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Smyrna times., 1908-12-02
ROSS FAMILY HOLD REUNION
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Ross Given
a Surprise by Their Children.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles C. Ross Given
Surprise by Their Children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Ross of
this town were given a happy sur
prise by their children and grand
children on Thanksgiving Day in the
form of a reunion. A fine time was
had by all and a Thanksgiving Day
to be remembered especially by the
grand children all of whom were
present except Mrs. Hazel Ross and
daughters. At the noon hour a
sumptuous dinner was served.
Those present were: Mrs. Maria
Jones of Middletown, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles G. Ross and children, Mr..
and Mrs. Abel Numbers, Clayton; ;
Mrs. Clara Ford, Philadelphia; Mrs.
Nina Price, Chestertown; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Attix, Ken ton; Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamin Duling, Wilmington
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ross, Cheswold !;
Grandchildren: Mr.. Ross Numbers,
Miss BESSIE Numbers, Clayton; Miss
Ethel Price and Harry Price, Ches-
tertown; Lee and Elizabeth Ford,
Dover; Gilbert Attix, Delaware
College; Edna Attix, West Chester
Normal School; Bernice, Elva and
thomas Attix, Kenton; Clifford,
Elmer, Charles, Franklin and Allie
Ross, Cheswold; Ross and Marion
Duling, Millington, Md. Mrs. Mary
Numbers, Clayton.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

New nuts a speciality. W. T. JEFF
fersOn, next door to post office.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

Season backward, blankets and
comforts reduced. W G. Roe.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

Everything new in fruit and nuts.
Cummings, Odd Fellows Hall.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

The ladies of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club will hold their annual ba-
zaar in the Club House on Thursday,
Dec. Sd. The sale will open at four
o'clock P. M, and continue during
the evening. In conjunction with
the sale supper of chicken salad,
biscuits, and coffee will be served,
for which the sum of 20 cents will be
charge. Everybody welcome.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

Choice late potatoes so cents per
basket at Cummings, Odd Fellows
Hall.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

With each $1.OO purchase you are
entitled to one coal bucket for 10
cents while they last.-W. G Roe.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

The regular meeting of the Junior
League will be held Saturday after
noon at 2.30. The leader of the
meeting is Tressie Macleary, and the
subject, 1.-TWO Kinds of Giving"
Rebecca Watt will give the black
board exercise. Scripture question !:
The Star of Abraham. Ushers,
June Massey and Wesley Henderson.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

STATE OF DELAWARE, COUNTY OF KENT, IS:
is. g. Wilds Cashier of the abOve-named bank
do sOlemnly swearthat the above statementist true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
5. q. WILDS. Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me this lSt
day of December, 1903
GEO. w. TILGHMAN Notary Public
CORRECT--Attest:
JAMES p. HOFFECKER)
H. p. HALL. Directors
J. r. CLEMENTS.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

The meeting of the Woman s
Christian Temperance Union held at
the home of Mrs. w. G. Koons last
Monday evening was much enjoyed
by the company present. Mrs. L. M.
Price gave bible reading and Rev.
W. G. Koons made an address. 1t
was decided to send 25 comfort bags
to the soldiers of the new battleship
Delaware. -
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

snort Items OF General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

w F. Dunn has on exhibition an
unusual fine line of china, books &c.
Cal! and see them.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

Buy your coal for winter of S. j.
Reynolds.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

New nuts and fruit, w. T. Jeffer.
son, next door to post flo e.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02
LOST.

Monday, Nov 3Oth, between my home
and A. l.. Hudson's carriage house, blue
plush box, containing a Gold Ring with
eight white stones. Finder will be rewarded
by returning to
M. E. SMITH,
Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

In order to make brighter Eoffice
in the rear of Homer D. Hudson's
store, window is being placed in
on the west side and the builing gen.
orally repaired.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

The regular meeting of the NJ. E.
Mite Society will be held at the usual
place Saturday evening, December 5,
at 7.30 o'clock. Secretary.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

Cleaning, pressing, altering. W.
7. Jefferson, next door to post
office.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

Consider the season of the year,
OF winter blasts drawing near;
All leaves turning brown and sere,
Lay in your coal and have good cheer.
Smyrna Trans. & Mfg. Co. =
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

The annual election of officers of
the Smyrna Benevolent Society will
be held Monday evening December Z
at the home of Mrs. Lydia Mcdowell
All members are urged to be present.
-Sec'y.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02

1t is said that number of changes
will take place in Smyrna next Nov
ing day which is March the first.
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02
SMYRNA AND VICINITY.

