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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
BELLE FOURCHE AN
AUTOMOBILE TOWN.

Among automobile firms of the
Black Hills, the name of Bolle and
Campbell of Belle Fourche has a
place. Although but a
recently organized house they have
forged ahead rapidly due to a will
ingness to invest all the business
would stand, which has been done
by Mr.. Bolles, and a knowledge OF
the requirements, which seems to be
an asset of Mr.. Campbell, the other
member of the firm. Mr.. Campbell
has driven cars in Deadwood and
about the Hills for number of sea-
sons and is known as a remarkably
good driver.
Their community Is one with a
heavy demand for automobiles. The
rapid settlement of the surrounding
country, the location Of new towns
as we'll as the older towns farther dis
tant, all beyond the reach of present
railroad facilities, and the interest In
the Belle Fourche irrigation project
have all made this modern mode OF
transit in much demand at Belle
Fourche. Bolle and Campbell do a
large livery business and in addi-
ton to this have well equipped ga
rage and salesroom where cars are
carried in stock. The StudebakeI
is the car they push and always buy
in car lots, making considerable
saving in freights. A car shipment
consisting of two e. M. F.'s thirties
and one Flanders Twenty arrived last
week.
One of their livery cars has more
than an ordinary reputation. This
, is big 40 h. p. Oldsmobile which
Campbell drives on the long trips
This is the same machine Linn e
Mathewson used in making his worlt
record in Denver of 200 miles in 21'
minutes. Campbell saw 1t marked
for sale and it was in sorry condi
ton too and he got 1t cheap. HI
managed to drive it home iron
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11

JACKSON, Mich, June 4.-Pres-
ident Taft today proclaimed socialism
the great problem which confronts
met. By its history, he declared, the
Republican party has shown itself
capable of dealing with great ques
tions effectively and wisely and pre-
dicted that the American people must
soon determine whether it shall trust
the same party with the solution of
that problem. than which we have
had no greater in the history of the
country"
The occasion of the presidents
visit was the unveiling of a tablet
in commemoration of the organiza-
tion of the republican party in 1854.
The president declared that popular
government must be government of
the parties and in this connection,
there was a passing hint of insurg-
ency. He declared that unless in
dividuals are willing to sacrifice min
or considerations for the will of the
majority in a party, there will come
rule by groups. SIN that event" he
added "the Lord only knows where
your government would be and what
it would accomplish"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
SPANISH VETERANS
IN GOOD CONDITION.

June 4
A we'll attended meeting OF
Seth Bullock camp, United Spanish
War Veterans, was held in the Dead
wood fire department parlors last ev
ening. The affairs of the organiza-
ton were gone over In a general
way and the statements made show
ed that the camp is in excellent con-
dition financially with a good bal
ance in the treasury and all debts
paid. Last evening, they audited
bills to the amount Of 5000 and or
dered warrants drawn for that sum
The report of the committee having
in charge the dance given last Sat
urday night, at the opening Of the
Lead city park, showed that the ev-
lent had netted the Veterans $3.50.
Last evening, three new members
were added to the roll making pre-
sent membership of seventy seven,
in good standing. 1t was decided to
send a delegate to the national con-
lvention of Spanish War Veterans, to
| be held at Denver in November, but
as yet the local camp has taken no
action in the selection Of a repre-
sentative.
1t was announced that the loca
camp has secured the use of the
Lead city park for July End and or
that dat they will give another
dance. The members intend tt
make this function even more sue
cessful than the one of last Saturda!
and the committee will get busy a
once lining up the arrangements.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11

Denver and by the time his
mechapician had finished with 1t, it
was one of the classiest cars in the
country.
This firm has sold several carloads
of machines already this season and
the reliable performance of their
cars has gained them reputation
that will result in many additional
sales before the end of the season as
in this section where late springs
prevail, with many weeks Of ideal
fall weather, it may be said that
the autolobile season has not really
commenced yet in the Black Hills.
Belle Fourche claims more auto
mobiles than any other town in the
Hills and most of them are used for
business rather than pleasure.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11

feated in the state at large. The
question would then arsie whether
the passage OF the act creating the
districts was final, or whether 1t was
proper to refer 1t to a referendum
vote. Although the supreme court
of the state has decided that the law
was properly subject to referendum,
nevertheless every legislative body Is
the final Judge of the qualifications
of its own members, and consequent
ly the lower house of congress might
decline to recognize the right of the
people to referendum vote on the
measure, was the legal nominee of
the party, although he had been de-
feated in the primary election, in the
state at large.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
REGISTER PLANT
is PARTLY WRECKED.
THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 1910.

