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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05
CUSTER AVIATOR.

Henry E. Way, Clerk of the Circuit
and County Courts, Town of Custer City,
Secretary ofthe Electric Light company,
inventor of Ways Pocket Smelter which
has revolutionized prospector's testing
Of ores under more than one flag; and
known in the electrical world as "Prof.
Kilowat" has recently turned his atten-
ton to the scientific principles of avia.
tion and has made few experiments.
From long experience being extreme.
ly strong in arms and shoulders with
great ability In the matter of equipoise,
with the scientific information upon the
problem of aviation-practically stated
the ability to hit the air quick enough
to receive resistance-a matter he had
exhibited by the suddenness with which
a woodpecker strikes with his wing, be
decided that the reaction from an explo-
sion Of gunpowder, if properly control
ed, would be the most effective way.
With pistol Of large caliber in eth.
er hand he has been able to raise him.
self some distance in defiance of the law
of gravitation, but the number of shots
being limited, he was prevented from
entering in the long distance contests.
His experiments in Babcock's barn, try
ing change of pistols was not success
as there was the loss of shot during the
exchange making his elevation and the
course irregular. However, one day last
week Harry spied the automatic plenty
shooting pisiNl of the Sheriff in his Of
fee, and under the inspiration of the
genius, he began his flight without pre-
liminary arrangements or announce
ment. In order to get a strong start
fred the shot against an iron door in
the sherif's Office, but the sheriff hsv-
ing removed the magazine Harry soon
came down, having done little damage
except in the Treasurer's Office by shock
and the injury to pistol which was
strained by the striking of the projectile
against the iron door. The pistol will
not now shoot over four feet, and has
been returned to the factory to be re-
built. The expense, however, is much
less than the rebuilding of the ceiling OF
the Office, or putting new roof on the
court house which must have resulted,
had there been no intervening provi-
dence, che who flies and stays 80 low,
has chance for another CO."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES GAME.

The two rival teams crossed bats Sun
day and the uptown bunch got theirs.
Not bad, tits true from looks of score,
but it should have registered shut out
but McMullen at second let an easy
grounder through in second and in the
seventh Pitcher and Witzel did their
"durndest" to keep the old derigible
balloon from going up but alas, they
were still with her when the dust of the
fatal seventh cleared away. Custer even
ed things up in the eighth, played ball
the first half of the ninth and Henschke
threw wild to third to catch runner
asleep or an extra inning game would
resulted. There will be another battle
between the two teams at a later date.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05
FOURTH ANNUAL FAIR.
Buffalogap Fair Association. Represent
ing Custer and Fan River Counties.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thurs
day, Sept. 10, 40.
Al. l0lI


To OUR PATRONS AND FRIENDs
When the Fair of 1910 was announc-
ed, we had grave apprehensions of re-
suits, owing to what was at that time
considered dry year. But exhibits in
all departments were an agreeable reve-
lation to even the most optimistic.
We now have the opportunity to show
what can be done In DRY year, for
it has been deemed better for the or
ganization to hold the best Fair possi-
BILE under the circumstances, than to
skip year which would necessitate re-
Mobilization which might not be sue
cessful.
That this organization has been bene-
fetal In many ways to this portion of
the state 10 undisputed, and with this
fact in view we appeal to the residents
to give US their loyal support. Our live
stock is just as good as it was last year :
Grains, vegetables and fruits are good
in certain sections. Our mothers, wives
and daughters are just as capable of pre-
pairing exhibits for the culinary depart
ment; also pickles, preserves, needle
work, etc. Our antiquities are Just
littls more antique and the children are
fully able to prepare for their depart-
ments.
You are appointed committee of one
to "get busy; figure out what you can
do to help us. Enthuse your neighbors
and don't let them leave the country un-
til after the Fair. We will make the
coming event one to be proud OF, and
for three days forget droutb, crop fall
ures, etc.
Yours for Successful Fair,
THE BOARD OF MANAGERS:
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05
Take Your Choice.

