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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
SHORT TERM OF COURT.
our Cases Were Disposed ofsand Only
Two Tried.

Canton, S. D., April 1.-THE regular
April term Of the district court for this
county adjourned after u session of
less han four days. 1t was the short
est term OF the district court ever held
In the history Of the county. Only -four
Ca3-s were disposed OF, and but two of
thcge came up for trial. 1t is a note
wo thy fact that litigation of every de-
scii ton in this county has been con-
stGutly decreasing for the last ten
years n is now at it's lowest ebb. 1t
canOt decrease much more If any en-
plCyment remains for lawyers and
court officials. One of the cases re-
Gently settled out OF court is one that
has numbered the docket for a period
Of nearly ten years. 1t is known as the
MCcn will case and involved the owner
ship Of n highly valuable quarter sec
tiCu of land in Norway township, which
was taken up as n homestead in the
early '70s by one John X. Moen, who
came to this county from Norway. He
died after q residence of n few years on
the land, and subsequently the title
passed to John j. Moen, a brother OF
the deceased, who established the claim
as being the only heir and next of kin
to his brother, job K. About a year
after John j. Moen had obtained title
TO his brothers fine quarter section Of
land there came over from Norway a
young woman by the name of ohann
Bertena Johnsdatter Moen, who claimed
to be the i~llegitimate daughter of John
X. Moen, and there being no other chill
drcn, she was the only real next of kin
to her father and the only r u heir to
his estate. The young woman's case
was taken into court, where she estab-
lishcd her relationship to the deceased
Mocn, but was bitterly contested from
year to year, until about a year ago,
when a verdict was rendered In favor Of
the original claimant, o j.. Moen.
The case was carried to the supreme
court, however, and that body reversed
the decision OF the lower court, holding
that the plaintiff, Johanna Moen, was
entitled to the a in dispute. And
now, to avoid further litigation, all the
parties to the case nave recently come
together and perfected a permanent
settlement, whereby Johanna Bertena
Johnsdatter Moen, who is now Mrs.
Andrew Tvedt, becomes the undisputed
owner to the land on which her father
filed Il homestead entry in 1874. AS the
land is now worth $50 an acre, the
amount Of the claim adjusted by the
settlement just made involved an
amount Of nearly $4,000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
FOR HER PEOPLE
and HER CHILDREN
srring Louise Of Saxony viii
Remarry the Grown Prince
She Deserted.
HER YET LOVE HER
RoyaIty's Scandal in Saxony Is to 30
Forgiven FulIy-Headstrona Prin-
cess, Who EIoped With Tutor.
Resumes Her Duty

Dresden, April 14.-Louise, crown
princess of Saxony, whose elopement
with NJ. Andre Giron, her French tu-
tor, stirred all the royalty of Europe
and set the tongues OF the world wag-
ging, is to be remarked to the crown
prince. Heartbroken, Inundated and
respondent in her retreat at Linden,
a mothers low has yielded to the en-
treaties of her royal spouse. To be
with her four children she will come
back to the royal castle at Salzburg, a
woman who has the sympathies of her
most intimate friends.
Frederick Augustus, the crown
prince, will leave here next week for
Linden. His departure has been fore
casted TO the princess and the path
paved for a reconciliation. The crown
prince is said to have decided TO ask
for a reconciliation because of the peo-)
pies friendship for the crown princess,
who always has been an idol of the
masses.
The Princess Escapade.
1t was three days before Christmas
when it became known that Crown
Princess Louise, one of the handsom-
est women of any European court, was
missing from her castle in Salzburg.
Within twenty-four hours she was
found in Geneva, Switzerland, in COM
pany with Andre Giron, her French
tutor, her brother, Archduke Leopold
Ferdinand, and his companion, Frau
lein Adamovich. Her life of happiness
was shortlived. The secret agents sent
by her husband managed TO reach the
ears Of Giron with gold" The funds
had been running low. In a few days
it was announced that NJ. Giron and
Princess Louise had broken off all
communication. 1t was a sad blow for
the princess, who had given up her
children, her claims to royal title, her
friends and the world for the man
whom she believed loved her. She was
heartbroken and in her moments of
distress she chung to the one remain
Ing love, that Of her children.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
WRECK IN NOVA SCOTIA
FOUR Persons Killed and Two Fatally
Injured in Head-on
Collision.

