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The Washington times., 1908-12-12
MUSICAL PROGRAM
BY. MRS. STEWART
viii Be a Feature of Enter
tainment for Memorial
Home Monday.

Mrs. zaidee Townsend Stewart, OF
philadelphia, viii give a musical pro-
gram Monday evening in the ballroom
OF the Arlington, at the entertai lment
which will be given 10 aid the memorial
nome In honor Of the late Charles Alvin
bmith, OF Peck Chapel. at Colonial
Beach The Nordica Mandolin a,d
Guitar Clubs viii play between the actv
OF the comedy, which is to be one a.
She features Of the evening. Mrs. Stew
arts numbers viii be as follows:
'Dieh. theure Halle" from Tam
hauser'' (Wagner).
Ny Mother Bids Ne Bind Ny Hair
CHaydn). Ian
,-,,Ihe Rose Leans Over the Pool,
(ChadwicIO. O1
Verborgenheit'' CWol1.
Love IN May CParker1
Damon" (Stange).
Thou Vert Blind CJohnson,
Il Heure ExQuise' OIahn)
Nhanson des Baiser'' (BemberE1.
The Washington times., 1908-12-12

plain and fancy shirt waist lengths as
sn appreciable Christmas present.
chamberlain, 1908 F street, is Offering
some beautiful patterns direct from the
foreign mills at from 50 to so cents the
yard GoOds cut from original pieces to
suit your measure.
The Washington times., 1908-12-12

Welsbach Lights. Order Direct, Mail OF
Phone. We do not have canvass ers.
E2A c.. c. A. A1udolman & Co., 616 nth
The Washington times., 1908-12-12

Gold. snver,bricl and col. paper. Gould's.
The Washington times., 1908-12-12

OVNLdsS ~AA~~1S "-Ni4 ~ANelALiS DELICIOUS
and highly nourishing food 1Oc ID: new
laid eggs. SOC doz-; buttermilk Drop
postal or phone. Henry Reuter-. 800 G NV.
The Washington times., 1908-12-12

When in doubt as to quality Of your
Milk and Cream phone Lin 1il7, pro-
prietor OF our farm dairy, W. a. Hart
Tanft. 107 7th st. ne.
The Washington times., 1908-12-12

I Even yesterdays rain and sleet failed
TO keep Santa Claus az home. and he
buzzed around Washington throughout
the day. hiding whenever he saw a
little boy or girl. but bobblng Up again
when the children had passed. lie fol-
lowed them through tho shops. listen
ed TO their comments on toys and
other things. and made notes Of just
what each little one wanted for
Christmas.
Around at tho office Of the Associat-
ed Charities in G street, where all
Santa Claus mail IS sent 20 be for
warded to him. things were humning.
Santa Claus gathered up a lot OF let
ters while he was there and carried
them away. Today he Is filling many
Of the requests which were made in
them, and here are some of the let
ters.
Trying to Be Good.
Dear Santa.
] am a little girl 1--WE years old and
! am trying TO De a good little girl and
want you 10 bring me a doll and
carriage set Of dishes, set OF knives
and furs and lots Of perfume, pair OF
skates, a horn with candy and a pair
OF gloves Ruth Maley. al Sixteenth
The Washington times., 1908-12-12

O1rs' VI r Waldecler has arranged
20 give students recital Tuesday even
ing at O'Clock in Carroll Institute IIs n
The Washington times., 1908-12-12

Miss Mary +. King, formerly con-
Ialto sOloist at the Shrine OF the Sacred
Heart, has been engaged for a similar
position in the Mt. Pleasant ConEre-
Rational Church
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
NAVAL DISPLAY WILL
BE SIMPLY GREAT

Washington, March 5--When the battle
ship feet reaches San Francisco about the
middle OF April. Secretary Mctcalf's prom
Use to the people of the Pacific coast of
"the graEdest naval display in the history
of the country will be realized. Plans
for the display" have been perfected in
detail by the navy department. Forty
FIVE American fighting ships will occupy
San Francisco bay. The secretary OF the
navy, aboard the Yankton. will review
the fleet. The ships, which include the
sixteen battleships of Admiral Evans
squadron, besides the West Virginia and
Nevada, the heavy l45t0-ton cruisers Ten
nessee, Washington, South Dakota, Cali
fornia, Pennsylvania, Colorado and Mary
land, the cruisers Charleston, Milwaukee
ST Louis and Albany, and the compile
meat Of torpedo boats and auxiliary ships,
viii he anchored in the bay, from Mission
wharf 10 Hunters point
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14

