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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-31
GLEN COE WRITES
PES
CAMP FIRE GIRLS.
L S. S. Alabama,
90 mo

CAMP FIRE GIRLS
L S s. Alabama,
Aug 20, 1918.
DEAR CAMP FIRE SISTERS -
Your most welcome letter reached me
Friday when got my mail. 1t was Ger
tainly thoughtful of you to write me
while you are out camping and | know
having a swell time, know Soper and
Lewis will be tickIed to death to hear
how their c. +. sisters are faring And
you bet want to hear from you right
often now.
Gee | sure would liked to have help
ed you roast weinnies and take in a big
Camp Fire feed. | would be glad to
help you move your junk and carry
stove up in the kubler rooms for good
feed You surely took a bunch of pic
lures on your wonderful camping trip.
Well if there happens to be any left over
or someone has some they don't want
you know what you can do with them
Pictures go real well in the Navy life.
A sailors life is sure the life for me.
have gained 10 pounds in weight all
ready so soon. Pretty good for me. Moth
ing much to do only rise and shine" at
five in the a. M, drink our java then
turn to and scrub and wash down the
deck or maybe Holyston it. After we
get the deck cleaned it is chow time
we get all we want of the best there is
to eat) then we clean up and polish
everything ourselves to- and at nine 90
to quarters. We keep busy until 4:3O
then knock off work.
Downing is the only Custer boy with
me now. Phillips is on the u. S. S.
Kearsage. | saw him and had a short
talk the other day. | haven't heard
from the rest of the boys.
We have movies nearly every night
and a good band to play after every
meal. If their isn't movies in the even
ing there is usually boxing match so
you see there is plenty going on to en-
terrain a person. There is a store on
board ship where we can buy cigarettes,
tobacco, candy, soap and almost every
thing else that sailor needs.
Well | must close for this time.
Your {. +. Brother,
GLEN COE.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-31
NEW MEN REGISTERED
IL NJ II urR m A MN - A


The following is list of the men who
registered under the draft call for the
men who had become q years of age
since June 9Th There were 10 men who
presented themselves for registration
Saturday and the list is:
Cornelius Clifford HoIdren, Custer.
Lester Grant Young, Custer
Bryan Hawthorne, Buffalo Gap.
Edward Francis Ayres, Fairburn.
Lester Parker Tubbs, Custer.
Vern Ray Smith, Fairburn.
Clarence Eugene Pollard, Hermosa.
Carl Danielson Dow, Bakeryille.
Gustave Adolph Samson, Buffalo Gap.
Charles Raymond Wicker, Elk Noun
tain.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-31

Any South Dakota sportsman who
shoots migratory birds before September
10th will find himself up against the
Government, said United States District
Attorney stewart. For despite the fact
that the state law givea the open season
start as September 7th, the federal law
is based on treaty with Canada, said
Mr.. Stewart and will be strictly enforced.
Rapid City Guide.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-31

Pioneer-Times: "a gentleman from
Meade county who was in the city yes
terday began conversation with a
friend by boasting of the wonderful
crops that had been raised and harvest
cd in that county this year, and had not
proceeded far along that line until he
switched off on to politics and boasted
of the wonderful run that Harry p. At
water was going to make for Congress in
it. He stated that his popularity in the
county is such that even though there be
a weak man on the ticket--and he says
there is not--it is going to carry that
weak man to victory. He predicts that
the county will give him the largest ma
iority that it has ever given man in it
running for Office. He was informed
that the republicans of Lawrence county
had also lined up solidly for Atwater
and that here, too, be was going to re-
ceive an overwhelming majority in the
November election"
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-31

C. n. Herreid, food administrator for
South Dakota, has ordered that duplicate
sugar cards may be issued to consumers
who have lost their original cards, when
it is satisfactorily proven to the food ad-
minstrator that the card has been lost
or destroyed. The second card will be
marked duplicate,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1918-08-31
THE INSTITUTE
Custer-Fall River County Teachers Insti.
tute One Of the Most Successful
Ever Held in State.

