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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
THREE DAKOTA TOWNS
HAVE COSTLY FIRES

Howard. S. D.. Jan lO.-Two business
houses were totally destroyed by IRE
Yesterday, causing a loss OF over 9zO,VVO'
The insurance Is less than one-hat.
Almost at the first stroke OF the hre
hell the rope broke. delaying the alarm
until IL was TOO late TO check the hre,
A defective stove in w. Il. ShONe y
general store is supposed to have
caused the fire. This store and Hart ;
bakery were totally destroyed. Thc
loss on the Shove building and con-
tents amounts 10 about $4,000, partly
covered by insurance.
Mrs Hart purchased the bakery lost
week, paying $1,000. IL was insured Tor
S95o The building was owned by Mrs.
T.. II. DEFINE. who carried 5000 insur-
ance.
The merchandise stock OF ]. r. Grin
ager was slightly damaged by smoke.
Brontford Fire Swept.
Aberdeen, S. D., Jan. l0.-Half the
business portion of the thriving little
city OF Brentford, one Of the new towns
on the Minneapolis and st. Louis ex-
tension 10 the Missouri river was de-
stroyed by fire, mentioned in Tuesdays
Tribune. The fire started In *. A, Mil
ler's dry goods store and famed by a
brisk northwest wind soon spread to
adjoining buildings containing Geo. b.
Mann's hardware store, the postotilce
and telephone station. i. A. EstyS
store and the Stanley hotel were also
destroyed
The town has no fire protection ana
what was saved was solely through the
efforts OF amateur iiremen. The loss.
estimated at $4,000. is thought TO be
well covered by insurance. The burned
buildings viii nearly all be rebuilt as
soon as the insurance is adjusted.
Geo. r. Mann, postmaster and pro-
prietor of the Mann Hardware COM
pany, is the heaviest loser.
Burns on Day Of Sale.
Hitchcock, S. D.. Jan. 1O.--While the
papers transferring the property were
awaiting the signatures of the persons
interested fire broke out in the roller
mill of d. Il. Chaplin. of this place, and
before the flames could be eXtinguished
the mill was totally destroyed.
There is some doubt as to the origin
OF the fire, but it is supposed that in
some manner the dust in the building
became ignlted. as the flames appeared
70 spread to all parts of the structure
i'm an instant. Only last summer Mr..
Chaplin made extensive improvements
to the mill. in the way of new ma
chinery, new roof, new dump and
scales, etc AS ne had insurance TO the
amount of only 50, 500 upon the prop
erty his loss is a heavy one.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
LANDERS LOSES APPEAL
TO THE SUPREME COURT

Pierre, S. D. Jan. 10.--Opinions We're
handed down in the supreme court yes
terday in the following cases by Fuller:
Geo. w ingalls, VS.. Chrtstopherson 81
Medn, Minnehaha corhty, affirmed;
Ferdinand A. Hallet' VS. Peter Agger-
gaard. Yankton county, affirmed; state,
defendant in error, VS.. II. r. Landers.
plaintiff In error, affirmed. Landers is
serving a life sentence for the murder
of an unidentified man and is refused a
new trial. Olive Mosteller VS.. Jas. Hol-
bern. Hughes county, affirmed.
Py Olson: Henry j. Lawrence and
s.dlly county vs. A. Ewart and G. h.
1ngham, Sully county, affirmed; Enoch
Stott VS.. II. S. Chamberlain. Day coun-
ty, reversed; state VS.. John Ham,
Charles Mix county reversed: Ham
was sentenced for cattle rustling and
receives Il new trial
BY Haney: state VS.. NJ. D. Wilson.
Gregory county, reversed: state VS.
Herman Il. McVay. Dawson county, af-
flrmed: McVay is n life prisoner for
murder and is denied a new trial.
At noon yesterday Judge Haney took
the position of presiding judge for two
years. Justice Fuller retiring from that
DOSiLiOn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
(Contiaued Next Week.)
Looked Over the House.


