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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
CHAMBERLAIN BANKER
IN AUTOMOBILE WRECk

Gregory S. d.. Nov 30-A. Shadbolt
Of Chamberlain, met with an automo-
bile accident near here i'm which his
escape from serious injury was mir
aculous. Mr. Shadbolt was speeding
his 22-horse power Ford machine over
,he Sully Flats road about one mile
from town. When on a steep grade one
" the front wheels struck rut, caus-
'ng the rear wheels to rise, turning the
machine completely over three times
The occupants were hurled to the
ground and the automobile completely
demolished. However. both Mr.. and
Mrs. Shadbolt and his companion es-
capped scarcely a bruise
Mr., Shadbolt is the cashier of the
Chamberlain State bank and had
driven the machine from Chamberlain
to Gregory, u distance of sixty five
miles, the day before the accident.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
BLIND PHONE GIRLS
IN DEMAND, SHE SAYS

New York. Dee. "A blind stenog-
fapher playing on raised keys took
down with infinite precision the ap-
peal which Miss Wnifred Holt made
from the platform of the Society for
Political study for public interest IN
and help for the sightless She said
when | asked the head of our tele-
phone company to give a switchboard
for blind people 10 practice ON. he
thought | was crazy. That was a year
ago. had the pleasure of writing him
the other day asking for the installa-
ton of switchboard at our new Office.
and told him that there were now In
New York Ave blind switchboard oper!
atorS
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
'R. R. COMMISSION
FILES RETURN IN
S. OAK. RATE CASE
Denies the Contention OF Kali
roads That They Are Los
ing Money.

Sioux Falls. 8. D.. NOV. Ga return
IN behalf Of the state board OF railroad
commissioners to the order to show
cause in the case involving the pro-
posed reduction Of passenger rates on
an standard gauge railroads in south
Dakota from 10 2la cents per mile,
has been flied I'm the United States
court in this city by r w. Dougherty
assistant attorney general Of South pa
kOta and counsel OF the board OF rail-
road commissioners.
Some weeks ago the railroads having
lines in South Dakota, and which are
resisting the reduction, secured a tenn
porary restraining order preventing the
railroad commissioners from putting
the reduced rate into effect pending
hearing in the case. which will be held
on December II before Judge Garland,
Of the federal court
At that time the railroads Will en-
deavor to have the railroad commits
sioLs permanently enioined from
adopting the reduced rate The return
Of Attorney Dougherty is I'm connection
with the intention Of the railroad COM
nissioners to show cause why the tenn
Dorary Injunction should not be made
permanent
Railroads Derive Profit.
The return carefully and thoroughly
cevieWs the case from the beginning
tnd the various steps taken DS tiit ran
'oad commissioners in connection with
heir effort TO have passenger rates IN
he state reduced The return denies
The contention Of the railroad COM
panies that the rate Of operating eX-
oenses Is unusually high, and expressly
denies that the complainants' operating
expenses within the state Of South Da-
Eota exceeds the sum OF their gross
earnings, and allege the fact to be that
the said complainant has for over
.hree years last past been deriving
reasonable compensation from the op-
Grafton Of its lines i'm South Dakota,
IL is further denied that the proposed
"eduction in passenger rates will re-
Iuce the income OF complainant in any
amount whatever. the elimination OF
passes and the collection Of cash fares
sill, on the other hand, increase the net
larnings instead OF reducing them.
II is contended that the proposed re-
iuCtion is reasonable "and viii stimu
ate ana increase the transportation of
passengers within this state and was
Intended to apply 10 all persons travel
ng locally within this state, and would
N fact increase the gross receipts and
net earnings of the complainant withiq
his state"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
AMBASSADORS CALL
ON TURKISH SULTAN
TO PREVENT MASSACRE

