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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

President Roosevelt's Thanksgiving
proclamation is as follows:
"Once again the season of the year
has come when, in accordance with the
custom of our forefathers for genera
tions past, the President appoints day
as especial occasion for all our people
to give praise and thanksgiving TO God.
During the past year we have been
free from famine, from pestilence, from
war. We are at peace with all the rest
of mankind Our natural resources are
at least as great as those of any other
nation. We believe that in ability to
develop and take advantage of these re-
sources the average man of this nation
stands at least as high as the average
man of any other. Nowhere else in the
world is there such an opportunity for
free people to develop to the fullest ex.
tent all its powers of body, Of mind, and
of that which stands above both body
and mind-characte
Much has been given us from on
high and much will rightly be expected
OF us in return. Into our care ten tai
ents have been entrusted, and we are to
be pardoDed ueither if we sQuander and
waste them, nor yet if we hide them in
a napkin, for they must be fruitful in
our hands ever throughout the ages, at
all times and among all peoples. Pros.
perity has been fraught with danger and
it behooves US to each be a giver of all
things that we may not fall into love Of
ease and luxury, that we may not lose
our sense of moral responsibility, that
we may not forget our duty to God and
to our Deighbor.
"A great democracy like ours, democ.
racy based upon principles of orderly
liberty, can be perpetuated only if in
the heart of the ordinary citizen there
dwells a keen sense Of righteousness and
justice. We should earnestly pray that
this spirit of righteousness and justice
may grow ever greater in the hearts of
all of us, and that our souls may be in
clined evermore both toward virtues
that feel for gentleness and tenderness,
for loving kindness and forbearance one
with another, and toward those no less
necessary virtues that make for manli-
ness and rugged hardihood, for without
these qualities neither nation or indi
vidual can rise to the level of greatness.
Now, therefore, ] Theodore Roose
velt president of the United States, do
set apart Thursday, the twenty eighth
day Of November, rs a general day of
Thanksgiving and prayer, and on that
day recommend that the people shall
cease from their daily work, and, in
their homes and in their churches, meet
devoutly to thank the Almighty for the
many and great blessings they have re-
ceived in the past, and to pray that they
may be given strength SO to order their
lives as TO deserve a continuation of
these blessings in the future.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
RemedyIng Homestead Evils.

Commissioner Balinger Of the general
land office at Washington has Just issu-
ed an order, the rigid and partial en-
forcement OF which will doubtless do
much to end the abuses that developed
in the operation of the homestead laws
in the past, Under the new order,
constructive residence" heretofore
recognized in the administration of the
land Office, will not apply to homestead
entries made on and after November ],
1907.
The abuse of the homestead privilege
under the old law, or the old method of
administering the law, grew ont Of a dis
position on the part Of the federal au-
thorities to make the lot Of the home
steaders as easy as possible. While the
letter of the law required actual resi-
dence, the authorities early adopted the
plan of accepting constructive resi-
dence" The entryman was required
only to show that he had lived on his
pre-emption, and usually this living
Amounted to the building of Il shack in
which the homesteader slept a few
nights each year to ease his conscience,
while he may have had employment
hundreds of miles away. After the
fourteen months of required residence
the entryman usually took advantage Of
the commutation clause of the home.
stead law, paid the acre price asked by
the government and then, more fre
quently than not, sold the property to
some lumber, cattle or land syndicate
for profit.
As result of this system, syndicates
of various kinds have secured thousands
ernment lands that should be owned
and occupied by actual settlers, for
whose benefit and encouragement the
homestead law passed. In the recent
exposures Of the scandals in the land op'
erations in the west, it was shown that
some of these syndicates made it a regu-
lar business to employ men to file on
public lands for the sole purpose ofturn-
ing them over to the syndicates as soon
as titles were secured.
Commissioner Ballnger's order may
resemble locking the stable after the
horse has been stolen, but any reform
designed to eliminate the speculative
evil in demonstrating should help save
what remains of the public domain for
the use of bona fide homesteaders, for
whom il was originally intended.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
MINES AND MINING.

