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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30
POURED KEROSENE INTO
COOK STOVE; BURNED

Arlington, s d.. Nov 30 Miss Ag-
nes Jones, daughter Of a prosperous
farmer living near Arlington, was bad
~ burned about the face and head
while trying to revive fire I'm a cook
stove with Kerosene. Her hair was
burned of She may lose her eye
sight
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30
ALTAR, 10 COST $1,000.
FOR YANKTON CHURCH

Tankton s D.. Nov 20 A beautiful
altar to cost $1,000, viii be installed
IN Sacred Heart church here for the
Christmas services. The Catholics Of
the city last year completed a new
church and now the high altar will be
adGed To the Furnishings IT Is made
OF new composite Of a concrete ma
turc.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30
WORK AT NIGHT TO
COMPLETE BUILDINGS
At LENNON, S. o.

Lennon, S. D., Nov PA
contract was let yesterday for
the construction of a $4,000 ho-
tel and work was commenced
on the eXcavatiug within an
hour A $4,000 rooming house
is also in course of construc-
tion. on account Of the APP
proach of winter, work of all
kinds is going forward with
feveriSh haste. Big wages are
being paid and men are work
ing far into the night. But be-
cause OF delay in getting mater
ial, buildings are progressing
rather slowly in spite Of the
number of men employed
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30
DEFAULTING TREASURER
m TELEPHONE BUSINESS

OF this city while IN Omaha a few
DAYS ago met w. w Taylor the man
who as defadlting treasurer stirred
the state ten years ago. Taylor Is now
engaged in the Independent telephone
business, with Texas as his princip9l
Geld OF operations.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30
4-YEAR- OLD GIRL
EATS MATCHES, DIES.

Longford, s. d, Nov. % AS
the result of eating matches,
Marie AiG:ne, the 4-year-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Irs. f.. *.
Lambertson, of this place. is
dead The little girl had a habit
OF trying to swallow anything
she could get into her mouth.
The parents were aware Of this
and used extra precautions, but
In some manner unknown to
them she secured q number of
matches and had eaten q num-
ber of them before those about
the house were aware of what
she was doing. Physicians were
summoned without delay, but
could not save her life.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

The noble church OF ST. Michael, CO.
ventry, England, the structure OF the
three tall spires, is the largest parish
church in the British Isles. being 293
feet long by 12T feet wide, St Nicholas
church in Yarmouth being the next
largest
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30
RATS GNAW FACE OF
MAN, FROZEN TO DEATH.

Watertown, s. D., Nov. 22-
With his face eaten by rats al
most beyond recognition, Otis
Robinson, recent half owner of
the Eagle cafe in this city. was
found lying dead in a haymow
over one of the livery stables late
last evcIiag Since he sold out
his interest in the cafe young
Robinson had been drinking
heavily, and it is supposed he
had gone into the NOW to sleep
off the jag and froze to death
He leaves brother, who is
banker in Steel N. D., and
married sister
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

It is stated that so much had been
learned by the flight of Null Secun-
dus" To London that it's use viii be
abandoned and that a new ship with
considerable alterations. based ON the
experiences of the flight, will be put
in hand
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

Strong feeling is raging IN German
and Austrian trade circles against 60.
operative shops, which are itaeticaliy
running the f!ternal trade of these
countries.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30
GOVERNMENT BEGINS
RAISING PINE TREES
IN THE BLACK Hills
viii Take One Hundred Years
stor Seeds to Grow into
Matured Timber.

