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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-04-01
THE DECLAMAToRY CONTEST.

Friday evening of last week the fourth
declamatory contest for the A. 7. Hes
nard medal was given in the opera
house; a very large crowd attending.
At o'clock Prof. Van Horn appeared
on the beautifully decorated stage and
in a graceful introductory speech an
nounced the contestants:
Two Seniors-Miss Mabel Graham
and Mr.. Edward Rogers.
Three Juniors-Msses Ethelyn Bar
nett, Mary Miller and Leta Graham.
Four Freshmen-Miss Alice wilkins,
Messrs. Ralph Cowles, Harold Hanley
and Ben Wilkins.
The personal appearance of each con-
testant was very pleasing. The close
attention and sympathy of the audience
were bestowed impartially--for they were
Clusters own young people and educated
in our home school. Genuine local
pride was aroused as one contestant
after another appeared and so gracefully
and excelently rendered their chosen
selection.
The readings were varied in character
but for the most part decidedly dram
attic. Two or three were more complex
in nature, hence more difficult of inter-
probation. But the young people were
so admirably trained and entered into
their work with such spirit that their
rendition was most pleasing and accept
able. So difficult was it to discriminate
that all were in sympathy with the
judges in their most delicate task oi
awarding the prize.
The judges awarding the prize were
Prof. J. e. Lindberg, of Spearish; Miss
Marie Weeks, of Hermosa; and Prof.
C. G. Van Nuys, of Rapid City. Prof.
Lindberg announced the decision in q
most winning speech, in which he con-
graduated all the contestants-express
ing the hope that others would come
forward and perpetuate the work which
Mr.. A. T. Hesnard had begun, when be
so happily inaugurated the contests,
The medal was won by Miss Alice
wilkins, Freshman. Her reading wal
"The Son of Abdallahw spirited
selection, brilliantly rendered.
The second place was given Miss Eth
lyn Barnett, who gave "In the Days o
Nero; a strong reading, most accept
ably.
The third place going to Edward Rog
ers, in a selection from Victor Hugo
"Jean Val Jeanw A piece difficult o
Interpretation, but very we'll rendered
The decision of the judges was heart
lily applauded.
instrumental music was furnished b.
the band. A very pretty vocal selection
by members of the Junior Class, unde
the direction of Mrs. Q. E. Perrin
while variety and enthusiasm were fur
nished at stated intervals by the Junio
Class-who, stationed in the gallery
gave vent to a sort of concerted yellin
! in favor of Junior excellence.
Great praise is due the ladies VIII
. trained the young people-Mrs. FREQ
Dunn and Mrs. C. c. Crary-and to a
t of the contestants and the school mar
agement, heartiest congratulations.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-04-01

The average housewife will soon be-
gin to make life burden to the other
inmates of the household. She will tie
a rag around her head and wade into the
dirt in way that will make your head
swim. She will tear up the carpets,
empty the cupboards, look sour when
you come to dinner and slam and bang
things around to queens taste and ifyou
don't like it, take your meals down town,
Spring time is a very unhappy event
when house cleaning is on.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-04-01

A young lady in Buffalogap gave
scramble party the other night. A
scramble party, my dear, is where each
guest brings some grub, and after it is
all put on the table, the party scrambles
for it. These parties are becoming quite
popular in some places and will continue
to grow in favor as they are better un-
derstood. They relieve the hostess from
a world of bother and insure variety
of good things to eat.-Hot Springs
Times II erald.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-04-01

"South Dakota has been getting Its
share of the homeseekers, who have
been focking to the West this Spring"
said George w. Otis of Blunt, S. D., at
the Merchants, Friday. "The country
Is looking fine and we expect to have
many newcomers this summer, people
who have been out during the last year
and have decided to return and make
South Dakota their home. ."-Omaha
lNeb.l Bee.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-04-01
Safe Medicine for Children.

Foiey's Honey and Tar Compound is
safe and effective medicine for chill
dren as it does not contain opiates or
harmful drugs. The genuine Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound is in ayellow
package. A. J. Jones.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-04-01
scHooL LANDS LEAspp.