There Is an old rhyme that tells what
q bride ought to wear:
Married in white you have chose all
right;
Married in gray, you will 20 far away !;
Married in black, you will wish your
self back;
Married in red, you'd better be dead !;
Married in green, ashamed to be seen !;
Married in blue, you'll always be true |;
Married in pearl, you'll live in a
whirl;
Married in yellow, ashamed of the
fellow;
Married in brown, you'll live out of
town;
Married in pink, your spirits will sink.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05

A Pierre dispatch says that the game
warden's department is busy with hunt
ing licenses for the hunting season,
which begins September next. For the
first time in five years prairie chicken
and grouse can be legally shot this year,
and the number of licenses will run far
above those of former years, probably
going as high as fifty thousand. The
summer of last year and the spring of
this year have been favorable for the
batching and rearing of young chickens
and grouse, and they are reported to be
numerous in many sections of the state.
Belle Fourche Post.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05
PREDATORY ANIMALS
In the Limestope District--Formula fol-
Poisoning Wolves and Coyotes.

From the reports received by Forest
Supervisor lines it seems that the wolves
and coyotes are more numerous in the
Limestone district than they have been
for the past several years. A number
of stockmen report having colts and cat
tie killed by gray wolves and coy otes,
and in order to check their depreda-
tions, If possible, Supervisor lines has
decided to employ hunter. Mr.. Frank
R. Smith of Elk Mountain, who has bad
great deal of experience in trapping
and poisoning wolves and coyotes, has
been selected. He will begin work in
the Limestone district on August 7th. 1t
is hoped that enough of the predatory
animals can be killed to materially les
son the loss of stock, but 1t will, Of
course, be impossible to kill all such ami
mails. In order that this may be accom-
plished it will be necessary for every
settler to wage war against them.
From the experience of Forest officers
it is believed that more good can be ac-
complishsd by poisoning than by any
other method. During the last season
the Forest officers of the Harney Nation
al Forest found twenty-five coyotes that
they had poisoned, and it is their belief
that many more were killed, but the
carcasses were not found. The formula
they used was as follows:
Take small quantity Of lard; work
in granulated sugar with wooden paddle
as long as it will take without
crumbling; then work into balls one
half the size ofa walnut; heat an S-penny
nail and melt hole in each ball, using
the head of "a nail. Put in strychnine
and seal with hot paddle. One ounce of
strychnine is sufficient for 100 balls or
pellets. Put the balls or pellets in a
clean tin box with a tight cover and
sprinkle we'll with granulated sugar. In
preparing the balls or pellets be very
careful to avoid touching them with the
hands or otherwise leaving scent upon
them. Place a small number of these
balls or pellets around a carcass or a
meat bait purposely put out keeping a
close account of the number of pellets
put out and their location, in order to
know whether they are taken by the
wolves or coyotes. Each animal will
take but one pellet, since they dissolve
and begin action Immediately after be.
ing swallowed. During the summer
months it will be necessary to place the
pellets in shady spot so that they will
not melt
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05
WILL OPERATE CROWN
AND WHITE SPAR MINES.

The Westinghouse Electric & Manu-
featuring company have temporarially
suspended operations at the New York
mine, and will now operate the Crown
aud White Spar mines nearer town.
Custer will be the base Of operations,
and arrangements are being made for
satisfactory locations for necessary
buildings. The warehouse site at the
power plant is expected to materialize
within short time.
The business of the company has been
30 closely confined to the New York
mine that many of our people and the
visitors especially have not appreciated
the benefit we have been deriving from
the operations Of that company. The
work done at the Crown mine, which
has been more or less extensive, as we
are informed by Supt. j. w. Sweeney,
discloses mica of fist quality in salts
factory quantity. There is need gilmore
workers at the factory, and when locat.
ed with their works at Custer the com.
pany will furnish work for a very large
number Of people if they are to be had.
In the early examination of the prop
critics the first difficulty encount cred was
the water supply. Mr.. Sweeney put on
force of men at both places and has
developed a splendid water supply at
both the Crown and the White Spar.
The work will open up now and these
properties will be developed, and no
doubt they will prove as good producers
as the New York has been at any time.
The Crown has produced under recent
operations the largest sheets of mica
ever produced in the Hills. This week
the company in its regular weekly ship
ment sent out one barrel of 800 pounds
of mica cut 5xS inches and larger. This
is the first shipment of 80 good a barrel
of mica in the history Of the company's
operations. 1t is of interest to our peo-
pie to know that the business Of this
company promises to be even better
than it has been at any time in the past.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05
New Ruling in Base Ball Game.