Daadwood. $. D.. Nov y. In carry
ing out the policy of President RpoSe-
yelr and chief Forester clifford PinchoIa
some important work IS 20 be accohS
plished on the Black Hlis national iot-,
est this coming year. This reserve ~
now under the supervision ot l." "a.
Hamilton, an expert lumbermah NHp
prior 90 coming here q year ago, "tS
engaged i'm the forest timber work ll
the Minnesota lumber fields near Du-
Iuth
Supervisor Hamilton has reorganized
the working force under him ana IS
planning am active campaign 10 offset
the destruction of the bark beetle ana
timberman's AK Miles Of land now
bare. which once held the yeaoW pune
win be resceded by method that eE-
pertinent has proved success, ana =
start -pdc TO staye of the iueNIlahle
exhaustion OF timber
The Black Hills national forest, rated
as one Of the most important iu the
west contains l,209,000 acres OF timber
land, many portions Of which have been
deuuded These win an be reseeded
by scattering on top OF the last spring
snow, the seed Of the yellow pine, the
only kind that viii grow here, and per
mitting II TO find a wet bed when The
snow melts
Will Take a Century.
In this connection il is not generally
known that it will require "a century
for these seeds 10 grow into matured
timber while I'm some sections OF Cali
fornia it requires but ten years 60 grow
a tree, This is the danger the govern
ment has foreseea and will attempt 20
cirCGnyent the coming year by eXten-
sivo rasCeding, toward which end most
OF the energies of this district viii be
devoted during the spring of pos.
To assist him i'm this work super
visor Hamilton has had A. l.. Lynn.
an old time ranger from Hill city, app
pointed deputy supervisor the first time
there has been such a position ON this
forest Experts will be- employed 10
overlook the work and push it with
yigor, after which the supervisors Of
fee must nurture the seeds thus planted
and protect those that are left. during
the next 100 years To come, if any for
est Is TO remain I'm this mining coun-
try
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

The minting of nickel coins in the
Republic OF Colombia has been or
dered. The new coins viii be 20 per
cent. nickel and IS per cent. copper
and will take the place of one. two
and five peso notes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

Oscar r. Thrasher. aged 8 years
claims the honor of being the youngest
telephone exchange operator in the
world. At the age OF years he be-
Rap 10 crer"te and soon exhibited q
wonderful ability for the work
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

'Petrei" and petrol both descended
from petra" n rock. "Petrel" comes
directly enough. through petroleum"
rock oil. but 'petrel' through St Peter,
after whom the bird was named, be-
cause 1t appeared TO walk upon the
waves.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

"A diamond drili bore hole G,Ie0 feet
deep WAS put down in Upper Silesia
in 1900. Another deep hole was put
down on the Rand. South Africa, in
1905, the depth being 6.204 feet.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

Chicago. Nov 21.--Charles +. Rein
heimeI. a carpenter, shot and killed
his sister-i n-law, Mrs. Annie Lewis, to-
day. and then shot himself twice.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

China and cut glass that were used
on Washington's table at Mt Vernon
have been lent TO the National Museum
at Washington by Miss Mamie RAM
dolph Heth for exhibition in the Hall
of History, in connection with the other
Lee Washington relics.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

American blooded milch COWS are be-
ins exported TO Japan. The steamship
Tango recently carried shipnaec. 90
hffy, rna'nfy Jerseys. consigned to Yo-
kohama.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30
REDUCED RATES GRANTED

Watertown. S. D., Nov. 23.-w. s.
Hill. of Alexandria, secretary of the
South Dakota Implement Dealers as
sociation, has written Fred G. Kile, OF
this city, tnat the cailroads have grant
ed rate of fare and a third for the
meeting of the association here l., De.
cember. One thousand delegates are
expected.
-
Raptd City, Nov. 2S-The largest
ihcrtcr in thc Black Hills is planned for
Rapid City and contracts have Just
been signed 20 rearrange the Derthick
auditorium into commodious play
house that viii seat 1.2G0 people. II
will be ready for the first performances
about Christmas.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

Gorundum is an aluminium oxide. the
colored varieties OF which are the sap
phire. oriental ruby, oriental topaz and
oriental amethyst Emery is the gran
MAR variety OF corundnm
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

New naphtha springs and large
naptha lake have 8 been discovered
about eight miles from Nebilskaya
bay. In the Pussian portion OF sag
lalien
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

Arthur Mailet. who translated the
works of Andrew Carnegie into French,
is at the head OF a party OF French
scientists and engineers now In this
country Investigating the steel indus
1fxt
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30
GIRLS GLEE CLU6 TO
MAKE TOUR OF STATE.

