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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-09
POULTRY PROFITABLE E
To Suburbanites As Explained Fully
In the Latest Government
Bulletin.

Poultry is we'll adapted to suburban
conditions for several conditions. 1t
can be successfully handled on a very
small amount of land. Waste products
from kitchen and table can be used to
lessen the cost for feed. The care of the
chickens is pleasant work, and can be
done by any member of the family.
Dressed poultry and eggs are
always in demand, and can also be used
at home, strictly fresh product being
always available.
The following breeds are among the
most popular in this country: Plymouth
Rocks, Wvandottes, Rhode Island Reds
Orphingtons and Singlecomb White
Leghorns. The Leghorns belong to the
egg-laying class of fowls, lay a white egg
and are especially adapted to large com
mercial egg farms, or to sections where
white egg brings a premium over
brown eggs. The other breeds belong
to the general purpose class and are
better adapted to the average person or
one who keeps only small number of
fowls as they are good layers and make
good table poultry. Leghorns and other
breeds of the egg-laying class are non
sitters.
Hatching and brooding, or rearing
chickens under hens is the best method
to use where small number of chick
ems are raised. Incubators and brooders
may be used also but they increase the
cost of equipment considerably.
When many fowls are kept in small
space the gronnd becomes so foul that in
time it becomes difficult to rear chickens
with good success. In order to avoid
this condition, it is advisable to divide
the lot and sow part of it with some of
the quick-growing grains such as oats,
wheat, or rye. BY this method the yards
may be rotated every or 4 weeks dur
ing the growing season, turning the
hens into the growing grain when it is
only few inches high. A good COM
bination of grains is oats and wheat in
equal parts. sewing 6 or bushels to the
acre (43,560 square feeU, and using
wheat alone for the last seeding in the
fall.
1t takes healthy, wellfed fowl to
produce eggs. Fowls must not be allow
ed to become too fat as but few eggs will
be laid by hens in such condition. To
prevent their getting overfat, it is best
to make them work for most of their
feed by scratching in the litter, of which
there should be about 4 inches on the
floor. This litter can be of straw, leaves
or chatf, and should always be kept dry.
A good feed for egg production is one
composed of corn, wheat and oats, equal
parts by measure. Grit and oyster shells
in hopper should always be kept be-
fore fowls. Be sure to keep water be-
fore them at all times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-09
ABOUT THE MOON
Scientists Still Far From Solving
the. Mystery of the Ring
Mountains of the Moon.

Since the telescope was invented in
1908 astronomers have busted them,
selves in endeavoring to find out what
the moon looks like at close quarters
with the result that we now have maps
which are at least as accurate as those
we have of certain countries and more
ample than those of the heart of Africa
and the polar regions,
The moon-23S, S3a miles distant
seems near when we remember that the
sun is 400 times further from us. We
can see her extensive gray plains which
are dry beds of seas that no longer exist
and can note her lofty mountain ranges.
The greatest mountain of the moon,
called Curtius by astronomers-equals
Mount Everest, the earth's highest peak.
At present, with the most powerful tele
scopes, at favorable times, we can OBJ
serve on the moons surface tiny craters,
barely 200 meters In diameter. Were
the moon inhabited, had it cities, canals,
or towns they could be seen with ease;
but 1t has nothing of the sort; it, has
neither air nor water for it is a wander
ing corpse among the stars.
Much that we know about the moon.
is puzzling. Notably so are the re-
markable mountains. The earth has no
mountains resembling these. From tests
made on molten matter some scientists
are convinced that the ring mountains
of the moon were created by the falling
of gigantic meteors on the moon while
its surface was still in a molten shape,
The German geologist Dahmer, heated
chalky pulp from below. The hot
vapor broke through the crust of the
pulp, small pieces of which flew up.
wards and at the spot of each burst was
formed a ring. Could the pulp have
been suddenly cooled at this moment,
models of moon mountains. would have
been seen. This means the argument
that the ring mountains occur only on,
heavenly bodies which are dead and
will be a feature of our earth in the re-
| mote future.
There are numerous other theories.
The wellknown English astronomers
Nasmyth and Carpenter, tried to prove
years ago that the lunar mountains.
were formed as were the earth's vol
canoes, arguing that the ramparts grew
out of the fiery mass thrown out of the
| moons center. which fell in with circles
round each crater from which they were
projected. In the case of the volcanoes
| of the earth, say these scientists, the
matter thrown out was not cast in such
! wide circles, because on the earth
bodies are six times as heavy as they
are on the moon with its much smaller.
power of attraction. This theory, too,
has its numerous faults. Thus it must,
be admitted that We are still far from
solving the mystery of the ring noun
tains of the moon.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-09
PRINGLE PARAGRAPHS.

