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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-12-02

A correspondent of the Argus-Leader
writing from Bufalogap, says: Fall
River and Custer counties made fine
showings both in increase of population
and in taxable value of property, and
this, too, in the face of the driest year
ever known in the Black Hills. This
shows the faith of the people in this
part of our State. In Fall River county,
for instance, the records of the county
auditor at Hot Springs shows an increase
in taxable value of $4,000 over last
year. This is good showing, indeed,
when one remembers that 80 many
homesteaders are taking a year off,
The records also show that more than
$4,000 acres of Government land has
been taken up since January /, and still
it goes. Prospects are encouraging for q
good crop next year, and ranchers and
homesteaders are taking fresh hold. II
the usual open winter continues here as
in the past, the problem of the winters
feed for stock is solved. Otherwise
most of the hay and grain will have to
be shipped in at top prices.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-12-02
PLEASANT VALLEY VIEWS.
BY SUNSHINE.

Nov. 80, 1911.
Miss May Atkins is spending Thanks
giving holidays at DIR. James home, in
Custer.
Newton Tubbs, on his way to Edge
mont with large drove of cattle, spent
the night at W. R. Woods.
Miss Amanda Sappington went up to
Custer Wednesday evening to spend
Thanksgiving with her sister, Mrs. ]. G.
Hayes.
Monday night the thermometer regis
tered Is degrees below zero, in Pleasant
Valley. This is the coolest noted here
this winter.
Miss Mary Heumphreus left Saturday
morning for Pierre, to attend the State
Educational Association. She delivered
Paper upon "What Can be Done for
County Institutes"
Miss Anna Callan returned Wednes
day morning from Hot Springs. Miss
Minnie Mueller and Clarence Brady and
wife came with her to enjoy Thanksgiv
ing with Mrs. Lucy Callan.
Report of Pleasant Valley school fol
month of November. Those neither
absent nor tardy:
Ninth Grade-Byron Callan.
Fifth Grade-Lena Dumke, James
Callan.
Fourth Grade-Anton Snyder, Burne
Curl.
| AMANDA SAPP1NGToN, Teacher.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-12-02
[ DAKOTA. SATURDAY. DECEMBER 2, 1911.
FOUR MILE AND
LIaHTNING CREEK FLASHES.
BY ROBIN.
Four Mile, Nov. %, l9

Four Mile, Nov. %, 1911.
Will McClaren ofPringle, was hunting
cattle in this vicinity last week.
Mrs. Henry Pilger has had sever.
attack of LaGrippe, the last two weeks
Mrs. May Nevin has been suffering
with severe attack of neuralgia the
past week, but is better at this issue.
II. w. Brash arrived home from bis
trip to Omaha Thursday, the 23d. He
had very nice time and enjoyed meet.
ing a great many of his old acquain.
tsnces.
Mr.. Fred. Brestlin, arrived in Custer q
few days ago from a visit in Grand
Junction, Colo. He reports having q
splendid time, but thinks the Black Hills
the better; although there was snow
here when he arrived.
The pupils who have stayed out OF
school the past two weeks. being on the
sick list, are: Hal and Val Sidey; Guy,
Mark, George and Glen Hendrickson
Lille Hendrickson, Preston Kirk, Violet
Bostrom and George McKenns.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-12-02
RELATE LINCOLN ANECDOTES
Major Woods Regrets His Commission
was not Signed by Martyred
President.

Major Robert Mann Woods of Custer,
a cotemporary of Abraham Lincoln, at
Springfield, Ills, relates some of his ex.
periences with the martyred President.
In 1850 Major Woods was teaching school
in Iowa, preparing himself for the study
of law. His brother, resident OF
Springfield, wrote him that he had SO.
cured place for him as a law student
in Lincoln's Office. Woods answered
that he would have to finish his term of
school before beginning, but before he
was ready he received further notice
that it was not necessary for him to
come as Lincoln was elected President.
Major Woods says that President Lin
coin was the leader of the Illinois bar,
ranking with the very best for Is years
before he came into public notice. Mr..
Woods feels that the President has been
misrepresented as a man of vulgar Ian
guage, given to rough talk, especially in
such works as Winston Churchill's "The
Crisis" saying that Lincoln was mas
ter story teller, but none of the writings
of his life time did he ever utter vulgar
language or transcribe such.
Says Mr.. Woods: "At one time, little
Johnny Spriggs, the son of widow
woman living few doors from the Lin
coin home, and who afterward became
traffic manager of the st. Louis Merch-
ants Association, went over to the Lin
coins to borrow the ice cream freezer.
Now, Mrs. Lincoln had sharp tongue
and was not given to neighborliness, and
pounced On the youngster, telling him
that his family was notorious for borrow
ing and never returning. The future
president was sitting there whiting,
and after listening to his wife's TRADE
for a time rose slowly saying:
Blow away, Mary, blow away and
unlimbering himself went into the
house and returned with the desired
article"
Mr.. Woods regards the most regret
able thing in his long life is the fact that
his commission as Major, though issued
in time for Lincoln's signature, was
signed by Andrew Johnson. - Rapid
City Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-12-02

