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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-23
MINING MEN LOOKING
FOR MUCH ACTIVITY.

Two undeveloped copper PROPOSE
tions have OF late been receiving con-
siderable attention, and the probable
ity Is that they will both be soon the
scene Of much activity. One of these,
which is located In Custer county, has
produced from the little work that
has been done on it, quite a tonnage
Of purple copper" and from the
specimens that have been exhibited
in the city is the richest thing that has
ever been found in copper in the west.
1t is understood that some eastern
capitalists have recently become in
terested In the ground, and that SO
soon as they satisfy themselves that
the ore body is as extensive as it is
claimed to be, will develop it in the
proper manner and make its ore
available for shipping. This is one
Of the latest finds that has been made
in the district, one which has always
been regarded as one of the most
heavily mineralized in the southern
Hills, in Spring creek region, and it
certainly looks good to mining men.
The other proposition is located with
in few miles of Deadwood, and
those who are interested in 1t have
been working In quiet way on 1t for
some months, and will soon be ready
to give some of the information in
their possession to the public. II is
said to be one of the richest and most
extensive copper bearing ore bodies
In the Hills, and while not carrying
the'values of the Southern Hills prop
osition, is considered just as good,
and even better, because of it's great
extent, its easiness to work and its
proximity to line of railroad. This,
too. will have the assistance of east
ern capital in Its development, and,
It is said, work on it will soon be
started.
These two propositions. and sever
al others on which work has been
done In the past and which have OF
late been receiving attention, will be
the scenes OF much activity during
the coming year. the preliminary ar
rangements for starting the work
having been about completed. One
Of these. the Gladiator, surely will
have work started on 1t before the
end of the coming month, and the
work which will be inaugurated will
be of q permanent character. for it
is said that the money for doing it
has already been arranged for and
win be ready just so soon as the plans
Of development have been decided on.
II IL also said on good authority
that the Anaconda, on Elk creek,
viii also be In position to resume
work on an extensive scale shortly
after the first Of the year. and that
1t win receive . development that will
open mp its rich gold ore bodies and
make them available for milling pur-
poses.
To mining men the outlook for the
coming year looks bright. and many
believe that shortly after New Years
there viii be q campaign Of develop
ment iDaugurated in the Black Hills
and particularly in the districts that
are contributnry to Deadwood that
win give employment to hundreds of
men and result in the opening up Of
. number Of excellent propositions.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-23

The proposals in relation to abol-
ishing the electoral college are seiz-
ing the imaginations of Southern
Democrats in Congress with the
startling impact of feather striking
against q cotton bail.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-23

CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 1S.-Roy
A. White, Of Bayles. Calf, his wife
and four children lost their lives in a
fire early this morning, which de-
stroyed the Interocean hotel where
the Whites were guests. The bodies
of Mrs. White and two sons were
found in the ruins. A nine-months
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-23

Youths Companion: A certain
foorwalker in big department store
is likely to lose his place If he does
not improve his manners.
Gracious" exclaimed fat wom-
an rushing up to him ust after losing
sight of her husband, II am looking
for small man with one eye"
well, madam" suggested the
foorwalker, 'if he is very small, per-
haps you'd better use both eyes"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-23

An American engineer returning
from Russia says that country will be
ready TO do some nghting in two
years. The Cars committe on re.
naming Constantinople need not hur-
ry.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-23

The Kaiser is going to present
President Wilson with a Christians
gift of set of books printed at the
royal printing works in Berlin.
Probably bound copies of the sub
marine notes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-23

II is authoritatively announced
that McAdoo will resign on March
4th as Secretary of the Treasury.
Probably wishes to escape public
censure for the huge treasury deficit
which he prophesies for 1918.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-23
THE DIFFERENCE

New York Times: Uncle Ezra
So you've just been down to New
York. Eben? What's the difference
between big town and little one?
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-23

WIOMQN0 OIL FIELDS
In commenting on the record hjsn
price Of ss.7S { barrel for Pennsyl-
vania crude oil, the Wall Street Jour
nal has this 10 say Of the product OF
the Wyoming fields and prospective
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-23

