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Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
The II. A. p. Mine.

The T. A. p. tin mine, one of the
many locations made last fall in the
immediate vicinity Of this place, and
upon which work has recently been
resumed, is attracting considerable at
tention. This mine is located only one
and a half miles east ofthe centre of the
town. The development work consists
of II vertical shaft twenty-five feet
deep, and an incline of forty feet. A
steady Improvement in quality and
quantity of ore has been noticeable from
the surface down, and especially has
this improvement been noticed in the
last ten feet. A New York mining ex-
pert recently visited this mine who was
we'll pleased with it, and from which he
took samples of the ore. Other experts
have examined this property who were
evidently favorably impressed with the
very hattering indications presented.
The mine is owned by Paul kleemann,
James Scott and Joseph Peltz, and an
additional value, which is fully war
ranted, should be placed upon the prop.
erty by reason of its favorable location,
being convenient to water, surrounded
by timber. and only fifteen minutes ride
from town. The ore is high grade, and
present indications point to an mex
haustible supply. Samples Of ore from
the t. A. p. may be seen in the CuRoN-
IcLE cabinet.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

The Deadwood Times is authority for
the statement that Hot Springs will
have a bank. 1t says: I'D. +. Baxter
and G.. p. Martin, friends of Fred Clary
Of Central, and merchants of Chicago
left for the Garden City last evening
will close out their business there and
return at once to Hot Springs, there tc
embark in the banking business. The
gentlemen are greatly pleased with the
Hills, and being shrewd business men
will prove a valuable acquisition to the
community"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
PERSONAL.

w NJ. shields came in from the Eta
mine on Friday.
A. Crisis of Buffalo Gap was at the
kleemann on Monday.
+. Hopkins of Pleasant Valley was a
visitor in Custer on Tuesday.
d. McGrath of Hat Creek was regist-
cred at the Vienna on Tuesday.
Thomas Carter of Gayville was a
visitor in Custer on Wednesday.
Henry Schenck Of Sheridan was a
guest at the kleemann on Friday.
Fl. r. Merrill of Dry creek was a
guest at the Vienna on Tuesday.
Tom Kittrell of Hill City left his au
tograph at the Kleemann on Monday.
Denis Henanlt came in from the
North Pole silver and copper mine on
Thursday.
Frank Hebert was in from the Toe
Cork Tin district, six miles north Of
town, on Tuesday.
]. K. p. Miller Of Dcadwood was
rounding MP samples Of tin ore and
mica on Wednesday for exhibition i'm
the metropolis of the northern Hills.
Mrs. Swan and her little daughter
Dixie. who have been spending several
months visiting friends in Nebraska,
returned TO Custer by Buffalo Gap stage
on Thursday.
Rev. Father McInernev. who will be
remembered rs the officiating divine at
the late marriage Of Mr.. j. T.. Pitcher in
this city, is at present in Yankton and
il is stated will not return to the
Hills.
Thomas Wilson. with his wife and
family arrived in the city on Tuesday.
Mr.. Wilson comes from Southern Colo
RADIO, and will engage in the livery bust
ness in this place. Mr.. Wilson's wife is
q daughter Of our fellow townsman Mr..
Felix Nichaud.
George Burroughs, residing near the
l. a x ranch, arrived in the CITY last
evening from Waterloo, New York.
Mr.. Burroughs brings with him eight
head of American horses and two
wagons. and a settled determination to
stay with the country.
Mr.. William Lunger and wife, the
former a brother of Mrs. James Lnnger
of this city, Of Bradford county, Penn
s%ylvania, arrived in Custer by the Buffa-
10 Gap stage on Saturday. Mr.. Lunger
is looking up a location for business,
and we are pleased to note his intention
to remain in Custer.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
Misrcpresented.

