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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

Tram travelling in Calcutta evidently
calls for special training of the nerV-
Gus system. A correspondent gives de-
tails of three mishaps which he OBJ
served during the space OF a Few hours'
He saw one car with no apparent ex-
cuse crash into another standing at
junction. In the next case he saw
car, upon which the driver was en-
gagged in drinking n 'lota' of water,
charge a number Of bullock carts, and
his final experience was OF a cycllst
contemplating the ruins OF his bicycle
and addressing measured and adjecti-
val language to an official at the steer
dng wheel"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
JELLEY DIES SUDDENLY
ON MILWAUKEE TRAIN

Aberdeen S. D., Aug. S.-Consider-
able excitement was caused by the
sudden death of a passenger on the
Milwaukee eastbound train just before
1t pulled out for the Twin Cities last
night. John Jelley, of Lakeville, Minn.,
was taken violently i'll and before a
physician could reach the scene he
died. Mr.. Jelley, accompanied by his
daughter, Mrs. Hatfield, had boarded
the train only few minutes before.
They had been visiting Mr.. Jelley's son
at Scotland, and were on their way
home The body has been shipped to
LakeYille.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

The Rockefeller family association of
which by the way. John ID. Is not
member, though many of It's members
claim kinship with him, has traced the
history of the name back to the south
of France, where there is still Baron
Roauefeulle The French Rockefellers,
being mostly Huguenots, went to south
ern Germany after the revocation of the
edict OF Nantes: hence the Teutonic
form OF the name. The first Rookie
Teller came to America in 1720.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
FOREMAN rs KILLED
BY LOCOMOTIVE

Rapid City, S. D., Aug. Stony
Evanoff. aged &c, a section foreman on
the Crouch lines, WAS killed in the
Stanly cut thts morning near McGee
station. Evanoff was going west on a
handcar and was hit by the east bound
locOmotiye.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

A Berlin paper says that New York
is the third German city in the world
in point of population. With its $780,
900 Germans" II says, ut is exceeded
in size only by Berlin, which has about
1000, 900, and by Hamburg. which has
l73O. 600. The other large German cities
are Munich, $4,000. and Dresden, 5OO,-
OO0"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
eEDDEs WINS PLACE
IN COUNTY CONTEST

Geddes. S. D., Aug. S.-Finally. after
nearly a year of contesting, Geddes has
won the place on the official ballot as
against Lake Andes having 2,026 petit
TONERS which exceeded the Lake Andes
petition by 251. Geddes will now ap-
pear as the only contestant for the
county seat of Charles Mix county, the
present county seat being at Wheeler.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

Penguin eggs, which are similar In
texture and flavor to large plovers'
eggs are now being regularly shipped to
the London market from the Cape OF
Good Hope. The islands on which the
penguins congregate ore situated on
the western coast of Cape Colony, near
the mainland. They are the property
of the government, which preserves and
protects the birds. The freshness of
the eggs is secured by the action OF the
government of Cape Colony, which
owns the islands.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

The London Evening News, In order
TO determine the musical taste of the
English people. asked its readers to
name the musical compositions the
performance OF which gave them the
most pleasure. The answers showed
these to be the most popular In the
order named: The overture to Tam
hauser," the overture to William
Tell" Tschaikowsli's 1872" Grieg's
peer Gynt Suite" Thomas "Mignon
Gayotte," The Mikado," Mendelsohn's
..Midsummer Nights Dream"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
JosEPn kuSLER PubIl.h.n

But sure enough. did you know there
were some oysters, and Virginia oys-
ters at that, which cannot live always
under sheets OF water? The seaside
oyster does not grow in deep water, say
over 10 feet, and the most and best or
them grow in water so shoal that II Is
dry ebb half the time. These latter are
the most prolific seed bearers we have;
but they will die II planted In deep wa
ter or in the Chesapeake bay. The In
side or bay oyster should never epp
hare to thrive best Singular, isn't 1t,
that the Virginia oysters, one and the
same bivalves, can lead a double life,
but only one phase OF IL at time. The
seaside fellow must be out of water a
good portion OF his time to thrive, while
the bay and river fellow viii die IN
summer and freeze In winter II exposed
ito the air.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

