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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09
LITTLE kIMeALL CHILD
DIES FROM ElIl9Ns

kimball s D.. Nov. ny q R.cbgrdts
little tw.a daughter, Dorothy who was
80 baaly hufned from her cloihag c4tch-
ing lre Monday morning. died late the
same afternoon The child vas fright
fully burned from her knees 10 the crown
Of her head and beyond human a'd when
the burning sarme4ts were finally strip.
ped from her apd ghe flames oxtinguished
with her t~ia sister Dorothy was paiv-
ing IN ian ,.pper room Of the house Il hon
their mother heard piercing screams COM
Ing rom ihe room When she reached the
children bQr2thy's cloth ns was an 4blaze.
and iu stripping the garments from the
child Mrs. Richards was herself BADLY
burned abou, tae hands
The twins are few months less thar
years OF age II is supposed That .hly
were playing with matches
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09
WATERFOWL HAY GET
FEDERAL BUILDING

Watertown, S. D, NOV la lctter re-
ceived by Congressman Phuo Han from
II, 81 Taylor. supervising architect ox
federal buildings, OF Washington. ID &.
states that the drawings for the Water
town federal building win probably be
taken up the first Of January, with the
ldea Of having actual operations begin at
the site early the coming spring"
This is good news 10 Natertown as
nothing visible has been done since the
Appropriation uf S90,o09 wes allowed by
congress year aEo.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

our family is the queorest one
lll bet Eou ever see
There aint bug one ir an the batch
With q good quality
The rest o us have lots O traits.
But all Of om are bad
An II you don't believe me, why
You Jest ask DAD
There's sister Kate an sister Neil
Their fault is maxim breaks:
They ain Hike pa a single bit
Because they make mistakes
They ought 70 have been better with
The trainiu' they have had.
But. lf yuu don't believe me why
You ics, ask dad,
Next comes nay sisters Bess and sue
With faults Of too much style
They seem to think o nothin else
They talk il all the while
They keep us in hot water WITH
Some fool. expensive fad
An IL you don't believe me why
You 1est ask dad
Now last--pot least-comes Bill ana ms
Fergettu' is our trait,
II ain no habit we've acquired
1t seems to be our fate
We all take after ma. we do
No wonder were so bad
An II YOU don't believe me, why
You jest ask dad.
Woman's Home Companion
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09
THE MARATHON MYSTERY
A STORY OF MANHATTAN.
BY BURTON {. STEVENSON
Author Of Tho Holaday Case" Cadets Gascony" Etc


the station OF the Pennsylvania road.
Dear Lester az RAM Bv tba ,oarest
good luck ! met jack Drysdale lust
after | left you Drysdale il betrothed
TO Miss Croydon, and is TO be one OF
q little house party which Mrs Delroy
has arranged at her country house near
Babylon, Long Island. Tremaine is 10
be guest also! That is where he will
spend the week and it's evident he's
golEg there with a purpose / would
give worlds 70 be there, but Drysdale
has promised to keep journal or
events hes willing 10 10 q great deal
for ne-and 10 wire me if ANYTHING
unusual happens So / hope for the
best Remember to keep Your eyes
open. Godfrey
II IS principally from prysdalcs
Journal that ] have drawn the story Of
those eVcutful days
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

Salem. S -, Nov Jcha .Ioln-
strom u young farmer from north OF
the city Is among the missing. and his
wife and parents are searching for him
He left home for Salem about ten days
ago, and has NOT been seen since NA
reason IS known for his disappear
auce.
The salem banks have adopted thS
plan Of the eity banks allowing only
SO 60 be drawn out on account bg
check Ia any one day and the business
men Of the city at a public meeting.
indorsed the action Of the banks and
agreed TO stand by them
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09
SOUTH DAKOTA LOSES
THOUSANDS EVERY YEAR

