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The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-17
Commission Form of Government

Commission Form of Government
When a bunch of professional
politicians are standing around anC
some one comes along with a GOOD
hard knock against the commits
sion form of goyernme-e, the ap.
plause is unanimous. and it does not
subside until several have volun-
teered to buy"
But such idealists as they are not
going to realize their fond hope that
the commission form of government
is to be abolished as was the farce
they once staEfd here under the
aldermanic form.
Citizens all over the country are
turning to the non-partisan form Of
government. Look what has just
happened in Pennsylvania In that
one state twenty-nine cities with a
varying number of inhabitants from
5000 to nearly 100000 each, have
adopted government by commission.
They have discarded their mayors
and dual councils, substituting a
salaried board of five admins
traitors, whose lob is to run the city
exactly as they would business
corporation, The new scheme Of
things puts into the hands Of the
citizens absolute power to pass or
repeal ordinances, through a modi-
fcation of the initiatire and refer
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-17

5e"e1ry N tae Snaps Just Low, IL
expensive All cx. sedinely attractive.
Unlike the days OF our grantnothers,
we can now so in jJr decorative effects
without seeming % lie cheap because
there are So many Tits OF arts &c work
manship thar arc 20 more than they
pretend to be, yet which have novelty
a charm and aG3ya all. an individuality
THAI is more pleasing TO some :5sn grla;
cost And, ty ,ht way, thor. are ever
so many new stones that .ec really
stones, yet very Ie.9. in price md by no
means to lie seemed ~scause they are
not diamonds. y
Layalliercs and neck bands are hay
ing an increased vogue because Of the
fashion for collarless necis. There are
some chains Of French origin that are
made Of odd-shaped and colorles5 beads.
quite Oriental looking desirable be-
cause they may Be had to match the
trock and are surprisingly Inexpensive.
Another French idea is the velvet OF
folded maine neck band, to which arc
attached ornaments Of rhincstones or
either jewels. These are especially be-
coming TO some types Of faces. Tiny
chains holding odd medaliions about the
neck give the correct finishing touch to
Esany costume
Ssztoir chains are exceedingly smart
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-17
DECEMBER, II IN HISTORY,

1S54---Kansas being settled /,
New England emiglan.o
who were resolved to isi
against slavery in the ne"
territory.
lS12---Union troops occupied Baton
Rouge, La.
IS6s---The Senate adopted resolu-
ton disapprovng the Presi-
dents financial recommen
dation.
lS7S--Gold sells at par on Wall
Street, New York.
1S95---President Cleveland sent ms
Venezuelan message to Con-
gress.
1s04--4Japanese resumed furious
bombardment of Port Arthur
2---President-elect Wilson PRE-
pares to spend the holidays
in Virginia.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-17

Christmas shoppers can take
heart and open their purse strings
to the limit now that government
experts have announced the per
capita wealth of the United States
TO be ; cents in excess of what it
was last year.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-17

No, Dear Madam, It is not neccs-
sary for your husband to remain
out all night in orde~ to shop
early
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-17

The egg boycott might appeal
more strongly to most peope we've
it not for the realization that later
on they must eat ii.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-17

A Janesville Wis. woman prose
cuted her husband fer uon-sipport
ana when he was sent to jail So
hired him from the sheriff and pu,
him TO work. Knoxville sentinel.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-17

And its a cinch when home he cams
pon a great biz bat
With his cigar he never tried
To oPen up the Cat.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-17

Congress stirred BY High Ess
Prices Headline.
There should be quite a scramble
as a rcsult---Nashyille Teuuessean
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impunity." -Paducah

coat with impunity. -Paducah
Sun.
We knew the Indians went
scantily clad at times, but we had
no idea that such bizarre raiment
would be tolerated even among the
unladylike men OF old Paduke
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-17

But that new sun spot is nothing
to worry about because it is only
53.o13 m les long ana l2,S05 mites
Wide.---Arkausas Gazette.
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-17

every man in this country according
10 his own personal valuation.
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PASTED PA2AGRAP
Them Was Happy Days.

ella Adam was a lucky hound.
His days were filled viii rest;
Il is ninch Eve never found
a blond hair on his vest.
Cincinnati Enquire,
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-17

It is observed that one cannot
blame ;hc man who leads dOg'3
lie if he growls.---Ch chattanooga
Times
The Cairo bulletin., 1913-12-17

Give some people an inch end
they viii take anything that Isn't
nailed down.---II2t Springs Sentinel
Record.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-03-22
PRINGLE PARAGRAPHS.
BY JERRY.