One of the most successful Teachers
Institutes ever held in South Dakota
was the Custer Fall River Joint Insti-
tute which convened at Custer August
1923. The faculty was composed of Dr.
Herbert Patterson, Mitchell, S. D. A.
o. Bowden, Huron, S. D.. Miss l.. VIII
Hanson, Lead, S. D.; Miss Josephine
Dealy, Isabel, s. D.; Miss Mildred
Heidepriem, Custer, S. D., all teachers
of recognized ability who are leaders in
the profession. Among the noted lee
turers were Hon. Peter Norbeck and
State supt. Lugg.
About one hundred teachers were
present with their note books and pen
ellis eager to take notes whereby they
can 60 to their school rooms and give a
higher inspiration to their pupils.
Too much praise can not be given
Supts. Ethel Montgomery and Helen
Brelsford. They are to be highly com
mended for securing a splendid faculty
and making the Institute so instructive
and interesting.
The good people of Custer fully dem
onstrated the hospitality for which they
are so well known. The teachers went
home feeling that this was one of the
best Institutes that they ever attended
and will boost for Custer first, last
and always.
ONE WEo ATTENDED.
Resolutions.
The following resolutions were adopt.
ed by the teachers of the Custer-Fall
River County Joint Institute at the close
of the session Friday, August 23rd
Be 1t Resolved That we the teachers
of Custer and Fall River counties wish
to express our appreciation to the towns
people of Custer for their hearty welcome
and the generous consideration with
which they have favored us during the
past week.
Especially do we wish to extend our
thanks to the business men for the ride
to the Sanatorium and the courtesy ex.
tended to us by DR.. Woodworth on our
visit to the Sanatorium; to those who
have SO kindly contributed special music
for our entertainment to Rev. Harper
and Attorney Sellers for their inspiring
addresses to the Custer Board of Educa-
ton for the use of the school building
and to Mr.. Robert McAdam for the loan
of the beautiful flag for use in the AS
sembly room.
And Be II Further Resolved, That we
the teachers wish to express our appre-
citation to our County Superintendents
for their efforts in our behalf and for
their splendid choice of efficient in
structors.
And Be 1t Further Resolved, That
copy of these resolutions be published
in the Custer Chronicle.
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Save the Hens.

Washington, February 6:-Every
laying hen sold from ithe farms be-
fore the first cf May means loss of
about 80 eggs to the food supply of
the nation. These eggs are valuable
food, manufactured largely from in
sects, weeds. grass, garbage and
waste. The eggs, therefore, are al
most wholly a net gain in human
food. However, the hen is just as
good eating after she has laidthese
eggs as before.
Save the hens is the message
that the United States department
of agriculture is sending broadcast
through press notices and posters
and through its county agents, es-
pecially in the Southern poultry
raising sections.
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AMERICAN TROOP SHIP
SUNK IN WAR ZONE.
OF THE 2,179 AMERICAN OFFICERS AND MEN
ABOARD BRITISH SHIP 1912 REPORTED
ACCOUNTED FOR IN DISPATCH TO
STATE DEPARTMENT.. MEN FROM
CAMP McARTHUR.

Washington February 6-The Cunard liner Tuscana
ing American soldiers has been topedoed and sunk off the
Irish coast but official reports late tonight said 12 of the officers
and men had been saved and indicated that the list of recusd
might prove larger The troops composed chiefly of detach
ments of Michigan and Wisconsin National Guardsen trav
cling on the Tusana British vessel under of British
warships.
brief dispatch the department from London early
this evening the disaster and reported the landing of
only survivors, This made public shortly after 10 o'clock
and for more than hours feared that probably LOO
men, including members of the liners had gone down.
When message to the State department from the
bassy at London saying II o'clock tonight 1912 of the Amer
leans had accounted for the of the officials almost swept
away the distress occasoned by the earlier The first
survivors were landed arne and Buncran two widely
ated Irish ports and this coupled with the evident facts that
cue ships were hand quickly rise to hopes that nearly
everybody on board the Tscana except those injured by the
plosions might have been saved.
The President Secretary Baker, and in fact all official Wash
ngon were up awaiting for additional news Only the brief
est DISPATCHES were received and gave details of the attack
on the liner the time missing but assumed that
it occurred early this morning, the first filed at
London at o'clock this afternoon probably within hour after
the relief ships reached the Irish coast
Because the of the military organizations carried by
the ship department announced would be impossible
saw definitely what troops aboard until the list of survivors
was received.
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Their Expiring Flicker.

