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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-05-27
PRINGLE PARAGRAPHS.

May "a, 1916.
Charles Smith autoed to Custer We'd
nesday afternoon.
Jack Thomas was business visitor in
Custer Wednesday.
Mr.. Griffin, of Buffalo Gap, was
through Pringle Thursday.
Jim Conner, of Custer, spent Saturday
at the Pringle Ranger Station.
Miss Anna Godsey and Faye Thurston
spent Saturday and Sunday in Custer
Walter Nolan, of Buffalo Gap, was in
Pringle on business Wednesday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andreas Nau are enjoy
ing visit from their daughter and two
boys.
Anna Conlon is reported very sick
with complication of chicken-pox and
tonsilitis.
Miss Lucille Litchtield was guest of
Mr.. and Mrs j. W. stratton Saturday
and Sunday.
Chas. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. G..
Blaine aud children autoed to Elk
Mountain Monday.
Mrs. Herman Retzloff is taking care OF
the Pringle postoffice during the absence
of Postmaster PengrA,
Mrs. VIM. Hollenbeck departed for
Van Tassle, Wyo., Wednesday night.
She expects to be gone several weeks.
Charley Pringle was q passenger to
Hot Springs Sunday night He reports
his little son, Henry, to be improving.
Roy Ennis has been enjoying visit
from his cousin. Friday and Saturday
they spent at Custer and Sylvan Lake.
Lee Pengra was passenger to Buffalo
Gap Tuesday evening. He was called
there by the death of bis little nephew
Mrs Eliza Hill was an arrival on the
Burlington Wednesday, and went out to
Pleasant Valley where she expects &c
visit old friends.
Marguerite Holenbeck, John Erpeld
ing, George Barnes, Floyd and Ernest
Turner, were in Custer Thursday and
Friday taking the eighth grade examin.
alton. The young folks returned look
ing very hopeful.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-05-27
MEMORIAL DAY
Governor Byrne's Proclamation Calls Upon
All South Dakotans to Honor
Veterans of War.

Pierre, May 20,-Goyernor Byrns has
issued his Memorial Day proclamation,
which is
"Once more the cycle ofseasons brings
to US our beautiful memorial month of
May and her Towering fields serve TO
again remind US Of the debt and duty we
owe to those brave men whose lives were
given in defense of Our Country.
Long since have American citizens
grown familiar with the object and pur-
pose of Memorial Day, and each year its
advent is looked forward to with in
creased affection and qualification.
"A grateful people make gracious
land and rightly are we proud of those
who by their measureless sacrifice made
possible the position this country now
holds in the columnar ranks of nations
and justly we do homage to the heroic
dead. By the history Of these hallowed
lives, we who live today and they who
follow us tomorrow, are and will forever
be inspired by loftier citizenship and an
enhanced devotion to the principles of
justice, the solidarity of the United
States, and the honor and glory of the
American nation.
Therefore, |, Frank NJ. Byrne, Gov
ernor of the State of South Dakota, do
hereby issue this proclamation and ear
nestly urge the observance of May 80,
1916, as Memorial Day, especially re-
questing that the day be free from all
games and sports and given over entire
ly to the expression of patriotism and
love of country"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-05-27

Mrs j. A. Pitcher had as her guests
from Tuesday until Wednesday morning
Mrs A. p. Dickey and two daughters,
Jennie and Josephine ]. Dickey, who
we're on their way home to Wazata,
Mimi, from Hermosa, where Miss Jen-
ME Dickey has been principal of the
school for the past two years. Miss
Dickey has been elected, and has accept.
ed, the position as teacher in the seventh
and eighth grades in the Custer schools
for the coming year and will return ia
the fall to take up her work.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-05-27
METHODIST HAPPEN gas.
BY THE CHURCH oPTIMIsr.


Next Sunday being Memorial Sunday
the morning service will be Union
Memorial Service, preached by the Rev.
d. Webster Davis. Special music
Mid-week service to which all are in
vited to study the Synoptic Gospels, on
Thursday night at 7:3O
Rev. J. II. Spencer will preach Mem
orial sermons at Mayo and Pringle next
Sunday afternoon and evening respec-
lively.
Miss Robinson, the daughter of Bis
hop Robinson of India, gave very in
teresting and instructive lecture on
India last Tuesday evening. She de-
picted in a very able manner the con-
dition of the women and girls there,
and what is being done to improve that
condition
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-05-27
MOTHERS CONGRESS CORNER.