PRINGLE, S. d., March 20, 1918.
The equinoxal storm has arrived in
the form of gentle snow storm.
Lewis and French are digging a well
for Pete Cairo on his ranch near Lor-
ing.
Mrs. P. B. Carroll was called to the
bedside of her sister, Mrs. Hopkins, at
Hill City last Friday.
Guy Porter and Charles Worscs are
digging we'll for Jim Cummings on his
ranch over in Hay Draw.
The Workmen lodge of this place will
give Masquerade ball next Monday
night, March oath, at the hall.
Earl Carroll went to Hot Springs Mon
day evening to have some dental work
done. He returned Tuesday morning.
Andrew Norberg and Reno Barnes
have been mailing barrels for the Black
Hills Lime company the last two days.
Robert Wesley, the infant son of Mr..
and Mrs. G. E. Stratton, died Saturday
morning, March 18th, of broncho pneu.
monia fever. 1t was sick only a few
hours. 1t was about five weeks old
Short funeral services were held Sunday
at l2 O'Clock at the house and the little
body was lain to rest in the Pringle
cemetery.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-03-22
CIRCUIT COURT.

The spring term of the circuit court
for Custer county will convene in Custer
next Tuesday, March 25th. Clerk Of
Courts Way has completed bis official
duty of notifying the jurors for the term
and all will be in readiness according to
law. Court will be opened by Judge
Carpenter of Lennon, Perkins county.
Following is the list of jurors drawn to
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-03-22
MANY MILLIONS OF TIES.

Through the influence of Congressman
Martin the prohibition rule on shipping
timber out Of the state has been remov
ed and may be exported after July lst,
1918. This measure has been enforced
by the forestry department for many
years and acted as great hindrance to
lumbermen throughout the Black Hills.
1t prevented the sale of ties for which
there is a constant and growing demand
to the railroads centering in the Hills
country.
AS result of the removal of the en-
barge on timber, says the Rapid City
Journal, the Mclaughlin Lumber COM
pany at Nahant has contracted with the
G. B. & @. system to furnish it 100000
ties and the Hill City Lumber company
will get out 100000 ties for the North
western. The contracts for the delivery
of these ties extend o7sr a long period
and will provide work for a large gang
of men in the timber and at the mills.
George p. Bennett contemplates enter
ing the market with ties, which can be
cut off the 1000 acres of standing tim
ber he secured near Hayward when he
traded his upper Rapid ranch with John
Schamber.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-03-22
HOMESTEAD LAW AMENDED.

On August "a, 1912, Congress amend
ed the three year homestead law SO
that: Failure of a homestead entry
man to give notice of election of making
his proof as required by the act of June
9th, 1912, shall not in anywise prejudice
his right to proceed in accordance with
the law under which such entry was
made" The circular of instructions re-
garding this al l.. ID. 325) has just been
published and the advance sheets dis
tributed. 1t simply repeals that part of
the three year law which forced home
steader to prove up under the new law,
if he failed to send in his election to
stay under the old law by October 4th,
1912. The mailing of such election is
now of no consequence and anyone who
failed under the old law may prove up
under either it or the new law, as they
may choose regardless Of whether they
sent in any election papers or not.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-03-22
OTIS GLEANINGS.
OTIs, 5. d., March 10,

