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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20
ARGYLE AGATE ES.
BY BOOSTER.
Argyle, April

Argyle, April II, 1912.
Mrs. Bartell returned to her home
stead Friday.
&. w. Pond went over to Hot Springs
Monday to make final five year proof on
his homestead.
A. A. Hendricks, who has been work
ing at Custer for the past winter, return
ed home Monday.
Frank Sutherland is putting in spring
crops on the claim of his daughter,
Myrtle, this week.
Mrs. W. r. Bond, of Mayo, spent last
week with her son, Spencer, on his
claim east of town.
Austin Gray, who has been working
at Rockford this winter, stopped off here
Sunday evening while on his way to his
claim at Oelrichs.
The heavy rain and snow of last Sat.
urday was a fine thing for the country,
although very disagreeable for those
who were obliged to be out.
Charles Snyder and Martin Rasmussen
came up to take the train Saturday
morning but owing to the storm and
lateness of the train, returned home.
The school at the Lewis school house
closed Friday, the 18th, with a picnic
near Mr.. Breshnen's. Miss Smith, who
taught, leaves many friends in the com.
munity.
Mrs. F. X. Barnes closed seven
months term of school at the Page
school house Friday, the 18th. Mrs.
Barnes is very successful teacher and
the patrons hope to secure her services
next year.
Mckinley Shirley, who has been stay.
ing with F. Schicker the past winter,
started for Oklahoma Monday evening
to join his father who has secured en-
ployment as Section foreman on one oI
the roads in that state.
Mrs. Bartell while gathering wood
Monday fell and broke her arm. She
went to Hot Springs Monday evening to
have the fracture reduced. The acci.
dent is particularly unfortunate as she
is living alone and had just returned to
her homestead.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20
THE NEW HOMESTEAD LAW,
President Taft is Strongly in Favor
of the Measure.

In President Taft the people of the
Northwest who desire a three year
homestead law have a friend at court
Bills providing for a reduction in the
time of residence and allowing several
months absence each year from the land
have been passed by the House and Sen.
ate, and they are now in conference.
Neither measure meets the approval oi
Secretary of the Interior Fisher, and the
news the other day was that the mem
bers of the congressional conference
committee and the secretary could not
come to an agreement, and that if the
conferees agreed upon a measure which
does not meet with the approval of the
Secretary, it was said he would recon-
mend to the President that be veto 1t.
In response to a telegraphic inquiry
sent by The Record yesterday to its
Washington correspondent as to the
position of President Taft on the home
stead bill the reply came today that
President Taft is strongly in favor of a
three year homestead law, and is most
desirous of one that will prove efficient
in its operation"
In the old days there is no question
but there were many frauds committed
under the land laws, but in recent years
that has not been the case. No man ex-
cept the one who has undertaken to get
title to land under the homestead law
knows what that means in labor and de-
priyation. The man who has the money
will not homestead, because it is cheap
er for him to buy, and 80 it makes no
difference to him what the term of resi-.
dence on claim may be, or whether the
entryman is allowed to leave the land
during certain months of the year. But
the homestead law is designed to aid the
poor man in getting home and to him
the requirements are vital. Many a
man who starts out in good faith to get
l6O acres under the five year homestead
law puts in the first summer and fall in
building house and getting ready to do
business. His returns from the land
the first year are nothing. He cannot
leave the land for five or six months
without losing his place, and then he is
face to face with the problem of losing
it or having his family suffer. In ma
jority of cases he quits the land. Under
the proposed law he could leave tho
land during the winter, work in town
and care for his family and return the
following spring and work his home
stead. After the second season, if he is
any sort of man, he would not be COM
PEELED to leave his land to earn liveli-
hood for himself and family, because by
that time it would be producing, and
thus another home provider would be
added to the state and nation. Helena
Record.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20
LARGE STEAMSHIP WRECKED
Vessel Hits Iceberg Disaster is Most
Unparalleled in Sea History.