At about o'clock yesterday morn
ing, an attempt was made to wreck
the printing plant of the Lead Reg
lister and the perpetrators of the
crime were to some extent success
full in their designs. According to
the statement of three men who
were sleeping in an apartment ad-
joining the Register quarters, in the
rear Of the ground floor of the Min
ers Union building it appears the
marauders were interrupted in their
work by the fear of detection and
left the job but half done. The dam
age actually accomplished is various
ly estimated from 5000 to $500 but
it cannot be definitely ascertained
until repair bills are presented. The
attack, which was executed with
sledge hammers, was directed against
the linotype, three presses and the
imposing stones. The first mention
ed was but slightly damaged and
was put in shape to set the paper yes
|terday.
Eugene Brunswick, J. w. Moffat
and Oscar Attel were the three men
sleeping in the rear of the build
ing when the attack was made.
They were awakened by the break
ing of glass when the mob smashed
in the street door and a few minutes
later heard the sledge hammer work
ing In the attempted destruction of
the printing machinery. The men
were timid about entering the place
where the wrecking was in progress,
fearing that the attack might be turn
ed upon them, but they switched on
a light and prepared to leave by the
rear door to give the alarm. Be-
fore they could accomplish their pur-
pose a whistle was heard, sounded
on the outside of the building, and
Immediately the wreckers ran preci-
pitately from the place. Judging
from the noise of their hurried foot
steps, it is thought there were six or
eight in the wrecking party.
States Attorney Heffron and Sher-
riff Plunkett visited the scene of the
wreck yesterday and are carrying On
an investigation, but thus far no dr.
rests have been made and 1t is not
stated that any definite clew has
been obtained.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
NEGRO SOLDIER
ATTACKS WOMAN.

SEATTLE, Wash, June "A ne
gro, described as being soldier be-
longing to the Twenty-Fifth infan-
try, attacked Mrs. J. w. Redding, to
night at her home near Ft. Lawton.
Mrs. Redding sustained a severely
cut fact and suffered greatly from
nervous shock. The screaming OF
her children, frightened the negro
away. He was not apprehended. Mrs
Redding had refused the man food
and he grabbed her by the throat,
but released her and fled when the
children began screaming. While of
ficers from Ft. Lawton were investi-
eating, they learned that the home
of w. w. Robinson on the same
street, was entered and the interior
wrecked, presumably by the same
man. The battalion station at
Fort Lawton is the same involved in
the Brownsville disturbance, al
though the personel is entirely diff
|erent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
SUGGESTION OF A
LEXINGTON HILL REVIVAL

There has within the past few
days been reumors of the possible
revival of activity at the property of
the Lexington Hill Mining company,
in the Spruce gulch country. The ru-
mors have not taken any very defin-
lite shape ,other than the report that
a party of Colorado capitalists are
considering a proposition to acquire
Ia controlling interest in the ground,
with view to inaugurating a sys-
TEN of extensive development. AL
though at the time of the recent
visit here of Mr.. Cornforth, who for
"a long time has been connected with
the property, he would not say that
his coming to the Black Hills was in
any way involved in a possible re-
sumption of work there, it is under
stood that it had some bearing on
the proposition and one Of its results
may be the successful termination of
the negotiations now pending.
Those who are familiar with the
ground are convinced that there Is a
promising field for development in
the Lexington Hill company ground.
The quartzite stratum has been but
little Investigated and in fact has
never been explored with a view to
Iopening up shoots of ore which
should be found there. The ore that
has been mined from the ground,
either for shipment or for milling at
the plant on the ground, has been
taken from what is called the "red
contact" While this in most cases has
been found to be of good grade to re-
turn a profit, when economically
treated does not show the high val
ues that should be found in the silic-
ious ores which undoubtedly, in time
will be opened on the quartzite. The
development has been confined al,
most exclusively to the driving of tur
nels following streaks of mineraliz
ed rock on the red contact. 1t is be.
leved that when the development is
again taken up, it will include the
linking of a deep shaft, not only tc
explore the quartzite, but to go be-
ow and prospect for verticals which
hould lie in the states.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11

