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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-02-24
Will Kids Ever LearnP


A boy named Proctor had his leg
broken on Tuesday while attempting to
steal ride on wagon, his leg being
caught In one of the wheels. The
driver, o. B. Smith, promptly stopped
the team when he learned of the boys
predicament, else the accident may have
proven much more serious, as the lad
was in very dangerous position when
rescued. Young Proctor was imme
diately taken to doctor and his leg
dressed. He will have ample time to
ponder over the foolishness of the prac-
tice of boys in catching on behind"
vehicles ere he will again be of assist
ance to his mother. A teamster or
driver would be doing an act of charity
and public good if he would take his
whip and thoroughly dust the pants of
the next kid who attempts to steal ride
behind his wagon; and the police justice
hereby promises that no fine or costs will
be imposed on the man either-provid
ing he does good iob.-Belle Fourche
Post.
The CHRONICLE calls attention to the
above incident from the fact that there
are parents in Custer who should give
more heed as to where their children
are and what they are doing,
when out Of sight of the parental roof
Some parents in this city are liable to
have child brought home come day
MANNED for life, if not corpse, if they
do not stop their kids from running
along the station platform by side of cars
when trains are in motion. Better take
warning from the above and apply a
stout leather strap to their backs before
something more serious happens.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-02-24

This item from the Pierre Capital
Journal may perhaps prove of interest
to members of the Order of Owls in this
city: Complaint has been made to the
Attorney Generals department, in re-
gard to the "Order of Owls" at Belle
Fourche. The complaint was accompa-
MED by copy of the bylaws of the
Order, and one of their coupon books to
pay for refreshments" After examin-
ing these the State Law Department
holds that the Order at Belle Fourche ia
acting in violation of the liquor laws OF
the State, and the steward or man in
charge is liable to prosecution on com.
plant under such law, as the evident
intent of the Order is that of supplying
its members with liquor.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-02-24
AN EnrHus1AsrIC MEETING.

A goodly number of citizens gathered
at the Athletic hall Tuesday evening fol
the purpose of forming q business or.
ganization. By request Robt. McAdam
called the meeting to order.
On motion of s. E. Ainslie temper.
ary organization was effected by choos.
ing Robt. McAdam chairman, T. w.
Delicate secretary.
Upon motion, the Chairman appoint.
ed committee of three to act with the
Chairman and Secretary to draft set oil
Rules and Regulations for Club to be
adopted or rejected at the next meeting.
Committee: J. w. Sweeny, F. j. Par
ker and NJ. A. Willis. Meeting adjourn
ed to meet next Monday evening in
Athletic ball, at s o'clock.
That the shadows of the past may not
dim the luster of the future, We will
cousign the term Commercial Club" to
oblivion in treating this subject. For
the purport of this article we will use
the term Public improvement League of
Custer, until a more suitable name may
be chosen. The meeting held Tuesday
evening was a very enthusiastic one.
After hearing report of Messrs. Willis
and Sweeny of the Good Roads meeting
at Rapid City, it was the concensus of
opinion that an organization as planned
was needed. The first important object
is in choosing name for the organiza-
ton. Some may say "What's in a
Name2" There is great deal in con-
sidering the scope and intent of this or
ganization. While the CHRONICLE favors
the word 'League," some of our citizens
seem to favor "Custsr Business Club" as
being the mast expressive in the fewest
words. Whatever name adopted we
must all pull together if we wish to ac-
complish the desired objects, for it is an
undisputed fact that harmony is the
strength of all institutions.
As the CHRONICLE understands the
proposition it is not alone to promote
the commercial interests of the town,
but for the general welfare of the entire
community, therefore 1t behooves the
miner, mechanic and wage-earner, as
we'll as the merchant, to attend the
meeting next Monday night and voice
their sentiments.
The meeting will be held in Athletic
hall, but for good reasons the committee
have changed the date from Tuesday to
Monday evening. So remember the
meeting will be Monday evening, Feb.
26th, 1912.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-02-24
Delightful Social Events.