The coinage of gold and silver in Great
Britain through the British mint shows
that the value of coins struck last year
was greater than in any previous year.
The value of the new gold and silver
coins there last year was more than
double the average amount of the ten
preceding years. Silver coin was in !. .reat
demand for colonial use and the devel-
opment of colonial business is one rea-
son ascribed for the greatly increased
coinage. Coinage of gold and silver in
many of the nations is steadily increas-
ing and the increase has been noticeable
in this country, although with our sys.
tenn of silver and gold certificates there
is not the demand for metal coinage that
there otherwise would be.-Lincoln
(Neb.) Trade Review.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-12-02

Electric light, telephone and railway
companies have increased not only the
comfort of the farmer, but by their de-
mand for poles on which to string their
wires, the proftableness of the farmers
wood lot. According to census bureau
reports nearly 100000 poles were bought
last year, chiefly by the electric COM
panies-an increase of nearly 100000
over the number bought in 1907
Youths Companion.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-12-02

The annual meeting of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science will take place at Washington,
d. c., December 27-30. In connection
with the meeting several affiliated So
cieties will also hold their annual ses-
sions. Among these affiliated societies
are the American Psychological associa-
tion, the American Sociological associa'
ton, the American Pathological asso-
citation, the American Federation OF
Teachers of Mathematical and Natural
Sciences, the Association of American
Geographers, the American Chemical
society, the Southern Society for Phil
osophy and Psychology. Section L OF
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science is devoted to edu-
cation,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-12-02

In public school circles there seems to
be growing sentiment in favor of vo-
cational training. Many poor scholar
owes his poverty directly to the fact that
his inclination toward a mechanical or
an agricultural or business career was
suppressed and thwarted in the schools.
Book learning was and is yet magnifed
at the expense of everything else and
the result is dearth of capable mechan-
les and an oversupply of people who are
looking for genteel employment, easy
positions entailing as little actual labor
as possible. Most of the poverty and
idleness in the world today is simply the
result of misdirected energy or the lack
of energy and our splendid school sys.
tenn should be used as a means of cor.
recting and remedying this unfortunate
condition of affairs rather than of aggrs-
waiting and extending it.-So. Omaha
(Neb.) Daily Drovers Journal -Stockman.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-12-02
A Household Medicine

That stops coughs quickly and cures
colds is Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. Mrs. Anna Pelzer, 1926 Jeffer-
son St., So. Omaha, Neb., says: 81 can
recommend Foley's Honey and Tar
Compound as a sure cure for coughs and
colds. 1t cured my daughter of bad
cold and my neighbor, Mrs. Benson,
cured herself and her whole family with
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound.
Everyone in our neighborhood speaks
highly of it." A. J. Jones.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-12-02
A Mail Carriers Load

Seems heavier when he has a weak back
and kidney trouble. Fred puehren,
Mail Carrier at Atchison, Kas., says
"I have been bothered with kidney and
bladder trouble and had severe pain
across my back. Whenever carried a
heavy load of mail, my kidney trouble
increased. Some time ago l started TAX
ing Foley Kidney Pills and since taking
them l have gotten entirely rid of all
my kidney trouble and am as sound now
as ever" A. J. Jones.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-12-02
SCHOOL REPORT.