Halifax, N. S., April 14.-Four per-
sons dead, two fatally injured, at least
one missing and several others slightly
hurt Is the record of a head-on collis-
ion on the I~ntercolonial railway which
occurred just before midnight Satur-
day night near Windsor Junction, sew
enteen miles from here.
The trains in collision were the Cana
dian Pacific express, from Montreal,
and Boston for Halifax, and a fast
freight from Halifax for Montreal.
The conductor and driver of the
freight had orders to take the siding at
Windsor Junction and let the express
cross, but for some unknown reason
Driver Copeland of the freight, ran
past the junction on the main line and
met the express two miles beyond. 1t
Is thought that Copeland may have
lost control of his train, which was
made up Of seventy-five cars. The
freight was running twenty-five miles
an hour and the express, which was
two hours late, was travelling about for
'y-fve miles an hour.
n dead are:
EXPRESS DRIVER WIN. WALL.
EXPRESS FIREMAN MICHAEL
OAKLEY.
FREIGHT FOREMAN HILL.
FREIGHT BRAKEMAN THORPE.
The fatally hurt:
Freight Driver Copeland.
A tramp named McCready.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
FIENDISH ASSAULT.
Woman and 10-Year-OId Child Out
ragged and Murdered in Alabama
-Lynchinu Will Result,

Shreveport, La, April 14.-Mrs
Crank Matthews, 40, wife of the civil
engineer of the Seaboard Air Line, and
her 1~0-year-old child were assaulted
by an unknown person at their home
near Admission, Ala, this morning. Mrs.
Matthews head was crushed to a jelly
md she died from the injuries. After
ussaulting the mother the assailant at
tempted criminally to assault the
.hild, but after beating her into insen-
Libility fed. The child is at the SAN
itarium dying. A posse with blood
hounds is in pursuit Of the a%ssailant,
who will doubtlessly be burned at the
stake when captured.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
PORTER HAD SMALLPOX
Bound Passengers Was Vaccinated
and Guaranteed.

jamestown, n. T., April 1.-THE col
ored porter of a Pullman car attached
to an ~eastbound Erie train was taken i'll
at MeadNille last night and when the
train arrived here examination showed
he had smallpox. The a was quickly
uuarantined with all its passengers. 1t
was ~sidetracked, much against the pro-
test IF the passengers. Later the car
was attached 10 another train and por-
Ceeded toward New York, still under
close quarantine. All the passengers
submitted to vaccination.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
ARE REALLY
Novel Experience in the Revolution in
Santo Domingo.

Washington, April 14.-United States
Consul Maxwell at San Domingo City
cables the state department that the
on the 9th, and that their batteries OF
infantry had then checked the advance
of the government forces. Firing on
tinued throughout the day and until
the following morning. Missiles were
flying over the city as the cablegram
was written.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
WESTERN STOCK GROWERS.
Rapid City Preparing to Entertain
South Dakota CattIemen.

Rapid City, S. D., April 14.-Mayor
limerick has requested the business
men and citizens generally of Rapid
City to decorate their buildings for the
coming meeting of the western South
Dakota Stock Growers association, to
be held here next week. Everything is
in readiness for the meeting, and the
town has prepared a series of entertain
ments more elaborate than any hereto
fore attempted. One Of the features will
be a balloon ascension each day OF the
meeting. Large numbers of visitors
are expected, for whose accommodation
amp provision has been made.
Sturgis may make a movement to
the next session of the Western
South Dakota Stock Growers associa-
iicn. 1t is likely h a a strong delega-
zion Of Sturgis citizens will be at the
ia pi1 City meeting for that purpose.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
ANTHRACITE FIND
Tract Show 100000 900 Tons of
Coal in Siuht.

Wilkcsbarrc, Ia, April 14.--An i'm
mense tract of coal has just been dis
covered in Hanover township, south
of this city, on land owned by the Della
ware, LaCkawanna and Western and
Lehigh and W~ilkesbarre Coal company.
Eight new veins have been discovered
and 1t is estimated there is 300, 000, 900
tons of coal in the tract. The discovery
is by far the most valuable ever made
in the anthracite region since its gen.
eral DEVELOPMENT
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
IN IOWA.
Terrific Storm Sweeps Over Calhoun
County.

