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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-12
THE FUTURE IN EUROPE.

Golfers weekly: The present war is
not likely to last long for the bonfire
now raging is bigger than the woodpile.
Modern methods of census, of transpor-
tation and communication have made
nation and army practically syDony-
nous. When the forces now arrayed
are exhausted there will be no great re-
serves to be brought up. The human
power will have been burned. 1t is not
apt to como to this for. Germany must
win at once or face the certainty of slow
and complete defeat. Mediation will
then be preferable, and seems likely to
be inevitable. In the meantime the war
will settle the status ofinternational law
whether it is force binding on all
nations or only a pompously worded
code of voluntary practices. The future
of certain dynasties will be determined:
whether the three kaisers are to govern
in Austria, Germany and Russia, or
whether public opinion is to be organiz-
ed for effective control of public policy,
as in our own country, 1t is absol utely
certain that the future must see con-
structiye action taken to secure lasting
peace in Europe. This will not be done
by discriminating against races; no one
expects to see Slav laborers barred out
of Germany or German bank directors
outlawed in London; but it must be ar
ranged so that no set of power crazed
men can use the strength of great
people for international piracy. This
may mean dividing Germany and Aus
tria into number of smaller countries,
about equal to Holland or Switzerland.
Perhaps Europe may rise above this,
Danish all these dYnasties and coteries
of autocracy, and organize some larger
political integration, some great federat-
ed government which shall reflect and
conserve the essential unity of European
civilization. Time will show. Mean
while, for millions of people this war
means laying aside for an indefinite
time the policies that look to the fu-
ture. and devoting all the power that
years of toll have slowly created to
achieving poverty, suffering and death.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-12
BRING YOUR BEST BABIES
AND YOUR PRETTIEST L.

Bring your best best balies and your
prettiest ladies', bring your prize stock,
vegetables, sheathed grain and threshed
grain, to Crawford's "Ti-State" Fair,
September 24-25-26. This is not 'coun-
ty" fair but "Tri-State" Fair, embrac-
ing Dawes, Sioux, Box Butte and Sher-
idan county, Nebraska; Laramie, Mo-
brara, Converse, and Weston, counties,
Wyoming, and Fall River, Custer, Pen
nington and Lawrence counties, South
Dakota. All the people from all of this
territory are expected to join here at
Crawford for rip-roaring, big, general
all-arouud good time and cash prizes
and blue ribbons are going to be given
for more than 200 different exhibits.
Besides this, the best racing racing
stock to be found in the west will com
pete on Crawford's excellent race course
to the thorough enjoyment of all. You
know you always have a good time
when you come to Crawford. We ex-
pect you here this year-Septembe "a
1926. Write for program and premium
list.
DIR. B. F. Richards
Walter c. Rundin secretaries.
Arab L. Hungerford, Pres.
-Adv-t2.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-12
BITS OF WAR NEWS
Conflicts and Happenings of the Week
Marking the Progress of the Great
European Struggle.

President Wilson has issued a procla.
nation naming Sunday, October 4th as q
day for every God.fearing citizen of the
United States to pray for World Peace.
Famine is feared in Vienna. Austria.
1t is said that 256,0O0 are without work
and the number is increasing. Stores
are all closed and the people are
Respondent.
French official dispatches announce a
victory over the Germans Tuesday near
Paris, during the battle the German
imperial guard regiment commanded by
the Crown Prince Frederick was sur
rounded by the British and upon their
refusal to surrender. were annihilated
the crown prince in their midst.
Large numbers of Australian and
New Zealand volunteers are enroute to
Vancouver, Canada, where they will
take trains across the continent and
embark on transports for Europe. A
message from Winnipeg states that
seventy-five trainloads of Indian troops
will traverse Canada bound for the
battle fields in France shortly and
that these will shortly be followed by
large force of Russians and second
army of Australians, and that the
railroads are preparing for their trans
portation and that the preparations
are on the extensive scale.
Officials at Washington regard the
agreement just signed by Great Britain
France and Russia, not to make peace
except by mutual consent an indication
that the war will be fought to decisive
end. 1t is accepted as meaning an newt
able prolonging of the war. President
Wilson and Secretary Bryan, who had
hoped to see some opportunity to talk
peace are said to have been depressed
by the news. Hope was revived Satur-
day that efforts of the triple entente to
induce Turkey to maintain neutrality
would be successful. Many of the con-
servative party in Turkey are contend-
ing that the finances were so consum ed
in the last war that new one would be
ruinous. They are not 80 sure Of
Roumania's support.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-12
TENNIS TOURNAMENT,

