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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
new YORK BROKERAGE
FIRM GOES TO WAL
No Statement Of Assets and
Liabilities Available
Late Market Quiet.

New York. Aug GA O. Brown &
Co., one OF the largest brokerage houses
Of the city, announced it's suspension
on the stock exchange this afternoon.
The transactions OF the firm in the
remarkable stock market OF last Sat
urday had been under investigation by
the authorities of the stock exchange.
Today IL was announced that transact
tions had been made for the firms ac-
count under the rule which provides
that where firm is unable to deliver
the stock sold TO another broker, the
purchaser may buy In the stock at the
expense OF the firm failing to make
delivery.
At the height of the boom markets
several years ago the Brown company
did an enormous business, said to have
been larger than that OF any other
brokerage house at that time. There
are Ave branch houses in this city and
many others throughout the country.
The flrm was organized in 1902. The
members are A. o. Brown, G.. Lee Stout,
z. f. Buchanan, Samuel g. Brown and
w. Rheat Whitman.
A representative of the firm said:
THE affairs Of the firm are badly
tangled. Ii was felt NECESSARY to sus-
pend in order 10 straighten them out"
d. w. Noel ~ been named assignee.
! NJ tue dsSttS anu
ties are yet available but II is pre-
sumed the figures arc very large.
Effect Is Slight.
The effect of the suspension upon the
stock market was not so violent as
anticipated by those who know how
large an amount of stocks the Brown
company owed 10 other firms. The
volume OF trading increased rapidly,
but prices vacIllated. There was no
general movement in either direction.
At o'clock the market was quiet.
A member Of the firm said the fall
ure is not serious; that the firm hoped
10 pay 100 cents on the dollal and re-
sumo operations before long. He said
that because OF the enormous business
done Saturday the delivery wGs made
yesterday Of 277,00O shares. No dcliv-
cries were made today, leaving a total
of between 400,0oc and 100000 shares
undelivered.
II is believed the liabilities amount to
several million dollars.
Il. Il. Buchanan, a member Gf the
firm, denied that the heavy operations
OF the exchange Saturday were for the
account OF Thomas w. Lawson, OF
Boston.
Chicago Business Small.
Chicago, Aug. 27.-D. A. NoyeE. man
agcr OF the local branch of tne Brown
company. said the firms grain business
on the board OF trade was small
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
WAGNER AND CARNEGIE
IDOLS Or PITTSBURG

Pittsburg. Pa, Aug. 2S.--Andrew Car
negie and Hans Wagner are the popular
idols all this week in the suburb of
Carnegie, where an old home week eel
cbration is being held. The whole town
Is one mass OF bunting and flags and
everywhere are pictures Of the two
men.
An invitation was sent to Mr. Car
negie to be present, but he sent a cable
gram saying that ii would be impos-
sible for him to come. But Wagner
is here and every one is happy. In
fact, 1t is said that the schedule of the
National league was changed so that
he would be at home during the cele-
bratiOn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
PHONE COMPANY
SEEKS TO JUSTIFY
UNEQUAL RATES

LinJ"in, N't.. Aug. o5--The Ne.
braska Telephone company explains to
the state railroad commission, in an
swer to complaint, that II is not
guilty Of discrimination when il
charges. for using fits wires, mora for
shorter distances than for longer ones
as between Tecumseh and nearby
towns, and seeks to justify this prac-
lice on the ground that as the rate is
open to all parties it has violated no
law.
The complaint was filed by citizens
or the nearer towns, who assert that
II is discrimination against them.
Notwithstanding they all pay alike, and
In favor OF the folks who live farther
away. The point involved is an inter
esting one, and is urged with SO much
seriousness by the telephone attorneys
that a date for hearing viii be set
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
LIGHTNING BOLT SETS
OFF DYNAMITE CHARGE
FAR UNDER THE GROUND

Pottsvile, Pa, Aug. 25.-In an cx.
plosion caused by a lightning bolt,
which set off charge of dynamite, two
expert tunnel drivers were killed and
another fatally injured while they
worked far under the surface of the
earth in a tunnel which had been
driven 1900 feet into the mountain side
at Valley View.
The lightning, which struck the
mouth of the tunnel, was carried into
the underground chamber through the
agency of steel rails or through a wire
connecting the surface with the inter-
iOr of the tunnel
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
DOESN'T KNOW WHAT
TO Do WITH MILLIONS

