davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1914-12-04
$4,000 &uiien sefunsen.
Werlln, 2. Ve5.

Berlin, 2. 9e5.
Scr om Wfittmod iiber Die &riegS-
lnge int Often ousgegebene geri6t
oes oeutlden &ouptquartierS iaet:
nSn SitpreliBen lit ni6ts 9teucs.
~Sm norolibene 1olen nimmt Ger
aampf ieinen normolen 6ortgong.
nSSm iiioli6en 9olen muroen glns
griffe oes 0egners abgeihlagen."
~0ie in Der mtslanbiihen 9reiie
nerbreitete Wfelbltng, ooB Die BON lns
bel @lttno gemad)tgl $4,000 @efans
genen idon in ltnierer friiberen Wtel-
ollne, ooB mir 10000 rliiiide @e>
fongene eeuadt botten, nit einge-
i6lnIlen leien, lit unnobr.
Ssn Den a1mpfen bel @lo5Iap,
&lltno, 2oos uno 2omit6 bot Die oft
lide 9lrmee 5miihen Dem ii. 9topem-
Der uno l.. Ge5ember ilber $4,000
lnperlpunoete ruiiiide @efdngene
eemobt."
8e5ugnehmeno ouf Sen ritiiiihen
onltlihen geridlt pom 30. gtopeinber
ingt bas oeltide &oltptquartier:
~@s bot iid) ergeben, ooB Die oeitt-
i6en Srllppen cinen glan5enoen Sieg
in oen &dnpIen bel 2oos errltngen
boben. Sic oelttidben Sruppen ope-
rirtcn ge1en Die ree1te SIanfe uno
Die 9iodbut Der 9tl,iien, OILS iie pi0s=
lid bon 9tuiien, ole pom Often uno
Sitoen fol1elL ongegriffQn llno bart
beordn9t lnllr0cn.
Sic Ielttlden gobcn oaroufbin
ben nrIpritn9li6en 9lngriff an uno
iuonoten iidl gcgen Die neuen ruliiihen
Irlppen, nit oenen iie eincn oreitG
glgen bitteren Sonpf ousfohten;
ihlieBlih braden oie Iclltihen ourd
ben ritiliihen Sruppenrin9 ourd.
@ierbei madien iie 10000 @eianQene
uno erbeutetcn % 8el6iiee; nur elm
heittides 9eihiis muroc perlrren.
Sic 0elitiAen 8crlllite moren na-
tl1raemGB nidt fIcin, ober lie fonncm
iiherIih nidt OILS nfiirhterlih" be-
5titnet lperocn.
t8eneroIfeloltorihou ron Sinocn.
burg not oas BroBtreu3 nes G1iernen
4rcll3cs erbaIten.
glm Cube ser &rGfte.
S9icll, 3. 0c5.
Ccitcrreid)iide Sruppen beiettcn
|um 9fittmoh oie icrbiihe @uuptltaot
.24cigrnh.
3ie 5toot @eIgroo lit ole Soup1
t1ot bon Serbien, je0oh mar DER Sit
Der Hegierrng tlir5 nod 2usbruh bes
Srieges nod giid perIegt pnroen. Die
Staot mdr ron ben Seiterreihern ieit
Neginn oes Grieges iiarf bonlboroirt
morocn. eSSm Anfong 9luguit erreid)-
ten Die Gelterreider Die 5taot, ieoudj
ipar cs ibnen odntols ni6t m0alid,,
tic 5li bnlten. Ger Gornarih elmer
neuen oltcrreihiihen Nrlnee ourd oos
nnrolid)e Serbieii, Der ip1breno Der
lebten bie5ebn Gage ltattiano. mod,te
Die 2a9e Der ierbiihen Sruppen 3u
elmer iebr eeluagten Ii. 70 muroe ocnn
Ianl Delttpnd irilb bon Soiia, Dull
Qorien, ntitgetbeilt. oob Die Sta6t
9erolntt moroen iei.
Die g'elebrnq Der Sto6t iour0e in
einem 9eIegranlm on &oiier sSron3
SSoiep) BON General SSronf, Dem Gom.
monoeltr oee fiinften oitcrr. Irmees
torps ongefinoiet. Gos GeIegramn
lnlitet:
1Nei @eIe9erheit oes Sc. cyabresto,
qes Der Hegierung Gurer Miajeitdt er.
lolbe i'd mir ebriurhtspoa oie U9if
thclIung 3it MADDEN oab WeIaruo
heltte pom s5lnften 2trmecforps be.
, iett 'purbe. -"
Selarabs aSal in @ouocn ,naraebeu.
2onoon, 3. 9e3.
geIgrao, oas bis gum ausbrud
0es aricgc5 Die Saupiita6t bcn Ger.
hien mar, iDuroe belite BON 0Iterreld,i.
fdlel1 Sruppen beiebt nodl6en bic
5erben 5ubor bic Staot geroumf bat
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1914-12-04
Gugldnber interuirt.
9lmfter0on. / gr

