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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-05-13
THE DEAR OLD FARM.
BY Legislative Enactment Distinctive
NAMES are Protected.

Two Acts of the last Legislative ses-
sion, if carried out in their intent will
give more individuality to farm and
school life in this State, and the proba-
bility is that when the laws 60 into effect
the first of July, there will be general
movement toward their observance.
One Of these is Senate Bill 122 by
Weaver, which authorizes owners of
ranches and farms in the State to give
them distinctive names, and have the
same registered in the Office of the clerk
of courts of the county in which the
farm or ranch is located.
The registration is to show the locality
and name selected, and the name when
registered gives the one registering an
exclusive right to that name in the
county in which he lives. While some
land owners have given names to their
farms, anyone else whose fancy might
be attracted by such name could use the
same causing confusion, but when a legal
and exclusive designation can be made
no doubt most of the farms of the State
will in the course of year or two have
a name by which it will be generally
known in all the community, and be as
definitely located by name as any town
or postoffice in the county.
Another Act, House Bill 90, by Par
sons, allows the patrons of any school
district of the State to select distinctive
name, and register the same with the
county superintendent of schools of the
county, in a book to be kept for that
purpose, and when district so registers
a name it has an exclusive right to the
same for the county in which it is To-
Gated
This will also give distinctive legal
name to the different school districts,
and most of them will be names which
will attract by their pleasing euphony
rather than the weird names that often
attach to districts, and grow as time goes
on 80 strong that it is hard to shake
them off.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-05-13

Postmaster General Hitchcock an
nounces that the postal deficit has been
practically wiped out, and proposes that
a one cent rate of letter postage be ap-
piled locally in Washington, and then
extended throughout the country. Mr..
Hitchcock says that such a plan would
give the Government q chance to try
out the plan without taking great res
possibility and that as the revenues OF
the Department increase, one cent pos
tage be extended to other parts Of the
country
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-05-13
A we'll which has been sunk in silesia,

A we'll which has been sunk in Silesia,
Germany, has attained depth of 7,34s
feet and been tubed with iron to depth
of 6, ,S48 feet. 1t is 1873 inches in diam
eter at the mouth and almost inches
in diameter at the bottom. Expert
ments show that the temperature in the
hole increases degree F. with each 58
feet in depth. At this rate of progress
the temperature of boiling water would
be reached at about $500 feet depth,
assuming a steady periodic increase
from a surface temperature Of 70 de-
grees. mining Science.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-05-13

Under the existing laws in relation to
homesteads, it is provided that in the
case of settler being unable to comply
fully with the regulations of the Land
Office in reference to spending his time
upon his land, the Register and Receiv-
er upon the proper proof of the inability
of the homesteader to follow with the
strict letter of the law, may take into
consideration the reasons therefor, the
result being that the rights of the home
steader are not affected if his omissions
are the result of circumstances that are
unavoidable. 1t is now sought to grant
to the Land Office officials the same au-
thority to apply to the regulations in the
case of original filings upon land, where
by the settler must occupy his claim
within six months. 1t has been pointed
out time and again that through illness
or disaster, that homesteaders have
been unable to effect their residence
within the prescribed six months, and
while the law as to entry is not to be
changed in any respect, still it is be-
leved that in exceptional cases, the To-
cal Land Office officials are best judges
of the causes of delay, and if the excuses
of the applicants are sufficient that
homestead rights should not be forfeited
in cases where it has been absolutely i'm
possible to reach the land during the
first half year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-05-13
ARGYLE AGAT ES.
BY OBSERVER.

