Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-01-02
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
DAKOTA

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A new combination iron and wood bridge is
to DO built across the vermillion river at q
cost of s1,o5o.
Ex-senator Window, Of Minnesota, Is act
lively interested in the German. American In.
vestment company, Of Sioux Falls, which has
. capital OF $4,000.
Brooks Brothers, OF Grand Forks, have built
q new elevator, and taken In oyer ten thousand
bushels Of wheat since their old house was
burned at Park River.
A man in Mclean county recently killed
two large bucks that We locked together by
the horns so that they could not be separated
without breaking the horns.
The oldest member Of the Dakota State Leg
islature is ID. G. Turner, OF Turner county who
Is q little over 20, and has been q resident Of
the territory for fifteen years.
William Dennis, OF sully county, raised 400
bushels Of well-matured corn this season on
Ave acres, which 4, pretty fair evidence that
the corn belt extends that far north.
The Northern Nursery company, OF Sanborn
county, contemplate the removal OF their nur-
sery and business to Mitchell, and ask sub
s%criptions for stock TO the amount Of 2,5CO TO
assist them In the enterprise.
Clark Pilot, II: The Da eta and Great
Southern railway has filed with the register of
deeds OF Clark county, thirty-three quit claim
deeds for the right-of-way for that line
through this county, within the past week.
A young man named Dickson forged a
check on the Continental Cattle company, and,
presenting It to the Spesrfsh bank for pay
ment, was arrested by Cashier Summers and
held until the manager Of the company ar
rived.
joan fowler. who resides close TO the Mis-
souri, river west Of Castalia, recently lost all
his sheds, stables, hay, etc, by fire. The loss
is q heavy one 20 Mr.. fowler, leaving him
without a shed or mouthful OF hay for his
stock.
A %coroner's inquest was held In Mclean
county over the body OF Albert Young and q
verdict returned that he came to his death by
the accidental discharge OF a gun in the hands
OF Martin O. Hougeistol, and that no blame
attaches to Hougeisiol.
Rev. Olaf Stub, who has been sick with ty-
phoid fever In Sioux Falls, became delirious
Sunday and jumped out OF the window. He
attempted to run down the street, but was
brought back. The young mans father Is ex-
pected from DEBORAH, Iowa.
The bonds issued by the town of Glendale
for the or esian well were sold TO Preston,
Kean & Co., Chicago, at par. Dakota munich
palities cannot issue bonds to aid any private
corporation or enterprise, and dealers know
that bonds issued for public Improvements are
good.
The bill introduced In the Senate locating
the land Office at Pierre includes the counties
OF Hughes, Potter and Sully, on the east side
OF the river, and Stanley, Pyatt, Sterling, and
Nowlin, the south half Of Dewey and Schasse,
and the north half Of Presho and Pratt on the
west.
Mrs. Dennis, OF Grand Forks, by mistake
gave to her little daughter, aged twelve
months, tw elve drops Of tlncture Of acconite
root-an ordinary dose for O horse. In al out
ten minutes the mistake was discovered, and
with much difficulty the child's life vas
saved.
Warden Williams, of the Bismarck peniten-
tiary, a few days ago exhibited to the directors
Of the institution the first pair Of shoes made
in the penitentiary at that place. He has es-
tablished a shoe shop and a tailor shop, and
proposes to have the convlcts make clothes
and shoes for their own wear.
tor Of the Huron Baptist church, issued a card
this evening charging N. +. Reed with attempt
ing to induce his daughter to elope with him.
Reed Is an attorney and has q family. Miss
Davis is a young lady against whose reputa-
ton no word can be said. The scheme was q
vile one and Reeds conduct is denounced by
all.
DelinQuents will do we'll TO remember that
taxes for this year will be due ON the first
Monday In February, and II not paid then q
penalty OF 10 per cent will accrue. Owing TO
the fact that the time OF payment for 1854
taxes was extended until June 1, persons have
supposed tina the same extension would be
allowed on this years taxes, but this is an
error.
Last October one Mckee, a grocer OF Bridge
water, failed and turned over his stock OF
goods to his creditors. At the time it was
thought that part Of the goods had been con-
cealed, and on the 18th they were found Sc
creted In the attic OF the store. A hole had
been cut through the ceiling and nearly 81, 900
worth of goods stored away, the hole thus
made being neatly plastered over snd calci-
mined.
a meeting of farmers was recently held at
Flandrau TO see II united action could be had
toward compelling the Chicago, Milwaukee &
81. Paul Railroad company 10 pay each man
the award of loss caused by prairie fire, set
October Q by sparks from the compauy's en-.
Qines. Several Of the individual clsims have
already been presented, but the company re-
fuses to give the matter attention. The
amount Of the losses aggregated nearly &c.
600.
Several parties have been In Huron Of late
offering to buy large quantities of hay. This
opens up a new enterprise to farmers. Here
tofore hay could not be sold to advantage, IA
the freight rates were 80 high no profit could
be made. Therefore all the hay that could
not be fed was allowed To waste. The Missouri
river bottom and the vermillion river bottom
In this county grow two and three tons Of hay
To the acre, IL costs about al a ton In mt I'm