Leaving the key of an empty house with
n neighbor IN order that likely tenants
may inspect the premises is common. The
owner OF n house on Lexington avenue has
for good reason decided 10 keep the key
Of his house himself for the future.
fearing that some one had been look
ing over" the house, The landlord allied
on the old woman who had been entrusted
with the key.
well, Mrs. - he said. 80 you've
had a party after the hOuse?'
I'm not too sure. was the reply.
Want time to think il over, maybe?'
NO, i don't think ne does. What he
wants is an opportunity. When he got
the key he went across the street, and as
/ heard nothing from him for an hour or
so, ! followed. He'd taken all the door
knobs and every ounce Of lead about the
place, but he'd left the house. Maybe he 8
coming back for that too, as he didn't
return the key"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
DAUGHTER SEEKS
LONG LOST FATHER

Yankton. s. d.. Jan. l0.-~Search Is be-
ing made here, on request from Oma-
ha. for some clew To the whereabouts
of Captain Albert Powell Sanders.
pioneer Of this section. His daughter.
Mrs Virginia Heer"n. OF Omaha has
not seen him since 1874
Born in Virginia, Sanders went to
California in 1S49 and on the outbreak
Of the civil war enlisted with Il Cali
fornia regiment Of cavalry. He served
through the war and later went 10
Omaha. where from 1869 to 1873 he
was captain OF police. He then went
with twelve prospectUrs into the Black
Hills
Sanders discovered the Virginia
mine. now part of the Homestake prop
erty; sold out, and on his return jour
ney was robbed by white men dressed
as Indians This was the last his fam
ily heard Of him until recently, when
an old friend reported 10 the daughter
In Omaha that he had seen hin III
Yankton So Ear no new clew mas
turned up.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
Ref ecti ons - a Bachelor.
Ero,,1 fha New York Press


The human race is moderately sane ex-
cept when 1t is engaged.
Nearly everybody is your warm friend
till he has a chance to prove II.
Mllionaires seem to prove that hard
way to get rich Is to work for II.
man has to do lot of drinking so as
10 make himself think he is a good fellow.
The man who bought lot of suitable
clothes for his vacation didn't expect to
have much fun.
Some people aren't going to have very
good time in heaven unless they can have
their breakfast in bed.
woman gets very little fun out of
writing a letter if she has anything really
interesting 10 put in IT,
You can't make a woman see that there
is no use of Uncle Sam having bargain
sales In postage stamps.
Women object to winter because they
have to wear clothes then instead of be-
ing undressed in sh waists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
JUSTICE AT LAST
FOR PEACE ENVOY
Edward Allison, Who Made
Possible Ending Of Sioux
Wars, Rewarded.

Washington, Jan l3.--The man who
brought Sitting Bull into "A camp Of
feGeral troopers and r.ade possible the
negotiations which at last ended the
wars between the Sioux Indians aud
the federal government has ~ last been
done tardy and scanty justice by the
government.
Edward II. Allison is the man He
lives at Rosebud. ). D.. and though a
native OF New England has been mar
ried TO two wives who were both full
Olouded daughters of the Sioux tribe.
BY his first marriage and adoption into
the Sioux tribe he became brother OF
the famous Chief Gall the greatest
warrior of The tribe. not even excepting
Sitting Bull whose force oVercamc and
destroyed Custer
Allison went to the far west IN 1866
with a good record as soldier and
that same year married an Indian wife
who lived only about a year. He was
taken into fun membership Of the Bruie
Sioux tribe and afterward enlisted in
the army doing distinguished service.
In the fighting following the Custer
Allison did service which
General Sheridan described officially as
beyond estimation He WAS always
loyal 60 the government and was high
~ influential in bringing the Indians TO
see the impossibnty OF resistance.
Acted as Peace Envoy,
At the last. after years of the most
difficult and dangerous service as scout,
guide and interpreter he was put IN
charge of the effort TO bring the great
old Sitting Bull into camp to treat with
the government. Allison accomplished
the task and Sitting Bull made peace
with the white men. For this work he
has been given probably as high praise
as any man who ever served the gov
ernment IN any Of the Indian wars.
AS an ola man Allison found himself
recognized as "a member OF the Sioux
tribe and therefore was unable To get
his allotment Of lands Ia the Rosebud
reservation in Trip county. South pa
kota, which is soon to be opened He
set about 90 make his record clear and
sent to Senator Gamble Il mass of let
ters and credentials from army officers
OF which any man might well be proud.
Senator Gamble was able TO have the
interior department place Allson's
name on the roll of the Sioux tribe ana
when the Tripp county lands are
opened, he will come in for an allot-
ment Of go acres of pasture or 320
acres Of agriculture lands.
Allison is the author OF a history Of
the Sioux wars, which has been wide
ly accepted as one OF the best books on
The subject
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
menery vas sad.

