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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-03-30
RED CROSS SALE
Country Folks of Pringle and Argyle Dis
trict TO Have Red Cross Sale on
Wednesday, April 3.

The Country Folks of Pringle and
Argyle district are going to 60 over the
top with the 100000 that is being asked
for at the Red Cross Auction Sale to be
held in Pringle Main street on Wednes-
day, April 3rd. Already there are indi-
cations that there will be large supply
of produce for sale, and everybody is
talking about going to Pringle on Red
Cross day, 50 it is fully expected that
Pringle will follow Clusters lead and
show her patriotism and willingness ito
do her Bit by putting into the Red
Cross treasury the money that will be
required during the summer months to
do the necessary work for the boys who
have given themselves for us. April
3rd will be Gala Day the Custer Brass
Band will play and there will be other
items of entertainment.
There is to be patriotic lunch. We'd
nesday will be Wheatess Day but the
Pringle ladies have risen to the occasion
and have a surprise in store for all that
lunch with them, as Of course rybody
will. Then there will be an exhibition
of the work that is being done by the
Pringle Branch of the American Red
Cross and everyone should visit the
Church and see the exhibit OF course
it will not be so large as was that at Gus.
ter, because Pringle sent up her last fin
ished garment to help swell the exhibit
of Custer Chapter, but list will be dis
played showing what has actually been
accomplished,
Don't forget Mr.. Farmer and send
something from your farm to sell and
then come with your pocket book pre-.
pared to buy. The Red Cross needs
your help. The work being done by the
ladies MUST BE DONE and we must
furnish the money. Let's all make our
slogan "Over the Top With 100000 for
Pringle Country Folks Day"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-03-30
nmD URosp nopns.

The many ladies that work in the Red
Cross room were greeted Tuesday by
cheerful looking and sanitary room that
the executive had prepared so that the
Red Cross work might be done under
conditions such as are required by head
quarters.
Work is progressing as usual and now
that we have an abundant supply Of
yarn, it is expected that many who can
not work in the room will call for yarn
and do knitting at home. If any have
needles not in use they are requested to
send them in so that all needles may be
used
Mrs. Percy H. Helm, who until re-
Gently was Supply Chairman, has been
obliged to resign because of the stress of
home duties. 1t is a great loss to the
Chapter that so good worker should be
obliged to deprive the Red Cross of her
leadership Mrs. NJ. A. Willis was elect
ed by the executive to fill the place
made vacant by the resignation of Mrs.
Helm Mrs. Willis is known for her
ability and leadership and we look for
ward to period of good work under her
supervision. Each department also has
us supervisor anu 'hese together with
hrs' W. nancy 'ne vice chairman'
nave al aohe Ine'r part IN producing
WIN tne heIp Vi 'ue many oIher WORK
erS tne iolio"ihg goous "hlch were
shlppeu last weeA 70 the DIVISION mead
quarters d. Ninneapo'is
l23 hospital bed shirts,
56 suits of paIamas,
q pairs bed socks,
20 sweaters,
: mufiiers,
81 pairs socks,
59 pairs Wrlstlets,
Al ambulance pillows,
44O SxS compress bandages,
$50 abdominal bandages,
lao many tailed bandages,
% four tailed bandages,
% oakum pads,
box OF gun wipes from the Camp
Fire Girls.
There is only one new member to re.
port, viz: Mr.. o. l.. Metcalf, this week.
Is verybody registered or has someone
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-03-30
BLACK Hills sEoRErARIEs.

