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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18

make a clean breast of It. What's
Dan Poulter to met I'll just"
But at this point he sat down again
very suddenly. For who should walk
into the room at that moment but Dan
Poulter himself!
The horse-trainer, without a word,
extended his hand. Sandy grasped 1t
hesitatingly. Then Poulter drew up a
chair, and sat down beside the re.
porter.
Sandy" he said, you're the most
magnificent diplomatist in the country,
and l admire you immensely. You
and your stupendous presentations
have done me an inestimable service.
l am as innocent of that crime as you
are. / never shot Paxton"
AS the horse-trainer uttered these
words he became as solemn as a judge.
Nov, listen, Sandy. / was in Bur-
ton on the morning of that murder.
Nobody knew | was there but my part
ner, for | was i'll in bed. When that
sad business occurred l knew that
would be suspected. laid low. Then
my attention was called to that story
of yours which vas going the rounds
of the newspapers-that story about
the jockey who rode asleep, in which
you stated-a trick of your trade, |
suppose-that l was in this town on
the I'd of March. Sandy" and the
horse-trainer paused long enough to
send another cloud of tobacco-smoke
on a journey to the ceiling, that story
was my salvation. And just before !
lett Plymouth l heard they'd got the
man who did 1t.
Last week l won five thousand on
Johnson's thrce-yea--old Billy Boy. BY
George, Sandy, that horse is a won,
der! Well, if 1t hadn't been for you |
couldn't have won the money, for it's
ten to one I'd have been in Jail. Half
that five thousand is yours by rights,
Sandy, and there it isl"
And he placed on Sandy's desk a
bulky roll of crisp banknotes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
TOLD BY LAWYER-STATESMEN
Two Good Stories on Southern jus.
tees of the Peace.

Two Good Stories on Southern JUS.
tees of the Peace.
Democrats in the house cloakroom
were indulging in "reminiscences yes
terday about justices of the peace be-
fore whom they had practiced. Mr.. w.
w. Kitchin of North Carolina recalled
a holly contested case before one of
those local ~jurists, where the lawyers
on opposing sides were young men
who had often been before the same
justice. "One of them" said Mr..
Kitchin, chad far and away the best
of the case and the other n was at
his wits end what to do, when the
judge helped him out. Hank said the
Judge, : I shall give the verdict to the
opposing side
"'Why?' exclaimed the young law
yer in surprise.
because l have been giving you
the verdict in the last two cases and
l don't want you to win all Of the
time"
At this Representative Bartlett
chimed In with the story OF four
young lawyers down Macon way,
mixed up in litigation before a local
justice of the peace. They were in
formed by the judge that only five
hours would be allowed for the trial
of the case, arguments and all.
"They conferred together" added
Mr.. Bartlett, "and decided that they
would offer no testimony whatever,
but consume the allotted time in argu-
ment, to which the judge consented,
as all of them wanted a chance to
speak in what was their first case.
Nov, the funny part about the
story" concluded Mr.. Bartlett, "is that
the Judge decided the case on their
arguments. 1t was appealed to the
highest court of the state of Georgia
and the judges decision was every
where upheld."-Washington Post.
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|

Sandy vas sorely puzzled. Who
were the two strangers? But Sandy
did not have to wait long for enlight.
eminent. Judge of his state of mind
when, three days later, he read the
following telegraph news item:
"The mystery surrounding the muir.
der of the gambler James Paxton is
growing deeper. 1t is understood that
a well-known horse-trainer was sus.
pected of the crime. 1t will be emem.
bered that the murder occurred early
in the morning of March 2. 1t now
transpires that the man who was be.
lieved to be the murderer was in an
other town, over four hundred miles
away, on the day of the tragedy, and
that it was impossible that he could
have had anything to do with the
killing of Paxton"
Poor Sandy!
That's what comes Of trifling with
the truth" he groaned. IF Dan Poul-
ter did kill that man | am his accom-.
plice in crime, for that mistake Of
mine is shielding him from justice"
And to make matters worse he re
membered that the horse-trainer was
a man of fiery temper-a man who
was always ready to fight If he be.
lieved himself imposed upon.
For many days Sandy's mind vas a
whirlpool of troubled thought.
Would it do anybody any good TO
tell the truth about that feature story?
Would it do anybody any harm? Yes.
it was bound to do somebody harm,
no matter what bearing it might have
on the murder case. 1t would do San
dy harm. For Sandy would be dis
missed.
He sat gloomily at his desk. At
last, with a quick, nervous movement,
he pushed pens, ink, and paper away
from him. mo use! No use!" he
muttered, starting to his feet. II can't
write. It's all up with me. I'll 60 and
tell the chief the whole wretched truth
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18