Aberdeen s. D.. March 6-Cupid APP
parcntly made a sad mistake when he
brought about the marriage of Geo.
Tyler and his sweetheart less than two
weeks ago. Before they had given
their matrimonial venture a fair tria
they. by their actions, declared it a
failure. and when IL was supposed the
pleasures incidental TO their new state
would az least charm them with Tho
novelty the bride secured some Cal
boiiC acid and declared she would com
NIT suicide She did not get a chance
20 carry her threat into execution. for
friends took the poison away and made
ampt
Scarcely had the excitement died
away in the circles frequented by this
young couple when the husband took a
dose of strychniue. Married life is not
what il is cracked up 70 be" he said,
and then swallowed dose of the
poison He took enough TO XIII three
men. and the overdose saved him
The sickness that followed made IL
AN easy matter for him to promise not
To repeat the experiment, and now thar
both bride and groom arc again on an
even basis their friends hope that they
VIII Try and make the best of bad
job. They refuse 20 make public the
cause of the trouble but the fact that
both are still alive will give Cupid an
other chance 70 make good by repairing
he damage now charged up against
him
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
SETTLERS HAVE EYES
ON INDIAN LANDS

yankton s p March -Eeoresent-
ative Philo Hail, OF South Dakota. has
just introduced IN congress bill FOR
the opening OF the Cheyenne River In
dian reservation Early ia the session
u congress Senator Gamble introduced
"A bill for The opening Of a part OF the
Cheyenne. but The settlers west OF the
river passed resolutions asking tor the
opening OF the whole reservation. CON
gresham Hairs bill was the result Al
the same time Representative Mar
shall, OF North Dakota, introduced a
similar bll for the opening of the entire
Standing Rock reservations.
The only portion OF the Cheyenne that
win not De available 10 the settlers are
the lands already allotted TO the IN
dams section rs and 36 OF section FOR
the south Dakota schools aud such
lands FOR the agency school and mis-
sion purposes as the secretary Of the
interior may deem necessary The sum
of S2l0 000 is appropriated for the pur-
chase OF the school lands FOR South na-
kuja 20 $.25 an acre.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
UNIQUE EDUCATIONAL
CASE APPEALED TO
THE SUPREME COURT

Pierre, $ r., March An appeal
TO the supreme court is the sequel TO
one OF the most unique educational
cases ever occurring in this state
Some time ago County Superintend-
ent @. H. Jones, OF Roberts county,
took distinct dislike 70 a bright young
aCher. FL l.. Priest. one clash In the
management Of schools was followed
by other clashes on other subjects vital
TO school affairs, until there was an evil
dent open breach between the two
pedagogues. There followed the revO-
cation OF Mr. Priests certificate and his
right TO teach the grounds for this
procedure on the part Of the county
superintendent being. Failure 10 Mt
tend educational meetings, dishonesty
in conducting examinations and in
iiuenclng others IN absence from meet
ings held IN the district"
The last incident in the affair is an
appeal 10 the state superintendent for
reinstatement The state superintend-
ent IN turn handed the case over to
the supreme court. The hearing was
held today.
Murderers Bible.
The state historical society has re-
ceived a relic of more than ordinary
value IN the way Of a small bible
which belonged TO Jas. Bell who was
hung al this place by a mob on the
night OF April 20, 1856. for the murder
OF his partner Forest Small. The bible
has been kicked about the county court
house for almost a quarter OF cen
tury and was found BY the clerk of
courts and deposited with the custodian
OF the museum of the state department
today,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
Interesting Facts.
BITTER FIGHT ON
OVER COUNTY SEAT

GREGORY : H., March "a merry
fight is now being waged by the towns
Of Herrick aud Burke before the board
OF commissioners OF Gregory county.
who have been in session at Fairfax for
several weeks FOR the purpose OF deter
mining whether either OF the towns OF
Herrick or Burke has a majority of the
voters on Its petition for the removal
of the county seat from Fairfax. II Is
believed, however. that this preliminary
fight before the county board Is Just
an opener in the county seat contest.
II either HerIiCk or Burke is placed
upon the ballot n is believed that the
peope Of Fairfax VIII put up game
fight TO retain the county seat as they
are said 10 be firm believers In the
sCriptural doctrine Ito him that hath"
etc.
Thus far Fairfax has made no direct
move in the contest, but II is well
known that they intend TO put up a
bi, fight 10 win as the polls IN Nc
VemheT
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
GIFTS OF FRUIT
FOR LORD MAYOR
Curious Ancient Custom Is Stilg
Carried On in
London.
From rit-Bits