A. G. Mcclure made business trip to
Deadwood Wednesday.
Ernest and Lloyd Turner of Pleasant
View began school in Pringle Monday,
Miss Anna Ham is staying with Miss
E. M. Garlock for whom she is doing
summer sewing.
w. T. McClaren and family attended
the entertainment given by the normal
glee club Friday in Custer.
William Young made trip to Custer
Wednesday, returning with new Ford
car which he purchased from T. V. Gar
lock.
Miss Dora Axes closed a successful
term of school at Pleasant View Friday.
The day was celebrated with a picnic
which many enjoyed
Mrs. Jay Blaine who has been spend
ing the winter with Mr.. Blaine at the
Pringle ranger station, left for their
homestead near Elk Mountain where
she will spend the summer.
May 9th
Chas. Eastman Hot Springs attorney
spent Monday on business in Pringle.
Pleasant Valley Sunday school enjoy
ed picnic dinner at W. H. Axes Sun.
day.
T. w. Moore and family of Beaver
Valley visited at j. W. McClaren's Sun
day.
Mrs. II. R. Albion and Miss E. M
Garlock attended teachers institute at
Custer Wednesday.
Earl Tanner was taken to the hospital
at Hot Springs Sunday evening to take
treatment for humps.
The Athenian Literary society Initial
ed two new members at their regular
meeting. An extemporaneous program
was rendered also.
The town board called special m eet-
ing Monday on county road matters.
There being some unsettled matters the
meeting recessed until Saturday.
BEAVER VALLEY AND VICINITY
BY E!P. KING
Ethel Pond was over in Beaver Valley
the fore part of the week.
John Kirk is building barn. Peter
Zeimet and G. B. Lonsberry are help
ing.
Mrs. Spencer Bond, who has been
staying at Hot Springs, is expected home
this week.
Section Foreman shicker is getting
his men lined out and is putting in lot
of new ties
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-09
j. Woodruff who has been working at
Mayo for the past few months is moving
back on his claim.

j. Woodruff who has been working at
Mayo for the past few months is moving
back on his claim.
The infant son of Dave Flanagan has
been quite sick for the past two weeks,
but is reported better at present.
The Burlington bridge gang that has
been working in this vicinity for some
time have gone to Crawford. Neb.
E. E. Serry and VIM. French have
finished the inside work on Pete Caffro's
new house and the family will move in
at once.
Harry Livingston was down from the
northern Hills last week. He had the
misfortune to lose good COW that he
had intended to take back with him.
John Fall was out to his ranch Sum
day. He attended +. s. Thomas edding
last week at Mayo. We were unaware
that Jack had anything so serious in
view but wish him success.
Postmaster Stanley and Inspector
Wood went over the proposed rural
route Saturday and were pleased with
the road and location of mail boxes. 1t
is hoped to have rural mail delivery by
July /.
John Hayes died Monday after some
weeks illness with stomach trouble.
Funeral services were held at the home
of his brother interment being made on
the Hayes homestead. He is survived
by two brothers and two sisters. Mr..
Hayes vas about go years of age.
1t would be we'll for some of the peo-
pie who take up government land to
read road laws. Chap. II, Sec. 1894 pro-
vides: All section lines shall be and are
hereby declared public highways as far
as practicable. The supreme court has
held, That person taking government
land takes it subject to the road right
and that he is entitled to no damages
and that where section line is passable
or can be made passabe with reason
able amount of expense it is within this
provision, and that person fencing it
is trespasser.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-09
TEN DOLLARS A DAY

Average yearly income of the educat-
ed man, $1,000. In 40 years he earns
$4,000.
Average yearly income of uneducated
man, $3.50. In 40 years he earns $751; 900
$40, 900 minus SlS,0C0 equals the differ
ence in earnings of the educated and un
educated man, which is the value of an
education.
To obtain this education requires IL
years of schooling, nine months per
year or 2l60 days.
Now, $4,000 divided by 216O equals
$40 approximately, the value of days
schooling and training. Jay
Mock, in The American Magazine, April
1914, number. NORMA ILLsLEY.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-09
EXPECT MANY VISITORS.

