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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
The Fight Opens.

The two-cent rate controversy has
now slipped out of politics and has be-
come a matter for the courts to deter
mine. All parties were pledged to the
two-cent rate law, as matter of political
expediency, and of course, the bill was
passed as it had to be. Governor Vessey
signed it at once, as he was bound to do,
but the railroad companies at once ap-
piled to the federal court for restrain
ing order, and this has been issued by
Judge Garland to be heard on the first
of March. Until that time, our people
will continue to pay three cents mile,
and the railroad companies meanwhile
will do nothing to reduce the service
now being given in South Dakota. In
other words, the railroads are not to be
lynched, as some favor, but they are to
have their day in court, and will be
permitted to show by evidence whether
or not they can afford to run passenger
trains in South Dakota and give the SER
vice that the people demand, and ought
to have, at the same rate as in Iowa
where the population per square mile is
eight times what it is in South Dakota.
Pending the fight in court, there will
of course, be much discussion by those
who want to get something for nothing
People who have never studied rail
road report, but who are "ferninst" the
railroads, simply because they are oper
ated by corporations, will take free
hand in it, and will say whole lot tha
is both interesting and untrue.
Meanwhile, the Argus-Leader is glac
to note that fully half of the newspaper
of the state oppose the new rate. These
newspapers have no exchange privilege
with the railroads, and are thus de
priyed of their.constitutional contrac
rights because of reform" Few o
them get dollar of business out of tn,
railroads and hence they are not suborn
cd or subsidized. They take the position
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

they do because they are interested in
the upbuilding of the state, and because
they know that South Dakota railroad
cannot make the same passenger rate
which is given to states with much
larger population and smaller area, and
at the same time give as good service.
A railroad company is pretty much
like any other sort of business. 1t has
the money of its stockholders invested
in the business. and those stockholders
expect that their investment shall pay a
dividend. When rates are arbitrarily
cut the only way that the railroad man
ayers can pay dividend on the business
is to cut the service. Every business
man knows this. If a merchant is not
selling goods, he discharges clerks who
are not needed. If newspaper is not
making money, it decreases its size and
cuts expenses. If a street car line does
not pay, there are fewer cars run and
fewer Improvements made. If fact
ory cannot sell its goods at a profit, it
discharges its hands or cuts their wages.
1t is a strictly business proposition
which fair-minded men must recognize.
Sioux Falls Argus-Leader.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
OF Importance to the aomesteaders

A bill which Representative Jas. w,
Fowler of Lawrence has steered through
the legislature is of the utmost impor-
tance to certain homesteaders in the
Black Hills and remedies a condition
which has heretofore existed and has
worked a hardship on many of the
early settlers.
There are many persons holding small
ranches, especially in the Southern Hills
who located upon the ground before
they were permitted TO take up home
steads under the federal laws. These
ranches were taken UP under the placer
mining laws and title to them ultimately
acquired by patenting them as such.
Some years ago there was passed a state
law which gave such homesteads an ex-
emption from execution of but one acre
and in consequence a number of families
found themselves in danger of losing
their ranches after the death of the
father, for debts contracted by him dur
ing his life time. An exemption of one
acre left them scarcely enough ground
for their dwelling house, barn and out
buildings and was rightly regarded as
entirely too small to be regarded as an
exempt homestead in an agricultural
district The bill engineered by Mr.
Fowler remedies this defect and gives
an exemption of forty acres in such
ases.-Pioneer-T Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
Lead Commercial Club Decides to Confer
With Other Clubs to Adver-
tise the Hills,

