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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
is HERED|TY TO
BLAME FOR THIS
Boys BADNESS?
Son OF Man Who Was Hanged
for Successfully Plotting
Murder Of Father.

Dcadwood, S. D., June 14-ls Logan
)otsou, an 1S-year-old boy, now in the
Lawrence county jail, a victim of VIC
ious heredity2 To those acquainted
with the history of the Dotson fam
lily the question is an interesting one.
Young Dotson was brought in from
q rancn yesterday by the sheriff, and rs
charged with having fired shots at q
rancher named Peatow with the fun
intention ITO kill The boy denies the
charges ana states he was only prac-
ticiug with a rife and that the bullets
vii! be found in the log that he was
using as a target It is not the first
,ime, however, that Dotson has been
charged with an offeusc, as last year
he was arrested and given trial for
having written threatening letters -
a woman of Crook city He was given
shn benefit OF a doubt and discharged,
with the warning that connection with
amy such case again would prove more
serious
His Father Killed Father.
Logan is the son of Clint Dotson,
who was hanged some years ago in
Anaconda Mont. for the murder Of his
own father Camp Dotson. The story
is a horrible one ana without a parallel
in the annals OF crime in the west,
Clint Dotsnu ard two others were
found guilty Of the murder Of an old
prospectOr, and Dotson was given a life
sentence Oao of the chief witnesses
who secured his conviction was his
father, Camp Dotson who very reluct-
antiy gave the testimony that fastened
the guilt Of the crime upon his son and
his associates.
Two years later the people of Ana
Conda We're starsed by the news that
old Camp Dotson, living alone in
Washington gulch, had committed sui
.fl a. hg, ,.F
the prisoners at the Montana pcniten-
tiary where Clint Dotson was serving
his sentence, revealed TO the warden
the story Of the crime. He said that
clint Dotson had made arrangements
With one of the prisoners who was dis
charged a few days previous 90 50 20
Washington gu!ch Kill Camp DotsGn.
aud leave a letter. supposedly written
by the old man, stating that Camp Dot
son and his two associates were inno-
cent and that he, the father was guilty
of the murder and had killed himself
because of his renrorse.
Easy to Prove Plot.
The letter was found just as the
convict had described and the released
convict was apprahended a few miles
from the scene of the crime. The whole
plan had been Matched in the brain cf
Clint Dotson, who expected OH the
strength OF he supposed confession OF
his father to secure a speedy pardon.
Evidence proved THAI Camp Dotsou had
been shot through chink i'm the cabin
and that the writing ON the note was
not his but that of his son Clint. Dot
son and his partner FL crime were both
convicted and hanged in Anaconda,
Mont.
Dotson went TO his doom with
coolncss that has never been equalled.
Just before the black cap was drawn
over his face he asked for a chew of
tobacco aud was chewing It uncon-
cernedly WHOM the trap was sprung
And now the question arises is Lo-
gan DotSon, with such q heredity, 10
be blamed or pitied even If the charges
recently made against him are true?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
AMERICAN BOOK CO.
WINS IN SOUTH DAKOTA

Watertown. 5. D.. June i5-From re-
ports received here, the great fight
between the book trusts for the five
year contract for furnishing text books
to South Dakota schools has been won
by the American Book company as
against CHM 81 Co.
Throughout the state yesterday every
county made the choice OF uniform
books for five years. The American
had the contract before and the mat
ter Of expense Of the change was one
of the winning arguments. The trains
yesterday and today have been loaded
with book agents going home, smiling
or downcast The book contracts are
worth about $1,000,900 and il is esti-
mated the campaign expenses of the
two concerns have been 100000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
MEAT SOAKED IN OIL
BY JEWS, IN A RIOT

Cleveland June ia riot occurred
in the Jewish district as a result of
ban placed upon the kosher meat
shops The Jews, angered over the re-
cent increase of cents per pound for
meat, refused to buy and urged others
not TO buy. All of the kosher shops
were picketed today by the women
and children of the neighborhood De-
livery wagons We're stopped, meat was
soaked in coal oil and the shops closed.
One woman buying meat was severe
ly injured, and her clothing torn off by
crowd. Several shops were raided.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
NEVER SAW A RACE,
MOTHER LET HER GO:
SHE WEEDS HORSEMAN