They are trying to make the egg
king cut knave-Fittsburgh Ca
zette Times. Well, when II comes to
price Is not the egg itself knaviator.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-23

1t looks now as IL Roumania were
safely carried by the Teutons, but OF
course, there may be some California
returns later.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-23

Uncle Eben--Wal, in big one the
crowd follows the fire engine to find
out where the fire is, and in little
one the fire engine follows the crowd
to find out where 1t is.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-23

How can any little nation
Though 1t fight with desperation
Hope to beat that combination
Won Galkenhayn
Won Mackensen
And Gott. N. Fl
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-12-23

Federal Regulation Should Not Be Al
lowed to Exclude Exercise Of State
Authority, He contends-Thinks Rail.
road Stocks Should Represent Actual
Value and Be Stable as Government
Bonds
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-01-19

are none of the heroics in it that you
print in the papers. None of that wild
exultation- just sick feeling takes
its place. You don't understand
that, because you imagine the sur
roundings to be so different from
what they are. We just stamp
around in the mud and cold for long
time, and then we throw bombs, may
be, or dodge bombs. The order
comes to the officers to get the men
out to charge.
"The difficulty of starting is COM.
plicated by our own barbed wire en-
tanglements. They are built to keep
the enemy out, but they also keep us
in, and we can only get through by
way of narrow alleys that we leave
for the purpose. Opposite each alley
is cut in our trench, made to get
out by.
when the word comes, we stand
at these places and call to the men
to come. It's disagreeable thing to
have to call the first ones; the first
two or three are always doomed. The
nearest man to the little step is call
ed: Come, old man, you've got to
do it.
"He turns pale and comes. We
catch him behind and shove him up
till he's out. Then he falls back on
us dead.
81 have had three fall back into my
arms dead. We shove more and more
I'D, until some get out alive. Thew
can only get out one at time, so
they have to come quick. Those that
get by the first few metres alive
crouch and run like rabbits to the
only place where there is a chance
of life-the German trenches. Then
they have to get the Germans out, or
be killed. They know that if they
came back we would shoot them"
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07
Baseball Team to HOlbrOOk

The local baseball team will
make it's way to the county seat
tomorrow Saturday for a bat
tie array withAthe team at that
place. Our boys. have twice de-
feated thea Holbrookers this
season and now propose to make
it three straight. 81
We are informed our neighbor
boys have re-organized their
team, put in a new manager and
re-arranged a n d added to
their former lineup. Anyway,
they will have to do much better
than heretofore to even have
a look-in with the Snowflake
"hay bailers. ;"
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07
Two More Missionaries

Snowflake town has about won
the banner in the way of fur
nishing L. D. S. missionaries.
Two more were added this week
to the already large membership
that has gone from this place.
Frank McLaws and Ross Hunt
were the chosen ones this time,
they leaving yesterday, and will
be assigned to the south central
states. Farewell parties were
given to each of the gentlemen
during the week, and Wednes-
day night a dance, at which a
large number Of friends were
present to give them a good
send~of on the eve of their de-
parture. 5':r.'
The HERALD joins their many
friends is wishing them good
health and unbounded success
while in their field of labor.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07
High Price for Cattle

George w. Miller, a we'll known
Kingman cattleman, yesterday
entered into a contract with cat
tie buyers for the delivery of
400 head of cattle during the
month of June for the highest
price ever paid for range cattle
in this county.
By the terms of the contract
he is to be paid $42 for two-year-
olds and $50 for three-year-old
steers. By selling during the
early summer months Mr.. Miller
will be able to clear up his range
of steers that would not gain
much in value thereafter and at
the same time give another herd
a chance at the feed. Mohave
County Miner.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07
A Band Of Apache
Scouts Pass Through

Capt. Hazard, of Ft. Apache,
in charge of twenty or more
Apache Indian scouts, passed
through here Tuesday enroute
to Holbrook, were they boarded
the cars for Columbus, N. M.
The scouts were procured by
the government to put on the
trail of Gen. Villa.
Many years ago the Mexicans
were the Apaches' deadliest foe.
They not only fought every time
they met, but would visit each
others country for combat, and
neither has forgotten the old
grudge.
Many of the scouts. it is said,
served in the campaign against
Geronimo, and are the best
mountain trailers in the world.
Villa has been christened the
flea" by his American pursuers
but it looks as though the flea
ing" general has about come to
his last stand-if the Apaches
do not back out.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07
Pinedale

