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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
DAKOTA DEMOCRATS
PLAN STATE CAMPAIGN

Huron. s. D.. Feb. 1.-The Democrat
&c state central committee, at its meet
ing here. voted TO hold the first con-
vention al Rapid City and the second
at Mitchell. Chairman Wentzy. of Puk-
wana, presided
All the democratic war horses for the
past 20 years We're present from all over
the state TO assist in the work and in
planning Tor the coming campaign.
A rousing resolution was read. in
dorsing w j. Bryan as the democratic
nominee for president, and all present
were OF the opinion that Mr. Bryan
would carry off the nomination at the
national convention in Denver. A tele-
gram was read from this honorable
gentleman To the committee and was
greeted with great applause.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
Concluded Next Week J
GIVING Him a Chance.
from 4outh's s Companion.

FROM 1Oulil companion.
Mrs Wilson's husband was oftcu
Obliged to go to New York on business.
and frequently did not reach his home
until the arrival of the midnight train.
Mrs. Wilson had been in the habit of
sleeping peacefully at these times with
out fear, but number OF hurglaries In
the neighborhood during one OF her
husbands trips to New York had dis
turbed her calm.
On the night OF his return Mr.. Will
son was stealing carefully up the front
stairs, as was his wont on such occa.
sions, so that his wife would not he
awakened. when he heard her voice.
nigh and strained.
Il don't know whether you are my
husband or a burglar" came the eX-
cited tones. but ! am going to be on
the safe side and shoot so II you are
Henry you'd better get out OF the
Nayi"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
BRiDGEWATER FARMERS
TO BUILD AN ELEVATOR

Bridgewater, S. D., Jan. 3O.-At a
largely attended meeting of farmers
and business men held In this city to-
day 1t was voted to erect a farmers
elevator at this point James n. Smith
was chosen chairman and c. Il. Todd
secretary. A stock com~any with $40
600 capital will be formed, consisting Of
400 shares Of stock at S25 per share.
Following are the directors elected.
VIM. Kressman. julius Jensen. John
Biever. viii Quinn, Nick Scharffenberg,
II. G. Burroughs, John Tierney. Harm
Husemann, Paul TsChetter.
The McCook County Farmers Mutual
Fire and Lightning Insurance company
have elected the following officers for
the ensuing year: President. Charles
Kostboth; secretary, w. A. Nye: treas
urer, l.. V. Schneider. The business of
the company was found TO be IN ex-
cellent condition. Insurance I'm force
January l. 1908, 81 1853 1876
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
coNFEssEs TO THEFT
or FARMERS MONEY

Redheld, $. D.. Feb. Joe Duligan
confessed to the robbery OF $1,000 from
Josiah Quintrell. OF linden. Wis, in
his preliminary examination here yes
terday. and implicated Front Fierney
as an accomplice. Most os the money.
he said, was buried near the Northwest
ern railroad bridge. He told another
party, who is known by the name OF
Curley. where the money was located.
and Curly took the money and skipped
out Officers have thus far been un-
able 20 locate him. Quintrell came here
about two weeks ago TO purchase res
taurant.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
ALDERMAN OF
ABERDEEN, S. D.,
UNDER ARREST

Minneapolis, Mimi, Feb. L. l.. =.
AndeI son a member OF the city coun-
ell AT Aberdeen :. ~. and one of the
most prominent residents Of thar sec
ton of South Dakota, was arrested
here last night on COMPLAINT of the
81. Paul Railroad company. He is ac-
cused of purchasing coal which was
stolen from he road by employees of the
road.
Mr.. Anderson took his arrest coolly,
and refused 10 discuss the affair with
newspaper men.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
SALOONS ORGANIZE FOR
LAW ENFORCEMENT

Sioux Falls. :. D.. Jan. 3o.--All the
saloonk eepcrs In Sioux Falls but five
met yesterday and signed an agree
ment TO comply with the law. The
others will be forced into the agree
ment.
Any saloon keeper violating the law
Will be prosecuted by the saloonmen
themselves.
The organization is to be state wide.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
JUDGE REFUSES TO RAISE
STANDARD OIL BOND

