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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-10-04
HOMESTEAD SURVEYS.
Metes and Bounds Surveys for Entries
Be Made by Forest Service to
July /, 1914.

From circular issued by the Dept.
of Interior, General Land Office, dated
August 10, 1918, and addressed to regis
ters and receivers of U. S. Land Offices,
we copy the following paragraphs that
will be of interest to entrymen within
national forests. 1t will be noticed
that under the acts of August 10, 1912,
and March 4, 1913, creating appropria-
tions for the department of agriculture,
metes and bounds surveys for entries
will be made up to July /, 1914, but if
further appropriations be not available
after that date, or other provision is
not made by law, the entryman will
have to cause such survey to be made
at his own expense.
Paragraph 8 reads: Under the acts
of August 10, 1912 (37 Stat, 2S7), and
March 4, 1913 (37 Stat, S42), creating
appropriations for the Department of
Agriculture, such requisite metes-and-
bounds surveys will be executed pre-
paratory to listing, up to July /, 1914,
through the district forester under the
direction of the surveyor general, in
conformity with the regulations of
circular No. 235, dated April 30, 1913.
Also under the acts and regulations
last above mentioned, up to July !,
1914, metes-and. bounds surveys required
for entries based or to be based on
listings under former practice, will be
made through the same channel. Ap
plications in these cases should be
addressed to the district forester.
10. Such surveys will be made as
stated in paragraph 8, up to July l, 1914,
under the appropriation made for that
purpose; but if further appropriation be
not thereafter available or other provi-
sion is not made by law, the entryman
will cause such survey to be made at his
expense. Application for the survey
will be made to the proper United
States surveyor general. 1t will be
accompanied by the usual duplicate"
certificate of deposit, showing that an
amount has been deposited in some
United States depository to the credit
of the Treasurer of the United States,
sufficient to meet the expenses in the
office of the surveyor general, incident
to the requested survey. The appli-
cation must be dated and signed and
should state, 50 far as known to the
entry man, each of the following items,
namely: The list by number and date,
the local land Office, number or serial,
and name of entryman, the description
of the desired tract by metes and bounds,
which must not include unlisted or un-
entered lands, the location by section,
township, and range and whether these
are surveyed or unsurveyed and whether
the tract has been marked on the ground
by the Forest Service. The application
must also state the name and address
of the surveyor the entryman desires
to execute his survey, to whom, if
deemed reliable and competent, the
surveyor general will issue special
instructions. The entrymau's arrange
ment with his surveyor should be for
a survey and returns sufficient at final
proof.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-10-04
OLD TIMER COMMITS SUICIDE
Billy Peterson Blows Of Top of His Head
With Shot Gun-Poor Health
the Cause.

William H. Peterson, better known
as "Billy Peterson" committed suicide
last Friday night, September Goth, in
the cabin of Jack Smith, by shooting
himself through the right temple with
twelve guage shot gun. He was alone
at the time he committed the rash act.
About nine o'clock that evening shot
was heard by some of his neighbors,
but no one suspected that and paid no
attention to it, His body was dis
covered the next morning by Geo.
Clark who had gone to the cabin to
deliver load of wood. There is no
motive known for the deed, except
that he was in poor health and had be-
come respondent. 1t is said by those
who knew him best that his mind had
been somewhat impaired, caused by a
serious fall which he received twelve
or fourteen years ago.
Mr.. Peterson was one of the early
pioneers of the Black Hills. He came
to Custer in 1876, and in the spring of
that year, in company with Messrs.
Ward and Parkins erected and operated
the first saw mill in the Black Hills.
He afterward engaged in mining and
prospecting, and that vocation he
followed up to short time before his
death. With the exception of year
or so spent with brother in Colorado
some years ago he had made his home
in this city and vicinity. His only
known relatives are two brothers,
one of whom, F. nj. Peterson resides
at South Haven, Mich, the other, A. r.
Peterson at Grand Junction COL, a
niece residing at Alexandria, Neb., and
a nephew who is teaching school at
Douglas, Wyo. His remains were
buried in the Custer cemetery on Sep
tember 90.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-10-04
PRENGLE PARAGRAPHS.

