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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09
THE WATERMELON.

Watermelon season is at hand.
1t has already begun in Florida,
where two carloads of scrub stock
have been sent to market. The mel
ons were little runty and green, to
be sure, but they were watermel-
Ons, and harbingers of the crop now
on Eeorgia vines, condensing and
combining sweetness and sunshine.
By the time we get knee deep in
June real watermelons will be
moving to market freely from the
Georgia farms, and then life will
once more be worth living. And
when we've had melon enough,
there'll be peaches and cream!-
Savannah News.
OF course one never gets water
melon enough-the suggestion was
merely the byplay of poetical IL
cense-but if one did, peaches and
cream would not be satisfactory
substitute. In fact, nothing would.
A safety of watermelon would
mean a safety of all things. An
appetite that refused to bulge at
the behest of watermelon would be
a budgeless appetite.
Every watermelon prospect pleas
es. 1t is the fruit of the people. 1t
| is controlled by no trust and affect
ed by no tariff. 1t grows in the
open encouraged by the Lords sun
shine, and nobly responsive thereto.
No part of it need go to waste-its
pulp is an immediate delight, its
rind a perserve item unlimited in
dainty possibility, and its seed may
be utilized to the production OF
more watermelons.
The waterm lon possesses the
happy faculty of making itself at
home everywhere and at all hours,
On its native heath, or a thousand
miles away, it is a benediction and
song impartially. 1t is served as
the piece de resistance in the swell
| est cafes the land affords; it Joys
the inmost heart of the negro plow-
hand beside his cabin door. Chilled
artificially or, with the dew of the
early morning, it is the same-al
ways delicious, ever refreshing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09
THE WEATHER

South Dakota, generally fair Sun
day and Monday.
INDIANAPOLIS, July Eight
ing hood to hood the entire distance
Burman in a Marquette-Buick and
Dawson in Marmon made a spectac
ular finish in the 100 mile auto race
Burman winning by a few seconds,
and creating a record of 1.2O.35.6,
for cars Of 301 to 405 cubic inches
Letters of special administration
were issued in the county court yes
terday to Helen M. Bennett, in the
estate of her late father, Judge G. G.
Bennett.
piston displacement. Harroun in a
Marnon was third.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09
STORY OF A STROLL THRU
THE CANON TO WHITEWOOD

The other day Sam Sweet and l stroll
led down Whitewood canon along
side and frequently crossing the Red
Creek some distance below the falls
to the late home of James King,
who but ash ort time ago passed
from this life to the great beyond
After partaking of a lunch We fol-
lowed the broad trail past the old
Whitewood dam and mill over a
small divide and entered the main
wagon road running north. On we
tramped, stopping here and there to
refresh ourselves at a ranchman's
pump or a cooling spring as the
weather was quite warm. Far past
the noon hour we registered at the
Lane Hotel at Whitewood, that thriV
ing little city with its sunkist look
out and its magnificent view of Bear
Butte the monarch of the plains. Ar
irving at Crook City that ancient
little town nestled between the lofty
peaks and towering walls Of pecul-
lar sandstone, the northern gateway
of the Black Hills. There is no pret-
tier spot than the historic town OF
Crook with its marvellous marble
temple figures, with it's birds sing
ing on the garden walls and fences,
enjoying the glad summer day.
Having missed the ingoing train
at the northern end of the tunnel
we went to town in spite of the
heat and the number Of autos going
the wrong way to give us a lift.
At Whitewood We met many olo
friends and made some new ones
and while waiting for the Pierre
train spent the time pleasantly under
the giant oaks of the park which is
already being decorated for the
Fourth and the coming Fireman't
picnic.
The late James King was an in
dustrious man, among the first tC
come to the Hills. He owned some
good placer ground near Crysta
cave, one mile east Of tunnel, where
he spent his time hunting and min
ing. He was an old soldier, a deeI
thinker and a favorite with those
who knew him. One night long age
as he and l were on night watch he
told me of hair raising incident oi
his early life on the plains which
shall never forget.
THOMAS B. CHARLTON,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09
WHAT 1T COSTS TO
FIGHT FOREST FIRES