Washington, Aug. 27--Miss F!o@si
Singleton, cashier in a restauro'
Pennsylvania avenue, has r.
word that she IS one of the I
Joseph Ball. a revolutionary
whose estate Is said to have accumul-
ated until 1t amounts TO $50,000000.
This seems altogether too good "a
be true, OF course" said Miss Singleton,
I'm fact, do not even know my great
grandmother's name. What would
do with u few million dollars? We'll
It will be time enough to talk about
that when | find some evidence that
the money Is coming my way"
The Ball estate is said to comp"is.
81, $50, 900 in cash ard some $3.50 acres
of land, containing iron, in Meadvtlie.
Pa, and other towns in Pennsylvania
and the Carolinas, Kentucky ard Vir-
ginin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05

A curious court story went the rounds
some little time ago about lovely for
eigner, one of whose verbal slips gave
King Edward occasion for a hearty
laugh. A very lively parsonage. with a
delightful accent. she made such fa-
vorable impression upon the king that
he asked her to be his partner at bridge.
But, sir" she said, II really don't know
now to play" The king would take
no denial however, and she became
rather embarrassed. 81 assure you, sir, "
she said, II could not think OF playing.
j don't know the difference between
king and knave" There was an
awkward silence and then she realized
what she had said and was covered
with confusion. The king laughed II
off, and now tells the story with gusto
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
THIS WOMAN DOESN'T
WANT CHIN TATTOED

Warsaw, Ind, Aug. 2S.-Rev. Arthur
Rainier of New Zealand, who startled
Winona assembly recently by declar-
ing there would be fewer divorces and
affinities if all married women were
woman to ac' on. Mrs A. +. Goble, Of
Sheldon, Wash, has written to r. w.
Nelson, postmaster of Warsaw, asking
him to head off the minister from his
intended visit to Washington in sup
port of his scheme. She asks that
President Roosevelt deny the minister
an audience.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
DRUGGIST CAN'T COLLECT
$175 FROM A DUCHESS

Dublin. Aug. 2S-The. case of F. A.
Rogers against the duchess of Man
chester formerly Helena Zimmerman,
came up today before the master of the
rolls. The plaintiffs counsel moved for
an order to compel the defendant to at
tend for examination in regard to her
means.
Rogers is a chemist of oxford street,
London. He obtained judgment against
the duchess for $175, chiefly for toilet
and nursery requisites. The sheriff of
County Galway, where one of the
dukes of Manchester's seats is situated
made return by saying he could find
nothing to seize.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
JosEpN kUsLER puhlI.h.s

In Southwest bay. in the New He
brides group, there is a small wooded
island of considerable height above the
sea, although only few hundred yards
In circumference. The story OF its ac-
QUESTION Is a curious one. Southwest
bay used to be considered a good place
for target practice by the British men
of war on patrol duty there. and this
small islet was used as a target so
frequently that II seemed in danger OF
being gradually shot away. The chief
who owned Il protested and wanted
compensation. The captain of "a man
Of war, who understood the natives.
knew that these claims would be a
ceaseless source OF blackmail unless
they were settled once for ALL so he
bought the island for the. British
crown, paying 10 sticks OF tobacco for
IL, and everyone was satisfied. The
place since then has been known as
Ten Stick Island
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
TWICE DIVORCED, PERRY
MARRIES FIRST WIFE

Grand Island, Neb., Aug. G.--Daniel
w. Perry, a railroader Of this city. was
married SaturIS.s TO Mrs. Ida Flor ence
Perry by Rev. Buell.. of the Congrega-
tional church. In this union husband
and wife of over Is years ago were re-
united. They had been divorced and
Mr.. Perry was married here 10 years
ago to Ella Daniels. About year ago
he secured his second divorce in the
district court here and now has mar
rled his first Wife, who has been max
ing her home in oregon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05

Down In Alabama" said John ID.
Fearhake, there's a deputy marshal
who does not let any such trifies as
extradition laws stop him. Term or
court was about TO begin at one time,
and a gentleman who was out on bail
was reported to be enjoying himself
over in Georgia. Deputy Jim went
after him. Next day he telegraphed
the Judge: I have persuaded him TO
rome A few days later he rode into
town on a mule. leading his prisoner,
lied up snugly with clothesline. The
prisoner looked as II he had seen hard
service Why for heavens sake, Jim
said the judge. you didn't make him
walk all the way from Georgia, did
your No, SIR said Jim. hope not
said the Judge. No. said Jim, part OF
The way drug him and when we came
10 the Tallapoosa river he swum.'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
81 TOLD YOU So" SAYS
BROTHER OF WIFE NO.