SMYRNA AND VICINITY.
snort Items OF General Interest Gathered
During the Week.
Buy your coal for winter of S. J.
Reynolds.
Everything new in fruit and nuts.
Cummings, Odd Fellows Hall.
Season backward, blankets and
comforts reduced. G. Roe.
New nuts speciality. W. T. JEFF
fersOn, next door to post office.
Choice late potatoes so cents per
basket at Cummings, Odd Fellows
Hall.
With each $1.OO purchase you are
entitled to one coal bucket for 10
cents while they last.-W. G Roe.
w F. Dunn has on exhibition an
unusual fine line of china, books &c.
Cal! and see them.
Consider the season of the year,
OF winter blasts drawing near;
All leaves turning brown and sere,
Lay in your coal and have good cheer.
Smyrna Trans. & Mfg. Co.
1t is said that a number of changes
will take place in Smyrna next Nov
ing day which is March the first.
In order to make a brighter Eoffice
in the rear of Homer d. Hudson S
store, a window is being placed in
on the west side and the builing gen.
orally repaired.
New nuts and fruit, W. T. Jeffer-
son, next door to post flo e.
The ladies of the Twentieth Cen
tury Club will hold their annual ba-
zaar in the Club House on Thursday,
Dec. Sd. The sale will open at four
o'clock P. M, and continue during
the evening. In conjunction with
the sale a supper of chicken salad,
biscuits, and coffee will be served,
for which the sum of 20 cents will be
charge. Everybody welcome.
Cleaning, pressing, altering. W.
7. Jefferson, next door to post
Office.
The regular meeting of the M. E.
Mite Society will be held at the usual
place Saturday evening, December 5,
at 7.3O o'clock. Secretary.
The annual election of officers OF
the Smyrna Benevolent Society will
be held Monday evening December
at the home of Mrs. Lydia Mcdowell.
All members are urged to be present.
-Sec'y.
The meeting of the Woman S
Christian Temperance Union held at
the home of Mrs. w. G. Koons last
Monday evening was much enjoyed
by the company present. Mrs. L. M.
Price gave a bible reading and Rev.
W. G. Koons made an address. Il
was decided to send 25 comfort bag:
to the soldiers of the new battleshiI
Delaware. "
The regular meeting of the Junior
League will be held Saturday after
noon at 2.3O. The leader of tn,
meeting is Tressie Macleary, and th'
subject, "Two Kinds of Giving"
Rebecca Watt will give the blacl
board exercise. Scripture question
The Star of Abraham. Ushers,
June Massey and Wesley Henderson
ROSS FAMILY HOLD REUNION
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Ross Give
a Surprise by Their Children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G. Ross o
this town were given a happy sur
prise by their children and gram
Smyrna times., 1908-12-02
DIFFERENT CLOTHES

FAME has long since ceased to hand out bouquets to the fell
low who does things the same well other people
1t necessary to climb above the level crowd to win au
rels
This is the have built up reputation for selling
such excellent Clothes.
We climbed the old order of things and offered orr
trade superior and better Clothes
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14

- EsTOKATION TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
~ National Forest Notice IL hereby givs,,
that the lands described below, embracing 3lg on
ucres. within the Black Hills National Forest {
D., win be subject 70 settlement and entry unds.
the provisions OF the homestead laws
June n, 1906 ga stat, 233l Mt tbe tJnIts5
states land Office at Rapid City, S. d., pn Nav
1908. Any settler who was actually and iu gonj
faith claiming any OF said lands for agriculturel
purposes prior 10 January I, 1905, and has moi
abandoned same, has preference rigbt tn ,nat,,
y homestead entry for the lands actlpl,y occn
pied. said lands were listed upon the applica.
tions OF the persons mentioned below who bavt
preference right subject TO the prior right of
any such settler, provided such settler or appli.
cant is qualified % make homestead entry and
the preference right Is exercised prior 90 MAY !
settlement and entry by any qualified person
The lands are as follows lnsuryeyed but what
will probably be. when surveyed, the w l% OfNW
4, the Sk "A OF NV u and the NE Il of SW /.
Sec 20, T. s., X. 4 T., g. II. NJ, listed upon the
application of Otto L. Schipporet, Of Custer
South Dakota
Also a tract Of i59 81 acres, situated in unsur.
veyed Secs 20 and %, ~ IS, Il. 4 e.. bounded
and described as follows: Beginning at a point
from which the quarter corner common 70 sec
tiOns % and %, bears w. 90 deg 90 miu %
chains extending thence y. deg UI min W.
9 50 chains; thence n IS deg "a min W, 2l 2g
chalns; thence \ 2 deg. 81 min E. 70. T3
chains; thence W deg. 90 min. 20 % chains:
thence 5. deg. OF MN. f. 40 90 chains: thence
W, deg. 90 min, 20 co chains: thence s 4 deg
Ol min e, 2 40 chains; thence n rs deg OS
min. e, 40 81 chains TO the point of beginning,
Custer, South Dakota. FRED DENNErr Acting
Commissioners OF The General Land Once Ap-
proved February 2i 1908 FRANK FIERCE First
Assistant secretary OF the Interior.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14

