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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30
ELKS WILL COME HERE
South Dakota Grand Lodge Expect
To Visit This Vicinity
June Sixth.

The South Dakota grand lodge of Elks
will meet at Rapid City June 8. Thurs
day June 4, the special trains with Elks
will 60 to Deadwood, and on the 9th to
Spearish. This is expected to be the
largest gathering of Elks ever held in
the state.
Saturday morning the train will leave
Deadwood for Custer and from here
stages will take the entire party to
Sylvan lake for the day. Arrangements
have been made with the sylvan Lake
hotel to serve lunch and dinner to the
party. The Elks will leave Custer in
the evening for Hot Springs.
Sunday will be spent at the Springs,
and the train will leave there in the
evening.
The train will be the finest ever haul
thru South Dakota by the Northwestern.
The observation car will be fitted up
with victrola and piano and there will
be equipment for afternoon teas, etc.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30
CHAUTAUQUA MEETING.

A meeting of the guarantars of the
Chautauqua was held at the Chronicle
Office, Wednesday, May 9th.
r. P. lines was elected chairman of
the meeting and Grace Perrin, Secy.
Election of officers for a permanent
organization followed. List of officers
elected:
r. P. lines, president.
DR.. Long, vice president.
R. H. McCullagh, secretary.
G. E. Perrin, treasurer.
Committee ON grounds:
Robert McAdam, Mrs. Perrin and
Rev. Fish.
Committee on advertising:
Joseph Kubler, M. J. Bailey and Mrs.
Garlock.
Committee on sale of tickets:
Mr.. McCullagh, Mr.. Bailey, Mr.. Fitch,
Mr.. Cowles and Mrs. Powell.
Committee on rest rooms:
Mr.. Willis, Mrs. Fitch and Mrs. Fish.
Motion carried that the president be
empowered to appoint any forther com
mittees or appoint for any vacancies
that may occur.
Our Chautauqua will start on the 25th
of June and continue thru five days.
The following are the attractions
which we will have on our program
this summer;
The All Brothers Quartet, The Brown
-Enlow-Lawson Trio, Musical Maids
Chautauqua Entertainers, and an Italiar
band for the FIVE musical companies
Stewart l. Long, DR.. c. s. Nusbaum, H
H. Mexican and Nels Darling, lecturers
and Eugene Laurant and John S. Cham
bers, entertainers
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30
GLASS NIGHT AND COMMENCE
MENT ENTERTAIN M EN T.

m1NT LIN NTGhVAlNM M LIN i.
A record attendance was present at
the Custer High School class night and
commencement exercises last Thursday
and Friday evenings at Garlock's Opera
House. The room and stage were beau
tifnlly decorated, the former with
numerous pennants and ribbon decora-
tions and the latter with evergreens and
flowers, making very tasty background
for the speakers and graduating class.
The excellent program of Thursday
evening was we'll rendered, each par
ticipant giving fine rendition of his or
her number. The music by the orches-
ira and the male quartet Friday eoening
was very good, and the able addresses
by Judge William G. Rice, Pres. Joseph
Kubler and Prin. B. T. Kess were listen.
ed to with great interest by the large
audience which filled the large hall to
its utmost capacity.
Judge Rice, always fluent speaker,
delivered most excellent and instruct
i've address touching the vital connec.
ton existing between education and
good government.
Closing the program the diplomas of
the Custer High School were presented
to the four graduates by Joseph Kubler
president of the board of education.
The graduates are Henry V. O'Connor,
Flora E. Jewell, Clara r. Robinson, and
Ruth Z. Jewell.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30
DIED