Rockwell City, Ia, April IA tornado
at 4:30 Saturday afternoon, four miles
northwest OF Rockwell City, completely
wrecked the farm house on the Cyrus
Clark place, occupied by p. G.. Armour,
sweeping 1t clear of all buildings. 1t then
plunged into the south Twin lake and
spent it's force after coming out a quar-
ter of a mile on the opposite side.
Mrs. Armour and five children escaped
unhurt by getting into a cave.
Horses in the Armour barn were I'M
hurt, although the building was strewn
in bits all over the place.
The track of the storm was about a
mile and a half long and twenty rods
wide. 1t was headed directly for Rock
well City, and caused great excitement in
this place while it lasted, the whirling
column being plainly visible In the town.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
PICNIC AT SIOUX FALLS.
Modern Brotherhood of Americas An
nual Event.

Sioux Falls, S.. D., April 14-This city
will in June be the gathering place OF
q national organization, the occasion
being the annual picnic OF the Modern
Brotherhood Of America. June 80 is the
date. Members from practically every
state covered by the organization will
be present. Last years picnic of the
Modern Brotherhood was held at Mason
City, Ia, when from 5000 to 10000 Wis
ito:s were estimated to have been in
attendance. At Mankato, Mimi, where
the annual picnic Of 1901 was held, there
were from 10000 TO 5000 people pres
ent. 1t is estimated that about 10, 900
members of the brotherhood will be in
Sioux Falls on June 80.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
SECRET OF POPULARITY
Court Find Kansas Utopians, $4,000 in
Number, Were Just a Whisky
Saloon Society.

Topeka, Kan, April 14.-The Kansas
Utopian association is an illegal organ
ization, says the supreme court today
in a decision handed down in the ap-
peal case of the lodgekeeper from
Brown county.
stripped of its subterfuge and pre-
tense it is simplya whisky saloon" says
the court. This closes over 200 lodges.
with. 65. 900 members.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
Governor Appoints Game Wardens.

Pierre, S. D., April Ex-Governor Her
riel has appointed the following game
wardens:
Aurora, f.. Il. Andrews, Plankinton;
Bcadle, h. w. Beatty, Huron; Bookings,
v. l.. Mccoy, Bookings; Campbell, Il. b.
Jackson, Mound City; Charles Mix, G. NJ.
Lokken, lake Andes; Clark, Allen J.
Phelph, Bradley, w. b. Dodson, Mitchell:
Day, John r. Taylor. Webster; Deuel., II.
II. Herrick, Gary; Faux, Carroll a. Shep-
ara, Faulkton; Gregory, Fred ~Schemmer,
Boucsteei; Hamlin, James Erickson, Bry-
ant; Hutchinson, John McLain, Trip;
Jerauld, James r.. Ferguson, Washington
Springs; Kingsbury, @. m. Gazeley, Ar
lington; Lake, Charles A. Angle, Madi-
son; McCook. VIM. Barnhart, Salem; Nc
Pherson, NJ. II. Richards. Eureka: Miner,
T.. II. Gorham, Villas; Minnehaha, John
W. Hutchinson, Sioux Falls; Pennington,
Otto Beranek, Rapid City; Turner, n. NJ.
Hanson, Hurley; Union, j. II. Halliday,
JEFFERSON; Walworth, VIM. II. Payne.
Java; Yankton, p. G.. Beissel, Yankton.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
SEVERE TORNADO =
SWEEPS ILLINOIS
One Dead, a Number Injured
and Many Buildings Are
Demolished.
PITTSBURG Is FLOODED
Terrific Thunderstorm Strikes Smoky
City and One Is Killed by Light
ning-lmmense Property
Loss.