Some of the most delightful social
events of the winter have been held in
the two past weeks at the home of Mrs.
I. V. Garlock.
Four times have her spacious and
beautiful rooms been filed by appre-
ciative guests, enjoying to the utmost
the opportunities for social intercourse
the music, furnished by various ladies,
assisted by MissLucile; also the delic-
ious refreshments served by their host
ess, assisted by Miss Lucille Garlock and
Miss Hazel Kirk.
The latest festivity was the entertain.
ment of the Coming Club" of Four
Mile, at dinner Tuesday, the 2lst.
The Four Mile ladies', with those ol
Custer, are enthusiastic in their appre'
citation of Mrs. Garlock's merits as q
most gracious hostess.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-02-24
Elk in the Black Hills.

The Burlington stock pens south from
town were visited by more people Sat-
urday afternoon and Sunday than at
any other period since they we're erect
ed. The cause was the arrival Saturday
noon of car load of young elk from
Idaho, consigned to Supervisor Knowles
of the Sundance National Forest. The
animals are all youngsters, one and two
years old, and have been brought to the
Black Hills forest for protection. There
were twenty of the animals, and they
will be cared for and fed until conditions
are right for their release in the noun
famous country. While this beautiful
valley was no doubt a grand feeding
ground for elk many years ago, this is
the first bunch of those animals that have
been seen here since the advent of " hite
men. The stock pens were surrounded
all day by curious throng of men,
women and children, but the animals
appear quite docile and apparently were
not annoyed in the least by the atten-
tions of the visitors. s.-Spearfsh Mail.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-02-24
BUaTOWN BUGLES.
BY Gypsy.

BY Gypsy.
BUGTowN, Feb. 10th, 1912.
Mrs. B. o. Ilsley visited at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. ID. Vestal, Friday
last.
Henry Peterson and Nels Holberg are
cutting ties and cordwood for William
Rosenbaum.
Mrs. F. C. MacDuffee, Mrs. +. Roetzel
and little daughter, visited with Mrs. B.
O. Ilsley Tuesday, the 18th.
Harold Green, who has been working
in the northern Hills for the past three
months, returned home last week. He
expects to return to his work in a few
days. Everyone around here is glad to
see Colonel"
Mr.. and Mrs. j. ]. Cronen and baby
girl came down on the Saturday even
ing's train. Mr.. Cronen returned to
Pactola Monday morning, and Mrs.
Cronen will visit few weeks with her
mother, Mrs. L. 7. Green.
Everything seems to indicate that
Winter is passing away,
Spring time is drawing near,
And we are going to put in crops again,
Be seed oats ever SO dear.
Yes, we have decided to
Try our luck once more,
And then 1T doesn't rain
Well pull for some other shore
And start all over again.
But supposing it doesn't rain there2
Why, we'll come back to the dear old
Hills
And never, never more roam,
For We believe after all it's the very
best place
To sing our "Home Sweet Home"
Albert Roy, the fifteen year old son oi
Mrs. NJ. j. Kelly, met with a very seri
Gus accident February 18th. He was on
load of baled hay when two of the
bales falling on the horses frightened
them and they started to run throwing
Albert under their heels, and he nc
doubt, owes bis life to bis great presence
of mind, grabbing hold of one of the
horses tails, thereby drawing himself
from under the front wheels. One o.
the back wheels passed over him, break
ing his collar bone and bruising him uE
generally. DR.. Long came out from
Custer and fixed him up as comfortably
as possible. Later reports are that ht
is getting along nicely. Albert, who a
all times is brave, manly little fellow
bore his sufferings with scarcely mur
mur
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-02-24
ALFALFA CULTURE
In the Vicinity of Harney National
Forest Where Seed May be
Procured.