The Atlanta Deppens and the Birm-
ingham Gold Dusts, two negro teams,
were playing strenuous game in At
lanta. In one inning the Gold Dusts had
the bases full with no outs. An ebony
husd batter stepped to the plate. The
pitcher sent the sphere to the catcher:
Zone ball." called the negro umpire.
Again the pitcher got busy.
1.-TWO balls" called the umpire.
After the third ball pitched the um-
pire shouted, "Three balls"
Once more the sphere went across the
plate.
go balls. Yo' outp shouted the
umpire. The batter was highly indig-
nant.
"WhatP" he yelled. "Me out2" Wha
yo' get that rulin'"
"Now look a-hear, man, said the um-
pire. "Yo' gotta be out. Dey amt nc
room fo' yo' on de bases"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05
Attack Like Tigers.

In fighting to keep the blood pure the
white corpuscles attack disease germs
like tigers. But often germs multiply so
fast the little fighters are overcome.
Then see pimples, boils, eczema, salt
rheum and sores multiply and strength
and appetite fail. This condition de-
mands Electric Bitters to regulate stom-
ach. liver and kidneys and to expel poi
sons from the blood. They are the best
blood purifier" writes e. T. Budahn, of
Tracy Calf II have ever found" They
make rich, red blood strong nerves and
build up your health. Try them. SOC
| at All Druggists.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05

"If were to come onto your farm
and set 750 teams to work for week
hauling water onto q quarter section at
the rate of four tons day, then would
only put on as much water as evaporates
in a week when there is good moisture
content in the SOIL" This is the striking
illustration that President j. II. Worst
of the North Dakota College gives of the
tremendous amount of water that escapes
by eyaporation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05
FOUR MILE AND
LIGHTNING CREEK FLASHES
BY ROBIN.


Four Mile, Aug 2, 1911.
The Coming Club" of Four Mile,
met at Mrs. Claudio Lindstrom's, this
week.
The mica factory closed down Monday
night. Most of the girls will work in
the factory at Custer.
Rev. W. N. Kirk is still confined to his
bed with Typhoid Fever. Not much
change for the better.
A very good time was reported by
those who attended the social dance at
Four Mile, Saturday night.
Misses Hazel and Gladys Kirk spent a
few days in Custer, this week, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. T. V. Garlock.
Last Wednesday evening the mica
girls gave a tsffy pull at the New York
mine, and very "sweet" time was re-
ported by one who was there.
Glen Peterson and John Lepley de-
parted for Chadron, Neb., Monday
night. Mr.. Lepley expects to 60 from
there to his old home, in Ohio.
Monday morning the stork stepped
out of the road and over the fence into
John Bebbington's home, leaving q
9-pound girl, of which they are all very
proud.
Died.-At Four Mile, Sunday morning
July 80, 1911, Mrs. S. NJ. Jackson, after
short illness. Mrs. Jackson was an
elderly lady and had been in poor health
for some time.
There is a great moving time this
week at the New York mine. R. P.
Harris is moving to his "Y-4" ranch,
while others are moving out of the
vicinity, to various places.
Miss Hazel Kirk entertained a crowd
of young people Sunday evening, at her
home in Four Mile. Ice cream and cake
was served, after which they took leave
of the hostess at an early hour.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Montgomery
spent Wednesday night with the family
of H. w. Brash. The next morning
they all departed for the berry field re-
turning home Thursday evening.
Last Monday while Mrs. L. D. Parsons
was doing her washing, her Is months
old baby was playing around the ma
chino and managed to get the plug out,
scalding him pretty badly about the
chest and arms. DR.. Long was called
and the patient is doing nicely.
Last Monday while Val. Sidey and
Marvin Sutherland were exploring an
old cave, near j. F. Sidey's, Val. met
with quite an accident. Not knowing
there was powder left in the cave, he lit
match causing the powder to explode,
burning his face and arms severely.
He was resting easier at last reports.
SUNDAY SCHOOL ORGANIZED.
Rev. L. G. Lockwood organized Sun
day School at the Four Mile school
house Monday night. Beginning next
Sunday, August 9th, 1911, at 2:SO o'clock
The following officers were elected:
Mrs. F. L. Observation-Disclosures
Mrs Claudio Lindstrom- Asst. Supt.
w. A. Nevin --------Sec. and Treasurer
Mrs. W. A. Nevin-------------Org Organis'
w. E. E.Fink----.--3..-----=Choriste
Miss Edith Hunter Librarian
Teachers Appointed:
Bible Class-Mrs. P. ]. Hunter.
| Young Peoples Class-Mrs. Thomas
Phelps.
intermediate Class - Miss Juanit.
Brash.
Primary Class-Miss Hazel Kirk.
Everyone welcome.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05
s. U. Coz, Co. Auditor.
Hay Fever. Asthma and Summer Colds