Last Monday was busy day for our
County Auditor, as on that date he leas-
ed for term Of FIVE years at an annual
payment of 10 cents per acre the school
lands in Custer county. He received for
the same $572.00. Leases were made to
the following parties:
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-04-01
upon a visit to Aberdeen United States

Upon visit to Aberdeen United States
Senator Coe 1. Crawford spoke very en-
phatically, in an interview, in opposi-
ton to the Canadian reciprocity treaty,
holding that the treaty gives the farmer
of the North west the worst of it because
it admits duty free practically every
thing he has to sell and retains the duty
on everything he has to buy.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
LOSS OF BUT $45 CAUSED
BY FIVE CONGREGATIONS
Three Fires Break Out in Early
Morning Hours-Children Play
ing With Matches Cause One.

Fire of unknown origin aroused occu-
baugh. 1896 G street northwest, this
morning about 5:45 o'clock. Several COM
panies of the fire department. responded
80 and the flames were quickly eXtin-
guished. The fire was in the basement.
About $40 damage had been done.
A blaze in the chimney at the house
of Charles Turpin, 1919 9th street north
west, yesterday afternoon about . o'clock
prompted the sounding of an alarm Of
fire from box 246. About $40 damage was
done before the firemen extinguished the
blaze.
This morning about o'clock occupants
of the Kent apartment house, 116 North
Carolina avenue southeast, were awak-
ened by the noise made by an engine
company reaching the rear of the build
ing and getting ready for action. There
was blaze in the trash box in rear of
the building and it was extinguished be-
fore any damage had been done.
Children playing with matches are
blamed for blaze in the shed in the rear
of the house of Randolph Hendricks, ITO
4th stheet northeast, yesterday afternoon.
Firemen went to the shed In response to
an alarm sounded from box 613. and the
blaze was extingushed before any dam
age had been done.
The fire department received a call from
box 352 this morning shortly after 3
o'clock because of blaze in the lunch
room and dwelling Of Edward Mems.
2425 M street northwest The blaze oc-
CURED in a room on the second floor of
the building, but nothing was found to in
dicate it's origin. About $25 damage re-
suited.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
DREDGING NEAR COMPLETION.
Work Of Deepening Potomac Channel
to Re Comnleted in Few Davs

The big dredge Pittsburg, belonging to
the Atlantic, Gulf and Pacific Dredging
Company. which has the contract for the
deepening Of the river channels in this
vicinity, is on the last leg of the i'm
provements to the Washington channel
In front Of this city, and within a week
or ten days she will be ready to go to
the Eastern branch to begin the improve
ment of that waterway from the forks of
the channels to the navy yard. The Pitts
burg. which for the past month has been
employed in removing shoal spots in the
channel at the entrance to the harbor
and has been pumping the excavated ma
terial upon the lower end of Potomac
Park, completed the work last week and
vas brought into the harbor and is now
1t work dredging from about the foot OF
9th street to the western end of the
Washington channel. The dredge Is work.
ng night and day and is excavating a
large quantity of material each day.
When the dredge completes the stretch
Of work most recently undertaken 1t w.h
have excavated 100000 cubic yards of
material from the channel in front o.
this city. Vessels drawing twenty-four
feet of water can now come from the sea
to the docks here.
The Pittsburg will remain at work in
the vicinity Of this city for six months,
or perhaps longer. as she has 2.OOO,OO
cubic yards OF material to dig from the
Anacostia river before she completes the
contract.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
SUMMER SCHOOL CLOSES.
Session at Georgetown University
Attended by Jesuit Scientists.

The Georgetown University Summer
School, after a session of one month. at
tended by Jesuit scientists from Boston,
New York. Philadelphia, Baltimore and
elsewhere. has closed. Those who have
been attending the scientific lectures will
depart tomorrow for their homes.
The school, which opened July %. has
been in charge of the Rev. Francis A.
Tomdorf, S. j.. under whose direction was
conducted original search work in physics
and seismology. The branches Of chem
istry were conducted by the Rev. Peter
f. Cusack, S. j., of Boston College.
Among subjects discussed in the semi
nary were seismology. multiple unit con-
troll in electric railways. poisons and
their antidotes. teaching Of mathematics,
the Gnome rotary gasoline engine. cleo
trolysis, wireless telegraphy and high fire.
quency currents Special lectures on ana
lytic chemistry were given by the Rev.
George L. Coyle, S. j., of Holy Cross Col
lege, Worcester.
Those attending the summer school
were Rev Gregory G. kiehne. S. j.. of
Boston College; Rev. Louis ]. Haubert.
S. j., and Rev. Jerome +. Town, s. j., of
Holy Cross College; Rev. Francis A.
Breen. S. j.. of st. Francis Xavier's Col
lege. New York; Rev. Francis ]. Glover.
s. j., and Rev. Patrick j. McHugh, S. j..
Of Brooklyn College: Rev. Clement r.
Shaffrey. S. j.. Of Fordham University
Rev. Daniel J. Lynch, S. j., of st. Peter $
College, Jersey City: Rev. James B. Ma
honey, S. j.. of st. Joseph's College,
Philadelphia; Rev. Joseph NJ. Kelley. S.
j., Of Loyola College, Baltimore, and Rev.
Henry P. Wennerberg, S. j., of George
town University.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
FACES BIG WHIPPING.
Spanish Boy Will Get It if He
Doesn't Keep Off Cars.