BY OBSERVER.
Argyle, May II, 1911.
r. s. Pond was Custer visitor Tues |
day.
Mrs. Hicks and child came to Argyle |
Sunday morning.
Will Gray went to Dumont Monday
to get out mine timber for the Home
stake.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hicks are boarding at
F. Schicker's pending the arrival of their
household goods.
Born.-To Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert Louns-
berry six pound boy. The little stranger
arrived May 9th, 1911.
Mr.. Hicks, of Hot Springs, succeeded
c. E. Wood as section foreman at this
place Tuesday of last week.
Harry Livingston and family, who
have been working above Hill City dur
ing the past winter, returned home last
week.
Spencer Bond is home on his claim
after short absence. He has been
helping his father get in his crop at
Mayo.
The school census shows lis people of
school age in this point of Rocks) dis
trict No. l9, 81 of whom are in Argyle
township.
Marguerite Ginsbach was very sick q
few days last week from poison due to
eating parsnips that had been kept too
late in the season. However, she is
much better again.
The departure of c. E. Wood and wife
from here is very much regretted by their
large circle of friends. Mr.. Wood has
been foreman here for over six years
and Mrs. Wood had been a member OF
our community about two years. Both
have many warm friends about Argyle.
An interesting meeting of the Farm
ers' Club occurred May 7th. j. St. Onge
made short talk on the labor question,
followed by general discussion of
economic questions by members Of the
Club. The next meeting of the Club
will be May 2lst at 8 o'clock p. m. The
subject for next meeting is, "How to
Make the Whole Farm as Productive as
the Garden Lot" Everyone 10 invited,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-05-13
CUSTER CITY, SOUTH DAKOTA. SATURDAY MAY l3,

in shape that they might be carried out
on mules, consequently the next day was
given over to that task and looking for
our oxen. 1t seems the oxen had become
separated during the storm or had been
driven off by the Indians, for we were
unable to find only fifteen head out Of
the twenty-eight we had left. They
we're always together before and at or
near camp every day until the present
time.
The next morning Captain Mix with
several officers and soldiers arrived at
the Stockade with pack mules. The
Captain explained that no one would be
allowed to enter the Hills until treaty
could be made and that as soon as such
treaty was made our claims and holdings
would all be respected. He also ac-
knowledged that he would not have
been able to have taken us from the
Stockade without artillery had we seen
ft to resist, . fact that we were we'll
aware of. But as no one else would be
permitted to enter during the summer
it would be useless for US to elude this
or any other company for it was very
evident we could not subsst during the
summer on game even if left alone by
the Indians.
The snow fell all day and was more
than a foot deep the heaviest of the win
ter. We arrived in camp about four
o'clock in the evening, tired and most
of US pretty blue. The next day few
of us, accompanied by few Of the SOL
diers returned to look again for our miss
ing oxen but we're unsuccessful.
ITO be Continued
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-05-13

Alfred B. Kittredge, ex-United States
Senator from South Dakota, died at Hot
Springs, Ark, May A, 1911. He was
buried at East Jaffrey, N. H., the home
of his boyhood, May 8, 1911 For
number of years he was prominent
figure in politics, in this State.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-05-13
A PROCLAMATION.

State of South Dakota, Executive
Chambers.
Whereas, the cycle of the seasons has
once more brought US to the spring
tide, giving me the pleasurable oppor-
tunity of again calling the attention Of
the people of South Dakota to the beau
tiful custom of setting apart one day in
each year as Mothers Day." and
Whereas, we we'll realize and appre-
ciate the fact that not only the church
and state but the very nation itself is
formed in and grows out of the midst Of
the home: that if your home life is
pure, simple and worthy, and the house
hold government temperate and judici-
Gus, then indeed are the hopes of the
commonwealth builded upon a founda-
ton firm and imperishabe.
Further, we realize that within the
limits of the home the Mother is the
omnipotent power, bending the twig as
she wills it to incline, shaping the plas'
tic mind as it unfolds and developes,
making plain the path of duty and WISE
ly interpreting the code of an honorable
life.
Now, Therefore, in appreciation oi
the illimitable debt We owe to our moth
ers, l, R. S. Vessey, Governor of the
State of South Dakota, do hereby request
that Sunday, May l4th, 1911, be OBJ
served throughout the entire state as
"Mothers' Day." and urge that all per
sons be in attendance at church on tha
day wearing white carnation as q sym
Dol of the true mothers virtues.
Done at the Capitol in the City o
Pierre, this 18th day of April, A. D
1911. --
R. s. VESSEY,
[sEAL.1 Governor.
By the Governor:
Attest:
SAMUEL G. Policy,
Secretary of State.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-05-13

The "Free List" bill passed the House
of Representatives Monday night by
vote of 236 to 100; "a Republicans voting
with the Democrats, who cast solid
vote for the bill.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1911-05-13
The Awakening.