After the year 1918 we shall have
actively participating in the politics
of South Carolina young men of
vigorous mind and broad vision who
have met the supreme test of citi-
zenship by offering their lives for
their country.
We shall have men who will have
developed the qualities of genuine
leadership.
We shall have men of valor prov
ed in other ways than by uttering
loud and abusive words.
We shall have men who have been
more expert in hurting hand gre
nades than ugly epithets.
The year 1918 offers to group
of hack politicians in South Carolina
their last chance. The campaign of
1918 will witness their expiring
flicker. For the last time we shall
have the circus of rant and can't.
The hack politicians will make the
most of their chance. Their day is
nearly gone Columbia State.
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RIGID QUARANTINE
ON IN COLUMBIA
ACTION TAKEN AGAINST CEREBRO
SPINAL MENINGITIs-PRo-
VISIONS OF ORDER.

Acting under the order of the
City Board of Health, promulgated
at a meeting held Monday. DR.
S B Fshbourne, city health officer,
has clamped a rigid quarantine
on places of public gathering. The
quarantine, effective Tuesday morn
ing for an indefinite period. results
from the cerebro spinal meningitis
situation in Columbia and suburbs.
There have developed during the
past few weeks in/ and about the
city sixteen cases 6f the disease, twelve
within the corporate limits of Colum-
bia. THE board Of health does not
view with alarm the meningitis sit
uation in Columbia" says a state
ment by DR. Fishbourne. but feels
that everything should be done to
prevent the possible spread of the
malady. We urgently ask the public
to believe no rumors. since the facts
may be obtained from the city health
officer"
The order prohibits the opening
of all schools, both public and pri-
vate, churches and Sunday schools,
pool rooms, theatres, dance halls and
other places of amusements; forbids
the Columbia RAILWAY, Gas and Elec-
trio Company from crowding its cars
above their seating capacity, and in
structs soda fountain owners, hotel
proprietors and merchants to keep
crowds from gathering in their es-
tablishments. All gatherings of a
public or private nature, such as re-
ceptions, card parties, conventions.
banquets aud other functions are
put under the ban.
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MUST REPORT FLOUR ON HAND.
Order of ]. D. O'Bryan, Food Admins.
trator;for Williamsburg County.

| desire to call to the attention of
the residents of Williamsburg coun-
ty the recent order in regard to a
person having on hand more than
thirty days supply of flour. | under
stand that there are a number of
parties in this county who have sew
eral months supply Of flour on hand.
This is not permitted under the re-
cent order of the food administra-
ton, and the holding of this flour is
a violation of the law. 1t is not the
intention of the administration, how
ever, to place those who have such
amounts on hand in ar embarrassing
position. and | hereby request and
require that every person in this
county, other than merchants. who
have more than one barrel on hand
to advise me in writing Immediately
as to the number of barrels of flour
he has. This information is desired
at the earliest possible date. and |
will thank you to give the matter
your prompt attention. ] can assure
you that no harm will come to you
by reason of your statement.
ID O'BRYAN,
Food Admr Williamsburg County.
February 6. 1913.
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Sullivan said that he made S2,000,-
600 in the fighting business and that
he spent S1,OO0.000 of it buying
drinks for himself and his host of
admirers.
He had knocked out 200 men of
one sort or another in his fighting
career, and finally he said that in a
saloon in Terre Haute. Ind, in 1909.
he gave the BLACK Bottle" his
greatest enemy the Knockout wallop.
On the occasion of the decision with
regard to the BLACK Bottle" he
said:
IF take another drink, hope |
choke, so help me God" He never
took another, but kept up his fight
for temperance by lecturing occa-
sionally on the evil of drink for
those who have athletic ambitions.
He was born in Boston. October
13, 1858, and passed the latter years
of his life on farm which he own
ed near West Abingdon, Mass. He
was twice married. His first wife
was Annie Bates of Centerville, r /,
whom he married in 1882, but with
whom he lived only a few months
and from whom he obtained a di-
vorce on the ground of desertion af-
ter 26 years. At 81 years of age
the former champion took his Sec
ond wife, Kate Harkins of Roxbury,
who was his sweetheart years be-
fore when he was "The Boston
Strong Boy" She died some months
ago.
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SHELL FOR SHELL /:
HAMERICANS REPLY
PERSHING'S MEN UNDER HEAVY
GERMAN BARRAGE-TWO
SOLDIERS KILLED

