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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15
Volcano Eruption in Alaska.

Kodiak, Alaska, June 1l.-For many
days ashes have been falling all over the
Peninsula, and the glare from the vol
cano can be seen from the city. Kodiak
and Woody Island have been buried
under foot of volcano ash.
Seward, Alaska, June IA cannery
tender from the shore of Kodiak Island,
brought word today that the people
there are safe but it is thought that
seven fishing villages with total popu-
lation of 200 on the Alaska Peninsula in
the immediate vicinity of Katmai, were
destroyed by the eruption late Thurs
day. The volcano has resumed nor
NAL state and the atmosphere is clear
ing 30 that the boats will be able to get
into the stricken district with relief.
Juneau, Alaska, June 11.-Governor
Clark received today the following dis
patch: "Kodiak Island is covered with
IL inches of ashes. Conditions here are
terrible. The people were taken aboard
the revenue cutter Manning, which is
leaving for other stations to obtain food.
In some parts of the Island the ashes
are 20 feet deep. Vegetation and ami
NAL life is killed. The wireless station
at Kodiak was destroyed"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15
Coinage of Gold &C Denver Mint.

Coinage of gold is to be resumed at
the Denver mint early in the fall to meet
the demand for new money.
This will be done despite the fact that
the proportion of bullion which the
Treasury department is authorized to
hold in its vaults for the issuance of
Treasury notes thereon has not been
reached.
1t is announced from Washington that
the demand for gold coins has increased
in late months and that unless more
gold is coined there will be slight mar
gin of reserve unequal to any possible
emergency. Directorof the Mint Rob-
erts believes thatthe Government should
always be ready to meet panic condi-
tions with exchange Of gold coin for gold
bullion. u
There has been some coinage of gold
at the San Francisco and Philadelphia
mints in recent months, but none at the
Denver mint.
The stock of gold in the reserve and
trust funds of the Government is about
81, 1874, 600, 600 in coin and bullion. Only
$20l 900, 600 Of this is in bullion, al
though, according to law passed by
Congress last year, one-third of the en-
tire amount, or nearly 1896, ,0OO, 900, may
be held in bullion.-Denver Colorado,
Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15
Figures on the State.

Pierre, June 1l.-With FIVE counties
yet out, totals here up to last evening
on contested republican state place.
are:
Byrne 36,752, Egan 27,973, Gull 6, ,33l.
Abel 34,670, Van Osdel 24,9O7.
Hepperle lS,o57, Glasner 1929, Pay
l4,84S.
Ewert 32,937, Pinckney 27,279.
Corson 25,54l, Policy "a, lO4, Haney
q, ,256, Gates 80, 543.
The same counties give Sterling a.,
9S3, Gamble 23,2O7. With the purport
ed official vote of Butte and Dewey or
Senator, Sterling has 25,2s5, Gamble
4,l0l. This leaves the vote of Butte
Harding and Bennett yet out.
The closest contest appears to be or
the democratic electors, with nine coun.
ties out, in which Wilson leads by los
majority over the delegation headed b,
Andrew Lee. The Champ Clark" dele
CATION gets nearly 5000 votes. Both
the Wilson and Clark forces are claim.
ing the State.
With all the counties in except Hard
ing and Bennett, on Senator, the figures
are: Sterling 25,694, Gamble "a, 453
and the votes of these counties are no
likely to cut the Sterling lead much un
der thousand.
Private kilograms on counties yet ou
give the secretaryship to Hepperle BY
about 700.
No further figures are coming on thu
democratic delegation, but figures ar,
probably going to Dick Lyons at Yer
million, who issues the credentials t.
the delegates. There will be no oficia
count until after the republican natioua
convention.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15

Frank NJ. Byrne, the republican nom-
inee for Governor, has great reason to
feel proud of the endorsement he re.
ceived at the hands of the republican
voters of the State. Factional lines were
almost entirely wiped out, except in q
few counties in the State, and Mr..
Byrne's plurality will reach the $4,000
mark. In addition, he has clean ma
jority over both competitors. The com
pleteness Of the disappearance of faction
alism was we'll illustrated by the vote in
this County where out of close to 5000
republican votes, Judge Gull received
but ll5. The Argus-Leader declared
that the stalwarts of Minnehaha county
were going to vote for Byrne. The re-
turns show the accuracy of that declara-
tion.-Argus-Leader.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15

The management Of large railroad,
in its New Year reformations for cutting
down expenses, has adopted an odd
feature. 1t has ordered removed from
its several hundred Offices the mechan
ical pencil shsrpeners used by the
clerks to keep their pencils in needle
point condition. The statistician for the
road found that these machines which
were a temptation to clerks and stenog-
raphers every time they passed them, to
put new point on their pencils, used
up $4,000 extra inches of pencils each
year unnecessarily. This huge waste of
over five miles of lead pencils, has thus
been stopped, which, according to the
roads estimate, will result in saving
of about $1,000 year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15
Cost of LIVING in 1850.