Cape Race, N. F., April 16.-At 1912
last night the Steamship Titantic, callet
&c. Q. D." and reported having strucl
an iceberg. The steamer said that as
sistance was required. The Maroon
station at Cape Race notified the Altar
liner Virginian, the Captain of which
Immediately advised that he was pro
ceeding to the scene of disaster.
Montreal, April l5.-The Canadian
Government late this afternoon received
notice that the Titantic was sinking
but that those in charge hope to get hel
to shallow water off Cape Race.
Canso, N. s., April l5.-The White
Star liner Titantic, having transferred
her passengers to the Partisan and Car.
pathia, was being towed to Halifax by
the Virginian of the Allan line.
Halifax, N. s., April 15.-Held afoat
by her ~ater-tight compartments, the
great White Star liner Titantic is slowly
crawling toward this harbor.
The disaster to the Titantic was un-
paralleled in the history of navigation.
The largest. most luxurious and best
appointed vessel ever laid down, she
seemed secure against disaster. Hardly
another craft afioat could have with
stood the terrific shock when the Titanic
driving along at better than half speed,
although in the midst of ice fields,
crashed into great submerged noun
tain of ice, which tore away her steel
plates.
New York, April 16.-Hope for the
safety Of passengers of the ill-fated tt
tanic, which foundered early Monday
morning off the grand banks of New
Foundland, other than those reported
from the Curnarder Carpathia, en- route
to this city was practically abandoned
this afternoon. Latest reports placed
only S66 persons, and they chiefly
women and children, on the Carpathia,
while even the officials of the White
Star line admitted there was no hope
for the remaining 1892 of the ships
company of 1855 souls.
Icebergs such as the one that spelled
disaster for the Titanic are one of the
three sources of greatest peril to vessels
navigating the North Atlantic. The
other two are fogs and derelicts The
menace has been greater this spring
than in any recent years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20
Mail Order Lsp-Robs q Hoodoo.

A Sears-Roebuck mail order lap-robe
played an important part in one of the
road supervisor elections in Henry
township. A candidate, who was max
Ing good headway in the contest for the
Office, drove up to the polling place with
fns new robe covering his manly
legs.
"Where did you get that robe?" was
the question put to him by a farmer
voter.
"Sears-Roebuck," was the reply.
"Then, by Heck, 60 to Sears-Roebuck
for your votes" was the rejoinder of four
men who heard the reply. The candi-
date lost the election.-Newcastle (Ind.,
Courier
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20

Sometime ago the Ladies Aid Society
hit upon a new stunt to raise money for
the parsonage lot. They are now send
ing out little stockings to friends, far
and near, requesting them to return the
sock with as many cents as twice the
number of their stocking. The contest
will close in month and full report
will be given in the paper of their sue
cess. So far they have succeeded far
beyond their expectations in the begin
ming The town may we'll be proud OF
this body of women, and their asso-
ciates, who are all earnest workers and
are doing much for their town.-Nisland
Press,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20

The annual convention of the State
Sunday School association, as already
announced, will be held at Watertown,
April 1926. Every school in the state
is entitled to send its pastor, superin-
tendent and two lay members, to this
convention, which is expected to be the
largest and most inspiring ever held in
the state
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20

Harry Ferris, Hadar, Nebr., is an old
friend of Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound. He writes: II have used Fol-
ey's Honey and Tar Compound for more
than twenty years and can honestly rec
ommend it to anyone needing a good
cough medicine. / think Foley's Honey
and Tar Compound is without an equal"
A. J. Jones.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20
TOWN ELECTION.

There being only one ticket there was
no excitement over the election held
Tuesday. Total number of vote cast 93
The officers elected are:
For Trustees-John A. Putnam, New.
ton Todd, &. Z. Perrin, Geo. W. Gay.
lord, Fred Heidepriem, Jr.
For Clerk-Henry E. Way.
For Treasurer-W. G. Courtney, Jr.
For Justice of the Peace-Otto Munson D.
For Assessor-Frank Olds.
Upon the liquor question there was 81
cast for and 20 votes against the propo.
sition. 1t is rumored the "drys" gained
two votes over last year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20

G. E. Calhoun, s04 w. 3rd st., Sioux
Falls, s. D., says: II had bad case of
kidney trouble and suffered greatly with
severe pains in my back. The action OF
the kidneys was very irregular and pain
ful. took Foley Kidney Pills and in a
few days the pain left and the kidney
action was corrected. l am now well
and gladly recommend Foley Kidney
Pills" A, J. Jones.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20