Co. Auditor d. H. Bachelor, States
Attorney L. II. Hedrick, Clerk of Courts
Geo. Hummel and Jay Holden substi-
tuting for Register of Deeds j. G. Wha.
ley of Hot Springs, met the local court
house officials in a tennis tournament,
consisting of both singles and doubles,
on the Custer court last Sunday after
noon. The local team was composed of
s. U. Coe, Ira McFadden, F. w. Sellers,
L. w. Willis and w. A. Nevin. A num-
ber of the sets were hotly contested and
highly enjoyed by the spectators. Hon
ors were evenly divided, which was
considered very satisfactory by our boys
as the Hot aprings team is comprised of
some of the best players in the Black
Hills.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-12
PRINGLE PARAGRAPHS.
Sept. 10, 1914.


Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Lotion and Mrs.
Mary Zeimet spent Sunday at Sylvan
Lake.
Mrs. Frank Peterson of Custer visited
over Sunday with her sister, Mrs. L. F.
Smith.
Miss Myrtle and Ethel Gumm and
Mrs. Earl were guests of Miss Dora
Axes the fore part of the week.
The dance and chicken supper given
by the D. of Fl. Monday night was quite
a success. About $25 was cleared.
Mrs. J. Blaine moved over from Elk
Mountain last week. She will spend
the winter with Mr.. Blaine at the
Pringle Ranger station.
Geo. Smith and family and VIM. War
rem and family of Bakerville moved to
Pringle last week to enable their chill.
dren to attend school here.
La Verne Moore is seriously i'll with
heart trouble at the time of this writing
Drs. Long and Woodwork have been
in constant attendance since Sunday.
Robbers broke into the Pringle school
house sometime between Friday after.
noon and Monday morning, getting
away with pencils. books. etc. No trace
Of the culprit has been found.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-12
A MMUNICArION.
Editor, Chronicle

Cuitor, Cnronlcle:-
For the past two or three years many
have been wondering why we did not
have new fence for our cemetery fac.
ing the road. There seems to be one
reason only, and that was lack of funds
for such purpose.
After making an appeal to the mem.
bers of the cemetery association. suf.
ficient money was paid in by its men,
bers together with funds available in
the city treasury for cemetery purposes
to justify the association in undertaking
this work. Well, finally, the fence is
built; with iron posts, wire fabric; iron
pipe near the top between posts with
wire cable extending full length a few
inches above the pipe. In the exact
center there is an attractive archway
with the superscription: CUSTER GEM
ETERY in aluminium letters.
The totol cost is $44223. This leaves
the association with deficit of between
forty and fifty dollars. There is also
needed some substantial hitching posts
yet to be installed.
The association needs 70 to rs dollars
to make these final improvements and
put it out of debt Every good citizen
naturally feels an interest in the beauti-
fication of our cemetery, and we appeal
to you who have not joined the associa-
tion to pay in your dollar which will
make you member in good standing,
entitled to all its benefits. AS you read
these lines, just "'fess up" and say,
"Im guilty" and bring your dollar
around and all delinquencies of the past
will be forgotten.
M. J. BAILEY,
Treasurer Cemetery Assn
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-12
GERM Y's FAR EAST HOLDINGS.

