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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
~ROOSEVELT'S TOUR
IS NOW COMPLETED
The Chief Executive Returns to
Washington After His
Long Junket.
LAST DAY AN EASY ONE
President Spoke Briefly at indianapolis
Last Night and Today is Speed
ing Home-Pays Tribute to
Cannon at Danville, III.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 6.-The pres
dents special arrived in Indianapolis
at 9:05 Thursday night. A drizzling
rain did not prevent 5000 people from
gathering in Jackson place, Immediate
iy In front Of the union station, to
greet him.
The Marion club, headed by Mayor
Bookwalter, acted as the formal re-
ception committee. Governor Durbin
was In the train sheds awaiting the
president. Senators Fairbanks and
Beveridge were on the train. The rae
tory whistles and locomotives blew a
greeting. Mayor Bookwalter hurried
into the car and the escort, headed by
him. was formed through the union
station to the platform outside the
entrance. There were
bursts of enthusiastic cheers when the
president appeared fresh n smiling
from his $4,000 mile trip. With the
president wiked Senators Beverage
and Fairbanks.
president, who spoke of his trip, now at
an end, saying:
l have been from the Atlantic to the
Pacific and now we'll nigh back again
10 the Atlantic, and the thing that has
struck me more than aught else wher-
ever 1 have been is the fundamental
unity of our people. And another
thing, / went on my trip a pretty
good e~xpansionist; 1 come back a bet
.er one, because, having seen our peo-
pie on the Atlantic coast, In the Miss
lssippi valley, on the great plains and
among the Rockies and on the Pacihc
coast, l fail to see how any man can
look at them and not see that inevita-
bly, they belong to the expanding n
not to the stationary races or man
kind. Our nation must play a great
part In the world. There will be no
radical or extreme action by our ma
ton. We are for all u spirit OF pro-
gress essentially a conservative peo-
pie. We believe in conservatism, but
/ Is q conservatism-not of timidity,
not Of mere stolidity; 1t Is a conserY-
atism of good sense.
The. president spoke on good citizen
ship in line with his former addresses,
and also said a word for the navy.
Following his brief address the pres
ldent was escorted to the train amid
cheers, and from the rear platform
waved his adieus fifteen minutes from
the time the train pulled into the sta
ton.
An incident that was noted during
the speech was when from an overlook
Ing window some n shouted:
"The Brotherhood of Locomotive
Firemen is for ROOSEVELT"
The president smiled and replied:
II know IT. l feel a Indiana Is
solid for me"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
THAT'S III TIME


When Proper Food ls Necessary.
Proper food Is never more necessary
than when recovering from a wasting
sickness, when over-eating would be
fatal and yet the body needs nourishment
and plenty of 1t.
At this time the condensed food
Grape-Nuts Is shown to be ones most
powerful friend. -Four t~easpoonfuls OF
Grape-Nuts and cream will sustain
a ncalthy man for half a day and a Less
quantity in warm milk will build up the
convalescent wonderfully. No stomach
is too weak to digest and relish Grape.
Nuts. IT was taken sick with typhoid
fever and everyone who has had this
disease knows how weak and lifeless a
person feels when beginning to recuper.
ate.
81 had to be very careful about M
diet and could eat only very light foods,
These did not seem to nourish me and in
stead Of getting better every day l was
lust at a standstill and everyone begar
to fear a relapse. One day while lying
In bed very much discouraged my sister
who was reading to me from the paper
read an article about Grape-Nuts and we
decided to send for a package.
From the very first meal of Grape
Nuts l began to improve, strength came
in bounds and leaps with the result that
I was soon out of bed; my change for the
better seemed simply marvellous. Ny
mind is clear and strong and my body
sturdy. / am now entirely recovered
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Creek, Mich.
There Is a reason.
A dessert that helps the body, thar'
the thing!' Any number of them in tn
little recipe book In each package o.
Grape-Nuts.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
MACHEN INDICTED.
True Bill Returned by Federa'
Grand Jury at Wash
ington.