A meeting of the Association of Black
Hills Commercial Club Secretaries was
held at Whitewood on March 22nd with
a large representation Of the Clubs. Mr..
Duthe attended the meeting as delegate
from Custer. The Secretaries decided
to publish new advertising booklet Of
the Black Hills this year and the work
of compiling and editing the publica.
tion was placed in the hands of Mr.. IL.
w. Troth, who is connected with the
office of the State Immigration Commits
sioner at Pierre. Mr., Troth has agreed
to have the copy ready so that the Sec
retaries may read proof on it at the next
meeting to be held in Spearfsh on April
5th.
The booklet should be off the press
and ready for distribution by May /.
About $4,000 of the booklets will be
printed and each Commercial Club in
the Association win subscribe for its
quota of the booklets and proyide for
their distribution. The reports of the
distribution of this advertising matter
for the Black Hills last year were very
gratifying and many requests were re-
ceived for copies of the booklet which
could not filled.
April 10th again been designated as
Letter Writing Day for the Black Hills,
~ ,,.,,,t,, - lo,,sapl Iattar baoln boya kaaY
printed on a good grade of paper for
the Commercial Clubs of the Black Hills
and it is planned to have 10000 letters
written by citizens of the Hills on these
letter heads and mailed to all parts of
the country on April l0-20, 600 adyer-
tisements that the Black Hills is the
best 100 square miles on the map.
Every ybody-school children and grown
up-will do their part. Are you going
to do yours?
Mr.. Clifford Kneeland has the letter
heads and he will see that the business
men and school children are supplied.
All others are requested to apply to him
for a few sheets of this paper and to
write to their friends from Maine TO
California and from Washington to
Florida on April TO- There is no better
way to let your friends know that you
live in wide awake, up to-date, pros.
porous community, and there is no way
that you can better help to make Gus.
ter and this vicinity prosperous com.
munity and a good place in which tc
live than to advertise it to the world.
So get some Letter Day stationery
| from Mr. Kneeland and write to al
your friends on April l0-the Black
Hills Letter Writing Day,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-03-30
LETTER FROM FRANCE
Sergeant Geo. r. Emigh of 10th Engineers
Writes to His Niece, Mrs. ]. G.
Blaine, From France.
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE,
Feb. II, 1918.

SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE,
Feb. IL, 1918.
DEAR RUBY -
How is everybody and everything
Am going to try and write you more
concerning us, as they have taken some
of the restrictions Off To begin with it
has been cold as it could be for the last
three days, nights are freezing cold and
it is noon before it warns up again. 1t
is funny climate. 1t will rain, then
get cold, then warm, and start all over
again.
We are in the Southwestern part of
France, only six or seven miles from
the Coast, only sixty miles from one of
the largest cities in France. See if you
can fnd us on the map, and about 500
miles from the firing line, SO guess there
is no danger of US being shot. The Goth
s down here near us also.
We haye had mill going for a long
time, first American mill to operate in
France by Americans. We turn out
lumber to %, 1876 feet in nine hours on a
10000 capacity, "A hour mill. The tim
Der is all stuff that was planted by Gen.
No hardwood, that is we cut no hard
wood. There is oak, but not much. We
are logging with high wheels. Jay
knows what they are. They are used
in dry countries where there is no snow.
We have another mill being put up on a
lake. We are camped four miles above
it, and are going to make drive this
spring as soon as the water raises haul
them in on high wheels and dump them
in and they go down the river to the
mill. This is only B. Company. | don't
know what the rest are doing There
are Canadians here also doing the lum
berjack stunt
We have three camps and horses a.
all of them. We have the best barr
here at the River camp. Have sick
stall (boxed), a harness room, two box
stalls and then twenty-four open stall,
with grain and hay storage in the
middle. The horses face each other anG
we have a four foot runway through
the middle to feed by
We also think we have the best camp
OH the River, as we can go swimming, &
good place to water and lots of gooc
buildings and park. | have ten By
eiatssH house of my own near the stable
with stove, table, desk and everything
need. Well Ruby have told you all
can on this paper.
Write soon to your cousin,
SERGT. G. r. EMIGH,
Co, B, 10th Engineers,
American Expeditionar,
Force, France.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-03-30
SHEEP IN THE BLACK HILLS.

According to Forest Supervisor Kelle-
ter detailed examination of range con.
ditions is under way to determine
whether local conditions will permit the
grazing of sheep in the Black Hills Ma
tional Forest. Under present regula-
tions the forest range has been reserved
altogether for cattle and on the applios.-
tions on file practically all available
range will be used for this purpose dur
ing the coming season. General silvi-
cultural and economic reasons have made
it inadVisable to permit the grazing Of
sheep up to the present time. During
the past year, however, there has been a
decided change in the various factors
affecting the handling and raising of
sheep and the purpose Of the field work
is to determine whether there are any
areas that can be used for sheep grazing
without undermining the well establish
ed cattle industry.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-03-30