The editor had declared in emphatic
terms that there must be a change for
the better. What the Thornton Daily
Times needs above all else," he had
insisted, lis feature stuff-local fea-
ture stuff. We are getting all the
news, but there's lots Of good feature
material in this town that's going to
waste" And every reporter on the
paper had to exert himself to his ut
most toward attaining the much de,
sired end.
Sanderson, one of the specials" felt
that he was at the end of his string, as
he expressed it, and when the editor
requested him to prepare a good col
umn feature for text Saturdays paper
the little reporters jaw dropped de.
spairingly.
What in the name OF all that's
green-eyed am | to do?" he groaned to
himself.
Sandy's desperate eye CHANGED to
alight upon a big photograph leaning
against a drawer of the sporting edi.
tors desl-a photograph of the cele-
braced race horse Billy Boy"
d. Quick as a flash of lightning Sandy
remembered something, and the recol-
lection was as a life-preseryer to a
drowning man. He remembered the
story Of The Jockey Who Rode
Whilst Asleep" to quote the headline
that appeared over his article in the
Times on the following day. The story
had been told him several years be-
fore, and Sandy had never published
1t on account of a promise he had
given-a promise to wait until the
Jockey in question Gan intimate friend
of the trainer) had retired from the
turf before making the matter public
property.
Sandy sat up in his chair very sud-
denly.
"Dick!" he called across the room
to the sporting editor, what's become
Of the jockey Tommy BaXley?"
Dead" said the sporting editor
"Died last season."
His typewriter was ready for bust
ness in the twinkling of an eye. A
good special" at last!
And without more ado he bent him
self to his job, and was soon tapping
out his afterward famous story Of the
jockey who, being worn out on &C.
count of sitting awake for two nights
by the bedside of his sick mother,
went to sleep while riding in a great
turf event and did not wake up until
the race was lost.
The Times had never published be-
fore-and, I'm sure, has never pub
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
RrookIyn's Rabid transfers.

People in Brooklyn are rabid on
the subject of transit. They talk of
nothing else. Here is the last para.
graph of a letter written to President
Winter a day or two ago:
II want to ask one favor of you
before l die of pneumonia. / want to
take a dog to the Borough of Man.
haitian, and, al you a readily see,
l do not want to carry him on the
regular cars of your company, be.
cause he is a good dog and worth
$25 of any mans money. Now, /, 1t
isn't asking too mucsc, do you sup.
puse you could let me know con.
identially whether or not you ex.
pect to send a car through in the next
few months that would be fit for a
dog?"-New York Press.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
GOOD CUSTOMER OF FRANCE.
England Makes Heavy Purchases
from Her Old-Time Foe.

England Wakes HeaVy F~urCndSe1
from Her old-Time Foe.
Jean Finot, editor of the Revue dea
Revues, recently put the relations be-
tween France and England in a most
striking fashion. He said:
Great Britain deserves the name
of the richest and most important Of
French colonies. France is SO bound
up with her fate that the disappear
nee of England's economic power
would cause her incalculable mischief.
Our total exports in 1901 were only
Abs ,000, 900 francs, Of which Eng
land took 1,264,0 900, 200 francs, or
more than 80 per cent Of all the mer-
chandise which we cast on the
worlds market. But even OF more i'm
p~ortance is the fact that the amount
of English purchases in France is
constantly growing. From 1892, OO0,-
600 francs in 1896 it rose to 1892, 000,-
900 francs in 1897, to 1925, 00O, 900
francs in 1899, and to 1884, 000, 900
francs in 1901, thus showing an in
crease of 232. 900, 900 francs, or ovep
% per cent in five years. Now the
purchases from the mother country OF
all the Frerch colonies, including
Algeria, 259, 00O, 900 francs, and Tunis.
about $4,000, 900 francs, together with
those scattered all over the world.
about 1S3, O00,0 900 francs. did nol
amount in 1900 to more than 476, 900.
900 francs. Besides this colossal
amour of purchases, the English
yearly spend considerable sums in
France. The money left in our coun-
try by E~nglishmei visiting Paris or
their favorite resorts Is commonly
estimated at 500, 600, 900 francs, thus
making 1900, 900, 900 francs as the
formidable total yearly paid by Eng.
land to France"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
Saved by a Special"