The Westinghouse Co. have their new
mica grinder installed at the New York
mica mine. 1t was in operation for q
days last week and works to perfection.
sample of the product has been sent
to headquarters in Pittsburg.
Reports from Camp Ivanhoe are to the
effect that the grading for the new mill
and cyanide plant for the Ivanhoe Gold
Mining and Milling Company is nearly
completed, and lumber for the erection
of the buildings is being turned out at a
rapid rate. The company has also add.
ed another drill and are now working
double day and night shifts in the mine.
The camp is presenting very lively ap-
pearance just now.
Work at the Ideal mine is progressing
favorably and preparations are being
made to increase the amount of work.
A new saw mill has been purchased and
will be put up as soon as it arrives. 1t
will furnish mine timbers and saw up
a large amount of bug infested timber
for the market. George Van Camp.
president of the company and DIR. Plog-
sterth of Indianapolis, Indiana, who
were at the camp recently are well
pleased with the way work is progress
ing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
A New Land Ruling.
Department of the Interior, Washing
ton, ID. c., Oct. Is, 1907.

Department of the Interior, Washing
ton, ID. c., Oct Is, 1907
Register and Receiver,
United States Land Office,
Gentlemen -
The following rules will govern your
action upon homestead commutation
proofs hereafter submitted, namely:
/. Communication proof offered under
a homestead entry made on and after
November /, 1907, will be rejected unless
it be shown thereby that the entryman
has, in good faith, actually resided upon
and cultivated the land embraced in
such entry for the foil period of at least
fourteen months.
2. Where such Communication proof
is offered under an entry made prior to
November /, 1907, If it be satisfactorily
shown thereby that the entryman had,
in good faith, established actual resi-
dence on the land within six months
from, the date of his entry, he may be
credited with constructive residence
from the date of his entry provided it
be shown that such residence was in
good faith, maintained for such period
as, when added to the full period OF
fourteen months residence required by
the homestead laws; and
3. In no case can Communication proof
be accepted when it fails TO show that
the required residence and cultivation
continued to the date on which applica-
tion for notice of intention to make such
proof was filed
Very respectfully,
X. A. BALLINGER,
Commissioner.
Approved
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
Government Envelopes.

Postmaster General Meyer has issued
an order respecting the purchase by
business men of stamped envelopes that
will mean much to business committees
and to large users of government envel.
opes. 1t provides, that when an order
is placed with the postmaster for any
number of stamped envelopes only the
cost OF the envelopes and the printing
thereon shall be deposited with the or
der, instead ofthe entire cost OF the en-
velopes, printing and stamps, as at pres
eht the government is often Eve six or
weeks in making delivery of stamped
envelopes. About four million envel-
opes are turned out every day by the
government and orders for them are APP
proximately 100000 day, with money
tied up under the present practice is
enormous. Under orders of the post
master general the stamp value of the
envelopes VIII remain in the hands Of
the purchaser and be available for such
nses as he may care to make of it while
the order is being filed. When the
postmaster delivers the envelopes or
dered he will turn in to the treasury
immediately the money received, thus
making it available for government pur-
poses.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
NO l2
"Pneumonia's Deadly Foe

had so seriously affected my right lung"
writes Mrs. Fannie Connor, of Rural
Route /, Georgetown, Tenn, "that /
coughed continuously night and day and
the neighbors prediction-consumption
seemed inevitable, until my husband
brought home bottle of DR.. Kings
New Discovery. which in my case prov
ed to be the only real cough cure and
restorer of weak, sore lungs" When
all other remedies utterly fail, you may
still win in the battle against lung and
throat troubles with New Discovery, the
real remedy Guaranteed by j. E Pill
cher & Co., druggists. SOC and Sl.00.
Trial bottle free.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
Much T1mher is Wasted.