CUSTER, 8. D., February 2, 1912.
DISTRICT FORESTER,
Denver, Colorado.
DEAR Sir I'm reply to your letter oil
January 10th:
The matter of Alfalfa culture In the
vicinity of the Harney National Forest
has been looked into by the Bureau oi
Plant Industry. In the vicinity in ques-
tion it is the opinion of the Alfalfa ex.
perts that ordinary Alfalfa will probably
be found as satisfactory as the Grimm or
other exceptionally hard strains. Mon
tana-grown seed or some other northern
grown seed should prove satisfactory in
that part of South Dakota. Such seed
could probably be obtained from the
Dakota Improved Seed company, Nit
chell, South Dakota; Northrup, King &
company, Minneapolis, Minnesota; or
the Iowa Seed company, Des Moines,
Iowa, If the ranchers have any difficulty
in obtaining it from seedsmen nearer at
hand.
Seed of the Grimm and other excep-
tionally hard strains is very expensive
at this time, owing to the insufficiency
OF the supply to meet present demands
in localities where ordinary Alfalfa is
not sufficiently hardy. In accordance
with your request the Bureau of Plant
Industry was asked to furnish fifteen
copies of Farmers Bulletin 339 for plac.
ing with the parties Supervisor lines has
in mind. These copies should reach
you within the next few days. In view
OF the fact that 1t is quite likely that
special questions will arise in connection
with the efforts of farmers in this section
to grow Alfalfa, 1t is suggested that you
furnish US with list of the names of
those persons 80 that the authorities on
this matter in the Bureau of Plant In
dustry may correspond with the parties
direct.
Very truly yours,
L. F. KNEIPP,
Assistant Forester,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-02-24
RESOLUTIONS.
CUSTER, S. D., Feb.

CUSTER, S. D., Feb. 6, 1912.
At its last regular meeting held on
Feb. 9th, 1912, Golden City Rebekah
Lodge, No. AZ, adopted the following
resolutions:
WHEREAS: In the Providence of the
Creator our Sister, Nellie Barnett, has
been taken from our midst, thus remov.
ing valued Sister, loving and devoted
wife and mother, and noble woman.
Therefore, be it
RESOLVED. That this Lodge expresses
its sense of irreparable loss, of individ-
ual bereavement, of community sorrow,
and Of family grief. And, be it further
RESOLVED. That we extend to the
sorrowing husband and daughter ouI
tenderest, most heartfelt sympathy
assuring them of our fraternal interest
and affection.
BY the committee.
JULIA ROGERS,
BLANCHE HETRIcK,
ANNA MAcDUFFEE.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-02-24
The Sound Sleep of Good Health

is not for those suffering from kidney
ailments and Irregularities. The prompt
use of Foley Kidney Pills will dispel
backachs and rheumatism, heal and
strengthen sore, weak and ailing kid
neys, restore normal action, and with it
health and strength. Mrs. nj. F. Spals-
bury, Sterling, Ill, says: 81 suffered
great pain in my back and kidneys,
could not sleep at night, and could not
raise my hands over my head. But two
bottles of Foley Kidney Pills cured me"
A. ]. Jones.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-02-24
THE BOOSTER.

The booster boosts,
You bet your lifel
His town comes first,
And then his wife.
He boosts and boosts,
With words of cheer
And words of praise
He starts things here.
The booster boosts,
He makes things growl
The workingman
Now has show;
The hammer sings
And business huns,
The booster boosts
And success comes.
The booster boosts,
List to his song
As on life's way
He sprints along!
His open hand,
His faith and smile
Add much to make
This world worth while.
Ida Cleora Ball, in Leslie's
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-04-05
FURs ARE MADE MoTH-PRooF
skin Is Removed by Freezing Process
and Hairs Made Quite unassail-
able by vernnin.

A European scientist has evolved a
plan whereby furs can be made abso.
lutely moth-proof 1t is only the skin
to which the fur is attached that at
tracts these creatures. The idea,
therefore. suggests itself to substitute
some other material not adapted as
food for vermin, in place of the nat
ural skin. and has been successfully
accomplished in the following man
ner: The fur is stretched upon a
wooden frame and Is then dipped, hair
side down. in fiat dish, the dish be-
ing filled with water and placed. with
the fur, in refrigerating room and
allowed to freeze. When the fur is
frozen to a solid block the skin is
sawed off with a circular saw. 1t can
be further utilized for the manufac-
ture Of leather. The surface of the
Ice block is allowed to melt down a
small distance SO as to bring out the
ends of the hairs, and then a number
of layers of rubber solution are ap-
piled. After this has set the ice
block is melted off. leaving the hair
firmly rooted in the rubber. The re-
suit perfectly resembles natural fur,
but differs from it In being quite un-
assailable by vermin.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-04-05
Letter Stamping Box.