This is what Hon. Jake Moore, State
Warden of Georgia, says Of Kodol For
Dyspepsia; II. &. Dewitt & Co., Chic
ago, lH.-Dear Sirs--I have suffered
more than twenty years from indiges-
ticn About eighteen months ago had
grown so much worse that | could not
digest crust of corn bread and could
not retain anything on my stomach. |
lost 25 lbs; in fact made up my mind
that could not live but short time,
when q friend of mine recommended
Kodol consented To try it to please
him and / was better in one day now
weigh more than / ever did in my life
and am in better health than for many
years. Kodol did it, ! keep bottle
constantly, and write this hoping that
humanity will be benefited Yours
very truly. Jake G.. Moore, Atlanta,
Aug. 10, 1904" Sold by all druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
NOTICE OF ANNUAL ELECTION

Notice is hereby given, that on Tues
day, the l7th day of March, 1908, at the
Peterson building, first door east of the
White House, in the Town of Custer
City, an election will be held for the
election of town officers, as follows,
to wit:
One Trustee for each district in said
town.
One Town Treasurer.
One Town Clerk
One Town Justice Of the Peace.
One Town Assessor
One Overseer of Highways.
Which election will be opened at 8
O'Clock in the morning and will continue
open until o'clock in the afternoon OF
said day.
Dated this 2nd day of March, 1908.
HENRY f.. WAY,
Town Clerk.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14

CERTIFICATE OF NOMINATIONS.

This Is TO certify that the following nominal
items for Town officers, of the Town of Custer
City, South Dakota, have been duly certified to
this Office by the Chairman and Secretary of a
citizens Caucus held Saturday, March 7th 1908,
to be voted for at the annual election 10 be held
Tuesday, March nth, 1908, viz:
FOR MEMBERS OF TIE BOARD OF
TRUSTEES.
First District-R. w. Calkns.
Second District-J B. Maple.
Third Distret--E. l.. Grantham.
Fourth District Otto Munson.
Fifth District-W. w. Olds.
Town rreasurer--T. w. Delicate.
Town ClerkH Henry Z. Way.
Town Justice of the Peace-.J. r. Cruson.
Town Assessor--Francis Ayres.
Overseer of Highways--Wm. Courtney
In witness whereof, | have hereunto set my
hand and affixed the seal OF the Town Of Custer
CITY, South Dakota, this 18th day OF March,
1908
HENRY L. WAY,
SEAL Town Clerk.
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NOTICE or RtEOr1on

Notice is hereby given that the ques-
tion of granting permits to sell intoxi-
eating liquors at retail within the cor
porate limits of the Town of Custer City,
South Dakota, will be submitted to the
legal voters of said town at the annual
municipal election, to be held within
and for said Town Of Custer City, S. d.,
on the 18th day Of March, 1908.
BY Order of Board Of Trustees
Dated March 2nd, 1908.
HENRY L. WAY,
Town Clerk
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14

you would like 10 fool some wise
Coffee Critic, who "knows fine coffee on
taste and flavor" quietly make for him
a batch Of Or. shops Health Coffee
and serve it piping hot 1t deceived
Mrs Shoop, and will believe deceive
any one. And there il not a grain of
real Coffee in H. Health Coffee is made
from pure toasted grains. malt nuts,
etc Made in a minute--no 20 to 30
minutes tedious boiling. u pounds Csc.
AL druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
ID ESToRATIoN TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN

p ESToRATIoN TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
IL National Forest Notice is hereby given
that the lands described below, embracing SO 65
acres, within the Black Hills National Forest S
d., VIII be subject to settlement and entry under
the provisions of the homestead laws of the
United States and the act OF June H. 1906 GA
stat. 233), at the United States land Office at Ra
pid City, South Dakota, on May g. 1908 ANY
settler who was actually and in good faith claim
Ing any OF said lands for agricultural purposes
prior 10 January L. 1906, and has not abandoned
same, has a preference right to make a home
stead entry for the lands actually occupied. Said
lands were listed upon the applications of the
persons mentioned below, who have preference
tier, provided such settler or applicant is quail
fed TO make homestead entry and the preference
right Is exercised prior to May 5, 1908, on which
date the lands will be subject to settlement and
entry by any qualified person. The lands EN-
brace a tract situated within See. 5, T. 4 s., X.
f., B. ii. NJ bounded and described as follows:
Beginning at point identical with the quarter
section corner common to Sections 5 and g. ex-
tending thence N. 80 deg. "a min. E., 20 03 chains;
thence n. 0 deg. min. W., i4lS chains; thence
8. 80 deg. IA min f., 7.55 chains; thence n. 66
deg. 10 min. f., 6.6S chains; thence 5. % deg 6
mi3. f., 9.l7 chains; thence N. 6l deg. 40 min.
f., 74S chains; thence s. deg. min, $50
chains; thence S. 38 deg. 0 min. W., S.73 chains;
thence s. 10 deg. 35 min. W., II 72 chains; thence
3. 80 deg. 81 min. W., 30.45 chains; thence N. 0
ginning, application of Fred RUSSELL of Custer,
3. d., who alleges settlement fffteen years prior.
X. A. BALLINGER, Commissioner of the General
Land Office Approved February 10, 1908.
FRANK PIERCE, First Assistant Secretary of the
Interior.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
r ESToRATIoN TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN

y ESTORAUON TO ENTRY OF LANDS IN
~ National Forest Notice is hereby given
that the lands described below, embracing 1877 SIP
acres, within the Black Hills National Forest s.
d., WIN be subject To settlement and entry un-
der ne provisions Of the homestead laws 6f the
United states ana the Act Of June II, lg16 (34
stat, 2a3), al TIE United States land ONCE at
Ralhu CHy, ). D.. on ApIll q, i9cs. ANY settler
who was actually and ~ good falth claiming any
Of said lands for agricultural purposes priDr 10
January l. 1906 and has not abandoned same
has preference rifsht % make a homestead en-,
Try ioI tue lands actually occupied. Said lands
were listed upon the applications of the nerSnus
mentioned below, who have preference right
subject to the prior right Of any such settler pro
ylded such settler or applicant is aualifsA 10
make homestead entry and the preferences right
Is eNetclsed prior 10 April n, 1908, on which i9ta
the lands VIII be subject to settlement and en-
try by any qualified perSCn. The lands embrace
a tract Of IS 40 acres, situated within : Y NEL,
y SE a, SW 4 SIC y, y u SW q, See "a SNV
"a NV =, Sec 3d. 7. 5, r. T., b. II NJ.
bounded and described as follows BegiupInc,
al Il point from which quarter section coneTr
common TO sections % and -. I. 3 s., II. f., 4
II. NJ, bears 5. % deg. % min. W. 657l feet:
thence s 81 deg. 30 min. W, 1861 feet; thence
). IS deg. SO min, W, 524.3 feet; thence ). 40
deg 70 min. W, lIi46 tret thence = 80 deg. 4S
min, W., ll03,S feet, thence \. 81 deg 10 min.
W, G7l.s feet; thence r. "A deg p min. w,
1853 feet; thence n. - deg. min W., 1928
feet; thence 5, SO deg. so min. w, 275.6 feet;
| thence y. % deg 81 min. w, 1891 ieet thence
n 80 deg. u min r., 1880 feet: thence s. 10 deg.
% min. T., 1875 feet: thence r. 50 deg 40 min.
T., 6b5.6 ieet, thence y 2J deg. % MN. -, Sol
feet; thence 5. 50 deg. &c min. f., iG2.G feet;
| thence n A. deg. 81 min. T., 1912 feet, thence
East 7272 feet thence s. 23 deg I6 min. W,
1883 feet TO the point of beginning, listed upon
the application Of SCOyel II. johnson, of Custer,
South Dakota.
Also a tract Of 120ll2 acres, situated within
y = Sc =, SW 4, Sc =, Sec. 3, SW \ NV &,
NV a SW y, Sec. 81 I. S, r. T., bounded
and described as follows; Beginning az point
Identical with the quarter section corner COM
mon TO sections 81 and ~, and extending thence
\. 81 deg. II min e., 1888 chains thence :. IS
deg min. W, 25.U9 chains thence W, 2S 20
chains; thence s., 1873 chains; thence y. So
deg 80 min. W., 2393 chaius thence NJ, 2570
chains; thence f., 100 chains, 10 the point of
beginning, listed upon the application OF William
H. Broadhead, Of Pringle, South Dakota. FRED
DENNETT, Assistant Commissioner of the Gen
eral Land once. Approved February 6. 1903.
FRANK PIERCE, First Assistant Secretary Of
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14
NJ ItO. FAUI hLEEMANN.
Notice OF Hearing Petition for Letters of
Administration.