| lue loilOWlDR l5 the report OF the Cus
ter Public Schools for the month endin,
November 23rd, 1911:
FIRST PRIMARY DEPARTMENT..
Number enrolled "a average daily at
tendance 32. Names Of pupils neither
absent nor tardy:
First Grade.-Lela Fenwick, Charlotte
Putnam, Florence King, Ruth Graham
Florence Graham, Raymond Graham
Edwin Perrin, George Bond.
Second Grade.-Eva Wilson, Mildred
Hitch, Margaret Lovett, Helene Nc.
Laughlin, Marie Schuster, Hazel Camp,
bell, Charles Schuster, Marvin Scheuk
Charlie Book, Leland Clark.
NELLIE GRATZ, Teacher.
SECOND PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Number enrolled 35; average daily
attendance 80. Names of pupils neither
absent nor tardy:
Third Grads.-Harry Davidson, Har.
old Hewitt, Edwin Schenk, Ralph Coe,
Leeta Elliott, Hazel Wilkinson, Mable
King, Clarance Reynolds, Floyd Hend,
ricks, Hazel Carroll, Howard Carroll.
Fourth Grade.-Edith Soper, Lillian
MacDuffee, Inez Coe, Louise Bryan,
Fred O'Connor, Kenneth Cowles, Harold
Mclaughlin, Carroll Taylor, Lee Rsy-
nolds, Guy Hendricks, James Soper.
B. D. NELSON, Teacher.
FIRST GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT
Number enrolled 20; average daily
attendance 27. Names Of pupils neither
absent nor tardy:
Fifth Grade.-Jerry Streeter, Glenn
Coe, Marguerite Laffsrty, Gladys Hend-
ricks.
Sixth Grade.-Floyd O'Connor, Lor-
etto Hewitt, Merle Willis, James Palmer,
Edith Streeter, Marion MacDuffee, Jas.
wilkins, Edith Wilson.
MAUDE A. HEWITT, Teacher.
SECOND GRAMMAR DEPARTMENT.
Number enrolled 20; average daily
attendance 26. Names of pupils neither
absent nor tardy:
Seventh de.-Bessie Mclaughlin,
Dewey Miller, George Anderson, Doris
Hanley, Bonnie Walker, Louise Kubler
Ida Book, Frank Scott.
Eighth Grade.-Francis Walsh, Keith
Bruner, Ralph Whittecar, Susan Law.
renee, Estells Raver, Vera Hamilton,
D,tb MaoL..
M. ORDwAY, Teacher.
HIGH SCHOOL.
Number enrolled 40; average daily
attendance 9S. Names of pupils neither
absent nor tardy:
Ninth Grade.-Gerald Delicate, Ber
Courtney, Henry O O'Connor, Hazel Hend
rickson, Clara Robinson, Sylvia Reder
Olive Walker.
Tenth Grade.-Ralph Cowles, Harold
Hanlsy, Guy Walker, Gene Walker
Ben wilkins, Gladys Ainslie, sabr.
Kimble, Grace Kubler, Regina Laffsrty
Eleventh Grade.-Floyd Bond, Haze
Kirk, Henry sager, George Miller
Mayme Barnett, Florence Connor, Mar
guerite Carroll.
GRACE DAVIDSON, Teacher.
SUMMARY.
Total enrolment 1877; average daily
attendance 1856; number neither abssn
nor tardy 81. 20
Major R. NJ. Woods delivered his lect
ure on Europe before the High Schoo
and Grammar grades on November 10th
1t was listened to with interest ant
greatly appreciated by all.
W. H. KRAMER, Principal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-12-02

Insurance Commissioner Basford has
issued call to get the fire insurance
men and firemen of the State together
at Pierre, December 10th and Goth, to
organize State Fire Prevention Con-
gress.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-12-02
10 PER CENT
OFF FOR CASH

Beginning Saturday, December End,
up to January l, 1912, we will give 10
per cent off on everything for Cash, in
Guiding Groceries, Hardware, Boots and
Shoes, Gents Furnishing goods, Flour,
Feed, Hay and Grain.
This is done in order to reduce stock
prior to taking our annual inventory.
Now is the time for you to take ad-
vantage of these extremely low prices
and stock up for the winter.
Yours truly,
T.V. GARLOCK.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05

How many college presidents
and professors, how many public
school teachers, how many Sun
day school teachers, how many
ministers of the gospel, how
many charitable workers, how
many of the great and good in all
walks of life are lined up for the
open saloon? On the other hand,
how many from the slums, how
many from the redlight district,
how many barroom loafers, how
many thugs. how many ward
heelers, how many grafters favor
local option? Readers, with which
crowd do You stand? Gazette.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05
Notice of Forfeiture

