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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10
Child Gets Bad Fall.

A serious mishap has overtaken
Madeline Reuther, the four-year-old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. S. f. Reu-
ther. Mrs. Reuther with the child
have been at FIT. Pierre for the past
three weeks visiting at the home of
her mother. While walking along
the street there Monday, the child
fell through an open hatchway into
the cellar, sustaining painful injur-
les. The right leg was badly bruis-
ed and the cap of the right knee
dislocated. A cash was cut under
the chin to the bone which it is
feared may leave a permanent scar.
She is receiving careful attention
and the attending physician thinks
she will get along all right.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10
MORE FOREST FIRES
RREAK OIIT IN THE

1
The feeling of satisfaction on the
part of the forest officers. expressed
Tuesday night, that they had ended
for the present at least, the forest
fires which had for thirty six hours
previous been raging in the Black
Hills, was short lived. Yesterday
they were again confronted by con-
ditions that were as bad, if not worse
than those of the preceding day.
New fires were reported from sever
al districts and in two of them the
situation last night was alarming
A forest fire in the Custer Peak
district, north of the ground of the
Custer Peak Mining company, which
was at first thought to be of little
Importance, yesterday developed pro
portions of serious character. 1t
had spread to the east and with a
stiff breeze back of it, was driving
across the country at a terrific rate,
threatening a number of ranches
which are in its path. The condi-
tions were reported to be so alarm
ing, that Forest Supervisor Kelleter
determined to take personal charge
of the situation and last evening Sc
cured a number of rigs and left fer
the scene Of the fire with fifty men
They also took several kits of fire
lighting tools and a camping outfit,
prepared to remain on duty until the
situation is well in hand.
Near Redfern also the situation
was reported lat yesterday after
noon to be most serious. The fire
which started Monday noon, is I'M
der control, but yesterday two new
fires sprung up and before any aid
could reach the scene it had forced a
path across the country for a dis
tance of s-veral miles. Men We. e
rushed from all nearby points and
last night special train on the Bur
lington left here with 100 men, re-
crulted from Lead and Deadwood,
bound for Redfern. In their efforts
to head off one of the Redfern fires,
Forest Officer Jaffa and ranger,
who was working with him, almost
lost their lives. They were back-fir-
ing and stuck to their work until
the flames of the approaching forest
fire were almost upon them. Sud
denly the flames jumped a distance
of fifty feet and the two men were
surrounded, before they could re-
treat. They took the only chance op-
en- to them and dashed through the
flames, reaching safety with only a
few burns.
Other forest fires are reported at
Aztec and Dumont, the latter a new
one and regarded as a serious pro-
position. This is in addition to the
Dumont fire which broke out Tues
day and on which the Fourth Cav
airy men worked before coming to
Deadwood.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10
Technical Education.

William Mum, son of Mr.. James
Mum of our city, leaves on Thurs
day, for Chicago where he will en-
ter the Armour Institute of Technol-
ogy to take the course of Chemical
Engineering.
Willie is strictly a Deadwood boy,
graduate of our high school and
one of Professor Strachan's best pro-
ducts. He has had one year at the
School of Mines. He has passed
the examination required by the
Board of Pharmacy and is licensed
to practice that profession. For the
past year and a half he has been
employed at Phillips Drug Store and
has made a record for himself for
efficiency.
His friends wish for him much
success in his school work and in
the life profession he has chosen.
We know he will make good.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10
4TH CAVALRY LEAVES
FOR HOME TO-DAY

The Fourth U. S. Cavalry, which
has been in camp in this city since
tuesday morning, put in busy day
yesterday. At o'clock in the morn
ing they started on a hike that took
them to Maitland and return, thru
Central and by way of Poorman to
Lead and back to Deadwood. In
the Afternoon the cavalry ball team,
was engaged in an exciting contest
with the Deadwood club, which went
to the latter by the small margin of
to 2. Last evening the Deadwood
Business club rendered the officers
Cf whom there are twenty-five
an informal reception and ball at
the Franklin the music for which
was furnished by the Ft. Meade or
chestra. The function was a most
successful affair and was participat-
ed in number of out-of-town
guests.
This morning at 6 o'clock the sew
en- troops of cavalry, with their gun
platoon and band, will break camp
and leave Deadwood, directly for
Ft. Meade, the distance between
these two points completing the ESQ
miles which they were scheduled to
cover on their march. To the citi-
zens of Deadwood, their stay has
been a most pleasant one and both
the officers and men may expect a
hearty welcome whenever circumstan
ces bring them here again.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10
BURLINGTON WORKING
HARD IN FIRE FIGHTING

