
event In this session. 1t is desired to
protect the state from the eastern rab-
BILE which has been pouring In for the
past year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
SOUTH DAKOTA soLoNs.
wEpNEspAy,s pRocEEpiNes.

Pierre, s. D., Jan. 9.-Lieutenant
Governor Snow yesterday named the
following chairmen Of committees In
the senate:
Rules, Wilcox of Beadle; election,
Few of Moody; judiciary, Lawson OF
Brown; education, Payne OF Clay;
state affairs, Abel of McCook; ways
and means, Bennett of Hughes; ap-
propriations, McDougall of Marshall;
live stock, Burke Of Custer; e~ngrossed
and enrolled bills, Scraeder OF Pen
nington; public health, Frtborg OF
Union; warehouse, Seney Of Miner;
railroads. Saltmarsh of Hand; incorpo-
r~ations, Dillon of Yankton; public
buildings. Rudolph of Lincoln; cities
and municipal corporations, Robertson
Of Minnehaha; public institutions,
Rowley of Sanborn; military affairs,
Nell of Coddington; school and pub
lie lands, Williamson of Lake; temper
ance, Cahill of Grant; agriculture,
Close of Aurora; charitable and penal
institutions. Bottum Of Faux.
Resubmission Bill Today.
The capital removal bill will probab-
ly be reported by the senate committee
on state affairs today.
Speaker Browne will o his
committees tomorrow. There was no
business transacted In the house yes
terday.
Fifteen bills tool their second read
ing In the senate. The code revision
committee reported and bills were in
troduced ratifying the new codiication.
Johnson of Douglass introduced a to-
tai loss insurance bill, which is the
first stroke at. the insurance companies
compelling the payment of the full
policy when there is no fraud on the
FAC OF the policy. This is the valued
policy bill which has been SO much
talked Of lately, and will cause a fight
from the start. 1t was significantly
offered by Johnson, as he had just re-
ceived a telegram Of the total loss OF
his house at Armour.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
OBSERVE GOLDEN WEDDING.
PontificiaI High Mass Celebrated and
Vows Taken Anew.

Lead, S. D., Jan. S.-Mr. and Mrs.
Albert Mochon of Lead observed the
liftieth anniversary of their marriage
With fitting ceremonies at st. Patrick
cathedral. Pontiicial high mass was
celebrated by Bishop j. N. Stariha,
after which Mr.. n Mrs. Mochon, be-
fore the altar, took anew the marriage
VOWS of fifty ear ago, and received a
renewal Of the blessing they then re-
ceiVed.
This Is the first ceremony Of the kind
to be observed in the Black Hills. The
cathedral was filled with relatives and
acquaintances of the couple. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mochon have been residents OF
che Black Hills for twenty-five years.
They were married at st. Adams, VT,
January 6, 1858.
The appointment of vicar general Of
the Lead diocese has been conferred by
Bishop j. N. Stariha upon Rev. Father
n. j. Noeson OF Deadwood. Previous
to the division of the original South
Dakota diocese NJ the creation of the
new diocese of Lead, Rev. Father N.
M. Redmond Of Lead was vicar gem
eral for this part Of the diocese.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
MAKE BIG STRIKE.
Extensive Bodies of Rich Ore Can Be
Reached With Omen PIT.

Lead, $. d., Jan. S.-Another extern
sive ore body has been discovered in
the Ragged Top region. The discovery
was made by the Potsdam Gold Mining
company, owner of a 500-acre tract ad-
Joining the mineral estates of the
Speartish and Deadwood- STANDARD COM
)anies. The Potsdam has with
In the last few days revealed a solid
lace OF ore eleven feet thick, whose nat
ural dimensions have not been deter
mined. 1t is similar to the ore on the
Spearfish and MISUNDERSTANDING, be-
ing q horizontal body Of lime lying near
The surface, necessitating only the re-
moval Of a shallow covering Of loose
soil and rock to open 1t to the cheapest
known system Of mining, the open pit.
The ore body is being followed and laid
bare and the Potsdam company hopes
to ave a plant during the year for re-
iuction purposes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
HOUSE COMMITTEES NAMED.
Speaker Browne Announces Appoint
ments This Afternoon.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. S.-The speaker of
he house announced the house COM
| nittees at 2 o'clock today as follows:
observation-disclosures of Beadle,
| Carroll Of Kingsbury, Allen Of Moody,
ReeSe of Edmunds, WEIGH of Charles
Mix, Bets of Dawson. Troumm of
Hamlin, Craig of Sphinx, Gross Of Pot
ter
State Affairs-Bromley of Sphinx,
Porter of Faux, Johnson of Clark,
Ryan of Turner, Hutchinson of Beadle,
Bets Of Dawson, Grayball Of Brule.
Chairmen of committees were APP
pointed as follows: Judiciary, Rodge
OF Minnehaha; railroads, Jenkins of
Roberts; ways and means, Frieburg Of
Clay; militar.' affairs, Redding of
Brown; corporations, Price of Yank-
ton; live stock, Ham of Pennington;
mines and mining, May of Lawrence;
school and public lands, Goddard Of
Sully; education, Lawson of Union; in
surance H~ildebrandt of Codington;
warehouse and grading, Rempfer of
Hutchinson; banks n bank, Clancy
of Clay; temperance, Vreeland Of Min
nehaha; agriculture, Loucks of Moody;
municipal corporations, Porter of
Faux; counties and county affairs,
Craig Of Spink; medicine, rye and
pharmacy, Fryslie Of Clark; food and
dairy, Madison of Kingsbury.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
Epworth Leaauers PREPARING.