To GEO. SCHEIBEL, HIS HEIRS AND ASSIGNS
Take notice that the undersigned Co-owner in
the following desci ibed Mining Claims, to-wit:
Kentuck and Anaconda situate in the Mayfower
Mining District in Grant County, Trrritory of New
Mexico, location notices of which are recorded in
the office of the Recorder of Grant Cnunty, Terri
tory of New Mexico, where also is recorded proof
of annual assessment work.
That the undersigned co-owner with you has
done the annual labor on each of the above named
Mining claims in order to hold them under the
provisions of Section 1924 of the Revised Statutes
of the united States and the amendments thereto
con cerning annual labor on Mining claims, for the
year ending December 31st, A. D. 1870
And if within one hundred and eighty days af-
ter the first publication of this said notice the
said George Scheibel, or his legal heirs or
repres entativ es fail or ref u e
TO contribute the pro rata justly due from the
said George Scheibel that is to say half of the
annual labor and cost of improvements, on each of
the above named claims, F. formed and expend-
ed by me- co-owner, the interest of the said Geo.
rye eScheibel in and to said mining claims will be-
come the property of the undersigned. co-owner,
who has made the required expenditures on the
said mining claims under the provisions of Section
1924 of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
Dated this the 11th, day of January, A, D, 1911.
Steve Corley,
Steeplerock Grant County, New Mexico
First publication Jan. IL. 1911. 10 Publications.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05

When l, 100 democrats of great
prominence, and some of them of
national prominence, foregather
to do honor to another democrat,
he may not be presumed to- have
gone into the dis card. That
Col. Bryan has not been SO dis
posed of was made palmer by
the fact that at that dinner he
was proclaimed to be still the
leader of the democracy. Though
all of the guests, of course, would
not have concurred in that asser-
ton it was not the time or place
for disputation, and the proclama-
ton stands as the expression of
the representative of the national
democracy.
It is not at all likely that Mr..
Bryan will be a candidate for pre-
sident in 1912, or that he would
desire to be a candidate, but it is
very plain that he desires to be
the makero of a candidate, anditis
we'll known that he does not con-
slider Governor Harmon good
material.
AS leader of the democracy,
the ascendancy of Mr.. Bryan
would be a greater obstacle in
the way of the distinguished Ohio
an to the nomination than if Mr..
Bryan were an active candidate
himself. AS a leader without
presidential aspirations he would
command more formidable fol-
lowing. Many democrats who
would not accept his candidacy
for the fourth time, would follow
him into the camp of an aspirant
hostile to Harmon. .
1t is shown that the gentlemen
who assembled at Lincoln have
hailed the guest of honor as still
their leader.
/ d
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05

Chas. A. Densmore, editor and
publisher of the Ell PAso MINING
JOURNAL, arrived in Duncan
Wednesday afternoon and left
Thursday for Twin Peaks camp
and other camps in that district
where he will remain long enough
to gather all the first-hand
knowledge available and present
it properly forSpublicationin the
Journal. There will be some very
interesting reading and some
exceedingly valuable mineral
knowledge gained from Mr..
Densmore's personal inspection
and written description of this
mining district. :.
Watch for the Ell Paso Mining
Journal and see what we really
have here as seen by reputable
disinterested Mining-Journal man
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05

DURING the progress of the
morning bath of a feW-months-old
infant, a little neighbor girl came
into the room, earring a doll she
had received for a Christmas
present, and stood watching the
operation for some time. The little
girls doll was much the worse
for hard usage, being minus an
arm and leg. Finally she said to
the mother of the child: How long
have you had your baby?" The
child was informed and looking
from her doll to the baby she said
my you have kept it NICE.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05

The great moral? senator from
Texas, Joe Bailey, seems to be
having trouble these days. When
any man gets such bad case of
the big head" that he imagines
his place cannot be filled by some
one else he deserves a rest. For
Bailey to have a rest from his
senatorial labors would benefit
both the Senator and the State
of Texas. -Business-Farmer
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05

The editor of acounty paper re-
ceived the following query: "Can
you tell me what the weather
will be next month";" In reply he
wrote: It's my belief that the
weather next month will be very
much like your subscription. "
The inquirer wondered for an
hour what the editor was driving
at; when he happened to think OF
the word unsettled" He went
in the next day and squared his
account. And the weather was
fine.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05

Some of the Arizona politicians
are still fussing over the initiative
referendum and recall. There is
no use in them getting heated up
over something they cannot help.
Mordern conditions demand these
provisions of government by the
people and for the people ano
they are coming just as sure as
the sun shines in Arizona. -Busi
ness-Farmer.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05

If there were more boosters
in Arizona who would deliver
the goods as does Col. H. L.
Pickett of Tombstone, the terri
tory would have been state
several moons since and all of the
eastern homeseekers would be
headed this way and the new
commonwealth would have a
population of over a million within
a short time Col. Pickett's way
of boosting is worthy of copying.
It's the result bringing kind.
Prospector.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05