1t is not generally known that veni-
son warrants are sent to the lord may
er of London and sheriTs by command
OF the king twice year In July war
rants for bucks are issued and in De-
cember for does. In the year l1O1 the
king then reignng granted and con
firmed by charter that THE citizens OF
London shall have an the rights and
privileges to the hunt IN the royal de
mesnes as well and as full as their
ancestors had.
Eventually. however. the citizens
were debarred from enjoying the chase
in the royal parks and S a solatium IL
was ordered that the lord mayor OF
London and the sheriffs should be sup
piled annually with SO many deer from
the royal parks ana forests. This or
der was issued some centuries ago and
ever since the first commissioner of
works has yearly sent the warrant for
the venison for the occupiers of the
mansion house to the city remembran-
Ger.
Another old custom In association
with London's mayoralty is the pre-
senting of fruit by the Fruterers com
pany To- the lord mayor and the lady
mayoress The ceremony appears TO
have originated in the fourteenth cen
tury and at one time was very pic
the presentation of the fruit is taken as
a matter of course and without cere-
mony. In days gone by the master,
wardens and clerk of the Fruiterers
company attended at the end of No
vember at the Guild hall and apprised
the lord mayor of the presentation in
forming him that twelve bushels of ap-
pies OF various kinds were on the way
from Harrington market Twelve men.
carrying on their heads panniers con-
tanning the apples, headed by the COM
panys peadle in official attire, then
marched up the Guild han and laid
their offerings before the lord mayor
and lady mayoress. each receiving III
return a bottle of wine
The election of the mayor Of High
Wycombe would not be considered
complete unless he were weighed in"
His worship. as we'll as every member
of the corporation is placed on a pair
Of gigantic scales ana the result is en-
tered in big book kept for the pur-
pose. This custom is said to date back
to the reign of Edward |.
The mayor of Plymouth is forced by
an old custom to visit at least once
during his year OF office the Lake OF
Burrator. When he journeys to the lake
he is followed by all the members or
the corporation. Reaching the banks
the procession forms up In two lines
and a couple of ancient goblets are
filed with water drawn from the lake
end passed around from mouth 10
mouth. The mayor and the corpora
ton drink to the memory of Sir Fran
els Drake. who when mayor Of Pfym-
outh in 1881 brought water to the town
by means OF canal some twenty miles
in length.
After each person has tasted the wa
ter the goblets are filled with wine and
the mayor. holding one ar arms length.
says: May the descendants of him
who gave US water never want wine"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
DARING BANK BURGLARS
PROBABLY WERE EMPLOYEES

Chihuahua, Mexico, March 6-The dar-
ing bank robbers who removed S295 600
from the vaults of the Chihuahua branch
Of the Banco Minero, took the money
from a vault directly under the study
Of Governor Enrique Creel. who has
residence in the upper stories of the build
Ing.
IL is believed that the robbers had ac-
completes among the bank employees, and
that they were concealed in the vault
before closing time Saturday afternoon.
The lock being broken from the inside
Of the vault supports this theory The
bank watchman, the porter and two or
three men OF unknown antecedents have
been arrested and are held in Jail TN
communicate" American detectives are
here at work on the case, but IL they
have any clew 10 the robbers the authori-
ties refuse to make 1t public.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
AIM TO ESTABLISH
MUNICIPAL COLLEGES

Kansas City, March 5.--A new social
movement of national scope has es-
tabished headquarters here. Those in
terested are literary and professional
men and the object is 20 make the
spirit of the university a force in poll
tics. The organization is called "The
National Fellowship of the University
Militant"
The fellowship hopes 10 establish
municipal university in every city in
the United States on a model that is
being worked out here. Rev. Chas
Ferguson, president of Kansas City
university. said
This university of the people is the
logical fulfilment of the American pub
lie school system--a public school for
grown men--and will put an end to
class antagonsm and open up an un-
precedented era OF prosperity"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
JUDGE GARLAND GRANTS
BANKRUPTCY DISCHARGES