At the home of her daughter, Mrs
Frances Pilger, eight miles southwest
of Custer, May "a, 1914, Mrs. Joseph S.
Fisher, aged 73 years, 10 months and 8
days. The funeral services were held
at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon from the
Congregational church at Custer, Rev.
X. W. Powell officiating. Interment
was made in the Custer cemetery.
Margaret Ann McWhinney was born
in Brown county, H., July %, 1910, and
was married to Joseph S. Fisher in
Adams county, H., January /, 1867.
To this marriage were born four chill
dren-two dying in infancy-the others,
Mrs. Frances Pilger and Mr.. William
Fisher, and two sisters, Mrs. D. CARR.
gan of this city, and Mrs. Amanda
Chase of Denver, survive her. Mrs.
Fisher came from Sidney to Custer in
1881 and has made her home here since.
Deceased was a fine Christian woman
and was highly esteemed by all who
knew her. She united with the Presby-
terian church when l6 years old, and
with the Congregational in this city in
1884, thirty years since. A large num-
Der of the Four Mile neighbors, and
many friends in this city attended the
funeral. The bereaved family will have
the sympathy of the entire community.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30
CLAIM BAUM is LIVING.

Among cases to come up in Judge Nc
Gees court is that of the heirs of Mel
vim Baum, formerly of Custer, against
his estate. The administrator is Harvey
P. Graham and the property involves a
homestead, title to which was taken by
Mrs. Sarah P. Graham, his mother, who
has since died, and her heirs now be-
come the heirs of Baum. 1t is claimed
by some of the heirs that Baum still
lives altho be has been declared legally
dead by the county court of Custer.
About two years ago Baum was pas
senger on steamship plying between
Nome and Seattle, which was wreck ed
and Baum is supposed to have been
among those lost in the disaster.
Now, however, it is claimed that he
| has been heard from and that the title
to the homestead is vested in him and
not in his heirs.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30
RETURN FROM GRAND LODGE.

l. M. Donaldson and Mrs. Bertha
Tailor returned last Saturday from
Watertown, where they had been at
tending the grand lodge of Odd Fellows
and Rebekah assembly. They say it
was a great gathering. The officers
elected we're:
Grand Master, Charles G. Barrette,
Watertown; deputy grand master, S. R..
Rowley, Mitchell; grand secretary,
Harvey ]. Rice, Huron; grand treasurer;
George W. Snow, Springfield.
Mitchell was chosen as the place for
the next meeting of the grand lodge
which will be held the third Tuesday in
May, 1915. Mrs. G. B. Knott of Bristol
was elected president of the Rebekah
assembly and Mrs. Hattie B. Borland,
Madison, secretary.
S. E. Wilson, of Hot Springs was
elected grand representative to the
sovereign grand lodge in Atlantic City
in September.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30
SPRING POETITIS.

AS indicated by the name. Spring
| Poetitis is a malady of annual recur.
renee, making its appearance usually
about the time the weather is the
healthiest says an Ex. Any little unsus.
pecting bud .s apt to be the direct cause
of very severe case, and the hitherto
innocent meadow lark and robin are
now known to be active agents in the
spread of this serious disease. Where
it originated is not yet definitely known
but presumably it results from an inner.
tied weakness, needing only exposure
to May morning to break out in one oi
its most virulent forms.
The germs of the disease are
present in many individuals,
but all sufferers do not display the same
symptoms. While some cases are at
tended by great misery to the patient
and others. the lighter forms which are
numerous, are displayed in a variety OF
less harmful ways. Only the more Sc
we're cases call for energetic treatment,
most of them, however, being allowed
to run their course.
Very few cases offspring Poetitis prove
fatal to anything except an editors
morals. Patients, as rule, loose no
flesh; only sleep and self-respect, and
some do not even lose the latter. The
greatest loss, outside of paper and pen
Gil, is that of the editors temper.
Some people afflicted with this spring
malady seem to be practically incurable,
while others get we'll after the first
frost. The only effective preventative
can be mixed at home and easily ad-
miDistered. Every morning, ng,immediately
after rising, take liberal dose of COM
mon sense mixed half and half with re-
spect for your fellow man. This is mex
pensive, and is guaranteed to render
you immune, at least until the next
morning.
SCHOOL BOYS LAMENT.
Is her gone,
Has her went,
Has her left all alone?
Us can never 90 to she;
Her can never come to We,
0, it cannot was!
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30