letter stamping machine, which,
when coin or coins are dropped in
the slot, will automatically affix a
stamp in an envelope. The upper Sec
ton of the box has coin slot at the
top and in a lower corner, back of a
little window, roll of stamps. A
slot at one end admits the letter and
the window allows the. user to see
that the corner of the envelope is ex-
actly in front of the roll of stamps.
A coin is inserted and the plunger at
presses the end stamp against mois-
tener, and from there on to the enve-
lope, which is then withdrawn and
dropped into the lower compartment
for collection.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-04-05
- NOTES OF \ .
81 SCIENCE lee Ml
Y INVENTIONS

Tests of human bones show them to
be so per cent. stronger than hickory.
The United States spends every
year $11,50O,0 900 for education in art
alone.
An Italian university professor
claims to have found radium in ordi-
nary dew.
If blindfolded, 1t is said no man Ia
able to stand five minutes without
moving.
A method of planting eyelashes and
eyebrows has been developed by q
French surgeon.
In eastern Turkestan sheep are used
as common beasts of burden. They
are said to be excellent carriers.
Cold air contains more oxygen than
warm air, requires fewer respirations
and consumes less heart energy.
A patent has been granted for an
attachment to rocking chairs. which
operates fan to cool the occupant
A piano will be less affected by
dampness If set against an inside
wall of room than II against an out
side wall.
1t has been found that the eye Of a
fly is able to see an object no larger
than one ive-millionth Of an inch in
diameter.
Any attempt to turn the knob or
insert a key into lock that New
Yorker recently patented rings bur
glar alarm
Nearly thousand patents have
been issued in the United States for
devices to do away with the rubber
tires on automobiles and other We
hsoIoa
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-04-05
FISHING WITH A STEAM PUMP
Each Stroke of Piston Brought Up
Torrents Of Water In Which
Were Fish and Crawfish.

One of the most singular fishing de-
vices imaginable was discovered by
accident in France. Though extreme
ly simple, the system is revolutionary,
says the Scientific American
A pond on the farm of La Marie
quette, bordered by rocky shores, was
drained one year by the aid of a
steam pump. Each stroke of the pis-
ton drew up 25 gallons of water, and
the pond was emptied in a few hours,
and not only was the water drawn on,
but all the fishes also were transferred
to new element
This was a revolution. The owners
of ponds in the neighborhood followed
suit, and the proprietor of the pump
made speciality of this sort of work.
He "let" one of his pumps, modified
for the purpose. The peasants of the
region called it 1.-The fish pump" Each
stroke of the piston brought up tor
rents of water, in which were fish and
crawf1sh, together with mud and de-
bris
One pond of several acres was
cleared of fish at an expense of about
1920. The process was ingenious, but
as one cannot have his fish and eat
it, too, and as such rapid consumption
would have led to equally rapid ex-
termination, the authorities stopped
the practice.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-04-05

rHICAGO.-"Who is the loneliest
" person in Chicago?" asked traf-
fic policeman the other day, an officer
who sometimes looks at things from
novel standpoint. 1T is not the
crib tender, the bridge tender nor the
night Waterman. 1t is not the ele-
waited train operator in his secluded
cage. 1t is not the scrubwoman who
sweeps out the empty skyscraper be-
tween midnight and sunrise. 1t is not
the milkman nor the man who puts
the town to bed. All of these are
lonely, but none of them SO lonely as
the traffic copper
This desolate Robinson Crusoe ma
rooned in sea of traffic with thous-
ands brushing his elbows, with the
hoarse cries of coal wagon drivers and
the honk of automobile horns ever in
his ears, holds the palm as the lone
Hest man. Standing squarely in the
heart of the city's uproar, his solitude
is deeper than that of the hermit or
the aviator near the altitude mark"
Il could stand this Job better" con-
tinued the chaos dissipator at one of
the busy downtown intersections sew
eral days ago, waving back taxi with
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-04-05
OF CAIRO
Picturesque Vendors in Labyrinth
of Treasures.
Merchants of These Shops Are the
Most Patient in Old World
Temptation to Buy Sends Tour
ist Away Penniless.