9lie monnIiden britiif)en 1toats
ongebOrioen bis gum 9lltcr uon %
Sobren, bic nod in grliiiel ncrfpeilen.
iino non ben oelttiden gcborben lit
einem @efmgenenIoeer interniri
morhm, heribiet oos Son6eisbiao,
bob oltberoem an er5dbIen pcib. IN
4ntruereen iei bic 9ogesrotion Der
Bepolferltng oitf 3ebn lln5en grot
bernbqeicbt morocn.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1914-12-04
Sranrige Stntiitif.
9Nnihinatnn. ]. Te5.

0ns @erqrcrfShitro Ser 9unoes
re0ienng cob ON gRittpod in
@oibington bctotnt. 0oB Die 3abl
scr in oneritanlihen 9crqmerten
mo SteinbriIbcn ungefomnencn
}lrbeitcrn 3G5l uno Die Der &erlegien
ni3t rcniqer ais 100000 bctrdgt.
1ics be6eutt cine lo0csrdte BON
3.i9 ouf icoc5 (ouien6 Der Toll
90 in oieien 3etrieben in ocr &cr.
Stnotcn bei6dItigteu Eerioren.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1914-12-04
sseinS nad tlntieem Siinsen &C.
ldlagen.

SNlelL l.. Ge3.
glmtlid) lpuroe beute angefilnol9t:
,Auf Dem illolihen &riegslhauz
pIob 1T Elm meiterer glbihnltt oes
ssel65uges 1iegreih gum gbitluB &C.
brod6t iuorocn. Der Scino, Der lelt
1uebreren Saecn oItl;d) DER Solnborn
hortnGdiqcn @iberItmb aelelltet
llnb kIbit Die Sffenitpe 5t ersrelten
berh,dt botte, tulrbe ouf Der gan6en
Sinie elblogen lulo hattie belonoerS
cuf Dem 9tiid5ug idipere &erlulte 6n
ner5eihnene. gtuf Dem Sdladtielo
luubten mir bel &nmatice olleln aht-
Gunoert eefonene 6einbc beeroieen.
.Seit oern @egiune Der liin9lten
notwithstanding mahten mir ilber
10000 @cfmaene nno crberlteten
I9 i5eloacidiite, At s9soihinenge-
ifiite iolpie &rie9smnteriol III 9rO-
ben Mcnqeu."
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1914-12-04
&elgrao, @crl)ien6 S9ouptita0t, 0tfaQen

0amit fonnten Ole 0itcrreid)i,6en
(SeneraIe an &aiier 6ronS SSoiepb. Der
Den Sc. ssobrestoa ieincr 9feeierumg
feiert, einen Der midtlaiten GrioIae
beridlten, Die Tie bisber errilngen ba-
ben.
8elgrah mar ieit Dem 9eainn 0eS
arieGcs hduu9 inter @omboroentellt.
ieboh fornte SeIterrct pegen oeS
oIlgenlcincn curopdiidlen &onfIiftS
niht ieine 9ontc aroit olli Serbien
fon5cntriren.
SSn Serbien bofft man ieet oarnui.
ooB es Den RuIicn aelingen fonnte.
ilber Die &nrpaten in llugorn erfoIe.
reid porauorin9en nn0 oel Serben
0ilfc 81 brin1cn.
9tllBlano bat aoiafen ilber sic aor.
poten in fleineren 8rilppen pororin-
gen lollen, Icoof iheint bic SoppeI
mcnorhie ertihloiicii' 5u iein. 5uerlt
NIT Sebricn poIlitdilbig auf5urdu.
men.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1914-12-04
Grfuls in oen Iraunnen.
9ori&, 3. 0e5.