You remember Noah had to work q
long time on that ark says an Ex. 1t
was uphill business too, at best. sweat.
ing day after day in the hot sun, build.
ing boat away out on dry land, while
the local anvil and hammer club stood
around splitting tobacco juice upon his
lumber, whiting up his pine boards
with their jack knives and telling him
what fool he was for expecting big
rain in country that was too dry to
grow alfalfa. But he kept at it. Finally
the food came and every mothers son
of the croakers was drowned. This is
the only instance We know in either
sacred or profane history where bunch
Of knockers got exactly what was com.
ing to them.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30
CEMETERY FENCE
| MATERIALIZES

A meeting of the Cemetery Associa-
ton is called for Monday afternoon,
June 1st, at 2 o'clock, at the Office of M.
J. Bailey, to complete arrangements
with the town board for the purchase
and placing of cemetery fence. All
members and interested friends urged
to be present.
Grace s. Perrin, President.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30

When the baby is sleeping it inherits
its lovely disposition from mother
When it is awake and squalling itinher.
IT'S its nasty temper from father
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30
SCHOOL ELECTION JUNE Ie

The annual election for a member of
the board of education, and a school
treasurer, for Custer Independent school
district will be held on the 10Th day of
June. which will be two weeks from
next Tuesday.
Under Section 1sl, of the school laws
of South Dakota, candidates for school
officers shall be nominated by filing
with the secretary of the board of edu-
cation not earlier than the fifteenth day
of May, nor later than the first day of
June, certificates of nominations for the
Offices to be filled.
The member of the board and treas
urer are to be elected for term of three
years. The term of Joseph Kubler will
expire next month, and he Is not a can
didate for reelection. MIR. T. w. Deli
cate is Che present school treasurer, and
we understand is candidate for re-
election
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30

Mrs. r. F. Woodwork of Custer
South Dakota reached here last Tuesday
and is the guest of her sister, Mrs. A. H.
Tufts. Mrs. Woodwork will spend
several weeks in the city and the middle
of June will meet her daughter, Miss
Margaret, in Chicago, and together they
will go to New England, where they will
spend the summer months.-Argus-
Leader.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30

Hubby's great love and the lace on
the trousseau lingerie begin to get strin-
gy about the same time!
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30

Burgess. the slayer of Sheriff William
Moses, is reported acquitted.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30

VIM. Curington, on trial at Bison, for
killing his son-in-law, Fred Richards,
was acquitted by the jury.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30

London: The Irish home rule bill
passed the Sd reading in the house OF
commons Monday. A large crowd filled
the hall to its utmost capacity. The bill
now becomes law whether the house
of lords consents or not.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30

The British government this week
finally decided not to parcipitate in the
Panama-Pacifc exposition.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30

According to recent cables from Ven-
ezuela, Pres. Gomez of that stormy re =
public is in danger of being put out of
power by revolutionists, They are grow
ing numerous and powerful, and may at
any time overthrow the administration.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30

Washington: Reports from the Mex
lean mediation conference at Niagara
Falls increased the hope of the govern
ment that international warfare will be
averted and ultimately peace brought to
Mexico.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30

The steamer Royal Edward of the
Canadian Northern Steamship company
collided with an iceberg ITO miles east
of Cape Race en- voyage from Montreal
to Avormouth. The iceberg was very
large and the steamer struck it bows on
while going slow in a dence fog. The
steamers bow was badly crushed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30

1t is reported that Huerta has asked
Gen. Funston for permission to seek
safety within the American lines at
Vera Cruz
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30

Two hundred and fifty persons were
killed and 300 wounded in 3-days race
war between Indians and Negroes on
the United Fruit company's plantations
near Puerto Barros, Guatamala. An
American negro started the war by at.
tempting to make love to an Indian
queen.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-01-20
TRAGEDY FOLLOWS ESCAPE
Of 0KL0H0MA PRISONERS
Three C0nvictS Make Attempted
Get Away, but Are Slain in Ef-
f0rt--Kill Four and Wound Three
Before They Succumb