Paris, Aug 29.-The first Mrs. Earle
is in Switzerland travelling with her
father, w. c. Fischbacher, who owns
a book shop In the Rue de Seine. A
brother of Mrs. Earle, Charles Fisch-
bacher, was in the shop today and said
that the artists trouble had been ex-
pected.
1T is what we have looked for all
along" he said, although not so soon.
Any man who would treat my sister as
he did should not be trusted to keep
faith with any other woman. i shall
send Mrs. Earle news of her late hus-
bands latest adventure"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
PAUL HARPER IN
FATHERS FOOTSTEPS

Paris, Aug. 2s.-Paul Harper, young
est son of the late William Rainey Har-
per, president of the University of Chi
cago. is to follow in his fathers foot
steps and become professor of Semi
tic languages. He is 20 years old and
has just been graduated from the uni
versity.
He decided about his career while
taking trip through Germany this
summer, and wrote his uncle, Professor
Robert Francis Harper, the assyrio-
logist, who was in Paris early this week
at the Hotel Regina.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
OLD HERMIT OF THE
YELLOW BANKS MEAN

Foster, %sb., Aur. 25.--John McKira-
han, known as The Hermit of the Vel
low Banks died here today at the
home of Eugene Crook, aged SO years.
He owned the land on which the yell
low Banks are located, l3 miles north
west OF Norfolk, where he settled so
years ago and lived until other settlers
came.
The funeral was held today beneath
the Big Elm at the Yellow Bank
the monster old tree near where he
lived alone for 40 years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
BURGLARS SATURATED
ROOM WITH CHLOROFORM

Des Moines, Ia. Aug. 29.-Mysterious
parties, supposedly burglars, hurled an
open bottle of chloroform into the
house occupied by Mrs. John d. Steeck
.saturating the rug beside her bed and
completely sitting her and Mrs. j. s..
Lapash, who was in room above.
Roomers returning late from the
show at the fair grounds shortly before
midnight rescued the women.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
STORM IN GEORGIA;
LOSS is S5OO,OOO

Atlanta, Aug. 2S.-Loss from the
storm last night in South Carolina is
estimated at 100000 At Camden two
lives were lost. The lower part of Au-
gusta is flooded. Bridges were washed
away and crops damaged.
Reports from Augusta say Broad
street. the principal thoroughfare, is
four feet under water.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
RATE MEETING ORDEFED

Washington, ID. c.. Aug. 2!s--Ihc Ir-
terstate Commerce commission has as
signed the cases of the chamber OF
commerce of Milwaukee against tho Il
linois Central and Chicago. Rock Is
land Pacific railroads. !nvoiriIg the
question of through rates ard routes
ON grain from Iowa, Minnesota, South
Dakota to Milwaukee. for hearing s;
Milwaukee, September 2s. The rail-
roads have refused 20 establish joint
rates,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
5 PAIRS OF TWINS
BOOM A VILLAGE

Turnsburg. Ohio, Aug. 2S.-This viii
lage of 300 persons presents some in
teresting facts for those who believe in
the influence of suggestion on birth.
The little town has been in a hustle
for some time preparing for the cele-
bration of it's centennial. During this
short period five pairs of twins have
been born. just half the total births be-
ing Mural
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
AUTO CLUB MAY
EXPEL E. R. THOMAS

New York, Aug. 25.--E. r. Thomas
may be expelled from membership in
the New Jersey Automobile and Motor
club, of Newark. for alleged reckless
driving. For the last two days mem
bers of the club have been suggesting
that the board of trustees be requested
to take that action. The board has the
power TO expel him without taking
formal complaint if the matter is war;
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
MAY NOT HAVE LEPROSy