Arrangements are being made
for the erection of our new
church building.
The arrival Of our new church
organ was an occasion of joy
to the entire community.
Wednesday, the 29th ult., the
Mutual Debating Committee pre-
Sented a debate Resolved that
the cow is more useful to man
than the horse.' The afirma-
1--WE side of the question was
given to members of the senior
departments of the Y. M. & Y.
L., while the negative side was
nandledby juniors from each as
Nclatlon. The debate was lively
and interesting. The affirmative
won out by only a few points.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07
HOlbrOOk

ATTY. Larson has been absent
uuflng the week in Phoenix
courting.
0eth Stiles, stockman of Wins
""' was looking the county
Seat over Wednesday.
Pt0fs. Snow and Fisher,
musicians of St. Johns, have
ISsn Is IN town during the week,
''lng engaged with the Pastime
orchestra.
'ne excavation for r. L. Put
asy'S new warehouse was COM
NJ TIrnTed S the first of the week,
n' f., y tpIunning having the contract
WI the building. :
te9nl nne public school basket ball
s. S'I gave battle to the kids at
gsmo moTSSeph Saturday, losing the
bein0o oy W one throw, the score
n, S zen to nine.
has sIe badln interior of the Drug Store
'7eh frightened considerable
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07
Dog Killers Now at Work

]. H. Frost, foreman, with
Isaac Rogers and Jack Pearce,
left Wednesday for the annual
campaign to exterminate the
prairie dogs that infest this Sec
ton.
A new order recently given
out by the government allows
ranchers who are not within the
exterminating district to call in
the assistance of the force, the
service to be paid the govern
ment in work on the regular
route. The address of Mr.. Frost
and party may be found at all
times at the local Forest office
for the convenience of those
who live out of the forces pro-
posed route.
Mr.. Gilchrist, the government
manager for this particular de-
partment, was here the first of
the week to look after the out
fitting of the force here. He
departed Wednesday afternoon
for Flagstaff to place his prairie
dog dispensers in the field at
that place.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07
ShOwlOW

,bper Ellsworth, who has
~ n' IL the past week, is now
able able to be about again,
w W +. Larson of Lakeside was
,sont and gave an interesting
1Jress at the Sunday afternoon
service. j,
Miss Lydia Sponseller returned
.D,o n last week from an extend
nJlr ~ visit in Flagstaff to her sister,
Mrs. Franklin
Wednesday visitors IN town
,-orp c. R. Fillerup, county Farm
|5, ,5risor and Mr.. Humphrey. of
tbe He Stewart School Supply Go.
Mrs. Edna Ellsworth and lit
- CON Floyd, returned Sunday
tle sun, ~ ~
s.,n, w. Snowflake where they have
boan visiting for the past two
weeks.
Work was resumed on the
town ditch Monday morning.
Il is hoped that the refreshing
streams will soon be vending
their way downward.
AImon D. Owens left Monday
for Woodruff and Holbrook. He
avnpcts to bring with him the
piping for the fiume which is to
be put in the town ditch.
The play, THE Hand of the
Law" and the nice dance
given at its close by the Lake
side Mutual Association, Wednes-
dav evening, were enjoyed by
all present.
Among the visitors of our town
to the Stake meet were Misses
Hattie Webb and Thalia Kartch-
ner, and Messrs. Frank Ellis
worth, Chas. Savage and Willard
Whipple, Jr.
Don Young is again in town.
He spent the winter in the Salt
River valley, but from the broad
smile he wears anybody'd think
Don was more struck on little
Old Showlow than any other spot
in the world.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07
News Items From Our Correspondents

