Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-07-12

thousands of his fellow men through
the medium of the chautauqua platform.
The chautauqua circular announced that
Bradford was looked upon as one of
the future leaders of the Methodist
church." He is nothing of the kind.
There is no church, political or any
other kind Of organization big enough
and high enough to hold Geo. II. Brad
ford. He belongs to no class or band of
people, but to the American race as
friend, helper, inspirer and leader to
nobler things. If every other sound of
the Custer chautauqua should die and
be forgotten, and every other platform
visitor should be blotted from the mem
ory of our people, the magnetic and
would still be more than enough to
make the chautauqua finished success.
Besides these were Rev. Aydelot and
Mitchell, the former lecturing on "The
Man of the Hour" and Rev. Mitchell
delighting his hearers with "Job, or the
Worlds Ash Heap" Both these men
are eloquent and sincere, and each gave
us something real.
In the entertainment line, the Fischer
Shipp company, headed by Miss Fischer
Shipp, and consisting of Miss Pauline
Harrington and Mr.. Lloyd Loar, the
Bennett Male Quartette, The Regniers
pronounced Raynay, please) The Mill
tary Girls, and The Royal Italian Guards
Band, all furnished diversifying, edify-
ing and delightful platform hours to
large and attentive audiences. The
writer of this article was among the
crowd at the chautauqua ground and on
the street great deal, and not once did
he hear complaint or dissatisfaction re-
garding any one of these aggregations.
All conducted themselves absolutely in
an exemplary manner, and gave real
work on the platform, not exclusive of
quality as we'll as quantity.
Mr.. Ned WoodmaD, cartoonist. chalk
talker, and the famous Ellsworth Plum
stead, the latter probably the best known
character delineator and impersonator
on the chautauqua platform of the
country to-day, both delighted their
hearers, and received many words of
Mr.. Plumstead was at
his best, land that is something) and
laughter and tears were not strangers,
nor was the shift from one to the other
of long duration. "Plum" is an artist,
an actor, man. The chief reports made
about his work are: "Let's have him
again next year."
No discord or unplea antness marred
any part of chautauqua week. The
weather was:.ideal, with the exception of
the last night, the rain being only a
slight barrier to a large attendance.
Everybody was polite and good natured,
and that is what makes a chautauqua
worth while. Everybody was there,
almost, and all who went would do it
again to morrow if.they had the oppor-
tunity.
Feeling fine, knowing that We are
better and more practical men and
women for having attended the chautau
qua, and realizing that we shall make il
a still grander and greater affair in 1914,
we are all returning to the duties of life,
glad when they said unto US, ''Let us 60
to the chautauqna together"
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Chautauqua Chips.
The person who spent probably the
greatest amount of sheer energy, and
one who leaves with the respect, admir-
alton, and appreciation of all Custer is
Miss Ruth Sherburne, the Junior Chau-
tauqua manager. Miss Sherburne is the
right girl in the right place. You can't
look at her without liking her, and
knowing that your boy or girl will be in
good hands when she takes them from
the big tent for play each day. She is
interested in supervised play, systema-
tized play grounds, and pure, healthy
BY all means, we must have
this energetic, happy and cultured
woman again in 1914.
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On the first day, it looked bad for a
while. For the very first program, Fri
day afternoon, the Bennett Male Quar-
tette failed to arrive from Lead. The
broke down, an unprec-
edented fact. They came on the even.
ing train, and gave the afternoon pro-
gram at an early hour that evening.
They were o. X, too.
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Everybody, even "us", fell in love with
the wholesomeness and art displayed by
that Shipp girl. In fact she's a whole
navy by herself. The way she changed
Tor eliminated) those costumes in such
rapid succession was not dull.
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Ellsworth Plumstead, the character
delineator of Saturday night, was enter
tanned Sunday at the E. ]. Morgan home.
The two gentlemen are former acquaint.
ances. Mr.. M. A. Willis was also q
guest at the Morgan home that day.
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There was just one thing that the
grounds committee could have done to
improve matters, although at that the
trouble was not serious. What we refer
to is the dust inside the large tent
Sprinkling it once or twice during the
chautauqua would have helped, though
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Next year the joint institute of Fal
River and Custer counties comes tC
Custer. Let our citizens work in CO
operation with our enterprising county
superintendent, Miss Norma Illsley, tc
have institute the same week as Chau'
tauqua week. The two work together
very nicely, and are very frequently
combined.
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On Sunday afternoon, three youn,
men made a disturbance by shooting
repeatedly a short distance from the
chautauqua tent; on complaint of one ol
our business men who has the right kline
of stamina, they were arraigned befor'
Justice s. N. Fitch and fined and i'm
prisoned. As a citizen of Custer, w
want to say this is right and proper
Custer has had, in times gone by w,
hope not now) the reputation of being
lax in its attitude towards violators o
the law. This incident will help som Q
we think, and while we regret that th,
young men 30 far forgot courtesy and
behavior as they did, we are sure tha
even they cannot condemn the justice
meted out to them. Here's to you, Mr.
Fitch.
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The Redpath-Horner people paid on
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