Gerthany's colonies and dependencies
in China and the Pacific, threatened by
the Japanese ultimatum, consist of Kiau
Chau, a protectorate in northeastern
China on the Yellow sea, and in the
Pacific, German New Guinea, composed
of Kaiser Wilhelm's land, the Bismark
archipelago. the Caroline islands, the
Palau islands, the Mariane islands, the
Marshall islands and the Samoan islands
OF Savaii and Opolu.
These Pacific islands have an estimat-
ed area of SO, l6O 50. miles and popula-
ton of 357, 300. Kiau-Chau has an esti-
mated area of 200 so. miles. This is ex.
elusive of the bay with an area of about
200 SO. miles and the neutral zone of
about $500 SO. miles. hss'ing a popula-
tion Of 1910, 900.
The estimated population of Kiau-
Chau is 10000, of which the whites
number 1896, almost exclusively Ger
mans, and including the garrison on a
peace footing.
Germany's Pacific possessions, the
first of which was acquired in 1884 and
the last in 1899, are administered by an
imperial governor. Kaiser Wilhelm's 8
land, Sage Corpa and precious woods
abound, has population of about 700
white men, virtually all Germans. In
the Bismark archipelago, composed of s
principal islands, Herbertshole, the seat
of government of the Pacific possessions
is located. The Solomon islands are
owned in part by Germany, smaller
ones to the east of Bougainville having
been acquired by Great Britain in 1899.
The Carolina, Palau and Marianne, the
latter sometimes known as the Ladrone
islands, all form part of the German
New Guinia protectorate. They were ac-
quired from Spain in 1899 for about
100000. The native population is
$4,000, with about 200 Germans.
The Marshall islands are two chains
of lagoon islands, several uninhabited,
and have been German since 1885. In
population estimated at $4,000, less
than 200 are European, nearly all Ger
mans. The chief export is phosphate.
The Samoan islands, belonging to Ger
many, are Savaii and Opolu. with an
area of 1000 So. miles. They are para
mount among Germany's Pacific posses.
sions for their strategic Importance, and
are fertile and well watered. Apia, the
principal point, has regular steam COM
munication with New Zealand and Can
ada, wireless station has been erected
and others are under construction on
other islands.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-12
CHARLES W. PITCHER.

Charles w. Pitcher, resident of the
Black Hills since 1878 passed away at
Hot Springs September 4th, 1914, three
weeks after his return from Florida
where he went in search of health last
spring. For thirteen years before he
had been employed as assayer at the
Wasp No. 2 mine at Flatiron, S. D.,
and his decline is attributed to constant
contact with the deleIerious gases, acids
and chemicals associated with his work.
Deceased was born in Racine, Ohio,
December %, 1854, and came to the
Black Hills in 1873. In the early days
he was engaged in the hotel business in
Deadwood and Lead. and in the early
SOS moved to Custer and became pro-
minent in public affairs. He was made
Mason in Central City lodge in 1881,
and became charter member of Custer
City lodge No. 66, A. f. & A. NJ, in
1884, in which lodge he was an active
member, holding all the Offices except
that of Worshipful Master. He was
married to Miss Hattie Phipps in Evans
vile, Ind, in 1888. To this union was
born three children, one daughter
Louise, and two sons, Milton and Joseph.
The youngest, Joseph, died February l.,
1911. He leaves besides his wife and
two children a sister, Mrs. Geo. Scho
|
field of indianapolis, Ind.
Funeral services were held from the
Congregational church Sunday after.
noon at 2:30 under the direction of the
Masonic order, Rev. X. w. Powell
preaching an appropriate sermon. Ma.
sonic funeral services were conducted
at the grave.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-12
WEEKS NEWS BRIEFS
Important Happenings of the Week al
Home and Abroad-Boiled Down
For Busy Readers.

Washington: The government is sat
isfied over reports from Mexico City
that general convention of govern
ors and military chiefs has been called
for October l, to arrange an election.
McAlester, Okla.-After working all
night, rescuers seeking thirteen miners
entombed in the mine of the Union
Coal company at Adamson, failed to
reach them and stated that thirty feet
of coal and rock must be removed
first. No sounds were heard.
Washington: Thirty-one food deal.
ers were indicted yesterday by rhe fed
eral grand jury, under the Sherman law
charging price fixing. 1t is the first big
development of the investigation by the
department of justice, under the direc-
tion of the president, against food deal
ers, alleged to have seized upon the
European war as a pretext to increase
the cost of foodstuffs.
Pierre: The state land department
will offer number of people chances to
secure homes in Harding county next
month. The state will place upon the
market in that county fifty thousand
acres of school, endowment and state
building lands, at minimum price of
$40 an acre. This will be sold at one
fourth cash, with the other payments in
five, ten and fifteen years at six per
cent.
1t has been the custom of the state
and will be in these sales to allow the
deferred payments to run any length
of time the purchaser may require so
long as the interest payments are kept
up, the state preferring the income from
the interest rather than the cash on
the sale.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-09-12
BEAVER VALLEY AND VICINITY
Secretaries.