Washington, June S.-The grand jury
returned a true bill against August w.
Machen. The indictment embraces
nine counts and follows closely the war
rants upon which Machen was origin
ally arrested relating to the sale of
letter box fasteners to the government
by Croft brothers. The grand jury Inc
that on June 80, 1900, Machen with In
tent to have his decision and action as
SUPERINTENDENT of free delivery In re-
gard to the purchase Of Croft brothers
fasteners Influenced thereby, did ask OF
Croft brothers / promise mat they
would pay to him 40 per cent. of any
sum which might be received by them
thereafter from the United States
through the postoffice department In
payment Of such fasteners, the pur-
chase OF which might be procured upon
Machen's advice, and did receive the
promise of the Groffs In accordance
herewith" The indictment then re-
cites that Machen received upo dates
specified in the original warrants sums
a~ggregating $1S,0S7.
Machen was in court with his attor-
new and Immediately a W bond, a
number Of prominent citizens going
sacuritv.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
W MORE ARRESTS.
Scandal 10 Unearthed in the Purchase
of Pouches fer Rural Mail
Carriars,

Washington, June S.-As a result of the
sweeping investigation of affairs at the
postoffce department., Thomas w. NC
Gregor, clerk in charge of the supplies
for the rural free delivery service, and G,
| Ellsworth Upton of Baltimore, one or
McGregor's assistants, were arrested yes
terday afternoon on the charge OF con
spiracy, with Charles IL. Smith of Balti-
more. to defraud the government in the
purchase of the leather pouches furnished
the rural carriers through the country.
Their cases make seven arrests in all since
tho investigation began. Other arrests
are expected later. Yesterdays warrants
were sworn out in Baltimore by Inspectors
Sullivan and Slmmon.
The complaint sets forth that McGregor
and Upton agreed with Smith to obtain
for him orders for many thousands OF
! leather pouches such as are used by rural
letter carriers. The price agreed upon was
30 cents per pouch; the actual value was
less than 80 cents. Smith was to pay to
them the difference between 10 and %
cents per pouch. 1t is stated at the de-
partment that the actual number or
| pouches which were purchased exceeded
2O,OOO, for which the government paid W
! cents each, or $1s,O 900 In all. Smith re-
caiyed and retained Of this for his own
use $4,000. The remaining $1,000 was PAID
to McGregor and Upton.
The government could have bought the
entire number of pounches from the man
| ufacturers for $1,000. McGregor has been
I'm the postal service since 1891. He came
here from Nebraska as a messenger ana
subsequently, was promoted to a clerk
| ship, and finally was promoted by MT.
Machen In charge of the supply work or
the rural free delivery service. MIR. up
ton is a Baltimorean and has been In the
| postal service for thirteen years. Both
the men arrested are married. They were
taken into custody at the postoffice de-
| partment shortly before the close Of Of
| fee hours. Upton asked TO be taken be-
fore a commissioner at Baltimore instead
of in this city, because of his wider &C
ouaintance there and better opportunity
| for securing bail. Accordingly he was
taken to that city by two postoffice IN
| spectors last evening.
McGregor was taken to the office OF
United States Commissioner Taylor. Pos
tai officials after the arrests would no
| say whether their Investigations In any
way implicated Mr.. Machen In the pres
ent matter.
Mr.. Bristow also declined to say what
action was likely to be taken In the case
of c. e. Smith, the Baltimore contractor,
who Is named In connection with the caso'
Smith has not been arrested" Mr.. Bris-
tow said IN reply to all inquiries. and ]
cannot say anything as to whether he VIII
or will not be taken into custody"
Mr.. Bristow said, however, that the
two arrests close the case for the pres
emit.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
AT AN END
Chamberlain and Parkston Get Bulk OF
the Honors.

tE0ttt SO
the Honors.
chamberlain. s. D., June S.-The annual
tournament Of the South Dakota FIRE
mems association was concluded yester-
day The contests resulted az follows:
Novelty ladder contest-Won by Rogers
Of Chamberlain. Time. rs l,6. -
Free for all hook and ladder race, TWO
entries-Chamberlain won, 80 rs; Mitchell
second, 81 1-5.
Free for ali hose race Zone money, $3.50,
two entries-Parkston won, 20 20; Cham
berlain second, 81 As.
Consolation hose race for non-winners
Zone money, $l5o)-Beresford won. Tine'
rs.
tries-Beresford won, .S is; Pierre Sec
ond. :09.
h mberlain and Parkston were the
most fortunate. Chamberlain took both
tho championship and the free for ali
hook and ladder contests, while Parkston
Jared equally well so far as the nose con-
tests are concerned.
Officers of the association for the en-
suing year were elected. The old officers
were all s%upplanted by new ones. the feel
Ing work ed up over The modification OF
rules doubtless being a contributing rae
tor 10 this End. The new officers are as
follows:
Presidential. w. Tucker of Canton.
First Vice President-C. w. Rohrer or
Pierre.
second Vice President-R. II. Mangan OF
Beresford.
Secrctary-C. w. ellis of Mitchell.
Troasurer-H. IL. Rogers of
lain. ,
A committee of three OF the board OF
control composed Of the foregoing officers
was appointed to amend the constitution
and bylaws Of the association 80 az TO
conform TO the requirements OF the law
passed by the Legislature last winter,
making a permanent appropriation OF
81, 900 annually for tournament purposes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
Saved His Life