Miss Clara Barton, founder of the
National Red Cross Society, died at her
home at Glen Echo, Md, April II, 1912.
She had been i'll for several months
with chronic pneumonia.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20

William Schenk and r. B. Hoglan,
with their families, departed for Myers
Falls, Washington, Monday evening.
place, then go on prospecting trip OF
west British Columbia. Rod. took his
"houn dawg' with him.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20

The House of Bishops of the Episco-
pal church in the United States, have
elected Rev. Geoge Biller vicar of Cav
airy Cathedral of Sioux Falls, Bishop of
this State to succeed Bishop johnson,
lately elected Bishop of Missouri.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20

The first gun fred in this campaign at
the court house Thursday night, to q
corporal's guard gathered there. Mr.. A.
Fl. Wheaton, of Rapid City. announced
his candidacy for Congress, seeking the
nomination as Progressive Republican
and promulged his platform along that
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20
Major General Frederick Dent Gran

Major General Frederick Dent Grant,
eldest son of General U. S. Grant, who
was born at Saint Louis, Mo-, May 80,
1850, died suddenly of Heart Failure,
without premonition, at midnight April
IL, 1912, in the Buckingham Hotel, New
York City. His death vacatss the post
which next to that of Chief of Staff is
regarded as the most important in the
army.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20

James Kinsey returned Thursday
morning from Wyoming, where he has
been shearing sheep. He says during
the blizzard last Saturday $500 head Of
sheep and l50 head of cattle drifted into
the Pathfinder ditch and perished. The
loss OF stock in that region is appalling.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20

"Pencil Day" is the latest exploita-
ton of charity organization in San
Francisco. Fashionably dressed women
sold $1,000 worth of pencils for charity
in one day, some of the pencils bringing
as high as $40 each.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20
Information Wanted.

Of whereabouts of Irvine Evans, 1s
years old, large for age; dark complect.
ed; supposed to be in West. Write OF
wire information to Mrs. Lizzie Evans,
Agar, s. D.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20

A baby boy of regulation weight ar
rived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Mahnke in the Clifton vicinity
last Saturday evening. Mother and
child doing nicely. News-Journal ex-
tends congr ratulations.-Newcastle tu la t
(Wyo.) News-Journal, April llth.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20
CICERO GRAHAM.

The Denver & Rio Grande railroad
has given its fremen, engineers, con.
ductors and trainmen an increase of z
per cent in wages and other concessions
as to working conditions.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20

Any information regarding the where
abouts of Orwell Sandford, will be grate-
fully received by his mother, Mrs. J. E.
DonovoD, Lennon, s. d.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20
POLITICAL ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Stata Senator.

l hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for State Senator, for the 42nd Dis
trict, subject TO the decision Of The Re-
publican voters at the June primaries.
j. l.. PARKS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20
For County Treasurer.

l wish to announce that / will be a
candidate for the republican nomination
for treasurer of Custer County, subject
to the will of the voters at the June
primaries.
P. j. SIERTH.
Hermosa, S. d.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20
CARD OF THANKS.

We wish to express our sincere thanks
to our friends and neighbors for the
many acts of kindness and sympathy in
our recent bereavement-caused by the
sudden death of ,our father.
NETTIE FUTILE,
LILLIs\ \NEUMANN,
MARK HoGLAN,
FRANCIS MERRIMAN,
EDITH CLIFFORD,
RoDERIcK HoGLAN.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20
Hermosa, S. d.
For County Treasurer.

! hereby announce myself as candi-
date for the nomination for Treasurer
of Custer county. S. D., subject to the
decision of the Republican voters at the
June primaries.
w A. NEvIN
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20
For County Treasurer.

wish to announce that l will be a
candidate for the Republican nomina-
ton for Treasurer Of Custer county, sub
ject to the will of the voters at the June
primaries, and respectfully solicit your
support
CICERO GRAHAM
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20

L. Ballou, publisher of the Buffalogap
Gazette, died at o'clock p. M, Friday
evening of last week. Deceased had
been in poor health for several months,
the immediate cause of his death being
Typhoid Fever For number of years
Mr.. Ballou published the Buffalogap
Republican, selling the plant few years
ago to Z. l.. Sem. About two years ago
he started the Buffalogap Gazette, a
bright, newsy, paper. He was a vigor-
orus writer and will be sadly missed by
the newspaper fraternity. Mr.. Ballou
was a valuable ctizen-ever ready to
promote any enterprise for the better.
ment of his town and that portion Of
Custer and Fall River counties.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1912-04-20