ed the work of the Cannon-Aldrich
organization in controlling legisla-
tion for the interests of east and
against the west.
"I love the republican party, but l
am not going to lie for it. asserted
Cummins, following his statement
that the Payne tariff is not a revis-
ion downward as promised by the
republicans. l want you to know
that it is the progressive republi-
cans, who are fighting to redeem
the pledges and keep the fair name
of the republican party clean and
pure. The railroad bill in its origin
al form, as prepared and handed
down by New York lawyer, contain
ed vicious provisions and was the
worst hold-up measure presented to
congress in years" asserted the sena-
tor. "In it's present form, 1t con-
tains many provisions that are bene-
fetal and also some that are not"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
LARAMIE YOUTH
CHARGED WITH ARSON.

LARAMIE, Wyo., June 4.-Louis
Pache, twenty years old, was arrested
today charged with setting fire to
the ranch house of his mother. The
house was occupied by the family
of man named Harris. Pache, it is
said, was seen running from the vi
cinity after the inmates were awak-
ened. In 1904 Pache, was arrested
following the killing of his father.
and charged with murder but was ac-
quilted. The father and mother had
quarreled over the property.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
RAILROADS DIE HARD

ST. LOUIS, June Within two
days, the attorneys for the twenty
five railroads enjoined from advanc-
ing rates will meet here to plan a
fight against the proceedings. 1t is
believed the railroads will contend
there is no rate agreement, or if one
exists it is not violation of the Sher
man antitrust act, as contended by
the government. They will contend
there is really no agreement, because
it is asserted, the scheduled rates,
promulgatd by the Western Trunk
Line committee, is not binding un-
less the members choose to have it
so,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
STATE DEPARTMENT
HAS ACTED PROMPTLY

WASHINGTON, D. G. June A.
The state department has acted
promptly in the case of William p.
Pittman, the American engineer said
to have been captured by the Mad
riz forces, while operating with the
Estrada army. The American con-
sulates at Managua and Bluefields,
and Commander Gilman of the Pa
ducah, were ordered to make immed-
late inquiry and require that the
treatment accorded Pittman must be
humane and regular. The complete
route of the Madriz forces, was
shown by belated kilograms received
at the state department. The end
of the fighting, on the east coast, at
least, seems in sight.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
INSANE MAN RUNS AMUCK

TRINIDAD, Colo, June 1.-Eud-
denly becoming violently insane. Har
ry A. Bird, an inmate of San Rap
pael hospital here, escaped and ran
through the streets, garbed only in
his underclothes and throwing stones
through the street car windows, and
at pedestrians. He fell exhausted at
the railway station and died as he
was being carried back to the hospi-
tai.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11

tine Mauv, was wrecked at the en-
trance of st. Pierre Mig. Harber and
six Of the crew were drowned. The
Norwegian bark Borghild was dashed
to pieces on the Castor ledges N. s.
and two drowned. Several were bad
ly hurt. In the Bay of Fundy. the
tug Pejepscot and two barges we're
lost. The crews escaped.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
GOTCH WINS EASILY

CHICAGO, June Frank Gotch
won the championship wrestling
match from Stanislaws Zbysko, the
Pole here tonight. The first throw
was made in six and one fourth sec
onds, with half nelson and bar
lock. The second in twentyseven min
utes and thirty six seconds, by a
bar arm and wrist lock. The match
was announced to be for a purse of
$4,000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
UNITED STATES RUNS
AGROUND IN FOG.

