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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20

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The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
GOVERNOR BYRNE SPEAKS
AT MITCHELL DRY" RALLY

Mitchell, s. d.. April le.--SundaY
night Witnessed the climax of the anti
license campaign in Mitchell When
Governor Frank NJ. Byrne addressed a
mass meeting of 1900 persons IN the
Methodist Episcopal church and urged
the voters to keep the city in the dry
column at the municipal election on
the coming Tuesday. The eyes OF the
rest of the state arc watching to see
what Mitchell and Aberdeen, the larg-
est two no-license cities in South Da-
kota, VIII do at that time declared
the governor. Upon them. to a large
extent, depends the question of whether
or not prohibition will carry as a state
wide issue next fall" Governor Byrne
spoke for nearly two hours, pilins up
argument after argument against the
saloon. asst year Mitchell u from
wet" to dry" by a majority of l02
votes. The present campaign between
the two forces has been the hottest In
recent years.
Almost equally fierce is the contest
between w. S. Hill and J. e. Wells,
candidates for the mayoralty of Mitch
ell. Both men are prominent in bust
ness circles. MIR. Hill is president of the
South Dakota state fair board. Mr.,
Wells was postmaster during the
Roosevelt administration. Both sides
are claiming victory at the polls Tues
day.
Pierre, S. D., April 19.-For1ner
House Speaker j, Nj. Lawson. of .Aber-
deem, spoke to a large audience at the
auditorium here Sunday afternoon in
favor of statewide prohibition. His
address was preceded by a parade in
which the children of the various sun
day schools carrying flags, and the w.
G. t. u. and church and temperance
workers of the city participated.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
FORMER FREEMAN CITIZEN
is MISSING IN CANADA

Freeman, S. D.. April 19.-Inforrna-
ton has reached here from the British
northwest of the mysterious disap-
pearance of Jacob Hofer, a pioneer
resident of this vicinity, who took up
his home in western Canada some time
ago. "a number of relatives vet reside
in this vicinity, of his sisters be-
ing a member of what is known as the
Rosedale Mennonite colony near Free
man. Hofer was married to the daugh-
ter of Andrew Kleinsasser, who also
was one of the pioneers of his sec
ton. Relatives and friends here fear
he was murdered and his body con-
cealed. If he was the victim of foul
play 1t would be the second tragedy in
his family, as his brother Michael was
found dead in his sod house in the
Freeman territory several years &
Under circumstances which indicated
he had been murdered.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1916-04-20
FORCES LINING UP FOR :,
HOT FIGHT AT WATERFOWL

WATERFOWL, S. D., April 15.-With the
approach OF the primary election OF
April "a, county politics is beginning
to simmer. The democrats are now
engaged IN making up a complete
county ticket, for which nominating
petitions will be out in a few days.
With the exception of two, all present
county officers are republicans, and the
democrats intend to a a determined
fight to place their candidates in Of
flee.
Petitions nominating Hans MathieL
sen and j. C. Stein for representatives
to the legislature, A. j. Haugan for
states attorney and John Michaels for
county commissioner for South Shore
have beer filed with the county audi
tor.
The Public Welfare party, which
worked for the recent overthrow of the
commission form of city government
by voting in the aldermanic system.
/, adopted a platform and nominated a
complete city ticket for the special
election of April 25 at a meeting at
| tended by hundreds of citizens. \. Z.
Hopkins is the party's choice for
mayor. Eight aldermen We're nomi-
mated.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-09-09
MOTHERS, CONGRESS.

To olive our best, do our best and give
our best is the great thought of ali faith
ers and mothers and sisters and broth
ers. Perchauce political aspirations
have pushed aside this thought in the
heart of the father ; social ambition may
have smothered it in the mother the
fear of being called a "modley-coddle"
has crowded it from the heart of many
brother; and the desire to have a
good time" has kept hidden this thought
in the life of sister. But, in spite Of
anything and everything, the great
thought still lives in the hearts of all,
ready to blossom at the first chance.
Here in our little town of Custer, sur
rounded by Natures most beautiful
gifts, we have wonderful opportunity
to "live our best, do our best and give
our best"
Are we making the most of it? Do
We need the best that someone else can
give us, in exchange for the best we can
give? If so, why not make the ex-
change? DO your part and someone
will do his, and the results will be felt
far and near.
Announcement of the state conven-
ton of Mothers Congress and Parent
Teachers Associations will be made next
week.
MRS. PERCY II. HELM,
Secretary.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-09-09
GOOD PROGRAM FREE ACTS
At STATE FAIR.