The editor, picking up his file of
Times back numbers, next demanded:
And you wrote the story on the I'd
day Of March,"
Il did," said Sandy. He was con.
scious that the eyes of two visitors
were scrutinizing him closely.
The editor had by this time come
across the paper he wanted.
IF you had an interview with Dan
Poulter on March 2, there's no doubt,
of course, that he was in town on
March %"
"Of course, there can be no doubt
of it," he replied, without a blush.
The editor turned to the two callers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
THE STATE or SOUTH DAKOTA.
DenlrLmont of Insurance


Company's Certificate Of Authority.
Whereas, The Mutual Benefit Life In
surance Co.. "A corporation organized
under the laws Of New Jersey. has hled
In this Office q sworn statement exhibit
ing it's condition and business for the
year ending December II. 1902, conform
able 70 the requirements of the laws OF
this State. regulating the business Of in
suTance; and
Whereas, The said Company has filed
In this office a duly certified copy of its
charter, with certificate Of organization.
in compliance with the reQuircmeuts of
the insurance law aforesaid:
Now. therefore, |, IT. G. Shobpr. Com
missioner OF Insurance Of the State Of
south Dakota, pursuant to the provisions
% said laws, do hereby certify that the
above named Company is fully empow-
cred through It's authorized agents to
transact its appropriate business of Life
Insurance in this state, according to laws
thereof until the a1st day Of December,
"A. ID. 1903.
In testimony whereof. I nave h~sreunto
set my hand and seal at Pierre this 10th
day OF February, A. u. 1903.
(Seal.) H.. c. SHOBER.
Commissioner Of Insurance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18

rs there anything that you would
like to ask him, gentlemen" he in.
CURED.
The man who held the paper, and
VINO had been scanning the article in
question, shook his head.
NO" he said.
Thanks, Sanderson; thatTl be about
ALL"
Sandy overheard the editors query,
Are you satisfied, gentlemen" and
the answer of one of the men, Eyes,
we're satisfied that we were on the
wrong scent"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
Find Use for Straw.

Thousands of tons of straw pro-
duced in raising flax for it's seed in
Minnesota and the Dakotas has hith-
erto been burned. 1t is now found to
be valuable for making both binding
Irvine and paper pulp.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

1Vpul VI . ldll1S.
Company's Certificate of Authority.
Whereas. The British America Assur-
ance Company, IA corporation organized
under the laws of Canada, has filed in
this office n sworn statement exhibiting
its condition and business for the year
ending December 81, 1902, comformable
to the requirements of the laws OF this
State regulating the business Of insur-
ance; and
Whereas. The said Company has filed
In this office a duly certified copy of it's
charter, with certificate Of organization.
In compliance with the requirements of
the insurance law aforesaid;
Now, Therefore, l, II. c.. Shober, Com
missioner of Insurance of the State Of
South Dakota, pursuant to the provisions
of said laws, do hereby certify that the
above named Company is fully empoW-
cred, through is authorized agents, to
transact its appropriate business OF Fire
Insurance in this State, according to laws
thereof. until the 31st day of December,
A. l.. 1903.
In testimony whereof, I have h~ereunto
set my hand and seal at Pierre, this 9th
day OF January, A. D. 1903
(Seal.) II. G. SHOBER,
COMMISSIONS of Insurance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
Improved Conditions.

More than 40 per cent of the peo-
pie of Great Britain could not write
their names when Queen Victoria as.
cended the throne. Now only seven
per cent are in that condition.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,
nDnnrfnnnnt nf InrIrnnnn

~" NAAA'llN ~ 'lANts
Company's Certificate of Authority.
Whereas, The Fidelity and Deposit
Company, a corporation organized under
the law Of Maryland. has tiled in this
office n sworn statement exhibiting its
condition and business for the year end
ing December 81, 1902, conformable TO the
requirements OF the laws of this state
regulating the business OF insurance.; and,
Whereas, The said company has filed in
this office a duly certified copy of it's
charter, with certificate of organization,
in compliance with the requirements of
the insurance law aforesaid;
Now, therefore, |, II. G. Shober, Com
missioner of Insurance Of the State of
South Dakota, pursuant to the provisions
Of said laws, do hereby certify thai the
above named company is fully empow-
cred. through its authorized agents, to
transact its appropriate business OF
Fidelity and Surety Insurance in this
state, according to the laws thereof, until
the thirty-first day of December, A. d.
1903.
In testimony whereof, / have hereunto
set my hand and seal at Pierre, this Goth
day of January, A. d. 1903.
(SeaD H. c. SHOBER,
Commissioner Of Insurance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18