BY JERRY.
PRINGLE, S. D., Oct 2, 1918.
Chas. Smith was Custer visitor
Tuesday.
Roy Turney spint Sunday with home
folks.
Mrs. VIM Young visited her daughter
Mrs. Richardson Sunday.
Oren Chester moved his family to
Custer Sunday.
J. B. Barnes loaded a carload of
iamber Wednesday.
Rev. Fish filled his regular appoint
ment at this place Sunday night.
Grandma Clark, who has been i'll for
the last two weeks is recovering.
C. Y. Axes and wife visited at R. J.
Barnes Sunday.
Potato digging has been the leading
occupation for the last week or so.
Miss Gladys Meek has been assisting
Mrs McClelland in her store the past
week.
Mrs. Eugene Wells came up to J. W.
Strattons Wednesday to visit few
days.
VIM McClaren began threshing Mon
day. Threshing isn't very heavy in
this vicinity.
Mrs. May Stanton who had been
visiting Mrs. J. c. Hayes and family
at Gering Neb., returned home this
morning.
Eva Brunton, the little daughter Of
Mrs. Geo. Pope is staying with Mrs.
McCleland and going to school in
prinulp
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-10-04
ELEVEN MILLION FEET OF

A contract has just been awarded to
the Lam phere- Hinrichs Company of
Rapid City, S. d., for the removal of
IL 100000 feet of yellow pine timber
from the Black Hills National Forest
Under the terms of the contract cutting
will be completed within three years.
All the timber to be cut under the
terms of this contract will be marked
by Forest officers with view of remov-
ing approximately 70 per cent of the
merchantable timber and at the same
time leaving 80 per cent in such a
condition as not to impair the condition
of the forest for a second cut of i'm ber
within the next 20 or 30 years. The
timber is situated along Prairie Creek
and the lumber to be manufactured
will practically all be for local consump.
ton.
Approximately $4,000 will be paid
to the Government in consideration of
this contract, of which one-third will
revert to the state and county for school
and road purposes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-10-04
TO VOTERS OF SOUTH DAKOTA

The undersigned Committee on
Enrolment, appointed at the Sioux
Falls Republican Mass Convention, do
most respectfully request the good citi-
zens, voters of this state, to observe
Thursday, October 10th, as enrolment
day, and that every voter not previously
enrolled attend to that duty on that
day.
We further request each township
clerk to publish notice naming time
and place for the voters of his township
to come together to be enrolled and
to take part in such holiday entertain-
tnent and amusement as may be devised.
Respectfully,
J, W. Parmley.
Melvin Grigsby.
r. o. Richards.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-10-04
CIRCUIT COURT,

The fall term of the circuit court in
and for Custer county will convene in
this city one week from next Tuesday
October l4th. and it seems very unlike
ly at this time that the term will last more
than week, for the criminal docket
is very small and only few civil cases
of paticular importance are docketed
for trial at this time. The following
is a list of petit jurors drawn for the
term
M. Rasmussen. Chas McKiever
Geo. Young M. J. Everly
w. H. Warren Walter Dow
John Tanner II. Retzloff
Richard Mainwald Joseph Raver
Walter E. Havens Grant Neigh
E. S. Monaghan Frank Bender
j. $. Fuson r. c. Stevens
e. Graham Frank f. Overlin
NJ. A. Willis Chas F. Johnson
j. G. Lotion ]. F. Howe
John Korthaus c. F. Pengra
Eugene Coffield E. R. Taylor
ID. w. Robertson Emmett Bradford
S. Z. Ainslie J. V. Hawthorne
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-10-04

Mrs. Penny backer, of Philadelphia,
and her secretary, Miss Keefe, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. s. w. Russell
of Deadwood, passed through Custer
on the Burlington Monday morning on
their way from Hot Springs to the
northern Hills. Mrs. Penny backer is
president of the National Woman's
Club and is making tour of the Black
Hills. She attended the Black Hills
Federation at Rapid City on October
2nd and 3rd.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-10-04
SCHOOL NOTES.

