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The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-05-05
LOCAL HAPPENINGS

II you need furniture see the K. &
v. B. Hdw. Co. Phone Al. u"
Mrs. C. W. Wheeler of Seattle is
here on a visit to her son, E. G..
Wheeler.
Seed Potatoes. Look over our line
before you buy. Motteler. 16H'
Prof. H. B. Ellison of the city schools
transacted business in Wenatchee YES
terday afternoon.
There is rejoicing at the home Of
Harry Warner over the arrival OF lit
tie girl last Monday morning.
Have you seen the new 1916 East
man Kodaks at Wheeler's Photo & Art
Shop1 To-
Mrs. Andy Asten and children, of
Blewett, arrived here last week and
were over Sunday visitors with relatives.
II you want to be sure it's right get
it at Wheeler's drug store. II"
Mr.. and Mrs. Thornhill motored up
from Wenatchee last Saturday and
spent the week end with Mr.. and Mrs.
], B. Adams.
We have a good line Of Baby Bug
gies and Sulkies. K. & v. B. Hdw
Co. Phone Al. 12'
Miss Stoltze, daughter Of Herman
Stoltze, of Cascade Orchards, returned
from Seattle Wednesday after an alb
sence Of ten days spent with relatives
See the window at Wheeler's drug
store. Baseball and tennis goods. IT.
Mrs. M. o. Logan returned last Sun
day from a six weeks visit to Mrs. F.
w. Mccain, at Coulee City, Wash.
She also visited friends at Hartline,
Ephrata and Soap Lake.
L. P. Durand is here this week Wis
iting the family OF his son, Lyman Du-
rand, and incidentally renewing old
acquaintances. He says he came over
on the east side of the mountains to
get warm.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-05-05

Bellingham-The local car company
has appealed to the superior court for
relief against law breaking and unregu-
lated jitneys. If relief can not be OBJ
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-05-05
UP TO DATE HATS

For your up to date hat 60 to the
Style Shop, next to postoffice. 18'
Robt. B. Field and Mrs. Field and
L, F. Bulls and his sister, Miss Clela
made up an auto party that left here
last Saturday morning for Spokane.
They returned Wednesday and report
a fine trip and a good time. The
road was in fairly good condition and
in places already showed a tendency to
get dusty.
The regular meeting of Alimode
Art Club was held at the home OF Miss
Hannah Tvedt. A1pleasant afternoon
was spent by all present. The mem
bers regretted the absence OF Mrs.
Frank Tonbs who is visiting in the
East. The club will be entertained.
next Wednesday by Mrs. Albert HE'D
rick.
Mrs. L. R. Rafelson, from Anacor-
ties, where Mr.. Rafelson is interested
in a single mill, was here this week
She came to superintend the shipment
of her household goods to Anacortes,
where the family will reside in the fu-
ture. While here she visited with sew
eral friends. She says she likes her
new home and Mr.. R. is encouraged
to believe the single business will
have a prosperous year.
]. B. Schons spent few days with
his family on his Eagle creek ranch the
first OF this week. Mr.. Schons has a
big red apple orchard near Wenatchee
to which he devotes most of his time,
occasionally coming here to see his
wife and children, who are taking care
of the Eagle creek place. He says
pruning, spraying and cultivation in
the lower valley is away ahead OF the
upper valley.
Charles Dufoe, owner Of homestead
on Deep creek. some twenty miles
north of Leavenworth, near the juno
,ion of the Chewawa and Wenatchee
rivers was here for the first time since
las, fall. He spent the winter on the
ranch and says it was long, TEDIOUS
one. He says there is still about three
feet of snow in the timber up in his
region but that the roads are generally
fee from snow.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Adams and Mr.
and Mrs. Deed H. Magyar lett here
Thursday morning in Mr.. Adams
Dodge car intending to make the trip
by way of Quincy and Vantage ferry
to Yakima, where Mr.. Adams will at
tend the republican convention as one
Of the delegates from this county Mr.
Mayar will attend the meeting OF re-
publican editors at the same place Oh
Friday, May S.
The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1916-05-05
tanned the traction company may aban-
don operation.