An excellent program OF vaudeville
and acrobatic- acts has been secured
to amuse the State Fair crowd be,
tween heats and races. Six costly
double numbers will be put on, with
complete change Of program after
noon and evening. The evening pro-
gram with band accompaniment will
serve as prelude to the magnificent
fireworks display.
The following stars will perform In
the free acts:
Smiletta Sisters-Acrobatic and con-
tortion novelties, with special wire
and juggling act
Bimbos-In new knock-about
Charlie Chaplin act, which is report.
ed to be q scream from start to hn.
ish. A chance TO see Chaplin with.
out going to the movies.
Leroy and Paul - Knockabout
ground tumbling.
Randow Trio-Eccentric novelty
somersaulting. Head and hand bal
ancing and rapid-hre burlesque box
ing.
Kell and Riano--Original trick house
novelty act in Monkeyland A big
laugh.
Aerial Patts-A clever and daring
fying and double trapeze novelty.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FAIR, SEP.
TEMPER tt.12-ts-t4-1S, 1918.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-09-09
TRIBUTE TO THE LATE
MARTIN II. SCHOON MAKER.
PRINGLE, S. d., Aug. 80, 1915.

PRINGLE, 5. d., Aug. 80, 1915.
EDITOR CUSTER CHRONICLE:
/ wish to say few words on the pass
ing of Mr.. Martin T. Schoonmaker, OF
Newcastle, Wyoming, but formerly an
old time resident Of Custer. He was an
old time friend and was SO we'll and fay
orably known in Custer that | feel that
his transmission should be marked with
more than a passing notice. He was a
grand old man and possessed of those
genial qualities that endured him TO all
who knew him while he was citizen
of Custer. And he loved the old town
as he told me when ! met him during
his last visit, and he declared that be
believed he had more friends in Custer
than anywhere else on earth, and he
added the happiest days of my life
have spent right here"
1t may be said of him that he loved
his fellow man, and next to this | think
it might be said he loved a good horse
To breed them and train them and fit
them for use had been his occupation
during his long life, and in his last days
1t became his chief if not his only pleas
ure. He was a skillul horseman and it
seems like the irony of fate that he who
bad owned and drove fast horses sue
cessfuly all his life, should at the adj
yanced age of eighty-six be killed by a
horse. "rhe pitcher that goes often to
the we'll gets broke at last"
Mr.. Schoonmaker came nearer than
any other man | ever met to knowing
the history record and pedigree OF every
famous horse that had ever been reared
in this country, and it bothered him
more than all else in his latter years
when he could not always remembe the
names of some that were the most fam
iiar TO him. But he has gone to take
his place among the honorable men who
have dwet on the earth, and we can but
render honor to his memory and mourn
with the bereaved family and the many
warm friends he has left behind. 1t
was fitting that his remains were brought
to Custer for burial among the friends
and the scenes he loved so well.
1t is fitting that beneath the green sod
on "the hil' his body should rest while
his spirit mingles with the loved ones
gone before in land that is fairer than
this
G.. w. ROBBINS.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-09-09
PURE FOOD DISPLAY At The
STATE FAIR.

The food and drug department Of
South Dakota will put on an exhibit
at the State Fair In the interest OF
pure foods and drugs. Guy G. Frary,
commissioner, whose Offices are at the
State University, says that the pure
food exhibit will consist principally
OF an arrangement to show the con.
trast between clean and sanitary
grocery and an insanitary place, and
also the difference between a clean
and dirty restaurant We will have
placards calling attention to condi.
tons found In the state, also numer-
ous samples Of goods and materials
picked up in different portions OF the
state"
The exhibit of this department at
last years State Fair was interesting
and instructive. Any one who saw
Mr. Frary's grocery store with its fly
infested foods and the kittens in the
barrel of oatmeal will anticipate with
interest the display Of this year.
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE FAIR, SEP.
TENDER 1t.12-13.f4-t5, 1915.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-09-09

