Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1881-02-19

Peg leg Simmons, wi,os passed through
here last week, Is about to institute pro-
ceedings against his wife for bigarny.
Geo. Mosher, who was %seriouly injur-
ed while choppingtimbcr near Tigerville
September l7th, has recovered.
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1t is rumored that Geo. Burroughs will
open a butcher shop in Lead. Geo. is a
rustler and we hate to lose him.
The repeal of the herd law in the
Hills counties has become IA law, il being
in the hands of the governor for his sig
nature.
AT Il special meeting OF our city dads
an ordinance was passed which makes
the flourishing Of 4 revolver Il INSIDE
meanOr.
At lcas. 80 men will be employed on
the mill and tramway soon to be erected
by the company represented by Chas.
Holmes.
August Samson has commenced to get
out ore FOR the Dickover mill. He in
tends to run through IA hundred tons for
a starter.
! On the 18Th, ut Sturgis, a shooting
ARRAY in Tom A%iiller's saloon resulted in
the death of a man named Strobe at the
hands Of one Whalen.
The registry law, which Tlmidjty
mentions IN his communication else
where, has passed the house and Id like
ly % pass the council.
The following mali contracts have
been let for 1891: Custer and S~tockade,
$3.50, 0. j. salisbury Buffalo Gap and
Custer, 1920 to II. III. Lawton.
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Bliss last week received fifty feet Of
show eases and a lot of chromos which
now ndorn his walls in such prOfueiol. ~
to- make even the pots and kettles smile.
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\ Last Monday night was the coolest
night of the season the THERMOMETERS
got down at the home stretch and tailed
20 below. Save this item till the fourth
Of July.
The n Of mica mines receive
very unsatisfactory replies to their let
for information in regard To the
price Of mica. The consumer generally
says: what will you take"
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Chas. Holmes has let a contract 10
Norm Atcheson to erect a binding OK
"a, story and IA half, which will be. used
AS boarding house for the men engaged
in erecting the 20-stamp mill.
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John Bonander. just down from Dead
.wood, reports the telegraph road in a
terrible bad condition. When asked if
Deadwood was dull he replied: "Dull.
Why the Eighteen Mile ranch is ~livelier
thaa Deadwood.
King Coodfeliow's trial on last Satur-
day. for the shooting of Gallagher, re-
suited in his being held on 100000
bonds TO appear before the grand jury.
He has not secured bonds MS yet, but
expects TO soon.
Council Bill No. 8 providing for extra
compensation for the judge of the first
judicial district was carried over the
tiov's veto by a vote Of 20 to 1 iii the
houae-in the council by q vote of IL
to /.
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The machinery for the Dickover mill
has ali arrived. with the exception OF
some pieces which were broken in the
turnover near Pennington. and they
will be here in time to start the mill up
by the first of March.
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" On Monday night with the thermom,
eter 40 below, Ward was congratuIating
himself on being the owner of - pigs
who first sax the light of the moon tina,
evening, but II of them concluded tina,
there's a land that beats this'n all t.
h-ll," and went there.
Bill Odds was i'm from Junction yester,
day and reports everything quiet in
that camp except those who trip the
light fantastic, and they all went to Hill
City III last Thursday night for the pur
pose of INDUCING in that passtime and
report a jolly time.
u Custer is indeed iii luck, we are re
ported to have a ghost. We have il
from, GOOD ou<bortty that thn rbnot =,