That mothers-in-law are re-
sponsible for 80 per cent, OF the
matrimonial troubles Of young
married folks, which eliminate
frequently in the arrests OF
husbands on charges of failure to
provide, or of desertion, is an
opinion expressed by an Arizona
Judge. He has heard hundreds of
such cases and his conclusions are
based on observations he has
made during the time he has tried
to temper justice with consider
alton and call back vanished mat
rimonial bliss. The judge was
sitting at his desk when word was
brought to him that a young couple
had failed te live up to his expect
alton, the boy had gone back to
his mother and the girl to her
parents, anda a pretty bungalow,
built and furnished on the Install
ment plan, was in a real estate
agents hands for debt. Com
menting on the failure of the
young couple to live together the
Judge said: In the majority of
cases the persons are young, some
of them mere children. | do not
think that the fact of their youth
is the seat of the trouble. The
difficulty arises from the fact
that the mother-in-laW won't
stop babying the pair, and in
many cases insists on directing
their family affairs.
In almost every case the mother
in-law looms large and is back of
the whole thing. They simply
won't keep their hands out of
their children's affairs. The
husband is angered. He says
harsh things. The girl retaliates
with few warm remarks and
there is a quarrel. 1t is a trivial
affair-a boy and girl scrap-but
the girl goes home to mother and
mother sympathizes with her
dear, A week later | see them
before me. The girl wife, the boy
husband, the indignant mother
in-law. AS the young man stands
before me he coyly eyes his girl
wife and she coyly eyes him.
They would like to square the
whole business, but mothers there
with a bitter CLEAN in her eye
and the prosecution must go on,
The evidence in the case almost
makes me laugh if it were not
such a serious matter, involving
the lives of this young couple.
From mere nonsense a criminal
prosecution. has developed. | gen.
orally suspend the charge and
DIVE them another chance if they
accept ny advice they keep away
from their parents and live by
themselves. If they don't the
husband is sent back again on a
new complaint, and he goes over
the road; the girl back to her
parents, the sweetest part of her
life spoiled.
fl had my way the mother-in-
law who causes this sort of thing
would be made to answer for it.
l do not mean to insinuate that
all mothers-in-law are that way.
I am a married man myself and
am not speaking from any per-
sonal experience by any means
but from what see in the court.
Some men are born good, but
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05

Women may possibley not know
enough to vote, though we: don't
admit it; but she certainly knows
enough not to sell that vote to
the first briber who may happen
along.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05

Men who owe all they have and
all they are to an industrious,
economical wife too often leave
her out when they boast of their
as most successful men
are prone to do. =. a,.>
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05
Excursion
Conference Rates

AS information regarQlng COn-
ference rates came in too late to
be announced in our recent Quar-
terly Conference, we are giving
the Public the information thru
the press.
Mr.. J. Cruickshank district
passenger agent for the San
Pedro Los Angeles and Salt Lake
Railroad came to see the writer
regarding the Mormon" Con-
ference and assures all who want
to go that the Accommodations will
be the best, that there will a
special car for Arizonians and
that the stop over at Cotton. CAL
will be lessened and the time will
be such that all will arrive in Salt
Lakein good season for the Gener-
al Conference of the Church.
Time of Departure, April 1st
End and 3rd.
Tickets are on sale at all the
valley stations and Globe, we will
only publish those most likely to
be called at.
Globe, Ariz. to Satl Lake and re-
turn $50.25
Ft. Thomas 46. 10
Pima As. Is
Thatcher 44.85
Stafford 44.65
Solomonville 44.3O
Age
Children under 5 years &C
companied by parent or guardian
free under IL will be charged
half-fare.
Tickets must be validated at
the other end before returning.
60 days time is allowed for re-
turn, going only on the three
days of sale of tickets, and must
be continuous, stop over only on
return trip.
$50 lbs baggage allowed adult
passengers and Is for children.
Very Respectfully,
Andrew Kimball
Announcement of Meetings for
Saint Joseph Stake,
Sunday March 10Th is Stake
officers Preparation Meeting. all
members of Eight-Council re-
quested to be in attendance.
Board of Education, all men,
bers are requested to be in at
tendance at Stake Preparation
meeting at 10 A. NJ.
Stake Priesthood Meeting con-
venes on Saturday 25th inst.
President Kimball is preparing
to visit the Globe ward on the
26th.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05

Many a man who is calling
loudly for justice would be in the
county jail if he got it.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05
L. F. VAUGHN, EDITOR
WEDNESDAY, April, 5 1911

This paper is kept on file at the Dake Advertls-
ing Agency incorporated AIT South Main st.
Los Angeles and at IL Geary St., San Francisco
where contracts for advertising can be made.
Duncan Arizonian., 1911-04-05

Some men are born good, but
more are made good by their
wives.