j s. Houseman met with serious
accident last Thursday in which he re-
ceived badly smashed foot and some
painful bruises about his body. lie was
on bis way to his sons ranch near New
castle, Wyo., with load of household
goods and while going down steep
hill this side of Hel's canyon the horses
became frightened and ran into tree.
Mr.. Houseman was caught between the
tree and wagon with the result above
stated. He was taken to Hot Springs
for medical attention and at this writing
it is not known how badly the foot is
injured. Mr.. Houseman is an elderly
man and it makes his accident much
worse, but his friends hope for a speedy
recovery.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-09-09
C. W. ROBBINS.
RURAL CARRIER EXAMINATIONS.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission has announced an examination
for the County of Custer, 5. d., to be
held at Custer and Hot Springs, s. d.,
September 2Srd, 1916, to fill the position
of rural carrier at Buffalo Gap, s. D.,
and vacancies that may later occur on
rural routes from other postoffices in the
above mentioned County. The exam
ination will be open only to male clti-
zens who actually douiciled in the ter
ritory of postotfice in the County and
who meets the other requirements set
forth in form 1877. This form and APP
plication blanks may be obtained from
the offices mentioned above or from the
United States Civil Service Commission
at Washington, ID. G.
Applications should be forwarded to
the Commission at Washington at the
earliest practicable.
c. T. VIOLIN,
Local Secretary,
Hot Springs, s. d.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-09-09
sAKERvILLE Has A GOOD TIME


More than sixty people of the Baker
vile vicinity were in attendance at a
social held at the Challace house on
Wednesday evening last. The social
was held in behalf of ThralI Academy
in Perkins county. A program which
was much enjoyed 10y all was rendered
by Miss Katherine Hazeltine, Miss Par.
ker, Mr. Davis and some of the children
of the community. A free will offering
was taken for the academy which
amounted to $l295
Refreshments consisting of ice cream,
cake and coffee were served, after which
a short discussion took place upon the
advisablity of organizing permanent
Community Association, and the erect
ing of Community House in a central
place A good deal of interest was
manifested The discussion resulted in
the appointment Of committee of five
representing various parts of the com
munity, to investigate more thoroughly
as to the sense of the entire community
along organization lines, TO look up the
matter of suitable site for building, to
inquire into kind of building most
suitable for community interest work,
and to report at a future meeting. The
committee is composed of Messrs. Kes
ter, Barney Korthaus, Duane McVey,
Joe Korthaus, and Roy burst.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-09-09
FAIRBURN COMING

The progressive town OF Fairburn is
coming to the front. September 18th
they will commence operations at the
new creamery. In the center of as good
a dairy country as there is IN the west,
its success is assured.
Albert Joliiz, formerly salesman for
the Swift Packing Company, out of Dead :
wood, will open a new general merchan-
disc store there. He already has large
share of his stock on the way to Fair
burn.
The Hinrichs I.umber Company, Of
Rapid City, are contemplating making
Fairburn lumber mill station, receiv.
ing their timber supply from Squaw
creek on their own mill railway line
Buffalo Gap Gazette,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-09-09
MICA IN 1915

The quantity Of sheet mica rough
trimmed and cut, produced in the Unit
ed States n 1915 is smaller than that for
any Of the twelve preceding years but
the value of the product is the highest
ever recorded Statistics collected by
the United States Geological Survey,
Department of the Interior, recently
published, show that high prices have
produced prosperous condition in the
mica mining industry in certain parts of
the country, so that, as one correspond
ent in the South writes, Everybody and
their children are digging for mica"
The average price of sheet mica in
1915 was 6S cents a pound, compared
with so cents a pound in 1914 and p
cents pound in 1913. The total value
of all sheet and scrap mica produced in
1915 was S42S, 769, value exceeded,
though but slightly, only by that for
1918. Scrap mica did not change much
in value. North Carolina produced
more than half the output, New Hamp-
shire, Idaho and South Dakota being
relatively the next largest producers,
There was small production of lepido-
lite Ia lithia mica in California, of elmo
chlore Ia chlorite related to mica in
Georgia and biotite "a dark mica in
Colorado. The value of the mica inn
ported in 1915 exceeded the valu of the
mica produced in that year.
The report on mica in 1915, by w. T..
Schaller, can be had by applying to the
Director of the u s. Geological Survey,
Washington, ID. c.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-09-09
l.. CARRIGAN, Cashier
D. CARRIGAN, President
Of Custer City, South Dakota,

a the Close of BUSINESS Juno 30. 1916.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-09-09
MAKE ANNUAL LEVY
Board of County Commissioners Make
Levy.-TOtal State and County
Will Amount to Mills.