The Rest Room is now open to the
public. The room is. supervised daily
by some member of the Congress, and
SO the room will be warm and pleasant
on cool days, and cool and inviting on
warm days. So welcome to the Rest
Room.
Now, for reyiviication Of Clean Up.
The town in general shows the cleanup
effort yet rubbish, in way of cans and
other refuse is very evident in several
places. We are hoping that every one
in Custer will heed the cleanup spirit,
and help rid the town of such accumula.
tons as will likely produce unwhole-
some conditions.
The following poem from the pen of
Mrs. Percy Helm expresses the senti-
ment Of the Mothers Congress.
Custer is pretty town as all OF us well know,
But she needs some cleaning up to make her
Streets and alleys cleared of rubbish, houses
painted too.
Few old shacks removed from sight and then
IL means hard work 10 clean up Custer
II means hard work for ALL
II means hard work 10 clean up Custer,
II means work for big and small
But Wen do 1t, yes, we'll do IT.
In q first class business way,
II means hard, hard work 10 clean up Custer
But Wen do 1t some day
The boys and girls have pledged themselves,
the Town Board is in line
The Boosters Club is full OF vim, to make old
Custer shine.
The Boy Scouts and the Camp Fire Girls are
workers everyone
And so with heart and hand at work, wen all
be going some.
We are hoping to hold our next month
ly meeting in the open, with pines and
rocks for the stage setting and wonder.
full sky blue for the canopy.
BERCHA LAMAR DAVIS,
President.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-05-27
SCHOOL ELECTION JUNE 20.

The annual school election for mem
bers Of the board Of education for Custer
Independent school district will be held
on the Goth day Of June, which will be
three weeks from next Tuesday.
Under Section lSl of the school laws
OF South Dakots, candidates for school
Offices shall be nominated by filing with
the secretary of the board of education
not earlier than the fifteenth day of May
nor later than the frst day of June, GER
titicates Of nomination for the Office to
be filled. Such certificates shall be in
writing, shall contain the name of the
candidate, his residence, business ad-
dress and the odice for which he Is
named, and must be signed by twenty or
more qualified electors Of the school dis
trict. Each elector signing a certificate
OF nomination shall add to his signature
bis place of residence, his business and
postoffice address, and shall declare that
he has not joined in nominating any
other person for the office to be filed
Such signatures need not all be append
cd to one paper. No certificate shall
contain the name of more than one can
didate for any Office to be filed, but
each elector may sign as many certifi-
Gates as there are officers to be elected
for particular term of Office
Up to the time OF going to press no
nominating petitions have as yet been
filed with the clerk Of the board. Two
members are to be elected for term of
three years. The terms of Mr.. NJ. A.
Willis and Mrs. E. b. WILSON will ex-
plrs next month.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-05-27
Yours truly,

j. u. MILLER.
Modern cooperation has knocked out
the creamery promoter and his graft but
there still is pleGty of worry and trou-
bic for the small creamery, whether pri-
vate or cooperative. There never was
time when the big cream combines
were so threatening or tried harder to
emolish independent concerns than at
present. Farmers must wake up and
discover and apply the remedy.
Our little creamery is not exactly a
cooperative concern but it is a strong
factor in the building up of our com
munity. 1t employs five men and pays
out thousands of dollars to farmers and
workmen. In the last 80 days it paid
F776 to the home trade, $3.50 to direct
shippers, and "a, 1858 to cream stations
from which it must buy TO meet its full
needs. This makes total of So, 723 that
1t paid out to Nebraska cream producers
in one month.
I'VE farmers got about 30 cents for
our April cream. The butter sold for
about 80 cents a pound. The trouble the
small creamery must contend with is
the unfair, in fact unlawful competition,
Of the cream corporations. They strive
to drive out the small concern by pay
ing slightly higher price at such points,
but only until the small plant is forced
out.
"We found it easy to make an agree
ment with our local creamery whereby
we get as much at the door as it costs
them to lay down the cream from other
points. This is the great object for
which we are working. Why should we
ship our cream to Lincoln or st. Joe and
let our creamery ship in cream from
surrounding counties? We want more
economical administration of this bust
ness. We believe we have seen the
light and every man and woman in the
state should watch that the corporations
DO not get our cream as they have gath |
cred in the oil, water power, aud other
resources. Nebraska is rich in dairy
feeds. We have, or can raise, all the |
cows we want. Are we going to let ag-
gresslye corporate greed so throttle this |
industry as to send the profit to the big |
cities, instead of keeping it in the Local
community where it originated?
Milking is hard job. The hired man
dislikes it; the boys think it keeps them |
too closely confined at chore time; the |
farmer, too, gets tired of the everlasting
drudgery. But if it is made profitable, |
Nebraska can develop an industry that
will make up for these things 1t will |
solve the labor problem, partly at least,
as it will provide all the year around |
jobs.
''We must close in on this unjust dis
elimination and we must inform the |
cream buying Interests that we expect q |
legitimate return for our product. We
must protect the local creamery other
wise we must work out a most difficult |
problem against a gigantic organization |
that is touching every farm that sells |
cream or butter."-J. 0. Schroyer in |
Nebraska Farm Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-05-27

