Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-02
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tennery.
A Honolulu club has been organized a!
Bismarck.
A Baptist church has been organized at
Faulkton.
Dakota has 1903 lodges of Odd Fellows, with
3,s?2 members.
The Harrison Globe makes a start on vol
ume 3 this week.
The bicycle craze has struck lroquis. Lawn
tennis will soon follow.
Several new houses are In course Of con
s~truction In Centeryille.
A lodge of A. o. L. W. was organized al
Howard Saturday night.
A number Of young ladies at Miller have
organized a cornet band.
The stone business at Sioux Falls Is assum-
ing immense proportions.
I, The Rural Voice, Of Qlivct, will remove 10
Memo In about two weeks.
AZ this is good wheat growing weather tie
farmers OF Dakota are satisfied.
The Armour butchers are having a little
war over the meat trade at Harrison.
/ prairie fire threatened the destruction Q
Winfrcd, Lake county, last Monday.
Custer City has renewed hopes of getting a
branch OF the Burlington this year.
The office of city assessor was created by
the council Of Yankton Monday night.
Eli Perkins Is doing the exaggeration act in
the towns along the Northern Pacific.
The leading amusement amongthe sporting
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Col. NJ. ". Sheafe, Of Watertown, will de
liver the Memorial day address at Clark.
The board Of education at Parker have de-
cided to build a new six room school house.
The roller process has lately replaced the
old-fashioned bunrs in the Touring mill at
Parker.
The Milwaukee will put another telegraph
wire on It's line between Chamberlain and
Mitchell.
A farmer named Overton dropped dead
while blowing in bis field near Parker on the
18th inst
The Plankinton association Of the Congrc-
gational churches commences It's session at
Armour today.
Hook and Ladder company No. ., with
twenty-four charter members, Is a new instl-
tuition at Parker.
The tramps are also numerous al Bismarck.
They had just az soon go the Northern Pa
ciic route as any.
The directors Of the fair association OF Gus
ter county are making arrangements for their
second annual meeting.
Good reports are expected from specimens
of Harney's Peak tin recently sent to Lon
don, Eng, for assaying.
A. G.. Mathews, Of Armour, has been ap-
pointed superintendent Of the industrial
school at Yankton agency.
Five inches Of snow on top Of three inches
Of nice green grass WAS the state of affairs
in Custer county last week.
A theological institute will be held in the
Congregational church at Yankton, commenc-
ing June II and closing June "a.
Rev. l. p. Patch has resigned as pastor OF
the Congregational church at Watertown to
accept a call from Waseca, MINI.
The East Pierre Free Press says Mrs. Chas-
ka, nee Fellows. and her Indian. are drawing
.arge crowds ~ The dime museum.
The market day craze has struck Columbia
and in all probability the last Saturday G..
each month will be devoted to the scheme.
Henry and Raymond, In Clark county, are
each hunting for a lawyer. This is sufIi-
cien...T unusual to be noticeable. Both places
have newspapers.
A blind man with a big boy, a deep wice
ana a pocket full OF bone toothpicks hss been
doing II good deal Of business at Rapid City
lately.
The real estate men at Sleek Falls have
agreed not 20 put up any more for sale signs
on lots, blocks or houses that may be on the
market.
Since prohibition took effect at Bridge
water the salary Of the city marshal has
been reduced to $50 per month. He has re-
signed.
a petition is being circulated and numer-
ously signed throughout the Black Hills
begging that one day in seven be given to the
miners.
The Farmers and Merchants bank at
Plankington has bought out the banking bus
mess Of George Mason and consolidated it
with their own.
A large number of valuablo and interesting
natural history specimens were received at
the Vermillion university last week from
Rochester, n. Y.
Rev. !. 7. Patch, pastor Of the Watertown
Congregational church, has accepted the
financial sec~etarysbip Of the Redfeld Congre-
g~ational college.
Last Saturday, for the first time In the his
tory of Douglas county, a republican conven-
tion was held in which everything was friend
ly and unanimous.
The fifth annual meeting Of the Dakota
Midland association, with the Congregational
church of Faulkton, was pronounced enjoy
able and successful.
The Jerauld County Fair association wants
800 original notices contributed by the Young
folks Of the county to be used In making up
the county display at the territorial fair.
Alexandria is making arrangements TO
build q brick v~eneercd four roomed school
house to cost when completed 8, 900. The
old school building will be taken by the city
and converted into a town hall.
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