The local officials of the Burling-
ton railroad have been lending all
the assistance possible to the war
against the forest fires that have
been destroying the Black Hills for
ests during the present summer and
have not confined their efforts to
confagration which have been caused
by sparks from their locomotives.
they are giving their help to the for
est Officers wherever it is needed, re-
gardless Of the fact that in some
cases the fires are far from their
tracks. The railroad companies are
so generally blamed for the burning
OF forests through which their loco
motives pass, that they frequently
nave to shoulder the responsibility
for these fires, when they have orig
mated from other causes. The Bur-
llngton people point to a number of
recent cases where fires have started
near their tracks, but at times when
1t would have been impossible for
the blaze to have been caused by
sparks from their locomotives. Nev-
ertheless they recognize the fact that
they are responsible for manv of
these disasters and consequently mt
no limit on their efforts to check
them whenever found.
In pursuit of a system which will
lessen the possibility of forest fires in
the Black Hills, the Burlington Of
hclals are conducting a plan of in
spection that will doubtless be effec-
tual in accomplishing the desired re-
suit. On the Spearfish division they
are sending out men on hand cars in
the rear of every train, to inspect the
country through which the locomo-
tive has passed and to be on the
ground Immediately, in case a spark
mas caused fire. They are also pre-
parlng to pursue the same plan on
the Main line and to make II mora
ehlcleht nave ordered two gasoline
cars which will be capable of carry
ing eight or ten men, who will be
hurried to the scene of a fire when
ever it is discovered. The one i'm
portant point to be observed in fight
ing forest fire is to get at it di-
rectly 1t has started and the use of
these gasoline cars will be of inesti-
mable value in accomplishing this.
AS an additional serviceable feature
OF these cars, they will be supplied
with telephones, which may be hook
ed to the company wires any place
along the road. One of the cars will
be stationed at Deadwood and the
other at Hill City.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10
Will Address Roosevelt Banquet.

Congressman Martin has been in
vited by the Sioux Falls, Roosevelt
Entertainment committee to de-
liver an address at the banquet to be
given. in honor of the Colonel next
Saturday evening. Mr.. Martin has
accepted the invitation and has Sc
lected as the subject of his address
THE Public Lands" a subject with
which he is familiar and capable of
making interesting and instructive
to his audience.
Mr.. Martin and Capt. Bullock will
leave for Omaha this evening where
they have been invited to meet Col.
Roosevelt and accompany him to
and through the state of South Da-
kota. Mr.. Martin will take the pro-
minent part in the reception and en-
tertainment of the distinguished Wis
itor to which he is entitled by hav-
ing been the first man in the state
to publicly declare for the Roosevelt
policies, and at all times a supporter
of said policies.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10
MAKING HEADWAY
AGAINST THE FIRES,

The work of the forest officers in
their attack on the forest fires in
various parts of the Black Hills
Wednesday night and yesterday has
been productive of results and last
night reports from the scenes of all
the conflagrations indicated that
they are under control. The efforts
of the fire fighters were assisted to
some exten by the light rain which
fell about 10 o'clock.
At Custer Peak, where the fire
fighting was under the personal di-
rection of Forest Supervisor Kellet-
er, the situation was much improv-
ed last night and the danger of fur
ther spread of the flames practically
past. On this fire there was employ
ed fifty men brought from Deadwood
and Lead, fifty soldiers who had
been brought from Dumont and prac-
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10
INSPECTORS AFTER 'EM.

Special agents of the postoffice
department are travelling around
the country dropping in newspaper
offices when least expected to exam
inc subscription lists, to ascertain
if the regulation requiring the pay
ment of subscription is being observ-
ed.
1t is dangerous business for a
newspaper publisher to send papers
to subscribers who are more than IL
months in arrears. To be deprived
Of the second class mailing privil-
ege, which is the penalty for non
compliance with the ruling, puts a
newspaper out Of business for the
expense of Eutting / cent stamp on
every paper mailed amounts to
much more than the entire sub
scription business, to say nothing
of the increased amount of labor for
affxing the stamps.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10
WESTINGHOUSE GETS
HOMESTAKE CONTARCT.