For more than an hour a witness for
the defense had lodged questions. His
faulty memory was particularly exas-
perating to the counsel for the plaintiff,
who was seeking TO recall 10 the wit
nesses's recollection an event of four or
FIVE years previous. Eventually the man
ren embercd something about it,"
All" continued the lawyer for the
p.analh. wnat did you tnink o. ii az
the timer
"Really,' said the witness, speaking
before the lawyer for the defense had
time TO interpose objection. 1T was so
long ago ! can't. recall exactly what /
thought OF It."
We'll" saouted the cross-exaininer.
excitediy, If YOU can't recall exactly.
tell US what You think now you thought
then"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
CAN'T ESCAPE LIQUOR
LAW IN THIS TOWN

Miller, S. d., Jan. 11.--That the state
liquor law is not to be trifled with can
be attested to by George Hardwick
now in jail here. After tho town de-
clared for prohibition last July Hard
wick. as rs charged. sold OF gave away
liduor on Sunday. lie fed to escape
arrest, going to Canada and ia 20
Michigan After several months alb
sence he returned. but was .rTe9tel I'M
mediately and held To the r0 aurt
In $500 bonds. He has iftl A"t
he will bring suit asuire, ~
for false Imprisonment, tf
lie is being held OF. Insult lte
to convict.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
SEVEN KILLED, MANY
lNJsnc0 IN WRECK

Vinegar Bend, Ala, Jan. 13.--In a
rear end collision between a west
bound passenger and an extra freight
on the Alabama & Mississippi railroad.
ten miles from here today, seven per-
sons were killed and number in
jufed
The collision occurred on bridge
spanning ravine At very sharp
curve. The force Of the collision caused
both engines and part OF the trains
to crash through a trestle to the bot
tom of ravine 20 feet below.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
Sorry. Int Obige Her.
From Mnman's Home Innrnal

w
An American actor, VINO is old enough
not to consider himself "A matinee idol
by any means, was somewhat surprised
and pleased i'm a western hotel a short
time ago when a pretty girl stopped
hin. in the corridor and presented him
with a rose without saying a word. He
was more surprised and less pleased
to receive n note the following day
reminding him of the incident and
asking him to send the giver of the
flower two seats al the theater in which
ne was playing as memento of the
occasion"
My dear young lady the actor re-
Piled waxing sarcastic as he realized
what had been the object of the atten-
tion he had been paid, II should be
glad TO send you the seats you ask for,
but, on consultation with the manager
OF the theater / have been informed
that the seats are all faster 4 down,
and that he is opposed to having them
sent away as souvenirs
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
THIS WAS A "SPLURGE."

Philadelphia, Jan. 10.-With loosed
song birds iiuttering about in rare
exotic foliage, and shimmering gold
FISH all ready for hooks in the hands
of matrons and misses, Miss Dorothy
Randolph made her debut last night in
ball given at the Bellevue Stratford
by her father, Philip S. r. Randolph,
who owns most of Naragansett pier
and much OF Lakewood
Conservative estimates placed the
cost of the affair far above anything
of it's kinds that has gone before, eX-
ceeding the famous butterfly bali for
Miss Paulby about $4,000.
The scene was q beautiful woodland
with fountains flowing and rustic
bridges looking over real pools and imi-
tation ones of mirrors, surrounded by
Wonderful plants and flowers.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
CASHIER or DEFUNCr
DAKOTA BANK, GONE;
AFFAIRS IN TANGlE
Assessment Must Be Made if
Oepositors Are to Be
Paid In Full.

Hot Springs, S. D.. Jan. III. c. john
son. acting national bank examiner for
South Dakota, who has been appointed
receive, of the Hot Springs National
bank. which recently closed its doors.
now is in charge of the affairs of the
defunct bank, and has advised the de-
positors not to sell their claims at a
discount.
Notices 20 creditors now are being
published by authority of Receiyer
Johnson, and they are urged to present
their claims at once.
Cashier Is Gone.
Cashier Horras. who had control OF
the bank up to the time il closed its.
doors, left Hot Springs soon after il.
closed, and his prolonged absence is
proving a great disappointment 10 his
friends, as 1t leaves grounds for sus-
picions which are not favorable TO him.
He was the only rnan connected with
the bank who knew intimately tho
banks business, and his presence now
would greatly aid the receiver in clos
ing up the banks affairs with little IL
any loss to the creditors.
Al this time IL cannot he predicted
with any degree of certainty lust how
the creditors of the defunct institution
viii fare in The final settlement Much
depends upon the value Of the assets
of the bank. One Item in the assets is
a Judgment against John Oak. amount
ing to nearly $4,000 Another consists
of two notes aggregating about $40 600
which possibly have a very peculiar
history and which are now believed 20
be under investigation
Assessment Possible
In some quarters it is thought that an
assessment against the stock will 10
necessary if all the depositors are paid
In full Some of the stockholders 0s
the bank are men of the highest integ-
rity and doubtless will pay any assess
ment promptly. while others probably
are insolvent and execution proof
The deposits of the bank amounted to
over 900. and necessarily the tying
up Of this sum of money has seriously
affected many OF those who were heavv
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
DEALING IN FUTURES
NOT GAMBLING, SAYS COURT

