Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-07-21
DAKOTA.

The Waterfowl Courier-News advertiscs TO
he a wheat palace journal.
Mellon Bros. OF Bismarck are closing up
their banking bushes at that place.
The work Of improving the streets and side
walks at Mitchell Is progressing rapidly.
The hotel which was moved to Sioux Falls
from Sphinx county VIII be- ready for occupancy
10 about six weeks.
The frs annual camp meeting Tor Jerauld
county commences Friday, July 6, aud CON
tinues ill the following Wednesday.
Reckless Yanktorians insist on clawing up
the earth with their boot heels and otherwise
damaging the grounds Of the Yankton tennis
club.
Efforts are being made to secure for Yank-
ton the next encampInent Of the Dakota Ma
ticnal guard, which is TO DC held some time
in September.
Tho Sioux Falls papers are stirring up the
police Of the city with a sharp stick. 1t is
the old story OF brutal fights and mary a
cop"
One hundred men are now at work on the
waterworks at Watertown, and dirt will soon
fly on the motor line from the city to Lake
Kampeska.
Another patient escaped from the Yankton
insane asylum last night. This time il was a
woman named Switzer. She was captured
and returned.
The Grand Forkers are in love with the
pitching Of Brislin of the Fargo club and he
has received an offer from them which it is
likely he will accept.
Sioux Falls authorities are doing a whole
sale business in the way of arrests. Seven
teen persons were pulled last Monday for sell
ing liquor without license.
John Montgomery, a livery stable keeper
and an old resident OF Yankton, in whom all
had confidence, went TO parts unknown some
days ago and leaves Il concourse OF mourning
creditors.
a grass w.dowcr's'' club has been organ
lied in Columbia. No man whose wife has
been visiting IN the east is eligible to mem
bership unless she is to be gone at least two
months.
1t was hoped by Yankton people that the
late floods bad washed away the .andbar that
laid in front Of that city, but upon the
waters receding the old eyesore looms up as
big as ever.
The new additions to the Congregational
church at Rcdfeld are well under way
and are being pushed with all possible speed.
When completed and furnished the cost will
be upwards OF 81 900.
George and Fred Shoals, publishers OF the
Aberdeen Democrat, had a lively scrap "A few
days ago, the result OF which was that George,
the oder, had his brother arrested for assault,
and he was fined & aud costs.
Rev. Palmer of Highmore /. now well
known by the Indians as a man who makes
photographs and it is nothing new for
him TO be Weakened up near sunrise by some
biz Injin to get a picture Of "big me-
Sandy Lyon. a railroad conductor. preached
to q large audience Of railroad men aud com
mercial travellers at Aberdeen last Sunday
night. His sermon Is spoken of by the local
press as showing that lie is an earnest Chris
tian.
According to the local paper the first course
served al a swell dinner at the Hotel Mime
kahta, Hot Springs, the other day, was ala
Bullion" Come to think, though, that is
close TO a mining district and perhaps It's all
regular.
Yaukton is undergoing a potato famine.
The old potato crop is exhausted and the new
crop IS late. On Saturday a few new pota-
toes found their way upon the market, but
not in sufficient numbers to mitigate the
horrors OF the famine.
The business men Of Armour are talking
up a "harvest HON festival" to be held at
that place next September. Prizes will be
given for grain and other farm products, and
the occasion will combine all the privileges Of
q fair In the way Of exhibits and races.
The chamber Of of Bismarck has
appointed a committee to investigate the al.
legged distractions Of the Missouri river by
the old and new bridges at Omaha and pre-
sent the matter to the proper authorities and
cause prompt action to be taken.
Wing Tsue and Hi Kee, Chinese merchants
at D~eadwood, have each OF them gardens
back Of their stores that run up on the side Of
the mountain. The lots are terraced and
will show up today four times the quantity Of
vegetables that can be found in white mems
gardens.
A canary bird died at lroquois recently at
the advanced age Of ID years and & months.
He was a good singer and possessed all bis
singing powers until the last year, when he
seemed TO be in his dotagc. During the last
two months his eyesisht had nearly failed
him.
AyOung man at Grand Forks the ether
evening went back into a church to find u par
Gel. The gas had been turned off insecurely
and when he lighted a match to find his bun
die al explosion followed that blew him into
the street and greatly damaged the building.
Strange TO say, the young man was but
slightly injured.
A very sad accident occurred in Spencer the
Fourth. A party Of young men were firing
rcvolvers In the air. Henry Leuth, a mer-
chant, was one OF them. The chamber OF his
revolver caught. In trying to fix it the
weapon was discharged. The bullet crossed
the street and struck Minnie Book, aged Ii,
ent,Yipg he abdomen and lodging near the
backbone. Medical aid was summoned, but
there Is no hope for her recovery.
The hmm element is a eonrca of terror I'm