Constantinople, Nov. 29-The iawlCss
activity of the Kurdish tribes in the
districts of ErZerum, Bitlis, Van. KhaI-
put and Diarbekr is causing lively
concern at the porte, particularly as
the foreign embassies are urging that
prompt measures be taken to prevent
massacre.
Under the protection OF the notorious
Ibraham Pasha who is known as the
despot of Kurdstan, of the Kurdish !
horsemen are making raids without dis:
elimination. Turkish villages suffering
equally with Armenian homcsteads
Twenty-four villages have been pilj
LACED and burned within the pastl
month. Several were composed entire-i
~ of Moslems and i'm most cases theI
lives of the Inhabitants We're spared,
The pinch OF hunger is already being
felt
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
Conareoation Lauahed

Former President Patton, of Prince
ton university recently delivered a SER
mon at FifJil Avenue Collegiate church
on the subject Of Faith" He spoke
of the blind faith OF the client who
puts himself at the mercy CT lawyer
in preparing an action Tor trial, and
of the confidence of the sick in entrust-
ing themselves TO the physician.
"A case of blind faith.' said the
clergyman. The doctor writes out a
prescription. Oftener than not you
cannot read it and you don't know
what II is. lie tells you to take II
Yours is not to reason why; yours but
TO do and die
Whether or not DR.. Patton meant 1t,
there was a distinct ripple throughout
the Congrega ton.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
TELEGRAPH PICTURES
UNDER SEA, He SAYS

Paris, Nov 90 Edouard Belin. a.
young French inventor who has given
numerous successful demonstrations OF
his system Of telephogrdphy, said to-
day he is preparing an improvement
Of his apparatus which viii permit hin,
To telegraph pictures by means OF a'i
ordinary submarine cable from Paril
10 New York. lie expects to be able
to give his first demonstration neSY
spring.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
KsoIWNG DAY
ROBBERS AT YANKTON

Yankton. :. d., Dec. Sam
GToom's clothing store was robbed
early Thursday morning OF $500 worth
of clothing. including twenty-five mems
suits, ten oyercoats jewelry, etc.
prompt search resulted in most of the,
stolen property being recovered. The
goods were found in two barns situated
near the store Two negroes have been
arrested on suspicion. The goods had
been packed in bundles and three big
telescopes, preparatory to being taken
aNsaN
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
He GOES AMONG
LEPERS, TO CURE

Honolulu Dec 2-The board or
health. on petition of 527 lepers att
Molokai settlement. has agreed TO per-
init j. Lore Wallach 10 attempt the
treatment Of II lepers from that set
Element.
This is the result OF an agitation
which has been carried on by Waliach
and his friends for several months, dur
ing which he persistently claimed he
can cure leprosy and has thereby
aroused the hopes of the lepers Them
selves,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
DAKOTA SLAYER WILL
BE GRANTED PARDON

was received mere last night from A.
torney J. J.. Jolcy that the board Of
pardons unanimously recommended the
pardon of II. g. Edmunds, who has
served a year of five-year sentence
for killing William Williams at Meek
ing with a ball bat during a quarrel
pver wages, The pardon was asked 10
AXE effect December -
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
S!NCLAlR'S NEXT
Staple LIFE COLONY
TO GO ON WHEELS

Battle Creek Mich, Nov 29-Upton
Sinclair has a dozen persons pledged,
10 his new plan for the simple life. IL
is 10 be a colony on wheels, wagon,
trek on two continents He plans a,
family affair, an elaboration of the re-.
sent Helicon hall scheme at Engle-l
wood, except that children Will have,
governesses and the women folk, maids
and men, mostly Of the literati, WIZ
have stenographers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
LITTLE GIRL Is
BURNED TO DEATH

Lead, * D. Dec while waiting
for an older sister TO come home
Sogrid Mattson, aged 3. fell asleep on
the floor and the candle she was using
TO read picture book toppled over and
set fire to her. The child was burned TO
a crisp The family, including six 9TH
er children, awakened 10 find the house
on fire. The home was saved and all
ot hers escaDed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
Settled.