Lead. $. D., Nov. 23-Prceara-
tions are being made for trip
over the state of the Lead High
School Girls Glee club. one OF
the favorite musical organiza-
tions of the city. They are TO be
accompanied by the boys orches-
ira and VIII yisi. during january
number of the state institu-
tons.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

From the New York Traes.
Did you ever hear of Adams fail
yes, / have old man. Did you ever
hear of caves dropping"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

- y fey sl;,ed fifsy-nine fowls II Poin-
ton Fett. Lincolnshire. England. in two
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

II is claimed that Massachusetts
leads in the cranberry output. with an
average crop of about 10000 bushels
annually; New Jersey is a close sec
ond with about 100000 bushels and
Wisconsin ranks third with an aver
age of about 100 000 bushels
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

The wonders revealed by the ordi-
nary microscope are increased a hum
dredfold by a recent invention. which
enables the use of q high power lens
as large as six inches in diameter
thus bringing the whole Of objects In
stead Of details only under observa~
tion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

an sTs q rs.re a. U'ssus,
- Permanently cured by Dr. Kline s Great
Restorcr Send for Free S2 ta bottle and treatise
OR. X. n. KLINE, Id, Vjl ATcE Street Philadelphia Pa
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30
WEALTHY STOCkMAN
COMPLETES Big BOAT
FOR RIVER TRAFFIC
Craft Cost $4,000 and Will
Run Between Chamberlain
and Sioux City.

Chamberlain, s. D., Nov 25.-At the
cost Of $1,000. when completed, Mic
Gilman, one of the wealthiest stock
men on the Missouri river ilyins eight
miles above Wheeler, has built one OF
the finest boats that has ever been
placed on the upper Missouri for both
passenger and freight traffic. Nothing
bur the best material has been used
in the construction
Mr. Ohlman went to Washington and
purchased the lumber last season and
personally inspected every piece before
shipment. The boat is 80 feet long
and 100 tons capacity, and has a
cabin capacity for forty passengers. II
Is so constructed that she win only
draw two and one-half feet Of water
VIXEN loaded ana attain a speed or 100
miles per day down the river ana
ninety miles per day, when loaded, up
the river The power VIII be modern
gasoline engine.
To Make Regular Trips.
Mr.. Gilman has run ferry for many
years ~ the landing on his ranch and
has for some time planned building the
boat. which It is understood, will be
put in commission IN the early spring
between Sioux city and Chamberlain.
There are other parties here who
are planning to promote river traffic by
the building OF small class OF boats
that will prove a success the latter
part of the season when the river is
low.
The recent trip made by Captain
Wait with the Rosebud" with a car
go of flax shipped by F. A. Reynolds,
and contracted before shipment TO the
Sioux City Linseed OH company, was
IN every way most satisfactory.
This part OF the northwest expects
Sioux city 10 do her part I'm every
way to help promote this great en-
tSrprise now in It's infancy and she
viii always End the business men to-
gether with the stockmen OF this part
OF South Dakota, ready TO do their
share.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

A new washboiler has sectional lid
which greatly facilitates the Laundry
--swork.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

That the finest stone buildings and
monuments of many cities are disin-
tegratiag through the action of the sui
phuric acid produced by the combus-
iion Of Goa! is asserted by writer I'm
Cosmos (PariS). In London. especially.
il has been estimated that no fewer
than half a miliion tons OF acid are
thus discharged into the atmosphere
yearly.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

The production by wears continues 10 be
steadily progressive. Since The ORE aniza-
tion OF the department. tho totals nave
been as fOllows
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

Next year Washngton's birthday,
Memorial day aud the Fourth OF July
ell fan on Saturday giving the public
three double holidays" Ordinarily
these three do not fall on the same day.
but by the intervention of February 20
next year Washington's birthday falls
just fourteen weeks earlier than Me-
mortal day, which regularly comes five
weeks before the Fourth
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30
JOSEPH kusLgR, Publisher