Word comes from Miss Ruth Bailey
from Csmp Curry, Yosemite National
Park, Cal, that she is footing it through
the Park in company with girl friend.
She describes the scenery as more grand
and picturesque than she had dreamed
from mere reading of it. With a cosy
tent at Camp Curry as headquarters,
they make on foot daily excursions TO
the different points Of interest in the
Park. With an occasional rest day, they
plan to walk l30 miles in their two
weeks stay, and are having a glorious
time Of it, they say. The evenings in
camp are given over to impromptu pro-
grams made up from the talent OF the
various tourists there. Miss Ruth is
Senior in the University of California,
Berkeley, and plans to attend summer
school and the fall semester, finishing
her work for the degree of A. b. at
Christmas time.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-05-27
BEAVER VALLEY AND VICINITY

BEAVER VALLEY AND VICINITY.
BY p. KING
May 81, 1916.
Miss Clara Sieg was visiting last week
with her sister, Mrs. A. ?. Chambers.
We are pleased to hear that Paul Mar
tin, who was seriously injured last week
by being thrown from horse, is recov-
ering in good shape.
Dick Groves, of Hot Springs, was TAX
ing in this community last week with
horse buyer from Nebraska they pur-
chased quite number OF horses from
the various ranchers.
Albert Aaberg has been hauling lum-
ber from the McAdam mill the last few
days to be used in the construction of
his new house. Phil. Smith has charge
of the carpenter work.
The weather for the last week or two
has been very disagreeable owing to the
snow and cold, but the moisture part of
it was very welcome. At present every
thing looks IKE we are going TO nave
very good year for the farmer.
Earl Gilis and VIM Sieg, who have
been working at the Game Preserve, are
working for Clark Bacon. The wet
weather has retarded the work on the
fire guard, and there will probably be
no more done along that line until July.
The past week was favorable week
for the Wind Cave, there being nearly
three hundred visitors, and this regard
less of the unfavorable weather. The
occasion of the large crowd was the |. o.
o. +. grand lodge meeting at Hot Springs.
Supervisor Braxell informed the writer
that after June lst the entrance fee to
the Cave will be reduced to twenty five
| cents.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-05-27

Mr. c. NJ. Price, who is in the Sisters
hospital at Hot Springs receiving treat
ment for blood poisoning is reported to
be getting along nicely and will be able
to return home in few days.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-05-27

Mrs. T.. j, Stetien arrived last week
from Mason City, Iowa, and expects to
spend the greater part of the summer
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-05-27
NORBECK Is CHOICE
Race is Undecided, but In
dicstions Point TO Patterson's
Nomination.

Incomplete returns from the Black
Hills counties and the eastern part of
the state indicate that Peter Norbeck is
nominated for governor by the republi-
cans by at least 10000 plurality over
Richards and Egsn; and will have for
his running mate w. H. McMaster. who
| will receive the nomination for lieuten-
ant governor.
The congressional situation in this
district is undecided, with the indica-
ton that Patterson has been the choice
of the republicans. He appears to have
held his own where be was not expected
to be the choice and has come out of the
Rosebud district with probably 1860
plurality.
The democrats appear to have nomin-
ated Orvllle Rinehart, of Rapid City, for
governor, over Moreom, of Sioux Falls.
The election in Custer passed off
quietly, and very light vote was cast
less than forty per cent. The only real
interest was on the republican side, it
WAS the contest between l. M. Donald.
son. A. j. Jones and Edward Griffin for
the nomination of county treasurer. Mr..
Donaldson received = plurality of ii in
the county.
Following is the unofficial returns of
the republican and democratic ballots
in Custer county for governor, congress
men and county officers:
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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-05-27
CALLED TO JOIN THE
SILENT MAJORITY