Washington. June 5.-Miss Irma
Trent and Robert Lee Thomas, a mil
lionaire turfman, were married here.
Miss Trent though considered one Of
the most beautiful women in Washing
ton, was a poor girl. She had never
seen professional race and urged her
mother to permit her to go to Bennings.
Her mother consented. and. chaperoned
by an old friend of her parents, Miss
Trent saw her first race.
Thomas was in the grandstand and
was Immediately attracted to the beau
tiful girl. Luck was on his side, for
Miss Trent's chaperon proved also to be
a friend of Mr.. Thomas, aKd an intro
duction followed. 1t was case Of love
at first sight and not only did the
Thomas colors win that day, but Mr..
Thomas left the track a winner in
heart as well as in pocket
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
HIGH WATER PROBABLY
REACHED BY THE SIOUX

+ Sioux Falls, s. D., June 17.-Water in
the Sioux is al a standstill and IL is
believed the worst is over. The high
point was reached at o'clock yester-
day afternoon when il -yas two feet
higher than the record of last spring
Water is higher than at any time since
the big flood of 1881, and should there
be another heavy rainfall through the
Sioux valley inside the next three or
four days there is no telling what
would happen. The South Dakota Gem
trdl got a passenger train through to
Rutland yesterday ana expects no fur
ther trouble.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
MARRIED a YEARS,
SECRET JUST OUT

Chicago June 15.-Harvey T. Weeks,
jr. 1879 Ashland avenue, and Edith
Evelyn Beggs, 40S Jackson boulevard,
astonished their friends with the revel-
atioE that they had been married for
four years.
Their friends regarded them as a
sure match and We're anxiously await
ing the announcement that wedding
bells would soon be ringing when the
news reached them that they had
pealed out their glad chimes years ago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
IN SIGHT or HIS
HOME, AGAIN LOST

Huron S. D., June l7-Disappearing
from his home near Bruce. Brookings
county. S. D., six years ago, and be-
Heyed by his wife and daughter to have
perished in a terrific storm on the night
Of his disappearance, Thomas Manley,
aged 81 years. was seen last week in
the Hotel Royal at this place. His
daughter, Miss Bernice Manley is iq
the city having come at once TO insti-
tuto a search for her missing parent.
At the time of his mysterious disap-
pearance Thomas Mauley lived with his
wife ana daughter on their tarm few
miles from Bruce The family was in
con Portable circumstances, all was per-
feCtly pleasant in their nome life and
no reason can be given why he should
have left ON the night ia question he
left the hbuse during very severe
storm TO see to the stock al the stables.
AS the door closed upon him that night
his wife and daughter saw him for the
las. time
Wife Is Now Dead.
As time passed and no trace of the
missing man could be found his family
camt to the conclusion that ne must
have met death in the storm sold
the farm and moved TO BrOokings,
where Mrs Manley died some two years
later, firm in the belief that her hus-
band was dead.
Last Sunday Mr.. Mauley was seen in
the hotel in this city by q resident OF
RroolinEs, who did not at the time
recognize him. During the conyersa-
ton Mr. Manley broke down and cried
as he said that somewhere he had .
wife and daughter living. but did not
know where. 1t is Miss Manleys be-
lief that her father was injured in the
storm and that while still remembering
his name is unable to recall the name
of his former home.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
BUFF CHAMBRAY GOWN.