Brazilian cocoanut palms live from
500 to 700 years, and the Arabs assert
that the date palm frequently reaches
-he age OF 200 TO 800 years. Wallan's
oak, near Paisley. Scotland. is known
20 be more than 700 years old, and there
are eight olive trees on the Mount of
Olives, near Jerusalem, which are
known 20 have been fourishing In 1893.
The yews at Fountain Abbey, York
shire, were old trees when, In 1882, the
abbey was built, and a redwood In
Mariposa grove, California, is a mani
fold centenarian Baobab trees of Az
rica have been computed to be more
than 5000 years old. and the deciduous
cypress at Chapultepec Is considered
10 be of a still greater age. Humboldt
said that the Dracaena Draco, at Oro-
taya, on Teneriffe. was one of the old
est inhabitants of the earth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

Officers who at one time were in close
touch with King George. of Greece. say
that he used TO compete at Greek
amateur athletic sports under the as
sumed name OF George Papadoulos,
and was always SO successful that spec
tators and participants began 10 sus-
pect a masquerading professional. The
feeling once became so strong that an
attempt was made TO mob the athletic
monarch, who. rendered helpless by
numbers. was obliged to reveal his
identity to the police and trust them to
smuggle him away
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

statue of the Venus of Milo made
of Tanana gold and weighing 400
ounces. has been received at San Fran
cisco I'm shipment of gold from the
Washingtcn-A Alaska bank OF Fairbanks.
and Is an excellent reproduction in
miniature of the famous statue. The
gold in the statue is valued at $7,225.
Including it's small square base Of gold
the statIe-is 1914 inches high
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

Siegfried Wagner. the famous COM
poserss son, has bought about five
acres near the Baireuth theater where
he will build villa for himself He
was anarchttect before the yearnng to
write music seized him His study and
composing room will be decorated with
frescos depicting scenes from his own
operas, but the large reception rooms
VIII be adorned with frescoes repre-
senting scenes ia his fathers musical
dramas.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

France is the premier snaiI-producing
nation, although Austria, Bavaria and
switzerland have thousands of snail
forms, where the famous escargots are
raised and fattened on vine leaves. The
dem3nd for snails in France is far too
great for the supply TO be left 10 chance
and thus IL comes about that snail
farming is an Important Industry.
Paris alone consumes millions between
September and May. when these little
creatures are at their best.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-11-30

The edict against opium smoking has
led TO universal desire on the part of
the victims of the habit to break II off
They are all wanting now to purchase
one or the other of the cures" with
which the market is suddenly flooded.
The money order system being suspend
ed here, their only recourse is 10 buy
postage stamps to send to the ports for
the desired cures
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-14
MIX THIS AT HOME.
Valuable Prescription Which Anyoae
 Can Easily Prepare.

The following simple homemade mixture Is said to readily relieve and overcome any form of Rheumatism by forcing the Kidneys to filter from the blood and system all the uric acid anA poisonous waste matter, relieving as once such symptoms as backachs. weak kidneys and bladder and blood diseases.
 Try 1t, as 1t doesn't cost much to make. and is said to be absolutely harmless to the stomach.
 Get the following harmless ingredt- ents from any good pharmacy: Fluid Extract Dandelion, one-half ounce: Compound Kargon, one ounce; Com pound Syrup of Sarsaparilla, three ounces. Mix by shaking well in bot i tie, and take tesspoonful after each meal and again at bedtime.
 This simple mixture is said to give prompt relief. and there are very few eases of Rheumatism and Kidney troubles it will fail to cure perma- nently.
 These are all harmless, everyday drugs and your druggist should keep them in the prescription department: If not, have him order them from the wholesale drug houses for you, rather than fail to use this, If you are af, ficted.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-14
ONE DAY BEHIND SCHEDULE.
eoston Business Man Wanted to Take
 Time to Catch Up.

Several years ago. when the Uniyer sity of Chicago held it's decennial celebration, John D Rockefeller was its guest for several days. A bewild. ering succession of functions followed one another in such quick succession that each affair was from one to four hours late
 At the great banquet on the closing day, MT. Rockefeller, in his after dinner speech. told the following story:
 T have felt for the past 24 hours like tho Boston business man who lived in the suburbs and came in to his office every day One winter after. noon he took the train for his homo. but terrific snowstorm was raging, and about half way to his suburb the train was showed in. All night the passengers were imprisoned, but early in the morning they managed to reach nearby telegraph station, and the Boston man sent the following dis. patch to his office:
 Will not be in the office today. Have not got home yesterday yet"- Montreal Herald.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-14
To Drain Large District.