The board of county commissioners
met September 5th for the purpose of
making the annual levy as required by
law. The total valuation of the prop
erty in Custer county was reported to
be $5,73l, 945, an increase of S34s,06
over the valuation of last year. The
levy made by the commissioners for the
various county purposes is as follows
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-09-09

To this is added one mill levied by
the state for state purposes, making a
total of nine mills in the county, in ad-
dition to what will be raised for town
and school purposes.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
DISCRETION OF FAMILIES.

Charitable societies are reporting
a large number of cases of abandon
ment of families the past winter. In
some cases women are left destitute
by reservists who went back 20
Europe to fight. But it has been not
ed for some time that assertions are
getting more common.
The societies make the curious
statment that these cases are most
frequent either in very hard or very
good times. In the former the hus-
bands become disheartened and sim
Fly lie down under the load. It's cow
ardly, but some men are built that
way. In good times men get distant
jobs unknown to their families. They
may long have wanted to duck the
yoke for a fresh start.
The poor man who breaks a mar
riage vow is perhaps influenced by
the loose family relations of the pres
ent time. He reads about the social
ly elect in the divorce colonies, and
thinks he has even better justifica-
ton. That is of course no excuse.
The Divorce at least gets her ali
mony, supposed to heal all wounds,
though often it doesn't. But if mar
riage were more thoroughly respect
ed in high life, the influence would
be felt in all social strata.
Family abandonment nowadays is
prominent cause of poverty. Many
roor women will go hungry rather
than admit that they were fools
enough to marry a sneak. Charitable
societies have to be discriminating
though. The deserter may be merely
over in some other town, faithfully
and industriously sending home his
ray envelope regularly. Meanwhile
his thrifty wife may be drawing sup
plies regularly from the municipal
ity and the societies as pathetic
grass widow.
The lot of the genuine abandoned
wife grows more and more pitiful.
The costs of supporting herself and
little ones multiply. But the pay of
washerwomen keeps about station
airy. Police authorities should reach
out the long arm unremittingly for
these sneaks and shirks, and make
them realize that there is God in
Israel.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29

Try Our Want Column.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
KINDS WORDS AND SMILES
More Friendliness is Urged by
observer"

When kind words and pleasant
smiles do so much good, yet cost
nothing, why don't we turn more
of them loose? Why will we har-
Dor a pent-up, grouchy feeling when
we, ourselves, can feel buoyan.
spirit kicking our insides to get out,
and when we know we would feel
better if we let it out-at least to
Craze around nearby?
Someone has said: There's SO
much good in the worst of us, and SO
much bad in the best OF us that it
little behooves any of us to talk
about the rest of u.s.
That fellow was right. No one is
wholly bad. No one is hoplessly
grouchy-or even melancholy. The
trouble with us is we're so wrapped
up in ourselves, in our own thoughts,
that we fail to consider anyone else.
The average person is not only
friendly, but is really sympathetic
when he realizes his friendship or
sympathy is needed. Let death visit
a home and the survivors discover
warm hearts in souls they had always
thought frigid. Let fire wipe out a
family's dwelling and it is at once the
recipient of favors it had never
believed possible.
But why do we wait for misfor-
tune to overtake our acquaintance
before we consider them? Oftimes
there are sorrowful and oppressed
hearts in our midst of which we do
not know. Kind words and smiles, If
given freely, if given always, will
often strike in one of these places,
and the comfort it gives is much.
And too, the smiling face and cherry
disposition are their own reward.
Show me the man or woman who
smiles always and speaks kindly and
will show you person whose
friends are numbered by the &C
quaintances he or she may have. The
habit is worth striving for.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
PUBLIC MANNERS.
Lack of Consideration For Elderly
People Not Confined to Children
at Times.