Here is a copy of an old price list of
articles on sale in New York City in
1889. The high cost of living today
makes some of these articles seem won-
drously cheap; while others would be
dear, even now. Compare the whole
table with present prices and note the
odd differences:
Superfne -four, $3.50 per barrel.
Common -four, S. per barrel.
Muscovado sugar. ct to 50 cents a
pound.
Loaf sugar, Is cents pound.
Butter, to 8 cents pound.
Lard, s cents a pound.
Coffee, % cents pound.
Chocolate, 13 cents pound.
Hyson tea, $3.50 pound.
Segun tea, 70 cents a pound.
Bohea tea, 80 cents a pound.
Windward Island rum, so cents gal
lon.
Country rum, 32 cents gallon.
Ham, cents pound.
Beef, 31a cents pound.
Carolina tobacco, 81 to S cents &
pound.
Virginia tobacco, 4 to 5 cents pound
Two-pound loaf wheat bread, 6 cents.
Rye loaf Zone pound eight ounces),
cents.
Mems boots, So.
Womsn's shoes, $l.50.
Beaver hat, IS.
Black satin brseches and striped sill
vests, $3 each.
Cloth for suits, $4.75 yard.
Tavern break fast, 25 cents; dinner, 8
cents; supper, 25 cents.
A single bed in tavern cost % cents
q double bed 81 cents.
Roast chicken at taverns were "a cent
each.
Champagne, $l.25 bottle; Madeir
and claret, 81; port and sherry, rs cents
New York Evening World.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15
LEGISLATIVE MEMBERS
Will Have Ten Senators out Of Forty
Five and Give Ten Representa-
tives in Lower House.

The preponderance of legislative men,
bership between the east and west river
portions of the State has always been 90
heavy in favor of the eastern part that
the west could not make any great show.
ing if they should at any time attempt to
push any measure not to the liking OF
the eastern members. Not that such a
test has often come up, but the force OF
numbers existed from the beginning of
statehood, and yet exists, although the
west made decided gain through the
apportionment act of the last session,
and will no doubt make even q greater
gain through the next apportionment,
which cannot come until the session Of
1917.
The changes in the Senate must come
by cutting out eastern members, as the
Senate has from the beginning of state
hood, been up to the full constitutional
limitation of forty-fve. While the
House had room for expansion within
the constitutional Limitation, the law
makers did not see that such course was
required, and while the western part of
the State gained in that body, 1t was
also by reductions east of the river. Up
to the last session the west river country
had representation of twenty of the
l49 members of both houses, while the
re-apportionment gives them thirty
three out of the 147 membership, as it
will be for the next six years. Up to
the last apportionment the section west
of the river secured seven out of the
forty-6ve senators.
Under the present apportionment
they will get ten out of that number, a
net gain of three; and their gain in the
House will be ten members, or twenty.
four out of l02, instead of fourteen out
of l04. The apportionment act of the
last session calls for q House member
ship of l03 in the first paragraph of the
act, but by amendments this was reduc-
ed one, but the first paragraph was not
changed to meet this amendment.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15
BREAKING UP THE FACTIONS.