Mr. w. T. McCaskey, of Chicago, H.,
President of the Maloney Blue Lead
Copper Company, that recently resumed
operations on their property near Hill
City, spent Monday in Custer making an
examination of mining properties near
this place. Mr.. McCaskey informed the
editor of the CHRONICLE that work is be-
ing vigorously pushed on the Blue Lead
property. Two shifts of men are work
ing. The old drifts are being cleaned
out and opened up, the shafts retimber
ed and preparations we'll under way to
begin shipping ore shortly after April
LIST. Thousands of tons of marketable
ore can be stopped out from the upper
workings of the Blue Lead which will
average seven per cent. or better, and
development will be carried on in an in
telligent and paying basis by the pres
ent operating company. Mr.. Mcf'askey
was accompanied by Geo. B. Grant, of
Hill City, who has great faith in several
of the mining properties in the vicinity
of Custer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-03-30

The Rapid City Journal says, there
has been considerable argument as to
Just what the difference between Paris
and Rapid City in time is and to settle
the argument the Journal has looked up
the question and presents the following
facts: There is seven hours difference
in the time between Paris and Rapid
City. In other words, when it is noon
in Paris it is o'clock in the morning in
Rapid City. The argument arose sew
eral times when people were reading
the bulletins in the Journal window
Sunday and Monday, Mention of time
in dispatches from Paris and London
caused the argument. Paris and Lon.
don are both in the same time zone,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-03-30

The Standard CbsutauQua Co. who
put on the chautauqua here last sum-
mer, and with whom another contract
was made for this summer, have an
nounced that their talent this year is
especially strong. Among the talent
named are the Dunbar Bell Ringers and
Male Quartette, the Cathedral Choir
(similar to the White Hussars of last
YEAR, the Gamble Concert Company,
and Pamahask and his famous pets.
We are also to have at least two lectur-
ers direct from the French front, one
being the popular lecturer, DR.. Chas. /.
Baylis. The chautauqua this year
promises to be the best ever held in
Custer,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-03-30
GIVES CREDITS TO CUSTER
- n

HIGH sACOOL GRADUATES.
About two weeks ago the Board of
Education discovered that the Custer
High School had not been accredited to
the fact that one teacher had been EN-
ployed who did not have proper certi-
ficate. In view of the fact that this
teacher had taught a little less than
three months and had been replaced by
teacher with the proper certificate, the
president of the board Immediately took
the question up with the State Superin-
tendent explaining the situation in de-
tail and asking that the school be ac-
credited so that the graduating class
would receive credits that could be used
in entering college.
The State Superintendent replied
favorably and stated that he would fur
nish certificate to each graduate that
will give to each one full credits for the
years work which can be used in enter
ing any school which accepts South Da-
kota accredited High School credits.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-03-30

Black Hills Booster The report of
the South Dakota Red Cross shows that
the Black Hills counties have responded
nobly to that cause. Butte county leads
with the highest percentage of member
ship 34.8, and Custer second with 22S,
while Pennington is third with 3l.4.
Dewey county leads the state with a
membership of S4.3, the Rosebud reser-
vation second with 7I.5; Potter county
third, 54.S; and the little county of
Haakon with 53.5 per cent. Brown
county has 52.2 per cent Lawrence
county leads the state in war funds, hav.
ing a credit of Sl6,7l65l, with Bon
Homme second with $3.50 Mime
haha county leads in Chapter funds of
$3l, ,290Sl. Brown county has the larg-
est total membership, 1865. The total
membership for the state is l65, 275, and
the total chapter funds is 1896, ,255.75.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-03-30
GIVES ADDRESS FOR

/.
Persons who send mail to members OF
the Expeditionary Forces are particu-
larly requested, in a statement issued by
the Post Office Department, to use ink
only in writing the address. Every
piece of mail matter should also bear
the name and address of the sender.
Heavy paper, canvass, or cloth should
be used for wrapping packages. When
canvass or cloth is used the address
should be written on a shipping tag
with the name and address of the sender
on the reverse side.
Given names should be written in
full, instead is initials. The title of
the address and the full name of the
unit or organization to which he is as
signed should be added, it being sufii-
cient in the way of further address to
use the words American Expeditionary
Forces"
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-07
Official City Notices
NOTICE.