YuIlS, =. 2c3.
5SoI9enoc offi5lcae @tittbeiIuu9
,purbe am Mittlpodrbeno in 4dris
allsqcqcbcn:
aSSn @elgien bot pei,lid bon Dir.
Gin beitiges 8ombaroentent
ltdttgeiltnoen.
gSSn oeit slraonnen bat Scr sSein0
bitrdl cine Mine Die Sobe noromeltli6
non Dem sSoI0c "a Srlrie in bic
2uft gelprengt. SSm oageneinen
fr0itiacn mo entipideIn mir lmlerc
sSortihritte alti bieiem 9beile Der
sSront.
pHSnl GIiof baben lniere Sruppen
bic Iorfer Gber. uno 9tieber 9lSpah
iilomeitIid bon Ebann gcnonunen.
Bonn ilbrieen SbeiIe Der sSront lit
nid)ts 5u beri6ten.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1914-12-04
sSn ben &arpatBeu.
Berlin, 1. Sea.


smtlih iIt aus @ien aemelbet nor.
sen, bob ole iiineite rltiliidbe 9sieocr.
Iaae bel Sptnonna III Den 8arpotDen
beoeutenn Ihmerer mar, oils nlon III"
inriinglih onnobn.
.@s aelong rnleren Srippen" .
hcibt IS III Der mntlidcn Nnfitnol'
gnng. ,oie 5teIlime oes 6cinoes pom
heioen Selten 3lt lu1foien. Der
ocppeIte tSlullfcnongriff 5mang Die
@ltlicn, cineu fluhtohnliden 9tilf5u9
unailtrctcn. 9ln 8cfaneGlen lieBen
lie n,inoeitens 1900 Wann III unlc.
rem 0dnbcn 5lrild."
s;n &niliih Golcn plirbcn bon Den
Oeiterrcihern lett Dem Seginn Der
iiinaltcn Sample $4,000 Wtonn ges
toneen genommen.
GrSber3oo 3rie0rid, Der Cher
fomnanoirenoe Der oiterreihilh.ltlts
aorilhen Armee. bat in einent belon.
bcrs herslid 9cbaltenen @liidmltnld'
teIegromm ieiner 8cntgtliltng ilbcr
oos nnaeltorte bormoniidle Ginuer-
nehmen Aushrud ncriiehen, oaS SDi-
fhen Den 3eeriiihrern Der perbiinoe
len Reitbe herrld)t.
Re6 einen chen hon DER Reidls-
banf pcroifentlidten @eridt entpldclt
iih bic mirthihoitlid,c Gage IN Neid;
in normoIer, pollig sl,Frieoenltellens
Der BeiIe.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1914-12-04
Die Gentiden in $plen.

geTlIll, l.. 2eo.
Die lcbten dntIihen 0erid)te pom
oitIihen &riegslhouplab loIien cr-
fermeiL oof, Die 9ciltidlcn ibren ilr'
ipriineihcn GIon, ben reften ritiii.
ihen sSliigel 5u umecben ltno i'm
1if Sns Centrum 5uriid5uperfen,
ipieber oufgeriomnten bnben. @leid.
seitig Ioa ooourh Dem 6eino oie Ser
binonne NIT 8arihou abgeif,nitten
lper0en.
Die Durdfilhrling bieies GIanes,
Die nit Den riiiiiden gfieberlaeen
bel 2ipneo begotln, nlltbte be-
fonntIi6 peridoben nerben, % Die
Rufien ftarte SerIt1rfllneen berm-
ge3oeen uno Die Geltihen 5eitpeiIig
5ur Defeniine ae5mungen batten.
IIle rniiiiden @egcnongriffe iino
oher abgeipieien poroen, unb Der
bei,tide 8orntarih bot oqem 4nihein
nod tpie0er begonnen.
JeIomorfdn Saul bon Sinoerbur9,
ser Die rlTIiIdlen Soroen in Die moiu-
ridden Siilnpfe trieb uno Dor etlihen
5agen in DER @egeno bon 2ob3 mel
tere 10000 Griegsgefongene mnhte,
III Der SeIo 1es 5a9es, odriiber If
oas 0elttiGe &oIf fih einig. Solhes
nrro iiberoies ourd einen on6eren
1lrrTtnno. ourh cine - NnIidltsfortC
eriuieienJ Die .on bic popuIdrite Ser.
ionIidteit lit GelttidIono" geridtet
mar. Sie aarte ipuroe GseInmorifoII
none Sinoenbltrg 5ueeiteat.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1914-12-04
SelaraSs sSaa in @onScn snecaebeu

geIerao, bas bis gum ausbruf
nes ariegc5 Die Saupiitoot bou Ger.
hien mar. iDuroe beute bon olterreld,i.
idell Grlppen beiett rodoen bic
Serben 8u0or bic Stoot gerdumf bat
ten.
Nord stern. [volume] (La Crosse, Wis.) 1856-1921, 1914-12-04

Ote ,,ueroftern"- n"-5eitun-
gen taben Ole 6eiePicPte
BON Ga Groiie nidPt nnr
mitictreiben ionoern nit
macben telfen.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-01-10
IMPORTATION OF MEAT.