CHRISTIANSAND, June 4.-The
steamship United States, ran ashore
in a fog this morning in Christian
sand ford. 1t is not considered in
danger, unless storms come up.
There was a large number of passen-
gers aboard. All were landed be-
fore noon and transferred here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
CORPORATION TAX
CASE is POSTPONED

CORPORATION TAX
CASE is POSTPONED
WASHINGTON, D. G. June, L.
The supreme court of the United
States today set the corporation tax
cases to have been heard last spring
for re-argument at the fall term, be-
fore full bench. Eight members of
the court heard the previous argu-
ment. Pending the courts decision,
the government will proceed to col
lect the tax.
President Taft is regarded as the
father of the corporation tax idea,
as represented In this statute. He
evolved it during the discussion of
the tariff legislation and income and
Inheritance taxes in 1908-1909. AS
a result, Congress inserted the "Cor-
poration Tax law" into the Payne
Aldrich tariff act passed by Congress
last summer. It became section SO
Of that statute.
The law subjected to the tax in a
general way every corporation,
joint stock company, or association,
organized for profit and having a
capital stock represented by shares,
and every insurance company. The
tax was designated as "a special ex-
else tax with respect to the carry
ing on or doing business and it was
provided that it should be "equiv-
alent to one per centum upon the
entire net income" over and above
$4,000 received "from all sources"
during the year. There were to be
excluded from the income, however,
amounts received as dividends up
on stocks Of other organizations, sub
jected to the tax. Exempted from
the tax were certain organizations,
such as labor, agricultural, horticul-
tural and fraternal benefciry soci-
eties.
One paragraph Of the law provided
for the publicity of the returns re-
quired as basis Of fixing the tax.
The tax was to be paid on or be-
fore June 80 Of each year and the
returns Of each year were to be made
by March I. 1t was provided that
the tax should be paid for the year
ending June 80, 1910, although the
law was not passed until August s.
1909.
Not until shortly before the ex-
piration of the time for the making
Of the returns was the first move
made to test the validity Of the tax
This movement to test the great
question about corporation law start
ed in the little town Of Windsor.
Vermont.
There Maxwell Evarts, New York
lawer, son Of the late William M.
Evarts, has a summer home. He
had often noticed the keen compe-
tition between the two general mer-
chandise stores in the town, the
Stone Tracy Company, a corporation
and Dwight Tuxbury & Sons, a part
nership concern. He saw what he
believed was discrimination against
the corporation II 1t were compelled
to pay the tax and make public it's
business arrangements, and so he
accepted the position of counsel for
Settla P. Flint, as general guardian
of the property for Samuel N. Stone,
Jr., minor, who owned stock in
the Stone-Tracey Co. Suit was
brought in the federal court by Mr.
Evarts to enjoin the corporation
from making the returns and paying
the tax, on the ground that the law
was unconstitutional. The corpora
tion filed demurrer, which was sus-
tanned and the bill dismissed. An ap-
peal was taken to the Supreme court
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
FAMINE THREATENED
IN PARTS OF CHINA

VICTORIA, B. G. June 4.-Fam-
ines in several parts of China threat
en- to cause large loss of life accord
ing to news by steamer just arrived.
In northern Kinau, there is con-
siderable uneasiness over the circu-
lation of proclamations melting the
people to rise against the foreigners.
They urge the burning of the large
FIGURING mills at Suchin and the kill
ing of the foreigners.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
FOUND GUILTY
OF ENTERTAINMENT

COLFAX,, WASH, June Al. M.
Boone, former state senator, former
state bank examiner and former pres
ident of the Palouse State bank, was
today found guilty of the embezzle-
ment of $4,000. Boone sold the
bank five months before its failure
to H. ]. Hawkinson. Boone contends
that he never illegally received a
cent. Hawkinson is fugitive from
Justice.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
NOTRE DAME COLLEGE
WINS THE MEET.

URBANNA, ILL.,, June 4.-Notre
Dame won the Intercollegiate Con-
ference Athletic association track
and field meet, with 20 points today.
1t was one of the greatest contests
in history. An even sixteen colleges
were represented. South Dakota un-
iversity scored one point.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
NORTON BECOMES
TAFTs SECRETARY.