Miss Garock and Miss Phillips have
been using the last period on Friday
afternoon to conduct a rhymic class.
BY nsing the recitation room of the
High School and the piano, they have
been able to work to considerable
advantage in getting the work started.
Parents and friends visiting the after
noon ball games are urged to spend
few minutes observing the rhymic
work.
*x*
The Blues retrieved Friday before
last the defeat suffered from the Yellows
a week earlier by winning a closely
contested game by score of to 2.
The Upper Cassmen did the same by
winning from the Freshmen by a score
of to 10. Both teams had their pic
tnres taken and each member will be
presented by copy. The teachers and
pupils were especially pleased with the
large number of patrons who attended
the games and visited the school. So
many attended that the space could
not be well taken to give them all. The
school board was represented by Mr..
Willis and Mrs. Wixon.
~
Yesterday the athletic period was
given over to the Grammar room, the
two teams of that room playing each
other.
~
All teachers issued report cards We'd
nesday.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-10-04

A car load of mining machinery,
consisting of boiler, air compressor,
air drills, ETC., for the Hartwell Mining
Company is expected to arrive from
Colorado some time next week.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-10-04
PURCH AsE TIMBER AT COST.

1t is reported by the local forest
officials that settlers throughout the
national forests in Colorado, Wyoming
and South Dakota are taking advantage
of the recent regulation by the Depart
ment of Agriculture which allows them
to purchase government timber on the
forests at actual cost of making the
sales. This means that the ranch owners
can buy timber at one-half to one
third of its actual value. In some cases
this same timber has been appraised
at from $l.5O to So so per thousand and
from so to- 75 cents per cord. Timber
taken under this regulation must, of
COURSE be used by the purchaser for
domestic and not for commercial pur-
poses.
The law enables settlers in or ada
cent to the national forests to derive
the full benefit of its timber resources.
The man living near forest may secure
all the lumber he needs for the develop
ment of his ranch great deal cheaper
than one living at distance where it
would be necessary to have his lumber
shipped to him. Uuder the law, this
| timber does not have to be advertised
by the forest service before it is sold,
nor is the purchaser limited as to the
amount he may wish to buy
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1913-10-04

The state has received $1l, ,436.70 as
forest reserve fund, which comes as
a present of the receipts from the diff
ferent reserves. This fund is divided
among the different counties in the
forest reserves, to be used jointly for
road and school purposes, it being an
offset for the loss of state taxes because
of the lands being within a reserve.
The different reservations get out of
this, a division $7,375.27 going to the
Black Hills reserve in the northern
part of the Hills; $3,l44.62 to the Harney
reserve in the southern part of the
Hills, and S9l6Sl to the Sioux reserve,
which includes the three small reserves
in Harding county,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-04-11
BARBER SHOP BURNED
Fire Caused by Explosion of Gasoline
Water Heater

The o. K. barber shop on North Main
was badly gutted by fire about 6 o'clock
on Tuesday evening. The cause of the
fire was the explosion of gasoline water
heater, which blew out the shop windows
and scattered the burning fluid all over
the interior. making blaze that the fire
department found it very difficult to sub
due. William Hamlet, the barber, suffer-
ed severe burns to both hands in trying
to extinguish the flames before the arri-
val of Fire Chief Tinsley and his boys,
who made a remarkably swift run
through the deep snow.
The barber shop occupied portion OF
the Rocky Ford Auto Co. garage and
all of the machines were run out in fear
that the flames might reach that part OF
the building. but hard work by the de-
partment kept the FIRE within the barber
shop. and the damage was slight ieS-
ceptng upon the latter. where the loss
was mainly on furniture and fixtures. on
which there was but little insurance.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-04-11
HELD IN BONDS
Gillespie Charged With Stealing
Horses Five Years Aap

On Saturday last E. N. Gillespie ap-
peared before Judge Chritton charged
with stealing team Of horses from o. E.
Wright while the latter was in the livery
business in this CITY some five years ago.
According to the story brought out at
the preliminary hearing two men called
Gillespie and Nelson. had hired the team
from Wright to drive to Kansas. and upon
their failure to come back the latter had
hegun a search that resulted in the in
formation that the horses had been sold
by the renters and so in September OF
1903 warrants were issued for their ar
rest. But the fellows had flown. and
their whereabouts could not be learned
until last week, when it was aecidently
learned that Gillespie was in Wichita.
Under Sheriff Steward left for that place
at once with the result that he brought
his man back last Thursday night.
Upon his appearance in court the
prisoner entered plea Of rot guilty but
on the evidence of Wright ana several
other witnesses the court returned YER
dict of probable guilt and the defendant
was bound over to the June term Of the
district court the bond being placed at
S4OO.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-04-11
MAKING THE