Whitehall, ILL.,, June S.-Mr. Lon
Manley had Bright's Disease and after
his home doctor bad treated him for
sometime he finally told him that he
could do nothing more for him, and
that he would surely die.
A friend who had heard Of what
Dodd's Kidney Pills had done In cases
Of Kidney Trouble, advised MI. Man
ley to try a treatment Of this remedy.
He did so and everyone was sur
prised and delighted to see an improve
ment in a very short time. This i'm
provement gradually kept on as the
treatment proceeded, till now Mr.. Man
ley Is well. He says:
1.-The doctor said he had done all he
could for me. He gave me up. A
friend advised me to take Dodd's Kid
ney Pills, and in a few weeks I was
nearly all right again.
81 am not dead, and can truthfully
say that 1 feel better today than i
have for years. Dodd's Kidney Pills
are q wonderful remedy and I will al
ways praise them and recommend
them to everyone suffering as l did"
Mr.. Manley's recovery has caused a
profound sensation, as no one ever
thought he would recover.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
THE TELEPHONE BEAU.
He Is a New Kind of Washer and This
Is His Scheme.

He Is a New Kind of Washer and This
Is His Scheme.
Indianapolis Sun: The telephone beau
has O sweet Voice-not so sweet O voice,
perhaps, as II Is fetching" but IL Is per-
sistently fetching. The number OF cases
with young women in which he succeeds
will not be known, for the young women
would not be likely TO tell on themselves
but there are still a few young women
who insist on knowing to whom they are
talking. In fact, the number seems to
be O big majority.
The telephone beau goes at 1t something
like this:
He sees a handsome girl on the street,
She may be with some one he knows or
she may not. He accomplishes his END
either way. If she is with some one ne
knows It Is easier, Of course. All he has
to do is to ask his friend her name-or
her fathers name, and he proceeds to look
up the telephone book. Then he calls:
Hello, is this Mr.. Blanks residence?'
'It is" comes the answer.
"Well, Is Miss Blank there?'
Eyes; do you want to speak to herr
III you please
wait just a moment"
And expectancy follows on the part OF
the wondering telephone beau.
Then comes a feminine
Hello"
els this Miss Biank2'
Eyes, who Is this?"
Don't you know meT'
mo, who Is itT'
Don't you know me?"
mo, who Is it?'
Really don't you remember me?'
The young woman probably brings her
| self to believe hat she does recognize the
voice as q familiar one, and she tells the
telephone beau SO. .
"Ah, really, now, would you be angry IL
I'd tell you who l ann"
well, you will please tell me-"
At this stage the telephone beau speaks
of the mutual friend who has put him
next"
yes" says the feminine voice, 81
know him. But who are your
We'll, to tell you the truth, he he's
spoken Of you so often that l felt l just
couldn't wait longer to know YOU"
The talk becomes fast and convincing al
this stage. 1t has to, IL 1t don't the receiv'
er will go on the hook and the beau loses
"He has lust been tantaliZing me witt
saving that he will not introduce me, anC
can't wait longer to know you. MY name
is S~o-andSo.'
The receiver does not go to the hook or
the other end Of the line and the laymar
might think the telephone beau has lost
hut he has not. OF course, the young
woman is highly insulted, and declares SHE
will never have anything to do with the
man by that name. Their she thinks i
over. She wonders what he looks like
and she speaks to the aforesaid mutua
friend. The friend knocks on the tele'
phone beau, of course. The mutual FRIEND
always knocks when he is on the inside
and by knocking" he thinks he may keel
the other man on the outside. Blu
knocking only makes the young woman
the more curious. She imagines the mu
tual friend is Jealous, and she VIII snow
him q few tricks. She seeks another mu
tual friend and she meets the "~telephon
beau" -.
Thus the new species Of beau wins. Di
you ever notice that the beau wins any
| vvoyo
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
JOSEPH KUsLER, Publisher.