The Awakening.
In maple, beech, and even fir
The sluggish sap begins to stir.
The sap, alike sleeping thing,
Awaksns at the touch of Spring.
In all the timber on the map
We see the signs of running sap.
And indications tell us that
IT'S stirring in the baseball bat.
Louisville Courier-J ournal.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03
ShuIIsburg Man Wrestled Lincoln.

tn the History of Shullsburg"
now running in the Pick & Cad ap-
pea1ed the following interesting in
cident in the life of an early day
resident of southwest Wisconsin:
Mr.. Absolom Townsend was
typical frontiersman man Of iron
nerve and great physi cal strength.
[ have often heard it said that he
lifted thousand pounds of mineral
in a mineral box, which would make
the total weight about 1850 lbs. In
every new country and more especially
mining camps the sporting nature of
men is much in evidence. Every
little camp had its strong man,
wrestler, fighter. runner or something
to bet and whenever there was to be
contest at any point within a reason
able distance, the principals in the
fight, wrestle, or whatever it might
be would have a great following of
hackers or 'rooters, as they would
be called now. These contests often
stirred up bad blood between men
when aided little by bad whiskey.
This little historic gem have run in
here as a preface to brief narrative
given me by Mr.. Townsend little
while before his death. Mr.. Town
send told me that he had often wrestled
with Abe Lincoln and that they were
evenly matched, and finally contest
between them was arranged for.
Townsend and his friends were at the
appointed place but Lincoln failed to
come. The first time these two men
met after that, Abe explained why he
did not. He said: Alb. you and I
could wrestle on the green all day and
there would be no trouble. but when
you get two crowds each having a
champion, you know what happens,
and SO thought it best not to come. !"
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03
OBSERVE MOTHERS DAY MAY IA
Every Woodman in Country is Asked to
Wear White Carnation.

The Modern Woodmen society has
begun its annual campaign in favor
of active observance of Mothers day
throughout NJ. w. A. jurisdiction
This year Mothers day falls on Sun
DAY, May IA, and the current issue of
the official organ of the society,
Modern Woodman, prints the follow
ing:
con Mother day every Woodman
is asked to wear a white flower in
honor Of his mother. If she lives in
his home, ne is asked to give her
bouquet Of white carnations, or. if she
is residing nearby. to visit her; if she
resides too far away for personal
visit, write her letter; if she is.
dead, place a wreath of white flowers
on her grave but. whether living or
dead, all are asked to wear white
flower on Sunday, May. II.
The woodmen are aked to have the
members in the local camps join in
public observance Of the day. In many
localities, the Woodmen are numerous
enough alone to furnish talent for an
open meeting at then camp hall, or
in the opera house. and appropriately
observe the day. When this is done,
it is suggested that the meeting be
held in the afternoon, or at such hour
as not to interfere with the regular
services in the churches.
In some communities, the pastors Of
all the churches will be pleased. if
requested by a committee Of Wood
men, to join in holding a union SER
vice in the evening when the program
can consist of short addresses on
Mother, with recitations Of
Mothers day poems, and songs by
the young people. In other COM
munities will be found pastors who,
if requested. will gladly arrange to
make the morning service Mothers
day" observance. Then, in other
communities where meeting cannot
be arranged through any of these
means. prominent Woodman speaker
can be secured and union meeting
of all the camps held. At all Mothers S
day meetings the floral decorations
should be carnations, and ali who
attend should BIZ invited TO wear
white carnation.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03
The Search For the Promised Land.