Canton. S. D., Jan. 9,-The manage
ment Of the Interstate Epworth Assem-
bly, association, located at this place,
has taken up the work of organizing
for the session OF 1908, which will be
the third gathering Of the association.
At a meeting of prominent officials con-
nected with the enterprise held a day
or two ago 1t was decided to hold the
ing with the LIST and ending on the 18th.
mex annual meeting in July, commence
The association is in fine condition in
a financial way and it is determined to
secure, If possible, a better class of tai
ent this year than ever before. The
assembly grounds will also be improved
somewhat, a new boarding hall will be
erected and other advantages added.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

Among the books sold at Edinburgh
the other day, as part OF the collection
of the late Mr.. Craibe Angus, of Glas-
gov, was a volume of Stearn's works,
with numerous m~arginalia in the hand
writing OF Robert Burns, to whom 1t be-
longed. Alongside a refernce to Mary
Stuart there are these words: II YOU
forgive Judas Jscariot M than
Queen Elizabeth. He was a mercenary
blackguard: she a devil, genuine, real
as if imported from hell" The book
brought ESQ.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

Careful observations a shown
again and again that there is an init
mate relation between diet and alchol-
ism; especially that tea, coffee and
condiments lead to the use of alcohol.
1t has also been demonstrated hat
flesh eating creates q thirst for alco-
hol beverages and an appetite for to-
bacco. the use of which Utmost invaria-
bly, leads, oon or later, to the use
of alcohol in one form or another.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

Chief Rogers Of the department Of
education, reports that one OF the most
interesting exhibits of the University Of
Illinois at the St. Louis Worlds fair
will be q dynometer car, an invention
of the mechanical department Of the
university. The invention measures
inequalities in track surface. A car
now used by the Illinois Central rail-
road is TO be exhibited at the exposi-
tim
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
JosgPH KusLER, Publisher.

One of the pathetic circumstances
that came to light in New York city
on Christmas eve was that Pauline
Markham. once the queen of the stage
beauties, is now earning scan subsist-
ence by scrubbing floors in a Harlem
fiat building. This is the m whose
arms were once described as "the lost
arms of Venus" and to whom Whittier
indited an autograph letter declaring
hex to be a pear among pebbles" She
is old now and has lost her beauty, but
h retains some measure of pride, for
h c%onceals ler identity behind a fctt-
tioiia papop
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
DnuhtlAss.

Hayrick, who takes summer boarders)-
What a quare-lookin' Teller that un in
the plaid clothes was that staid with you
last season! what was ne, anyhow
one O. them A~nglermaniacs I've heard SO
much about. cause he do nothin' but fish
all summer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

City Engineer Ericsson OF Chicago,
says that there is a waste Of 76 per cent
of all the water pumped and, his plea
for the init oduction of many more wa
ter meters having been unheeded, he
will be compelled to ask for an addi-
tional appropriation of 5000, 900 or more
for the city numning Stations.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

In the restaurants OF Germany veni-
son is as cheap and as abundant as
beef. Great pains are taken to preserve
and improve the deer. 1t has been found
advantageous to cross them with ST.
berian animals, and the demand for
these consequently for exceeds the sup
Dly.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
Qualified,

Washington Times: Yes; he's sure to
make a grand president for the college.
He's had so much experience"
'I didn't know he was a prominent edu-
Gator"
He isn't. He was All insurance agent
and he can coax money out Of a stone
WALL
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

A society has been formed In Man
chester, England, the members Of which
eschew the morning meal. The nom
breakfasters contend that breakfast
retards activity of both mind and body,
and is q fertile cause OF indigestion,
dyspepsia and like ailments.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

Mrs. Winnie Ream Hoxie has present
ed Cornell university with q life-size
bust, her own work. OF Ezra Cornell,
founder of Cornell university. The gift
is made on the condition that the figure
be transferred to bronze.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

A sublime spectacle was witnessed a
few days ago in a Tyro!ean valley near
Tanneheim. A violent storm arose sud
denly and many globes Of lightning
rolled over the surface of the lake.
Then Il colunn Of water arose thirty
feet high from the middle of the lake
and from it's top small flashes darted.
The spectacle lasted three minutes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

DIR. Ehrbich, a German scientist, urges
that all fruit, and especially that which
has been much exposed or handled,
should be washed before being eaten.
He found "a, 1000, 900 bacteria on the
skins of q pound of cherries and two
thirds as many on a pound Of grapes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
NO SCHOOL LAND TO BE SOLD.
Capital Removal Bill Introduced in the
Senate.