A large number of visitors are expect.
ed to visit the Hills in June principally
on account of the Elks' convention at
Rapid City. but many others will likely
be tempted to take advantage of excur-
sion rates to have joyous outing in the
woods. Many auto tourists will tour the
Hills this summer, the roads having
been put in such shape that it is possible
now to take in the whole of the district
in an automobile.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-09

Mrs. II. Mcclellan was in town Mon
day from Pringle, shopping. While
here she purchased an organ from 7. ".
Garlock for the Degree of Honor lodge
at that place.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-09

At their regular meeting Tuesday
night the local lodge of Rebekahs initi-
ated six new candidates into their order.
After the meeting dainty luncheon
was served.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-09

$l90,224 72
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-09

A car load of wire was received at
Hermosa last week for the fence to be
built around the state game preserve q
few miles east of Custer
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-09
VALUE OF AN EDUCATION.

For the consideration of our friends,
the boys who have not yet finished high
school, but who may be thinking of
quitting school to take lob at small
pay-and for the 9TH and Sth grade
pupils.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1914-05-09

How about Decoration Day. Isn't it
about time that arrangements were
being made for its proper Observance
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-25
EXPLOSION. IN CAR,
Two Passengers Are Blown Through a
Window.

Chicago. Nov. 25.-Twenty- five of the
thirty-eight men trapped and burned
in blazing car in a suburban train of
the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy last
night were reported at the hospital to-
day as being out of danger. None of
the victims. it was said, was fatally
burned. Witnesses were certain today
that the fire was caused by an ex-
plosiOn OF box containing moving
picture films.
Men smoking in the car, it was
thought, ignited the films by throwing
hghted matches near the box There
was flash following the explosion and
flames enveloped the car, the interior
or which was destroyed. Few, if any
OF the passengers in the car. escaped
without being scorched. Two of the
passengers were blown through the
WINDOWS. Others were trampled on in
doors. '
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-25
A BIG OIL BOOM BOX CAR JOBBERS
Butler County Wells Are Being
Brought In Now.
First Car Was Shipped to Well
ingtOn This Week.

Ell Dorado. Kan, Nov. 25.-Actual
drilling for Oil will begin on FL Dorado
City's leases near INDIAN the latter part
Of the present week.
That was the positive announcement
of A. G. Crabb Of the firm of Goodnow
& Crabb. oil drilling contractors. The
derrick and engine were shipped from
Cleveland, Ok, Saturday. On the same
day, a carload Of tools was shipped
from Bristow. Ok. A force Of five men
will start construction work as quickly
as the material and machinery are
tranferred to the oil site.
1t is probable. according to Mr..
Crabb. that a water well also will be
drilled. This will be done as a pre-
cautionary measure in case Of cold.
rainless winter. The work will be In
progress night and day for the next
four or five months.
Car Shipped Out.
The first car of crude oil to be ship
ped out Of Butler county left Gordon
on the Santa Fee, bound for Wellington.
where it will be used for fuel by the
Hunter Milling company.
This oil was pumped from the well
on the F. H. Warner farm, northwest
of Gordon, through a pipe line to the
station. Jumping started Sunday eve
ming at o'clock and the tank was filled
Monday at 4 a.. m. A small engine was
used as the large one was broken.
Two more cars will be loaded at
once.
Another Well In.
Drillers on the Mahannah farm, six
miles southeast Of Latham have struck
oil at 1880 feet. 1t came up 10 feet In
the casing and the drill only tapped
the sand. Operations were stopped
awaiting orders from headquarters.
The we'll is on a line east Of the Au-
co. AL wr-11 <Nr1 10 dvvy In
At 1.4OO .eet a 500, 900 foot flow Of gas
was struck
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-25
keep OUT OF CHICAGO
Warning Letter To Be Sent to Girls
Throughout the Country.