Pierre s D. NOV -Insarancs
Commissioner Basford. in his annual
report TO the governor, shows that the
different insurance companies opcrat-
ing In the state for the year ending
December 81 1906. collected in pre-
miums S3,3t1 ,69949; with expenses
amounting to $125,59l47, and paid
LOSSES Of all kinds 10 the amount OF ST.
5I2.OS1.50. He states that the state is
losing thousands of dollars through uu-
authorized companies working In the
state without taking out the required
licenses for their agents and asserts
that II needs legislative remedy
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09
COYOTE HUNT SUCCESSFUL:
RANCHERS PLAN ANOTHEE

Belle Fourche. s. -. NOV. Involves
and coyotes were driven 10 cover and
nearly TWO score Of them stain in the
wolf drive held just above this citv.
The riders for the sake OF protection.
were allowed only shotguus and given
Their course 81 The hunt Most 80 them
returned To The starting point after six
hours hard work, with hides hung over
their saddles. The driYe proved such
sport and SO beneficial to the stockmen
whose cattle have been prey 60 the ami
hais' lhat another one has been ar
ranged 10 take place I'm tro weeks
when rifles wili be used by the hunters
They will be out for two days
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09
HER "EEST FRIEND

womnn Thus speaks OF Postum.
We usually consider our best friends
those who treat rs best
Some persons think coffee a real
friend but watch II carefully awhile
and observe that it is one Of the mean
est Of all enemies for II stabs one while
protesting friendship.
Coffee contains poisonous drug
caffeine which injuries the delicate
nervous system and Frequently sets up
disease in one or more organs Of the
body, If its use is persisted in.
Il had heart palpitation and ner
vousness for four years aud the doc
tor told me The trouble was caused by
coffee He advised me 70 leave Il of,
hut | thought could not" writes g
Wis lady.
"On the advice Of friend tried
Postum Food Coffee and It 50 satisfied
mr did not care for coffee after a few
days trial OF postumS
AS weeks went by and ! continued
10 use Postum my weight Increased
from % to lis pounds, ard the hear
trouble left me- | have used it year
now aud am stronger than ! ever was.
/ can hustle upstairs without any heart
palptation, ana | am cured OF nervous
ness.
My children are very fond of Post
um and 1t agrees with them Ny sis
ter liked it when she drank 1t at my
house. but not when she made II at her
own home Now she has learned %
make 1t right, boil It according to di-
rections. aud has become very FOND OF
it, You may use my name If you WISH
as | am not ashamed of praising my
best friend-PoStum
Name given by Postum Co. Batte
Greek. VI ch Read The Road to Wen
VILE" in pkgs. There's Reason
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09
MULES RUN AWAY:
5000 EGGS MASHED

Centervino, S d Nnv As a re-
SUIT of a team Of mules running away
with dray which was heavily loaded
with caseg of eggs there being about
fifty cases in the load, the eases were
scattered along he main street Of Cen
tcrile. an the way from the railroad
depot 10 the business part Of town. 1T
Ma found that 20 dozen eggs We're
hroiKen, eutailing loss OF about $50.
The mules were frightened by three
bows and tecy were compelled TO pay
4 il'pi of the damage.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

a man returned to his native village
after having emigrated to Kansas some
twenty years previous. He asked about
different villagers he had known in the
old days. and finally OF The town drunk-
ard OF his time.
"Oh. hes dead" was tha reply.
"Wen we'll dead and buried. is he"
Nope they didn't bury him.
Didn't bury him" exclaimed tire
former resident We'll, then, what did
they do with him"
"Oh, they just poured him back in the
f,se,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09
An Explanation.

A Buffalo man recently consulted a
youthful physician in that city and when
the diagnosis had been made and the pre-
scripuon written Out he asked what tee
was expected
Three dollars, said TIE young mcdico
Whereupun the caller produced q sic
gold piece. which be pronercd the aoctoi-
'u payment Of his fee
The physician looked annoyed "fiavont
you anything sfaailer?' be asked. plaiH-
tivel"
Nothing smaller, except a 81 bin. saia
the patient
Thyn give me that" said the doctor.
"if take the $40 sold piece | shall De
out 81 have promised my wife that au
gold sfail be hers that / take in the way
sF f-I.-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09
FORMER LEGISLATOR or
SOUTH DAKOTA DEAD