1t is most natural to feel that the
promised land is just beyond and
not at hand asserted a writer in last
weeks Platteville Journal and as
striking instance of truth of the as
sertion cited the following: Last
week young man made his way to
the Journal Office. During the course
of conversation we learned his home
was in Florida and that he had just
come from there. We naturally felt
and showed surprise, as recently there
has been here so much talk and ad-
vertising of the SO called ''earth's
garden spot, and asked him why he
had come to Wisconsin. He replied,
Down in our country, Wisconsin is
advertised as the greatest country in
the world, with best and accordingly
cheapest lands, with plenty of employ
ment for all, and, as many people
there were moving to Wisconsin.
too. got the fever, and here am"
He continued in his conversation and
told US his surprise was marked on ar
irving in this state to see it flooded
with Florida advertising.
So it is-people are leaving Wis
consin for Florida, Texas, California.
Montana and the Dakotas. seeking
homes and farm lands, while our state
offers to others advantages as great or
greater to those in these same states
Wisconsin has good land, abundant
natural moisture and rainfall and at
prices that are right So is our state
advertised in other localities, as other
states are talked of here.
Now We are not saying that all we
read of the states mentioned is not
true, we are merely noting the bent of
human nature to always reach beyond
for the ''good things =
There is no place like home,'' but
we never know that until we have
left it and just make this suggestion
TO one who is planning to leave good
OAo w 4SCOuSAu' again WO say ~
is the promised land that is just be-
yond," and when he has reached an
other the promised land" will be
just beyond that.
Thousands turned out at Superior,
this state, last Thursday to welcome a
special. consi sting of Pullman and
emigrant cars from the west, contain
ing ten families, farming implements,
horses, cattle, pigs. chickens and
household articles, coming in from
Broken Bow. Neb. and it is the van
guard of back to the east" move
ment, started by former farmers from
the, middle west, who have settled in
the west.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03
Muscoda Boys Build Aeroplane.

Two Muscoda boys are the first
aviators in Grant county. They have
constructed an aeroplane which upon
recent test made several encouraging
attempts at flight. The boys gave
out the following description of the
machine for publication in the Mus
coda Democrat:
THE name Of it is the glider"
or double decked aeroplane." with
out motor but is to be flown off some
high place such as building or cliff.
The two planes are each twenty feet
long and four feet wide. It has a
stationary vertical and horizontal
rudder feet and 8 feeE respectively.
The aeropIane is operated by throwing
the weight of the body backward to
make it rise higher and forward to
make it lower. The operator rides
by hanging on his elbows in the
center Of the acceptance The weight
of it is forty seven pounds. 1t Is
we'll braced with wire. It has twenty
one ribs on the upper plane and twenty
on the lower. This aeroplane was
built by Herbert Zindel and Orren
Luvell to whom it has caused much
labor and expense.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03
Century Old Building to be Raced

One of the Oldest land marks in
Prairie du Chen is to be torn down to
give way to a modern structure.
It is stone building constructed by
John Jacob Aston one hundred six
years ago at the time he founded the
famous American fur company.
It's dimensions are 90 by 62 feet
and it is two and one half stories in
height. The walls are two feet thick
which gives an idea of how the early
fur companies built for permanence.
It is to regretted that this historic
building has to be RACED but the march
of modern progress cannot be disre-
garded even in a small city.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03
Washington

Representative Reilly of Con-
necticut has introduced bill
in the house of representatives pro
viding an eight-hour work day for
mail carriers and clerks in first and
second class postofices.
By a strict party vote Of 178 to SO,
the house of representatives passed
the representation reapportionment
bill increasing the house membership
from 391 to 433.
Victor Berger of Milwaukee, the
Socialist member of congress, in a
resolution introduced in the house of
representative not only proposes to
abolish the senate, but aims to strike
from the hand Of the president the
veto power and take from the courts
authority to invalidate legislation en-
acted by the house.
On account of i'll health Senator
Frye Of Maine rendered to the vice
president his resignation as president
pro tempore Of the senate. The SEN
ator is confined to his apartment and
his friends, because of his advanced
age, are apprehensive.
Representative John H. Small Of
North Carolina has introduced in the
house at Washington a bill prohibiting
the use of the common drinking cup
in public places at the capital and
urged the enforcement of similar
legislation in all other parts of the
country.
In opening the debate on the farm
ers' free list bill in the house of repre-
sentative, Representative Underwood
of Alabama outlined the position which
the Democrats will assume in revising
the tariff. He committed his party to a
straight cut tariff for revenue policy
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03
Sd ANNUAL CONTEST
FOR GRANT COUNTY
To be Held in Lancaster Next
Friday, May Fifth.
Contests in Spelling, Writing and Arith-
metic-Winner in Spelling Elgi-
BILE to State Contest.