A Utopian society has established it
self in Ascona, a little place on the
borders OF Italy and Switzerland. This
little society, which numbers thirty
eight individuals. seeks to solve the
problem of how TO live happily. The
members are pledged to observe GER
tain simple rules of living, which they
have carried out now for three years.
They a no meat, but live principally
on fruits and herbs and they wear one
simple garment only, and no hats.
There are sixteen women In the sect.
They know no laws save those OF ma
ture, and they arouse themselves with
Wagnerian music. The founder of the
colony is q Belgian. Each new member
Is initiated on his finding sufficient
one TO buy a plot of land, by the cul-
tivation OF which he is expected to sup
port himself.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
AFTER BIG GAME.
Three Beresford Boys Play wild
West" With Two Cows.

Three Beresford Boys Play "Wid
West" With Two Cows.
Beresford, S. D., Jun 6.-In order to
play a little wild west" young FORD
Roth Stevens and Hedge of this place
started out with their rifles In search
of big game
In crossing the pasture OF j. ii.
Owens they espied two cows grazing
near and soon decided to cut loose al
them. The boys opened fire and soon
had the bovines guessing which way the
lead was coming from. The first mt
resulted in such actions on the part Oh
the Gov that the boys determined IL
was great sport. so they, following
their victims around the pasture,
pumped lead into them with the result
that one OF the cows was shot four-
teen times and the other four.
one COW Is now dead, n the other
will die. Strange to say Mr.. owen re-
fuses to see the funny part OF the
frolic and Is highly indignant over the
affair, and may cause the boys to be
severely dealt with. A watch Is being
kept on the boys for e that fearing
punishment they may u Indian ana
start on the war path and try to mas
sacre the inhabitants OF Beresford.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
WE'D AT FATHERS BIER.
Philadelphia Girl Becomes Bride at
Side of the Coffin.

philadelphia, June 6~.-StandinB by the
side OF the coffin which had the body or
her father, Henry G.. Morse, president Of
the New York Shipbullding company,
Miss Mare Morse has become the bride
OF Harry A. Horner The wedding was
originally set for tomorrow. When the
sudden death of Mr.. Morse, who was
stricken with apoplexy on Tuesday after
noon In the office of j. p. Morgan In New
York, was communicated to his family,
the announcement was made that the
wedding had been indefinitely postponed.
Miss Morse Reconstructed the matter, how
ever, and, accompanied by a small group
of relatives, the bridal couple entered the
room wher lay the body of Mr.. Morse,
and were married by Rev. DR.. Thompkins,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
LAST SCHEDULED SPEECH.
Roosevelt Pays a Tribute to Congress,
man Cannon at Danville.

man Cannon at Danville.
Danville, June 6.-President Roose-
yelt delivered the last scheduled speech
of his long trip here, the home of Con-
gresham Cannon, Thursday evening.
Notwithstanding the Indictment wealth
er he was greeted by a large crowd.
The stay here was for but twenty min
utes, and at $40 o'clock his train left
for Indianapolis, whence it will go d.
rect to Washington.
The president was introduced to the
crowd by Congressman cannon. In re-
Spouse the president said 1t was a great
pleasure for him TO meet the people or
Danville, and a double pleasure to be-
| hold the speaker of the next house or
representatives. He spoke In terms
Of highest eulogy of the public career
| Of Congressman Cannon, and, speaking
| Of the displeasure tn. latter had to en-
counter by his rigid watchfulness over
the appropriations made, said:
"And 1t reflects well not merely upon
Tim, but upon our people In public life,
that these debts of his should prove
not an obstacle TO his advancement,
but the method of making him, without
A canvass upon his part, the choice or
| all parties in congress for the second
| highest position in the active political
| service of the nation"
The last day Of the trip was in a
measure an easy me. Stops were made
only at Lincoln, Springfield, Decatur
and Danville. The principal speech of
the day was delivered at Springfield in
the new armory building.
The president was the guest at dim
ner Of the members of his party. The
meal was served In the dining car Gill
sey, the guests besides the president
being Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
Secretary to the President Loeb, Sen
ators Beveridge and Fairbanks of In
diana, Surgeon General of the Navy
Rixey and Assistant Secretary to the
President Barnes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
WOMAN MAKES A
FATAL MISTAKE
Mrs. John SIatengren Burned
to a Crisp in Her Home
Near Langford.
OUT OF DANGER ONCE
Thinking Her -Four Children Were IA
the Rurninu House She Broke
Away From Her Rescuers n
Ran Back Into the Flames.