Marblemount-Work is to begin on
a graphite deposite near here.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-16
SUCCESSFUL FIRE SEASON IN
HILLS NATIONAL FOREST

The fire situation of the past sea-
son has been successfully met by the
local officers of the United States
forest service in the Black Hills Ma
tional Forest. Although there were
several periods during the early
spring and fall when conditions were
very favorable for the spread of for
est fires, in all cases which occurred,
the fires were held to small areas
and did very little damage to the for
est.
During the period for January /
to November 80, 1916, there were
rs fires within the Black Hills for
est, which burned over a total area
of 4S1 acres. making an average
area for each fire of approximately
6 acres. Very little mature timber
was destroyed, the damage being
largely confined to Seeding stands
and to forage grasses. This result
is very gratifying, especially as there
were several times during the past
year when the danger of serious fires
was very great.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-16

The forest service maintains look
out stations on Custer Peak and
Cement Ridge during the fire season,
and ii is the duty Of the men on these
stations to be constantly on the look
out for fires in the area within their
vision. When a fire is discovered.
the lookout reports the location by
telephone to the supervisor in Dead
wood, who at once notifies the rang
er by telephone of the fire and to
take the necessary measures to ex-
tinguish it. In this way the fires
are, as a general rule, reached while
still small and are prevented from
gaining much headway
1t is an interesting fact that during
the past season lightning was the
cause of the largest number OF fires.
During the numerous electrical
storms which occurred, dead trees
were very often struck and being dry
and inflammable at once took fire,
spreading the fire to the adjoining
areas. The number of fires due to
the carelessness of people living in
or visiting the forest was small,
which indicates that people the be-
ginning to realize more and more the
necessity of being careful with camp
fires in the forest.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-16
EVEN WESTERNERS TOOK
THE WILD HORSE RAFT

The following from an Omaha pa
per of recent date, shows that even
in the west there are people who will
be caught by the old time confidence
scheme of the wild Horse Herd, ,"
which in times past assisted in sep
arating people who should have
known better from their money:
Examination Of witnesses in the
Arizona wild horse case, in which the
government alleges a large number
of persons We're defrauded of sums
ranging from $1,000 to $4,000 by
the sale of phantom herds of wild
horses in Coconina county, Arizona.
developed one of the alleged victims
had sought in vain for two months.
with field glasses, for sight of the
animals he had purchased.
''The government estimates the
sum obtained by the promoters OF
wild horse" sales is in excess of on,
million dollars. One hundred and
twenty-five witnesses are to be exam
ined.
'Forty-two persons originally were
indicted by federal grand jury. OF
these, two pleaded guilty to using the
mails to defraud, twelve were releas-
ed and eleven, arraigned in United
States District Court, pleaded not
guilty.
Joshua a. Robinson, real estate
man of Draper, S. D., today testified
he traded an apartment building at
De Soto, Ia. valued at $4,000, for
ninety head Of wild horses
81 didn't know much about
horses" said the witness. 81 went
out on the rocks of the mountains
with field glasses and looked for
them. Occasionally l saw a small
bunch two or three miles away, but
not in great numbers"
Robinson said cowboys he en-
ployed succeeded after two months
in rounding up seven horses. But
then, the animals did not bear the
brand his horses were supposed to
have.
willis s. Mcdonald. Harding,
Mont, testified he traded a 6-room
house and five acres of land for six
ty horses, after being assured he
would have no difficulty in 'captur-
ing sixty choice animals
without having seen any of the
horses, Ebert l.. Garner, Belle
Fourche, S. D., said he exchanged an
$11, 900 stock of merchandise at Fay
cite, Col, and forty-five lots on Puget
Sound, Wash, for one thousand
head"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-16
SUNDAY AT THE HOME
OF CONGRESSMAN CANDY.