Property owners in Jefferson coun- ty are formulating plans to construct q canal 10 drain large area of land near Pine Bluff If this district Is formed it will be the first drainage district iii the county. but the subject of drainage has been given consider able attention recently by property owners who realize the necessity Of taking some action to reclaim land now rendered useless for cultivation on account of the water which stands upon it most of the year In this con nectiua considerable interest has been aroused by the promised visit of gov ernment and railroad officials for the purpose of beginning a oamRaigH for education along the lines of drainage and road improvement
 Forced To Associate With Negroes
 Della MeCaffell white girl. com plained to the police iudge of Hot Springs that she had been forced by q Hlite woman with whom she had been living. 10 associate with negroes. The Sttl 6AdAtu llldI StAti WtthS ESO tiA1 woman sent money to buy a ticket to Hot Spring, writing to her that she had procured her a position The girl declared that since her arrival she had been kept virtually in slavery and com. pelled to associate with negro men The woman later left town by order Of the authorities.
 Road 10 Be Completed at Early Date.
 Thirty additional miles of traekage on the Gurdon and Fort Smith road, extending out of Antoine in the direc- tion Of Greenwood where it will con- Hect with the Iron Mountain. has been completed Half Of the track has now been laid and The remainder of the proposed route passes through a see tion of country where construction will be comparatively easy. It is thought that the road will be completed at an early date.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-14

The joint committee of the Senate and House. appointed to confer with Governor Little and Prosecuting Attorney Rhoten with reference to steps to be taken in the future in regard to poodle investigations. did rot confer with the prosecuting attor. uev Thursday although + was announced that meeting would be held. Representa- tive Hamilton of Ouachita, chairman of tho Hotse committed. said that the joint committee will wait until Governor Little returns To the city before conference will be held
 House BIlI No g.. which was introduced in the TIouse by Representative owen of Miller county, and which is 10 separate the school taxes paid hy whites and negroes will be returned 10 The House by tho Iu- dietary Committee of that body with thC recommendation that 1t do hot pass.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-14

Insurance men representing the life com. panies doing business in Arkansas wers heard by the Senate Insurance Comrnittes Wednesday on the point as to whether T5 per cent of the net premiums or 70 per cent of the reserve fund should be kept in Arkansas permanent investment The committee will probably favor the re- serve fund feature, although it's report has not been decided on.
 resolution was offered by Mir Black Of Sebastian county Wednesday. to the effect that MT. Abererombie. who was recently married. had abdieated his position at the head of the roll call to become the head of q family. and that the Ikuse had noted with regret his absence as1 requested him te resume his place at the head of inc roll call accompanied by the cause of his absence.
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-14
Valuable Relics Unearthed.

Jerusalem papers report that on the opening of graves at Pergamos num- Der of rare relics were brought te light. In one grave lay golden TO- sary. In two other tombs wreaths were found, representing artistically. made gold limitations of oak leaves. \ wolf's head in gold was discovered, as well as various farming utssasila, swords and other weapons The an- tiquities were sent to the Museum oS Constantinople
The Monticellonian., 1907-02-14
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

While Sentor ]. $ Rowland chairma n of the Senate Finance Committee, said In the Senate Wednesday that Arkansas k In such a condition financially that fl will have 10 do one of the three things either eut down on appropriations, increase the tax levy or face dehcit Eeptesehi2ilYs W N Thompson of Independence eopntf introduced q bill 10 the House providing for reduetion in the general state tax levy from ] 9 mills to m.ils- sen. efor Rowland Is firm in his heiief that inc state will face a deficit if the appsapria tlons and expenditures are mol restricted Hr las made ae cegnt ef fine money n the treasury. and saSs that fhaee maA Aa two versions as te fhe states financial standing that ynrv widely hst he is n ellned to believe tha5 there w.ll be deiieii Of SIo0, ,o0o on July !.