WASHINGTON, D. C. June l.
Charles d. Norton of Chicago, as
sistant secretary of the treasury,
was appointed secretary to the presi-
dent late today. He succeeds Fred
A. Carpenter, who has been appoint
ed minister to Morocco. Mr.. Nor
ton will undertake a great volume
OF the executive work, hitherto done
by the president himself. 1t is like
ly he will exceed in power and scope
of the office. even the active William
Loeb, secretary to Roosevelt.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
BIG MOVE
AGAINST THE FIGHT

COLUMBUS, o., June 4.-Foster
Copeland, bank president, H. M.
Blair, secretary of the Y. M. G. A.
and others tonight formed an organ
ization to have mailed to Gov. Gill
lette of California million post
cards bearing the slogan "Stop that
fight, this is the twentieth century"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
BALLNGER BEAT JONES TO 1T

PORTLAND, Ore, June Awhile
his resignation of the position of
special agent of the general land Of
flee was in the mails enroute to
Washington, Horace II. Jones today
was indefinitely suspended" from
the service on an order of Secretary
Ballinger. Jones was witness
against Ballinger in support of the
CLAWS charges.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11

VICTORIA, B. o., June 4.-China
and Japan have despatched war ves-
sells to the gulf of Pechili, because
of a disagreement between the ma
tions over the control of several hun
dred fishing vessels in the gulf, ac-
cording to news received by steam
er today. The Manchurian viceroy
has taken strong attitude against
Japan on the question.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
1 100000 ACRES
ARE WITHDRAWN

WASHINGTON, June 4.-One
three hundred thousand ac-
res of land in Wyoming were with
drawn by the interior department
from coal entry, pending classifica-
tion and valuation. This action was
taken on the information that the
land, located in townships "a to Al
range &C to 70 west, contains valu-
able coal deposits. A field examin-
alton of the area will be made this
summer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11

CHICAGO, June 4.-The federal
arbitration board which has been tax
ing testimony in the wage controver-
sey between 1900 enginemen and
forty-nine railroads west of Chicago
today handed down its decision in IA
vor Of the enginemen. The board
granted 60 per cent Of their demand
for IL 1-2 per cent increase.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL
PASSES THE HOUSE.

WASHINGTON, D. c. June A.
After serving as vehicle for politi-
cal debate in the house for nearly
a month the sundry civil appropri-
alton bill, carrying proposed approp-
riations aggregating $11O,000,0 900
passed today.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE.
,TATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA,


County of Custer, o''
TO J. d. Jameson, and to r. C. Nickerson, heir
at Law of S. NickersOn, deceased.
You are hereby notified that have expended
Three Hundred Dollars, In labor and improve
ments, upon each of the following lode mining
claims, to-wit: Levathan. Leviathan No. 1,
Leyiathan No. 2, Leviathan No. 3, Leviathan No.
4, Lcviathan No. 8, Leyiathan Fraction, Te-
cumsche lodes, amended location certificates
whereof are OF record in the Office of the Regis
ter of Deeds of Custer County, South Dakota, at
pages 273 to 279 inclusive of Book of amended
locations, rs will appear by certificate filed and
recorded in Book $, page 1884, in the Office Of the
Register of Deeds of said County, In order to
hold said premises, under the provisions of Sec
ton 1924, Revised Statutes of the United States.
being the amount required to hold the same for
the years ending December 81, 1907, 1908, 1903.
And If within ninety days from the service Of
this notice, COR within ninety days after this
notice by publication), you fail or refuse to con-
tribute your proportion of such expenditure as
co. owner, your interest in said claims will be-
come the property of the subscriber under said
Section 1924.
+. ii. LONG,
| ED. L. GRANTHAM, Attorney
First publication, April ?, 1910.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
SAYS BLACKMAIL
WAS CAUSE OF ARREST

SAN FRANCISCO, June 1.-Pre-
pairing to embark on visit to
China, Wong Kay Gee, wealthy
New York merchant was arrested
here today, on charge of killing
Wong Choy, in Sacramento four
years ago. Wong says his arrest
was caused by the blackmailing of
high binders and that he can prove
an alibi.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-06-11
ROOSEVELT TO VISIT COLORADO

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo, June
1.-Former President Roosevelt has
accepted an invitation to attend the
meeting of the Colorado Live Stock
association at Delta in the latter part
OF September. He will be escorted
from Grand Junction to Delta by a
thousand mounted cowboys.