The grand jury OF Custer county
found an indictment against the COM
miSsioners Of that county, for what APP
peared to be some croOkedness. 1t was
discovered that county scrip had been
issued by The commissioners, the face of
which called for an amount considerably
in excess Of a bill. 1t is said that this
was done in order to compensate for the
low figure to which the warrants Of that
county have fallen"
The above. clipped from the Rapid
City Daily Republican of the 18th, is not
only misleading in its tendency, but so
far as the latter paragraph is concerned
is a gross misrepresentation of the facts
in the premises. Custer county war
rants are selling readily to-day ut a
higher figure than can be obtained for
the warrants issued by Pennington, or
any other county Of the Black Hills,
and as high rs the warrants of any
county in the territory can be sold for.
Custer county warrants command their
face, which can not be said Of the war
rants Of any other Black Hills county,
and court certificates for which war
rants can not be issued until "a meeting
Of the commissioners some time in the
future, are selling readily for 80 cents
on the dollar. We think it would be Il
wise policy on the part of the Republi-
can to acquire a knowledge of the facts
parfoinjnp IN a matter that reflects upon
the financial status Of Il county before
blindly, ignorantly and ineXcusably
rushing into print with her ill-judged
and wholly unwarranted assumptions.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Custer seems to be surrounded by a
large number Of valuable mines and
may ere long regain its lost prestige
Rapid City Republican.
Yes, Daniel Your deduction is doubt
less q correct conclusion, but the infer
encs would have more definitely defined
the situation if you had stated, "is
known to be surrounded etc" II would
have been in more perfect accord with
our views. and given you more prophetic
prestige in the near future when the
matter will he fully determined to the
satisfaction of all.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
Dissolution Notice.

The co%partnership heretofore exist
Curran, under the firm name Of Burton
& Curran, Is hereby dissolved by mutual
consent. All liabilities of the said firm,
and al debts dus the said firm, will be
settled by +. O. Burton.
+. O. BURTON,
+. Il. CuRRAN,
Dated at Custer, Oak, this 9th day of
March, 1886.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
Fresh garden and flower seed just re.
ceiyed at Van Devort & Co.

James Wilson, brother.in-law Of G.
{. and A. 9. Boland, has bought the saw
mill located thirteen miles above the
Gap, on the Custer road, and has al
ready contracted to deliver Mr.. Calland
several hundred thousand feet OF
dimension lumber. Mr.. Wilson expects
his family from the east next week.
Buffalo Gap Argus.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Il. A. Piper has lately been collecting
specimens of tin ore from a number of
locations in Custer and Pennington
counties, and has made many valuable
and interesting additions to his cabinet.
journal.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Methodist Church-There will be
services on Sabbath as follows: Sab
bath school at 10 a. IN. Preaching serv-
ice at IL. Class meeting the close OF
the morning service. Evening, preach
ing service at 7:S0. A most cordial in
vitation is extended to all persons to
attend all of these services.
H.. A. JAMES, Pastor.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Congregational Church-The pastor
will preach a five minute sermon to
children On Sunday morning, March
2lst, before the ordinary Serv-
ice in the evening at 7:3O. Subject,
"What is SIM"
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

The Uncle Sam is now working 35
men. but is steadily increasing the
force. The mill will not start up
before the middle of April.-Times.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
Fresh oysters in n style at p. f
Graffam's Restaurant, Buffalo Gap.

Frank Peck leaves this morning for
Custer county to bring up the Penobscot
pumping outfit for use at the Far West.
Times.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
All kinds of farm implements at
Van Devort < Co.

We are informed that the Eta mill
starts up to-day, and that work will be
resumed on the mine mt once.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
a.. n. X.
A. I FKAY, Adjutant.
4. q. ~. r..
Churches.
Church.

Rev. III. A. James. Pastor Services I'm the NJ
= Church every Sunday at IL O'Clock a. IN, and
7:30 o'clock p. m. All are cordially invited.
Sabbath School at 10 o'clock a. m.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
Congrega fionai Chm Oh.

Rev. w, ID. J. Stevenson, Pastor. -Divine serv.
ice every Sunday at IL a. IN. and 7:30 p. m. sun
Gay school at 10 O. m. An address every Wed
nesday night ut 80 TO which all are earnestly
invited.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Examine Cochran's price list Of gro
ceries. j. c. guarantees to the public
that he will keep nothing but first quail
tv of goods. Motto, small profits, quick
sale.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

When you visit Buffalo Gap be sure
and call at P. f. Grafam's Restaurant
and get a good, square meal.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

The Farmers Daughter is a cook
stove, the best stove made. 1t is sold at
J. C~ochran's.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

When Baby was sick. we gave her CAsTORIA
When she WAS a Cnilc- size cried for CASTURIA
When che became Miss, she cIuug to CASToRIA
When she had Children, she gave them CASTA
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Singer sewing machines, stationery
and confectionery at p. +. Graffam's
Restaurant, Buffalo Gap.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

For heavy and shelf hardware, stoves,
tin, copper, steel and iron ware, &c to
Cochran's, cheapest house in the Hills
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20
CHRONICLE.
Official Paper OF Custer County.
A. r. e. A. m.