With the American Army in
France, Feb ga German barrage
fire at sundown last night opened
the heaviest bombardment of many
days along the American sector; the
American artillery replying shell for
shell as the firing of the heavy guns
spread along several kilometers of
front.
Two Americans were killed and
nine wounded during the lombard
ment, and one suffered shell shock.
1t was ascertained today that the
American gunners had wrecked sew
eral of the enemy dugouts and so
badly damaged the first line positions
that at one point the Germans were
unable to occupy them Sunday. \
When the bombardment had reach
ed its greatest intensity the Germans
suddenly concentrated their fire at
two points, throwing $50 shells into
town in which the headquarters of
a certain regiment are located.
After the bombardment a wound
ed American was discovered in po-
sition where it was necessary to car
ry him over a trench top to field
dressing station. A medical corps
man displayed the Red Cross and the
Germans ceased firing until the man
was removed. Early in the day an
American was wounded by sniper.
The artillery and snipers also have
become increasingly active. Amer
lean 75s are harassing traffic behind
the enemy trenches. The Germans
are con6ning their fire largely to
the American trenches.
Throughout Friday night machine
guns ratified ceaselessly from Ger
man positions.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-07
CHARLESTON PORT
GETS IMMENSE sum
MILLIONS TO BE SPENT IN STOR.
AGE BUILDINGS FOR SUPPLIES
FOR ARMIES IN EUROPE.

Washington, February GA story
a few days ago that important de-
velopments were soon to be made at
Charleston by the government and
that several million dollars would be
expended there in the near future
were verified here today.
Congressman Whaley being ask
ed about the rumors that the gov
ernment contemplated using the
port of Charleston on a large scale,
said, There have been under way
for several months examinations of
Southern ports by the war depart
ment for the purpose of using one
of them as a port for storage and
embarkation. Owing to the deep
water of 80 feet from the ocean to
the navy yard, the accessibility to
the sea, the large harbor and splend-
i'd Notifications. Charleston has been
selected. 1t is proposed to erect
permanent buildings of the most
modern type for storage of supplies,
ammunition. embarkation, etc. In
all the government will take be-
tweek 1000 and 1000 acres of land
at Charleston and will expend be-
tween $40, 100000 and $3O,OOO,OOO.
In the bill to be reported by the
committee on appropriations l have
the assurance this amount will be
included and am confident it will be
passed by the House and Senate. The
designation of the port of Charles
ton is a recognition of its available
ity to be made one of the great
ports on the Atlantic. The allies
shipping will also doubtless be sent
through our port in great part. The
plans have all been made and it is
only a question of short time be-
fore the government will actually
commence work.
Although l have been working on
this matter for many months it had
not assumed such definite shape
that | felt that | could make an an
nouncement. However, l feel it is
now practically assured and that
Charleston will be one of the big
ports of the country in the storage
and handling of supplies for trans
shipment to the troops on the other
side"
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MR.. CAMLIN'S GOOD ADVICE.
He Counsels Our Farmers to Raise Food
Crops and Increase Their Live Stock.
Editor County Record:

Editor County Record:
| want to sound the keynote Of
warning to the farmers of our coun-
ty. Choose you this month what you
will plant this year and choose wise
ly and intelligently. If peace is
made this year the price of your
cotton and tobacco will 20 down,
with high-priced fertilizers under
them and high-priced labor working
them; also a high cost Of living
while making it. Plant grain crops
and raise all kinds of live stock; then
we are on the safe side. know,
Mr. Farmer, 31c cotton and 40c to-
bacco are quite a temptation, but
we must ask to be delivered from
temptation. Grain will never be-
come a burden on our hands. Be-
sides, it is patriotic to raise grain at
this critical time. If you curtail
your cotton and tobacco you hold
up the price. Let's all plant early
garden peas. Irish and sweet pota-
toes, sorghum, corn and wheat,
enough and to spare, and raise plen-
ty of pigs and chichens, then stand
behind our armies with plenty of
food for them and our families.
The immigration from the North
west is still moving into this terri
tory. These people are clearing and
cultivating in and around this Sec
ton of the county. We welcome all
good citizens into our neighborhood.
We have the resources and need
good people to develop them. We
should encourage those newcomers
and help them in their undertakings.
We find these people to be very in
dustrious and honest, law-obiding
citizens and very desirable neigh
bors. We have room for many more
such. w S CANLIN.
Andrews, February 5.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-07
Terrible Tusk.