During the past ten days the local
forest forces have been called on to
fight ten different forest fires, in all
sections of the Black Hills. Most of
them are now extinguished and those
that are still burning, are under
control. II however, the present
dry weather continues, 1t is probable
the trouble is not passed, but, the
forest officers are we'll prepared for
the work and unless fire secures a
hold on large area of country be-
fore they set about its extinction,
they will be able to confine 1t to the
territory in which 1t originates.
In fighting the ten fires, there
have been employed force OF about
ESQ men, who receive 80 cents an
hour and in addition, are provided
with transportation to and from the
scene of the fire and board, while
working under the direction Of the
forest officers. The fire at Mystic,
which started last Monday and was
put out within two days, has cost
about $3.50 besides the transporta-
ton of the men, amounting to ap-
proximately $40. There are some
small bills still to be sent in. The
fire at Portland cost about SIS. At
Hill City 1t was small one and but
81 was expended. The Boulder
Park fire cost $109 and the Rocker
Vile fire, which was about the fierc-
est of the ten, cost thus far $735,
and some of the bills have not been
sent in. Two fires at Pringle were
extinguished at cost of about SIS,
and two along the Cruch line cost
$32. The fire south of Pactola cost
the government $125. In addition to
these expenses, which were entirely
for labor, grub and transportation,
the forest office has expended over
s400 In the purchase OF tools used
in fire fighting. In the aggregate,
the fires of the past ten days will cost
the government about $4,000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09
STOLE HIS FRIENDS
DIVORCE PAPERS.

Flash Kane, the erratiC erstwhile
shortstop of the Deadwood baseball
team who during his career on the
diamond here has shown, by turns,
flashes of brilliant work and bum
playing that has had much to do
with Deadwood's defeats, will arrive
in the city today, but not for the pur-
pose of taking part in the game at
Lead. He will be in charge of an
officer Of the law, who will bring
him from Hill City where he was
placed under arrest last evening,
while on his way to Sheridan, Wyo.,
The specific charge against him is
that he is guilty of the larceny of a
baseball uniform, which he took
with him when he attempted to
make his getaway yesterday.
Although Kane is accused of a var
iety of Irregularities, including the
jumping of board bills. the neglect
to pay for his lodgings and failure
to return borrowed money, his most
sensational performance was the pur
loining of friends decree of di-
vorce. The story goes that Kane
got In with girl who has been con-
nected with local amusement house
and proposed marriage. The girl
was not averse to taking a chance,
but she learned that her suitor had
a wife in the east. Kane assured
her that that was no obstacle, as he
had secured a divorce and the mere
fact that he was still legally tied to
the eastern lady, was no difficult
problem for as smooth a guy as he IT,
solve. 1t happened that his room
mate had recently secured a divorce
in a distant state and his decree was
kept in his suit case in the room
which they both occupied. Kane ap-
propriated his friends decree and
skilfully erasing the names, substi-
tuted those Of himself and his wife.
The altered instrument he showed to
his lady love and 1t is probable the
wedding would have come off, had
not one Of her friends advised her
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09
Fighting the House Fly.

Chicago Record Herald: The man
or woman who wouldn't hurt fly"
is not, as we once imagined in our
dark ignorance, gentle, kindly per-
son, bat an enemy of therace. 1t Is
our duty to hurt the fly, to extermi-
nate 1t, in fact. Health boards, wo-
mems clubs, a national civic associa
tion, have declared war on the fly.
The department of agriculture has
thundered against it. Solutions Of
formalin in water will kill all the
flies in a room we are told.
If you hesitate to take part in this
deadly campaign remember that the
common house fly is now called the
typhoid fly. There may be some
doubt as to the exact propriety OF
this name, but we, not the fly, get
the benefit of the doubt The fly Is
filthy, a carrier of intestinal and
other diseases, a menace to life
and no good housewife, no dutiful
mother, will tolerate even a few flies
in the kitchen or dining room.
Some lurid and unpleasant post
ers have been issued in certain cit
les to depict the evil deeds and dis
gusting habits of the house fly. II
should not be necessary to resort to
such methods. A sweeping indIcc
ment should be enough. The fly Is
more dangerous than the mosquito
yet the latter hasn't a friend in the
world. Tell the truth about the fly
in general terms, and every hand
that is not hopelessly lazy will bt
raised against it. t
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09
DYNANnTING FISH
BELOW SPEARFISH.