The meeting of the Lead Commercial
club held on last Saturday evening was
one of the most important meetings
| which has been held by the club for
some time. The attendance was good,
and the interest taken in the various
matters was so much keener than usual,
that it was evident the awakened inter-
est throughout the state in the matter of
Commercial clubs has made itself felt in
this city. The club is now determined
to make itself felt as an influence for the
growth and promoting of all industries
and enterprises which may in any way
effect the good of the town or the Hills.
A matter of special importance also
came up and met with favorable re-
sponse. The secretary of the club was
instructed to correspond with the COM
mercial clubs and business organizations
of all the other Black Hills towns with
view to holding a meeting at Lead at
an early date for the purpose of dis
cussing the matter of advertising the
Black Hills in an adequate manner. 1t
is proposed to get together delegates
from all the commercial clubs and or
CARNATIONS at this meeting, and to make
the gathering one of general interest 10
all parts of the Hills. 1t was the senti-
ment of this club that one town could
not take up such a proposition aud deal
with it as it should be dealt with, and
while such action would not need to
defer any town from advertising indi-
vidualIy if it so desired, yet this would
be a way of getting out advertising
which would be of interest and benefit
to all parts of the Black bills. The
expense of such proceeding could be
properly proportioned among the differ
ent towns, and each would thus pay a
proper share towards the important
item of advertising this country as
should be done. One feature of the ad-
vertising will be attractions of the Black
Hills as a summer resort, while another
will be the furnishing of fdesirable routes
of travel through the Hills for tourists.
Many inquiries come during the sum-
mer season and preceding it, from peo-
pie who are coming to the Hills for the
summer and who do not know what
points of interest they should visit or
how to reach them. In such advertis-
ing matter, the railroads would also un-
doubtedly be induced to cooperate.
The club also decided to cooperate
with the state federation of clubs with
which it is allied in assisting to boost
the proposed immigration bureau. The
advantages of this is readily seen by
the business men of this section and the
Commercial club of this city stands
ready to do its part in helping along
this good work In fact the club of
Lead is soon to become one of the fore
most of state organizations in promoting
enterprises which will be of benefit and
help to all parts of the country.-Leaa
Call
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Hot Springs should have CONNER
cial club and every business man
should belong to it. There is no other
way in which the interests OF the town
can be SO we'll promoted as through an
organization that brings all of the busl-
ness men together and gets them to
working in harmony instead of at cross
purposes. A thorough organization in
which every man puts his shoulder to
the wheel and helps push, would bring
great results. The Star will do its share
of the boosting and help the town and
in that way help the business people all
it can. What is the matter with trying
it?-Hot Springs Star,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

The Commercial Club of Spearfish
have sent the following resolution to
the members of the House and Senate
from Lawrence county: eat meeting
of the Spearfsh Commercial Club held
on Feb. Is, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted: Resolved, That
We heartily favor such action by our
State legislature as will result in the
creation of bureau of immigration,
that the varied resources of our State
may be properly advertised and made
known throughout the world, and re-
spectfully urge on our Senators and Rep
resentatiyes that they give their support
to the measure now pending before the
legislature to that end"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
Suggestions From a Booster.

A wide-awake citizen of Sundance in a
communication to the Monitor makes
good suggestions, from which we copy
the following paragraphs. BY substitut-
ing the words Custer for Sundance, and
Harney for Warren, they will apply as
we'll to our town.
"Now is the time if ever for Sundance
to step out from her lethargy, put on
her new suit, garb herself in rich array.
She has the ability to glitter if she will!
A finer location is not to be found in the
west for prosperous city. 1t is blessed
with a very fine, productive country
surrounding it. 1t has the Warren's
Peak towering mountains on the north,
each peak heavily charged with gold.
the surface covered with fine pine and
oak timber; the canyons many OF
them fit for ranches, producing grasses
known to be the best grazing for cattle
and horses to be found in the Black
Hills, or in the world.
tOf the city, itself, the sidewalk
should be laid in cement, the street GOV.
cred with crushed stones, o general
cleaning up and repairing be done to
show the pride and interest of the peo'
pie of the town. This is only seed sown.
Hoping it will be cultivated and ma
tured by its constituents, / humbly sub
NIT myself, yours, W. L. W."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
Burlington Tram Wreck.