Cairo, Egypt.-The bazaars OF Cairo
are network OF narrow lanes, turn
ing and crossing one another in so be-
wildering manner that the stranger
would lose his way in them inside of
five minutes walking. THE only re-
minder of our own world" writes an
English visitor in the Queen, is the
tourist. Even he (ard she) has a
native dragoman dressed in the beau
tiful silks of the country.
1T is amazing what Quantities OF
their ware these men of the bazaars
get into the small space at their dis.
posal. And they are SO keen on their
business. They bargain with such
zest.
There are booths of every sort and
description, from those where one
sees priceless silk carpets from Per
STA to those where are heaped the
merest trifies, and seated in the mid
die of each booth when not engaged
in bargaining or ingratiating himself
to possible buyers) sits the owner
murmuring the attributes of Allah to
his amber beads or smoking Gig
arctic in contemplative silence.
"One lovely part to wander in is
the brass bazaar. 1t seems one can
get everything conceivable in lovely
carved brass while some are beauti
fully inlaid with silver This is very
chic bazaar, and one is served with
coffee and Turkish delight.
I'm one part they make the queer
est things-scenes done in rough ap
plique work on coarse stuff. There
they sit tailorwise on the floor of their
stalls, stitching away with the great
est diligence, and when any one stops
to look, lauding up their wares to the
skies. They are very good natured
in the way they will show their wares
even though you tell them you have
no intention of buying. OF course
they do 1t in the hope that you may
be tempted to buy something, but
they are certainly patient. 1t is OF
course one of their famous charac-
teristics in business-enormou pa
thence.
Then there are the stalls of little
trifies, quaint and charming and most
fascinating, though of little value
There is tiny model of mummy
case about half an inch long, which
in spite of its smallness opens and
behold! inside a funny little doll, sup
posed to be model of mummy
And here is Moses in the bulrushes
and the lotus flower on every con
ceivable thing-hatpins, brooches
charms and so on.
The precious stone stall, with its
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-04-05
Negroes Lost Her Chinese Bridegroo,

VANCOUVER, Wash.-A comic
v tragedy in which a Chinaman of
Portland and young negro woman,
attired in an old rose colored suit,
topped off with red hat, were actors
was staged on the lawn of the county
courthouse, with the employees of the
building and callers as the audience,
when vain attempt was made to OBJ
tain marriage license. The super
was another negro, at least six feet
tall, who was to have been the wit
ness had the Chinaman not fed from
behind an evergreen tree, where he
was left by the young woman in old
rose.
The Chinaman, about forty years
old and Well dressed, wearing no
queue, but American clothes, ap-
peared at the courthouse at an early
hour, accompanied by the young ne
gress, who he said was twenty-four
years old. She was logged out for
the happy occasion with huge bow
of black ribbon to hold the front edges
of the coat together, an immense red
hat and a tremendous smile upon her
face.
Finding the auditors office all right,
the Chinaman asked his all-important
question, "Catchem license?" He was
told that witness was necessary be-
fore the paper would be issued. Turn
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-04-05
Smugglers Tried to Beat Uncle Sam

Anew ORLEANS.-One of the "odd-
IN est" cases that have puzzled the
local customs department happened a
few days ago, and, as III the great
percentage of cases, the land agents
of Uncle SAM guessed right and saved
the old gentleman few dollars in adj
sdition to knowing that they had saved
him from being "bunkoed."
Under the parcels post and the GUS
toms regulations. provision is made
for certain class of samples" which
may be sent into this country Al
though strict restrictions are drawn,
there are many foreigners who try
every year TO use this little loophole
as one through which to send goods
without paying duty Knowing this,
all samples are subjected to close
scrutiny by the government agents.
It seems that gentleman In Asia
Minor. In the City of Smyrna. sought
information from friends in New Or
leans with whom he desired to do
small business, learned of the loop
hole. and conceived the idea he could
put one over" the sharp-eyed agents.
He sent twenty-four odd" slippers,
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-04-05

of choice morocco leather, to hza.
friends here. OF course, they vera
samples" The agents looked as
them carefully, saw the fine workmzx-
ship and valued them accordingly
Then they calmly put the slippers
on shelf and waited-and smile6
And in three weeks there came SER
ond package of samples" to the same
party. They pulled bundle one frunn
the shelf, and found that the two buzz
dies made twenty-four pairs of fna
slippers, all matched The astonished
recipient finally secured them by pay
Ing the duty, about one-half their
value.
And the custom house men put M
down as an odd case and waited foz
the next sharp foreigner.