Los Angeles, Cal, Aug. 25-Mrs.
Juanita Cole Wardwell, whose late
husband, General David K. Wardwell,
was killed b" the excitement attend
ing her abduction from the county
hospital, may not have leprosy. When
Mrs. Wardwell returned to Los Ange-
les after being allowed, 1t is alleged
to escape from Arizona, three doctors
of the county hospital staff conducted
a more extensive examination. They
announced 1t is by no means certain
she has leprosy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05

The tests In the gas producer al tho
government plant have shown that
many fuels OF such low grade as 10
be practically valueless fer steam fur
mace purposes, including slack coal.
bone coal and Ignite, may be cconoIr.-
cally converted into producer gas and
may thus generate sufficient gas power
TO render them oe high commercial val
ue. In this way Ignite beds underly-
ing from 20000,000 TO S0,OG1aO0 acres
of public lands, heretofore supposed 10
have little or no commercial value, are
shown to have large value fcr pow
er development. This is OF Importance
to the west and makes possible "a great
industrial development.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
SPILL 500 BARRELS BEER.

LcavenwUrth. Kan, Aug. 27.--A dep
uty internal revenue collector has left
for Oklahoma city, where he will de-
stroy 500 barrels OF beer owned by the
Moss Brewing company, which was In
storage when the prohibition law went
into effect. a question about paying
the revenue tax came up and on the
brewerys refusal to pay the oee> was
ordered destroyed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05

Experiments In the domestication and
training of elephants in the Congo Free
State indicate that they can be used to
advantage for porterage work In re-
gions where the opening up OF the
country is most difficult because OF lack
OF transportation facilities. Contrary
to the general belief that Central At
rican elephants could not be tanned and
made to perform the same service as
their Asiatic fellows In India. bull
letin issued TO the Congo government
announces the complete success of eX-
periments conducted at an elephant
farm" at Api.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05

Records for the amount of lumber
sawed from one tree from one acre
and from 10 acres have been shattered
by the cut made from 10-acre tract
of land on the north shore OF Puget
Sound. The log scale shows that g.
I00,766 feet were obtained from Sol
trees In 10-acre tract, or an average
OF 51007G feet TO the acre, according to
the Seattle Post t-Intelligencer. The
record acre of the 10 yielded just $685.,
DiS feet. as compared with a normal
average of 25,000 feet TO the acre. on
this particular acre a single fir tree
scaled 22,145 feet, or less than 5000
feet under the average yield of an en-
tire acre of ground.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
HIT HER HUSBAND
WITH A CHICKEN.

Lincoln. Neb., Aug. 27.-Be-
cause her husband, Joseph
Indovina, tailor, persisted in
pressing women's skirts. Mrs.
Essie Indovina made ali attempt
10 stab him in the back with a
pair of scissors and this failing
she struck him in the face with
a chicken which she was pre-
pairing for dinner. She followed
up these strange actions by
taking half ounce of carbolic
acid and will probably die.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05

To O professors lecture on morality
his students listened with due submis-
sion and humility. In the course of his
lecture the excellent mar said. My
young friends. the floors OF hell are
paved with champagne. automobiles
and chorus girls" He was Mortified to
hear ore of the students say IN a sep
ulchral tone: "Oh. death, where is
thy sting?"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
JAPANESE POSTPONE
BIG WORLDS FAIR

Toxic. Aug. 29-It is asserted the gov
ernment has decided to postpone the
international exposition, which was to
have been held in 1912 to 1917.
The reason assigned for holding the
exposition in 1917 is that that year will
be the 50th anniversary of the Meiji
period and the accession of the en-
peror.
The general understanding of the
world has been that Japan was not
financially able to handle the exposi-
tion in 1912.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
MAN BITTEN BY BOY;
ARM BLOOD POISONED

Wins.dc Neb., Aug. 2L-Otto BooCk,
a farmer living near Winslde. was Bit
ten on the arm by a 11-year-old boy,
and as a result has a bad case of blood
poisoning. Both we're at a dance and
got to sCutfiing. during which the biting
occurred.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05

A mining journal published at Scran-
ton has been calling attention to the
curious fact that in coal mining COM
munities there is a marked deficiency
in the mortality from tuberculosis as
compared with that OF other localities
This is a phenomenon that has also
been drawn TO 1t by h. IL. Thwaite.
According to Mr., Thwaite. the effects
noted may be due to the physiological
effects OF carbon monoxide, for he finds
that men engaged about blast furnaces
and gas producers are peculiarly free
from tuberculosis trouble.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
LIVERMoRE DROPPED s1ooooo