Hay Fever, Asthma and Summer Colds
Must be relieved quickly and Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound will do it,.
E. M. Stewart. 1884 Wolfram ST., Chic.
ago, writes: 81 have been greatly troub-
led during the hot summer months with
hay fever and find that by using Foley's
Honey and Tar Compound l get great
relief. Many others who suffer similar
ly will be glad to benefit by Mr.. Stewards
experience. A. J. Jones'
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05
ARGYLE AGATE
BY OBSERVER.
Al n


Argyle, Aug. 2, 1911.
R. Burdue is working the roads this
week.
AL. Barnes Of Pringle, was an Argyle
caller Monday.
Russell Serry was at Pringle the fore
part of the week.
w. s. Flutter went to Grand Island,
Neb., Sunday evening
r. S. Pond was at the county.seat the
latter part of last week.
Miss Goldie Barnes of Pringle, spent
Sunday with A. Hendricks and family.
Mrs. Pete Cairo came down from
Pringls, Friday p. m. and stayed with
her parents until Monday a. m.
A meeting of the school board was
held at the Serry school house, Aug. lst
and adjourned to meet at W. H. Bresh
mems, Monday, Aug. 7th.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05

Nine. Denise Moore is the first woman
victim of aviation. She was killed at
the Aerodome, Etempas, France. Nine.
Moore had already made several fine
ascents and was about to make high
flight. When about $50 feet in the air,
her biplane was caught by gust and
capsized. 1t fell straight to the earth
and the woman was crushed beneath it..
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05

A precept Is direction or rule to be
followed for the attainment Of soma end.
A command Is an authoritative order to
be obeyed. A law is rule imposed by
authority, incomplete without an i'm
piled or specified penalty. A principle
is fundamental relation always true
whether any body ever applies it or not.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05
NOTICE,

Notice is hereby given, that ON Tues
day, the 9Th day of August, A. ID. 1911,
the County Commissioners will change
the boundaries Of the Commissioned
Districts in Custer county, as required
by law.
S.U. Coz. Co. Auditor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05

If you want your horn to be blown
you must blow it yourself. The merch-
ant who does not advertise is never a
leading merchant. The preacher who
does not give glowing reports of his own
sermons to the Monday papers is seldom
reported in glowing terms. The writer
of these notes, for instance, gave SER
mon last Sunday in "The Observers
church and the people said it was good
sermon, but it was not reported in the
papers. At least three other preachers
were reported. Who did it2 Why, Of
course, you know your own horn better
than anyone else does and If you blow il
we'll the people will enjoy it, and in any
case let the multitude get used to it
Advertise. But be sure you have the
advertised article on hand when the
people call for It's. Weir, in Argus
Leader.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-08-05

An irrigation enterprise entailing the
expenditure of from $4,000 to $4,000
and embracing upwards Of 5000 acres OF
the sem-iarid pastures surrounding
whitewood, has been foatsd by local
man
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-02-03
A CHANCE FOR
HOME-BUILDERS