THE large profits which should at
tend pork raising are dissipated
in too many cases through dis
ease and neglect. Hog cholera will
continue to scourge the country until
all farmers learn that the pig is not
naturally a dirty animal and that it
requires field range and forage crops
just as much as the horse and COW do.
Hog pens and yards should be
kept clean, changing to fresh ground
every year. Such forage crops as rape.
artichokes, Canada peas and alfalfa
ought to be accessible all summer.
Shade and clean water are the next
essentials. In addition it is well to
give whey or sour milk and light ra-
tions of corn, peas or barley. Heavy
feeding of grain is only necessary in
the last few weeks when fitting for
market. Corn silage is an excellent
food. A little crushed coal, wood ash
es, salt, charcoal and oilmeal aid
pigs digestion and contribute to its
general healthfulness.
Young pigs are seriously injured by
overfeeding and by wet floors and cold
bedding. There should be no haste to
feed grain either to a narrowing sow
or young litter. Both before and
after narrowing the dam is better OF
with slops, mashes and boiled vege-
tables, such as carrots. potatoes and
beets. When the young things get
firmly on their feet the mother may
be gradually put back on grain for
the purpose of hardening up the flesh
a little. Sucking pigs should have
gradually increasing rations of bran.
shorts and boiled vegetables.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-04-11
FARMERS WANT ELECTRICITY
And Will Be Liberal Users of "The
Juicc."

+. S. Johnson, manager at Rocky
Ford and other points down the val
ley for the Arkansas Valley Railway
Light and Power company, was in
Pueblo yesterday comforting with
General Manager w. +. Raber, says
the Pueblo Chieftain OF Sunday.
Mr.. johnson stated that two pump
ing projects for irrigating purposes
have already been introduced near
Rocky Ford, the power used being
electricity. and they are piving salts
faction. Seven farmers living within
four miles of the Ford have signed
contracts to have the irrigating pumps
put in, and electric power will be
used, not only for pumping, but for
grinding feed and domestic purposes
in the homes.
The farmers of the valley" said
Mr.. Johnson, 'are determined to keep
abreast of the times, and will intro
duce all modern electric conveniences,
including light, power for washing
machines, etc, in fact everything that
is found in a modern city home.
I'm Rocky Ford movement has
about been perfected for the introduc-
ton of a White Way similar to
the manner in which Main street, in
this city is lighted, which will cover
a distance of eight blocks. In this i'm
provement Mayor Coffman is the
prime mover, and feel safe in saying
that before the middle of the summer
Rocky Ford will be the best lighted
city of its size in the west. The resi-
dents of the valley towns as well as
the farmers are prosperous and thrift
ty, and they show disposition to en-
Joy all modern conveniences. Elec-
tricity is rapidly being introduced in
the homes for cooking purposes, and
kerosene lamps are rapidly being dis
carded."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-04-11
ROCKY FORD COLORADO. FRIDAY, APRIL J., 1918
HAS EXCITING TRIP
Moving Picture Taker Returns From
Mexican War Zone

Ivan Watson. photographer for the
Gaumont Film Co returned on Saturday
from one of the most thrilling experiences
that has ever fallen to the lot Of a moving
picture photographer.
His trip on this occasion was to the
seat of war in Mexico. and hs was with
the insurgent troops when they entered
the City of Mexico and encircled the
abode of the then President Madero.
So close was Ivan to the fighting line
that on one occasion he had film box
destroyed by shot and again an adobe
wall feet thiok-behind which he was
cranking his machine-was penetrated
and partially destroyed by shot and shell.
He was on the spot and taking pictures
within few minutes after the assassin
alton of Madero. but the most awful
scene he depicts was the burning of
dead oombatants. which he reports SO
siokened him that he was scarcely able
to take pictures.
After short rest at his Rocky Ford
home Mr.. Watson will leave on picture
taking trip around the world.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-04-11
FEW RAILROAD ACCIDENTS.
Less in Colorado Than Any Place in
Country.