Chicago. Jan. 31-Judge Grosscup,
Baker and Seaman, in the United
States circuit court OF appeals today
declined to increase the supersedeas
bond of the Standard oil Company of
Indiana from $4,000 600 To $40 2iO, coo as
asked by the government
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

Since it@ establishment the depart
ment Of agriculture has cost Uncle
Sam r,ore than 100000 COO IL has
given employment ut different times to
$1,000 separate ana distinct experts,
professors abd muckrakers and has is
sued 1875 publications. varying in
size from elegant three volume. half
ievant. hand .tooied treatises ON the
boil weevil TO puny six page pamphlets
on sheep iicks, barbod wire and horse
radish
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
ARLINGTON BANKER
EXPIRES SUDDENLY

Arlington, $. D., Jan. 30-A. r. Sloss.
president of the Citizens State bank
0 this place, died suddenly Saturday.
and was buried at Appleton, Mimi, to-
day. Mr. Sioss was apparently i'm his
usual health up 10 within a fsw hours
OF ms death. He was president of the
oank at Appleton. MINI, and also a
heavy stockholder i'm a bank at Rein
beck, Ia, besides having heavy inter-
ests In this state and i'm Montana.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
HACK DRIVER SAVES
CHILDREN FROM DEATH

Pierre. s. D., Feb la lone hack
driver with two small children as pas
sengers went through the ice on the
regular tran used by the transfer lines
between this city and Fort Pierre. With
remarkable presence Of mind the driver.
when his horses went through the ice,
seized the two children and jumped TO
the solid ice as his wagon went down.
The wagon and both horses were res
cued by an Ice crew returning from
their days work
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
JUDGE GARLAND
RETURNS 70 SIOUX FALLS

Sioux Falls, s. D., Jan. 3O.-Attor-
neys throughout the state who NAV
have business in the federal court i'm
Sioux Falls will be interested I'm know
ing that Judge Garland, the presiding
judge Of the United States court here
has returned from st. Louis. where
he spent a great part of the winter.
having been summoned to that city
TO sit on the bench of the United
States circuit court of appeals.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

All the larger towns and cities in the
Philippines show the result Of Amer
lean Initiative. The local native mayors
fpresidentesj aud councilmen are glad
10 adopt the suggestions of the con-
stabulary caicers, school teachers, army
u1cr, and commercial men with whom
they come IN contact. Street lighting.
grading. pure water, sanitation. im-
proved school buildings and thous-
and and one features are being car
rled out in evcfy sizable community in
the Islands
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
WHITE FARMERS FORM
CREAMERY COMPANY

White. 5. d., Jan. S0.-At a meeting
held here by between so and 100
farmers of this vicinity and a number
of the local business men, the organ-
ization of cooperative creamery
company was perfected. Nearly 1C0
shares of stock already have been sub
scribed for. IL is proposed to incor-
porate the company with a capital
stock OF 5000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

Consul General John p Bray. Of
Melbourne. reports that 1901 tons OF
tin, valued at over $7.30O,00O was pro-
dnced I'm Australia during 1906. being
1.725 tons more than IN 1905 The fol-
lowing quantities. Of tin were mined
last year in each OF the producing
states: New South Wales. 300 tons
Queensland. 4,S23 tons; Tasmania. 4,473
tons. and Western Australia. 1895 tons.
Consular Reports.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
DAUGHTER FOLLOWS
FATHER TO GRAVE

Ncrmi!i0n s d., Jan SO.-Called
home from her studies at the state
university by the death of her father.
Miss Stella Westre, 10, was taken i'll
of pneumonia the next day and died
four days after her ia Their passed away
of the same disease. A double funeral
was held today at the home north Of
town. The son is seriously in OF the
disease and the III -Ser is grief
stricken.
Mr. Westre was wealthy farmer
and prominent in the county He was
46 years old. His young daughter. who
mas joined him in death, entered the
state university IN September.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
CRAWFORD GRANTS
PARDONS TO THREE

Pierre s. D., Feb. l.-Govevnur
Crawford has granted pardon to
Chas. Horn, sentenced from Clark coun-
~ on a charge of shooting with intent
10 do bodily harm. and Chas. Lockhart,
sent from Hughes county OH a charge
OF horse ruStling. and 10 Verne Motion.
sent from Faulk county on a larceny
charge.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
REVivAllsT CONVERTS
400 AT ARLINGTON, s, ..