lished since-a better special article
than that. The editor, true to his pol
icy, had nothing to say by way Of ap-
proval, but Sandy knew that he was
pleased, nevertheless, and so were
most of the staff.
The next day the editor wished to
see him.
"Ah, Sanderson," began the editor,
gazing sharply at the little reporter
through his nose glasses, where did
you get that story of yours about the
jockey who rode whilst asleepl"
why, from the horse-trainer, Dan
Poulter," he answered.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
Hemn a Valuable Crnn

More than nine.tenths of the hemp
produced in the United States is
grown in Kentucky, and at present
prices it is regarded as second only
to tobacco in profit as a farm crop.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
ANNUAL STATEMENT
For the year ending Decemb,g 81, 1902,
of the condition and affairs of the
Mutual Benefit Lie Insurance
Co. OF Newark.

Co. OF Newark.
Organized under the laws Of New JERSEY.
made to the Commissioned OF Lnsur-
ance of the State of South Dakota, in
President, Frederick F~relinghuysen.
Vice President, Bloomfield j.. Miller.
Secretary. Edward L.. Dobbins Princi-
pal office, No. T52 Broad street. Attor-
ney for service Of process in the State
of South Dakota. information furnished
by the COMMISSIONS of Insurance. Or
ganiZed or Incorporated Jan. 81, 1916.
Commenced business April, 1915.
CAPITAL.
Amount Of capital stock. ....... Mutual
Amount OF capital stock actually
ASSETS OF THE COMPANY u'u"i
The value of it's real estate is S3.O55. 693.27
Mortgage oans on real es-
The cash on deposit in bank
is MISUNDERSTANDING. s84.535.31
flee ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. 5,1sS.1s
and In course of transmits
Par of stocks and bonds
owned by company, exclud-
Ing interest ............. Is, 361. 364. 81
Amount of loans secured by
hrst mortgages on real es-
Loans made to p~oiicyhoid. "
ers assigned as collateral
or secured by terms Of pol
icy .....:.:................ e,9s7, 900. rs
Amount Of loans secured by
pledges Of bonds, stocks,
Agents debit balances. 49,. ...,......
Market value Of stocks and
bonds over par ............ 1885, 10000
agents debit balances. 49,. 24,694.24
Amount of premium notes ON
policies in force. :.......... 4,711,527.79
Uncollected and deferred pre-
mlums metz .....,....... 933, 202.37
Amount of interest due and
accrued ...:;."...:...;... 1885, $685.
Deduct agents credit bal
ances l.461.63
(agents' debit balances)... 24,69424
Total admitted assets =. So, 500. OBI. 92
~ LIABILITIES.
Net reserve ............... .$74, 4G1, 293.Oo
OF adjustment or adjusted
but not yet due .....:..... 152. 5Go.97
Claims for matured en-
uoWmentS ................. Al ,4S3.41
amount Of other claims. 80. 2ol,5oo.oo
present value of amounts
not yet due .....:......... 167, 12494
Amount of all other existing
claims against the com
pany ......".............. 100, 7J9. 10
Total liabilities ...... $40, IFS. 900. 43
Gross divisible surplus. 49,. 6.63O.O7I 40
Total $50, 800. OBJ. 80
X THE YEAR.
Amount of cash premiums
received on new policies.
no expense deductions -. 1888. 1e2. 81
Amount OF cash premiums
received on renewals, no
expense deductions $500. S,661, 13o. 4
Amount of surrender values
received applied to pur-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
H. d. GAMBLE,
Notary Public, Ontario.
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,

n OF SDITH DAKDTA,
Insurance Department.
I, TT. G.. Shober, Commissioner of In
suranCe Of the State of South Dakota. do
hereby certify that the above is a true
copy of the original Statement now on
file at this office. .
In witness whereof, I nave hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal Of this Of
flee at Pierre, this 9TH day of February,
1903.
(Seal.) II. c. SHOBER,
CommiSSioner of Insnranna
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.

