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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02

Capt. Seth Bullock, superintendent Of
the Black Hills forest reserve, says not
nearly as much damage will be done to
the pine forests Of the Black Hills this
summer as in seasons past. For the
past three years small red bug has
made its appearance which destroys the
eggs of the beetle before they hatch.
Last summer not nearly as much dam
age was done as the summer previous.
There seems to be two breeding seasons
of the beetle each summer, the first be.
ing in June and the second in August.
killed by the bugs early in May the
BEETLES are destroyed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02
]. l.. MAxoN,
TT -'I1tEkV9ED
Chairman Board Co. Commissioners.
Notice to Wolf Bounty Claimants.

All persons wishing to secure the
State Bounty on wolves or oyotes should
file their claims in this office at once, as
the state appropriation made for the
fiscal year ending June 30th, 1904, is to
be apportioned to the different claimants
August lst, 1904.
w. A. NEvIN, Co. Auditor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02

e Grace Hcrreid, daughter Of Governor
, Herreid Of South Dakota, will act as
sponsor for tie cruiser South Dakota,
which is to be launched the latter part
July at San Francisco. The launching
will doubtless be made gala OCCASION,
and the state will again attract the gen
eral attention of the public in favor
q bla Iiubi
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02
Team Strayed

From Custer about May 1st, one brown
and one sorrel horse. weight about 1000
pounds each, branded Cross with quart
er circle over it, Were last seen going
toward Hermosa. A reasonable reward
will be paid for their recovery.
I. CApIE
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02

Passenger train No. Al on the Burling-
ton & Missouri River railroad was
wrecked the other side OF Newcastle.
Wyoming, on the morning of June 27,
crashing into an open swith and collid-
ing with train Of stock cars on the sid
inS. Harry Holden and q waiter nam
ed Kinney we're injured. A great mum
ber passengers were severely shaken up.
The passenger engine and box car
were badly wrecked.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02
Arrangements Ucsmp.eted.

Arrangements bave been completed
for one of the biggest Fourth Of July
celebrations ever held in this city. The
programme is large one and consists
all kinds of sports If the weather is
favorable, big crowd Of people will be
on hand from neighboring towns. The
whole thing will wind up with fire works
and big dance at the opera house in
the evening. N6
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02

George Wells, one of the early settlers
of Rapid City, and father of Mrs. Thorn
as Sweeney, died at the Presby terian
hospital in Chicago, June "a, where he
had gone about two weeks ago for the
purpose of submitting to an operation
for cancer, which the physicians would
not undertake. Mr.. Wells was 65 years,
five months and seventeen days of age
at the time Of his death.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02
Total production for 1908 $l36O63 2G4
Total production for 1902. l2l,I24OOO

Net Gain......."..... ...."... Sl4,g39, ,264
Per capita new Wealth." 253.77
South Dakota's commercial ambitions
have not blinded her to the value and
interests considered by some of less mat
erial, but to tue minds of many no less
large, those pertaining to mental growth
and development. South Dakota has
gained a world wide for her educational
facilities as well as agricultural and com.
mercial pursuits The schools occupy
and merit a place in the public eye
seldom accorded to them in any country.
keen interest is manifested in what
ever affects their welfare. Residents of
the state are not compelled to send their
children East to be educated. Excellent
schools in all branches Of learning are
within a few hours ride of the resi-.
dent or homeseeker. The federal goy-
eminent has wisely provided for the
public schools of South Dakota by set.
tlbS l5luS -,lJOs1oF dGiGS VI ldIu NulCll
cannot be sold for less than $40 per acre.
These lands are growing in value and at
present prices could be sold at for a
sum in the neghborhood of 100000.
The interest Of this large sum alone
would defray the entire expenses of pub
lie and private schools Of the state. The
item of school taken alone is some states
is quite an item of expense, and home
seeker should not overlook these ad-
vantages offered when selecting a per-
manent home. The government contri-
butes $4,000 yearly for the support of
the state agricultural college, which is
also a United States government expert
ment station.
The following endowments have been
made in addition to the public school
endowment:
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02