The Westinghouse Electrical and
Manufacturing company. of Pitts
burg will furnish the equipment for
the power house that is to be part of
the Speartish canyon project, where
by the Homestake company will Sc
cure 4,500 horsepower for use in its
mills and mines. The contract was
let yesterday, the Westinghouse peo-
pie being represented in the negotia-
tion by Messrs. Sands and Lincoln.
The first named is manager Of the
Denver branch and Mr.. Lincoln is q
special representative of the Pitts
burg firm.
Work on the project Is moving
along smoothly toward completion
and the goal will probably be reached
some time next spring. About 1000
feet Of tunnel remains to be driven,
and then comes the cementing and
concreting Of the tunnel.
Some idea Of the importance of the
power house, which is to be located
near Spearflsh and for which the
Westinghouse company will furnish
generators, water wheel, switch
boards, etc., may be gained by COM
pairing it with the Englewood power
plant at which 400 horsepower IL
generated. The Spearfish canyon
power project system is destined to
be one of the finest hydro-electric
projects in the country.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10
STRANGE FREAK OF
POWDER EXPLOSION.

Barney Oleson OF this city was
seriously injured yesterday after
noon in a powd &c explosion which oG
cured while he md others were en-
ger on the Spearhsb road. this size
cf the Cliff house. According to the
sxplanr on of Contractor i'olge.'
they hal loaded three oles, o1e
with giant and ,Mo with olack pow.
Ger. INTO one e.: the lat :tr, howey.
er Ocson pus stick Of giant, as
well as the black. They ignited the
fuses and stepped aside to await the
explosion. They distinctly heard
three shots and then returned to
the work to examine the effect of
the blast. Oleson was ahead of the
men and just as he reached the face
of rock on which they were work
ing, a fourth explosion took place.
Oleson was almost over the hole at
the time. He was knocked down and
rendered unconscious. A few min
utes later he was hurried to st. Jo-
seph's hospital in Mayor Adams, au-
tomobile, where at late hour last
night, he had not gained conscious
ness.
Contractor Bolger's only explana-
ton is that when the shots were
fired, only the black powder in the
hole that had both kinds, exploded
and that the giant went off, a few
moments later Another remarkable
feature of the case is that Oleson is
still unconscious, although there is
no outward evidence of an injury
that would ordinarily produce this
effect. There is no fracture of the
skull and the only marks on his head
are some bruises on the face. Ap-
parently, the most serious injury is
compound fracture of the right
arm above the wrist, which will prob
ably necessitate the amputation of
his hand. The continued uncon-
sciousness is perplexing problem
to the attending physicians and they
are not yet sure that the case will
not have a fatal termination.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10


ernEieEtal depai ,nient Of bureau to
investigate the conditions in the
various protected Industries. and see
that the laborers really are getting
the benefit of the tariff supposed to
be enacted in their interest. More
over, to insure good treatment abroad
we should keep the maximum and
minimum provision.
"The same principle of first-class
outside commission should be ap-
piled to river and harbor legisla-
tion. At present river and harbor
bill, like tariff bill, tends to be
settled by a squabble among lot of
big, selfish interests, with scant re-
gard to the one really vital interest,
that of the general public. In this
matter the National Legislature
would do well to profit by the ex-
ample of Massachusetts,. Formerly
Massachusetts dealt with its land and
harbor legislation just as at Wash
ington tariff and river and harbor
laws have been dealt with; and there
was just the same pulling and haul
ing, the same bargaining and log
rolling, the same subordination Of
the general interest to various spec
ial interests. Last year Governor
Draper took up the matter, and on
his recommendation the Legislature
turned the whole business over to a
commission of experts; and all trou-
BILE and scandal forthwith disap-
peared. Incidentally this seems to
me to be a first-class instance Of pro-
| gressive legislation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10
CoNGREssMEN WHO
WILL RETIRE