Societies.
n. II. a. A. M.
Custer City lodge, No. 66, A. r.. K A. NJ. meets
In Masonic hall I'm regular communication on
the first and third Wednesdays Of each month.
Jos. KUBLER, Sec.
a.. n. X.
Gen. Steele Post No. "a meets in regular session
every Friday ut the Court House Hall at 30 n.
m. Visiting members will meet with a hearty
welcome.
s. M. BooTE, Commander,
A.. I FEAY, Adjutant.
L. u. ~. 4.
Fidelity Lodge Of I. o. q. r. meets ut the
Court. House at 1880 p, m. Saturday evenings.
j, q. CARR, w. G. L. C.. F.. BoyDEN, W.. 8.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Send to +. F. King & Co. if you want
any article of jewellery made of Black
Hills gold. The King jewelers., Dead
wood or Buffalo Gap.
Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1886-03-20

Ifyou want Il good partner get the
Farmers Daughter.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-09
Later from the iowa Gey.er.

Chicago Special; George C, Morgan, the
Chicago hydraulic engi neer, who returnd
from the rampant artesian well at Belle
Plaine, Iowa, says:
The newspapers greatly exaggerated the
condition OF affairs at Belle PlaiEe. The
story about the stream from the well
hurting large rocks and bags OF sand high
in the air is all bnsh. The stream simply
bubbles up about ten inches over the sur
face. The flow has decreased from 8, O9O-
900 the first twenty-four hours to about
100000 at the present time. In the
town and around IL there are four ar
tesian wells whose average depth is about
$50 feet, and of course they have gone out
OF the business OF furnishing water
temporarily. The obstreperous well is
LET feet deep. The hole at the top is now
oval in shape and about six feet one way
and three the other. A cone shaped tube
Is TO be sunk and cement and stones
thrown in, and II that does not stop the
flow well will be driven on n lower pla-
teau and that will stop the How of the
troublesome well, and it can be filed up
with stones. The. only damage occurred
by reason OF losing the water from the
other wells
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-09

FaAners' Alliance and knights OF Labor
A ipIiticalg gathering occurred in ST. Paul
WednSday, the LIST inst. It was eompof
cd OF lesdim represent atiyes Of the Fa1s1.
ers' alfAace; Of The State grange. OF -
Knights al labor aud the trades and labor
assemblies Of Sc. Paul and Minn4 lpolis.
No third party was organized Though
there was q strong feeling towFfd such
action, butt IL was deferred untip the later
meeting TO be held on the 23d Sept.
There was q great deal OF discussion, after
which an address to the people was pre-.
sented and signsd hs fgnatius Donnelly
and Gozen oth,4r geniFemen. representing
the Farmers Alliance Knights of Labor,
etc. u contained Hong series OF resolu-
tions. em0odyi thedenands nf the farmers
and the Knights oiI.ator, and making pro-
vision for presenting those resolutions TO
the conventions OF both thegreat political
parties, and ask the adoption OF the
same rs part Of the platform OF each OF the
said parties, and THAT furthermore, as
platforms amtiDptto little il the officers
nominated are secretly or openly hostile
to the same, That IL shall be the duty Of
the said committee, in presenting said res
olutions to earnestly request both Of
said political parties to nominate men
who are clearly and unequivocally in ia
vor of maintaining popular rights against
the encrouchmeuts oieapitalists, etc.
The committee appointed TO pre-
sent these resolutions TO the
other conventions will report to
- convention OF the farmers and labor
ing men Of the state, to be held in st.
Paul on the 23d day OF September,
1856, to convene at 10 o'clock a.
m. In the said convention the pri-
mary representation shall be OF the mem.
bership OF the organizations of the Farm.
els alliance the Knights of Labor and
kindred associations OF laboring men, and
the oranges Of the Patrons OF Husbandry
Of this state. Each of said bodies shall be
represented by one delegate for the organi-
zation itself. and one additional delegate
for each hundred members or major frac-
tions thereof embraced in the association.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-09