Nyatea0wn. $. D., Nov Hon a..
n Henry % member OF the South Da-t
kota legislature from Codmgtou couu-
ty In 1890 and one of the best known
business men iD the west end Of the
county IS dead at his home in Henry
from Brights disease. The funeral
was held today under the auspices of.
The Knights Of Pythias and was large
ly attended by Watertown citizens
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

Alcester, 5. ~, Nov Ion coming
IN from the eorntield East night at
o'clock WllIie Peterson. on the Mat Pc
terson place six miles southwegt Of
here saw "hat he supposed was
drunken man sing on The ground close
~ the gate. pom investigation lie
round u lo ae jhe dead ho:y Of Clause
enel0s. q carpenter VINO had been
working iu The vicinity A coroner's
jury founl taat his death was due to
natural causes
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

rather cynical Joke has been rs
Gently credited TO senator Platt.
The senator on his last visit To tha,
Manhattan Beach hotel. allowed 4
pretty little girl, a western millionaire !
daughter 20 be presented to him
The little girl, in the course 81 one
Of her many delightful chats Win the
aged statesman. said.
TEL me, WON'T YOU. senator. what
political economy is2"
political economy. my dear child p
senator flatt replied lis the an or
never buying more votes than you ac-
tualiy neeu
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

You see, he hadn't enough 10 run
him a month--and he's been here near
ly twice that long. Besides. that es-
innate is much too low-for it's evil
dent that he's an extravagant liver
He's been moving in expensive COM
pany and has, OF course, been keeping
up his end Then, too, ! don't doubt
that he provided for Thompson-.ga
him enough money anyway, to Keep
drunk on-thats the only way To ex-
plain Thomrsons taking an apartment
like that I should say that $1,000
would be a low estimate for the two
months. OF course. he had 10 get all
his clothing new Martinique clothing
Woud't dc for March New York"
"All of which indicates" | said,
either that he had other resources
or that he's received some money ST.
600, at least--since hes been here"
Precisely-and / incline to the lat
ter theory He's working some sort
OF tremendous hunco game. He's play
ing for big stakes He's not the man
20 play for little ones"
No" | asscnted, hes not" and we
fell silent While the waiter removed
the dishes
over the cigars. afterwards, neither
Of us said much. we were both / think
trying to find some ray OF light IN the
darkness. Al last. Godfrey took out
his watch and glanced at il.
II must be going he said. as he
tore into little bits the menu card upon
which he had made his computation.
My train leaves at 81
We put ON our coats and went out
together ON the steps we paused
There's one thing, Lester" he said ,
were making progress and he doesn't
suspect us. That's our great adyan-
tage Perhaps we may catch him of
Lis guard During the next week. keep
your eyes open and find out how much
Cecily knows Another thing-keep
a clear hCad--don't let that siren"
mo danger" I interrupted. and half
Inconsciously ! touched ring on my
finger
He smiied as he saw tho gesture.
"Oh. yes I'd forgotten about that
Where Is she now"
In Florida she and her mother.
They're coming north next MONTH"
Well he said. I'm glad you've got
the ring -youll need Il this next week.
] wish the chapce was mine -CeciIy,
Tn sure. knows 4 good many interest
ing things about Tremalue Besides I
haven't got your high moral scruples--
/ believe in Aghting fire with fire.
However, do your best I'll look you
UP as soon as | set back Good by
! watched him until the crowd hid
iittla g+{sn,..tl, v-Jt,..'. ny oul4la
ha,, ~ si, , t..iou, 9oolfey 70
49,, r. 5rls,t,s ',s "'.'fis Ws'tN ana
=, i.rS3 t,,,n',,'ti 'S',i'''l "eiS les'ny the
,',,..t ,1,.',,,e' ia ~ upl,1seG hlhi'
,,srl,.,r.l r.. ,,ilist 'lliii bul
Z, ida ~ thc ,,,.rl. lo,i, i, .''5'9 "r we're
tbe hnit,,1s ~ = ,,aiI 49,, ~ = u,'t al
,,,o,,,t,ip I'm, n On t3e
sr1
,s.,na t," "a tt-
for MI trsa,s,. ,Ls',,..a = ,, ,ne llttlAooi
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09
COWS CHASE WOLVES
OUT OF THE PASTURE