Chicago. Nov. 25.-'Keep your girls
away from Chicago" This is the sub
stance Of a warning letter planned to
be sent today over the country by the
travellers aid department of Chicago
Young Women's Christian associa-
ton. Difficulty of obtaining employ
ment has augmented the dangers to
which young women strangers in the
city are exposed.
There never was time in the his
tory of Chicago" said Mrs. Wilhel-
nina Barr, secretary Of the travellers
aid, when 1t was SO difficult to OBJ
tain employment for strange girls.
This condition necessarily increases
the dangers to which they are ex-
posed"
Six classes Of girls are named in
the letters of warning which the or
ganization plans to send to newspa-
pers in the principal cities Of the
country. They are:
Girls afflicted with the wanderlust.
Employed girls who seek better
wages.
Immigrants.
Girls coming to visit relatives or
friends whose places Of abode they do
not know.
Show girls.
RunaWays.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-25
TURKEY DAY GAMES.
Two Gridiron Contests In Topeka To.
m0rr0w-Other Games Scheduled.

Although there are no really big
football games scheduled for tomOr-
row, there will be a goodly sprinkling
of the sport throughout the country
and many old bugs who have not had
an opportunity to see former games
will take advantage of the national
holiday and spend their afternoons in
gridiron gazing.
Two games will be played in To-
pelka, one between the Washburn
freshmen and the Campbell college at
Washburn field and one at league park
between the Catholic high school and
the Leavenworth school. The Topeka
high school lads journey to Lincoln
where they meet the Lincoln highs in
their annual clash. Also, the biggest
game in this section Of the country
will be played in Kansas City between
the Haskell Indians and the Oklaho-
ma Sooners.
The biggest games in the east will
be between Cornell and Pennsylvania,
Syracuse and Notre Dame and Pitts
burg and Pennsylvania State. The
schedule Of tomorrow's games is as
follows:
Thursday Games.
Topeka H. S.-Lincoln at Lincoln.
Wash. Fresh.-Campbell Col. at Topeka.
st. Marys-Doane at st. Marys.
Haskell NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. at Kan. City.
Cat aolic H: s.-Leavenworth at Topeka
8. W.-Pittsburg N. at Pittsburg.
Ottawa-K. c. Vets at Kansas City.
Midland-Kansas City u. at Atchison.
Cooper-Hays Normal at Hays.
Kansas Wes.-Haskell 2nd's at SalinA.
Carlisle-Brown at Providence.
Col. Aggies-O Okla Aggfes at Okla. City.
Col. Coll-Coll. Mines at Col. Springs.
Cornell Pennsylvania at Ithaca.
Hendricks Henderson Brown ut Arlka.
U. of Ky.-Tennessee at Knoxville.
Syracuse-Notre Dame at Syracuse
U. of Col-U. Of Denver at Denver.
u. of Miss.-Texas Agg1es at Dallas.
U. OF Pitts.-Penn. State at Pittsburg.
W. and J.-Bucknell at W. Pa.
DePauw-C. B. C. at st. Louis.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-25
Kansas Railroads Prohibit Use
OF NStore Rooms"
Collect Demurrage Charges on
All Goods.

The Kansas railroads have come to
the rescue Of many small town mer-
! chants by prohibiting the use Of rail-
road cars for store rooms. For many
years 1T has been more or less of a GUS
tom, especially in the small towns, for
some man to drift in with a carload of
groceries and dry goods and maybe
some hardware, advertise that he would
arrive at a certain time and offer to
sell goods at exceedingly low prices.
Buying the goods at wholesale, often
getting Job lots from some manufac-
t0rer and without any store rent and
clerks to pay. the box car merchant
was able to make exceptionally low
prices on his goods. Usually he had q
cheap grade Of goods
Most OF these box car merchants
would arrange a regular itinerary of
half a dozen towns and spend a day in
each. or remain until the stock was
sold out. Some would peddle their
goods from house to house in a town or
get several peddlers to work up the
trade.
The railroads have notified their
agents to stop the business OF the ftin-
Grant merchants by the collection Of
demurrage charges and local freight
rates on the goods. The collection of
local freight charges and demurrage
charges will prevent the box car mer-
SIioAlS AAOiAA uuOSIScluH& the lOC8I n1eE-
chants to a considerable extent as they
have heretofore had very low rates and
no demurrage to pay.
The new rule does not stop farmers
unions or oranges or local organisations
from going together and buying car
load OF coal or merchandise, then divid-
ing 1t up, and it does not stop the box
car merchants who go out and get or
ders for goods and then deliver the
goods direct from the car. But it does
stop the chap who uses the car as a
store room from which he transacts
business entirely
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-25
GAME IN TOPEKA.
Washburn Freshmen and Campbell
College Play Game Tomorrow.