Bert Matthewson, who was at the
tuberculosis hospital at Custer for a
time, died Tuesday at Lincoln where he
had been removed some time ago. 1t is
reported that the doctors there said that
he was suffering from stomach trouble,
and might have recovered with suffi
cient vitality, but they got him too late.
His wife is very low at this time and
grave fears are entertained that she may
not live many days. Bert made lot oil
friends here who were shocked to hear
of his death, and the sincere sympathy
of our people will 60 out to this much
afflicted family and the relatives
Edgemont Express, April 18th.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
CECILIA FARLEY
WAS ACQUITTED
OHIO STENOGRAPHER TO WE'D
QUIGLEY AND LEAVE FOR
THE COAST.

Columbus, O., Nov. 25.-Miss Cecilia
Farley, the pretty young state house
stenographer, who for two weeks, has
been on trial for first degree murder
for the shooting of Alvin E. Zollinger,
an advertising solicitor, in city park
last May, was acquitted after the jury
had been out for three and half
hours.
Immediately following tho an
nouncement OF the verdict of the jury,
Miss Farley stated that she and Jer-
ONE Quigley. the hotel clerk, who
figured prominently in the case, will
be married at once, and will go to Los
Angeles, Cal, with Miss Farley's par
ents to make their home.
AS soon as the verdict was read.
Miss Farley jumped from her seat and
ran to the jury box, where she shook
hands with each of the jurors. The
large crowd in the court room greeted
the verdict with shout of approval
which could be heard all over the court
house. Scores of women spectators
crowded about Miss Farley and insist
ed upon kissing her.
u .oss Angeles, Calf Nov. 25.--Miss
Cecilia Farley the Ohio state house
who was acquitted Sat
urday of the murder OF Alvin z. Zol-
linger last May, is expected to arrive
here Thursday.
According to her father James Far
ley who has resided in Los Angeles for
two years, the young woman will be
married here to Jerome Quigley, de-
spite reports from Columbus that the
ma rrfap would not take place.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
MRS. KIRBY TOEU.
TO GIVE BANK LIST
Wife Of Chicago Banker Ordered by
" Judge Lands ito Produce
"a .;t't Names.

Chicago Nov. *25. Further action in
the Kirby bank case was decided on
today by Judge Landis, who postpon-
ed for a.; day the final order on Mrs.
Margaret Kirby. wife Of the head of
the closed institution ordered to show
why she. should not be punished for
contempt OF court for failing to pro-
duce $4,000 Of the banks funds she
was believed to possess.
/ Mrs. Kirby was directed by the
court today to give q list Of the banks
In which she had accounts. In addi.
tion, Judge Landis entered an order
directing her husband. DR.. William T.
Kirby, to, produce In court tomorrow
$4,000 which the evidence showed he
received from Mrs. Kirby In the taxi
cab ride from the Blackstone hotel OF
which Mrs. Kirby and chauffeur
testified.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
President Of Woman's Suf-
frage Association Was Re-
elected This Afternoon
Amendment Defeated.
MEETING COMES.
TOA CLOSE TODAY

Philadelphia, Nov. 25.--Dr. Anna
Howard Shaw was this afternoon re-
elected preRident Of the National
American Women's Suffrage associa-
ton. The vote was DR.. Shaw, 81: Laura
Clay, Kentucky 40: Il CATHERINE w. Nc
Cullough, \ Illinois, 49,; Jane Addan1s,
Chicago, H. The reelection OF Dr..
Shaw was made unanimous.
With three sessions scheduled for to-
day the 44th annual convention Will
practically come to an end. An execu-
tive meeting will be held Tuesday after
which final adjournment will be taken.
The principal business today was the
election Of officers.
The selection Of next years conven-
tion city Is in the hands Of the ex-
ecutive board and viii probably not be
announced for some time after the
adjournment.
Other business on the program was
the presentation of committee reports
and those Of auxiliary presidents.
Tonight's meeting will be devoted to
addresses by Mrs. Carrie Chapman
Gait, international president: Baron-
ess Bertha Won Suttner one time win
ner Of the Nobel Peace prize and -Other
advocates of votes for WOmen.g
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
LUCILLE CAMERON s,
RELEASED ON BOND