The only places in China where horses
are used to any great extent are Shang-
hal, Tsing-Tau and Tien-Tsin. Austral-
ian "walers," so called because they
originate in New South Wales, are the
most popular. These horses are i'm
ported into Shanghai in patches Of from
20 to 50, are well taken care OF on the
voyage. and. arriving in excellent con-
,dition are put into use within a couple
lof weeks after arrival.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
FARMER CUT IN TWAIN
BY HARVESTING MACHINE

Egan, S. D., Aug. Jake Hogan,
who lived about two miles southwest
Of this place, was killed Monday by a
self binder. He was repairing the ma
chine when a bolt of lightning scared
the horses. They ran away, the ma
chine passing over him and the sickle
bar cut him nearly in two.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

A fight for 2-cent cable rate be-
tween England and America has been
Iinaugurated by John Heniker Heaton,
a member of the British parliament.
who led the fight for a 2-cent postal
rate. It is proposed for the two gov
lernments to acquire possession OF the
lexlsting cables and to operate them for
public benefit. At the present time the
lcables are worked to about one
Twelfth of their total capacity, and II
Iis argued that the margin offered for
Increased business would make the z
icent rate profitable.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

James Carroll, the amateur light
weight boxing champion, of San Fran
cisco. said at the end of a recent wom-
ans boxing and fencing axhibition:
physical culture among women, wom-
ems growing strength and pluck. lend
interest to marriage. How is poor
Smithers getting on?' said one man to
another. Well. said the other, Smith
ers is now almost recovered from the
beatin' he gave his wife last Saturday
night"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
RAsch BOUND OVER
ON CRIMINAL CHARGE

Huron, s. D., Aug. 7.-Wm. Rasch,
of this city, who was arrested a month
since on a charge of assault, was
brought before Justice Mays court,
Monday afternoon. After hearing the
evidence in the case, Rasch was bound
over to appear at the regular Decem-
ber, 1908, term of circuit court, his
bonds being placed at $4,000. He is
now in the county Jail awaiting trial.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
BOY OF IA ELOPES
WITH SWEETHEART OF 12

Sergent, KY, Aug. 6.--At Tocsin,
Cleveland Brown, l4year-old school,
boy. was married to little Frona Bel
wins, schoolgirl, barely y, having
eloped afoot over rough mountain roads
from Deane, 16 miles. The youthful
couple made love in school despite their
parents protestations. They returned
today.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
A Summer Idyl.

A boat and a beach and summer resort,
man and a maid and a moon;
Soft and sweet nothings and then at the
real
Psychological moment spoon.
A whisper, promise ana summer Is
DER,
And they part in hysteric despair
But neither returns in the following
FOR fear that the other is there).
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
WIND OVERTURNS
WIND MILL FOR THE
MILWAUKEE, RAILROAD

Hudson S. D., Aug. Ga heavy
wind accompanied rain in this locality
last night and uprooted the Milwaukee
Railroad companys wind mill, pulling
up the stay posts and completely de-
rmolishing the mill and frame. Many
windows were broken about the town.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

OF the sos, COO miles of railway in the
world only about 10 per cent are found
I'm strictly tropical territory and no
more than Is per cent within what
would be termed tropical and subtrop-
ical areas Tracks abound in the tenn
lperate zone.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

The London Times states that the
Danish government Is considering the
project to construct railway tunnel
under the Great Belt. The total length
of this tunnel would be about IL hiies,
OF which ~ miles would be under the
sea. The estimate of the cost is put at
slightly more than S70000OO AT the
present time there is a train ferry SER
vice across the Belt but IT is often
Handicapped by bad weather, and II Is
calculated that the tunnel service would
be profitable, even II the cost were con-
siderably more than the estimate given.
Test borings have shown that the con-
dition of the materials in which the
ttunneling work would have to be car
iried out is favorable for the work.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

There were s6,912 miles OF overhead
and cable wires In operation in India
In 1907. against 4.555 in 1857. The an
-nual earnings of the cables between
India and Europe since 1923 show a
surplus each year of from $1,000,OO0
to 81 200, 900.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

Hat pins made from real rose buds
by subjecting them to an electric bath
which deposits metal on the bud, pre-
serving II with all its delicate veining
and tracery perfectly. is a novelty des-
cribed by Popular Mechanics. Gold,
silver and copper are the metals used.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
The Art of Punctuation.