Tomorrow afternoon the Washburn
freshmen and Campbell college Will
stage turkey day game at Washourn
field for the benefit of all Topeka bugs.
Campbell college Is reported to have a
strong team, and the freshmen are ex-
pecting to end their apprenticeship
season with a brilliant display OF mod
ern, up-to-date football tactics Hell
and Gray and the rest Of the team are
in prime condition and have been train
ing hard this week.
The game will be called at O'Clock
and only fifty cents admission will be
charged. Many Of the freshmen who
will play in this game will be on Wash
burns first team next year and those
who are interested in the prospects for
next year should take advantage OF
this occasion to give them the once
over.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-25

In size Harvey is far from a Jack john
son, but in grit and ability he is far above
the average and il as aggressive in
offensive playing as he is impregnable on
the defense.
So far is known, all OF the above
mentioned players will be back in school
next year and will be out for the team.
For their own football glory and for the
good OF the team each and every one of
them should avail himself of the oppor-
tunity and should be back on the job. II
they all are. here's predicting q record
football year for the Ichabods in 1915.
So be it thus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-25
PIONEER WOMAN DEAD.
Mrs. Carlson OF LindsbOrg Almost
Reached the Century Mark.


Lindsborg, Kan, Nov. 25.-Mrs.
Maria Katharine Carlson, the oldest
woman in Mcpherson county and one
Of the oldest in the state of Kansas,
died in this city at the age of SO years
and six months. She had been a resi-
dent Of this city for the past IS years,
and until the last two years had been
active and in good health. Mrs. Carl
son was born in Gottala, Sweden, June
8, 1916, and with her husband, A. G..
Carlson, came to the United States so
years ago. The family was well known
in this community where it had SO
long made it's home.
Mr. Carlson died Is years ago and
for the last IL years Mrs. Carlson had
made her home with her daughter.
Mrs. A. Lindquist of this city, where
she died. There is also another daugh-
ter, Mrs. August Brandt, Of Lindsbor.
The funeral services for Mrs. Carl
son will be held Wednesday afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock from the LindQuist
home. Rev. N. w. Lund, pastor OF the
Swedish Mission church, will officiate
at the services.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-25
A PLEASANT SURPRISE
Whiie Washing Clothes Woman Re-
ceives News of 100000 Legacy.

Michigan City. Ind. Nov 24-Mrs
Amelia Humbel, aged s., was doing her
washing today when a telegram an
nounced she had won a will contest
case involving 100000 worth of New
york city real estate. The real estate
involved is that of the sister of Mrs.
Humbel's first husband
The original will left the bulk of the
estate to two sons of Mrs. Humbel but
a purported later will cut them off with
$lo.ooO each. They contested the will
and later died. leaving their mother
as their sole heir. Mrs. Humbel saws
she will continue doing her own work.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-25
WALDO Is BOOMING.
Progressive Little Town Has Light
Plant and WaterwOrks.

rant ana W0LcfWOfkS.
Waldo, Kan, Nov. 25.-Since June
there have been seven new residences
erected here and six more will be built
during the winter If the weather Is fav-
orable. The addition OF electric lights
and waterworks has made a wonder
full change in the town. and the people
claim that Waldo is the smallest town
in the state to own and operate both
water and electric lighting plants.
The Waldo State bank, organized in
1902, had over $4,000 Of deposits, ac-
cording to the October statement. Chas.
S. Wickon is president, F. 8. Rookie
Teller vice president, and E. A. Ford
cashier. There is paid out here an
nually about $4,000 to the farmers for
their surplus poultry. eggs and cream.
The three elevators have handled
close to 100000 bushels of wheat. The
buyers estimate that there is moro
than 100000 bushels yet in the hands OF
the farmers.