Mr. S D Smith, of the Blooming
vale neighborhood, was in town sew
eral days ago and showed US q tusk
he had taken from one of the hogs
he had recently butchered. which
measured from end to end st inches.
The hog had spent most of its life
wild in the swamps and had killed
several dogs with its terribles tusks
before it was finally captured.
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Billions Increase in Crop Values

Billions Increase in Crop Values
The value of farm products of the
United States, for the year 1917,
reach the tremendous and unprece-
dented sum of SO, ,443,849, 900, an
increase of more than six billion over
the values of 1916 and almost nine
billion more than 1915.
The Department of Agriculture
has just issued preliminary estimate
for last year showing crop values OF
S13, ,61O, ,463, 900, representing 70 per
cent of. the value for all farm pro-
ducts for the year, and SIS. 1873, 1885,
900, the value of animals and animal
products of our farms.
By far the greatest and best Gus.
toners of the farmers of the country
now are the United States and our
Allies. The money used by all of
these governments in purchasing the
products of American farms is rails
ed by the sale of Liberty Bonds.
Part is spent by the Uniten States it.
self. and part loaned to our Allies.
In lending to the United States,
therefore, the American farmer is
only enabling it's best customers to
purchase his products and receiving
in turn the best security in the world.
Good business as we'll as patriotism
urges the farmers of America to lib
orally support the financial under
takings of the Government.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-07
FIRE AT JOHNSONVILLE.
A Number of Mercantile Establishments
Destroyed Early Last Thursday.

Fire at Johnsonville last Thurs
day morning totally destroyed the
store houses and contents of S J
Cannon, L A Taylor, Walter Poston
and the Venters Mercantile Co, also
the office of C G. Richardson, a cot
ton dealer. The fire was discover.
ed about 3 a. m. Thursday morning.
The loss is estimated at 100000,
partly covered by insurance.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-07

1t is thought that the forthcoming
directory of Charleston will give the
city over 10000 inhabitants, an in
crease of 55 per cent since the fed
eral census of 1910.
The annual celebration of the
Charleston Bible society will be held
in Citadel Square Baptist church
Sunday night. The president, Rev
DR. Mitchell, will call the meeting to
order, and sermon will be preached
by Bishop Warren A Gambler of the
Methodist church.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-07
Say They Paid Is Cents for Sugar.
Editor County Record:

Editor County Record:
Please allow US space in your pa
per to reply to the statement of Mr.
w w Barr, published in your last
issue, denying the report that he
sold sugar at an exorbitant price,
saying that he did not sell sugar at
a greater price than IL cents per
pound and most of the time for less
than this amount" We wish to call
attention to the fact that We pur.
chased sugar from the said w W
Barr paying him Is cents per pound
for it. S MCB GRAHAM.
EDWIN GRAHAM.
Leo, February 5.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-07

Annual members of the American
Red Cross may become magazine
members and receive the Red Cross
Magazine for one year by .psying an
additional dollar to theipI3cal chap
ter or branch within three months
after the original dollar was paid.
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Honor Roll Retreat School for January

Honor Roll Retreat School for January.
Grade buster Sports.
Grade l, advanced-Thelma Play
er, 95; Mae Sports, 81.
Grade 3-Clarence Stewart, 81.
Grade Rosa Pope, 81; Matte
Player, 80.
Grade 6-Herbert McClary, 81;
Ira Player, 80.
Grade 8-Minta Lennon, sc; Bes.
sic Player, SO 2-7.
Grade 9-Sadye McClary, 9St;
Annie Player. 93s.
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Carlisle School January Honor Roll.

Grade |. advanced-Lamar Joye.
95; Irving Eaddy. .95; Clyde Flagler,
92; May Mouzon.91: James Mouzon,
80.
Grade 3-Ethel Brockinton, 95.
Grade 4-Lonnie FlaQler. 90;
Lonnie Kelly, go.
Grade 5-Hazel Flagler, 81; Pearl
Joye, Sc; David Kelly, 95; David
Mouzon, SO; Maize Brockinton. 81.
Grades s and 9-Unie Allene
Brockinton, 81.
The following made head marks
for the past month: Unie Allene
Brockinton, Hazel Flagler, Bessie
Price.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1918-02-07

Receipt Books, Blank Notes, Mortgages and
all Legal Blanks in demand, for sale at
The Record office. If we have not the
form you wish we can print it en- short
notice.