Sioux Falls, s. D.. March 5.-Dis-
charges from bankruptcy have been
granted by Judge Garland, of the Unit
ed States court in this city, in the cases
of the following persons: Johannes
Horstad Of Dolph Hamlin county:
Frank ". Shaw, Sioux Falls: Fred
GLEN, Bath; Leonard d. Summers,
Sioux Falls; George w. Rutan, Water
town.
Leonard Schryver. OF Sioux Falls,
who gives his occupation as a carpen-
ter, has filed a petition in voluntary
bankruptcy in the federal court. In
the schedule accompanying his petition
he places his liabilities at SS4S4O and
his assets at $l,305. The full amount
OF his assets is claimed to be exempt.
The case has been referred to Henry
A. Muller, referee in bankruptcy OF
Sioux Falls, by whom it win be adjudi-
Gated.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
NEW MAIL ROUTE
OUT OF DALLAS. S. D.

Dallas. S. D., March 6.--On March 10
bids will be opened for carrying mail
lished between this place and the new
town of Lamro Both Dallas and La
TO are situated in close proximity to the
eastern line Of Tripp county, 1ow part
of the Rosebud Indian reservation, but
which will be opened 10 white settle
ment in the late summer or early fall
of this year. About l.000, 600 acres of
the Tripp county lands viii be opened.
Dallas and Lamro promise TO develop
into towns OF much Importance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
CLAIMS RAILROADS
MAKE GENERALIZATION

Sioux Falls $. D., March ANSWERS
to the bills OF complaint of the various
railroad companies having lines in the
state, IN the cases involving the reduc-
tion Of the passenger rates in South
Dakota from 20 212 cents per mile,
have been filed in the United states
court in this city by z. w. Dougherty
assistant attorney general and counsel
OF the South Dakota board of railroad
commissioners.
Counsel Dougherty in his answer in
cludes the following railroads: The Chi
cago d Northwestern; Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul; Chicago, Rock ISL
and & Pacific; Minneapolis & St. Louis
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy; Chicago,
St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha; Pierre,
Rapid city & Northwestern, and the
Pierre & Fort Pierre Bridge railway
Give Fictitious Value.
In the case of the Milwaukee COM
pany Attorney Dougherty denies that
he lines and property of the company
in South Dakota is worth $45. 900 600, as
claimed by the company, and alleges
that the fair value is not more than
5000, GOO.
In the answer it is denied that the
proposed reduced rate of passenger
fares would reduce the income of the
company in any amount whatever but
would stimulate traffic The answers
further allege that the order of the rail
road commissioners fixing the rate and
fare Of charges for the transportation
Of persons with ordinary baggage, not
exceeding $50 pounds, at 212 cents per
passenger per mile is a reasonable order
and rate. and that for the past three
years the said passenger fares over
The lines OF the great railway systems
in South Dakota, not including the
great amount Of free transportation is
sued by the companies, amounted TO an
ger per mile.
Railroads Misrepresent.
The figures Of earnings and expenses
furnished by the railroad companies are
claimed in the answers not to he the
true figures, the railroad companies be-
ing virtually charged with misrepre-
senting the amount of business tran
sacted by their lines within the state
OF South Dakota.
1t is further charged in the answers
that the great railroad systems which
have during the past year or two ex-
tended their lines i'm the state have
been engaged in exploiting townsites
and farm lands along the new extern
sions, from which II is alleged they
have derived large profits, and that
these alleged profits were not included
In the figures furnished by the railroad
companies and which are a part of the
case of the railroad companies in their
fight To have the railroad commission
ers permanently enjoined from putting
the proposed schedule of reduced pas
senger rates into effect.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
FRISCO ROAD AND
LUMBER COMPANY ARE
INDICTED; REBATlNG

St Louis. March 5.-An Indictment
charging the ST. Louis & San Francisco
railroad with granting, and the Chap
man & Dewey Lumber company OF
Kansas City with accepting rebates.
was returned by the federal grand jury
today.
There are 10 counts in each Of the in
dictments charging the Frisco with Civ
ing rebates to the lumber company on
that number of shipmer J and the lum-
ber company with accepting the re-
bates.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
FIGHT FOR LIFE
a,, WITH VICIOUS BULL

Yarktor, s. D.. March o.. Fighting
'Or life with n hammer against a VI
ciOus bun George Moon, a Well known
farmer drove off the infuriatcd animal,
but retired from the battle terribly
wounded. Several ribs and his collar
bone We're broken and ne sustained IN
terHal injuries The body was badly
bruised where the animal crushed him
against the barn wall, where the struE.
gle took place The bull then attacked
a COW and killed It, II Is thought Moon
will recover.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
R0BBER KILLS WOMAN
WITH SLEOGE HAMMER