WILL hEIlhE.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2.-The mu-
tations of politics is eliminating vet
Grams OF the House of Representa-
tives to most unusual degree. In
the nominations made up to this
date, about half the 391 districts
now having candidates, it appears
that the following members of the
House who have served more than
one term will not, by reason of VOL
untary retirement or failure to be
renominated, be members of the next
House. The number of terms served
and important committee connec-
tions are given.
Republicans.
Duncan Mckinley, second Califor-
mia; 3 terms; Elections, Indian Af-
fairs and Merchant Marine and
Fisheries.
James McLachlan, seventh Cali
fornia; six terms; Rivers and Har-
bors, War Claims.
Charles F. Scott, second Kansas;
five terms; chairman Committee on
Agriculture.
William A. Calderhead, second
Kansas; six terms; Invalid Pensions,
Ways and Means.
William A. Reeder, sixth Kansas;
six terms; Chairman Irrigation Of
Arid Lands, Improvement Mississ-
ippi Levees.
]. NJ. Miller, fourth Kansas; six
terms; Chairman Elections No. 2;
Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
Amos L. Allen. first Maine; six
term; Indian Affairs, Labor, Reform
in the Civil service.
A. ]. Gronna, North Dakota;
three terms; Public Lands.
William p. Hubbard, first West
Virginia; two terms; Interstate and
Foreign Commerce.
Nehemiah d. Sperry, second Con-
necticut; eight terms; Chairman AL
coholic Liquor Traffic, Post Offices
and Post Roads.
A. f. Dawson, second Iowa; three
terms; Accounts, Naval Affairs.
J. A. 7. Hull, seventh Iowa; ten
terms; Chairman Military Affairs.
Henry w. Palmer, eleventh Penn
sylvania; four terms; Revision of the
Law.
John NJ. Reynolds, nineteenth
Pennsylvania; three terms; Public
Lands; Territories.
Charles f. Barclay, twenty-frst
Pennsylvania; two terms; Census;
Indian Affairs.
George F. Huff, twenty-second
pennsylvania; FIVE terms; Chairman
Mines and Mining; Post Offices and
Post Roads.
Allen F. Cooper, twenty-third
pennsylvania; four terms; Chair
man PRINTING!; Foreign Affairs.
Democrats.
l.. F. Livingston, fifth Georgia;
ten terms; Appropriations.
Harry Maynard, second Virginia:
1--WE terms; Industrial Arts and Ex-
positions.
James L. Rhinock, sixth Kentucky
three terms; Industrial Arts and Ex-
post 'ors.
Eaton j. Bowers, sixth Mississipp-
pi; '"Hr terms. Appropriations.
William Il, Craig, fourth Alaba-
ma; two terms; Public Lands.
Robert N. Wallace, seventh Ark
ans's; four terms; Coinage, weights
ana m"aGrres; Private Land Claims.
Charles c. Er9. ilftn Arkansas.
hVe terms; Judiciary.
Charles R. Thomas, third North
Carolina; three terms; Library:
Public Buildings and Grounds.
Thos. D. Nichols, tenth Pennsyl-
Vania; two terms; Labor.
Oscar Gillespie, twelfth Texas:
four terms; Election of President
Vice President and Representatives
in COnprasa
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10
TO JIM DAHLMAN:

I'm willing to admit the fact
That l don't like the way you act;
Don't like the courts that you pro-
fame,
Don't like the crowd with whom you
train;
Don't like the import Of your talk,
Don't like the swagger of your walk;
Don't like the brand of politics
l don't believe you're honest. Biz
Lincoln Journal.
A precedent may be rotten, but
those who are benefited by it have
way of embalming 1t and keeping
It fresh.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10
DENIES REPORT
OF RETEENRCHMENT

SALT LAKE, Sept 3.-Returning
directly from a conference with
julius Kruttschntt, director of main
tenance and of the Hartman system,
General Manager Bancroft of the
Oregon Short Line, today denied the
report of rigid retrenchments ha ying
been ordered on the Union Pacidc,
Southern Pacific and Short Line.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10
BLAZING HOTEL
49,. STARTS FOREST FIRE.