The girl who wants the prettiest and
most stylish of summer dresses with
out paving over Sc or 81 for it, should
select a soft shade OF buff in the cham
bray gingham one costing Is cents
a yard will be every bit as effective as
the 35-cent ones, and when made up
will wash equally well. OF course these
gowns should be made simply with only
such trimming as will come out Of the
wash tub looking as well as when IL
went in A little white applique will
often set off the buff and will give q
finish and style to the garment that
cannot be obtained when the same
shade Of embroidery as the dress IL
used
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
POPE TALKS OF HIS
DEATH, TO BlSHOP SrARItiA

Rome, June 14.-One and perhaps two
American cardinals will be appointed
at the September consistory says
Bishop John Il. G. Stariha. of Lead S.
D.. who has had an interview with the
pontiff.
Nothing was said to indicate who
would be named.
The pope discussed with Bishop
Stariha the project of wealthy Ameri-
cans tc obtain and give to the vatican
the strip Of italian territory leading
down to the sea, in order to enable
him 10 visit the sea shore without
violating the traditions that the pope
must not leave the vatican grounds.
The pontiff SAID:
II was a generous offer. but use
less for | think / will die before ! re-
cover my liberty
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
UNPRECEDENTED JUNE
FLOODS IN DAKOTA

Bridgewater, $. D., June l5.-The eX-
cessive rains of the past few days have
swollen the small streams in this To-
cality to such an extent rhat mSch
damage will result 10 bridges, number
of which are reported to have gone
out already making the roads impas-
sable in many places. The surface
Of the country was never known TO be
covered with so much water at this
season of the year
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
BLACK HILLS FLOOD
CLAIMS FIVE LIVES

Rapid City. S. d., June ia cloud
burs, naar 1sltora, q small station on
the Northwestern railroad, fifteen miles
olth Cf this city about s O'Clock
WcGnS siGy evening caused consider
able less 10 properly and five lives
,hus far are reported to have been
'ost
Telephone ana telegIa aph wires are
down and communication Is cut of
month and west.
A general rain throughout the
southern hills. which lasted several
hours and which is claimed by old
scttl rs 20 have been the heaviest
rain since 1883, raised streams out
Il their banks ard both wagon and
abroad bridges have gone out with
the hcod.
Owing TO several washouts on the
main line of the Northwestern rail-
road traffic north OF here has been
1T a stanGstill the past twenty four
hours.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
SIOUX FALLS HAS BAD
SCARE FROM FIRE AND WIND

Sioux Falls, S. D., June 1.-THE bus
mess portion Of Sioux Falls was threat
ened by fire yesterday afternoon In
the Gem restaurant, located i'm a frame
shack on South Phillips avenue The
building is next south 10 the big Peck
Norton Murry block and the firemen
gave considerable of their attention 10
protect this building. The wind was
blowing strong from the south The
total loss on building and contents will
be about S2,500
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
PRAISE FOR THE MAN
WHO FOUNDED PIONEER
COLLEGE OF DAK0TAS
NO WORK MORE
NOBLE THAN THIS.

"What can be nobler than 10
found an institution that ny the
simple force Of its daily life shall
go out among the young and call
each 10 a higher life than he could
have found without 1t?
"If a college did nothing else in
this western land than, by its sharp
contrast with eager haste for
wealth and power. 70 show by us
oulet natlant, long continued follow
ing ofsomcthing that did notimmed-
lately pay that life had another and
possibly d wiser Interpretation, this
result alone would justify all that
Is being done to build il up. "-EX-
tract from the inaugural address Of
Rev. Joseph Ward p. D., president
and founder of Yaakton college.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
WHILE CEMENT PLANT
BURNS, STOCKHOLDERS
PLAN TO REBUILD 1T

Watertown $. D.. June 15.-The Wa
tertown pressed brick plant is burning
this afternoon, the fire being beyond
control Of the fire department. There
is a high Find. The loss wiz be $4,000,
Insurance, $4,000 Stockholders are ia
meet at once 70 discuss rebuilding
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

~ HAtiil lpt val -
had torturing pain
In the side and back
and the urine was
dark and full OF
sediment. / was
racked with pain
day and night, could
not sleep or eat
well, and finally be-
came crippled and
bent with rheu-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

On recommendation Of the commits
sary- general of the army, the field ra-
tions Of the troops serving in Alaska
Will be 16 ounces of bacon, or when
desired, III ounces OF salt pork or %
ounces OF salt beef; "a ounces of fresh
vegetables instead of IS ounces 32-5
ounces of desiccated vegetables, instead
of 22-5 ounces, and S-25 ounce Of can
dies, instead of G-25 ounce.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
BANKERS HOLDING A
MEETING AT HURON