Wasta Gazette: The blue blooded
sports of Wasta are wondering if a
number of Rapid City sports tried to
put up a pat hand against them last
Sunday and thought our boys were
green enough to bite or that what
happened was the straight gods.
II had been reported around town
that there had been a number of
good sized amounts placed in Rapid
City, that Mr.. Devon could not pull
the Wasta hill, north of town, in his
racing Ford on high speed all the
way. A number of cars came down
from Rapid City and large number
Of people from Wasta and surround
ing country were in attendance. Mr..
Devon went out to the hill in the
Ford and pulled it all right, before
hardly anyone had reached the hill,
and then came back The young gem
ueman that was with Devon, tried to
place some bets with our boys, after
he had found that the car could
climb the hill, and that it was sure
thing, but our boys would not bite.
They then told us that the parties
n Rapid City who had offered to put
up money that the Ford could not
climb the hill had backed out at the
last minute. eve wonder.)
number of the boys wanted to
place money of considerable amount
with the Rapid City bunch, that Bar
ney's nag, (Big FooD could beat the
car on a quarter of mile race, stand
ing start but as they were unable to
try it out first Ito find out whether
they could win or noD the Rapid
boys would not take our boys UP.
After returning to town from the
hill the crowd witnessed a bucking
contest by Wesley Morris. The main
trouble with the bronch was that it
had the distemper and would not put
up much of a fight Taking 1t alto
gether though, Sunday was a real ex-
citing day.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-16
BOOZE FIGHTING RESIDENT
OF GOLDFIELD ASSASSINATED

A booze-fighter and free lunch
grabber was taken out on the drear,
dead desert near Goldfield Thursday
night and shot dead, according to the
Tonopah Times. He was known as
Smokey" and Clyde Johnson, audi
tor and recorder of Esmeralda coun-
ty. was responsible for the killing. He
paid young man a dollar to commit
the deed. After the killing Smokey's
remains were left lying where they
fell, for the buzzards to pick the meat
from the bones. which later will
crumble away and go the way of all
bones.
After the killing there was not the
usual ripple of excitement that gem
orally follows the shedding Of blood
or the snuffing out Of life. There
was no lynching bee held. and Mr..
Johnson and his hired accomplice
walk the streets as free men.
'Tis well to end this suspense here
and now inform the readers that
Smokey was burro and that he was
an incurable drunkard. He would
shove open the swinging doors of the
thirst parlors. walk UP to the bar,
bum "shot of BOOZE" help himself
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-16
FOUND FOR THE SAFE
INVESTMENT COMPANY

James d. Elliott Saturday, in fed
eral court at Sioux Falls, found in
favor of the defendants in the case of
United States VS.. Safe Investment
Gold Mining company and Frank
Steiskal, trustee. The action was
brought by the government to cancel
certain mining patents, secured in
1910. and held by the company in the
Black Hills district which involved
about 1000 acres. 1t was the con-
tention of the plaintiff that the land
was being held not for the mining
possibilities but for the timber which
stood upon it. In handing down his
decision Judge Elliott stated that it
was his opinion that there was a mis-
apprehension of the law by both the
defendant and the officers OF the law
but that they were both acting in the
best of good faith.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-16
Mines ano Mining

trouble every ounce of its plants
product.
The company has also accumulated
considerable quantity of tungsten
concentrates, which at the present
price, $3.50 to $40 unit, would
pay to ship, but these will be held
onto, as the market is raising, and
4 better price is assured for the
brigth metal before long, as there
have already been inquiries received
for it from big eastern concerns.
Mr.. Alton, after looking over the
city. will leave for the company's
property this afternoon on the Bur
lington. During his short stay in
Deadwood he made most favorable
impression on all whom he met, for
he appears to be just such man as
the company needs to make its en-
terprise a success.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-16
MANY CANDIDATES FOR
PLACES IN LEGISLATURE