"OASo uh IMAM OHAfiestvhs
Columbia, s. c., Special. Nearly six hun.
dred refugees have arrived here from Sum
meryille, near Charleston. As soon as the
train reached Columbia. a coulmittee Of
citizens, headed by exGoy. Thompson,
who is on visit here, went down
and rendered them the Inequalities OF
the city. They are intensely aflrighted-
looking people. They express the utmost
terror when talking about thedsvastations
OF their town. It seems, from the state
ments OF Coils. Gray, Irwin Walker, and
others that Summerville was really the
center Of the disturbance. The town suf-
Tered even more severely than Charleston.
Tho town is depopulated, because thereare
not hall a dozen dwelling houses habita.1e
Col. Walker describes most graphically the
ravRges OF the Eubterranean cyclone. The
phenemena associated with it allow no
room for doubt that it is of volcanic origin.
Near the village and right in the streets
immense assures are to be seen. One of
them, Col. Walker ayows, is sixty yards
long. From the cracks are minated a
hot fluid OF sulyhurous smell These
singular phenomena have filed with
the greatest terrors the citizens, who
are focking to the up-country for safety.
Many OF them have lost their possessions
by the earthquake, and can never again be
induced to return to Summeryiile. The
shock Ii said to have been much more yio
lent than in Charleston, but the general
characteristics were OF course the same. In
Summeryille, however. the people rushed
atrighted into an inky blaekness and in
the general gloom and despair, the waiting OF
women, the shrieks OF tho children and
frightened voices OF the men made up
scene and sounds that were equally dis
tressing and appalling As in Charleston
all through the night there was nothingbut
sickness, sorrow and suffering and the con
slant dread OF utter humiliation. When
morning dawned, the ruin and devasta-
ton we're found to be complete. There
was not a home that had not been made
desolate in greater or less degree.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-09


himself at his fathers feet; and as he
did so the crowns rolled out on the
floor.
What is that?p cried the old man
trembling allover. "Have you stolenY'
And without drawing breath Young
Stenne told how he had gone To tina
russians and what he had done
there; as he talked his heart crew LIGHT
er; It was relief to accuse himself
Rather Stenne listened and his brow
kept growing darker; when it was ali
told he laid bis face in his hands and
wspt.
Father, father" the child began.
The old man thrust him aside with
out q word, and picked up the money.
Is 1t all here2" he asked.
Young Stenne nodded. The old fellow
then took down his gun and cartridge.
box, and put the money into his
pocket.
very WE'LL" he said, al am GOING
to give 1t back to them" And with.
out tnother word, without turning
round again, he went down and
marched away into the night with the
militiamen who were Just starting.
he never was seen again. Translated
rom the French OF Daudet.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-09
Injured by a Railroad Collision.

At Norwood, Mimi. Minneapolis & st.
Louis freight train ran into u Milwaukee
& st. Paul sleeper. The following are
among the injured
T.. 5. Dodge and +. p. Scott. Redfield pa,
badly cut about the head and body bruised;
Louis Krimmer and L. Clark. Redfcld, Geo.
X. Jones, Madison. badly bruised; J. p.
Granagee, Howard, OAK; S. T. Johnson,
Minneapolis cut in head; J. T. McChesney
and Phil Skillman, mayor Of Aberdeen,
badly bruised; Y. A. Brandt and wife of
Roscoe, Oak, C. f. Prior, nephew OF c. II.
Prior, hurt in head; Rev. K. +. Parshal Of
Tomah, Wis, fractured ribs and other
bruises; Col. Charles Richardson, OF Gov.
Pierce's staff, en- route to the Aberdeen
eucampment, was in the sleeper and suffer
ed slight injuries.
The wounded were cared for by physi.
clans Of Norwood, Granite Falls and Bird
Island, who were passengers.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-09