Huron. $. D., June I4.-The sixteenth
annual meeting of the South Dakota
Bankers association is being held in
TINS city. A number Of prominent finan-
ciels from out Of the state are present
including John c. Craft, Of Chicago;
III. H. Schriver Of Minneapolis; Ackley
Hubbard. of Sioux CITY.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

Staten island dwellers who have their
business in New York wish To do part
OF their days work in the time they
spend daily on the ferry, and TO this
end the Richmond Borough Realty as
sociation has been considering the plan
OF having girl stenographers on the
Staten island ferryboats.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

Potato growers in North Wales are
warned by the board of agriculture and
fisheries to destroy at once any plant
infected with the disease known as
black scab." II is 4 disease of re-
cent introduction and passes in the
spring to the highly dangerous sum-
rner stage.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

matism Doan's Kidney Pills brought
quick relief. ard in time cured me.
Though | lost 40 pounds, | now weigh
200, more than ever before"
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, y. Y.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

: The oldest living human being of
authentic record is Mrs. Msly Wood, OF
Hillsboro, Ore, "A few miles west OF
Portland Mrs. Wood is 120 years old
She was born in Knoxville. Tenn, May
20, 1887, which the records at Knox
Vile still show. When she was sixty
five years old she rode the entire dis
tance across the continent from her old
home In Tennessee TO her present home
in Oregon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

Rabbi j. Leonard Terry, of the Ro-
idelp Shafom congregation, of the Pitts
burg Peace society, will go to Germany
next month 10 ask the .oymakers to
cease manufacturing toys which instill
thoughts of war In the minds of chill
dren
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
JOSEPH kuDLER. Publisher.

RIyard Kipling undoubtedly got MS
wit from his maternal grandfather, the
Rev. George b. Macdonald, Wesleyan
clergyman. In the days when young
Macdonald was oourting the lady whom
he afterward married the father-in- law
TO b@-an aged Methodist with ex-
tremely strict notions in regard to the
proprieties-was injudisious enough on
one occasion to enter the parlor with
out giving any warning of his approach.
The consequences was that he found
the sweethearts, occupying single
chair. Deeply shocked by this spec
tacle. the old man solemnly said: Mr.
Macdonald, when courted Mrs. Brown
she sat on one side of the room and |
on the other" Macdonald's reply was:
That's what | should have done II /
had been courtlng Mrs. Brown"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

The device at the head of the Demo-
cratic ticket for Cleveland city cleo
Zion is an old hen. and the Citizens
ticket headed by a pair OF shears, in
dicating that democratic and indepen-
dent voters should scratch and cut the
republican ticket.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

NJ. Faroux, a French statistican, esti-
mates that about $4,000 motor cars
have been manufactured in the nine
years since the experiments of self
propelled road vehicles first succeeded
and these have sold for more than
G200. .0C0, 600.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

Georgia professor wrote an arith-
metic that contained such tough pro.
blems that nobody could solve them
One teacher wrote, asking for key
The professor replied on postal card:
J Dear Sir: II has no key. It's stem
winder."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
rANDs MAY PLAY "MlRADo."

Chatham. England, June 1.-THE or
der prohibiting the paz>'ing of music
from "Mirado" by the naval ano ma
rine Bands has been Withdrawn.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

The late Maurice Grau, after the
work he did. should have retired with
q half mllIion--but he didn't. 1t is the
same old story. Gailhard, who, after
twenty -one years service, will retire
from the grand opera at Paris I'm De-
cember, is also not In the list of Paris
millionaires and millionaires I'm Paris
count their millions in francs only.
There is more money, the Musical
Courier thinks, in running a vaudeville
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

There are forty-eight different kinds
|! or material entering into the construc-
tion OF piano and they are gathered
from sixteen countries
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

The United States has 260, 900 school
buildings. In which 5000 teachers are
at working teaching nearly $4,000, 600
children.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

The Pied Bull inn, at Islington, is
said 10 have been the first house In
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