Arlington, $. D.. Jan. 3O--Lake Pres
ton has closed the greatest series of
revival meetings in her history under
the leadership of Rev. Jos. Lowry, more
;nan 400 having been converted. Mr..
Lowry commences series of meetings
At De Smet today, all the churches hav-
ing united in inviting him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

The Nevis is small British island
near st. Kits as round as your hat
and consisting OF one lofty mountain
peak and a lovely shell road some
celebrated ruins and the finest min
eral springs-real, hot, rotten smelling
sulphur water being brought from the
mountain top in stone CONDUIT. a
few baths In this water. AT 1903 or 104
degrees win renew your youthful vigor
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
ORGANIZE NEW NATIONAL
BANK FOR HOT SPRINGS

Hot Springs. s. D.. jar. 3O.--The Off
GERS and stockholders of the Central
Savings bank are perfectirG plans for
its change into a national bank to be
known as The Stockman's National
bank. AS soon as the books can be ex-
amined and a charter granted the
change will be made. There will be no
change in the officers or directors
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

Some varieties Of fisn can stand any
amount OF cold without harm. Perch
win live in ponds which are frozen
practically solid IN winter. The white
fish OF Canada, caught through holes
in the Ice. have been picked up frozen
so stiff that they would break like brit
tie sticks. yet when carefully thawed
ou- showed signs of life
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
LIVE STOCK PERISH
IN DEADWOOO BLAZE

Deadwood. :. D.. Jan, 30.--Two dozen
hogs and other live stock perished in
a fire which consumed the slaughter
house Of Gus Keller. just below the
city. Besides the animals, $1,000 worth
OF hides were destroyed, and the build
ing was burned to the ground. II is be-
lieved TO have been the work Of in
cendiaries. and the total loss is nearly
$4,000, with no insurance.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

During recent period of bad
weather whom the water supply was
unusually muddy. a young woman OF
Philadelphia asked DR. $. Weir Mitch
ell. the author and physician, how she
could best safeguard herself i'm drink
ing the local beverage. First boil IT,"
DR. Mitchell answered. then filter Il.
and af;erward-drink ginger ale"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
HERRICK WINS
FIRST ROUND In
COUNTY FIGHT

Yankton, :. D.. Jan. 31.-The bitter
county seat war in Gregory county
was decided here by Judge Smith, who
holds for the town OF Herrick and or
ders the county commissioners to act
on their petition and cali vote be-
tween the towns of Fairfax and Her
rick
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
SIOUX FALLS TO HAVE
SSiONAL BASEBALL

Sioux Fails, s. D.. FEB. l.--For seV-
eral weeks local lovers of baseball have
been discussing the advsabiity of hav-
ing professional baseball team in the
field durir-; the coming season 1t is
now an assured fact thai Sioux Falls
will have such a team this year. The
announcement Is irade by the 500 club.
OF this city that arrangements nave
been perfected for a paid team.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

James G. Courts. who has received u
re-appointmen. as clerk of the appro-
Representatives. is now serving his
both year in the employ of the House.
having first been appointed by Repre-
sentative Atkins. OF Tennessee in 1877.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
COUNTY OFFERS BIG
BOUNTY FCR WOLVES

White, S D, Jan. 8l-The offcring N
bounty for the killing OF wolves by
the Brooliugs County Sheep Breeders
association already Is having a good
effect, ana a number of wolves have
recently been killed within the boUn-
daries of the county The bounty Of
fcred is $40 for each wolf killed
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

Present operating costs for the
movement OF every ear and engine in
the country total sl,400. 100000 in one
year. BY electrification this would be
reduced by about s259 900. 900. repre-
senting that much actual and net say
ing
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