From IIarpers Weekly
During a hign-Drowed discussion n,
the Players club in New York the
other day, a friend asked Raymond
Hitchcock to define the difference be.
tween tragedian and comedian. tc
which the Yankee Tourist" star re-
piled: We'll, / hate to talk about nv
self, but | have come TO believe tina,
comedian is simply an actor with
blond hair, while n tragedian is a bru.
nette who thinks he is an actor"
How about the brunette comedian,
and the blond tragedians ?"
They're nature fakirs"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
HEARST'S COUSIN DIES
IN THE BLACK HILLS

Lead. : - Nov. 9-In the prime OF
life. William j Whitmirc q cousin OF
William Randolph Hearst. the journal
ist, died of typhoid fever after a long
illness. Whtmire was one of the hes{
known Of the younger set in this city,
He came here seven years ago from
Leland Stanford university, where he
was a graduate, and took charge OF the
memorial library established here BY
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst. of New York
Later he went into The employ OF the
Homestake Mining company, finally be
coming foreman of the cyanide nlani,
No. | here. which position he held Il
his death
He had always been the most active
Hearst supporter i'm the Hills and three
years ago, when the Black Hills Went
for Hearst Whitmire was sent 10 the
democratic national convention AT ST
Louis where he voted for Hearst for the
presidency He was the only delegate
from the western part Of the state.
Whitmire was % years old. The re-
mains were taken by his mother TO The
family home in san Jose, Cal, for in
tCTmeut
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
WOMAN POLICEMAN
ON CHICAGO DUTY

Chicago Nov. 29.-Chief Shippy mas
granted a special police permit to Miss
Dorothy Stewart, %, who proudH
boasts of being the first woman policc-
man in Chicago. She will be detailed
i'm fun uniform at the Auditorium the-l
alter TO supervise the safety and com-
fort Of women and children.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
MONEY STRINGENCY
CLOSES S. D. BANK

Hot Springs, S. D., Nov. 30.-The
First National bank closed it's doors
yesterday after President G. u. Hor-,
ras held Al session of the stockholders.
National Eank Examiner Johnson was
here but two days ago and said the in
stitution was safe. but the inability to
procure ready money caused the Sus-
pension of payment The books show
resources of S164. .647 so: liabilities
$3.50, 5O761 lacking approximately S3i.-
1908 10 meet liabilities
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
live WIRE KILLS
SPARRING PARTNER
or 'LANkY BOB"
Sioux Falls linenan Grasp
Wires at Milling Company
and Is ElectrOCuted.

Sioux FaBs $ D.. Noy. y9.-Whilt
Engaged with Other workmen in repair,
inc electric light wires at the Cascadel
Milling company i'm the eastern part of
the city l.. Kirkpatrick a lineman ilS
ia" employ of the company, was in
stautIy killed this morning by grasping
two live wires. one in each hand
some little time elapsed before his
hands could be released from the wires
and the body lowered 10 the ground,
Kirkpatrick during the temporary
sojourn OF Bob FitzSimmons in Sioux,
Fails about two years ago, gained some'
local distinction by boxing a bout with
Fitzsimmuns ON the stage Of a loca3
theater
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
RANcHERS OFFER
BONUS FOR WOLVES.

Gary. :. d., Dec 2.-J. w.
Mackie and r.. A. Allinson. heavy
sheep raisers of this county,
have offered a bounty of ! per
cent. per sheep on all the sheep
they own for each wolf killed I'm
Deuel. county. This with the reg
ular county bounty makes IL
very profitable for those who
have the time to hunt wolves. A
number of the animals have re-
Gently been killed and the
slaughter is expected to be very
heavy during the remainder Of
the winter months.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

Experiments are i'm progress at the
New York Skin and Cancer hospital. $3.50
Second avenue. for the alienation of
pain by the use OF intense light. SO far
the physicians are unwilling To express
any definite opinions as TO it's efficacy
and content themselves by saying that
their hospital tries every device which
promises TO be cf assistance I'm curing
or alleviating caA~er. The results with
the light cure" however, have been
sufficiently satisfactory to induce them
to continue the experiments.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
EDITOR CROW TO ENTER
WASHINGTON FIELD