Raasay island. In the Inner Hebrides,
which lies between the mainland OF
Scotland and the Isle OF Skye, has
failed to find a purchaser at the upset
price Of $225,000 placed upon H. Its
name is the scandinavian for the place
of the poe deer" and the shootngs with
the mansion house and grounds III the
southern end, constitute the chief value
OF the island. Near the northern end
are the ruins of Brochel castle the resi-
dence OF its ancient lairds, the McLeods
In celtic lore Raasay has a place and III
English literature 1t is mentioned ir
Samuel Johnson's Journey to the Wes-
tern Island Of Scotland"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

The Alaska Marble company at Sha-
Kan shipped $500 tons OF marble TO
Puget sound last year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
| GIRL I'M BATHING
LOSES HER LIFE

Kodaka, S. r., June 14.-The first ac-
cident in the history of Kadoka or sur
rounding country which has resulted
fatally, occurred at the ranch Of Chas.
Sears when his youngest sister was
drowned near the ranch house. She
had gono in bathing and got beyond
the safety line. When her sister. who
was in the house learned OF the acci-
dent she sadded a wild bronco and
rode across the country to where her
brother was working. The body was
shipped to Chamberlain for burial.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

Watertown, $. D., June 14.-The an
nual encampment of the South Dakota
National Guard will be held this year
from July IL TO July Is, inclusive, ac-
cording TO orders just issued by Adiu-
tant General Englesby The date has
been made later than usual so that the
companies from the Black Hill could
join with those east of the river. and
the Northwestern officials have assured
the adjutant generals office that they
will have trains running across the
reservation by July TO-
General Englesby Is now In the Hills
on an inspection tour. This will be the
first time In the history OF the state
that the entire militia has been ASSEM-
bled In one place for the encampment
or for any other purpose
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

New York city has now in contempla-
tioa water front improvements that viii
require an expenditure of $l2.000, ,00C.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

Fifty fine vessels are constantly em-
ployed In laying and repairing the sub
marine cables OF the world.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

The board Of education has under
consideration a scheme Of compulsory
education OF children, by which 10C
primary schools viii he established in
each provincial capital, forty in each
project, department and district and
one Ia csch village. The same board
is Of opinion that all children reaching
certain age should be forced TO enter
the schools otherwise their parents are
to be punished. II is also proposed that
the provincial director OF education
shall attend the school once in every
two years and hold examinations says
the Shanghai Mercury
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

DR.. Mary Stone. who is the head OF
al American hospital I'm Kluklang, cen.
tral China. lately returned to this coun.
try To be operated upon for appended.
It's. She has recovered, is now in New
York and viii return to China In the
fall She graduated from Ann ArboI
ten years ago and is said to be the only
educated physicias in a province con.
taining 100000 people Last year she
personally treated more than 14,00l
patients
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

The largest license fee charged by
New York City is $500. ana Il is thar
paid by pawnbrokegs-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

I'VE fisherman" said Havelock Nor
ton, CaliSornia's famous ily caster. "are
continually being accused of intemper.
ance The accusation is false. No in.
temperate man could ever cast a fly
Yet friend of mine had the effrontery
10 declare that while out walking In
the country he had met an angler be-
side a brook and had said TO the man:
How can you tell the good places from
the bad when you come TO stream .
BY the bottles, the man answered
Wherever the most empty bottles are
scattered is the best place"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

The other day Korean gendarme
went 10 the Office where subscriptions
toward the public debt are being re-
ceived ard having paid in his money
cut his Finger and with the blood wrote
an oatn to support the movement te
the best of his ability
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22

Mime. Mocjeska for twenty five years
was a household name among theater-
goers, yet now that she Is writing her
memoirs she says She finds IL neces-
cary to go back 20 her native Polish
and rely upon the services Of a trans.
iator to rcmake her book into English
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1907-06-22
SUFFERED ToRTURES.


for Years.
VIM. III. Walter, engineer of Chats
worth, H.. writes: Kidney disease
WAS lurEipcr i'm my cvctap, F1r vaorc a