Washington, Jan. 3.-The placing of
beef on the tariff free list has resulted in
a vast increase in the importation of
foreign beef and meat products. During
October and November the department
of agriculture reported today that eigh-
teen million pounds of meat and its pro-
ducts were brought from abroad. This
is more than triple amount imported
for the whole of 1912.
Foreign beef and meat products are
being rigidly inspected by agents of the
bureau of animal industry, who during
the two months have condemned eigh-
teen thousand eight hundred pounds.
Nearly half of the imports came from
Canada and the remainder from Argen.
tina, Australia and Euraguay.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-01-10
CORN AND GRAIN SHOW.

The annual meeting of the South Da.
kota Corn and Grain Growers Associa-
ton and the annual corn and grain show
and school conducted Herewith, will be
held in Mitchell, South Dakota, January
27-3l, 1914. The meeting this year will
be especially attractive because it is ar
ranged to hold union meeting of the
several genuine farmers organizations
of the state at this time and place. The
South Dakota corn and grain growers
live stock breeders, poultrymen and
horticulturalsts, have all arranged to
meet in Mitchell. The sessions of each
organization will be to some extent in
dependent of each other, but the even
ing meetings which are somewhat more
general in character, are arranged as
union meetings.
On Wednesday and Thursday after"
moons the corn growers will suspend
their program entirely so that everyone
can attend the live stock sale at the
pavilion.
| 10 w w a iuCCtihEy oAu q hooo
fortunate chance for every real farmer
in South Dakota to see every other real
farmer, and to see and hear the big peo.
Pile in agriculture. You have heard
Hopkins and Jam Jordan. Barring sick
ness or accident, they will absolutely be-
on the platform, according to the pro-
gram.
There is not space in this short no.
tiee to publish the program. send for
copy of the Corn and Grain Growers
! program and premium list. Get in line
early by sending your membership fee
of one dollar for the Corn and Grain
Growers Association. The membership
fee covers all corn and grain entries for
premiums under the rules.
FL. f. Dawer, President,
Fulton
A. N. Hume, Secretary,
Adv. Brookings.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-01-10

MR.. MARTIN MXX4b 5TATIMIN T.
In an interview with several Of his
personal friends at Deadwood recently,
Congressman E. W. Martin said:
"For two years or moro have con.
sidered I ought to retire from public life
at the close of my present congressional
term, March 4, 1915; this impression has
been accentuated during the last few
months by an experience of invalidism,
which however hope will prove but
temporary.
whenever approached upon this SUBJ
ject, either in person or by letter, for
now several months have frankly stated
my position; it has not occurred to me
that it was necessary and have not as
sumed that the people ofthe state would
expect me to make formal statement
for publication.
"The cordial and dependable political
support which / have received from all
parts of the state during my seven terms
in congress has been most gratifying and
is the basis of some of the most pleasant
recollections that will carry with me
into private life.
81 will enjoy the life of a private citi.
zen; expect to retain my interest in
public men and measures and to partici-
pate as actively as may in the solution
of public problems.
1t is my conviction that the republi-
can principles and policies must deter
inmate the management of national and
state affairs in the future as they have
in the past and that the republican party
must assume vigorous and able leader
ship in the solution of the great national
problems that are now up for determine
ton. Sometime l may ask the people
of the state to consider some convictions
which have along these lines but this
is not necessary and hardly appropriate
at this time"
Unlike most congressman who are
lawyers, Mr.. Martin, during his fourteen
years of public life, has retained wide
law practice. On January l, his son
George who is a graduate of Harvard
and who has had over years experience
in actual practice in Chicago. was ad-
mitted to the firm of Martin & Mason.
This is the oldest law firm in the west.
1t has been in existence since 1883, a
period of 80 years. Hereafter it will be
known as Martin. Mason & Martin.
Congressman Martin retires to private
life voluntarily, with the good wishes OF
the whole state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-01-10

At a meeting of the republican pro.
posal committeeman held at Hot Springs
on January End to nominate candidate
for senator in the forty-second district to
60 before the March primaries, DR.. F. E.
Walker of Hot Springs was unanimously
nominated by acclamation. The total
vote cast was 314. The district COM
prises the counties of Custer and Fall
River.
The two factions of the republican
party were eager to bury the hatchet and
get together. DR.. Walker, although an
active republican, had not antagonized
either faction, and he was entirely salts.
factory to both. The republican party
in this district, under his leadership,
will now 60 foreward with united
front.
DR.. Walker is ripe scholar, keen
parliamentarian and an able debator
None doubts but that he will give good
account Of himself at Pierre next winter
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-01-10
coin, Woodrow Wilson.