September is with us now and the school
year Of lSS6-S7 is about to begin. Parents
should lose no time therefore in placing
their children In establis hments of well
known reputation where they may be
trained TO become good and useful men
and women. For girls we can earnestly
recommend st. Joseph academy, St. Paul,
as the model institution OF the kind in the
northwest. n fact clearly proven by the
long list of applications the sisters
have already received from all parts
OF this section. Rarely has a new
year held out brighter promises for the flu
ture. The many improvements of all kinds
that have been introduced in the academy
during the past year, not only adding to
the convenience and comfort Of the pupils,
but also aiding them materially in their
studies, give promise OF the most ga tisiac-
tory results tor the coming scholastic sea-
son, and truly fortunate are the young la
dies whose parents have had the care and
foresight to coniide their education to the
well-trained teachers OF st. Joseph's acad-
envy.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-09
A Cingalese Snake.

The following snake story comes
from Ceylon. The snake is not sup
posed to be one of the pleasing pros.
poets in Bishop Heber's hymn:
Above the front steps of the plant.
er's veranda, the beam in the roof is
his favorite catch-hold to swing by
the arms when he wants a stretch.
The place which one hand is accus.
toned to seize lies between two raft
ers which are near together. One day
he went to reach his hands as usual,
and by a spring, grasp the beam, when
he noticed something about the colot
of the wood. Was it bit OF tangled
bark. a cord, rope, or what was 1t
which lay from raiter, back and forth
like the lacing-string i'll q womanly
corset? That moment he caught the
GLITTER of snaky eyes. He drew back,
Shouting to q neighboring planter who
happened to have dropped in, and
was under the veranda. The friend
could see nothing there but wood. BY
this time planter No. had stick,
and forthwith knocked the "tlepalon-
gaI demon out of its envenomed form;
triangular head, horrid, horrid!
Otherwise the planter would have
been a corpse before the next rising
of the sun. The day was rainy and
cool, and the wretch in reptile form
had climbed from his lower haunts to
this dry and warmer refuge, and there
had curiously passed his fexile body
back and forth, tapping over from
rafter and back to rafter, and when
the human body approached, as the
planter plainly saw, the snake eyed
him. and was ready to bite with the
noisonous tooth. The venom is IN
the upper jaw.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-09

There were sixteen distinct shocks from
the recent earthquake. The first shock was
fearful and houses were shaken as though
made OF pasteboard. IL seemed as if every
thing must topple. The earth rose and fell
like the waves Of the ocean. People rushe
madly from their houses into the street.
Some sprang from windows and were in
jured. The experience OF those in build
ings at the time of the fret shock was that
OF being rocked as il in a ship at sea.
Many Of the most substantial build
ings were shaken to the foun-
dations and the walls cracked and sprung.
The rumbling in the earth was loud and
horrifying in the extreme. Clocks stopped,
bells were rung and damage done to some
buildings, principally by toppling chimneys.
There were numbers Of cases OF nervous
prostitution, and doctors were in demand
to compose the frightened people. One
lady was prematurely delivered by the
shock. The negroes thought the end OF the
world had come, and they held their prayer
meetings on the street corners. The tremor
Of the earth made one feel while walking
like a man just off Of "a sea voyage, impart-
ing a staggering gait.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-09-09

The sixteenth annual report of the terri
torial superintendent OF instruction, Hon.
A. 3. Jones; shows:
Total expenditures, 81, Sl4, 212.40. OF
this amount 1894, sos. 81 was for school
houses and sites; $500, 0S1.56 for teach
ers' wages total common school expenses,
81, 594, 695.32. Expended for Univers-
ity at Vermillion, $40, 400; university,
Grand Forks SIS, 700; agricultural
college, Brookings, S33, 700; normal
school, Madison, S23, 600; normal school,
Spearfish, $4,000: deaf mute institute,
Sioux Falls, $4,000: school OF mines,
Rapid City, Sl2,75O. The population OF
school age Jan. l, 1885, was 81 SOB; en-
rolled in public schools, 69,0S5; value Of
permanent school property, 81, 1S7, $50.
Twenty-Five states are led by Dakota in
expenditures for the public schools. Thir-
teen have n less number of public schools
than Dakota. The population to each
school house is 15l.