PIERRE, ). d., Dec. -Four
weeks from now the fifteenth legisla-
live session OF the state of South Da
kota, will be in session, and begin
ming its sixty days grind of new
statutes. AS that times comes
along, those who would ask for Of
ficial appointments in the two bod
les are beginning to make their wants
known. so far as can be learned
here is the senate list: w. n. Van
Camp, who has filled the position of
secretary OF that body for several
sessions, Is again a candidate; Will
Lockhart, of Morristown, is asking
for the position OF bill clerk of that
body.
In the house list, Representative
lIuTsh, of Deadwood denies the al
legation that he cares for the speak
ership, OF at least that he will be a
candidate for the place A. C. Rob-
erts of Day appears to have the lead
so far for that place. with Lewis
Benson, of Moody, f. II. Withee, of
Turner, and James Mcfarland OF
Codington as the active candidates,
with several others willing in case of
need For the chief clerkship
Charles Gardner, of Rec Heights, is
asking for the place again, and will
have a strong following; r. l..
Nordness, of DeSmet, who was as
sistant clerk four years ago, is ask
ing for the chief clerkship as well as
is Gardner; Captain vanEtten, the
veteran from Highmore would like
TO be sergeant at arms of the house.
and Edward Moscrip, of Canton. who
has filled that place for a number
of sessions will likely be back asking
the same honor again; John Wooley,
who was bill clerk of the house two
years ago, is asking the place again;
and T.. +. Sullivan. of Turton wants
to be second assistant clerk of the
house. There are no doubt many
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-16
ONE OF THE WORLDS
FINEST GOLD SPECIMENS

To the people in Colorado Springs,
says paper of that city, magnifi-
cent sample of gold ore have been
common for years, but 1t has re-
mained for the Cresson mine at Grip
pie Creek to produce specimens that
have made all other specimens look
like the proverbial $50 cents" A
popularity of the Cresson specimens
is that they are not only rotten with
gold" but are artistic and beauti-
full as though designed by natures
own pewelry art smith.
The handsomest specimen ever
seen in this city and possibly in the
world, is in the possession of A. e.
Carlton, president of the Cresson
Consolidated Mining and Milling
company, who displayed it yesterday
to some visitors in his office. The
specimen is so beautiful that Mr..
Carlton is thinking of presenting it
to Harvard university for its collec-
tion.
The sample is somewhat the shape
of a horseshoe about three inches In
diameter and is somewhat irregular
but averaging about an inch in thick
ness. 1t is of the crystal formation
and is the most pure sylvanite ever
seen here. One cannot place pin
point nthe specimen where gold
particles. like little diamonds. do not
shine forth. Under the electric light
it dazzles the eyes and in fact 10
nearly pure gold in crystal formation.
The specimen lies comfortably In
the palm of the hand and gives one
the feeling that 1t would be nice II
everybody in the room suddenly
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-16
BELLE FOURCHE AUTO
THIEF BREAKS JAIL

George Janoski, alias Geo, John
son, who ware arrested at Fremont
Neb., November 2, by order of Hi
Hantz. chief of police of Belle
Fourche, and later returned to that
city and turned over to Sheriff Prim-
mer, of Plankinton, Aurora county.
~ whom he was taken to Plankinton
to answer to the charge of having
stolen an auto from Grambihler for
whom he had been employed for
some time, escaped from sustody.
The story of Janoski's escape is
that when he left his Job at Plankin-
ton he said that he was going To st
Louis. Grambihler a short time af-
ter went to the state fair and on re-
turning missed his car, and as sus-
picion pointed toward Janoski alias
Johnson, a search was begun. The
first trace of Janoski was discovered
when he went to Belle Fourcbe and
sold the car to Clarence Harp. leay-
ing shortly after on the south bound
train. He was apprehended at Ere
mont, Neb. as above stated.
Now comes word that on Friday
November IT, Janoski plead guilty to
the charge and was sentenced to
three and a half years in the Sioux
Falls penitentiary. 1t was the inten-
tion of Sheriff Primmer to start for
Sioux Falls the following Monday
with his man. On Sunday evening
Sheriff Primmer let Janoski out of
his cell into the corridor to eat his
supper and went down town for a
while. Upon his return he discovered
a hole in the roof. He also noted
Janoski was not to be found about
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-16
ENGLAND'S NEW CABINET
WILL BE A STRONG ONE