According to a bulletin just issued by
by the forestry bureau less than 90 per
cent Of the average tree as 1t stands IN
the woods comes into market in the
form of merchantahle products. The
remainder is allowed to 90 to waste.
Some trees supposed to be OF little value
have been habitually neglected alto
gether and left in the woods to fall and
decay.
The seriousness of this waste question
made but little impression on the lum-
herman until forests began to fail and
prices reached point where building
operations we're handicapped. Lumber
men. it is asserted in the bulletin, have
too often gone into the richest forests OF
the country and merely Skinned the
cream" taking only choice parts OF The
trees, and wasting the remainder. scar
city has now called halt and made 1t
necessary TO put the whole tree to its
best use.
The investigations of the government
IN discover uses for waste material were
first carried on under something OF Il
disadvantage because of the laboratories
being in different cities. Consolidation
of forces and close co operation were al
most impossible. This was remedied
last July by the transfer of headquarters
10 Washington. A building suited to
~. snac;al reouirements of the work
was erected, in which the apparatus US
ed elsewhere has been installed mere
the field Of inquiry will be extended 10
cover additional phases OF the waste
problem az it affects the timber supply.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
Burlington to Change Time.

Local Burlington officials yesterday
received notice of a change in the pas
senger time table which will to some
extent, improve the service and is of
particular importance on account of its
bearing on the Denver train. The new
schedule will 90 into effect on Sunday,
November 10th The east bound train
will leave Deadwood at ! | a. m and the
incoming or west bound train will ar
rive here at 4:30 p. M, half hour later
than at present. The lay-over at ALI
ance, on the run between Deadwood and
Denver, will be shortened by about five
hours. The train from here will arrive
at Alliance at 9:45 p. m, instead of at
s45 as at present and will leave there
for Denver at 5:05t next morning in.
stead of at 9l5. The time between
Deadwood and Denver will be shorten
ed by four hours. -Pioneer-Times.
The new schedule will bring the in
coming or west bound passenger train
into Custer half hour later, and the south
or east bound train will leave at 2:5i in.
stead OF I;54 as now.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
For over Sixty Y ears.

An old and well-tried remedy.-Mrs.
Winslow's Soothing Syrup has been
used for over sixty years by millions of
mothers for their children while teeth
ing, with perfect success. 1t soothes the
child, soften the gums, allays all pain,
cures wind collie. and is the best remedy
for diarrhoae. Is pleasant TO the taste
Sold by druggists in every part of the
world. Twenty-Five cents bottle. Its
value is incalcuiable. Be sure and ask
for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
Guaranteed under the Food and Drugs
Act, June 30th, 1906. Serial No. 1898.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
OMAHA LIVE STOCK MARKET.
Especially Reported for This Paper by
Clay, Robinson & Com oany Live
Stock Commission.
SOUTH OMAHA, Oct. 2S, 100

SOUTH OMAHA, Oct. 2S, 1907
The trade has been extremely dull
since a week ago, and conditions are
such at the present time as to warrant a
recovery this week. Packers are very
slow buyers and have curtailed their or.
ders to a very large extent. Feeder
buyers as well, in fact of this depression
Of eastern money matters, have asked
concession, and prices at this time are
right at SOC lower than a week ago.
Good to choice killing steers are selling
at$4.50 @ S4,75; fair to good So S5 o.
$40; good to choice heavy feeders
$40 @ $4.75; fair to good $500 61
$40; good to choice light and medium
weights S425 a. $3.50; fair to good 1916
69 S4. is; good to choice cows and heif-
ers $500 @ $S.65
Sheep of all kinds also suffered last
week and with prices lower again today,
the trade is % a. 35c lower than early
last week. Good killing lambs are sell
ing at $6.75 "a $500; good yearlings
$5.25 (9 $3.50; good wethers S4.75 a.
$500 good ewes $3.50 @ S4.65; good
feeding lambs $5.75 9 S6.25 good year
lings $500 a. $50 good wethers $3.50
@ $4.75; good ewes 1915 (9 $4.25.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
Black Hills Clearing House.