New York. Aug. 25.--J. l.. Livermore
was not ready for the proposed raid of
bears on the cotton market and in con-
sequence dropped something like $780,
600. This much Mr.. Livermore admits.
but adds ii was q paper loss"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05

aftermath" Is a persistently illused
word. Early July is the time of the
"'math:" that is, the first moving Of
the meadow. The short grass-with a
sufficiency of rain-will grow again,
and later will come the second NOV"
or aftermath" The phrase "the storm
and It's aftermath" seems a favorite
with some story writer's. but II is diff
ficult to understand how a storm can
have q second moving.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05

The present system OF punctuation
was introduced in the latter part of the
18th century by Aldus Manutius,
n Venetian printer, who was respon-
sible for our full stop, colon, semicolon.
comma. marks of interrogation and
exclamation, parcnthesis and dash,
hyphen, apostrophe and quotation
marks, These were subsequently cop
led by other printers, until their use
became universal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05

Most ancient languages were inno-
cent Of any system of prnctuation.t In
many early manuscripts the letters are
placed at equal distances apart. with
no connecting link between, even in the
matter OF spacing. an arrangement
which must have rendered reading at
sight somewhat difficult.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
CUNNING COUNTY PIONEER
DIES IN CALIFORNIA

Norfolk, Neb., Aug. 2S.-Emory
Briggs, a pioneer Of North Nebraska,
is dead at Santa Paula, Cal, where he
has been making his home for the past
year. Mr. Briggs settled in Cunning
county in 1867, and has been postmaster
at West Point and county judge.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
Called Down.

The Boss-I understand you've been
kicking because you've got so much
to do
The -Well-er-yes-ye
did-thnk--
The BOss-After this I'll see that you
get so much more to do that you won't
have time to think.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
SMOKER RECEIVES
k..OCk OUT BLOW.

Piattsmouth. Ncb.. Aug. e.
George p. Meisinger mad an ex-
perience which he will not soon
forget. He had cartridge In
his pocket, and when filing his
pipe it went i'm with The tobac-
90 unbeknown 10 him. After
smoking for a time he was
knocked down, stunned and
blinded by the explosion Of the
cartridge, fully believing that
he had been shot by some one,
but could not make out where
the shot came from, so he went
to the house and asked his wife
if she had heard the report of
a gun. He made a search in his
pocket for the cartridge but it
was gone.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05

Europe Is growing colder, says NJ.
Camille F'lammarion, the French as
tronomer He declares that from actual
figures recently obtained he has be-
come certain that the temperature of
Europe has been falling. France has
been suffering for a long time from
an excess OF cold weather. the tenn
perature at Paris having been l de-
gree below the normal. Other read
ings show even less favorable re-
suits. The fall is more noticeable in
the spring than at other periods OF the
year. Similar conditions are recorded
in England, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Aus
tria and Germany.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
EIGHTEEN CARS STOCK
THROWN IN DITCH

Broken Bow, Neb., Aug. 27.--A
freight wreck occurred on the Burling-
ron 10 miles east of here last evening.
Eighteen stock cars, carrying 500 head
of cattle and horses, were ditched.
Nearly "A hundred horses and cattle
were killed and many badly injured.
The trainmen escaped.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05
Chicago Business Small.
OMAHA WAGON WORKS
BURNS, LOSS 100000

omaha, Eeb, Aug. 27.---The Omaha
wagon works. at East Omaha. and the
adjoining plant, were damaged by fire
today. Several cars of lumber and side
track were also burned. The loss is
500 600.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-09-05

From time out OF mind, says the Ja-
pan Times, certain devotees OF that
country have visited a celebrated tenn
pie at Martha twice a year to per-
form the pious act of fasting within
its sacred precincts. A fasting hall"
has been specially erected for their
accommodation and the number enter
ing this hall is on the Increase. Those
who have already tasted in the fast
ing chamber this year number 226 men
and 80 women. or the whole numbers
80 tasted less than a week. ia tasted
one week, 10 continued fasting two
weeks, IL tasted three weeks and one
went without food for five weeks.