Prom me BoStOH ITdHsCTIpl.
Returning from school the other aft
ernoon, little Edith proudly informed
her mother that she had learned how
to "punctuate."
you see, mamma" explained Edith,
when you write scat you put a hat
pin after it, and when you ask ques-
ton. then you put down a button
hook"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
IN HIGHEST SPIRITS.

OF 2 cents a gallon in the basic price Of
distillers' finished goods or spirits be-
came effective today, making the basic
price $l.37 a gallon. The advance is
caused by the high price Of corn. This
is the highest price spirits ever touched
in this market.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
A SIRE WINNER

? Omaha, Neb., Aug. 6.-Shortly
; after Bryan's nomination /. c.
, Gallup, of South Omaha, wired
; $1,000 to Philadelphia and got
? odds of to against Bryan. At
? the same time he telegraphed
$1,000 to Portland, Ore, and
?. placed it even ON Taft. 1t was
; a hedge bet, but 1t cinched $1,000
without DOUBT.
? In the event Bryan wins. Gal
; lup Will take down $4,000, making
; him $1,000 winner. In case Taft
; wins he will take down $4,000,
; making him 81 1000 winner.
k<%$%$%$%$%$<
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
FREDERICK BEcHARD
APPOINTED POSTMASTER

Jefferson, S. D., Aug. 7.--Frederick
A. Bechard, of this place, has received
notice of his appointment as post
master and will assume the duties of
the office within 10 days. He takes the
place of NJ. Ryan, jr, resigned.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
CONTRACT is LET
FOR WATERWoRKS

Avon. S. D., Aug. 6.-The contract
has been awarded for the construction
Of a sewerage system at this place. Ma
terial for the system already has been
ordered and work Of construction will
commence az soon as 1t arrives.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

Professor Blau, Of Germany, has dis
covered a new process of developing
Illuminating gas that may be bought by
the bottle at the rate of Is cents a
pound. A 22-pound cylinder at Is cents
a pound would give 50-candle power
light for four months used four hours
day. That is to say, the cost would be
cents an hour. or, say $l.25 a
month or even less.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

There were in Spain in 1901 only S61
electric power stations, OF which Col
were for public lighting and 2lO for
iprivate lighting. Since then the num-
lber OF power stations for electric nRht-
ing has increased considerably. and 1t
may be added also that the use OF cleo
tricity in its many other applications
has also increased and become more
general, but there Is still a vast field
for further industrial Developments, as
the supply OF power which the coun-
try affords is yet far from being ex-
hni
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

The total area sown to gingelly In
the Madras presidency, India, is $4,000
acres, the estimated yield for which is
44,49S tons. This is the commercial
name for sesame, from which the val
ue Of oil produced annually is about
go uQ2 ma
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
cARBOlIC ACID NO
REMEDY FOR SORE TOE

Sholes, Neb., Aug. 6.-Suffering from
a troublesome corn, Miss Hyril Meats
sought to bring relief by pouring car
bolic acid on 1t. She is now confined
to her bed, gangrene having set in and
the doctors say that dangerous condi-
ton is imminent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
5000 GO ON STRIKE.