Miller, S. d. Nov al. a.
y Pearson tells about his expert
encc with wolves He saw sew
eral after a couple Of cows with
? young calves Believing that
the calves would be taken he ran
for mis- gun and prepared 70 take
: a shot at the wolves. Instead
hc saw the cows with calves fol-
lowing making for a larger herd
! Of cattle. the wolves IN hot pur-
: suit As the believing and
scared calves approached the
herd the whole force turned
: upon the wolves Ia great fury
: and chased them out of the pas
B turo. Mr. Pearson, who had
been watching his chance to get
, a hot at the wolves, was unable
, 10 get aim because OF the mad
y rush OF the cattle after them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09
From Yonlers Statesman

7
Judge-You say the prisoner was in
wagon trying TO make his escape
when you arrested him?
Constable-Yes, Your Honor.
Was it q covered wagon?
"Yes. Your Honor, it was covered by
my revolver"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

The hopes OF hair centnry have
failed OF realization among the lpper
classes OF India, the oxford and Cam
bridge mission not having i single con-
cert iil several years. while the col
lege az Madras, the finest missionary
institution IN that country. has gath
cred only mere handful
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

81 semplc- Kin you tell me a good place
to stop?
Checkered Charlie-Weil, pard take. my
advice aud go down 10 the depot and stop
when you get on train that viii take you
back to Punkville
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

Last winter | got tweiyeS foxes and !
haven't Kept any account OF the pine
snakes. ! get 80 cents piece for them.
Two years ago | got 90 cents a foot.
but they have been so plentiful thar the
price has gone down. | have never
found what people do with the snakes
they buy from me Snakes are yery
destructive. they win eat as many as
three rabbits II time, says a writer IN
Fur News
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

This puppy learred Esperanto in two
months When its mistress said oDiru
'bonNoiu c'say please), 1t barked.
ana the added word ~aute" ('loudly')
hade y increase the sound AT the,
command. Donu manonN ftshake.
hands'), II gave It's paw. At the com
mand, "Petu, il stood on it's hind legs
and begged
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

Haiy Is eagerly awaiting the result
oi the experiments being made III it's
swamps with the Australian mnla,ia
tish pseEdo-mugil signifier). which
thrives IN shallow water and lives
chiefly on the larvae Of mosquitoes.
The government imported Il feN thou
sand OF them in June
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

The registration IN the Tweuty-ninth
election district Of the sixteenth as.
semby district. Brooklyn was com
pleted this morning, when the official
announcement WIS made that John
Leary, AN employe of the park depart.
ment and The only resident of the dis
hict, had appeared before the inspec.
tors and presented his name The reg
istration of MI Learys name win cost
the city aboul Sl00
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09
sU8NAmss NOT USED BY KiNol

%rs Wht2loWs sooFuINc uTHuP ror ChiIf5sn
teethinR s1ttarH she gums. reducet tneAmmalol ~
Sgf pam cures wi"d po'io. - cent 8 bottle
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

Politics is letting the voters have
everything to say about everything ex-
cept governing themselves.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

What Il probably the cheapest rate
Tor sea voyage ever offered Is that
now made available by the govern.
ment OF New South Wales. Australia.
70 young women who are prepared tc
80 out TO the colony to undertake do
mestic service The charge Ia thass
enigrants for ae journey from Eng
rand to Syduc3 120e0 miles. il St5
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

Italian newspapers are once moro
discussing the question as to Who ~
vented oil painting. Most Of them side
with Nasari. who maintained that Jan
Van Eyck was the first 10 use oils as
q meas Of fixing pigments.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