Tuesday wreck occurred on the Bur-
lington near Redfern, caused by the
misunderstanding of someone, either in
the transmission or reading of orders.
lone engine was running backwards
down the line, to Hill City, for the pur-
pose of pushing freight up the grade.
This engine was running on the passen-
ger trains time. under an order, to the
effect that the passenger was four hours
and twenty-five minutes late at Hill
City, and to meet it there, at least that
was the Interpretation placed upon the
order by the crew of the engine.
The engine was cited by the incoming
passenger, the alarm whistle sounded,
and the passenger practically brought
to standstill. For some unknown rea-
son, the lone engine crashed into that
of the passenger, driving it back into
the mail and baggage car, which was
almost smashed into kindling wood.
Hasford, the mail clerk, had narrow
escape from death. Had he been more
active or prompt in reaching the sliding
door of his car, to look out and ascertain
the cause of the danger whistle, he
would certainly have met with death,
as these two doors were literally crush
ed together, as the engine tender enter.
ed his car, and came within three feet
of the place in which he stood. Hasfora
escaped without any outward evidences
of injury, nevertheless he was severely
shaken up, and this morning feels very
stiff and sore from the jolting he receiv
ed. He states that as the crash came,
he was struck about the neck and
shoulders, which for moment stunned
him, but the entrance OF the water
aroused him, and when the rescuers
reached him, he was struggling under a
mass of coal, deluged with water.-Dead-
wood Telegram.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
CUSTER CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA SATURDAY FEBRUARY 27

fact, we should spread out like an octo-
pus and draw all the trade We can COM
mahd to Custer, and let the world know
that this city is still on the map.
The CHRokIcLE columns are open for
brief and terse opinions upon this i'm
portant subject but will not allow any
one topic to crowd the space allotted for
our everyday local events.
Arouse, ye Ro-no, citizens of the
pioneer town in the Black Hillsl Fling
your banners to the breeze and en-
blazon thereon: "CUSTER CITY
FIRST-the World Afterward."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

A Commercial Club has been organ
lied at spearfsh with So members. The
Enterprise gaye detailed account OF
the organization and in Its closing para
graph says: "Thus, the business organ
ization, which is known as the Spearfish
Commercial Club, is solid reality, and
from the progressive and harmonious
spirit that was in evidence at the meet
ing of Monday evening, it will be a sue
cess. Everybody now seems to be in a
mood to put their shoulders to the wheel
and Boost for Spearfsh'."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

There has recently been approved to
the state of South Dakota indemnity
school land selections made by the state
in Trip county aggregating ll,6l5.l7
acres in Chamberlain land district. The
lands selected by the state are in that
portion of the Rosebud Indian reser-
vation opened Under the act of March 2,
1907, and for which registration and
drawing was held last fall. The select
ions are made in lieu of lands in Sec
tions 16 and S6 which Trip county lost
to the state by reason of allotments to
Indians and otherwise. They are re-
ported to be generally valuable for
farming and grazing purposes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
New Milling Methods in Custer County.