Chicago, Nov. 25.-Lucile Cameron:
whose association with Jack Johnson
led to the negro pugilists arrest for
alleged violation of the Mann white
slave act, was released from custody
today in bonds Of $1,000. She had
been held as a witness in. the case for
several weeks In the Rockford Jail
where her mother, Mrs. F.. Cameron.
Falconnet Of Minneapolis, was allowed
to be with her. The bonds were sign
ed by Miss Cameron and her mother
and Judge Carpenter instructed the
girl to be present as witness when
the Johnson case comes to trial.
Neither mother nor daughter would
say where they would go after the
girl was released. ..3
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
IBY ELISHA HANSON.1

Washington. D. c., Nov. 25.-There
is much speculation in Washington rs
to what course the democrats in the
house will pursue with regard to the
makeup of their committees for the
sixty-third congress. !.
For, the first time since the civil
war there will be more northern demo-
Gratis in the house than southern demo-
Gratis. This condition is due to the
sweeping victory of the party, in ILL
nois, Indiana, Ohio, New York, Con-
necticut, New Jersey and Massa-
chuetts.
If the time honored custom of SEN
iority Is followed out, all of the choice
committee places will 60 to the south
ern democrats. There is now strong
movement on foot, however, to get the
sOutherners, who really have very lit
tie trouble in coming to congress, to
make way for some OF the brilliant
men Of the north who have tremend-
Gus battles on their hands every two
years in order to come back and who
need every bit of help they can get
here in Washington in order to keep
their districts back Of them.
II the northern democrats are thus
honored, Representative Pepper OF
Iowa, Is almost sure to land chair
manshin Of some committee. Pepper
came to congress two years ago, an
unknown quantity. He proceeded to
make himself known however, and to-
day he Is one of the best liked of the
younger members. In fact, no man
stands higher In the regard Of the
speaker and the majority leader than
Pepper and in the reorganization, he
Is certain to get his full share of the
honors. At the present time he Is a
member Of the military affairs and
war claims committees. With the
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1912-11-26
Although German Foreign
Office Maintains Conf
dence, Other Reports De-
note Preparation.
BALKAN ALLIES
MEET WITH TURK
Ottoman Asks Modification
of Demands Relative to
Evacuation Of Tchatalja;
Reports Day Armistice.

Berlin, Nov. 25.-The German for.
eign office has not yet deviated from
it's previous attitude of confidence that
an amiciable settlement Of the Austro-
Servian controversy will be reached.
Relations between Austria Hungary
and Servia are now SO strained that
political circle in Vienna have aband-
oned hope of the preservation OF peace,
however, according to the Neue Ges.
ellschaftliche Correspondent, which
says it has Its information from dip
lomatic source.
Despite Official Austrian denials OF
the reported mobilization Of the
ustro-Hungarian army, the Cores.
pondenz declares that Ave army corps
have been already modified.
Won't Take Any Chances.
Austrian reserves continue to be
called in large numbers. The Austrian
government it continues is resolved not
to await return Of the Servian troops
and q ultimatum against Servian may
be expected In few days. The situa-
ton has become more acute through
the changed attitude Of Russia. Ser
gius Sazanosf, Russian foreign min
lister, after having declared suitable as
basis for further negotiations the
Austrian proposal guaranteeing seryia
q free port, on i the sAdriatic sea and q
Servian railway through Albania, but
without. territorial rights. has now
abandoned this standpoint. Austria
is now disposed to push the matter to
a. conclusion because If war is in
evitable she wants to take advantage
OF her notifications being more ad-
yanced than that Of Russia.
Turks and Baikans Meeting.
London, Nov. 25.-The plenipoten-
tiaries of Turkey and Of the allied Balk-
an nations held their first meeting
this afternoon to discuss the prelimin-
aries for the negotiations for an arm
istice. q
The plenipotentiaries met at the
Of Baghtche, near Biyuk Chek-
dye in q neutral zone.