Winnipeg, Aug. 6.-Orders were is
sued today by the executive committee
of the Canadian Pacific Shopmen's
union, calling a strike Of shop mechan-
les over the entire system tomorrow.
The order win be obeyed by 5000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15
CHIEF SPOTTED ELK
OVER THE DIVIDE

Pine Ridge, S. D., Aug. Chief
Spotted Elk died here suddenly after
partaking of a hearty meal. He was
known all over the northwest as a
vender of Indian goods.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

.I always did believe in helping the
Young man start" said the irate father
as he returned from kicking downstairs
the fellow who had been calling regularly
on his daughter and forgetting to go until
after the town clock had struck u times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

Mr.. Eisenstein-I want my boy to
learn some odder languages besides der
English.
The Professor-All right; which 90
Won prefer, Spanish, Italian, Russian or
French?
Mr.. Eisenstetn-Vich ist der cheapestf
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

In answer to an inquiry a German
paper says 1.-The first 'Baedeker' was
published at Boblenz. on the Rhine, in
1889 Baedeker was born at Essen in
1901 and was by occupation a book
seller. There had been tourist guides
before his"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

The automobile stare" Is becoming
noticeable in New York city. 1t Is tne
vacant, faraway, apparently unoDserV-
ing look that comes into the face OF a
chauffeur when he crosses streets re-
gardless of the pedestrians, turns the
wrong corner or guides and speeds MS
vehicle regardless Of the rights OF oth-
ers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

! SO much money is required to bring
the London dock facilities up TO date
that the three private corporations
controlling the existing dock systom
have agreed TO turn over their interests
to the board of trade and to accept
compensation in government stock
when the dock bill becomes law
Then general and comprehensive
plan OF Improvement costing about
lS5, 900, 900 is to be inaugurated TO meet
the slsarp rivalry Of certain continental
ports. The bill now before parilainen'
contains two clauses and seven sched-. :
ules. II provides for the setting up ot
a new body, to be known as the PORT
OF London Authority. consisting OF Ia
elected and ten appointed members.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-08-15

continually eating apples and other
fruit helped Mrs. Ann HulsiZer, of
Ohio, well along toward 1o7 before she
died.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-24
DRY WEATHER HAS
DELAYED SHIPMENT

On account of the dry weather on
ly about one half of the samples of
the 1907 crop of tobacco that is in
the pool has been shipped to the
Burley Tobacco Society here for
grading.
The weather has been so dry the
past few months that the farmers
could not handle the tobacco on ac-
count of it breaking and crumbling
SO much. But it is thought that the
recent rain that seems to have been
general throughout tie State will
put the tobacco In a condition that it
can be handled and all the samples
will be received within the next few
weeks.
The exact time that the grading
and fixing of the price of the 1907
crop will be done is not known, even
by the members of the Society, as it
all depends on when the samples will
all reach here.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-24
RAIN THROUGH THE
COUNTRY VERY LIGHT
Heaviest Fall in Immediate Vicinity
of WincheSter-DuSt is
Laid.

The rain fall Of Friday and Fri
day night, what little there was,
seems to have been general through
out the county but not enough to do
very much good.
Probably the heaviest of it fell in
the immediate vicinity of Winchester.
for reports from the different parts
of the county say that it was in many
places only heavy enough to settle
the dust
Though little as it was, the farmers
say that it has done a great deal of
good to the new sown wheat and rye
that is just now beginning to grow
The prospects for a good crop are
now very fattering Nas they believe
they will have a favorable season
from now on.
To replenish the ponds and creeks
that have gone dry, it would require
several days of heavy down pour to
do any good. Not for fifty years has
this country suffered as much from
a drouth as it has from the present
one, and as result, the farmers will
all lose heavily on all their crops this
year, especially on corn and hemp.
The hemp crop that was cut few
weeks ago is said to be the shortest
crop here in years and will only av
erage about one-half of what it has
In other years.
The tobacco also, what little there
was raised in the county by those
who were not members Of the Society
of Equity, will not be benefited very
much as the tobacco probably suf-
fered more than anything else and
will not amount to very much.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-24
|. & n. WILL Spend
s25O.000 At PARIS
Work Will Begin on Extensive I'M
prOvements Next Spring
or Sooner.