The following is said to be successful
method of Kidding the household of in
sect pests of all kinds: Dissolve common
alum, one pound in two quarts of hot
water when thoroughly dissolved ap-
ply hot to pantry shelves, cupboard
shelves or any other infected place
about the house. 1t will absolutely ban
ish ants, bed bugs, spiders, cockroaches
and troublesome insects Of all kinds.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02

Total No. of delegates in con. 81
Dated March 30th, 1904.
By order of the judicial Central Com
mittee. JAMES BOYD,
Chairman Judicial Central Committee.
CAssIUs NJ. LEEDY, Secretary.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02

The county commissioners were in
session Tuesday acting on liquor licenses
and transacting other rout-
Inc business. Licenses were granted to
Phil Goehring j. u. Campbell, and VIM.
Loyett of Custer, and j. II. Stockmyer
and william Gasson Of Prngle.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02

Furthermore-adm itting that the loca-
tion at Mitchell would save 81 ,2S0 each
session, in the way Of taxes for legislat.
i've mileage, the total amount of such
saving for the past nine sessions would
have been about Sll 800.
Now the fact is as an off set to this,
that during that period the state has col
lected and turned into its own treasury
more than $4,000, or surplus of 81 500
as rental from the United States goy-
ernment for use OF the capital building
for federal court puposes-and Nit
chell hasen't any federal court from
which the state could thus recoup it.
sell.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02
Palsehood OF Y onsense.

Mitchell gives only two definite items
of figures in support of its claim that the
state will save its people from taxation
by removing the CAPITA. One item is as
follows, as copied from MItchell's official
literature:
"If the capital is not removed, Pierre
promises its citizens that the next legis
lature will appropriate 100000 for a
new capital building in that city"
Even if such promise had been made,
could it be fulfilled without the vote Of
two.thirds Of the legislature? Certainly
not. But absolutely no such promise
eyer was made by Pierre to its citizens
nor to any body else; and the Pierre
capital committee will pay $500 TO any
public charity in the state for an iota Of
eyidenc' that any such promise, or
even the remotest suggestion thereof,
ever was made as an inducement to its
citizens to contribute to the capital
campaign fund or for any other pur-
pose.
The other definite item is as follows,
copied also from Mitchelps Official liter.
atUrc:
There will actually be a large saving
of taxes each year. In one item of egls
latiye mileage, the saving will be g., ,278.-
81 each session.
The claim that retaining the capital at
Pierre will cost 81 100000 of taxes being
proven a consummate falsehood, all tina
is left of Mtchelfs figures is the legis-
ative mileage item of $l,27S52 each
two years, or $639 26 each year. Not a
single other instance Of increased taxa
ton, due to keeping the capital at Pierre,
has been alleged. Pierre is willing to
accept the figures as to this item Of in
creased mileage; but for every dollar OF
this additional expense of S64O per year,
due to retaining the present location OF
the capital, Pierre has demonstrated
that it saves the state from ten to a
hundred times that sum per annum by
keeping the capital where it is now stu
| ated
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02

Would the saving of 500 a year In
taSes for legislative mileage warrant the
hazard of moving the states officers
and their records into Mitchell's city hall
as a capital building, from which they
might be thrown out st any time in the
courts "a the protest of single taxpay-
er, whether resident of Mitchell or not
on the ground that no city council has
any legal power to deyote the city's
property to such use ?
Mitchell's tax saving argument in this
capital campaign is a mixture of false
hood and nonsense.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02

But even if Pierre could demonstrate
no financial offset whatever againts this
extra tax of S640 on account of legislat-
i've mileage, what then2 Would any
such Insignificant expenditure justify
the people of this state in breaking faith
with Pierre? Would it compensate for
the slam and SANDER against the re-
sources and possibilities of halfthe state,
where so much of the states lands lie +?
Is South Dakotas booming of Mitchell 3
real estate entitled to take precedence
over the booming ofSouth Dakota's own
real estate2
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02

For Railroad Commissioner
DIR. w. G.. SMITH Of Meade.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-07-02

To the republican electors Of the Seventh va
cial Circuit of the State OF South Dakota.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
CITY CHARTER is
FINISHED
Will be Ready for Submission
to Charter. Commission
Monday. :
CHARTER G0MPIETE-C0yERS:
TEN CHAPTERS.
Charter Commission Has Until
MayI9 to Complete Its
LabOrs.