Alfred Guaragua, a twelve year 'old
Spaniard, is destined to receive the Sc
verest thrashing of his life at the hands
of a pound Juvenile Court
bailiff If he doesn't stop jumping on NOV.
ing street cars.
Alfred has been getting q whipping on
the average of one day for some time
past from his mother. 1t is said, for the
same thing. These have not had the de-
sired effect. Taking judicial cognizance
of the fact, when the boy appeared be-
fore him yesterday afternoon. Judge CAL
Ian, in the Juvenile Court, assumed his
sternest demeanor toward the youngster.
do you see that misunderstanding man
standing over there by the fireplace?'
asked the court. indicating the big bailiff
When Alfred nodded his assent, after
surveying the bailiff critically, the court
continued: Now, stop jumping on street
cars from today on. If you don't / pro-
pose to have a policeman bring you in
here, and turn you over to that gentle
man for a whipping. He's the hardest
whipper in the District of Columbia-one
that bad boys like yourself don't forget
The court instructed Mrs. Guaragua,
the boys mother. 20 administer another
whipping yesterday afternoon as soon as
she and Alfred reached home, as re
minder that the campaign to make him
stay away from street cars has begun =
Evening star., 1911-08-22
MORE ICE COMING.
Schooner Lyman w. Law on Way
Here With Big Cargo.

The four-masted schooner Lyman
w. Law. witt about 100 tons OF
Maine ice passed in the capes OF the
Chesapeake late Sunday afternoon. and
the tug Camilla, which brought the
Maud Palmer here, returned to the
mouth Of the Potomac>to tow the Law
to this port 1t is expected that the
tug and her tow will arrive here some
time this afternoon or tonight. The Law
sailed from Bangor August IL and made
the average summer run down the
coast The schooner Gen. E. S. Gree
ley, which sailed from the Penobscot
the latter part OF last week, is ex-
pected to arrive here early in the COM
ing week and. as has been stated. three
other big vessels, all ice-laden, will
follow her to this city. The work OF un-
loading the 1900 tons OF ice the Maud
Palmer brought was begun at noon
Yesterday, but II will be the latter part
OF the week before she is discharged
and ready to go to Baltimore or New
port News for cargo.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
LIGHTER SPRINGS A LEAK.
Stone Cuts Hole in Boat, Necessitat
ing Extensive Repairs.

One of the new lighters recently built
at Philadelphia for the Washington
Stone Company of this city and used in
the transportation of stone from the
quarry on Occoquan creek, Virginia. to
the Rappahannock river is in trouble
In Occoquan. A day or two ago she
was placed alongside the chute at the
quarry, and after a hundred or more
tons of the rock had been dumped into
her hold she was found to be leaking
badly, a sharp stone having made a
hole in her hull. The stone aboard the
boat was quickly removed, and the tug
George w. Pride. Capt. Frank kintz.
was sent from this city to Occoquan to
pump her out and to make the vessel
ready to be brought up to Alexandria
for repairs.
AS soon as the lighter is launched it
will be taken back to OccOquan to re-
load the stone. The material being
sent from the Occoquan quarry to the
Rappahannock is to be used in i'm
provement work in progress on that
waterway under the direction of the
United States engineers.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
COLONIAL BEACH FESTIVAL.
Regatta in Munroe Bay to Be One
of the Features.