Pierre. S. D., Jan. 13.-The state SUI
preme court has decided IN effect that
dealing In futures is not gambling with
in the meaning of the law. The de-
cision was in the case of Ferdinand
Hallett, member of the Minneapolis
Chamber of Commerce, against Peter
n, Aggergaard, OF Yankton county.
Hallett claimed that Aggergaard re-
fused 30 pay him a commission for pnt-
ting through a deal i'm futures. The
deftnse was that the money due as q
commission was gambling debt and
hence not recoverable at law.
The supreme court overruled this
contention and sustained the decision
of the lower courts, which held that
the commission must be paid.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
THIS coy Has PLUCK.

Nermillion. s. D.. Jan. l0.-Enrry S.
Reeves. of this city, though only rs
years of age has twice crossed the
ocean alone, save for the strangers
whom he met. The first time was a
year ago, whom he accepted o position
as a sanitary inspector in the digging
OF the Panama canal His second
crossing occurred about three weeks
ago, when he was compelled TO go
back after money due him from Uncle
sam.
Reeves has an ambition 10 enter the
newspaper neld. and it was with that
end In view that he spent Il year in
the canal zone To earn enough Taontsy
To assist HIN in study Ut Harvard
university.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
LID" GOES ON AT
BONESTEEL, S. o

Bonesteel s, d., Jan. l3.--The placing
of the hid" on the local saloons. by the
town council IN answer to the demand
of the citizens has made Bonesteel one
In the northwest. All of the saloon men
have been notified by the town mar
shai that in future gambling In any
form viii not be tolerated, and that any
violation OF the order of the town coun..
ell viii be followed by swift prose-
cutiOu
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
FEDERAL PLUMS IN
SOUTH DAKOTA

washington, Jan 1l.--At the request
of Senator Gamble. the Senate commit
tee on public lands authorized him To
report faVorably the following nomina-
tions for federal positions in South Da-
kota:
c. B. Afford, for surveyor general.
Paul d, Kribs. register of the land.
Office. Aberdeen.
Myron Whistle. receiver of the land
office, Rapid city.
w. Hall Irons. register of the land
| Office. Chamberlain.
Lemuel Ii. Kughliu, land office. Cham
berlain.
Thos. c. Burns. register of the land
Office. Mitchell.
John l.. Burke, register of the land
office, Rapid City.
John G. Bryan. receiver of the land
Office. Mitchell
Homestead Bill.
The committee on public lands also
authorized Senator Gamble to report his
! bill for the relief OF a certain class OF
homestead settlers on public lands, as
follows:
THAT any person who has heretofore
lost or forfeited his homestead entry
through no fault or neglect of his own
or who was unable to perfect his en-
try because of an honest mistake as
TO the character or location of the
( land entered, shall be entitled to the
/ benefit of the homestead laws as
though such former entry had not been
made. provided that such person has
not relinquished his entry or abandoned
his claim for the consideration. and
provided further that this act shall
not apply to any person who has here
tofore made more than one homestead
entry"
indians Will Consent
Senator Gamble was in consultation
with the secretary of the interior and
the commissioner of the land office
in regard 10 his bill for opening the
western part of the Cheyenne River and
Standing Rock reservations
Instructions have beer prepared and
Major Mclaughlin expects TO start
west about January IS. to confer with
the Indians to secure their consent.
1t is believed an agreement can be
reached with the two tribes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
PART V-DkY.
CHAPTER 1.
WHAT HAPPENED IN SUITE
IvnYv1p M L'N

FOURTEEN.
I was conscious, in dim way, that
the end was at hand, that we We're
about to penetrate the mystery. In
deed. | already had a vague inkling Of
the truth-too vague 10 be put into
words, too obscure 10 be discerned
clearly / was trembling with eager
ness; l endeavored to string upon a
common thread the bits of evidence
which had seemed to Godfrey so inn
portant-the bottle, the scratches on
the wall, the coat rack, the broken
cane, the note; but for the life of me
| could see no connection between
them Yet / knew there must be, or
Godfrey would not now be walking
up and down the room with a face so
beaming SO triumphant.
Miss Croydon Will see you at once,
sir" announced Thomas from the
threshold and we followed him to the
farther end OF the corridor, where he
tapped at door. A voice bade us
enter
(Ccntinued Next Week)
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
ACCUSED MURDERER
WORRIES OVER HOARD