1t must be made very clear to those
who have watched the progress of the
anti-primary contest, and who have
studied the returns that the day of the
old stalwart-insurgent factional fight in
South Dakota is ever. In no respect
was there factional alignment in single
contest The staiwarts in many coun-
ties voted almost solidly for Frank M.
Byrns for Governor. This was 80 true
in Minnehaha county that a prominent
progressive leader wired Mr.. Byrne that
he owed his victory in this county to
the stalwarts. The Argus-Leader is
something of q stalwart newspaper but
it gave MIR. Byrns its hearty support
and had the satisfaction of seeing the
stalwart vote in this section line up
back of him. The Sutherland Basford
combination at Pierre undertook to draw
the old factional line against E. L. Abel
for Lieutenant Governor, and in bad
faith urged all progressive voters to cast
their ballots against him. Agreat many
|progressives refused to do this and Mr..
Abel appears to have won an easy vic
tory, and will be the next Lieutenant
Governor of the State. There was no
fight on the progressive Attorney Gem
eral, nor on the stalwart Auditor. On
other contests the alignment was largely
personal. In this county the stalwarts
and progressives united on their legis-
lative ticket and nominated all but one
House member and one Senator. In
other counties similar action was taken.
Stalwarts and progressivss worked side
by side, they forgot the old scores, and
it is not going to be possible to revive
the old factional spirit which for the
past eight years has rent the party in
twain.
If elected in November, of which there
can not be much doubt, Mr.. Byrne as
Governor will have better opportunity
to promote this feeling of good fellow
ship than has come to any republican
since the fight started. Governor Yes
sey had intended to work toward this
end, but the factional fight was continu-
ed against him and he could not be
blamed for looking to those who had
supported him, and to whom he owed
his nomination, for guidance and advice.
With Governor Byrne, the case will be
quite different and unless we are greatly
mistaken, the new Governor will in the
next two years be able to do wonder
ful work in reuniting the party in this
State.-Argus-Leader.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15

An interesting case has been decided
in the Supreme Court of Ohio. An i'm
poster representing himself as owning
piece of land, made sale of the land to
another party, the other party introduc-
ing him to the bank and the bank clear
ing the transaction. After it was dis
covered that the man was an imposter,
suit was brought against the bank for
payment of the check in question, but
the court held that in as much as the
party making the deal was the introduc-
er to the bank of the imposter, that the
bank was not liable. The court applied
the rule that where one or two innocent
parties must suffer by the fraud of a
third, he who first trusted third per-
son and placed in his hands a means
which enabled him to commit the wrong,
must bear the loss.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15

The three year Homesl cad bill is a
great victory for Western Senators and
Members of Congress who have fought
tooth and nail for it's passage. Western
members are insistent that the Depart
ment of the Interior must give more
substantial acknowledgment of the in
herent rights of homesteaders. 1t is
pointed out that homesteaders in many
places are being subjected to great hard
ships through needless delays In issuing
patents, and by reason of expensive
contests worked up by the agents of the
Land Office. Members Martin aud
Burke and Senator Gamble worked hard
for the passage of the law.-Lead Call.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15
A W0NDR0US COUNTRY.
A Favored Spot Where One Can Gel
Close to Nature.

Thousands of citizens in South Dakota
have no conception of the beautiful and
wondrous country known as. the Black
Hills. To know and appreciate this
country it is necessary to travel through
it. not only to study the freaks and won
ders OF nature, but become allied with
and known of the people and live
among the rugged and gulley laden val
leys of that district. recently made q
trip through that country and it was a
great revelation to me. had been in
that part of the Stste before, but my trip
was so hurried and limited that did
not get full conception Of the won
drous beauty of the country itself and
the general hospitality Of its people.
There are thousands of our people in
this State who are going abroad every
year travelling for beauty and scenery,
who know nothing of the wonderful
scenery and beauty of the western part
of our own State There is something
strangely fascinating and friendly about
these hills which rise on either side of
one and bear on their brows the gnarled
and knotted oak or the evergreen cast
ing its shadow of dark the year round
and adding strange fascination and
beauty to the eye of the beholder. The
snow in leaving these hills and in the
canyons and gulleys stretches before the
eye as white sheet in strange contrast
with the black background of the trees
and to the one unfamiliar with such
contrast creates feeling of strange sx-
element. We are accustomed to see
green only when the sun is hot and
when we may 60 clad in holiday attire
but to see the green tree, having at its
foot the snow bank, is indeed sight
worth beholding.
The people making up the citizenship
of the Black Hills are men of familiar
worth and character. They are the men,
or the representatives of the men, who
went out there years ago to build homes
and seek success and fortune among the
red men in what was then known to be
the wild part of the whole country.
Brave courageous fellows they we're who
had the nerve to seek to hew their for.
tune in this strange surrounding. The
fascination of this country seized upon
these early pioneers and most of them
remain there to walk today with crutch
and cane to enjoy their full manhood or
to rest beneath the dust of the hills
whose strange attractions for them
caused them to make their home in
that part of the country. The people
are courageous, energetic and friendly.
They have a hospitality bordering on
the famous hospitality of the Southern
people which makes every man and
woman feel at home within the gates of
the city.
Personally I have had it in my heart
that if ever should move from Sioux
Falls, a possibility cannot at this time
conceive, believe that l would strike
for that favored spot where one can get
80 close to nature and hear the voice of
God in the waters and behold His mys-
terious works in the hills and rocks and
formations which lie west Of the slow
flowing Chsyenne.-Egan's Paper.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15