lately with fresh paint and the
installation of new fixtures and
a larger soda fountain.
The board of supervisors con-
vened Monday according to
schedule and ground the usual
grist according to Hoyle and the
music of the county attorney.
Pres. D. K. Udall of st. Johns
was in town Wednesday on
business. While here he purchas-
ed a gasolene truck which will
be used for conveying the mail
from this place to Apache County
points.
Ed Howell and wife of Navajo
spent a few hours in town We'd
nesday on their return from st.
Johns where Mr.. Howell attend
ed meeting of the board of
supervisors of which he is a
member.
H. w. Hughes, the popular
proprietor of the Holbrook Jew
elry Co., recently installed a
large show case and other val
liable fixtures, the addition be-
ing necessary to make room for
a larger stock and a lbetter dis
play of the goods.
The "Uncle jim" Improved
Road Machine and Roller recent
ly ordered by the county engin-
eer arrived Tuesday. The cater
pillar engine that will be used to
draw the machine has not arriv-
ed yet but is expected in a few
days.
Adolf Schuster, senior mem
Der of the A. & B. Schuster
Company, arrived from his home
at Los Angeles the first of the
week. While here Mr.. Schuster
expects to make an inspection of
his company's various stores and
trading posts in the interior
county.
c.. H. Brown returned home
Monday evening after spending
several moons in the vicinity of
Phoenix looking after his fiocks
and incidently taking in the social
whirl at Los Angeles Mrs.
Brown remained at Los Angeles
but will be home early in the
summer.
c.. F. Quayle of Winslow re-
Gently convicted of an attempted
rape on a Harvey house waitress
was sentenced Monday by Judge
Ellis to a term in the penitentiary
of from five to fourteen years.
Quayle appealed his case to the
Supreme Court and is out on
bond pending the result.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07

We commend most heartily the
Mutual workers who spent SO
much time in working up our
M. |. A. contest work.
We also commend the contest
ants, losers as we'll as winners,
who by their efforts made our
contests successful, instructive,
and interesting.
We especially commend the
associations from distant wards
that entered into the spirit of
contest work and went to so
much expense for "our mutual
improvement"
"Tis high to be judge" no
one wants to be a contest
judge everyone judges the
judge. We thank the judges
very heartily for their service
and bow meekly to their de-
cisions.
JOSEPH w. SMITH,
Stake Supt. Y. M. M. |. A.
PEARL N. FISH,
Stake Supt. Y. L. M. |. A.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07

way, Snowflake; SO #. 7a ins. /;
| 5 points. End, Ralph Whiting,
St. Johns; 80 #. 81 ins.; 8
points. 3rd, Gilbert Udall; SO
it. Ii ms; l point.
/ Pole Vault-1st. Ernest Shum-
way, st. Johns; 10 ft. 5 ins; 5
points. End, Dow Shumway.
Snowflake; 9 fit. 10s ms; 3
points. 3rd, Leo Frost, Snow
flake; 9 ft. 4s ms; point.
Broad Jump Snowflake, un-
opposed, 1, 2 and 8; g points.
100 Yards Dash LIST, Allie Mi
neer, st. Johns; 5 points. End,
Ernest Shumway, St. Johns; 8
points. 3rd. Leo Frost, Snow
flake; l point.
220 Yards Dash-1st, Mathers
Savage, Snowflake 5 points.
End, Ernest Shumway, st. Johns;
9 points; 3rd, Noble Rogers,
Snowflake; / point.
l Mile Run-1st, Loren Shum-
way, Snowflake; 5 points. End,
Roland Hamblin, St. Johns; 3
points. 3rd, Herbert Day, St.
Johns; point.
120 Yards High Hurdles list,
Ernest Shumway, st. Johns; 5
points. End, Gilbert Udall, St.
Johns; 8 points. 3rd, Dow
Shumway, Snowflake; l point.
44O Yards Run-1st, M. O.
Poulson, St. Johns; 5 points.
End. Albert Brown, St. Johns;
3 points. 3rd, Edar Mineer, St.
Johns; 1point. Irving Jennings
of Snowflake won this race but
was disqualified.
220 Yards Low Hurdles-1st.
Ernest Shumway. St. Johns; 5
points. End, Gilbert Udall, St.
Johns; 3 points. 3rd, Arch
Reidhead, Snowflake; l point.
Half Mile Run-1st. Roland
Hamblin, ST. Johns; 5 points;
End, Albert Brown, St. Johns;
3 points. 3rd, Ernest Ramsay,
Snowflake; l point.
Half Mile Relay (four men, =
1st, St. Johns. 9 points.
Basket Ball-Snowfake, 80;
St. Johns, 10; 9 points.
Baseball Snowflake, 26; st.
Johns. 5; 9 points.
Result of Outdoor Activities
st. Johns, IA points; Snowflake,
70 points.
Grand Total Snowflake, 120
points; ST. Johns, 104 points.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07