In the matter Of the application to
have discontinued and vacated, the
east eighteen G8) feet of First street,
abutting on and west of the south
ninety-six (96) feet of Lot No. Four
(4), in Block No. Forty-One t4D of
Cole, Bailey & Co.'S Addition to the
original plat of the town, now city, of
Watertown, on the east side of Rock
river, in the First ward, in the city of
WATERFOWL, county Of Jefferson and
state Of Wisconsin.
Notice is hereby given, that at a
Gil of the city of Watertown, to be
held on the 18th day of June, A. d.
1918, at the opening of said meeting
or as soon thereafter as the same can
be heard, in the common council
chamber in the city hall Of said city,
the said common council will act up
on the application Of all the owners
of lots and land abutting on the part
of First street described above and at
least two-thirds of the owners of lots
and land abutting on the remainder of
said First street, to have said part of
First street first above described to
be declared Of no public utility, dis
continued and vacated.
Dated May %, 1915.
By Order of the Common Council.
Frank S. Weber,
24-31-7-14 City Clerk
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-07
WATERLOO WILL OBSERVE
FLAG AND HONOR DAY

Waterloo will observe Flag and
Honor Day Friday, June IA. A parade
Onem lie long to Firemen's Park. A
beautiful roll of honor with over 100
names will be dedicated. Dunkert's
Concert band of Milwaukee will fur
nish music. Stella Griebling Butzke of
Milwaukee, soloist, will sing Master
Pierce Bitker, II years of age, a four
minute-man, of Milwaukee, will adj
dress the public.
Hon. Geo. E. Ballhorn of Milwaukee
will deliver patriotic address. A
government torpedo weighing 1900
pounds will be on exhibition. Admis-
sion free
A concert will be held in the even
ing at Firemen's Park for the bene-
fit of the Red Cross association. Lieut..
j. A. CrOzier Of Milwaukee will deliv-
er an address. Admission 10 cents.
Automobiles and children free
The program will commence at
lis p. M. sharp.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-07
NOTICE..

In the matter of the application to
have discontinued and vacated, the
south fifteen (15) feet Of that part of
Clyman street abutting on and north
of Block No. One CD of Cole, Bailey &
Co.'S Addition, in the First ward, in
the city of Watertown, County of JEFF
fersOn and state Of Wisconsin,
Notice is hereby given, that at a
regular meeting of the common coun-
Gil of the city of Watertown, to be
held on the 18th day of June, A. D.
1918, at the opening of said meeting,
or as soon thereafter as the same can
be heard, in the common council
chamber in the city hall of said city,
the said common council will act up
on the application of all the owners
of lots and land abutting on the part
of Clyman street described above and
at least two thirds of the owners of
lots and land abutting on the re-
mainder of said Clyman street, to
have said part of Clyman street first
above described declared to be of no
public utility discontinued and va
Gated
Dated May %, 1918.
By Order of the Common Council.
Frank S. Weber,
24-3l-7-l4 City Clerk
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-07
Official Notices
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Notice is hereby given, that the
undersigned will receive proposals at
the Wisconsin National Bank in the
city of WatertOwn, Wis, on the 22nd
day of June, 1918, Saturday at 2
o'clock p. m. for the construction of a
steel reinforced concrete bridge,
known as the "Seefeldt bridge" &C
cording to plans and specifications on
file at the office of the town clerk of
the town of Emmett, John P. Roffeis,
R. r. 1, Watertown, Wis, and at the
Wisconsin National Bank in the city
of WatertOWn.
The right to reject any or all bids is
hereby reserved by the undersigned
All proposals must be accompanied
by cash or a certified check to the ex-
tent of ten per cent of the total
amount of the proposal, as guaranty
that the successful bidder will enter
into a written contract together with
two good and acceptable sureties
surety companies being acceptable in
lieu thereof.
Dated June 18th, 1918
Carl Rusch,
Frank FlOhr,
Henry Schuett,
Supervisors of the Town of Emmett,
Dodge County Wisconsin.
Frank McHugh,
Alloys Hartl,
Committee on Roads and Bridges
Dodge County, Wisconsin. 7-14-21
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-07

met, John P. ROffeis, r. r. 1, Water
town, Wis, and at the Wisconsin Ma
tional Bank in the city of Watertown.
The right to reject any or all bids IS
hereby reserved by the undersigned.
All proposals must be accompanied
by cash or a certified check to the ex-
tent of ten per cent of the total
amount of the proposal, as guaranty
that the successful bidder will enter
into a written contract together with
two good and acceptable sureties
surety companies being acceptable in
lieu thereof
Dated June 14th, 1918.
Carl Rusch,
Frank Flohr,
Henry Schuett,
Supervisors of the Town of Emmett
Dodge County, Wisconsin. 7-14-21
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-07
Correspondence
REDWOOD.