The city charter will be out Of
the hands of the charter commits
sion attorneys, the Messrs. Nc
Kusick and Gibbons tonight and
will be ready for submission to
the charter mission Monday.
Tt is probable that a meeting
of the entire commission will be
called immediatelyzto dispose Of
the charter. The various com.
mittees will take up and dispose
of the portions which they have
been designated to-cover and the
instrument must be in the hands
of Mayor Ludington May -, in
order for the work to be finished
within the time required by law.
The charter covers complete
city government and organization
in ten chapters. It is a compre-
hensive instrument and the task
of preparing it has not been or
binary. 1t is taken from the
Of a number Of the best
governed cities in the country.
and is draughtcd with especial
reference to the wants Of this
city.
II the charter commission COM
pletes it's labors on time the char
ter should be ready for submits
sion to a vote of the people
some time in June.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
FISHING SEASON
Anglers Will Have Their First
Outing in Lake Bemidji
----- Tomorrow.

Tomorrow will be the first day
of the open fishing season and
contrary to expectations the first
of the week, there will be fishing
in both Lakes Bemidji and IRVING.
White there IS still a good body
of ice in both lakes, there is
plenty of cleal water near the
favorite fishing grounds for pike
and with favorable weather there
will from present indications be
a good deal of fishing tomorrow.
The boat houses will rent boats
if the ice remains in its present
position, but if it should be
driven on shore by wind the
boats will not be allowed to go
out. The question Of bait will
probably be settled this after
noon and a small army Of boys
went out with nets this afternoon
to take monnows. The fishing
should be good tomorrow. Pike
usually bite well at this season
of the year. The favorite
grounds tomorrow will be at the
mouth Of the Mississippi in Lake
Bemidii and in Lake Irvine.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
BOUND OVER
Joseph Hearth, Accused of Ny.
more Burglary Held To
...--..-..
Grand Jury.

Joseph Hearth, Patrick O'Neil
and Ned O'Brein were arraigned
in Judge Reynold' IS court-this at
-ternaenl at 22u'c}gck OF "a; Charge.
of burglary. Hearth waived eX-
animation and was bound over to
the grand jury The other=tWo
We're granted an extension OF
time and their hearing was adj
iourned until one week from next
Monday.
The trio were arrested in
second hand store at Crookston,
while endeavoring to pawn some
of the stolen goods and were
brought back to l5emidli by
Sheriff Bailey this morning.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
Wild Ducks in Lake.

A flock Of about 200 fish ducks
spent all of yesterday in Lake
Bemidji and chose feeding
ground not twenty-five yards
distant from the end of the Third
street dock. They we're very
tame and spent all the afternoon
and evening in feeding near the
dock. The spectacle Of flock
of wild ducks feeding within the
city limits of a town Of 5000 peo-
pie is somewhat unusual and
quite a large crowd gathered at
the dock last night to see them.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
Died OF tuberculosis

Mrs. Amalie Anderson, wife Of
"a homesteader= Hovey juno.
ton, died yesterday after a long.
Illness of tuberculosis. She.
leaves a husband and family Of
five children. The body was pre-
pared for burial by Undertaken
Naylor last night. Funeral SER
vices will be conducted at Hovey
tomorrow and the remains will
be taken to the old home Of the
family at Mcintosh for inter
ment Monday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
Picture Grafters Abroad.