BOISE, Ida, Sept. "a fire that
started in the Bedak hotel at Gen.
terville, wiped out the busipess por-
tion of that town ,entailing a loss
of 100000. The fire ccmmuni-
Gated to the forest and the forest
men are fighting it.
PUEBLO, Colo, Sept. 2,-All un-
organized employees of the Missouri
Pacific received an increase of six
per cent in their pay envelopes to-
day. This does not affect the organ
lied workmen, but inclqdes all 9TH
ers from the general superintendent
to the stenographers. The increase
went into effect August 1st.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-09-10
w. o. w. CLERK
SAID TO BE SHORT.

Frank H. Vincent miner, real es-
tate and insurance man, former
clerk OF the Lead camp, No. 5, Wood
men of the World, is wanted by the
authorities. A warrant for his ar
rest has been sworn out by William
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-05-20
THE CREED OF HYPocRAcY.

There is a type of creed which best
can be described as the overall reng-
ion. Its adherents speak of it poeti
cally as robe of righteousness. To
them religion is simply a garment
which is thrown over and hides all
the rags and tatters of the real char
acter, and faith is a process of cover
ing up reality and substituting APP
pearances of holiness.
For those who do not think far it
doubtless is a comfortable theory, that
by simple acceptance of terms. Of
feged you can be invested with repu-
tation which you do not. possess, that
no matter how bad you actually may
be the infinite Judge of all is quite
willing to see you as theoretically
good
When man is too lazy to make the
fight for character, too deep in the
lusts of life to face the beasts within
and down them, be takes his pleasure
in scofiing at efforts to be decent. he
calls them deadly morality and points
proudly to his theological overalls
telling Us that it matters not at all
what BE really is so long as he has on
this garment.
That is essentially the creed of by.
pocricy: that makes all religion a
pretense. Any credit for character
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-05-20
He OUGHT TO GET OUT.

1t will be the unexpected that hap
pens f William Lorimer is not forced
to resign his seat in the United States
senate. The only circumstances that
can prevent such forcible action will
be the voluntary retirement of the Ill
inois senator. If one-half of the state
ments made with reference to the
manner in which he was elected by
the Illinois legislature are true his
name is so badly smirched that he is
unfit to occupy a seat in the highest
legislative body in the world.
The movement started when Rep
resentative White more or lss volun-
tarily made statement to a Chicago
newspaper confessing that ne had re-
ceived a bride for voting for Mr.. Lor-
inner has become a stampede. The
guilty minded are falling over each
other in their efforts to get TO the CON
fessional first and secure all the i'm
manity possible to ATTAIN, and the
confessions so obtained are confirmed
by the testimony of others having a
guilty knowledge of the transactions
by which Senator Hopkins was de-
feated for reelection. The disclos-
ures indicate a we'll organized corrup-
ton syndicate in Illinois for the hand
ling of all kinds of matters relating to
legislation for which parties Interested
are willing to pay literally. In a
financial way the business conducted
by this syndicate appears to have
been profitable. In the course of one
session of the legislature those who
have confessed admit that they re-
ceived about $1,000 each. OF this
amount 81 900 each is said to have
come from the Lorimer fund and the
balance from other sources il. coLaid-
Grafton of services rendered
Under such consideration Lorimer
ought to get out, before he is forced
out, 1t would show better sense and
higher degree of DrODrietV
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1910-05-20
FROM THE sY-wAYs AND HEDGES

One CT the pitiful, dismal little trag-
edies which came to light in the news
columns the other day, was the story
Of man who became respondent and
took steps toward ending his own life.
And presently he repented, but it was
TOO late and he died.
The busy world will give only
passing thought TO this and his
defeat The world is interested in
men who live, rather than in those
who die. And particularly it is in.
terested in those who fight, rather
than in those who go down when the
barbed arrows find them.
But there ought to be a moral of
weight and substance in the brief
story. The man believed life held no
prizes for him; that, in the balancing
of each days ledger, the pain over
balanced the pleasure And he re-
belled and decided to end the unequal
fight.
An when it was too late he saw his
life in another light; and perhaps the
face of joy appeared before him, and,
he knew that he might have walked
in the sunshine if he had only willed
it.
We shall say nothing here about
the folly of unhappinesS; how that joy
awaits every individual who will seek
it with his own eyes, and not through
the eyes and after the methods of
others.
The time to give up is tomorrow.
The time for every true man to stand
by his guns is today.
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