Ar Investigation OF $500 OF New
Yorl's s.9oe street cars made recently
showed that los were filthy. 401 had
nat wheels. 1Sj ratified noticeably, 249
were without headlamps. l02 with
broken glass. l.006 with noise from the
geals
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
FINED FOR SELLING
LIQUOR TO INDIANS

Yankton. :. D. Feb. Bfure L.
r. White. United States commissioner.
Gottleib Klein and Ira Lee We're bound
over In $500 bonds each for selling IL
quor on the indian reserve at Wagner
The men are billiard hail owners of
Wagner.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
THOMAS LANE SLATED
FOR INDIAN AGENCY

Washington. Jan. 80. President
Roosevelt today nominated Thomas w
Lane 10 be agent for Indians at the
Crow Creek agency, South Dakota.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

Judge Sam White of Baker City. the
Tom Taggart of Oregon democracy. a
few years ago threw a s. hat through a
skylight 75 feet from the ground in
Baker City when the hand started up
the tune OF Dixie"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

The National Druggist SCOTS at Or.
Wiiey's proposed investigation of soda
fountain drinks. Ii does not believe az
he does That any OF the beverages con-
tain choral hydiate. opium or cocaine.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

Mary Dawson. age 50. still works
as a mail in the New England house.
Boston. where she has served for 60
years Her first employer WAS Paran
Stevens
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
Guessed Right.
From Harper's Weekly.

from HARPER y NNthlS.
A little old woman with soft blue
eyes, white rirglets around her ears,
and a quaint purple gown got on
Ninth street car In Washington on 4
very hot day.
She looked rosy. but cool and COM
Portable. while the others on the
crowded car were mopping their brows,
wardly
AS she got on tho car she said TO tho
conductor, Hi want 10 get hoff at Hem
street"
"All right" said the conductor, and
the car went on. Nothing happened
until l. street was reached. when sud
denly the old lady looked up and asked,
His this HELP"
You bet it is said a big, perspir
ing man, and soft. low cries OF Hear;
heart" mingled witt the laughter that
rippied through the car
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

LaCrHse, Wis. Feb 10 g. Sysson.
a wealthy retired farmer of Redfield,
s. d.. who came TO Lacrosse 10 at
tend the funeral OF his brother. a lead
ing grand army man, was stricken with
apoplexy and died today
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

At a dinner IN Washington tho bish-
OF of London told q story. MS the ci-
gars came ON. about one OF his pre-
decessors. when nr. Creighton was
bishop OF London" he said. he rode
or train one day with small. meek
curate. Or. Creighton. an ardent l0Ver
of tobacco sooa took ont his cigar
case and said You don't mind my
smoking, ] suppose The 4neek, pale
little curate bowed ard answered hum
bly, Not 81 your lcrdship doesn't mind
my being sick.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
All the Old Eavorites.

There are no birds In last years nests
adown the flood OF years
Maude Muller on summers day lay
dying Agiers
Man wants but little here below thy cold
gray crags, sea-
IT'S sweet 70 hear the watch dogs bark
across the sands of Dee.
At midnight I'm his guarded tent. when all
but him had fled.
Lifeless but beautiful he lay, the bivouac
OF the dead!
Past Fontenoy, past Fontenoy, 10 hasten
ing Ills a prey.
Under a spreading chestnut tree my fonf-
est hopes decay.
She was a phantom Of delight that man
was made TO mourn.
The mill will never grind again; or
three grains OF corn!
Oh, come into the garden, Maude and '@'
unto me tell
or how Horatius kept the bridge v
kosciusko fell,
Louisville Courier-Journ.
-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

In New Yort city alone the postof-
fce handles no less than 100000 pic
ture postal cards every daN and II is
the same story eisewhcre--f Chicago,
san Francisco. New Orleans, Buffalo,
and in all The large cities Moreover,
81 is not nv the United states alone
that these conditions exist. In Europe.
too. all the postal services are actually
inundated with postcards. II is Of
ilchllv stated that no less shan soc.
O00. 900 pnssed through the British
postcflicc during 1906.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

The worlds Sunday schools tot
10000, with 26.000.000 attendants
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08
JOSEPH kUHLER. Publisher.