Travelling men will be interested in
the fact that the new rule relative to
the size of baggage will come into effect
on the roads in this State on the first OF
July. These regulations, adopted some
months ago, considerably reduced the
size of sample trunks which the roads
will carry and trunks that are above size
will be charged excess baggage at the
rate of 10 pounds for every inch exceed
ing the measurements. The new rule
also effects theater companies. Scenery
shipped from place to place of unusual
size will be required to be shipped in
special cars and the managers of troupei
will be required to attend to the loading
and unloading, taking the responsibility
off from the employees Of the company. =
Lincoln (Neb. Trade Review.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15

In the six Black Hills counties Of the
Hills, namely, Butte, Custer, Fall River,
Lawrence, Meade and Pennington, SEN
ator Gamble received plurality of l7l3
votes. In one county only did Sterling
get better vote than Gamble and that
was in Pennington, where Sterling's
plurality was "a. The Black Hills stood
by Gamble, Lead Call.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15
Religious Denominations of the W orid.

Religious Denominations OF the w orid.
The following are the statistics of the
English speaking religious denomina-
tions of the world:
Episcopslians, 29,2O0,00O.
Msthodists, 18,650,000.
Catholics, 15,500,000;
Presby terians, l2,250,O00.
Baptists, 9,230,000.
Congregationalists, 6,l50,000.
The following are the statistics Of all
followers:
Catholic. 230,s66,533.
Protestant l4S,237,s25.
Orthodox Greek, 98,0l6,000.
Church of Abyssina, 5000, 900.
Armenian Church, l,690,000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15
A Card.

This is to certify that Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound does not contain any
opiates, any habit forming drugs, or any
Ingredients that could possibly harm Its
users. On the contrary, it's great healing
and soothing qualities make 1t a real
remedy for coughs. colds and irritations
of the throat, chest and lungs. The gen.
uine is in a yellow package. Ask for
Foley's Honey and Tar and accept no
substitute. A. j. Jones.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15

President Taft on Thursday, June 9th,
1912, signed the three year Homestead
bill permitting entrymen on public
lands to prove up on claims in three in
stead of five years, allowing Eve months
absence from claim in each year and
reducing acreage to be cultivated on
large claims from 80 to 40. The bill
was published in the CHRONICLE issue
of A Dril 9Th
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15

An order for approximately $4,000, 900
worth of equipment has been placed by
the Hartman lines. The order includes
$500 box cars, 5000 gondola cars for
hauling ore, coal and similar products; !;
1000 refrigerator cars, l75 passenger cars
and $50 locomotives. Evidently they
anticipate big revival in business next
year and are getting ready for it.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15

Distinct earth shocks were felt at Au-
gusta, Ga at Columbia, s. c., and at
Savannah, Ga, early Wednesday morn.
ing. Houses were rocked and the Sleep
ing Inhabitants were roughly awakened
when their beds swayed and moved sew
eral inches
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15

The Indiana pure food law of 1907
was upheld as constitutional by the Su-
preme Court of the United States. The
principle was announced that States
may enact such measures without inter
fering with the Federal Pure Drugs Act
nf 1909
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15

On the New York Exchange Saturday
100 shares of Homestake stock sold for
S9650 a share, and closed with bids at
the same price, but no offers of stock
for sale.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-06-15

Spend not all you have, believe not
all you hear and tell not all you know.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-03-14
TAKE NOTICE
DEAR FRIEND


