Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-05-12
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The land Office vt Buffalo, Wyoming terri
toIy, was opened on May /.
There is TO be g 100 spent in another build
ing at stephen mission on Crow Creek reser-
walton.
The Chicago Fuel and Light company Is ne
gotiating for tbs purchase Of the Sioux Falls
~gas-works.
Because OF an error In his expense account
Of So Deputy United States Marshal Foster
was indicted.
John Pletscher was drowned at Ludden last
Saturday while attempting to cross the ferry
with a load Of hay.
1t is said the young ladies Of Douglas
license probably.
Fifteen dollars per acre was recently paid
for ninety acres of raw land i'm the eastern
part Of Clay county.
a proposition for a creamery at Washington
Springs has been received from a practical
creamery man OF Chicago.
The first term Of the district court opened
at Darlington or Saturday. Judge Francis
dedicated the court house.
1t is stated that one million feet Of lumber
have already been ordered and that rebuilding
Central City viii begin at once.
A line monument, erected to the .iemory
OF the soldies who fell in the late war, il 10
be unveiled at Lisbon on Decoration day.
Reports from all over the territory show a
general tendency toward mixing farming
The old one crop policy will soon be aban.
doDed.
The scale OF values now used by the SoutI
Dakota Loan and Mortgage association will
probably be abolished and a higher scale
adopted.
The Huron, Duluth and Denver railway has
collapsed, aud The farmers along the line
who worked for the contractors last fall ar,
badly left.
Chaska, the Indian who was so unfortunate
as to marry Miss Fellows, sends letters to ac
quaintances in the east asking for wedding
presents.
Judge Edgerton, Of Mitchell, has formed q
partnership with Attorney Maclay, late OF
Charles Mix county, under the title Of Edger.
ton IL Maclay.
II is feared that the proposed lremen's
tournament at Spearfsh in July may not be as
successful as the Nberality Of the people OF
that town merits.
1t Is impossible at the present time to state
when the sale Of the tin property Of the Han.
ney Peak company to the English syndicate
Will be contaminated.
Lead City hose company No. , intends civ
ing a grand ball on Friday evening, Hay II
the proceeds of which will be used in the pur
chase OF "A cart and hose.
At Huron a thirty-seven inch vein of Goa
was struck after drilling through ISL feet OF
soft soapstone rock similar to that which ha,
been found In the water works well.
The young ladies OF Carthage will organic,
q dramati society for the purpose Of raisin!
funds TO build sidewalks and make othe
needed Improvements in the town.
Wednesday IA Nolga stockman and a coupl
from Sibley received about 400 head Of cattl
and paid nearly ST., 600 for them. The price
ranged from s. 30 to 50. II per hundred
The Mitchell Daily Republican contains til
following notice, which shows mans lack 9
appreciation Of interesting animals: "A pal
Of mules for sale at 81 cents on the dollar Ia
this Office"
Since the suppression Of the Chinese opium
joints at Bismarck it has been discovered tina
several of the pouths of that place still con
tiaue their devotion to the opium habit /
=. spite OF vigilant authorities.
The Briar Hill coal company, of Lead City
has struck another vein Of coal six feet thic
LOCO feet west Of the first tunnel. The
know it is fully AS good, if moi better, tina
that taken from the first one.
The news from Washington that TIE pres.
dent has signed the Sioux reservation bill wa
received with the widest demonstrations a
Rapid City, bontircs, torchlight professions
pyrotechnics, cannons fired, etc.
Last Sunday menorial services were bel,
by the students and faculty, order OF Od'
Fellows and citizens Of Brookings in the Fire
Baptist church for Miss MciIurphy, a collcg
student, who died last month of diphtheria.
The reservation bill has been signed by tn
president, and Pierre is juQilant. Everybod.
is happy. Flags are flying from every hous
top, and the streets are crowded with people
Cannons are belching forth tons Of powder.
Word reaches Deadwood from the Midsum
mer, that a body OK high grade carbonate or,
has been encountered in the shaft. 1t haI
not been explored as yet, however, and con
sequently the extent and value Of the find 1
unknown.
John Gottlelb, she alleged rape iend o
Potter county, surrendered himself to tn
sheriff "Wednesday morning. Public opinion
has gradually changed and now nearly ever,
one thinks 1t was a put-up scheme to get hin
out OF the country.
Quite an exciting election took place a
Deadwood last Monday. A new ticket wa
placed in the field late Sunday evening IN op
position to the present inoumbents, with j
X. 7. Miller at its head for mayor, which was
badly beaten, and Sol Star received 100 ma
ity. Everything passed of quietly.
A petition is being circulated In Clarl
county TO get a sufficient number Of signcrs
SO that the people Of the county may, ut thu
next general election, have an opportunity OF
again voting upon the question Of granting
or prohibiting the sale OF intoxicating liquors
in the county.
John Van Meter, a young Sioux Indian, has
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