SILENT MAJORITY.
The sad news of Wilson Roy Pettits
death last Friday, May 18th, at Boulder,
Colo, was received by his brother Bert,
at his ranch Saturday. Prior to this he
bad wire notifying him of bis brothers
serious condition, and that no hope of
his recovery was entertained. The dis
ease that cut short the life of Roy Petit
was Cerebral Meningitis and be lived
only short time after becoming afflict-
ed with it. His body was brought here
for burial on Mondays train, accompa-
MED by his sorrowing wife and little
daughter his sister, Mrs. Goldie Nash,
and brother Louis j. Petit Funeral
services were held in the Baptist church
that afternoon, conducted by Rev Cross
ley, and the remains laid to rest in the
local cemetery.
Wilson Roy Petit was born on his
fathers ranch, on Spring creek, near
Hill City, on July Is, 1882, and was at
the time of his death 80 years, 9 months
and 26 days old.
He leaves to mourn his untimely
death, his wife and daughter, his father,
three brothers aud two sisters Hill
City News.
Deceased was brother of s. B. Petit,
who resides in the junction district.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1916-05-27
SAVE THE SMALL CREAMERY.

The following communication and
newspaper clipping has been received at
this office, with request that the same
be accorded space in the CHRONICLE:
BAKERvILLE, S. D., May %, 1916.
EDITOR CHRONICLE;
DEAR SIR am sending you a clip
ping | would like to see published in the
CHRONICLE next Saturday. What Ne
braska can do we can do here. would
like to see creamery in Custer and will
do my part to help it along and back it
up. All business men and farmers
should do the same.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-02
CO. 1o-suHoAv-scHooL DAY"

Sunday, May 9TH, is set apart by
the State Sunday School Associa-
ton as "Go-to- Sunday School Day"
"Go-to- Sunday-Scbool Day" was
established and is being promoted
for the benefit of your Sunday
school. This is above all others
the time of the whole year when
the Sunday School people Of our
state are working together for
"a GREATER AND A BETTER
KENTUCKY" Last year the million
mark was reached. This success is
challenge for greater achievement
this year. Our goal now is: "The
one million with the Sunday school
habit" This is large undertake
ing, but with the help of every
Sunday school and church member
taking an active part in every
county, the goal can be reached,
Certainly every Sunday school and
church member has interest enough
to take little time from their
regular duties and invite some
one to the Sunday school. Won't
YOU do it for the sake of your
Sunday school and your church,
and most of all, for the sake of the
manhood and womanhood of our
county and state? Organize your
committees next Sunday, get them
to work at once and try to have
every member Of your church and
those who are out of the church
and Sunday school in your Sunday
school May 18th, and make the
Sunday school so attractive and
helpful they will want to become
regular members and come every
Sunday.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-02
INSPECTION TOUR

County Road Engineer w. F.
Horton and the members of the
Montgomery Fiscal Court spent last
Wednesday going over the main
turnpikes of the county with a view
of ascertaining their needs, in a
general way, preparatory to outlin-
ing the work this year. Mr.. Horton
hopes, with state-aid and by such
assistance as he can obtain from
farmers along the pixies, to make 6
fine showing this season.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-02
IRELAND UNDER MARTIAL LAW

TIL whole of Ireland is under
martial law as a result of the at
tempted revolution in Dublin. The
disaffection has spread to points in
the west and south of Ireland, but
here, as in Dublin, strong military
activities are under way to put
down the movement. The rebels in
Dublin are still holding positions
they captured in the city, and at
last reports fighting was going on
in the streets between the troops
and the Sim Feiners.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-02
GO-TO-SUNDAY-SCH00L
PROCLAMATION