Pierre, S. D., Jan. 9.-The public
lands committee, made up of the COVER
nor, auditor and commissioner of school
and public lands, held a meeting today
and decided that no school lands should
be sold this year. This meets the ap-
prevail of all members.
Senator Abel OF McCook introduced a
capital removal bill in the senate today.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
Schurman on the PhiIinnines.

Iowa City. Ia, Jan. 10.-President
Schurman Of Cornell university spok e
on the past, present and future of he
Philippine Islands here to a large and
appr~eciative audience.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

years has been employed in the New
Orleans mint, has sailed for China,
where he will assist in the introduce
ton Of modern methods of stamping
coins. Mr.. Emery Is an expert machin-
list, and installed the present machinery
in the New Orleans mint.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

At the present day, on the best au-
thorities, there are $50, 900. 900 Mussul-
men in the world. The Christian popu-
lation is put at 447, 900, 900, but the in
crease of Islam is more rapid thar that
of it's sister religion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

The premature death Of Lucien Muhl-
field has caused deep regret in literary
and journalistic circles. No writer in
Paris eemed to have a more brilliant
career before him than the dramatic
critic of the Echo de Paris.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

The sultan Of Morocco has Just or
dertd his fourth motor from a leading
English firm OF makers, with instruc-
ions hat it is to be the fastest auto-
mobile, compatible with safety, that
has been invented.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
Runaway May Be Fatal.

Beresford, S. D., Jan. 9.-James Ma
her of this city was fatally injured here
last night in a runaway accident by be-
ing thrown from his buggy, striking on
his head and having one eye completely
gouged from it's socket.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
Another Pioneer DEPARTS.

Spearfish, S. D., Jan. 9.-One of the
early settlers of the Black Hills. John
Carey, died at Spearfish. He was a
veteran of the civil war, and had spent
twenty-five years of his life prospect
ing and mining around the Black Hills.
Two sisters live In Massa chusetts.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
WOUNDED WOMAN GAINS
Bessie Palmer, Shot by Elsie Barrett
Likely TO Recover.

Chicago, Jan. s.-Bessie Palmer, shot
by her companion, Elsie Barrett, Friday
morning, is rallying from the shock OF
the wound, the physicians at the hos
pital say, and her condition seems much
improved. No probing for the bullet
will be made for several days. The
Hyde Park police are making no fur
Their investigation in the case, for they
believe the statements made by the two
women and DR.. Wright, who was in
the apartment at the time Of the shoot.
ing. are sufficient,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

Frank Mitchell, a negro born in
slavery 108 years ago, is still living at
Akron, o., and has a vivid recollection
OF events that occurred in the first part
of the last century. He has smoked
and chewed tobacco for over 100 years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17
Weekly Bank Statement.
W York. Jan. 1o.-The weekly bank
ONLY One Was Killed.

st. Louis, Jan. 1~0.-Offcials of the Big
Four stated this morning that no one was
lrtlred and only one man killed in the
wreck on that o between Moro and
Bethelto. H., last night.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

Colonel Cooper, whose wife inherited
largely under the will of the multi
millionaire known as Chicago Smith,
has bought the great Hursley estate in
Hampshire, which once belonged to
Richard Cromwell.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

IT. is expected that the queen will go
TO Denmark again about the middle OF
March, and spend q month in Copen-
hagen with her father, King Christian,
who celebrates his S5th birthday on
April 10.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

An article in the Electrical Review
discusses the size OF an atom Of hydro
gen, and arrives at the conclusion that
an atom is about one-third Of a billionth
Of an inch in size.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

Stowmarket's ~CEnglard) ancient fire
engine, presented to the town in 1894,
has been handed over to the local au-
thorities acd housed in the fire bril-
gade premises
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

Only $40 women students are now at
tending Berlin university, as against
Gil last year. The decrease is owing to
the s~tricter regulations regarding the
Issue of permits to Russian women,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

w. ]. Var Potion, who owns the farm
where Ethan Allen lived before the
revolution, has decided to present it to
the city of Burlington, VT, to be used
as a park.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

Halsey C. Ives, chief of the art de-
partment OF the st. Louis worlds fair,
has completed preliminary arrange
ments for n splendid Swedish and Nor
wegian representation at the exposition.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

The largest electrical pumping plant
In the world is that at Utah lake. 1t
raises 65, 900. 900 gallons of water a day
for irrigating the Great Salt Lake val
ley.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

Booker IT., Washington has purchased
g. number of Angora goats, to be added
to his breeding farm stock at the Tus-
kegee institute.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

Basket making employs half a million
persons in Germany, where the wages
range from Is shillings to co weekly
for skilled workers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

The prince of Monaco, in spite of his
being part owner OF the greatest
gambling establishment in the world,
never touches a card.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-01-17

The Danish folkething has passed a
kill a%bolishing oaths In legal procedure
and substituting declarations "on faith
and honor"