Lincoln, H., April 14.-Three farm
residences were destroyed. several per-
sons injured and grain and machinery
were blown way Sunday by a lorna
do which swept over the country four
miles from here.
The storm followed Deer creek, n
proceeded from the southwest to the
northeast.
The homes of Samuel l.. Baldwin,
Adam Schanauer and Gustave Knecht
were wrecked, n the families and
visitors escaped by rushing to the eel
lars on hearing the roar of the APP
preaching storm.
The wind is reported to have struck
the town OF Waynesville.
Springfield, ILL.,, April 14.-One death.
u fatal injury and a score or more OF
injuries resulted from a tornado that
swept over Logan, Dewitt and Plat
counties yesterday afternoon. The
fatality occurred in the Halsagarzer
settlement, a little farming community
three miles from Atwood, Platt county.
The home of Clifford H~alsadarzer was
demolished, and after the storm HASA
darzer's infant son was found dead 300
feet from the place where the house
stood. The baby was lying in bed
when the wind struck the house. Mrs.
Halsadarzer was hurled across the VII
lage street and seriously injured. Mrs.
II. S. Martins home was destroyed and
several persons were injured.
Deer creek, in Logan county, where
the storm first struck, was swept dry
Of water. Reports from this district
state that three houses were destroyed
and a number of people more or less
seriously injured. Supervisor Adams
handsome residence was destroyed.
The family Of several children and a
number of visitors sought safety in the
cellar, and the house was torn from
over them. The homes of Samuel v.
Baldwin and Gus Knecht were de-
stroyed. Mrs. Baldwin n two farm
hands took refuge in a smoke house, in
which they were hurled several nun
dred feet n painfully injured.
1t is reported that the town of
Waynesville, and the blue grass district
east Of Atlanta were struck and much
damage resulted, but communication
with these points is cut off.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
CHRISTIANS KILLED.
Many of Them in Turkish Frontie,
Communities Have Been Mas
sacred the Past Week,

Co~nstantinople, April 14.--The news
Of the death of the Russian consul at
st. Cherbina has greatly alarmed the
authorities here, who anticipate COM
plications with Russia. Consular re-
ports from Monastir show the anarchial
conditions prevailing there are becom-
ing more acute. Assassinations OF both
Christians and Mussulmans arc increas-
ing. In the district Of Prilep the past
week fifty Christians were killed W
Mussulmans.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
Mitchell Frat Honored.

Mitchell, $. d.. April 1.-THE Kapp
ri Phi fraternity OF Dakota university
feel quite elated over the new honor
which has just come to that society
through the kindness of President
Roosevelt. When the president made
his visit to Mitchell carly last week he
was presented by Mayor Silsby with a
written invitation Of the kappas APP
pointing him as the honorary speaker
Of the society. Owing to the shortness
of the presidents visit the matter was
not made public at the time he deliver
ed his address, but he did not lose sight
of the students request.
on Friday the Kappa fraternity re-
ceived a communication from Private
Secretary Loeb, in which President
Roosevelt directed him to thank the
students for the invitation which he
gladly accepted. When the chapel eX-
ercises were held Friday morning the
Kappa young men marched into chapel
hall with colors flying and the society
yell predominating, over the honor that
had been bestowed on them. They
carried n large picture of President
Roosevelt, which was appropriately
draped with national colors.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
RUGGED TOO HARD
Illinois Girl Sues for Damages Because
a Too Vigorous Embrace Dis
located Her Shoulder.

Pana, ILL.,, April 14-In the circuit court
here Miss Stella Nichols of Palmer is try
ing TO convince a jury that a hug from a
man dislocated her shoulder. She is SUI
ing e. +. Colwen, a school teacher, for
81, 800, alleging that because of a hug he
gave here against her will her shoulder
was thrown out Of place, permanently
injuring her.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18

Mrs. King of Corpus Christie Tex,
owns more land than any other woman
In the country, perhaps in the world.
Her holdings are not less than 1,300,O 900
acres, located in the counties of Nueces,
Hidalgo, Starr and Cameron. Her late
husband, Captain King, was one OF the
old-time cattle barons. Mrs. King has
about Go, 900 cattle grazing on her broad
nnrnS
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
Grass Has a Good Start.

Belle Fourche, S. D., April like
potts from stockmen at the annual
meeting of the Northwestern associa-
ton are that the cattle are getting in
good condition. In most instances pre-
vicus reports of losses have been over
estimated, and the cattle men will not
suffer as 1t was believed a month ago
they would. The snow is all gone in
the range country, the young grass is
getting a good start. The heavy SHOWS
OF March were much needed on the
range, as the water was running low
ana cattle were beginning to suffer for
drink.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
WITH DEAD ENGINEER.
a.. and o. Fast Passenger Makes e
Twenty-M Mile Run With Lifeless
Hand on Throttle,

Baltimore, Nd, April IA fast fly
Ing Royal Blue train on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad running between
New York and Washington ran twenty
miles last night without an engineer at
the throttle. j. Frank Hurley, the en-
gineer, leaned out of the cab window
at a point south of Wilmington, Del.
When near Hayes station the fireman
found tina Hurley was dead in his seat.
He had evidently been struck by some
obstruction beside the track n was
probably instantly killed.
The fireman brought the train to
Baltimore.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
PLAN BIG STRIKE.
Philadelphia Textile Workers Meet t.
Formulate Their Demands.