Pursuant to the custom of the
Sunday schools of Kentucky to OBJ
serve annually special "Go-to-
Sunday School Day." at which time
all persons are invited to visit the
Sunday-schools for the purpose of
stimulating attendance at places
of public worship and of encour-
aging the teachers in the work
of imparting divine truth to the
children of the state and training
them for higher and better citizen
ship;
81, A. o. Stanley, Governor of
the Commonwealth of Kentucky,
take this occasion to proclaim to
all persons within the Common
wealth that Sunday, May 18th, has
been especially set apart as the
'Go-to- Sunday-Schoo Day for the
ensuing year."
'In testimony whereof have
caused letters to be made patent
and the seal of the Commonwealth
to be hereunto affixed Done at
Frankfort, April 18th, in the Year
of Our Lord, one thousand, nine
hundred and sixteen, and in the
l24th year of the Commonwealth"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-02

When hearts are broken and
friends fail, this active stirring
world Of ours makes room for us
all to go to work and forget our
troubles. If it were not for some
thing to do and the chance to do it,
what would become of the mother
when her baby dies9 Do you think
she would ever recover from such
an anguish if she found nothing to
do but to clasp the empty cradle
and fondle the unusued garmentsq
Be taken up by doing then, Oh,
broken hearted children of our
common parent, sorrow. SO shall
the heart heal and the balm be
yielded. Work will keep off PHYS
pension list and maintain in your
bosom the soul of a steadfast sol
der rather than that of a whimper-
er and craven. Thank the destiny
that sends you many tasks for
prompt fulfillment and many per-
picking things for wise adjustment,
otherwise yen wonld never forget
the wound that throbs with fresh
pain whenever night comes and the
duties of the day are hushed to
rest.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-02
TO ST. LOUIS AND WEST
In New "AII Steel Trains.

Most excellent connections arc
now made by c. & o. trains from
Mt. Sterling at Cincinnati with the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern's
new "All Steel" flyers for st. Louis
and the West. These trains leave
Cincinnati 900 a. M; II 100 noon;
9:15 p. m, and 2:15 a. m. daily.
making direct connections in st.
Louis Union Station for all points
West, Southwest and Northwest
Equipment is "All Steep of modern
design and constructed with view
to the safety and comfort of pas
sengers. All cars are electric
lighted. Sleeping cars have indiv-
idual berth lights. Day trains have
excellent parlor and dining car SER
vice. If you want service of the
highest standard, see that your
tickets read over the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern from Cincinnati.
For fares and other particulars
consult your local agent of address
S. T. SEELY,
Travelling Passenger Agent,
Fifth and Walnut, Cincinnati, o.
(A1 KY
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-02
THERE ARE FAMILIES
IN HIS FIX

The other day / heard one negro
say to another:
"How are you?"
ooh, I'm kind o. one sided-jes
kind o. one-sided," was the reply.
l thought to myself, "That man
doesn't know it, but he is uttering
a profound remark. That is what
is the matter with nearly all of us
We're jes' kind o. one-sided. y
.Woodford Sun.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-02
CLEAN UP

The local papers everywhere
are calling upon the citizens OF
their respective towns to clean up
and paint up. A good suggestion
and one that is often made by per-
sons themselves who do not heed
their own advice. But now in real
ity let us all clean up, paint up
and white wash up.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-02
Sewing Wanted

Am prepared to do sewing Of
all kinds and will make a speciality
Of silk dresses ranging in price
from $3.50 to $3.50. Work guar
anteed satisfactory or no charges
will be made. Mrs. Fl. E. johnson.
(41-tf) No. "a Queen Street.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-02

When crepe ON the door tells OF
mother gone, only those who
have moistened a mothers grave
with their tears can fully under
stand and read Alright the black
threads in the bow.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-02

M AIN
(3l 2:O8A

Sire of Forrest B. (2) 2:17A, separately timed in
race as two-year-old in 2:13H, and Immediately
sold for 100000 Helen E. % 2:29. Mainleaf is a
son of Mainsheet 2:O5, dam Asheaf Wilkes, dam OF
seven, by Ashland Wilkes 2:07H
Further comment upon his breeding is superfous
he of the greatest bred horses in the world
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-02

What this country needs is more
red blood.-Benton Courier. Wow!
Wow! Yes, and more gray matter.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-02

Statistics show that one man in
every 203 is six feet tall. Does this
town measure up to the standards
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1916-05-02

An executive is a man who makes
quick decisions and is sometimes
right.