The third annual county contest in
arithmetic, spelling and penmanship
will be held in the assembly room of
Lancaster high school next Friday
afternoon. The township representa-
tives were chosen last Friday which
was designated as Township Day. ;"
The results of the township cannot be
given at this time but reports received
indicate that they were generally
successful
To the winner Of the spelling event
Of the county contest the additional
honor will be extended of competing
in a state spelling contest to be held
at Madison. The state champion will
be sent to San Francisco where the,
National Contest will be held next,
July.
These rural school contests in the
elementary branches have been inau-
gurated in fully half the counties of
the state since Supt. Brockert held thea
first one in Grant county three years
ago.
T A picnic dinner at noon was al
pleasant feature of Township Day ina
a mum Der Of cases. In the morning az
program of rhetoricals was presented
and in the afternoon the different con-
tests were held.
The best three spoilers, three best
mathematicians and the two best
writer's in each town will come to-
Lancaster Friday to compete for the
handsome prizes offered. Pupils who
were unable to attend the township
contests will be admitted to the
county event.
A little change broadening the con.
test in arithmetic has been made this
year. 1t will include the branches of
Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication
and Division.
The prizes in arithmetic and
spelling grade from first place. eight
dollars, to eighth, one dollar, and ina
spelling 1rom seven dollars first prize,
to one dollar. seventh prize. Be-
sides the above, pennants will go to-
the winning schools.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03
Resolutions of Respect.

Whereas The Supreme Ruler in his
infinite wisdom has seen fit to remove
from our midst our Brother Beaver,
VIM. L. Bennett, therefore be it, Re-
solved
That we as a United Colony extend
to the be1eaved wife and family our
consolation and sympathy in this their
hour Of affliction and sorrow.
Resolved, hat we humbly submit
to the divine will of Him who doeth
all things we'll.
Resolved that our charter be draped
in mourning for period Of thirty
days A copy of these resolutions be
sent to the bereaVed family one to the
official paper also to the local papers
and that they be spread upon the.
minutes of our colony.
Lancaster colony No 302 Beavers
Reserve Fund Fraternity.
Frank Ward,
William E. Daley,
Mary r. 3rackett.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03

B. D. S. had the pleasure Of meet
ing with the Beetown Ladies' Aid
Society on Thursday of last week.
The society is of recent organization
meets twice a month and in attendance
and interested work already rehects
great credit on the promoters. AT the
meeting mentioned the question Of
combining with the society cemetery
association under the name Of the Bee
town Ladies Aid Society and Gene
terry Association was presented and
discussed, all members present bein g
in ravor Of the same However deci
sion was left until next meeting
which is to be at the home of Mrs.
Ruby Chapman, May 18th. All mem.
bers, especially the officers, and alI
ladies interested in the sleeping place
of the dead at Beetown are urgently
requested to be present. Mrs. Smith
(B. d. S. positively refuses to retain
further charge of the cemetery bus1-
ness. And there are accounts and
money to be relinquished, and no
better way can be devised to care for
the burial lots of our dead than the
forming of society as is being done
ev erywhere. Please, friends, show
your loyalty and interest by a big at
tendance at Mrs Chapman 8.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1911-05-03
Pastor to take Trip Abroad.

A dispatch from Beloit to the Mil
waukee Sentinel Monday contained
the following information concerIng a
former we'll known and popular rector
of Emmanuel Episcopal church of this
city: "The Rev. E. ). Evans, rector
of the st. Paul's Episcopal church,
has just received a gift of tour of
Europe from former congregation.
He declines to state where the generous
congregation is located. He will
leave on May 26, going first to Wales,
his birthplace. and later to England
and continental Europe.