Ever since tho Japanese and re
Chinese have contributed ~ the an20sr-
meni OF The vaudeville heaterpatrons
says the ReIlincl Morscn Post, -tAes"
yellow people have been recognized as
superior IN certain lInes Thus they
have remained well up in front as aero
bats. sleight % hand performers ami
jEgglcrs SOme tricks Of theirs can De-
executed 6ai! by people OF their f''r".
A nottbic ohe of this kind Is now "a
fcaaure OF one ~ our theaiers. TWO
yuuBg Chinese hang b. their queues
fro.l iong ropCs suspended over the
stare and with their whole weight ou
thor haii so through mGny symnaatic
tHolutipns. Firgly theT grasp ~ the
hands TWO other acrobats. who tug and
puli AZ ,he hands of he swinging iHen
Whiic ahey give an exhibition oi
strength and agility The periorn1nce
makcs one marvel "a the strength oi
the hair and scalp Of these people
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

"Thc Merry Widow and It's waltz
certainly own tho town Just now. This
was brought decidedly To the atteation
Of 4 man who lives ln house uptown
the other night Ho left his house
after dinner az his wife began the
famous waltZ Two doors down the
street he picked up the second Meme.
coming from Il tower window. Next
door the thiTd rsfrain reached his ear.
and al the corner he was able 10 say
he had heard tho whole waltz pro-
tho coda
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

TIE astronomer J.. StroCban. eN-
r.aii.ed 80 the French Academy of Sci
cnces recently the utility ~ long pose
Astronomical photographs in furnishing
data for calculating the orbits OF COM
cts. ssuch photographs record the
traces OF faint comets when they are
too far from the sun 60 90 seen with
telescopes Thus they greatly extend
the distances over which he path Of
the conset can be marked out and this
IS of extreme Importance in calculat-
ing win accuracy the elements of its
orbit Nhcn new comet mas once
become visible. the method pursued
by stroobant IS 80 search Tor its earlier
traces on the photographic negativca
OF The nbaervat!ona.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-02-08

II i& . matter of common observation
tina; grass does not grow 50 well close
10 ;recs as jn !lTr open. The same is
true of grains. Experiments In England
and hi this country have hoWn that
tho daletcricus effects Of the near
reichborhood OF sraSs and trees are
mutual. The trees suffer .s well as the
SrasS ana gam This IS especially trnc
oi fruit trees The cause is ascribed 10
the cScroiiOn by tEe trees on the one
aanG Gf substances poisonous 20 the
grass, ana By iAc grass on the other
hand. OF substances poisonous TO tfe
trees. il ,1us appears that the failure
uf grass 30 grow wen near trees should
not be ascribed TO too much shade, bat
70 -hp cEhaustior by The ,rcc roots of
the fult sGpply needed by Inc grass.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03
MAN, DOG AND BoBCAT FIGHT.
Sheepherder Finally Stays Fierce AM
NAL with Ills Hands,

Moorcroft, Wyo.-Charles Friend, a
sheep herder, and his dog were round
ing up sheep, and in steep ravine
came upon big bobcat devouring
the carcass of a lamb. The dog
tackled the cat, whereupOn the feline
Topped the canine On it's back and
started in to claw the life out of it,
TO save his pet, Friend grabbed the
cat by it's hind legs and attempted to-
dash out its brains by swinging it's
head against the ground. The cat was
too heavy to be swung, however, and
broke from the mans grasp and flew
at his throat. The leap was short, and
the cat struck the mans breast, where:
it chung and clawed with such fury
that Friends heavy coat, vest and
shirt were torn to shreds and fell
from his person, causing the cat to
drop to the ground.
The dog, undaunted by his first
failure, was on the cat the instant it
struck the ground, and the cat, with
shreds of cloth entwined about his
head, was able to fight only bindly-
Friend threw himself on the strug-
Cling dog and cat, obtained a grip on
the cats throat and choked the beast
to death.