Philadelphia, Pa, April 1.-THE
union of textile workers of this city as
sembled in convention today for the
purpose Of formulating demands to be
presented to the operators. The move
ment embraces every grade Of textile
work and affects directly about so, 600
operatives; indirectly, 100, 900 addition
al hands.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18

The largest center of the Roman
church in America Is the archdiocese
Of New York, with an estimated Cath
Ollie population Of /, 200, 900. Its numbers
surpass those OF all the most crowded
centers of Italy, including Rome, Naples
or Milan; and only the principal arch
diocese In Europe, such as Cologne,
with 2,52S, 900 people. and Vienna, with
], 300, 600, 20 beyond IL.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
JOSEPH kueLER, Publisher.
The educational side of rural free de

The educational side Of rural free de-
livery comes out clearly I'm the statis-
tics of one western route, on which
there are 100 mail boxes, when the route
was esta blished the number Of daily
papers taken in the district was i've.
Now the number Is sixty-five, and most
Of the papers come from one or the 9TH
err of two larger cities. What an en-
larged outlook, what a widened horizon
that mennst
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18

In the frozen northland, almost with
In the Arctic circle, w. II. Lopp Is look-
Ing after his publication, the Eskimo
Bulletin, probably a unique paper. 1t
Is published at Cape Prince of Wales.
and the Bulletin is Issued but once
every twelve months. Indeed, under
The head Of the paper Is the
ment: The only yearly paper In the
r.nxII -
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18

King Victor Emanuel III. OF Italy Is
@ much more serious man tina his pre-
decessor was. He has only one expen-
sive hobby. He is greatly Interested In
coins, and his collection is one Of the
largest and most valuable in existence.
He often writes articles and is prepar-
ing an elaborate book on coins.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
Excursicnists Shut Out.

Lead, 5. D., April IA proposed ex-
cursion of the Sioux City and South
Omaha cXcursiCnists to Spearfsh sun
day over the scelic canyon route OF the
burlington was abandoned on ccoun
OF the snoWStOrnl.
The visitors were accorded a magnia-
cont ovation at Lead, and were escort
cd through the Homestake mills by a
large delegation Of local business men
ard city officials.
The party left last night fer Hot
Springs. to remain until Tueeday m6rn-
Ing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
Cloudhurst In Indiana.

H~enryville, Ind, April 13.-A cloudburst
at noon Sunday flooded this part of Clark
county, and did great damage. The heavy
fall of water has extended north as far
as Sellersburg and Seymour.
County Commissioner Raymond and
wife were drowned while crossing Blue
Lick creek after church. The waters had
risen so rapidly that the buggy was swept
away Both bodies were recovered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18

Mrs. Cook, wife OF the British gov
ernor of North Borneo, has an infant
~rhinocerc3 for q pet. 1t strayed out OF
the jungle one morning n was cap
tured. The younster consumes sixteen
quarts of milk a day n looks more
like a peculiar species OF hog with a
horn on its nose than a "rhino." The
animal is covered with shaggy black
hair. 1t follows Mrs. Cook about like
q dog
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18

The Swedish explorer, Sven Hedin, Is
only ?S years old 1t was expected that
after lis arduous and dangerous trip to
central Asia he would rest a few years,
but he is already busy with new Asiatic
pans. He has also spoken OF an at
tempt TO reach the north pole, I'm an
entirely new and comparatively easy
woy"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18

Mr.. Chamberlain, in q letter to the
vicar of Confession, England, has ex-
pressed his sympathy with a scheme
for running theaters in connection with
the churches of country villages, saying
that he is always pleased TO hear Of
anything anything that Is being done
for the people in the way Of bringing
light and happiness into their lives.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18

Poachers In the Ardennes are in
gcHiCus. One had the heels of his boots
fixed under his toes, so that his tracks
appeared to be going in an opposite d.
rection. Hares and other game are
sent to Brussels In frldns OF butter, so
that the scent shall not betray them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18

The next international conference on
tuberculosis will begin in Berlin on the
I'D Of October, and continue until the
2Gth. Two days will be devoted to a
careful examination Of different es-
Establishments for the treatment of the
almost universal pest.