Mrs. Frank Prahl has received wore
from her brother, Corporal B. ]. Rupp
recht, of his safe arrival cover there
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Parpert an(
children visited with Mr.. and Mrs
Joseph Nickles Wednesday evening.
Mr. and Mrs Henry Burmaster anG
son Milton were WATERFOWL shoppers
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. J. Plasil and chill
dren spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs
Emil YAKIMA
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Prahl motored
to Juneau and Lowell Wednesday,
A. Klinger and Emil Parpert were
Juneau callers Thursday
Miss Laura Salick spent Wednesday
evening with Mrs. J. J. Plasil,
A number from here attended the
Dolan barn dance at Clyman Wednes-
day evening.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-07
John G. Conway, Attorney.
First pub. Friday, June 1T

First pub. Friday, June 1T
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY
Court, Jefferson COunty-In Probate
In the matter Of the estate of Lud-
wig Huebner, late of the town of TX
onia, in said county, deceased
Notice is hereby given that at
special term Of the county court, to be
held in and for said county, at the
city hall in the city of Watertown, in
said county, on the 3rd day of July, A.
ID. 1918, at the opening of court on
that day or as soon thereafter as the
same can be heard, the following mat
ters will be heard and considered:
The petition of Julius Huebner, ad-
ministratOr Of said estate, praying for
the examination and allowance of his
final account therein including debts
and claims paid not filed and allowed
and determination of inheritance tax,
and for the assignment of the residue
OF said estate to the persons entitled
thereto
Dated this 31st day of May, A. D.
1918. By the Court:
r. B. Kirkland,
County Judge
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-07
TOTAL ECLIPSE OF sun
Will Be PARTIAL HERE

A total eclipse of the sun will take
place Saturday afternoon, beginning
at 4:22 o'clock. 1t will be total in a
path from the state of Washington to
Florida, but in this section it will be
only partial, about Is per cent Of the
surface of the sun being obscured by
the moon. The shadow of the moon,
however, will be great enough to
darken the earth unto twilight.
Little Rock, Ark. is approximately
the nearest point to WatertOwn from
which the total eclipse can be wit
messed. From Little Rock the spec
tacular heavenly display-the corona
can be observed. Conditions sur
rounding the presence of the total
eclipse stand out in sharp contrast
to those Of a partial eclipse. Accom-
panying the disappearance of the sun
from the earth's view comes a dark
ness OF an unnatural, almost terrify-
CULTS the earth.
The scientific explanation of the
phenomenon is very simple The moon
comes directly between the earth and
sun although greatly smaller in size,
the moon succeeds in entirely OBJ
structing the sun from view The
moons great distance from the sun
accounts for this. The suns eclipse is
explained along these lines.
Perhaps for the first time in his
tory, the eclipse will become the sub
ject Of the movie" camera man. Con
gress has appropriated $500 for the
erection of a special observatory at
Baker, Oregon, to make possible this
rather unique phase of motion picture
photography.
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-07
PENNINGTON.

Herman Voeltz and family of Mil
ford and Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Voeltz
and daughter Martha of Johnson
Creek were Sunday visitors at the
home of Gust Pitzner
Miss Bertha Weber was recent
visitor at the home of her sister, Mrs
Charles Sabel
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hardtke and
daughter Viola of Watertown visited
friends in this neighborhood Tuesday
evening.
Gust Pitzner and Henry Raabe at
The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-06-07
Legal Notice
First pub. Friday, May 24-4t

First pub. Friday, May 24-4t
STATE OF WISCONSIN, COUNTY
Court, Jefferson COunty-In Probate.
In the matter Of the estate of Will
liam Scherer, late Of the town of Wa
tertown, in said county, deceased.
Notice is hereby given that at
term of the scounty court, to be held in
and for said county, at the city hall
in the city Of WATERFOWL, in said
county, on the 10Th day of June, A. D.
1918, at the opening of court on
the day or as soon thereafter as the
same can be heard, the following mat
ters will be heard and considered:
The application Of Marie Scherer
for the appointment of an administra-
tor of the estate of William Scherer,
late of the town of WatertOwn, in said
Jefferson county, deceased.
Dated this 22nd day of May, A. D.
1918. By the Court:
r. B. Kirkland,
County Judge.
John G. Conway ATTORNEY