WITT OOUEVW
The matter of adopting motto was
then taken up, and the following motto
adopted for the candidate ofthe meeting
to work under: Courtesy to all; special
privileges to none."
The matter of attending the Judicial
Convention at Rapid City was also taken
up, and the committeeman decided that
it would be needless expense to the
county, and therefore decided not to co.
There being nothing further the COM
mittee rose.
f. p KING
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-01-10
COUNTY TICKETS NAMED.
January 7th and Named Candi-
dates for County Offices.

Proposal committees representing the
majority and minority factions of the
republican party met at the court house
January 7th to name candidates for coun-
ty Offices. All was harmonious in the re-
publican gathering, both naming the
same candidates.
At the republican majority meeting E.
@. Anderson was chairman and Bert
O'Banion secretary. The meeting ofthe
minority republicans was presided over
by VIM. M. O'Banion of Beaver Valley
and N. B. Streeter of Buffalo Gap was
secretary. Resolutions were adopted re-
affirming faith in and allegiance to the
republican party and pledging support
to the candidates nominated. Caudi-
dates were named as follows:
Representative 45th district, N. B.
Streeter.
County Treasurer, VIM. A. Nevin.
Auditor, E. c. Anderson.
Sheriff, James Keister.
Register of Deeds, s. u. Coe.
Clerk of Courts, H. w. Brasch.
States Attorney, P. H. Helm.
Supt. of Schools, Norma B. Illsley.
County Judge, Geo. w. Gaylord.
Coroner, Martin Long.
Assessor, Charles NJ. Endicott.
Commissioner, first district, John N.
Beach.
Commissioner third district, no nomi.
nation made.
State Co. Chairman, F. W. Sellers.
Democratic Meeting.
The county proposal committee of the
majority democratic party met at the
court house at l p. m. on January 7,
1914, as required by law and retired to
the Register of Deeds Office.
Meeting was called to order by A. P.
Chambers, then A. 4. Hesnard of Her.
mosa, was elected chairman and Spencer
Bond was elected secretary.
After the adoption of platform and motto
as required by law the following named
persons were selected to be voted on by
the Democratic party at the coming
March primary.
Ira M. McFadden, Custer, represeta-
tive for the 45th district.
A. P. Chambers, Beaver Valley, trea-
surer.
Spencer W. Bond. Argyle, S. D., au-
ditor.
S. j. Godsey, Buffalo Gap, sheriff.
Charles L. Smith, Pringle, register oil
deeds.
Frank A. Miller, Junction, assessor.
w. d. Todd, Custer, clerk of courts.
Charles E. Smith, Custer, county sur.
yeyor.
d. Carrigan, Commissioner End dis.
trict.
John Chitty, Folsom, commissioner Isl
district.
c. w. Robbins, county judge.
w. j. Bowles, constable.
r. w. McHoes, state county chairman.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
without date.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-01-10
TICKETS NAMED AT PIERRE.
Candidates for the Primaries-Two Re
publican and One Democratic Ticket
Named by Committee