OTIs, s. d., March 10, 1918.
Preston c. Woods, Jr., of Rapid, spent
a week in Otis.
Mr.. A. Leach from Windy Flat is now
in the employ of Clason and Fay.
Mr.. L. N. Kelly will thresh the re-
mainder of his grain in few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Vanowkirk took
their infant son to Custer last week, to
be treated by DR.. Long
Mr.. VIM. Bodenner and son, Miles,
passed through Otis on Tuesday of last
week, en- route to the Ivanhoe.
Mrs. C. F. Norman had slight acci-
dent with her incubator. She baked
her chickens before they were hatched.
Miss Hylda Miller, teacher of the Otis
school, was on the sick list Tuesday and
Miss Doris Woods acted as substitute
for her.
Mr.. Harold Smith, of Tairburn, is
often seen at the Otis postoffice. The
attraction seems to be female instead of
male (maiD.
The blizzard of Friday and Saturday
swept down the gulch at terrific speed
but did no damage to live stock. 1t
caused delay of the Otis mail.
Godfrey Spring, Frank Spring, Frank
Fay, E. B. Clason, II. G. Clason, Mr..
and Mrs. w. S. Hughes, Mr.. L. N.
Kelly and son, and Ray Clason were
representatives of Otis at c. B. Smiths
sale at Fairburn.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-03-22
STATE BUREAU OF INFORMATION

One of the bills passed by the late
Legislature provides for the establish
ment in all counties of the State, of an
Information Bureau, to facilitate the
buying and selling of all farm produce
and domestic animals, and also to assist
in the employment of labor, by making
known the wants of employers and en-
ployees.
Any person desiring employment or
to employ labor, or to buy or sell any of
the above mentioned classes of produce
or stock, can write or telephone or 60
and tell the Register OF Deeds of his
County, informing him what he has to
sell or wants to buy, giving him full
description thereof, and the Register
then enters in his books with prices and
details of description and also sends a
copy each day of his entries to the Com
missioner of the State Bureau Of Infor-
nation, who then at once communicates
by postal cards to each of two applicants
who have registered and come the near
est to supplying each others wants, in
the same county or nearest county &C.
cording to the information contained in
their respective registrations.
The Act will not come into effect un-
til July of this year. The full text of
the Act will be published in a subse-
quent issue of the CHRONICLE.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-03-22
Power Company Secures Franchise.

Anticipating future growth in the
southern Hills and an unprecedented
revival in mining industries the Dakota
Power company recently has obtained a
twenty year franchise to light and fur
nish power to the city of Edgemont, the
Black Hills division point of the Chic
ago, Burlington and Quincy system. 1t
is proposed by the power company to
run main conduit from its plant at Big
Bend on Rapid Creek south to Hill City,
Custer, Minnekahta and Edgemont. The
line will run adjacent to the richest min
ing camps in the southern Hills, which
can easily obtain power by tapping the
main line.-Rapid City Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-03-22
WORST STORM IN YEARS.

The snow storm which struck Custer
on Thursday morning Of last week and
continued until Friday evening was the
worst of the season and the biggest for
several years past. In this section the
snow was only about twelve inches deep,
but in the northern Hills it averaged
thirty inches, and at some points it was
reported nearly five feet deep. The en-
tire state of South Dakota and Nebraska
were in the grip of the blizzard, and
caused much grief to the railroads CEN
tering in the Hills. The Burlington
passenger train from the east, which
was due here at $50 Friday morning,
reached Custer at 4:30 Monday morning
with one days mail and express matter.
With the road open, there was little diff
Guilty in handling the tusiness and the
second train came into Custer about 8
o'clock Monday afternoon, bringing the
remainder of the mail and express
which had been accumulating during
Friday, Saturday and Sunday between
Custer and Denver and at points east Of
Alliance in Nebraska.
The conditions which confronted the
Burlington in Nebraska was terrible.
The snow had fallen in enormous guam
titles within few hours and was carried
by heavy wind into the cuts along the
right of way. And the same wind which
drove the snow picked up clouds of fine
sand from the hills of Nebraska, mixed
it with snow, and when these two in
gradients settled into cut, they packed
together like so much mortar.
The storm is reported to have covered
both the Dakotas, Minnesota, Montana
and Nebraska, with rain and snow in
Kansas and rain in Missouri.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-03-22