Huntington, w. Va. March 5--An un-
OF Steve Purhka at Holden, near here,
killed Mrs. Pushka by beating her
brains oct with a hammer and fatally
wounded her 4-year-old son.
Robbery is believed 10 have been the
motive for the crime as $500 hidden in
a trunk was taken by the murderer
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
An Indirect Payment.
From TIt-Hits,

After being conducted through an osd
church by the verger, a visitor was So
pleased with the officers courtesy and
information that he insisted on Civ
ing him half crown. The man shook
his head sadly Thank you, sir. he
said but it's quite against the rules.
II am sorry for that said the visitor.
about 10 return the half crown TO his
pocket
But" added the verger. III ! were
10 find coin lying on the hooT, II
would not be against the rules Tor me
TO pick it up"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
BITE or BABE MAY
BE FATAL TO MOTHER.

Lead, : D., March IA bite
by her infant child IN a rage
over punishment inflicted by the
mother may cost the life Of Mrs
John Zurich. of this city. The
baby caught his mothers little
finger i'm his mouth and bit II.
Blood poisoning resulted from
the injury.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
CORSICA BUSINESS MEN
ORGANIZE CIIlR

Corsica, s. -. March Local busi-
ness men, as the result OF recent meet
ings. have organized a Business Mems
club. - a preliminary meeting a tenn
porary organization was effected and a
committee Was appointed TO prepare a
constitution ana set OF bylaws.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
LAKE PRESTON CATHOLICS
MAY BUILD NEW CHtIRCH

Lake Preston. :. d.. March THE
trustees OF the local Catholic church
society have taken up the matter OF
purchasing church building, or erect
ing such building In the event that a
suitable structure cannot be pur-
chased.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
JOSEPH kuBLER, Publisher

An invention OF interest 10 musicians
ie a pianoforte that renders the dia-
tcnic scale in perfectly Just intonation
in any desired key II differs I'm out
ward appearance from the ordinary
piano only i'm having, in addition 20
the usual pedals, a bank of single
octave, somewhat like organ pedals,
which actuate bank OF sliding bars,
and these i'm turn move the bridges on
which the strings rest and adjust them
simultaneously 10 amy key. This Is be-
neved To be the first practical solution
OF the problem Of just intonation for
Instruments with fixed keys.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
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RAPID CITY WOMEN
WORK FOR NEW SCHOOL

Rapid city. s. D.. March By "a
vote Of 500 TO 60, Rapid city voters de
cided 70 issue 10000 worth Of bonds
for o. new school The women took
% keen interest and worked even hard
er than the men TO bring out vote.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14

Following on complaint made re-
Gently by a lady member of the
HounsloW education authority as 10 the
lack OF manners displayed by the chil
dren TO visitors at the schools, the
education committee has obtained
manners chart for display az the
schools The chart provides copious
supply of "don'ts' FOR the guidance ot
the children. Including an injunction
against conveying food 10 the mouth
with Il knife The cnart also advises
children 10 salute visitors and min
listers who. il is stated, viii salute in
rGfUFn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
SEEK 70 DIVIDE
NMAN NOItMTN

, Murdo. s. D., March G.-As the
: result of a meeting OF the local
: Commercial club, together with a
\ number OF other residents OF this
part OF Lyman county, IL was de-
\ cided TO push the movement for the
: division of the county and the Sc
; lection OF Murdo as the county seat
, of the new county. Petitions Will
at once be circulated with a view
TO securing a vote on the question
, Of county division. As the name
had TO be chosen before the petit
uons could be presented TO the vot-
ers for their signatures, the name
, Jones was selected, and IL will so
appear upon the petitions.
~
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14

Ia London massage by the blind Is
an accepted and successful profession.
Some doctors viii employ no others. In
Japan. until recently. none except the
blind We're allowed to do massage, and
ia Yokohama alone it is stated that
out of ! 900 masseurs earning a liveli-
hood 800 are blind
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14

Radium acts upon the chemical con-
stituents of glass, porcelain and paper,
imparting to them n violet tinge.
changes white phosphorus to yellow.
oxygen to ozone. affects photograph
piates and produces many other curious
chemical changes.