AT meeting attended by representa-
tives from the various banking insttu-
tions throughout the Black Hills held
Monday night in Deadwood, the organ-
zation of the Black Hills Clearing House
association was effected. The details of
the scope and functions Of the organiza-
tion were thoroughly discussed and be-
fore the final work was accomplished,
the meeting had lasted well into Tues
day morning.
The formation of a bank association
Of this nature has been broached on sew
eral previous occasions but until Mon
day evening no definite steps had been
taken in efecting it organization. 1t
was thought that in keeping with the
practice in all parts of the country that
have become financial centers, Dead.
wood should be the site of clearing
house association for the expediting of
business between the various banks.
At the meeting Monday night the fol
lowing banks were represented by one
or more of their officers and are the
present members Of the association:
First National, Deadwood.
Black Hills Trust and Savings bank
Deadwood.
First National, Lead.
Miners < Merchants, Lead.
Bank of Whitewood, Whitewood.
Meade County Bank, Sturgis.
Commercial National, Sturgis.
Pennington County Bank, Rapid City
First National, Rapid City.
Butte County Bank, Belle Fourche.
First National, Belle Fourche.
Bank of Spearfish, Spearfish.
American National, Spearfsh.
Little Missouri Bank, Camp Crook.
The banks of Hot Springs, Custer, Hill
City and Keystone were not represent
ed but the officers of these institutions
have signified their intention of enter
ing the association. The following Off
GERS were elected;
ID. A. Mcpherson, President.
L. NJ Brooder, Vice President.
F. S. Stratton, Secretary.
The clearing house committee consists
of n Z. Franklin. chairman, r. II. Dris.
coll, j. J. Morrow and ID. A. Mcpherson
and +. M. Brooder who are ex-officio
members of the board.
Deadwood has been designated as the
place of business of the association -
Pioneer Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
The Price of Health.

"The price of health in malarlous'
district is just 25 cents the cost ola box
of DR.. Kings New Life Pills." writes
Ella Slayton, of Noland, Ark. New Life
Pills cleanse gently and impart new life
and vigor to the system. 25c. Satisfac-
ton guaranteed at j. L. Pitcher & Co.
druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02

Judge Jones Of the Sioux Falls district
recently handed down decision TO the
effect that city councils have the power
to revoke saloon licenses where the pre-
prietors of saloons have violated any of
the provisions Of the state liquor law,
The case upon which the decision rests
was that of Sioux Falls saloon keeper
whose license had been revoked by the
city council for violations of the liquor
law.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
CROWN MICA GROUND SOLD.

A large mining deal has just been con-
summated that means great things for
the Rockford district. Mention has of.
ten been made in these columns of the
Crown Mining company's property sev-
en- miles south of Rockford, and all who
have examined it have been loud in
their praises for its richness and prom
Use. Yesterday a deal was made where
by Col James A. Clark purchased the
property after thorough investigation
for big price. Messrs. Schrader and
Lewis, president and secretary of the
Crown Mining company, were the ne
gotiators, and James ID. McNickle and
A. l.. Wyatt, of Rockport, Mo, are
large owners. Mrs. McNickle is also in
| terested.
This property has the reputation Of
being the best proposition in the Black
Hills today outside of the Homestake, Q,
samples showing anywhere from $3.50
to 500. The former owners have held
on to the claims, knowing that they
were rich, and only let them go now be-
cause they got what they thought the
right thing.
Colonel Clark will put on large force
of men, and it will not be long until the
mine will be dividend paycr.-Rapid
J Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
BONDING UP MINING GROUND.

From surface indications it is quite
evident that the deal that has been
pending on the Standby, and other pro.
pertes over near Rockford, are about to
be consummated. The Standby is to be
consolidated with the Montezuma and
a number of other prominent properties
in that locality. 1t is quietly evident
that bonds have been taken by the Lon
don syndicate on the Standby property,
the Montezuma, the Anna ground be-
longing to Stolgis and Kruger, the Col
umbia property embracing 400 acres of
ground at the mouth of Silver creek, and
large number of smaller estates. No
papers have been filed for record in the
deal yet, but it is almost certainty that
a vast acreage of territory is going to be
taken over by the London people, and
gigantic operations begun within the
near future.
Work is being pushed at the Saginaw
mine to replace the buildings that were
recently destroyed by fire. The hoist
building is inclosed and nearly ready to
receive the machinery which will ar
rive in a few days. l. w. Herber, pres
ident and general manager of the COM
pany is making every possible effort to
get the mill in operation by November
| 18th
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02