Don't think because are nos located 'la 'y '1a' W.
can sell goods city nrc. less High +H"tS, ! SaI'
arge exDt noes must al tt made FRI tic N!,tS r1y
business
And if yon trade there You must net lT't ia 80" AZ
for the priyi'e1gc of doing Its ', ut VII" H. a 'lL!
act tai our business is continually Increasing Is ample
evidence that the people appreciate the advantage OF trading
with US Oar expnnccs small and are our profit In
the city exDenccsarc large and profits are IN proportion
When You buy from mail order horto E01 Lave to '@y
Tie Express Postage small quantity aud The Rate.
Areis W. buy in large quantities and fteptsa small item
When you srcnd dollar in the City tina. o, gone from
his Vicinity forever when you spend With part If it
stays here ard is converted into taxable property Al there
fore AIDS your society, your rlnr, ynUl 'n't, ard ronl
munity at largo.
Pc lsr renpmhrr nat the buyer nf i+ firm is
scnpy stupid Indifferent when t.. buys ha'gtI lit ~
yield u small profit and yen lonry We Nv
You with AL oy have in any grntra!stor c4tn 1A
worth of yoar money i'll dry 90 IS Grte1es, telt bccs
and Sh cs Hats ard Caps g.
Years Respectfully,
&C. PARTS Eru}A ln j. No,
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-03-14
PAGE OF INQUIRY.
QUESTIONS no. 6.

Please read The 10Th. chapter
Of Rev. and explain. -
Is. Who was the Angel that
care down from heaven:
End. What was the key of the
bott' m eSs pit?
3rd. What was the bottom!ess
pit?
4th. What was TIE chain in
his hand?
9Th, Wien was those thousand
years, or are they to be?
9th Who were the ones to
sit on these thrones aud judge?
WHO we're these who lived and
reigned with Christ thousand
Years, and when, was the time?
and who were The dead that
could not live until after the
thousand years were finished?
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-03-14
Notice TO One And All.

The M Vile Church hu, to bod tho Wrr>n'H u N'
ELd every invited under its roof Kay r'o'"A hnF'
o. denomination H. Id wees in II Wien not ccrnt''o nv
the Colony But there must b- strict observance "l inc
follow ing ru $. IN upon e land owned ~ inc
oony Dcopc there shall loud bO7iET 10 fast RIDING nor
no oolng guns rcvovers of kind in Ike mahnF
when leaving the church obs thu same rules Wine
in the house when house during services mere VIII
he no unnecessary talking allowed thai will be OF disturbing
ma ure TO tic wo m other thing that will be @ Of ds'
Dturbng No mokr chewing Ut tha''o or "IAt"S
tobacco Juice en- anyohr anryarrr VI disturbing
nature to tic \iccS Any on ltEn rules may tA-
oct to De Gl 1t with according to the Law.
RvI4S, i ~ M,lIGr.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-03-14
Answer to Question
No. i.
QUESTION NO. 4.


l. Up
Mr.. l., S. Garrett;
Dear Sir-1
would like to ak a question
through, your paper if you
will allow me a little space and
would Ike to hear from all tie
readers Of the CEEsSET, and es
pecially from Mr.. Right and
Justice.
QUESTION.
Can a man live a true chris
tian and vote for either Of TIL ;
two old p. )iiical parties.
81 Sharpton
BY your parmi sion Edit
| Will answer question No. 1 ask
ell ty Mr., Sharp'on.
No; [ don'5 believe nan
can live a true Christian life and
vote for either CT the two politi.
ca parties. For We have eaten
up the vineyard; the spoiI> Of
tie poor is in your houses.
Isaiah 8 and part II verse
And look at the br:tory that
isgoing on for tic sake Of Office
HE two PARTIES voted tCgetl or
10 raise The Tresid. MS Salaries
to Is thousands dollars, then
gave him IS thousand dollars to
ride around in q private car max.
ing speeches for recollection.
While there are hundreds, YES
Thousands of good DE- serving
woman and children suffer ng
for food and clothing God CON
dcmns all such, he tells lis to
>hun the very appearance Of
evil.
Yours for destroying all cor.
J M. Nliiier
Older Me.
World's cresset. [volume] (JAH-ville [Colony], Fowler, Mo.) 1891-19??, 1912-03-14
A BARGAIN.

| have 100 Acres of land l
want to sell cheap. Laying on
mile and a quarter from Cold
Springs Douglas Gu. Mo.
% acres fenced. Is acres in
cultivation. A good house with
5 rooms, Good barn, and out
buildings, Good Spring, Family
Orchard, and in 200 yards Of
good school, tine nciShUurhood,
plenty OF out range.
Any one wanting Il snap call CT
write G. W. Mason, Cheney Mo.