BY e. P. KING
Sept. Z, 1914.
Joe Telander was taking in the sights
in Hot Springs Saturday.
Otto Sieg left for Omaha last week
where he expects to attend school.
Mrs. Mamie Gray of Argyle left Satur-
day night for visit to her old home in
Elk Point.
w. q. Pond of Argyle was transact
ing business in the metropolis of Fall
river county Saturday.
Merritt Pool will take charge of the
fencing gang on the park Monday and
the work will be rushed.
Olaf Aaberg has purchased the horses
of the Drain estate. Herbert Drain of
Buffalo Gap is here rounding them up. .
J. E. Walters was out to his ranch
Sunday. The range stock had broken
into his field and done considerable
damage.
Tena Aaberg, Mrs. Carry Smith. Alma
Telander and Mrs. Fay Somarindy ke
attended the literary in Pringe Satur-
day night.
School starts the 9TH with Gladys
Swanger as teacher. There will be no
school in the Merrill school on account
of scarcity of scholars.
Robert Pond is home from working
in the upper Hills. He reports the work
on the new road in Spearfsh canyon as
progressing in good shape.
The hum of the threshing machine
can he heard in the vicinity of Argyle
this week. There will be quite little
grain in spite of the dry season.
Lowell Pond who left this country
about two years ago has returned Mr.
Pond is in very poor health and thinks
this climate may be beneficial to him.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-01-16
MOTHER LOOK At
CHILDS TONGUE
II cross, feverish, constipated,
give california Syrup
of Figs"

A laxative today saves sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
take the time from play to empty their
bowels, which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish; stomach
sour.
Look at the tongue, mother! II coat
ed, or your child is listless, cross, few
erish, breath bad, restless, doesn't eat
heartily, full of cold or has sore throat
or any other children's ailment, give q
teaspoonful Of California Syrup of
Figs" then don't worry. because 1t Is
perfectly harmless, and in few hours
all this constipation poison, sour bile
and fermenting waste will gently
move out Of the bowels, and you have
well, playful child again. A thor
ough inside cleansing" Is oftimes all
that Is necessary. 1t should be the
first treatment given in any sickness
Beware OF counterfeit fig syrups.
Ask at the store for a 5O-cent bottle of
California Syrup of Figs which has
full directions for babies, children Of
all ages and for grown-ups plainly
printed on the bottle. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-01-16
Calumet the Secret Of Economy

The high cost of living nowadays, and
the way prices are steadily climbing sky
wards. is making economy in the kitchen
even more important than 1t was In the
good old days Of our thrifty ancestors.
But how to achieve economy? There's
the rub
In many lines, It depends almost en-
tirely on the housewives knowledge of
foods and on her watchfuness--but for
tunately. in one line, baking, economy
can be made almost automatic by the use
Of the famous Calumet Baking Powder.
Economy in baking. as every good cook
knows, depends not so much on economy
In buying the materials as on the success
of her bakings. Failures mean waste
bigger losses by far than the savings she
makes In buying. And the fact that Calu-
met absolutely prevents failures and
makes every baking successful has made
1t the favorite of every cook that seeks
to be economical. In other words, Calu-
met is the secret Of economy In baking.
It is the purest.' too-attested by hun
drcds of leading physicians-and as for
Its general quality, 1t is enough to say
that Calumet has received the highest
awards at two Worlds Pure Food EXPOSE
tions--one in Chicago, ILL.,. and the other
In Paris. France, in March. 1912. Adv.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-01-16
London SIums.