The first compilation of statistics
on railroad accidents in Colorado
show that during the past fiscal year
there were 7,IoI,5I4 passengers hand
led on the railroads in this state with
out single one being killed. The
figures are compiled from the official
reports OF twenty-scven companres
operating o,444.I2 miles of track in the
state, to the state railroad commits
sion.
There was total of IA persons OF
all classes killed and I,zo4 injured in
the state during the year. OF that
number only "a, or ao.Se per cent
were railway employees killed in ac-
cidents resulting from the movement
OF trains. Sixty-eight, or $500 per
cent of the total number killed, repre-
senting considerably more than half
OF the total, were tresspassers upon
railway property and persons who
were neither passengers or employcs
Twelve, or 1852 per cent of the deaths
were industrial accidents in the shops,
IN landlinr traffic, machinery, tools,
and supplies and by causes other than
accidents resulting from tn emovc-
ment of trains. More than half of the
injuries were also industrial accidents.
OF the thirty-four employees killed
in accidents resulting from the move
ment OF trains, 47.o6 per cent, or near
ly half were caused by the employees
falling from, or being struk by trains,
locomotives or cars. Seven, or II.7o
per cent OF the total, met death in de
railments, most of which, such as are
caused by land and rock slides, break
ing of rails, or locomotive or car
wheels, or softening OF tracks by
washouts, are classed as non-prevent-
able accidents.
A comparison with the railroads of
the United States show that ais pass
engers were killed during the year on
all the railroads of the country while
none were killed in Colorado. There
were $40 employees especially exposed
to accidents in Colorado for one killed
and $500 for one injured as compared
with $50 employed to one killed and
$40 for one injured on all the roads
in the United States reporting to the
interstate commerce commission. In
other words the elemnt OF safety to
that class of employees was IS per
cent greater in this state than in the
employees OF all kinds, including off
GERS, in Colorado for one killed and
2o.I7 for one injured as compared
with 476 employed for one killed and
1910 for one injured, in the United
States as a whole. In other words the
elemnt of safety to all railway en-
ployes in Colorado during the past
fiscal year was 20 per cent greater
than to employees in the United States
as whole.
The large number of trespassers
killed is the one distressing feature OF
the report. The railroad managers
are to large extent helpless to pre-
vent these accidents on account OF
inadequate state laws with which to
stop people from walking along and
upon railway property. A bill max
ing trespassing misdemeanor is
now pending in the Colorado leigsla-
ture and the railroad officials are de-
sirous OF having it enacted so as to
aid them in preventing this needless
waste OF life,
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-04-11
THE SCHOOL CONTEST
Is Still the Chief Topic of conver-
sation.

A telephone talk with Representative
o. w. West on Wednesday brought the
unequivooal assertion from that gentle
man that he was in no way to blame for
the Cressy lot transaction, as charged by
Alfred J. johnson in last weeks Enter
prise. Mr.. West was not member of
the school board when the Cressy lots
were purchased, and so should not be
held responsible for any action it may
have taken.
The Enterprise willingly makes this
statement in behalf of Mr.. West. and the
columns of this paper are open to any
other member of the board who may feel
aggrieved at any statement in Mr.. john
sons communication. as it is the desire
of this paper to place the blame for this
reprehensIble transaction where it right
ly belongs.
Since our last issue the question Of
suitable candidates for the two positions
becoming vacant on May has been re-
ceivlng Serious attention, and there ap-
pears to be growing feeling that the
given representation. For the positions,
Messrs. J. o. Bartholomew and Fred r.
Merk are prominently mentioned and as
both these gentlemen are emnently quail
flied any petitions bearing their names
will easily secure the signatures neoes-
sary for nomination.
As we understand the school election
law adopted by the last legislature
prospective candidate for the position OF
school director must file patition bear
ing the Endorsement Of so voters with the
secretary of the board at least eight days
before the election, and it is none too
soon for the parties interested to get
busy."
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1913-04-11
WINTER STILL LiNdERS
Rcord- d-Breaking Snowfall Makes
Farmers Happy.

In many ways the snowfall that set
in about a. m. on Tuesday morning and
continued until Tuesday evening was
record-breaker to even the oldest inhabit-
ants Of this section Of the Arka nsas
valley.
Not only were the snowfakes larger
than ever seen here before. but they were
more abundant and ''iueier" than those OF
any previous April snow storm. and al
though a depth OF only 2 inches was
recorded the precipitation was greater
than is usually the case in snowfall OF
twice the depth.
The snow came at most opportune
time and has been Of incalculable bene-
fit TO the farmers. and in consequence no
one is grumbling that winter has seen fit
TO linger longer than usual in the lap OF
spring