Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-30
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Important Happenings of the Week at
Home and Abroad-Boiled Down
For Busy Readers.

Home and Abroad-Boiled Down
For Busy Readers.
Burgess. the slayer of Sheriff William
Moses, is reported acquitted.
VIM. Curington, on trial at Bison, fol
killing his son-in-law, Fred Richards
was acquitted by the jury.
The British government this weeh
finally decided not to parcipitate in the
Panama-Pacific exposition.
1t is reported that Huerta has asked
Gen. Funston for permission to seek
safety within the American lines al
Vera Cruz.
Trinidad, Colo: A campaign for a
more vigorous prosecution of the coal
strike has been decided upon by the
international leaders of the united mine
workers.
Sixteen lives were lost in tornado
which swept Musquiz, Coahuila, Mex
Hundreds of cattle and horses were
killed. Much of the killing was caused
by enormous hailstones.
No trace can be found of Gustav Ha-
mel the aviator, who started May "a to
fly across the British channel from
France, although search of the sea has
been made by torpedo boats.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 dence fog. The
steamers bow was badly crushed.
Lead: Word was received at the sher-
ifs Office that the auto thieves who
stole Ray Walkers machine from its
garage in Deadwood, have been captur-
ed, the machine having been recovered
several days ago, having been found in
the possession of farmer near Alzada,
Mont, who bad paid 500 and two head
of horses for it. The thieves proved to
be two Spearfish boys, Claude Craw ford
and Ned Holbin. They were captured
near Elkalaka, Mont, held in Miles
City and returned to Deadwood in the
custody of the sheriff of Lawrence coun
ty.
Wheeler: Trial was commenced here a
few days ago of the case of ID. Ellis
Evans, late mining stock promoter in
the Black Hills country. Evans attor.
ney sought to obtain a continuance un.
til fall, but this was denied. Mr.. Evans
formerly was pastor of the Congrega-
tional church at Armour, S. D., and
about two years ago went into the bus
mess of selling mining stock, being one
of the officers of the company. A large
amount of this stock was sold in this
section of the state and the purchasers
allege Misrepresentation, in addition to
charging that the officers of the company
appropriated money from stock sales to
their personal use.
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