Anglers from Deadwood who have
recently worked Spearfish creek be-
low the town have found the stream
almost entirely deprived Of live
fish, but on the other hand, have dis
covered numerous dead ones, lying at
the bottom, in the places which are
but slightly disturbed by the cur
rent.
1t is evident that dynamiters have
been at work and have practically
wiped out the trout in that part of
the stream. From a short distance
below the town to the power plant,
the dead fish are found along the
bottom and are there in such num-
bers that the illegal slaughter seems
to have been carried on for miles.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09
RECORD OF ACCOMPLISHMENT.

Congress has completed it's work
in whilrwind Of activity that
makes record of accomplishment.
In the last few weeks of the long
and notable session, President Taft's
influence was manifested in direct
ing legislation and forcing those
measures which, in his judgment,
fulfilled the pledges of the party
platform, and in exerting this stim-
ulating influence he INDUCED in no
bombast or spectacular heroics. So
effective has been his insistence up
on congressional good faith with the
people that the Republican party
may now more than ever point with
pride" to it's achievements. Those
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09

the complaint are the several charg-
es preferred against Della Forth In
an action for divorce.
"The defendant tolls not, neither
does she spin,
In her leisure hours other hearts
doth she win;
Against the wish and without hus-
bands consent,
Neither time or affection on him
has she spent,
Till patience DO longer such conduct
can endure
And wronged spouse now div
orce would procure"
The Forths were married in Spo-
kane, in November, 1904, and have
ia four year old child, who is with
her grandparents. The couple sepa'
rated last November after dividing
their property, the husband also pay
ing for the support of the child.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09
THE BIG FIGHT.

Washington Post-If the fight Is
held "a Reno some people might kill
two birds with one stone.
Chicago Daily News-Reno does
not feel that it needs the sympathy Of
anybody.
Philadelphia Public Ledger-Ne-
vada is the haven of the prizefghter,
the chosen home Of the divorce hun
ter, the habitat Of the jackrabbit,
and its name may be utilized for an
imposing battlcship.
Chicago Tribune,-In Reno the
opinion is unanimous that Gillett is
the best governor California ever has
had.
New York World.-Nevada neith-
er has virtuous scruples on the SUBJ
ject of prizefigkting nor is concerned
with future sites of worlds fairs.
The silver state remains true to its
traditions, such as they are.
Indianapolis News.-Of course Ne
vada will stand for anything.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.-Ne-
vada is in a receptive mood toward
the pursued of all lands, including
prizefighters and prospective divor-
Gees.
Detroit News Nevada seems
more anxious tc prove that there are
still some portions of the wild West
as wild as ever.
Chicago Evening Post.-The best
thing about the transfer of the fight
to Nevada sthat much Of the betting
may be done in mining stock. In
Frisco real money might have ben
used.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09
PLENTY OF RAIN
AT ALLIANCE

Almost four inches of water fell
at Alliance, Nebraska, during about
as many hours Thursday afternoon
and evening and the country sur
rounding the town received a COM
plete wetting down. The rain came
with a driving wind, that shifted re-
peatedly and covered every point Of
the compass, bringing the water in
sheets and billows, forming small
rivers on the streets and making
lakes of all depressions. The storm
was benefit to the region, and has
put new life into the cultivated crops
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09

! Bessie Legler. The older girls. mem
bers Of the Club, gave exhibitions of
wand and Indian club drills that
brought forth the plaudits Of the
spectators.
During the intervals between drills
delightful music was furnished by
the Stelzl-Forker Concert company
of Deadwood and the exercises clos
ed with an attractive flowered hoop
and maypole dance. The Girls club
was inaugurated by Miss Clarke less
than two months ago and has caught
the interest Of its members from the
start.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09
HENRIETTA WARE
M MARRIED IN DENVER
(Denyer Republican,