The approaching demolition of the
notorious Tabard street area reminds
one OF the clearing away Of another
famous slum-the Rookery of st. Giles
which was pulled down in the forties
for the construction of New Oxford
street. 1t largely consisted of lodging
houses where men and women were
accommodated at two pence per night,
and was the resort of thieves and
coiners. Many of the houses were con-
nected together by the roof. yard and
cellar in such way that the apprehen-
sion Of criminal was an almost i'm
possible task, In some of the pas
sages traps were set which landed a
determined pursuer into cellar or
esspool-London Chronicle.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-01-16
Salisbury Not a courtier.

The bishop of London on, one occa-
sion when he went to Buckingham pal
ace told the king that he had passed
Lord Salisbury in an anteroom, but
the latter did not seem to know him.
oh" said King Edward, Lord Sails
bury never recognizes anyone" and
going to bureau he took out a new
portrait of himself and handed it to
the bishop, saying: What do you
think of this?" "A very excellent like
ness, sir" said the bishop. when I
showed 1t to Salisbury" said the king,
he looked hard at it and then said:
Poor old Butler! ] wonder II he's as
stupid as he looks"
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-01-16
LAUNCH MOVEMENT
FOR A MONUMENT
MEMORY OF JACKSON HoNoRED
AND TO BE PERPETuATED.
EVENTS IN STATE CAPITAL
poings Of the Various Departments Of
the Government of the Common
wealth Reported for Ben
eft of Our Readers.


The Jackson Day banquet at the
Hermitage Club not only served to
refresh the minds of Tennesseans
upon the achievements of that great
patriot, President, soldier and citizen,
but 1t saw the Inauguration of move
ment which will perpetuate in bronze
and marble the memory of "Old Hick-
DRY" and the great victory he achieved
over the British in the battle of New
Orleans. 1t was the ninety-ninth an
niversary of that great conflict, and
not only in Nashville but in other
states and in other cities the event
was celebrated; in fact, the movement
inaugurated in Nashville by Mr.. Rob-
ert l.. Burch for the erection of suit
able memorial to Gen. Jackson has
found hearty endorsement from the
people Of the country generally.
The banquet committee and the
committee in charge of the work con-
templated are to be congratulated
upon the success OF the movement
which Is assured. The banquet was
served in the ball room of the Hermit
age Club, which had been beautifully
decorated with flags, while pictures of
Jackson and his noble wife were hung
upon the wall just back of the speak
ers' table. The central window of the
room was hid with magnificent
painting of jackson at New Orleans"
In the center of the room, suspended
from the ceiling and draped in flags,
were the historic drum which was
used at New Orleans, and also one of
the old-time muskets.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-01-16
Vanderbilt. Case Argument Closed.

se"e~'SHs Soeo StSuncHt StO6Sus
The argument Of the suit involving
the control Of Vanderbilt University
was concluded before the Tennessee
Supreme Court, the final speakers be
ing G. T. Fitzhugh of Memphis, for
the College of Bishops of the South
ern Methodist Church, and John j
Vertrees, for the Vanderbilt Board OF
Trust.
No decision is expected for several
weeks.
The courtroom was crowded with
spectators. Mr.. Fitzhugh, for the Col
lege OF Bishops, declared that up to
1905 the control of the church had
been recognized by the Board OF
Trust.
Throughout this record" said Mr..
Fitzhugh, there are only two in.
stances where the board declared that
it was self-perpetuating." In both in.
stances, he argued, the resolutions so
declaring were accompanied by acts
which recognized the right of the
church to control the board.
Mr. Vertrees, for the Board of Trust,
said:
Morally and officially, these trus-
tees stand just where those men stood
who founded the university" He de-
clared the trustees were not attempt
ing to take the university away from
the church, but were standing firmly
by the university and to the purposes
for which 1t was organized.
McNairy County independent. (Selmer, McNairy County, Tenn.) 1902-1969, 1914-01-16
To Minimize Fire Hazard.

1.-THE fire waste in the United
States, owing to the failure to build
in this country as securely against the
ravages of fire as they do in Europe,
has been estimated to be not less than
5000, 100000 year. This is forcing
the rebuilding of many structures and
will force the rebuilding of a still
greater number in our cities to mini
mize the fire hazard. The rebuilding
must be done and the problem is how
to finance it. From actual experience
in Chicago, Milwaukee, Pittsburgh and
some other Cities" says an expert,
1.-The answer is-the first mortgage
real estate bond"