In his speech At Nashville on the 23rd
ult. the President touched upon the tur-
buent condition of Wall street, and
said: There has been trouble in the
stock market, in the high financial
world, during the past few months. The
statement has frequently been made
that the policies for which | stand, leg
lslative and executive, are responsible
for that trouble. Now, these policies of
mine can be summed up in one brief
sentence. They represent the effort to
punish successful dishonesty. / doubt
If these policies have any material effect
in bringing about the present trouble,
but if they have it will not alter in the
slightest degree my determination that
for the remaining sixteen months of my
term these policies shall be persevered
in unswervingly"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02

President Roosevelt has issued his
Thanksgiving proclamation, naming
Thursday. Nnyemher %.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
Notice of Teachers Examination.

The last regular examination of this
winter for teachers first, second and
third grade certificates will be held at
my office in Custer, November 2lst and
22nd, 1907.
A,tv GrpNpv IN Sunt
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02

The hearing on the restraining order
issued by Judge Garland Of the federal
commissioners holding up the putting
into effect of the two and one half cent
passenger rate, which was set for Octo-
Der Goth, has been continued to Decem-
Der 18th. Several Of the railroads were
not ready to 20 on. When the hearing
is heard on December 18th, Attorney
General Clark and Assistant Attorney
General Dougherty, counsel for the
board will argue for the commissioners.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02
1T YOU WANT A
JOHN C. WELLS, Proprietor.

The South Dakota druggists will fight
the state pure food law.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-02

AMY GURNEY, Co. Supt.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26

Salem, Ore, Jan. 26.-When the
bill which has been introduced in
the senate by Senator c. ]. Smith Of
Umatilla, will have passed success
fully through the course of legisla-
ton and has received the signature of
approval from the governor, ell of the
troubles and embarrassments endured
in the past by the counties OF Union,
Wallowa and Umatilla will have been
put TO an end and the authorities of
each county will know the extent OF
their Jurisdiction, which has been
merely a matter af conjecture and
mutual agreement up to the present
time.
The bill is introduced for the pur-
pose of establishing the boundary
lines between the trio of miniature
commonwealth, which overlap each
other, which has hitherto been known
only rs the summit of the Blue
mountain range" Since the summit
OF the mountains mentioned is fiat
and many thousands of acres in ex-
tent, this description has been alto
gether uncertain and chimerical and
the source OF unlimited trouble and
dispute ever since the counties have
been in existence. In order to settle
the difficulty Senator Smith secured
the passage of a measure authorizing
the selection OF commission of one
man fIom each of the three counties,
one of whom had been the surveyor
OF wallowa county for several years,
TO map out the line and report to the
legislature. This report arrived a
few days ago and Senator Smiths bill
IL drafted to conform to its provis-
ions
"For many years past" said Sena-
tor Smith," the location OF the boun-
dairy lines between these counties has
been practically unknown and the re-
suit Is that owners OF property in the
vicinity Of the imaginary line of di-
vision have been compelled to pay
taxes In both counties. Then, too,
there have been cases where crimes
have been committed and bodies of
dead men found within this zone Of
uncertainty. and the only manner in
which the question of jurisdiction
over these cases could be determined
was through mutual agreement of the
authorities and then It frequently
terminated in habeas corpus proceed
ings. The settlement Of the location
o: the line is mutual and friendly and
we will all be glad when It Is finally
passed upon by the legislature"
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-01-26
Lumber Prices Advancing.

There has been a rise in the price
of retail lumber amounting to from
81 to 50 per thousand, says the Yak
ina Republic. This rise is general
over the state, said to be on account
of the increase price asked by the
manufacturers on the Sound and other
parts of the northwest. Lumber is
now more than twice the price 1t was
six years ago, when common sheath
ing sold for about 50 per thousand.
Today It is selling for SIS and $40.
All other grades Of lumber has gone
up in proportion. The demand for
lumber in Yakima is much greater
now than it ever was and It is believed
to be on the increase.