The picture CRATER is abroad
in the land, beware. Yesterday
several well dressed gentlemen
were canvassing the residence
portion of the city charging
photographs. They represented
themselves to be with local
photographer and are taking or
ders under various conditions.
The men are not connected with
any of the localaphot ographers
and are unauthorized to solicit
patronage for any local gallery.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
cution. It will occur at Walker
and Sheriff Hardy of Cass county

-----
cution. It will occur at Walker
and Sheriff Hardy of Cass county
will have charge.
The crime Of which Chounard
stands convicted and sentenced
to death was without extenuating
circumstances. While under the
influence of liquor he deliber-
ately shot his wife Dora Chou
nard to death in a resort at Cass
Lake. He pleaded mental ire
sponsibility caused by excessive
drinking at the trial The YER
dict Of the jury is just one and
the sentence imposed by the
court was generally expected.
Nick Hill found guilty. Of man.
slaughter in the second degree
for the killing Of Richard Sanger
during a row at a logging camp
near Cross Lake was sentenced
to twelve years in the state
4 penitentiary.
Judge Spooner and Court Stem
ographer Cameron returned to
Bemidji over the Great Northern
last night, the term being adj
! ijourned after the sentence had
=been passed Hill.=9Phe two
=murdeaa eases-laaye-eecupieda all
of the past week but were dis
pesedof in record breaking time,
nevertheless. Friday Of last
week Judge Spooner issued an
|ordel.for special yenire Of fifty
iurymen returnable last Monday
morning at foo'clock. In secur-
ling the jury for the Chounard
trial all of the venire except
one name was expended. The
case went to trial Tuesday and
the jury returned a verdict
Thursday morning at O'clock
The Hill case was next taken up
and but five names remained in
the jury box when the jury had
been selected. A verdict was
returned yesterday afternoon.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
VIM. Ch0unard Must Hang
For the Murder of His
Wife at CasS Lake.
JUDGE SPOONER. PASSES DEATH
-: SENTENCE LAST NIGHT.
Court Room Crowded to Its
Capacity During Impress
siye Scene.

VIM. Chounard, found guilty
of the murder of his wife, Dora
Chounard, at Cass Lake last
January, was sentenced to pay
the extreme penalty OF the law
by Judge Spooner at 4:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon at Walker.
The court room was crowded
to its capacity during theor
to court and prisoner and the
scene was impressive and one
which the spectators will never
forget. The prisoner was
brought into the court room by
the sheriff and a deputy. He was
visibly nervous and when the
court asked if he had any re-
marks to make he made no
answer. He had intended to talk,
but apparently found himself
ply sically unequal to the effort.
Attorney Larson, of Brainerd,
who has defended Chounard
made an impassioned and elo-
quent plea for the mercy Of the
court and at its conclusion the
sentence was passed. It was the
first death sentence to be pro-
nounced by Judge Spooner dur
ing his judicial career. The i'm
pressive legal form was gone
through in a mastery manner.
A hush fell over the court room
when the prisoner entered and
while the court was passing the
sentence the suspense was in
tense. Immediately at its con
clusion Chounard was hurried
from the court room.
His attorney endeavored to
have Chounard plead guilty to- a
charge of murder in the second
degree but he refused and stated
that he would rather hang.
He has freq uently threatened to
cheat the moose by snicidiDg and
will be constantly guarded until
the day Of execution. Gov. Van
SAINT will sign the death warrant
some time within the next ninety
days and fix the date of the exc
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
! Mill Will Soon Start.

The mill at Grand Forks will
probably be started up some time
next week. The date all depends
on how fast the water in the
river recedes. tits believed that
the river will go doWnsutficie
during the next few days to per-
NIT the starting of the mill. At
first only a day crew will be en-
ployed. There is a great supply
of logs on hand and the mill will
be kept busy all summer.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
Company Closes.

The Orris ODER Stock com
ipany, which opened a weeks en-
gagement at the City Opera
house last Monday night and has
been playing to very Indifferent
business, closed last night. The
manager undertook to take the
company to Minneapolis at noon
today, but the baggage could not
be gotten on the train for some
reason and they were compelled
to remain in the city.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
Petition For TOwnsite.

Judge Spooner this morning.
received an application from
Judge Ives, of Cass Lake for a
hearing OH petition for a new
townsite on the Winnibigoshish
reservation about eighteen miles
north 9of the new town of
Richards. The new town will be
located on the south shore Of
Round Lake near the headWaters
of the BIG Fork River.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
Base Ball Tomorrow.