+. Aside from the ball in colonial costume
to be held Thursday night. August "a az
a finale to the big carnival and regatta
at Colonial Beach today, tomorrow and
Thursday. interest centers I'm a series OF
match races between various members or
the Potomac Boat Club in Munroe bay,
right back of Colonial Beach, today.
Capt. Frank Smith of the Potomacs is
busy getting his crews together. The
Old Dominions of Alexandria will enter
four-oar against the Potomacs.
The program for the carnival and re-
gatta began this morning with swimming
races open to all, with two gold medals
as first and second prizes. Dory races
followed, with a first prize of SO and a
second of 81 The regatta Will be held
this afternoon.
Tonight there is TO he held deco
rated boat parade, which will be con-
Quoted by United States naval officers.
Lieut. Commander +. ~. Freeman. for
merly in charge of the torpedo boat re-
serve squadron and now on duty in
Washington in the bureau of operations.
is expected to marshal the parade or
decorated boats and canoes. Lieut. Long
of the bureau of ordnance and mid
shipman still to be selected will aid him.
For first and setond prizes in the deco
rated boat parade two gold medals will
be awarded.
tennis tournament. A base ball
match will be played in the afternoon
between the Navy Yard team Of the Cap
ital City League, which has just beaten
out the Pumping Station team for second
place in this league. for a purse of So
The tennis tournament victors are 10 be
rewarded with four gold medals.
Wednesday night there is to be pa
rade of ridiculous costumes on the board
walk. Confetti throwing will be fea-
ture of these festivities. A prize of $40
in gold is for the most ridiculous costume.
Thursday morning there will be sprint
ing reces-a foot race of 100 yards. with
prizes of So and So in gold: 2o-yard
race. S. and So in gold: a sack ra e. 50
in gold and a race for boys under fifteen
years, s. in gold.
An old ashioned tournament Is to take
place Thursday afternoon. The first prize
is $50. the second $50 and the third 80
in gold.
To close the three-day festival at Colo
NAL Beach there will be a ball in old and
true colonial costume fashion on the pier
over the water. Prizes of SO for the best
lady's costume and of SO for tho
best gentleman's costume will be awarded
in this event.
There is a total of 1895 in prizes to be
awarded at Colonial Beach. in cash, and
four silver cups as well as twelve gold
medals.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
DIDN'T WANT TO. WE'D,
BUT DREADED THE LAW
Bridegroom of Eighteen Years
Alleges He Was Coerced
Into Marriage.

Abraham Mandal, eighteen years old.
today filed suit in the District Supreme
Court for an annnlment OF his marriage
10 Rebecca Nusenov. also, eighteen years
of age. which occurred in this city June
is last. He claims he was coerced by an
uncle of the girl into marrying her,
through fear Of deportation to Russia,
whence he came last March.
From Same Russian Town,
Young MandAI says he lived In the
same town I'm Russia with the parents Of
the girl and when he was about to start
for America was requested by the par
ents to allow the young woman to ac-
company him to this country to her un-
cle's home. When he had escorted the
girl 10 her uncle's residence at 521 I'd
street northwest. the husband states, he
Was prevailed on by the uncle also to
take up his residence there.
Being a stranger in Washington, he
says he accepted the invitation. shortly
importune him to marry the niece.
In Fear of Law.
When he declined, he AYERS. he was
told that under the District laws unless
he married the girl he would be deported.
Being Ignorant OF the law, and fearing
TO be returned TO Russia, he says, he
went through the marriage ceremony.
Through Attorney Mark Stearman the
young Russian says he has declined to
live with his wife as her husband and
asks the court to dissolve their union.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
WATERMELONS ARE PLENTIFUL
Receipts From North Carolina and
Bay Points Exceed Expectations.

The receipt of watermelons from North
Carolina and from bay points in Mary
land and Virginia by the commission men
at the 11th street wharf continue fairly
heavy, and. instead of there being a
shortage in the melon crop as was pre-
dicted by the dealers. the receipts Will
be above the average for the season. and
oyster-laden craft will begin to arrive
before the melons stop coming. This
morning there were fifteen or twenty
vessels at the wharf with the fruit. and
it is estimated that the total number at
the wharf market Is in excess of 2o.0Oo
and several vessels laden with fine big
melons are arriving every day.
The supply has had a lowering enect
last week sold at from $50 to $50 per
hundred, are today selling at SIS per hum
dred. Little change in prices for the
cheaper grade Is to be noticed
Evening star., 1911-08-22
IN MERRY CARNIVAL.
Mount Rainier to Entertain-Street
Imnrovement in View.