1
Custer, s. D., Jan. Is, 1909
Editor Pioneer Times I'm your issue
of December llth, you we're kind enough
to copy an article of mine published in
the CUsrER CHRoSIoIE about five years
ago. In that article related Che trouble
we had experienced in adhering too
long and too strictly to the free milling
method of treating our ore. In your
comment you desire to know from me
what changes have taken place in the
southern Black Hills-if any, to nit
igate those conditions and to prove en-
quiry will say that in mining as in
every thing else, improvements come
very slow, bnt by dint of much talk and
reasoning together, we have broken the
spell and things are better now and /
think we have entered upon career of
profitable mining The Saginaw Min
ing company was the first to depart from
the old free milling plan and they have
erected at their mine Tor rather group
of mines) complete cyanide plant of
so tons capacity per day.
They have % tanks, with concentra-
tors and sinners and they are now clean
ing up at the rate of SAL per ton. This
ore only goes about So by the free mill
ing process and the difference will ex
plain to you what has been the matter
with Custer all these years that have
gone alas, like our youth, too soon."
Mr.. I. w. Herber is the manager Of
the Saginaw and gave him full credit
for letting down the bars and liberating
our camp. Mr.. Herber is not miner,
but a successful business man and he
brought his business ideas along with
him and those ideas we're right. Old
Dave Crockett's motto aplies to mining
as we'll as any other business, First
know you are right, then go ahead"
Next to the Saginaw comes the Ruberta,
of which Mr.. w. w, Olds is manager.
The company is installing cyanide
plant on this property of SO tons, ca
pacity and it will be all ready to run in
the spring. The Ruberta was formerly
the Old Charley, 1t is well opened up
and has some large VEINS of low grade
and some small veins of high grade ore
and mining from both it should make
success. The next is the Ivanhoe, with
Herman Rate as manager, good man
and good mine. 1t will be fully eq-
uipped with cyanide process and will
be ready to run sometime in the early
summer. The mine is closed down for
the present, as the doctor is away at
Pierre, attending to his duties as state
representative.
The Ideal will be the fourth mine to
have a cyanide plant. 1t has big vein
of fair grade ore and should be success
Mr.. A. Conover is manager. There are
several more companies that contemplate
erecting cyanide plants in the near
future, but it will be time to mention
these when the machinery arrives.
These that haye named are all good,
strong companies and the fact that they
are starting off right is encouraging.
at is pleasure to grow old", when the
years that bring decay to ourselves do
but ripen the prosperity of our
country.
C. w. Robbins.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Word has been received from Wash
inyton that on February 10Th the presi-
dent signed a proclamation making an
addition of 26,SSO acres TO the Black
Hills Forest reserve. This additional
area Joins the present forest on the
south end and is located in townships 4
and S south, ranges and east, The
entire Black Hills forest now embraces
n total area of /. 100, ,O4O acres.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
Application for Grazing Permits.

Notice is hereby given that all appli-
cations for permits to grazs cattle and
horses within the Black Hills National
Forest during the season of 1909, must
be fled In my Office at Deadwood, South
Dakota, on or before March 10Th, 1909.
Full information in regard to the graz
ing fees to be charged and blank forms
to be used in making application will be
upon request.
L. M. HAMILTON,
Supervisor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

The editor of the Mail was so enthused
over the organization of Commercial
Club in spearfsh, that he penned the
following boomlet:
''Boost, and the world boosts with you'
Knock, and you knock alone.
It's the booster who gets the turkey meat,
And the knocker gets the bone"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Nothing is of greater Importance to
any town which expects to make itself
distinctly visible on the map than live
commercial club or chamber of COM
merce. Energetic advertising of the
town as whole as is the promotion of
any business to its proprietor. United
effort is essential If we would accomplish
the best that we may, and no man can
afford to shrink his responsibilities in
matters relating to the public welfare,
for in just such measure as he SO neglects
them will his sins of omission work to
his own disadvantage-in just plain
dollars and cents. sNo man ever gave
his town good Who'll esouled boost and
failed ultimately to profit in due mea-
sure. Let us get together--or, better
still, let US work together. 1t pays
Rapid City Journal
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
PROPOSALS FOR BUILDING

Will be received at the First National
Bank of Custer City until March Is, 1909.
for plans, specifications and bids for the
erection of one two-story bank building,
size 25x50 or 25x60 For further parti.
culsrs inquire at First National Bank,
Custer, S. Dakota. Right to reject any
and all bids reserved,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

The long winter months-heavy foods
lack ofexercise decrease your vitality,
make you feel mean. HOLSTERS Rocky
Mountain Tea gives you vitality-clears
the blood, builds up flesh. Makes you
strong and robust Great spring medi-
cine. Tea or Tablets, 35 cents. A. J..
Jones.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
Hexamsthylenete netetramine.