N-EANl, y. Y. Jan. 20.-The
strike on the Delaware & Hudson
was settled last night. Company Of
hcial- mc1 the unions demands that
they restore two discharged t;n
plocS, Engineer James y. Lynch and
Conductor f. A. Slade to their
former positions. All strikers will
return to duty at once. G. W. w
Hanger member Of the federal
Lrard OF mediation and Concilatio1,
brought about the agreement.
\ settlement was reached on !
aitcr Mr.. Hanger had suggested 10
tie company that they yield to the
demands Of the men. Arbitration. he
Lt ciaredt wa, impossible. Normal
condition, would be restored in two
hours. union officials promised at
o:2H clock
AS soon as Clifford s. Sims. vice.
president and general manager Of
the railway. and union officials had
signed the agreement. orders were
sem ont tor men to return to work
u> quickly a. possible. MANY crews
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-01-20
STRIKE ON EASTERN ROAD IS
SETTLED IN SHORT ORDER
Members of Union Return to Work
When Their Demand That Two
Discharged Employees Be Rein
stated Is Complied With

McAlESTER. Okla, Jan. 10
Seven persons were shot t" death
and three wounded, today, when
three cou>icte attempted to escape
from the state pvnitcntiary and were
slain. One OF the men murdered by
tn, convicts in their mad dash for
liberty was John K. Thomas, OF
Muskogcc formerly United State,
district judge, and once congressman
from Illinois.
Despite the commOtiun caused by
the three men in trying t. shoot
down everyone who came i'll their
way, no attempt wa, made by other
convicts to- join the delivery. The
three mutinCCr- were encouraged by
their less desperate fellows, who
Chccrcd the onslaught Of the armed
prisoners,
So rapidly did the three convicts
shoot down those in their path that
they reached the prison gate before
the guards could return their fire.
The dc>pcradocS had taken the key,
from the turnkey, John Martin,
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-01-20
Expect Trains to
Resume On Time

Probably commencing tonight
trains ON the Virginia and TruCkee
will run on time and unle>, another
big storm comes up filling the road
way with DRIFT snow. there Will be
no further interference with traffic.
Yesterdays train, due at 10 a. m,
arrived a; $50 p M, being held up
for about nine hours in the vicinity
Of Na>hue. 1t made the trip to
Virginia last night and returned
nearly ON time this morning, taking
tho place OF the local. Arriving at
Carson it lett the depot at about
0:}O for Reno and returned to this
city at | o'clock with storm stayed
Passengers and some delayed mails,
lEngine~ with snow ploW attached
made the run over the system to-
day and made thorough cleanup
OF the snow. SO the track is now re
ported to be in hrst-clasS shape.
From Reno it is reported that
Southern Pacific trains are coming
in nearly on time from the west.
but from the east there is consider
allie delay,
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-01-20
Virginia and Vicinity Experiences
Worst Storm in 20 Odd Years


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Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-01-20
Rack From TOnOpah

W. k I'reudtnbergcr, chief engi-
reer OF the Public Service COmml>-
sion of Nevada, returned yesterday
from Tonnpah, where the body OF
which he j. expert, had been taking
testimony in the case OF the City of
Tonopah against the Tonnpah Sewer
and Drainage company. In ITS com~
plaint Tonopah asks for better SerV-
ice and cheaper rates. The case OF
the city against the Tonopah Water
Company, in the matter OF better
service for lire protection, is now
being investigated by the county
commissioners. Judge Bartine, mem
Der of the commission, and Frank
iicaly, Official reporter. who were
present at the hearing, are expected
to return to Carson this evening.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-01-20

whom they had wounded. and had
sheltered themselves through the
Erison yard by holding Mary Foster,
telephone operator, in front O!
chem until the only shot fired by
the guards in the yard hit the girl
in the leg.
Outside the gate the men seized
the horse and buggy OF Warden
Dick and da,hed away. only to be
shot To death by pursuing guards
One OF the convict> fought to the
last. their stolen horse laehed to a
g"ll"p by the other two.
They fired their last cartridge at
the "nc"ming guard, who poured in
deadly fire from horseback.
Even after the three escaped men
were lying dead in the bottom OF the
carccnng buggy, the frightened
horse OF the warden dashed onward
until iellcd by d bullet from the
pur~ucrs.
How the men obtained the Weap-
one and planned the escape has not
been discovered. but rigid i'll
quiry will be begun soon.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-01-20
Taking Supplies to
Men at Brunswick