There will be a game Of base
5balla the fair grounds tomorrow
afternoon between two local pick
up teams. This will formally
open the base ball season in Be-
midi and all the local fans are
requested to turn out. A team
will be selected this week to take
on Cass Lake at the fair grounds
next Sunday.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
Incorporation Carries.

The village OF Big Falls voted
without a dissenting voice to in
corporate last Thursday and e.:
4. Crawford d, went to Grand
Rapids today to filn the neces-
sary papers. The special cleo
ton to choose village officers will
be held sometime within the
next ten days. A. M. Greeley,
we'll known. in this city will be
the first Manor. ---
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
SWamps Burning.

A fierce fire has beening rag
ing for the past two days in one
of the tamarac swamps down the
Mississippi river about five miles
from this city and considerable;
damage has been done. The fire
personally habits start from a
fishing camp fire and has de-
stroyed a good deal of wood tim
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
Initiated Several Candidates.

The local chapter of the East
ern Star had a regular meeting
last night and initiated three
candidates. They were Mr.. and
Mrs. James Walker and w. G..
Klein. Following the work of
-evening. there was a social
session, refreshments were
served and very pleasant time
was had. f.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
Wise to Build.

The Brainerd Dispatch pub
fishes a rumor to the effect that
r. r. Wise is to build a 500, 900
hotel at Brainerd. Since the de
struction Of the Arlington last
winter byfire Brainerd has been
without a first class hotel.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
His Mother Diving.

Photographer r. w. Reed, who
was called to his old home at Or
-tonxille- this weekly the serious
illness of his aged mother writes
that he is uncertain when he can
return. Mr.. Reed s mother is
failing very rapidly and her
death is daily expected.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
Paving Taxes.

{ Payment of personal property
taxzhas-been-quite-b brisk at the
county treasurer's office sinccthe
list was put in the hands of
Sheriff Bailey=fer collection. The
greater number of delin1uents
have simplyoverlooked thematter
andwill settle before costs attach.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1904-04-30
Moose Launches Monday.

Vim. McLachlan announces
that the passenger boat ''The
Moose" will be launched Mon
day. Mr.. McLachlan has made
considerable repairs to the boat
and it is one Of the staunchest on
the lake. The launching this
year is several days later than
usual and for the past five years
the Choose" has made regular
trips to the head of the lake May
1, a feat which it will be unable
to accomplish tom orroW.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1904-11-20
CNLY HEhF-hcHE IN
P!-ATCNiC LOVE

Platonfc love is psatonic fneltssna5
Il LOOKS nee en- paper. II sca:ias Wa.i
IN hieh,souninc, s.iltsd sentence.
fut when ,4Ht in ,ha balance wish
common sense II is tighter than winA
blown mist. writes Dorothy Fenimor
iii the Chicago Iauenal.
Fer this reason, probably. platon =
love aoes not thrive IN mr. America
civilization, which las a eaAa1aad J
way Of looking facts in The face a.
calling them ny their rteht manu-
We have friendsh;ps and firtatious
We have trae l0se strong an deep
between betrathad ard married lovers
We have al Hneem}tea love. paiafa'
malady, a thorn il rfa oesh of til
lever; We have foll.es ana inalelity ol
thought and action, ard We have Ii
Horee courts in plenty.
Sut pla5o1ie love, .Iat etherealle1
human passion. lees not exist amoae
US. Such q colorless incense of on
soul before another belongs to q 70
mantle a sert:noatai nea.la. In ons
Practical world Il e7e9r 'ay life hoo
is nothing in the Mt iea-exeent ii
heartache.
/ have Only Spartan advice TO give
when yoNAg matron Erites TO ne
that younG man, rot her husband,
loves her an6, she. . ,oyal wife ana
fond mother does rot know what to
do. Should she try to influence him
through his love for her, and inspire
hin. to al that is noble and good: or
should she hesitate in such a course
West, if she allows his love to grow
it will make him unhapv in the e7d9
When suffering must sooner CT lator