An elderly man who walks quite
feebly, using cane good deal OF
the time, complained to the writer
the other day of the heedlessness OF
some children.
Il was going along the street." he
said when bunch of them came
along four abreast. / was feeling
pretty weak and dizzy, but they
Just forced me off into the gutter,
and one of them switched his arms
so that they knocked my cane out
of my hand. Never stopped to pick
it up or to say Excuse me- either"
1t was not long ago that an aged
lady also spoke of the way she felt
she had made herself ridiculous in
crossing a street.
81 suppose l did get flustered,'
she admitted, land probably | made
fool of myself. l just couldn't help
lit But l couldn't look all around
at once, and when l first saw the au-
tomobile it was within about five
feet of me- l know / ought to have
gone right ahead, but instead of that
| lost my wits and drew back, and
the machine had to stop sharp, and
let me get out Of the way. Then l
could hear them laughing at me-"
Incidents like these must occur to
the minds of most people. AS far
as the children are concerned, the
teachers can do something. 1t is a
damage to a boy or girl to grow
up without a sense of reverence for
older people, The oldsters can get
along without the young peoples re-
spect, but the youngsters will suffer
a loss if they do not cultivate the
friendship of older persons.
Unfortunately this lack OF con-
sideration for the older people is
not confined to the little ones. There
are a great many grown-ups to whom
grey hairs mean nothing. The world
is a race in which the devil takes the
hindmost. If you are handicapped
by your failing muscles, that is your
misfortune, not my fault.
The true gentleman or lady scarce
ly ever insists on the full measure OF
his rights. He would rather lose
the best seat in the car or the first
place at the ticket window, If he
must nudge and elbow and jostle to
get it.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
HEN LAYS TWO EGGS A DAY.
Rhode Island Fed i'm High Favor
With Farmers Family.

Centerville, Ia, March Eft
anybody happens to visit the Howard
Vanness home, near here, he will
observe that little red hen seems
to be in high favor with the farmers
family. There is a good reason for
that little hens popularity. In one
respect she is probably the worlds
most remarkable hen.
For fourteen successive days that
little red hen laid two eggs daily.
They were regular-siz eggs, too.
OF Late this wonder hen has been
enjoying a semivacation, inasmuch
as she is averaging only about one
egg daily.
Mr.. Vanness was considerably as
tonished when he found two eggs
in the nest occupied by the little hen.
He thought that perhaps another
hen might have intruded and also de-
posted an egg in the nest. Mr.. Van
ness watched the little red hen the
next day, and he found that she was
responsible for both the eggs left in
the nest
After laying two eggs daily for
fourteen days the hen stopped lay
ing and seemed iDdisposed for time.
However, she has since recovered
and is expected soon to resume her
record breaking laying feats.
The hen is a Rhode Island Red,
and was raised on the George Ma
loney farm near Cincinnati, in this
county. Mr.. Vanness desiring to Sc.
cure Rhode Island Red chickens,
bought the hen along with several
others at a sale held by Mr.. Maloney
Mr.. Vanness will set some of the
two-a-day eggs laid by the hen, and
hopes to raise a super-chicken that
will lay two eggs every day.
The little red hen is not for sale,
though some of the Vanness neigh
bors have offered fancy prices for
her.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1916-03-29
SOME GOOD ADVICE.
Strengthened by DEBORAH Experien-
ces.

Kidney disease is too dangerous
to neglect. At the first sign of back
ache, headache, dizziness or urinary
disorders, you should give the weak
ened kidneys prompt attention. Eat
little meat, take things easier and
use a reliable kidney tonic. There's
no other kidney medicine so well
as Doan's Kidney Pills.
DEBORAH people rely on them.
Here's one of the many statements
from DEBORAH people.
Chas. o. Moore, farmer, w. Water
ST., DEBORAH, says:-"At times,
have severe pains across my kidneys
and / can hardly bend over to put
on nay shoes. The action OF my kid
neys is irregular and often my an
kles swell / always use Doan's Kid
ney Pills, procured from Wangler's
Pharmacy, at such times and / am
fixed up in quick order. l recommend
them at every opportunity.
Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for a kidney remedy
get Doans Kidney Pills-the same
that Mr.. Moore had. Foster-Milburn
Co., Props, Buffalo, N. Y.