A merry. merry carnival is to provide
funds. otherwise unobtainable, for fix
ing the thoroughfares and sidewalks
of Mount Rainier. Three days, Septem-
ber 4. and s, are set aside for the
Joy time.
The town mayor and city council are
boosting the project and will direct the
festivities. There is committee
planning the program. The members
are in constant conference.
A cake baking contest, open to maids
and matrons, is one of the things that
is bound to show what good house,
keepers are dwelling in the suburb and
how well the men live. The champion
euchre player is to be established at
a public contest the last night. Dane
ing every night is on the card.
Festoons of electric lights are to
back up big electric sign in showing
where all the gayety is The proceeds
are to be turned over to 1.-The street
and road committee of the town Ito
aid in putting the roads in first-class
condition"
Evening star., 1911-08-22
HAS LABOR ENDORSEMENT.
Central Union Will Support Chant
for Maryland Legislature.

Harry Chant, president of the decorat-
ors and painters of the District of Column
bia, who is a candidate for the Maryland
legislature from the Hyattsville district,
last night received the Endorsement of
the Central Labor Union, which voted
to use its power to elect Chant, one of
the leaders of the body.
Delegates to the Maryland and District
of Columbia labor trades council, to be
held in Cumberland, Md, in December.
will be elected next Monday night, ac-
cording to the program outlined last
night There promises to be warm
contest.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
SPECIAL PROGRAM OBSERVED.
Sunday School Workers in Charge
at Great Falls Today.

Special Correspondence OF The Star.
GREAT FALLS, Va, August %, 1911.
Sunday School day is being observed
with special services at the camp meet
ing here today. Several hundred teach
ers in Sunday schools of Washington,
Virginia and Maryland are in attend
ance. The first meeting was at z
o'clock. when the morning devotionals
were led by Bishop Morrison.
w. w. MILAN, president of the Dis
trict of Columbia Sunday School As
sociation and superintendent of the
Mount Vernon Place Southern Metho-
dist Sunday school. presided over the
meeting. and Rev. II. M. Canter OF
Alexandria. Va. preached the sermon:
At o'clock a service of short ad-
dresses by the teachers in attendance
began. They plan to present many
practical suggestions for the conduct
of Sunday School work.
A big rally meeting is to be held this
evening at o'clock. Bishop Morrison
will lead it,
Evening star., 1911-08-22
Married at Clarksburg.

Miss Virgie f. Price, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel w. Price of Kings Val
ley. this county. and Robey II. Brown of
the same locality were married a few
days ago at Clarksburg the officiating
minister being Rev. Thomas 5. Davis,
pastor of the Clarksburg NJ L. Church.
The ceremony took place at the home OF
the minister in the presence of small
company of friends and relatives of the
couple.
A license to marry has been issued by
the clerk of the circuit court here to Miss
Lottie l.. Reeves and Daniel Birch Day,
both Of Gaithersburg, this county.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
NOT TO JOIN MEET.
Dolphin Swimming Club Steers Clear
of Chesapeake Beach.

Although the Dolphin Swimming
Club will send Carl Carrick to Balti-
more September to represent it in
the South Atlantic meet, the club has
decided not to participate in the car
nival to be held at Chesapeake Beach.
The action of the club is said to be
due to the fact that the meet has not
received the sanction of the American
Amateur Union.
Evening star., 1911-08-22
SUPPORT OF THE CHILD
DUTY OF THE PARENT
Justice Stafford Condemns the
Use of Funds Left
to Infants.

Justice Stafford of the District Supreme
Court today set the stamp of his disap-
proval on a custom which he claims has
become too prevalent among local law
yers. He declared his intention not to
authorize, except in extreme cases, the
using of funds of the estate ,of infants
by their parents.
Parents must support their children
under the law" declared Justice .lanor.,
in refusing a petition of a mother to re-
imburse her for the expense of an opera
ton on her infant and for a monthly
allowance for maintenance.
Burden on the Parent.
TOO many such petitions have been
offered to the court" continued the jus
tice, "by counsel who seem totally to
ignore the obligation of paren. I" e
for the child.
THE burden of life is not to be borne
by the infant. but is on the parent. and
unless IL lis shown that the mother cannot
earn anything or is In neceSsitous cir
cumstances the court has no authority
to allow the estate of child to be frit-
tered away just because the child has
little more money than the parent"
Justice Stafford told the attorney in the
case that he might amend his petition SO
as to show the mother incapable OF sup
porting the child. Under this condition
an allowance for one year might be au-
thoriZed, the court said.