Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-12-08
DAKOTA.
Armour has seven hog buyers.

The Centerville band has been reorgan
ICED.
The ~arteslan well at Faulkton is Town 800
feet.
Harold now has a fine library Of over fifty
books.
One OF Hurley's urgent wants is tenement
houses.
A ladies' aid society has been organized at
Scotland.
at present.
The musical talent at Huron has organized
a choral union.
Washington boasts Of a new dray line owned
by A. j. Roberts.
The Presbyterian church at Bismarck is
without a pastor.
The Sioux Falls planning mill is about ready
70 begin operations.
A building and loan association Is being
organized at Eden.
The Clearwater postcfice In Hughes county
has been discontinued.
A movement is on foot to organize a fir
company at Woonsocket.
An effort is being made to establish a free
reading room in Madison.
1t is rumored that Verdon Is to have a new
elevator In the near future.
The new Citizens bank building at Salem
is now ready for occupancy.
Deadwood now wants a society for the pre-
~vention Of cruelty to animals.
The organization Of a business mems club
is being discussed at Aberdeen.
The work Of covering the water mains In
Plankinton is nearly completed.
A large pipe organ has been purchased for
the new Episcopal church In Rapid City.
A Dutch Reform church has been organ
ICED at Lennox with a membership Of four
teen.
TIL commissioner Of Hughes county are
prospecting for "A suitable site for a poor
farm.
Fred NJ. Burnes has been appointed auditor
Of Hyde county and his salary fixed at $500
per year.
James G. Brown dropped dead on his farm
near Grandin last Tuesday. Apoplexy was
the cause.
More than 1870 persons were present at the
Odd Fellows social In Canton last Wednes-
day night.
The Bridgewater Times says: ''Seyeral
saloonists are making preparations to open in
Bridgewater."
1t is stated that the Phillip Best Brewing
company intends to locate a large warehouse
at Aberdeen.
The merchants OF Armour have a fashion
Of building hog pens right In town, SO the
Chronicle says.
The amateur actors Of Bismarck are pre-
pairing to onslaught on the public with a
popular drama.
The annual session of the Dakota Horti-
cultural society Will be held at Mitchell
December IS to 20.
1t is now expected that the city schools of
Brookings will occupy their new quarters
about December /.
The Blizzard asserts that If Elk Point had
fifty more new dwelling houses they could
readily find renters.
1t is alleged that more lots have been sold
in Armour the past month than during the
entire year previous.
The artesian well at Brookings has been
abandoned at a depth of 800 feet on account
Of sand and limestone.
The Elk Point Courier remarks that Coz
pound hogs are getting to be quite common
in that part of the country.
The young ladies OF Bridgewater are max.
ing arrangements for a leap year party and
dance next Thursday evening.
Tba loc. hriol io IoiJ and Tornarr I will
doubtless see the Union banking building a,
Aberdeen ready for occupancy.
The Rowena Granite company has opened
up a second quarry which has a ace about
thirty feet deep of solid jasper.
The new city hall at Sturgis was dedicated
last Thursday evening by a grand ball given
by the fire department.
For the first time in the history Of the tow
there were services In each of the six churches
at Alexandria last Sunday.
The old folks at Madison propose to hold
their annual reunion soon. None under fifty
years OF age viii participate.
A. h. Dobson, a farmer at Kampeska, has
disappeared leaving the money lenders al
WATERFOWL $4,000 out of pocket.
The Building and Loan association OF
Dakota has been organized ct Aberdeen with
All authorized capital Of 100000.
The board Of trade at Watertown has de-
cided to make q strong effort to secure the
location Of the capital OF south Dakota.
The public schools at Pierre have closed for
a short time on account Of a mild form OF
measles In a few families In that city.
f.. b. Elmore has severed his connection
with the Douglas County bank a: Armour and
will take up his residence at Vermillion.
The Ladies' Aid society Of Villas recently
sent q fine quilt and a considerable sum Of
money 70 the orphan's home in Chicago.
The Good Templars' lodge at Ipswich de
sires TO produce a drama and Is undecided
whether it shall be Julius Cesar, Hamlet, OF
PecR's Bad Boy.
The Republican save. The aucss"r OF
eastern gentlemen I've ds.Iy 10 in:pec,
Aberdeen promisf -ea 'ings for 1889. The
majority decide a here
The ladies Of the . -thvIic church al Aber
deem will hold a grand fat Ia the oper house
beginning December q. for the purpose ol
raising money to 4efray the expense Of fur
nishing the new convert just erected.
The citizen Of Pennington county are con,