Miller. S. D.. Jan. l0.-The troubles OF
Gustave Kammel held to the circuit
court on the charge OF poisoning his
wife. are bearing more heavily on him
than ever. Ii seems that he hid
a large amount of money in the house or
on his farm, about the time that he
was arrested for the crime of murder,
and he is now in fear that the hid
den treasure Will be found by his son,
Fred, or some other persons, who are
reported to be searching for ii. In COM
pany with the sheriff, he will go out
to the place and bring in the money,
II 1T has not been found already.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
SETTLE
FEUD; ONE Is DEAD

Bonesteoi, S. D.. Jan. 13-Tn q fight
at Fairfax, Wednesday, former Sheriff
John Uettman, of Crawford county
Ia shot and killed George Taylor
former sheriff of this county. Taylor
is alleged To have had Dettman down,
VIXEN Dettman pulled gun and shot
Taylor through the neck. The fight
was over an old feud.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18
Tamperins !. tn Truth.

A school teacher trying to explain TO
lis class the meaning OF the word con
4 d." said:
suppose / would go around saying,
Look how good | am TO my class or
vagging about how much ! know, or
now good looking / am-what would
YOU say / Was?"
a liar" instantly responded the
. Iqr
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18

been seeking in vain Put in moment
he Slipped il unopened into his pocket.
"A man is fool to make promises
he observed. with a WY smile, ana sat
down at the table. Hello, what's
this" he added suddenly, and, stoop-
ing, he hshed from the waste basket
beside him the fragments of a cane
1t was cane certainly of az least or
binary strength. and yet 1t had been
broken into half dozen pieces, and
hurled into the basket.
Whstling softly to himself Godfrey
surveyed ii for a moment; then he
bent over the basket and examined the
remainder OF its contents, piece by
piece. There were scraps OF letters,
torn envelope, crumpied sheet or
paper
He sprang to his feet with a cry OF
triumph and waved II in the air,
I've found it," he cried, his face
beaming I've found 1t. Lester!"
Found what?" l questioned. more
and more astonished, for Godfrey was
usually master of his emotions.
"Ah, Lester" he continued more
calmly, as he smoo'hed ii out carefully
on the table, this takes a lot OF con-
ceft out of me. Had been really clev-
er. Id have deduced the existence OF
this message long before l entered the
room. As IL is, it's luck-pure luck!
rather win by scientific deduction. c.
Augusfe Dupin would have come
straight upstairs. walked straight To
that basket and selected unerringly
this sheet of paper-he would have
known that il was there; while I-well,
one can only do ones best, and this
point was a little TO fine for me. Take
q look at H."
Ii was a sheet of the ordinary Edge
mere note paper. Across it, two linea
were written:
BE at the pergola at nine.
II am late, wait for me.
G.
We'll" | faltered well"
"Oh, don't you see, Lester, it's the
key to the whole problem. It's the
light we've been looking for--with our
eyes shut, And to think that instead
of coming straight here for 1t. / should
have stumbled about in the dark for SO
long. It's the only possible explanation,
and yet didn't think OF ii. II was in
cvitable from the first, and yet
couldn't see 1t. 1t disgusts me with my
self-its what l get for being so cooked
up over finding that bottle down there.
Even after / saw that blotter, / didn't
guess it"
He had taken out card, and as he
spoke he wrote a rapid sentence on It,
Here" he said TO Thomas, take this
to Miss Croydon at once, please"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18

The borings for natural gas near
Three Rivers, Quebec. have proved its
presence In many sections. Enough
wells have been opened to supply a
plumber OF towns for lighting, heating
ana manufacturing purposes. In Three
Rivers cotton factory now building,
10 employ several thousand operatives,
viii be supplied with power. heat and
light by local gas wells: many other
factories are already supplied, and
chuTches and homes are thus heated
and lighted. There is great probability
Of the extension OF this system 10 Mon
freal if the supply shall nrove as abund-
ant % nnticlna ted
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-01-18

Then they softened. frightened, his
face broke Into a smile.
'Of course" he said. half to himself;
how dense OF me not To have thought
OF tt! Now, Thomas. wen go up
stairs"