IIIoUI dIINV IVVVdTIIIVTI.
l, H. c. Shober, COMMISSIONS of In
Surance of the State of South Dakota, do
hereby certify that he above is a true
copy of the original statement now on file
at this office.
In witness whereof, l have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal of this Of
fce at Pierre. this END day of January,
1903.
(Seal) II. c. SHOBER,
Commissioner of Insurance
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
STATE OLE sn1rTH nAKnrA-1Ns1rR.

ance Department.
I. II. 9. Shober, Commissioner OF In
surance Of the State of South Dakota, do
hereby certify that the above is a true
copy Of the original statement now on
file at this Office.
In witness whereof. / have hereunto set
my hand and affixed the seal OF this Of
flee at Pierre, this 18th day of February.
1903.
(Seal.) H.. c. SHOBER,
Commissioned of Insurance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
Net amount of risks in

Net amount of risks in
force .S113, 755, 762
COMPLAINTS STATEMENT OF BUSI-
NESS TRANSACTED IN THE STATE
OF SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE
YEAR.
Premiums on risks written. So, S46.1S
Amount Of risks written. ,.... 2l3, 1920
Losses incurred during the
year 3.2S2.35
Losses paid during the year.. 3.232. 35
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18

Losses on ledger assets ac-
tually sold under cost....... 46, 1885 60
All other Items 56.174.57
Total disbursements ........ 81, 4Gs, 9O0.5s
Balance .$5, es7. 1884, s
v ASSETS.
Book value of real estate aft
er deducting Membranes. 1910, 10000
Book value OF bonds and
stocks owned .............. 4,TS2, 100
Cash in company's of1ce...... -. 800. g
Cash deposited in banks. 49,. 2Oa. 749. 3
Total So, 6s7, 1883 70
Fidelity and surety. .......... 1o2, S07.2 d
Total assets So, 100. SOS. ss
V. NON-LEDGER LIABILITIES.
Total claims adjusted and not
In process of adjustment. 3s.G94.SS
Known or reported: proofs {.
not HE'D %....... 26,032.9 81
Resisted by principals not ad-
mitted by company. ......... $780, S9.Os
Aggregate ................ S197, O34.44
Total unearned premiums. III. 297.S7
Total amount Of all liabiI-
tiles. except capital stock. 1914, 1872. 81
Joint stock capital actually
paid up in cash.....:.:.....:s 80, 6OO. 10000
Surplus beyond capital and
VI, RISKS. ~
Risks outstanding at the
date Of preceding state
ment ..::...y.."...... $3.50, s74, 10000
Risks written since preced-
ing statement ............ 290, O02, 91S,00
Total risks .............. .$510, ST., 65s. 90
Risks cancelled and expired
during the year. ........ % 4.319.9 64.O
BUSINESS IN THE STATE OF SOUTH
DAKOTA DURING THE YEAR 1902.
Risks written ................ $575, $4,000
Premiums received 4ul5 90
Losses paid ..........,...... None
Losses incurred .............. None
STATE OF MARYLAND. CITY OF
Baltimore-ss.
harry Nicodemus, Secretary, of the
Fidelity and Deposit Company, being duly
sworn, depose and say, and each for him.
self says, that they are the above de-
scribed officers OF the said company, and
that on the ~thirty-first day Of December,
last, all of the above described assets
were the absolute property of the said
company, free and clear from any liens or
claims thereon, except as above stated,
and that the foregoing statement, with
the schedules and explanations hereunto
annexed and by them subscribed, are a
full and correct exhibit of all the assets,
liabilities, income and expenditures and
Of the general condition and affairs of
said company on the said thirty-irst day
Of December, last, and for the year end
ing IN that day, according to the best of
their information. knowledge and belief
respectively.
JOS. r. STONEBRAKER.
HARRY NICODEMUS.
Subscribed and sworn to before me his
l4th day of January, 1903.
(SeaD FRED s. AXTELL,
Notary Public.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-04-18
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO. COUNTY OF

1UT--NSs
j. j. Kenny, Vice President, and p. II.
Sims. Secretary OF the British America
Assurance Company Of Toronto, Canada,
the foregoing is a full. true and correct
statement Of the affairs of said Company;
that the said Insurance Company is a
bona-tide owner of at least one hundred
thousand dollars of actual cash capital,
invested in the State and United States
Stocks and Bonds, or in Bonds and Mort
cages of Real Estate unincumbered, and
worth double the amount for which the
same is mOrtgaged; and they are the
above described officers of said Insurance
Company.
]. J. KENNY.
Vice President.
2. III. SIMS,
Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me, this
23d day of January, 1903.
(Notarial Seal.)