Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-06-09
DAKOTA.
, Brule Index is seven years old.

boom.
camp Of Sons Of Veterans Is being or
gained at Kimball.
Several new houses are In course OF con
struction At Ceatervllle.
The Rural Voice, OF Olivct, will remove to
Menno in about two weeks.
AS this is good wheat growing weather the
farmers OF Dakota are satisfied.
A new banking establishment will soon be
ready for business at Centervillc.
A prairie fire threatened the destruction o
Winfred, Lake county, last Monday.
The leading amusement among the sporting
class Of Redfeld nowadays is foot ball.
The local politicians Of Redfreld are antlci-
pating a warm fight in the city election.
The May term Of the supreme court OF
Dakota closed at Yankton last Friday even
sing.
Excavation has been commenced for the
new 100 foot Touring mill to be erected at
Britton.
The Nerrnilion cornet band Is practicing for
a big concert TO be given on the anniversary
field day.
one Of the regular duties Of the police at
Sioux Falls is to drive bicycle riders of the
sidewalks.
Travellers state that the season in Dakota
although late, is two weeks in advance Of tho
eastern states.
The Ncrmillion cornet hand is practlcing
for a biz concert to be given ON the univer-
sity field day.
The big farmers in the Red river valley
claim that it only costs 23 cents to raise IA
bushel Of wheat.
The Elk Point schools are making eiabor-
ate arrangements for a big time at their clos
ing exercises.
The Norwegian college deal at Sioux Falls
is settled, and work will soon be commenced
on the building.
A high rope performance at Aberdeen 10y
Prof. Leroy was the chief attraction IN that
city last Friday.
Steps are being taken to secure Col. Plum
ner to deliver the Fourth Of July Grafton at
Parker this year.
The base ball season opened at Vermillien
: in a rather tragic manner. Four men wers
crippled In a short time.
t The college cadets at Brookings have TT
l ceived the rifles which they have been anx-
! ously expecting for a year.
Dexdwood realty is on the jump. Actua.
cash sales show its value has increased over
20 per cent In six months.
The senate has confirmed James d.. Jenkin:
Of Usage, Iowa, to be agent for the Indians OF
A the Sisseton agency in Dakota.
r The president has approved the act author
izing the construction Of two free 6lidgei
] across the Red river at Grand Forks.
The conservation Of Christ church at Yank
ton, which was to have occurred May 30, hat
been postponed until some time in June.
The county commissioners OF Hutchinson
county hove let the contract for the c%onstruc
i ton of a fre-proof vault at the court house.
The county commissioners of Hutchinson
county hayc let the contract for the c%onstruc
r ton of q fire proof vault at the court house.
/ The i~tinerant bushes bear has made hi
appearance an the streets Of Aberdeen, ac
. compauied by the usual ring master and con
( tributlon box.
Patents allowed NJ. s. BEDFORD. Norman
intermittent gripping device; {. Weber an'
e II. Schneider, Parker, punching and sheaiing
machine.
A large number of valuable and interestin!
= natural history specimens were received a
the Vermillion university last week from
4 Rochester, N. Y.
\ two hundred barrel flour mill is to b.
erected in Brittou, by X. G. Libbey Of Has
tings, MINI. 1t is to cover $50 feet squar,
e and to be four stories high.
The May term OF the supreme court OF Da
kota closed Saturday after a long and labor
ious session at Yankton. The term has dis
posed of much accumulated business.
e DR.. White, postmaster at Carbonate, ha
e left his Office and has not been seen for days
Indications point to shortage in the none.
e order accounts which averaged Sl75 a week
' Lieut.. George II. Cameron, of the Seventh
cavalry, and Miss Nina d. Telford were mar
. ried Wednesday evening by Rev. Fathe
= Metzger at the brides home at Fort Meade
The red folks are grasping the ways OF whit
neighbors in earnest. A young brave and
squaw recently called on a Presbyterian mil
lister at East Pierre and had him tie the kno
1 as provided by law.
u iht DiVchihEs wy nave iaiu q huD
stantial foundation for a school library, hav
t ing recently received twenty-five volumes o
t standard books for children including his
tories, an encyclopedia, etc.
4 The Huron Times contains this racy notic'
s OF a &. A. r. post meeting: 1.-THE elderl,
S gentlemen who opposed JEFF Davis in 1sG1-'
when he tried TO return to Washington cit
: hold'a meeting at 5 this evening over the cit,
library"
e Judge Mcconnell at Fargo has denied al
demurrers and overruled all motions In tn,
: injunction cases under the local option Law
; and continued the injunctions in force during
: the tendency OF the action. This is consid
cred a decided victory for the prohit itlonists
After July l nine hours will constitute
days work for stonecutters. Those In tn,
. employ OF the Sioux Falls Granite COMPANY
have been granted their request OF nine hours
work for ten hours pay.
Two hundred horses crossed the Missouri
at Pierre Thursday on a ferry boat. The,
came from the Black Hills country, aud viii
be shipped from Pierre by rail to the Chicago
marriott