LONDON, Dec. 9.-It is expected
the announcement of Premier Lloyd
Georges cabinet will postponed until
tomorrow, as some of the appoint
ments have not been arranged The
latest report gives the cabinet as
follows; Loyd-George, Andrew Bon
ar-Law, Lord Cursor, Lord Miner,
Arthur Henderson. Miner will be a
minister without a portfolio, and
Lord Cursor lord of the privy coun-
Gil. 1t is not expected that any mem
her of the Asquith cabinet will hold
office under the new regime. Lloyd
George is expected to outline his pol
icies to parliament Tuesday. The
new war council Is considered
strong body.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-16
NATIONAL FOREST
GRAZING IN DEMAND

The local office of the United
States forest service reports mark
ed increase in the demand for graz
ing privileges within the Black Hills
national forest for 1917. Home
steaders have made great inroads in
to the prairie range formerly used
by the large stockmen, and as a re-
suit they are beginning to lNok else
where for summer range. A number
of the large stock owners have made
application for range allotments
within the forest for 1917.
The demands for range from stock
men living within the forest is also
on the increase. The high market
for beef has acted as a stimulus to
the stock industry resulting in an
increase in the breeding herds
throughout the forest. Practically
every ranchman within the forest is
now in the stock business and the
number of stock raised is rapidly in
creasing.
In former years the range within
the Black Hills forest was not COM
pletely utilized and there were areas
of unused range. The indications
are that this condition will not con-
tinue to exist, although at present
there is still considerable room for
more stock. The north end of the
Bearlodge division is the only area
which is at present stocked to capac-
ity.
During the past grazing season
there were approximately $4,000 cat
tie and horses ranged within the
Black Hills forest. The indications
are that next year this number VIII
be increased to 10000.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-16

to the free lunch and depart. He was
quite a character, and probably was
the only desert canary in the world
with these human-like habits. Some
thing got wrong with him. 1t is not
known If he suffered a general break
down on account OF his dissipation or
not, but Mr.. Johnson, feeling that it
would be doing the animal good
turn to put him out of his misery,
had him killed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-16
IGNORANT OF THE LAW
mitchell Republican,

N~A4'N''NAA - RtbA'Ns'AAB
The Sioux City Journal on Decem-
ber 4th said:
"If the South Dakota tax commits
sion decides to tax bank deposits the
Sioux City banks will be prepared to
make such increases in vault space
as may be found necessary"
The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader on
November "a, said;
"a tax on bank deposits would
drive South Dakota's barking capital
into the banks of Minnesota and
Iowa, where the taxing authorities
are wiser"
The bankers of Sioux City and
Minnesota will receive none of South
Dakota's bank deposits should bank
deposits be taxed as required by law.
No resident of this state can with
draw his deposits from South Dakota
banks and send them out of the state
in hope to dodge its taxation. To do
so would be folly.
Every resident of this state shall
list his moneys and credits wherever
they may be- Section 2053 and 2055
of the South Dakota Political Code
provide that all moneys at interest
whether within or without this state
due the resident of this state, and all
other debts due such resident persons
sholl be entered in the list of taxable
property and taxed within the dis
trict where the person resides in this
state. A resident of this state cannot
under the law escape taxation by
Withdrawing his bank deposits and
sending the money out of the state.
It is taxable just the same if he re-
sides here. 1t is a matter of resi-
dence.
If the laws of assessment and tax
alton are obeyed by taxpayers there
is no hope of escape.
Il is made the duty of the asses
SOGS TO require dll ptiAOuS SlFiuS III
tax lists to sign, date, and deliver
70 them a SWORN statement of all
their property, and that includes
blink deposits out of the state.
If the constitution and laws are
obnoxious and work injustice, they
should be changed 1t is not ques
ion as to what the tax commission
may do or may not do. 1t appears to
TIE Republican that it is largely a
question as to what the taxpayer is
going to do If he fails to list his
property as the law requires, he
takes his own rick of penalties and
fines, tax commission or no tax COM
mission.
We do not understand that the tax
commission assesses any property
other than the property of the public
service corporations.