Aberdeen, $. D., June 6.-Mrs. John
~Slatengren, living four miles north oil
L%angford, met a fearful death from
burning. 1t Is supposed she poured OH
from a two-gallon can on a hre In the
kitchen range, and the a exploded'
throwing the burning oil all about her.
She escaped from the house, which
was on FIRE and an artesian well drill
ing crew near at hand was engaged In
putting out her burning clothing wnen
she broke away and ran back into the
flames under the Authorization that her
four children were inside, when, as q
matter of fact. they were safe In the
yard. The house burned to the GROUND
and her remains were almost entlrely
consumed,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
RIVERS FALLING FAST.
Union Depot at Kansas City Will Be
Out of Water Pretty Soon.

Kansas City, tune S.-The rivers are
now falling as rapidly as they rose be-
fore the flood. BY Saturday noon the
platform Of the union depot, at the
highest point, is likely to be partially
above water.
Permanent wire communication was
opened between the w Kansas Citys
today for the first time since Sunday.
Several hundred refugees who have
beer housed in Convention hall were
removed today to tents because of the
unsanitary condition Of the hall.
The citizens general relief commit
tee OF Kansas City, Mo-, issued a state
ment to the public giving thanks for
sympathy and offers of aid. They ask
that assistance be sent to Mayor
Craddock of Kansas City, Kan, where
aid is greatly needed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
STEAMER GROUNDED.
But Fortunately She Big Deutschiand
Suffered No Great Damage.

New York, June S.-Ihe steamer
Deutchland, which grounded In Ged-
new channel yesterday afternoon, suf-
fered no damage, n as soon as she Is
noated will proceed on her voyage
across the Atlantic. In the meantime
she is In no danger, although surround
ed by a heavy mantle OF smoke ana
fog. The blame is placed on the first
class passengers and their friends for
the accident. Captain Barends, In COM
mand Of the ship, figured on crossing
the bar at 3:15. but SO many friends or
passengers crowded the vessel that she
was late In getting away. In the IN
terval smoke had settled over the mar
Dor and bay and the big steamer had
to crawl slowly out to h pen sea.
She was under the glow bell When she
struck, and the engines were reversed,
but despite this she buried herself fully
half her length in the muck. Communl-
cation was established with the Mar
conf station at Fire Island n from
there the news was sent to the New
York agent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
IN N CAPITAL.
President Dedicates the New State
Arsenal in Sprinqfield, III.

Springfield, June 6.-President Rose
ye.t spent four hours here Thursday,
during which time he dedicated the new
state arsenal and armory, erected at a
cost of $50, 600, and addressed the Lin
coln-McKinley Veteran Voters associa-
ton at the National Lincoln monument.
The president arrived at 1915 o'clock and
| from station to arsenal he was escorted
| through lines of cheering people by Gov
| arnor Yates, the state, federal, county and
! city officials and state troops, to the ar
| senal.
on each side of Capitol avenue were
5000 school children, who waved flags as
| the procession passed. At the arsenal the
| military escort was abandoned and the
carriages taken to the national monu-
| ment, where the president made a short
| address. Returning to the arsenal, where
| the dedication exercises took place, the
| president spoke to 10000 persons assem-
| bled in the great hall. At the conclusion
of the speech luncheon was served at the
| executive mansion n at 2 o'clock the
| presidents train left for Decatur.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13

New York Letter: Who would be-
lleve that the prosperity of a restaurant
depends on which side of the street 1t
Is and which corner 1t happens to oc-
supy? Yet there is 81 tradition thai
these details are of h utmost import
ance. The right side. according to this
theory, is the west side, and the per-
son who hold 1t point triumphantly to
D long list OF establishments which
prospered famously on n side, while
the other is strewn with failures. "A
second part of this tradition holds that
the restaurant, TO succeed, u al
ways be on the downtown corner.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-06-13
A Word From Br'er Williams.

Atlanta Constitution: Dey can't be
room fer all er us on Abrahams buzz
rum; en- anyhow, Lazarus feels too good
ter wake up en- take exercise.
Eff Satan wuz advertised ter give a
Sunday lecture, you couldn't find a cir
Gus tent big enough ter 'commerdate
de crowd.
Many a man what sets out ter git
married never stops ter think dat he's
marrying de gas bill, de grocery bill, en-
de rest er de family.
De best way ter meet Trouble Is wild
a broad smile, witch th'ows him off his
guard en- makes him think he's Joy In
disguise.
No use ter try to whip de devil 'roun'
de stump. Eff de stump ketches fire
dar de devil is-but whar in de thun-
deration is you?