(Denver Republican,
A wedding Of unusal interest to
Denver society was that Of Miss Hem
rietta Ware and Mr.. Francis James
Armstrong Jr., which took place yes
terday at high noon In st. Marks
Episcopal church. Rev. Mr.. Hough-
ton officiating.
The bride wore a beautiful cos
tune of champagne colored dag
onal silk, with hat to match and
carried bouqet Of white sweet peas
and maidenhair fern.
She was attended by her sisters,
the Misses Josephine and Angela
Ware.
Miss Josephine Ware as maid OF
honor wore a pretty gown OF white
lace over pink silk and carried a bou
get of pink sweet peas.
Miss Angela Ware was bridesmaid
appearing in beautiful white lin
gerie gown, over light blue silk. She
carried q bouquet Of pink sweet peas
and maidenhair fern.
Mr.. John v. N. Dorr acted as best
man and Mr.. Cranston Howe Carpen-
ter, was groomsman.
The bride was given away by her
father. Rev. George Garbett Ware OF
Mullen. Neb.
Following the ceremony delight
full breakfast was served at the Uni
versity club.
The bride Is the daughter OF Rev
and Mrs. George Garbett Ware oi
Mullen, Neb., and is a most attrac-
tive young woman and an artist OF
considerable note.
She made many warm friends In
this city last summer during her visit
here as the guest OF Mrs. Franklin
r. Carpenter. !
The Franklin Carpenters and the
parents of the bride have been close
friends for 25 years or more and
Mlbb w WdIO IhOoI ASnNOA ASA s-~
scene of her wedding in order thai
Mrs. Carpenter might attend and fol
this reason, owing to the recent death
of Mr.. Carpenter, the wedding wal
very quiet.
Those who witnessed the ceremony
were Mrs. Franklin r. Carpenter, Mr
and Mrs. Arthur Howe Carpenter
Mr.. and Mrs. John v. N. Dorr, Mr.
whitman, Mr.. and Mrs. Grunig OF
Mullen, Neb., and Rev. and Mrs
Ware, parents of the bride.
The groom is a violinist OF rare
ability, who is known In this coun'
try and Europe. The young people
left yesterday for the little home
which is awaiting them in Colorado
Springs. where they will reside.
Miss Angela Ware is the guest OF
Mrs. Franklin r. Carpenter and Rev
and Mrs. Ware are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. John v. N. Door for few days,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09

have been in Sitting Bulls posses
sion for twenty-five years prior to
his death; to another stick is bound
the head of a mallard drake with
its wing and tail feathers. There
are several rattle boxes decorated as
to their handles with eagles feathers
and horse hair and pad Of buffalo
hide which the mourners wore dur
ing the funeral ceremony.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09
DIVORCE COMPLAINT
WRITTEN IN VERSE

SPOKANE, Wash, June 27.-
Whether G. H. Forth, plaintiff in the
suit or his counsel, j. C. Kleber, is
responsible for establishing a preced
ent in the Spokane county superior
court by telling his domestic troub-
les In rhyme, is not known; but In
the following lines, Incorporated in
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09

to be present and speak at one Of
the meetings. Governor vessey has
promised to be present and preside
at the opening session of the con-
gress. Arrangements will be made
for a dinner to be given visiting del
egates on Monday the opening day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09

to make a more careful investigation
of the affair.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
Insurgency.

From the indianapolis News.
The rapid growth of insurgency gives 1t
the appearance of real movement of the
people, irrespective of party. That is,
there is democratic insurgency as well as
republican. Its greater significance we
think will be found in the evidence of its
broader character. In other words, 1t Is
more Of a popular rising than factional
revolt. The deduction may be drawn from
this view that the victories of insurgency
do not indicate a real revival Of demoe-
racy. Where 1t may result SO 1t may be
regarded perhaps more In the nature of
an incident than purpose. Thus we
may see I'm insurgency a protest from
the whole people. and may expect from 1t
greater things than could be looked for
were it merely party schism. Contrib
utinE to this view Is the fact that in the
recent Wisconsin victory for insurgency
the democratic vote almost disappeared.
Manifestly, the meaning of that is that
democrats voted for the insurgent cause.
The same thing happened in Washington,
where the democrats polled only 3 or 4
per cent of their votes tall parties hold
ing primaries on the same day.. And
Arkansas is more noteworthy. At the
state election there two years ago the
democratic majority was 5000 and four
years ago Uhe last of year, 1t was
nearly 5000. At the recent election 1t
was less than 10000 Here are losses cor
responding to republican losses in Maine
and Vermont. In other words. there has
been a protest against the dominant
party. This certainly looks like a peo-
pies movement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
. The Storer Episode Again.