Lead s. d., Dec 2--I II. Grow, for
many years publisher of the Lead Daily
Call, of this city, will leave next week
for Steptoe, Wash, where he viii re-
embark i'm the newspaper business IN
which he has seen thirty-five years Of
active service.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

The best eyesight is possessed by
those people whose lands are vast and
barren. and whose Obstacles tending to
shorten the sight are few. Eskmos wiz
detect white fox i'm the snow at a
great distance. The Arabs of the deserts
of Africa have such extreme powers of
vision that on the vast plains of the
desert they will pick out objects invis-
ible To the ordinary eye at ranges of
from one to ten miles Among civil
lied peoples the Norwegians have the
best eyesieht
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
$1,000 IN PREMIUMS
AT HURON POULTRY SHOW

Huron, S. D., Nov 30-Offering
nearly $1,000 i'm premiums, the Cen
tral South Dakota Poultry association
will hold its second annual show in
Huron the second week in January.
The show is open to exhibitors any
where and II. G. Middlebrooke, presi-
dent of the association. expects a great
display OF fancy fowls.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

Solicitor Cto clerk)-Do you play tn,
piano. Muller!
Muller-Yes, sir Wagner is my IA
vorite composer.
Solicitor-Ah, | thought so That is
the reason why my best typewriter /.
out of order since you have been us.
ing ii.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

Sue Moon, a Chinese was brought
before the Melbourne magistrate the
other day charged with having work ed
after o'clock on a Saturday after
noon, contrary TO the provisions Of
the local factories act. He pleaded
that he had washed only one collar
after the statutory closing time.
What Only one collar from to
o'clock2" exclaimed the chairman.
Him vclly dirty collar" reiolned Sue
Moon. This defense was deemed too
thin and Sue was fined $3.50. After
paying he remarked: 'Fackly act
make Chinaman very lazy fellow"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

College clubs are becoming wonder
full employment agencies and the uni
versities themselves also. The Yale
club OF New York and and the Bureau
of Self-Help of the university i'm New
Haven report a greater demand for
Yale men than they can supply. and the
same story Is true of Harvard. Recently
a wealthy Pennsylvanian, a Harvard
graduate. came to Cambridge ana won
over to his business western Harvard
graduate who had Just entered the law
school The university was the medium
which brought the two together.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
MULATTO GIRL
WINS FIRST PRIZE
AT BEAUTY SHOW.

Taylorsville. Pa, Nov 30 - Edna
Mason, "a mulatto girl. won first
prize at the beauty show at the
charity ba2ar last night.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
JOSEPH kuBLER, Publisher

In some of the downtown skysrapers
the elevator service is suspended on
Sunday and the janitors and their fam
ilies, whD i'm many buildings are quar-
tered on the topmost floor. have to
descend and climb fr m twenty to thir-
~ flights OF stairs whenever they want
90 get In touch with the outside world.
In one building which Is twenty-four
stories high, the l0-year-old daughter OF
the janitor makes three round trips
each sunday one when she goes to
church IN the morning, one when she
attends Sunday school in the afternoon
and another when she goes to meet her
playmates after dinner. Each flight
consists of twenty steps, making $50
steps to a round trip. Three trips makes
II 2sS0 steps--a mountain climbing rec
ord
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

Politics is letting the voters have
everything 10 say about everything e1s
cept governing themselves.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

Thomas Nelson Page. the Virginian
writer. has. II Is announced decided 10
60 into the raising of mules on an ex-
tcnsive scale on a l.000-acre plantation
near Beaver Dam Va.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07
RULE OF THREE HOLDS
GOOD ON BURLINGTON

Deadwood, : D., Dec. 2.-RailroaG
mems rule OF three was fulfilled on
Thanksgiving day in the Black Hills
on the Burlington road.
Al Hiii City a freight conductor. Ar
thur Eldredge. was badly shot in o.
row. At Englewood the passenger
depot burned down. AT Pluma an ore
train was wrecked.
Belgium is said to produce the bess
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