The Montpelier Investment Com
pany, composed entirely of local
men, have inaugurated plan which
it is believed will result in the cree
ton of more homes In Montpelier
during the coming season than in
any other previous year in the his
tory of the city. The company is
offering for sale on the installment
plan so lots III what ia known as
the Boyer ub.dlyision to Montpe-
ller, which is siturted just two
blocks south of Main street, direct
ly south from the Examiner office.
This company also proposes to give
as premiums TO the purchasers of
these lots good, fve-room house
and double lot and four single lots,
situated in the sub b-diVision. The
value fixed on the lots is $500 each,
all lots being considered of equal
par value. To each purchaser who
ereots house on his lot within
three months after the lots are par
titloned, the company will give a
ten per cent discount from the pur-
chase price Of the lot.
This is one of the best moves
that has every been made for the
advancement of Montpelier, and the
Examiner is informed that a num-
Der of applications have already
been made for the purchaee of these
lots and the company is confident
that all of the 60 lots will he dis
posed of in very short time.
The plans of the company are
further explained in the ad to be
found elsewhers in this issue.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-02-03
HANDED DOWN
FROM EVE

Not for five and probably not for
10000 years has any ancestor Of ours
lived in country or zone which was
Inhabited by single dangerous, vene
nous serpent or a snake of any kind
big enough to kill a jack-rabbit, yet
the dread of serpents is as vivid as 1t
was In the days of the Garden Of
Eden, says DR.. Woods Hutchinson, in
an article on the dread of cats, snakes
and mice in Success Magazine. Their
baleful. unwinking eyes, their stran-
Cling coils, the CHASTITY sinuousness of
their movements, the noiselessness of
their approach, the agony and dead
liness of their sting, throb and echo
like a Wagnerian leit-motif through
all literature and legend; are bitten
and branded into our deepest con.
sciousness as If by fire. An imita-
ton of their hiss has become the ex-
preston of our deepest contempt and
loathing. A hiss Is understood in every
language under heaven, and every
three-year-old, to express derision and
dislike, thrusts out his little pink
tongue and with 1t initiates the flick
ering movements of the serpent's
tongue.
The aversion to snakes has no ap.
preciable present utility, for the risk
OF any modern American or European
being killed by snake-bite, even in
the most rattlesnake-infested and pro,
hibition-ridden community, is about
one-thirty-fifth that of death by light.
ming stroke. 1t must date back to at
least the cradle of the race In the
tropics, but even here Its distribution
Is a singular one. OF all animals
above the size of squirrel, one two
display 1t in any vivid or paralyzing
form. 1t is an echo of the days when
our common ancestor tailed, covered
with hair and probably arboreal In its
habits" swung and rollicked in the
tree tops.
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-02-03
ANTELOPE SHIPPED
TO OKLAHOMA

Washington, Feb. Game War
den Rush, of the Wichita Game
Refuge III the State of Oklahoma,
has Informed the Department of
Agriculture of the receipt in good
condition of head of antelope,
which came from the National herd
in the Yellowstone Park. Through
sthe generosity of members of the
Boone and Crockett Club Of New
York, funds were furnished for cap.
turing and transporting these anim-
ais from Wyoming to Oklahoma.
The news of the arrival of the ante
lope at their destination has been
received with satisfaction by the
Department officials, who are much
interested in the attempt to presesve
this interesting game animal.
The pronghorned antelope is un.
ke any other antelope on the face
of the earth, and has SO many pecu,
liarities that naturalists class it IN q
family itself. Formerly existing
by thousands on our open Western
plans, il has now been 10 Reduce
Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1911-02-03
Gem of the Mountain Club.

The Con OF the Mountain Club has
been holding some very interesting
as well as instructive meetings this
winter. The lessons have been his
torical, commencing with the ctm-
ing of the Pilgrams and extending up
TO the lives and customs in the Pur-
itan and Quaker colonies.
The meetings have been enlivened
with some excellent musical pro-
CRANES the numbers being furnished
by Mesdames Cough and Fnrshner
and the Misses Brennan and Tupper.
At the meeting held on Jan. 18th,
under the head of Federation busi-
ness the president read the address
delivered by the state president at
the Federation meeting held in Poca-
tello, which was very instructive.
At the last meeting several bills
were discussed which are now before
the Legislature, copies of which were
furnished the club by Representative
Nielsen. The musical numbers were
furnished by Mesdames George Thiel
and Furshner.
The next meeting of the club will
be held at the home of Mrs. Pease on
Feb. 9.