Miss Eleanor Robson, the actress has
bought town house at 3GG West sey-'
spiy-seyenth street, adjoining the cor
ner OF West End avenue, Ii is a four,
story brownstone dwelling. Miss Rob
son viii occupy the house this fall
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

priest has been arrested at Agin
court, on the Franco Belgian frontier.
for smuggling. His luggage was fun OF
cigars, and when he was stripped hc
WAS FOUND 70 be wearing around his
body layer Of tobacco ana cigars n,e1
m inch In thickness The man was
clothed ~ tobacco, and 1000 cigars
were taken from the layer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

OF the SQ6 delegates who. under
Sonklin's lead, fought like giants fort
q third term for Grant IN tho meinor-
abie convention Of 1880, there are still
living only seNentY- -thrae-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

Roald Armundsen. the Arctic avnIor-
er, who recently made his way through,
the Northwest passage. has left Chris
tiania for New York city. where he
viii begin lecturing tour under the
auspices of the Geological society.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

The bicycle craze has at hast reached
the MeXican city of Vera Cruz. There
ls also a motor cycle IN town
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

The population of Canada has in.
creased y per cent IN SIX years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

London, according 10 the census. has
just passed 49, 100000 n,St.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

In the Kreisblutt 4 newspaper pub
iished at Eioechst mean Wgsbadeu,
Germany there recently appeared the
following advertisement, Can anyone
favor me with the names of the ball
leonists who. when passing over the
village of Ried last Thursday evening.
dropped q bag Of ballast down my
chimney and completely ruined fruit
tart which | was cooking Julia
Schmidt IA Britzeigrasse. Ried."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

For wager of $4,000 Viscauut and
Niscu4ufess Raoul dc Gruard have been
making q honeymoon tour of the world
on foot They left Paris on May H.
1896, ana have arrived at Turin, after
travelling 1880 miles ON foot They
walked through England, Norway
United States, Spain and Italy They
hope 70 reach Paris at the beginning
of next month This singular BET is
held hy some members Of the Geo
graphical society ia Parts
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-09

II am tired said President Piuk-
ham, OF the board Of health at Homo
lulu. to a newspaper man recently, "of
al tlis talk about the martyrdom Of
those who go TO M0lokal to work for
the lepers there. The superintendent
Of the settlement the doctors nurses
sisters and brothers who live and work
there do nor took upon II as martyr
dom. aud there is 100 reason why any
one else should There has been enough
talk Of this Kind and II ~ time il
stopped The magazines dunt want t.
print anything about the settlament
unless ID IS sensational
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26
If You
Are Sick

1t is because some of
the organs of the body
are not doing their work
well. There is a lack OF
that nervous energy that
gives them motion. Con-
sequently you are weak,
WORKOUT, nervous, irrit-
able, cannot sleep; have
headache, indigestion, etc.
because there is not suffi-
cient nerve force to keep
the organs active and al
low them to perform their
natural functions. DIR.
Miles Nervine restores
health because it restores
this nervous energy.
IT have been sick for a year, and
did not know what was the matter
with me. 1 tried many remedies and
none of them proved of any value.
heard of DR.. Miles Nervine. l pro-
cured bottle, and before had taken
half of ii / was better. i would have
had nervous prostration II / had not
got this medicine when l did con-
tinued to take it until l was entirely
well. / have since recommended IL
TO five of my lady friends, and they
have all thanked me for doing SO, for
II benefited them all"
MRS. ROSE OTTO.
189 s. Sd ST., Columbus, Ohio.
Or. Miles Nervlne Is sold by your
druggist, who will guarantees that the
first bottle will benefit. IL 1t falls, he
will refund your money.
Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind
Charlevoix county herald., 1907-01-26

Lady Dorothy Nevill In her reminis-
cences tells this story Of George Payne
who dropped his worldly means In the
quicksands of the turf. but was al
ways unruffled and pleasant in CONVEX
sation: "'Are you not coming to
church, Mr.. Payne?' was on one occa.
sion the stern Interrogation Of his
hostess, very great lady. who de-
scended upon him in all the severity
of her Sabbath panoply. No. duchess
am not he replied. making swiftly
for the door: but. pausing as by pc
lite afterthought previous to his exit
he exclaimed, with magnificent empha
sis. not that I see any harm In it,"