State Of South Dakota, County of Custer, S.
In County Court.
In the Matter of the Estate of Phebe Grace
Wahl. deceased.
The State OF South Dakota sends Greeting TO
Eva FalK, wife OF Herman Falk, Milwaukee.
Wisconsin; Lillian Wahi, Milwaukee, Wisconsin,
and Drusie Pierce, wife OF Norval Pierce, Chic
ago, Ill heirs at law and next of kin of Phebe
Grace Wahl, deceased, and TO all whom these
presents may come.
Notice is hereby given that Otto H. Falk has
fled with the Judge OF this Court petition pray
Ing for Letters OF Administration OF the Estate
OF Phebe Grace Wahl, Deceased and that Mon
day. the thirtieth day Of March, 1908, at 10
o'clocka. m. of said day, being day Of a regt-
lar term OF this Court, to-wit: OF the January
term, 1908, at the ONCE OF the County Judge In
the City Of Custer, county OF Custer, has been
set for hearing said petition, when and where
any person Interested may appear and show
cause why the said petition should not be granted
Dated at Custer City, 5. D., this 9th day OF
March, A. ID. 1908.
G.. w. GAYLORD,
Judge Of the County Court
Attest:
JOHN w. LUCAS, Clerk
First publication, March IA, 1908.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.

To Arab L. Hungerford, his heirs and assigns:
You are hereby notified that have expended
the sum OF four hundred 900 dollars in labor
and improvements upon the Deadwood and
kleemann mining lode claims, situated i'm no
Dakota, In order 10 hold said claims under the
provisions OF Section 232i, Revised Statutes of
the United States, being the amount required 10
tice upon you by publication you fail or refuse to
contribute your proportion OF such expenditure
come the property of the undersigned under said
Section 1924 Of the Revised Statute of the United
States.
MRS. PAUL KLEEMANN
First publication, March Z, 1908.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1908-03-14

Notice Is hereby given that on March 81, 1908.
all the unleased common school lands In Custer
county, will be offered for lease at public auc-
tion, between the hours OF 10 O'Clock a. m. and
O'Clock p M, at the front door OF the court house
In said county
Dated at Pierre, January 3, 1908
o. G. D0kKEN,
Commissioner OF School aud Public Lands
FIRST publication. Ian. IS, 1905.
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Timber Land, Act June 8, lS7S-Notlce
for Publication.

1or Publication.
United States Land ofhce, Rapid City, S. D., Feb
ruary IL, 1908.
Notice Is hereby given that in compliance with
the provisions of the Act of Congress of June g.
1873 entitled "An act for the sale oftimber lands
in the states of Californ la, Oregon, Nevada and
Washington Territory" as extended to all the
Public Land states by the act of August 4, 1892
Charles l.. Edgerton, of Fairburn, county of Gus
ter, State of south Dakota, has this day filed in
this Office his sworn statement No. Az, for the
purchase of the south half northeast quarter,
section Is, south half northwest quarter, of sec
tlon No. IA, in township No. south, range
No. 6 east, Black Hills Meridian and will
offer proof TO show that the land sought is more
valuable for its timber stone than for agricul-
tural purposes, and to establish his claim to said
land before the Register and Receiver at Rapid
City, 5. d., on Wednesday, the 9th day of May,
1908.
He names as witnesses: !
Christian P. Swint of Fairburn, s. D.: Charles
]. Smith. of Fairburn, s. D.; John Arnold
of Fairburn, s. D.; William Bodenner, of Fair.
burn, 5. ID.
Any and all persons claiming adversely the
above described lands are requested 10 file their
claims In this office on or before said 9th day of
May, 1908.
J. l.. BURKE, Register
First publication, February %. 1908.