PARIS, KY, Oct. 24.-At meet
ing of the Commercial Club the inves-
tigation of conditions surrounding
passenger traffic at the depot of the
Louisville & Nashville railroad, which
was recently brought to the atten-
ton of the State Railroad Commits
sion and day set for the hearing,
has been indefinitely postponed at
the suggestion of the Commercial
Club. Assurances have been re-
ceived by the officers Of the club that
the extensive improvements planned
year ago, when the railroad com
pany purchased of w. A. Bacon thir-
teen acres of land at the junction of
the company's tracks in South Paris,
the carrying out of which was tenn
porarily suspended owing to the f.
nancial disturbances, will next spring
or sooner be taken up and pushed as
rapidly as possible to a successful
termination
In addluon TO purchasing the Bac-
on property the railroad company
has since purchased. of the owners
the entire row of residences in the
negro suburb of Claysville and ad-
joining the company's right of way,
all of which will be removed and sew
eral new tracks laid, which will ex-
tend from the Winchester street
crossing to the junction. The i'm
provements contemplated by the en-
cheering department of the road en-
brace sixteen new tracks, round
house, machine shops and new pas
senger depot and will cost approx
mately $250,000.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-24
COLORED MAN CAUGHT
STEALING CHICKENS
Officer John Ballard Lands lack
Martin in Act of RObbing
TOOhey Brothers.

Another, clever piece of detective
work was performed at an early hour
Saturday morning by officer John
Ballard at Toohey brothers poultry
ward. For some time things have
been disappearing from around the
yards: such as chickens and eggs and
the matter was reported to Mr.. Bal
lard few days ago.
A close watch was kept on the
place and this morning he succeeded
in catching lack Martin, a colored
man, who was employed by the firm
and considered to be an honest man,
In the act Of taking some chickens
anu eggs.
Martin has worked in number Of
places about town and was always
considered honest and reliable.
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-24
Mrs. Fray Resiqns Office.

Denver, Oct. 24.-After two sessions
spent In business, the National
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
which began it's 35th annual conven-
ton at the auditorium, devoted an
evening session listening to addresses
Of welcome from Gov. Henry A By
ehtel, Mayor Robert w. Speer, and
others Of this state and city, and to
responses by presidents of several
branches of the organization. One of
the unexpected happenings of the day
was the resignation of Mrs. Susanna
M. d. Fray Of Evanston, H., as cor
responding secretary. Mrs. Fray
rendered her resignation with her an
nual report at the afternoon session.
Much interest was. created by address
es made by Mrs. Harriet D.. Hall,
Illinois; Mrs. Nellie G. Burgher, Mis-
souri,, and Mrs. Mamie Webb Curtis,
Texas. These organizers. of the union
told of the successes they had met
with during the year in the way Gf
increasing the membership e4.s,
The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1908-10-24
MORSE RECEIVED
A WARNING NOTE
Prosecution Makes Three Important
Disclosures in Trial of For
mer lce-king.

new YORK, Oct "a. = There were
three important developments in the
joint trial OF Charles w. Morse and
Alfred H. Curtis, who are charged
with conspiracy and violation Of the
federal banking laws in the manage
ment of the defunct National Bank Of
North America First, the prosecu-
ton produced letters TO show that
Comptroller of the Currency Ridgeley
had foreseen the impending failure Of
the bank and that he had written o
number Of letters to Morse and Cur
tbs warning them against making
such large loans on what he termed
and directors Of the bank. Mr.. Ridge
ley said in one of his letters that the
Morse interests at one time owed the
bank s3,51O,754.10 the loans to the
Morse steamship companles alone
amounting to s1,764,255.3s.
Next. the prosecution presented svs
idence to show that a large loan
made by the bank to Miss Katherine
w. Wilson, Mr.. Morse's secretary,
had been paid In part by profits CON-
Ing out of the financing of an UNDER
taking Of the New Haven Improve.
ment." The profits Edward B. Wire,
former cashier of the bank, said
should have gone to the bank, but he
testified Mr.. Curtis and Mr.. Morse
had arranged SO the profits went to
cover part Of the Wilson loan"
Third, the prosecution had Mr..
Wire testify regarding a note for
100000 deposited with the Knicker.
booker Trust company, one Of the in-
situations that went to the wall dur.
ing the financial panic. In tracing
this note it was shown by banking
records that after passing through
the Knickerbocker Trust company it
bobbed up in the Bank Of Commerce
as a credit to "G. B. Wire"