The republicans and democrats oi
South Dakota in proposal convention as
sembled under the provisions of the
Richards primary election law. at Pierre
on Monday, January s, and nominated
the following tickets:
Republican Majority Ticket.
United States senator-Coe I. Craw.
ford.
Congressman, First district-C. h
Dillon.
Congressman, Second district-Royal al
Johnson.
Congressman, Third district-No no.
mination.
Governor Frank M. Byrne.
Lieutenant governor-Peter Norbeck.
Secretary of State-Frank NJ. Rood.
Auditor-Ed. Handlin.
Treasurer-A. w. Ewert.
Attorney General-C. Caldwell.
Railroad commissioner-P w. Daugh.
| erty.
Commissioners of schools and public
lands-Fred Hepperle.
Superintendent ofpublic Instructions
c. H. Lugg.
State chairman-S. X. Ray.
*Judge w. G. Rice of Lawrence county
was nominated by the majority dele
gates of the Third district and endorsed
by the minority delegates, but his no.
mination failed of ratification in the full
convention of the state. Thereupon all
congressional candidates agreed to run
on independent tickets.
Republican Minority Ticket.
United States senator-Charles s.
Burke.
Congressman, First Observation-Disclosures
Woods.
Congressman, Second district-Frank
McNulty.
Congressman, Third district-The in
dependent candidacy of Judge Rice
unanimously endorsed. The minority
convention gave the judge an ovation
and his endorsement did not meet with
single objection as an independent can
ddate.
Governor-H. B. Anderson.
Lieutenant Governor-T. S. Everett.
Secretary of State-Frank Glasner.
Auditor-Ed. Keller of Trip.
Treasurer-J. w. Harris.
Commissioner of school and public
lands-Carl Korneman.
Superintendent of public instructions
Fred L. Shaw.
Attorney General-Asa Forrest.
Railroad commissioner, Second dis
trict-O. S. Opheim.
National ommitteeman-Dick H Haney.
State chairman-John L. Lockhart OF
Pierre.
Declined to accept nomination.
Democratic Majority Ticket.
E'S. Johnson, of Yankton county,
for United States senator.
T. M. Bailey, of Minnehaha county,
First district, for congress.
]. Fl. King, of Hand county, Second
district, for congress.
Harry T. Candy, of Pennington coun.
ty, Third district, for congress.
J. w. McCarter. of Edmunds county,
for governor.
John T. Heffron, of Lawrence county,
for lieutenant governor.
Charles B. Fousek, of Aurora county,
for state auditor.
L. W. Bicknedd, of Day county, for
attorney general.
w. j. Toner, of Perkins county, for
land commissioner.
Jacob Fergem, of Hutchinson county,
for state treasurer.
]. E. Bird, of Coddington county, for
secretary of state.
Will Chamberlain, of Yankton county,
for superintendent of public instruction
J.J. Batterton, of Roberts, for railway
commissioner.
DR.. Rock, of Brown, for state chair.
man.
Democratic Minority.
The democratic minority delegates did
| Af 20
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-01-10
LATEST DESERT RULING.


Anotable victory for desert-land claim
ants has been won before Secretary Lane
of the interior department. 1t is the
reversal of former decision of Secre-
tary Fisher in case that went up from
Bozeman, Mont. The local land Office
decided the case in favor of the con-
testant and their decision was affirmed
by Secretary Fisher. The entryman Sc.
cured re-hearing before the department
and Secretary Lane, in reversing the de-
cision, gives much clearer definition
as to the nature of land subject to desert
land entry.
The contestant, a Mrs. Houston of Boze
man, brought the contest in the year of
1912 against one Spalding, who had filed
desert claim in Gallatin county. The
contest was based on the grounds that
the land was not desert in character,
since it had previously produced paying
crops without artificial irrigation. The
testimony showed that "dry-farming"
methods had resulted in the growth OF
some fairly good crops on the tract.
On the first three hearings in the local
land Office, the general land Office and
before the department of the interior,
the contest won favorable decisions, it
being held that land capable of pro-
ducing remuneratiye crop without arti-
fetal irrigation is not subject to entry as
desert claim.
The Interpretation now given to the
case by Secretary Lane is that land Of
this nature has been considered for years
notoriously desert in character, and that
mereshowing of productiveness cover.
ing period of even three to four years
is not sufficient to establish the land as
non.arid. This is very important de-
cision to desert land claimants through
out this northwest country, as it leaves
contestants without a leg to stand on so
long as claimants proceed in good faith
with the required reclamation improve.
ments.-Range Gazette.
| S~-
A farmer met doctor on the street
Doc" said he "if you are out our way
this week you might as we'll come ir
and see my wife," "What ails herr" in
quired the doctor. Dunno. After get
ting breakfast and fixing the children
for school and churning and stopping
the hogs and doing little washing
there's only seven in our family yor
know, she plumb declared she'd have
to lie down before getting dinner. shei
plumb tired out. Kicks about getting
Sunday dinner" YES" said the wis,
doctor, "Ill come out andsee her. It'l
o strange case"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-01-10

A Kansas farmer purchased revolver
for his wife,. and insisted on target prac-
tice, so that she could defend the house
in case of his absence. After the bullet
had been dug out of his leg, and the COW
buried, he said he guessed that she'd
better shoot with an ak.