This morning Dick Kingston and
wife LETT for the United Mines prop
urty at Brunswick. They are taking
in load OF supplies for the men
employed at the camp. \s 1t re
qured half day to come in from
the mine they expect to make day
OF it on the return trip.
From three to four feet of snow
is reported at the property. the hear-
lest fall in the district since the
company started operations \ num-
Der of men are kept busy during the
winter at the mine. 1t is expected
to resume operation on a large scale
when spring opens and mining sup
Pile, can be forwarded.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-01-20
Receivers Safe
Remains Unopened

At the time OF the death OF Earl
fremont, receiver OF the United
States land office in this city, near
ly three weeks ago, the safe in the
office was found locked and only
Mr.. FREMONT outside of the WASH
ington authorities. held the COmbln-
alton. The government officials
were notified. OF course, and lit
tie later sent what was supposed to
be the combination, but when tried
ii tailed to work. Then another set
of figures Was sent. but they also
failed to open the door, OF the safe,
50 it is presumed that at some time
or other. Mr. fremont changed the
combination and failed to send d
copy OF the numbers to Washing
ton.
Just what action the government
will now take i, unknown, but soon
er or later the safe will have to be
blown or broken into. In addition
to the government records. money,
etc, private papers OF MIR. fremont
arc supposed to be enclosed in the
safe.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-01-20
SIXTEEN FEET Of SNOW IS
THE RECORD At THE SUMMIT

Sixteen feet of snow at Summit
on the Southern Pacific line and
seven feet at Summit back OF Pea
vine muuntain on the y. {. O. line
with Il total precipitation in Reno
of l.5S inches i the record OF the
storm which cleared away this
morning, says the Gazette. Vt 8
u'clOck it was still showing at Sum
nit. but the barometer was rising.
As a result OF the heavy fall OF
snow, trains have been somewhat
DELAYED. Train No. 3 from san
Francisco did not get III until 1880
O clock this morning, and train No.
% from Goldhcld to san FranCl>c"
was caught III snoW>lide last
night and held up this side OF
Truckce until early today. Neither
II the delays was serious.
Passengers on the morning east
bound train said today there appear
ed to be seven feet OF snow at
Truckcc 1t was high enough to all
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-01-20
How the Federal
PlumS Will Go

SO lar as the Appeal can learn no
new, has been received from the
powers that be at Washington re-
gardng federal appointments MI
the candidate, for the various OF
fice> are confident. but what they
base their hope ON i hard t" iigurc
out.
Sam Platt'> term as district at
tcrrcy expired yesterday. the Reno
pu>tna>tcr's commission will expire
withir two weeks and the po,tottlCc
a Goldfield WAS subject to a new
aprointmcnt over a month ago.
o. course no one definitely knows
how the plum> are going TO be dis
tributtd but here is the distribution
as "Cailed' by Il gentleman OF Car
SON. who is pretty we'll in the con
fidence oi both Senators NeWlanl~
and Pittman and who has been stu
dying the question very analNtCal-
~ United States district attorney
John f. kunz OF Goldtield; survey
or-seneral. J. b. O'Sullivan OF Reno
receiver nf the land office at { ar
son. Dave Ryan OF Virginia; post
master at Reno. Fred White, and
postmaster at Goldiield. Ben Ros-
enthal
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1914-01-20

but bury the switch signals. Yes
terdav five buildings cavcI in from
th,, weight OF snow and all men who
could be put to work at 1rucket
were busy >hovcling snow.
Precipitation
In Reno the normal precipitation
for january has been exceeded by
las inches, the rainfall for the
month to date being $40 inches, and
the normal for the entire month be
in@ los inches.
san Francisco, Sacramento. Los
Angeles and San Diego and ais"
points farther north reported last
night and the forecast for tonight
InG tomorrow i cloudy.
Reno was one OF the coolest cities
in the Inited States last night. Ill
vidny honur~ with Winncmucca and
Boston, at Is degrees above zero.
Exceptionally high temperatures for
this season OF the year were re-
cGrdtd