Prof. G. F. Freeman, director
of the Agricultural Experiment
Station, and Prof. j. F.. Mich
olson, of the department of
Agronomy, and new superin-
tendent of Dry Farms, were in
town Tuesday from Tucson.
At night Prof. Freeman gave a
lecture in the Academy assem-
bly, hall. The following day he
made a trip to Pinedale, Linden
and Showlow to look over the
land and test the soils of these
sections.
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07
SNOWFLAKE LOCALS
And PERSONALS

in town yesterday from Holbrook.
Tom Tanner made an almost
flying trip to Holbrook Tuesday.
w. E. Stratton has discarded
his Ford and is now sporting
new Overland.
Mrs. Nellie M. Smith and two
youngest children visited rela-
tives at st. Joe over Sunday.
Frank j. Willis was elected
school trustee of Linden district
at the recent election held there.
Anyone wishing to buy or
lease water in Snowflake-Taylor
Irrigation Co., call on Jas. M.
Flake.
Mrs. Clarence Shumway and
children are spending the week
with relatives and friends in
Shumway.
The Taylor Dramatic Co. will
be here tomorrow night to pre-
sent the play, Her Friend, the
Enemy" See the lineup, par
ticular, etc., on last page.
Miss Jennie Kartchner left
Tuesday for Flagstaff to visit
a few weeks with her sister,
Miss Leone, who is attending
the Normal school up there.
'The Mikado, the we'll known
comic opera, which was to have
been presented here Monday
night by a St. Johns company,
did not come off for some reason.
Mrs. Black and Miss Anabel
Wright of Holbrook were over
Friday and Saturday to see the
contest, Mrs. Black being one of
the judges of the musical num-
bers.
Born, April 3. to the wife of
Farley Willis, a girl. AS this is
the young couples first born,
it stands to reason that the new
Miss will receive the best of at
tention from the proud parents.
IS JOS. w. Smith visited st. Jo-
seph the first of the week. He
reports that town coming to the
front in the building line, and
that the new school house being
erected there is simply immense.
Two foot races are trying to
be arranged-one, 220 yards, be-
tweenAllie Mineer of st. Johns
and Jesse Pearce of Taylor; the
other, 100 yards, between Har-
vey Randall of st. Joseph and
Mineer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul P. Pitch
lynn arrived in town Monday
from Albuquerque. Mr.. Pitch
lynn is the new Forest Super
visor assigned to this Forest,
and got busy immediately on
the job after arriving here.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Taylor
visited friends at Lakeside Tues
day, returning home the follow
ing day. Mr.. Taylor says gar
dening is all the go up there.
which seems rather unusual for a
high altitude place like Lakeside,
especially at this time of year.
Word was received here Sat-
urday from Holbrook that Coun-
ty School Supt. Joseph Peterson
had appointed Frank Campbell
trustee Of this school district
in place of C. H. Jennings, re-
signed. Mr.. Campbell says it's
so, and that he will accept the
job.
Among the visitors here from
ST. Johns to attend the contest
were Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Nor
gan and baby. Harold formerly
ran the St. Johns Observer and
while in town paid the HERALD
office several visits to sample
the aroma of our printers ink,
shake hands with our dear old
4 4 y
The Snowflake herald., 1916-04-07

e An operetta, "The Rescue of
Red Ridinghood, or the Danger
of Disobedience, - will be pre-
sented in the Social Hall Thurs
day evening, April 13. Tickets
25 and 10 cents.