fine, built entirely of Italian marble, at
cost of $4,000, 900 gold.
Buenos Aires is one of the wick eldest
cities in the world if not the wickedest.
Vice is seen everywhere. am told
that one-third of the male population
of Buenos Aires lives directly or indir-
eetly from the traffic of women. I
should hardly say women, because the
most of the traffic is in young girls from
IA to Is years. You will scarcely be-
lieve it possible that in hundred houses
of i'll fame you will find from 10 to 80
girls not one of which is Is years old,
and many of them are not more than IA,
but this Government is beginning to
deal severely with these trafficers.
These individuals are French and Rus
sian mostly. l understand good many
have been deported lately.
shall see nearly all of this country
before l return. l have seen enough
already to make me sick. 1 wouldn't
live here for any salary. l expect to
get through in six or eight months and
return to the United States. shall
never come back here unless it is only
for very short visit.
The women of Buenos Aires dress in
the height of fashion. You will see
hundreds every evening on the Avenida
and in the Cafes dressed in the latest
Partisan creations. Some are very
pretty. They are all quite stout, and
the best one here does not look half az
good to me as the girls of U. S. A. All
of the Aristocracy speak French. Very
few speak English.
go tomorrow 10 their middle west
l shall be in the country now till about
May 1st. l shall 60 then to their fal
west, just under the Andes, and when
am through there l expect to 90 tc
Uruguay for probably month. Then
shall possibly spend short while ir
Brazil. am not sure of this however
expect to return by way of Europe anC
spend a couple of weeks in France ant
Italy. Believe me the Statue of Libert,
in New York will look good to me wher
l see it again.
am we'll. The climate is good and
do not fear disease. ! am taking goot
care of myself.
l must close. have written to-
much now. l cannot write to all m,
friends in Custer, so wish you woult
give what news l have given you t.
them.
With best regards to all my Custe
friends and hopeing to see them all to
ward the end Of this year, remail
yours,
WILL III. HARRISON.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-03-22
FROZEN DURING BLIZZARD
Bodies of Six Victims of Blizzard are
Brought to Rapid City.-How 1t
Happened.

Rapid City, March 19.-Ths bodies Of
six victims of Fridays blizzard were
brought here with searching parties
looking for several others missing.
Frank Perry, age fifty; Eta, his wife,
forty; Margaret, aged eight; Bessie,
aged three, and Theresa, the baby, all
are dead.
Two searchers have not been seen for
hours. The bodies were found on the
Milton Freeze ranch, seventeen miles
east of this city. They were all sitting
in the wagon huddled together stiff.
The father had started for help.
A. F. Perry, his wife, three daughters
and son were found frozen to death on
Box Elder divide, l6 miles east of here.
Leslie Perry, 10 years old, the elder son,
was found delirious on the prairie by
w. e. Gearen, Of St. Paul. He talked
incoherently of searching for his parents
since early Friday morning. When told
they were dead he tainted and is in a
hospital. His face, hands and feet are
frozen.
Perry, who was the postmaster at Big
Bend left here Thursday afternoon with
his family and household goods, loaded
in four teams attempting, in the face Of
blizzard to reach a ranch he had leas-
ed. The first intimation of their fate
came when pair of horses with gunny
sacks over their heads and traces drag
ging, wandered into the corral of Milton
Freezes ranch. The trail of the horses
lead the searchers to wagon half
in the snow. On the wagon, Perry's
four children and Mrs. Perry were
found. The father lay half on the
ground, his feet in the wagon spokes.
Five others of Perry's children with the
wagon were found at the Cardez ranch.
Two men who left here Friday morning
to search for the Perry's are missing.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-03-22
Advertisement.
An Epidemic of Coughing

is sweeping over the town and young
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colds. A. S. Jones, of Lee Pharmacy,
Chico, Calf, says: "Foley's Honey and
Tar Compound has no equal, and rec
ommsnd it as containing no narcotics OF
other harmful properties" A. ]. Jones
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-03-22
Advertisement.
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Nearly every skin disease yields quick.
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Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-29
A Good Explanation