The above is the name of German
chemical, which is one of the many VAL
liable Ingredients of Foley's Kidney
Remedy. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS is
recognized by medical text books and
authorities as uric acid solvent and an
tiseptic for the urine. Take Foley's Kid
ney Remedy as soon as you notice any
Irregularities, and avoid serious mall
ady. A. j. Jones.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

In another column can be found an
article from the Lead Call, showing what
the Lead Commercial Club propose
doing to advertise the Black Hills. Our
citizens must be up and doing If they want
to stay on the "band wagon" with their
progressive neighbors.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

Remember the CHRONICLE goes to press
2 o'clock Friday afternoon, therefore it
is necessary all copy of social events or
society notices should reach this Office
not latter than 2 o'clock p. m. Thursday,
to insure insertion, and the earlier the
better.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

The house with only four dissenting
votes passed the bill prohibiting the
sale of cigarettes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27
For Sale.
Remember the CuRoStcIE goes to pr,

A four-room dwelling house. Apply
at Chronicle Office.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1909-02-27

South Dakota Beekeepers hays formed
q State organization.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-09-16

sand near Barrett's Mill Thursday.
J. A. Head and son and son and Miss
Jessie Barrett, of Hillsboro, were
guests of Mrs. j. r. Davis Sunday.
Supt. S. L. Yochum has been devot-
ing his spare time the past week in
securing funds to lay concrete walk
from the end Of the one on Cameron's
corner to the school house.
1. T. Roads and family spent Sun
day with friends on Paint.
A banking company was organized
here last Friday night with +. S. Spar
CUR president and +. A. Cameron, vice
president. 1t is the intention to Sc
cure fixtures at once and have the
bank in operation in the early fall.
October u, 13, IA and 10 are the
dates set for the Rainsboro fair.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-09-16
The Courtship Gate.

We have been shown design for an
upholstered front gate which seems
destined to become very popular. The
footboard is cushioned, and there Is a
warm soapstone on each side, the In
side step being adjustable, so that a
short girl can bring her lips to the
line OF any given mustache without
trouble. If the gate is occupied at
1890 p. m, an iron hand extends from
one gate post, takes the young man by
the left ear, turns him around, and he
is at once started toward home by a
steel foot. The girl can, II she likes,
set this part at later hour than 1890.
Jones County (Ga.) News.
The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1909-09-16
BELL
September 13, 1909

September 13, 1909.
Miss Storer, of Columbus, is the
guest of Miss Lulu Williamson.
James Kelly and family, of Hills
boro, spent Sunday at the home Of
Ec. Easter.
Dan Satterfeld spent Friday night
at the home of his father, Noble Sat
terfield.
Harry Sattertield, who teaches near
Dayton, left for that place Friday.
Mrs. Myrtle Brown was accompan-
led to her home in Clermont county
Friday by her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Young.
Rev. j. +. Young was called to Con-
nersville, Ind, to preach on Sunday
the funeral of an old friend.
Rev. Howard, of Hillsboro, COM
menced i'm his new field of labor and
delivered an able sermon here Sunday.
He was accompanied 10y his wife.
Lafe Gilmore has been employed by
the Bell Telephone Co. and will move
TO town next week and take charge of
the switch board.
Lanty Williams is now lineman in
this section.
Arch Wise, who has been at Will
mington the past few weeks, comes
home and will have a sale Saturday
afternoon. He will leave the first Of
the week with his family for Whining
ton, where he will do office work for
the telephone company. He has had
charge of the switch board here the
past ten months and the people regret
his removal.
The first quarterly meeting of the
year will be held at Louisville Sep
tember 81, with an all day old-fashion-
ed basket dinner. The Presiding FL
der, DIR. Aultman, will be present.
Mrs. Walt Haigh spent Sunday
evening with her sister, Mrs. Herman
Gall, who is rejoicing over the arrival
of twin girl babies.
Mrs. Jane Tannehill's mother, Mrs.
Roberts, of Kansas, arrived here the
past week. Mrs. Tannehill, who has
heen quite sick, is improving.
Mrs. Hunter, who has been spend
ing several weeks with her son,
Marion, at Bristol Conn.,, has arrived
home after delightful visit.
George Umphlet and wife attended
the DeVault-Newby wedding at
Hillsboro Wednesday.