This world contains altogether .T5C
submarine cables, totaling 200. 900 miles
in length and dropped into their watcry
bed at a cost of S275 600 .000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

wild animals killed 20S4 persons in
India last year, in additions 10 22S5A
who died from snake poison.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

More than 100000 food animals were
slaughtered in the United States during
the last calendar year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

There is a group Of African rodents.
designated scaly- tailed squirrels, the
members Of which seem 60 have felt
the necessity Of additional aid for the
purpose OF tree-climbing They have
accordingly developed on the under sur
face OF the tail certain structures which
may be compared TO the climbing irons
used by workmen. These take the form
OF n few transverse rows of large, tri-
angular, horney scales, with their
points directed backward These scales.
when pressed against the bark OF a
tree, must afford material aid In
climbing
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

Immense figures were handled easily
nj the general convention of the Epis.
ccpal1ans. IL being shown that the total
resources OF the church for 1907 for
all purposes were s52.257219. as com
pared with s4lO05. 400 In 1901
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

Nearly every Japanese follows thC
trade or profession of his father.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

A woman gets her fortune told so tha
IL II ever should come true she could saJ
she knew II was going to happen.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

Antwerp and Amsterdam lead Europe
as the most healthful municipalities
Madrid is at the other end of the list.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

When you see woman dressed uT
carefully below the knees she expect,
to meet some muddy street crossings.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

On small economies the following will
be difficult to beat for smallness. A
laboring man who hands over his week.
ly wages 10 his wife is allowed by her
an ounce OF tobacco a week. She buys
II herself I'm two separate half ounces
IN order she declares, to get the ad-
vantage of the two turns of the scale
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

The letter "e" occurs on an average
of l37 times i'm a thousand words.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

Women's hats are both common and
costly az rule but woman in
Brunswick. who made no great pre-
tentlons To fashion. holds the record
for the highest price paid for an article
Of millinery She bought hat with "a
lottery ticket which the merchant ac-
cepted I'm place OF the money. A few
weeks later the ticket drew the great
prize of El5.000. and though the wom-
ans husband tried to induce the mer-
chant to share the results. he only re-
ceived G 25. That hat cost e14,975.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

Fifteen years ago there were only
some 1.25000 boxes OF oranges shipped
a year from California, now there are
about 10000, 900 boxes. and their value
is upwards of S20,000,000 annually. To
their cultivation $4,000 acres In the
southern part of the state are devoted,
representing an investment Of about
s125, 100000, and there are said to be
more 100000 trees In process OF
growth In the various orchards. La
bor saving devices have been applied
90 the handling. polishing, grading and
packing OF oranges ana a system Of
cooperative direction in their market
ing, till now the average cost to the
grower for both packing and market
ing is 35 cents q boy
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

Great Britain's annual import of ap-
pies is nearly 100000 bushels.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

All the cZars Of Russia have been
crowned III the kremlin i'm MOSCOW. the
treasury of which contains the most
historic jewels and the choicest plate
now owned by the Russian crown.
There is $500 600. 600 worth OF gold sill
yer and precious stones in that treas
ury. Among the more notable items
are basins OF gold as big as a small
bathtun and two card tables built en-
tirely of solid silver.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

The road over the Andes which Chile
and Argentina are building and which
is the last link In the line across South
America between the Atlantic and Pa
cific, is nearing its completion. 1t Is
said that the entire line will be open 10
trade next year. The Andes section of
the road begins at Mendoza I'm Argen-
tina. crosses the Andes through a tun.
mel four kilometers long and extends tc
the Chilean town Los Andes, which has
rail connection with the Pacific.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-12-07

In his report for the quarter ending
September 80 the fishery officer for the
northeastern district states that he re-
ceived one marked crab during the
quarter. 1t was captured at Boddin.
close TO Montrose. Scotland. 1t had
travelled from four miles north of Scar
borough castle. a distance OF about l55
miles, in 6S9 days. Unless the crab had
"A lift on the way from some sportive
person il must on the average have
crawIed not less than 500 yards a day