We were asked this week by de-
linquent subscriber why we kept on
sending the paper after the subscrip-
tion date expired. Every weekly
newspaper in towns of this size are
forced to do this. Should we step
subscriptions when the time expires
nine times out of ten the subscriber
would give US calling down. for
insinuating that his credit was not
good. Rather than cast reflection
on the honesty of a subscriber TO pay
a small debt, it is next to necessity
for home paper to continue sending
the paper after the time has expired.
1t is not necessary for the city daiIies
or weeklies to follow this rule as
their subscribers live at a distance
ana are not personal friends as is the
case with majority of our subscrib-
ers- Our subscribers should deem it
an honor TO Skfow-~that we do net
doubt their integrity and continue to
send them the paper after the time
has expired Should any desire their
paper discontinued, they should no
tify us and remit to date if they have
not already done o.-Wyoming Press.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-29
HATS OFF

Hats off to William Howard Taft.
He was called to answer many sins
not his own. There is something
worse in this wicked old world than
defeat-dishonor. All the Teddys on
top % dirt cannot lay that cross of
humiliation upon the back, nor press
the crown of shame upon the brow of
William Howard Taft. He'll is full
Of desecrated friendships, broken
pledges, unexpired sins and unescap-
able mistakes, but Heaven has still
one halo left for him: HE done his
duty as he seen it, writ all over in
letters of living light.
Hats off to William Howard Taft.
Long may he live to show what an
ex-president ought to be. Nature
herself may stand uncovered and ex-
claim:
Behold man. N
Henry Watterson in Louisville Cou-
rier-Journal (Democratic).
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-29

valet, manicurists, library observa-
tion car, etc. Connecting train 1O9
from Kansas City to Cheyenne will
carry in addition to the through
steel sleeping car, an observation car
and dining car, and is electric lighted
throughout, thus affording first class
service for our patrons from Kansas
City and Kansas points with excess
fare charge from Cheyenne only.
On the same date the Union Pacific
and Milwaukee line will install the
new Pacific Limited" between
Chicago and San Francisco and Los
Angeles. Connecting trains from
Kansas City will leave at 1870 a. m, !,
arriving San Francisco $50 a. M. and
Los Angeles 1000 a. M. third morn
ing, three day trip. There will be
no extra fare on this train and the
running time from Kansas City to
the coast will be 73 hours. In addi-
tion to the standard Pullman equip
ment, the Pacific Limited will carry
tourist cars, furnishing excellent
service for this class of travel.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-29

that he is no piker, in the sense of
being quitter.- He has been burned
out, frozen out, drowned out and
blown out, but he has no intention
of moving on and when he is hauled
out whatever his bones may be worth
as fertilizer the same will be donated
to the soil of Kansas. The soil of
Kansas. That soil which has enabled
us all TO prove. that four pecks make
bushel, whether eaten or not. The
soil which in the old days produced
the nutritious biack-eyed pea that
filled our capacious hides with
gratitude for the present and grit
for the future. Chinch bugs and
chiggers, billiards and blow outs,
dust storms and dug-outs none of
these, singly or combined, or tandem,
have any terrors for the old timers.
We are here yet.
DICK TAGRAPH.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-29
in the Luray Herald the matter is
greatly simplifed-

Under the new fee and salary law a
county officer must keep his fee list
posted in conspicuous place in his
office. He doesn't get any pay for
this extra trouble but if gentle
Kansas breeze should jerk the thing
from its moorings and slam it under
the table it will cost the officer 50
per day as long as he lets it lie there.
It's enough to give a man the shivers
to think what might happen if such
an Important document should be
blown out into the street.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1913-03-29

Did you ever go to dance and pay
particular attention to the dancers2
Here you will see some big husky fell
low working like Trojan to, wade
through waltz. He takes up two
thirds of the floor and is knocking
people right and left. When the
music stops his partner breathes a
sigh of relief and the big fellow takes
out his handkerchief, wipes the pers-
piration from his broad brow and
goes over and drops into chair to
blow and rest up. At the same time
there is the little fellow who hops
around gracefully. taking all the
time and edging in and out of corners
like shadow. When the dance is
over his partner is radiantly happy
and he hasn't turned hair. But he
has gotten over twice as much
ground as the big fellow and made
but half the commotion. He knew
how It's the same way in life. The
man who is making great noise and
taking up all the street is not always
the fellow who is laying up the
shining dollars in the bank. The
man. who knocks things right and
left and wears everybody else out is
not always the one who succeeds.
Rather put your money on the little