The revival of the Roosevelt Storer CON-
troversy is to be deplored II it does not
result In the perfect establishment of the
truth. The whole affair has always been
Of the most distasteful character. The
spectacle of the President of the United
States engaged in an acrimonious personal
quarrel with a former ambassador and
his wife was distinctly unpleasant, what
ever may have been the particular senti-
ments entertained by people on the one
side or the other. Individual estimates
have long since formed as to where the
truth lay. Now comes Mrs. Storer with
fresh evidence. not newly found, but
plainly preserved for production at this
time. evidence that is certainly calcu.
lated to arrest the attention Of the coun-
try
1t is Of no especial moment at this time
whether the former ambassador to Aus
tria or his wife was indiscreet in under
taking to speak for the United States
At Rome. 1t is. however, in view OF GER
tain political conditions that now obtain,
important for the country to be informed
IL In fact the accusation of untruth d.
rected against Mr.. and Mrs. Storer was
unwarranted, II they were sacrificed to
prevent the development Of an intolerable
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
Head-On Slaughter.

Despite repeated CHASTITY demonstra-
tions of the plain truth that single-track
railroading is an invitation to wholesale
tragedy that archaic type Of construction
persists. 1t would seem that the heavy
sacrifices of life on the steam lines would
long since have caused lawmakers in all
interurban trolley roads on the double
track basis. But the fact is that these
lines gridiron the country. in the face of
the plainest warnings afforded by the
older transportation system that it is i'm
possible to operate rapid transit roads
with any measure of safety on the single
track. switch-turnout basis.
Yesterday near Fort Wayne, Indiana,
two trolley cars met in head-on COLI
sion, killing thirty-nine people. The usual
explanation was given. There was an
extra car on the line running south,
bound from Fort Wayne, and it had
orders to take a switch to let the regular
car pass. The orders were either mis-
understood or deliberately disobeyed and
the cars met on a sharp curve in broad
daylight at full speed. 1t was the excep.
tionsl fact that the cars came together
at a point where the motormen could not
see the danger in time to avert 1t. Had
either of the cars been a little farther
advanced on the line the collision would
not have happened.
The fact that this collision was the re-
suit of such an exceptional combination
OF circumstances does not In the least
justify the continuance Of the contribu.
tory conditions. AS long as cars are
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-09-22
complication involving the then occupant
Of the White House.

complication involving the then occupant
Of the White House.
Charges Of mendacity have been flung
| forth from certain source so freely for
a number of years that the impartial
public is beginning to regard them with
Impotence. The Ananias Club Is full to
overlooking. 1t would be perhaps an in
spiration to American youth to know that
in one man, given conspicuous honors and
great power. rested all the qualities or
virtue and veracity. Such man would
prove a shining example to the younger
citizens of this republic. But just In the
same degree would it be lamentable II
one so highly placed, so often honored, so
implicitly followed, were to be proved
eventually to be sinsularly lacking in
appreciation Of the truth.
In each of the personal encounters be-
tween the former President and those
who have fallen under the cloud OF his
displeasure there might be a presumption
Of truth for HIM considering these cases
separately without reference one to an
other But it is a striking fact, amount
ing almost to the force of cumulative
evidence, that In every instance where
the lie has passed it has been to the in
terest of the exalted parsonage to cast
the burden of mendacity upon the other,
and in no instance has 1t been to the IN
terest Of those who have thus fallen
under the ban to incur the presidential
displeasure. In these circumstances the
reopening of the Storer case, however
distasteful, however calculated to revive
old bitterness, may serve public end In
causing the American people calmly to
review record of denial and denunc1a-
ton which has probably no equal in his
tory