Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-04-07
DAKOTA.

Lake, devoted 10 wit and humOr.
Aberdeen has refunded $50 to each saloon
keeper who had paid for license TO April /.
A rcamery and cheese factory are among
the new projects IL Gladston for the coming
season.
A Yankton clergyman from his pulpit Sun
day lectured to small boys who play marble
keeps.
The Deadwood Pioneer advocates the or
ganlzation OF a Black Hills Firemen's Benc-
ficiary association.
The Parkston Advance will henccforth de-
vote one page to its German readers printed
1t that language.
Flandrau has just formed a reamery ON
pany. The Dakota towns that have not done
SO are like angels visits.
Material Is being delivered for the erection
Of a public hall in Bridgcwator to be built by
a joint stock company
4 practical broomcorn man writes the
WATERFOWL COurier-Ncws that broomcorn IL
n scccssiul and profitable crop in Dakota.
Tie elevator Of II. Strong and the residence
OF +. a. Neayers, at st. Thomas, Oak, were
burned Sunday. Loss $4,000; well insured,
The next and most startling sensation at
Bismarck promises 10 bc one Ia whicha prom
tent politician apl ears in the role Of u poly
gamist.
At jamestown the other dGy a double we'd.
ding occurred, the bride ot tine one Ger, mony
and the groom of tie other being brother and
sister.
The Bookings creamery viii hegiu opera
tlons April 10, with err am from 2,GO0 cogs. 4
Minneapolis bu ter maker sill probably be Ia
charge.
The Mandan roller mill Company IS Offering
q prize Of 500 for the best 100 bushels OF
wheat Of the 1855 crop, to ne delivered at one
Of their elevators next winter or fall.
\ party OF surveyors repr, senting the CHI
cago and Northwestern il pamped ca the bad
river on The Sioux reservation, and viii sur
vcy Il line from Pierre to Dcadw ood at once.
The Mitchell university rcopened Weducs-
day with thirty pupils, IA number from out Of
town not having arrived. D.. Brush has re-
turned east to resume the financial canvass.
Engineers OF the illinois Central railroad
luEFN' ' = w ~ 'A'N' iNF' Wv wa
Pierre Tuesday, and commenced To run a line
to Deadwood. The route VIII be up Bad river.
A meeting was held at Parkston saturday
night 10 organize for fire protection. 1t Was
decide 10 try and get an artcsian well and
committees were appointed for that purpose.
Henry Blakcly, one of the officers Of the
Northwestern stage and transportation com
pany, is In Pierre to make arrangements for
putting on a pony express between Pierre and
Deadwood.
AT 3 o'clock Friday afternoon two hun.
dred barrel roller mill at larimore with the
arohousc, elevator, and $4,000 bu h,ls of
wheat were burned. The loss is So, 00O; III
s%urance $4,000.
The farmers around Gladstone are busy
getting ready for spring work. The proba-
bility is that there viii he no increase in thc
quantity Of wheat this year over that
sown last year.
Wyman y Sons, Of Minneapolis have pur
chased the Commit hotel, Sioux FANS, anC
will remove there and conduct the same
they paid $4,000 for the property, abou.
$4,000 IN excess Of It's original cost.
j. Baptie, agent for the Northwestern Ele
vator company at Ba ,hgate, Dakota, canno
be found. An agent Investigating bis &c
counts finds a large shortage. Deputy sheriff
McLaddtn La a warrant for hi- arrest.
The farmers last saturday organized
county alliance with tSeuty-eight members
George A. Perry is president AID Thomas 4
Fletcher vice president. Ooh Elson inspccte,
Company a last evening. The officers anl
members were highly complimentcd.
From present Indications, il very large AZ
tendance is expected al the encampmcnt thi
week. After hotel accommodations are *
haustcd the private dwellings, Will be fhlowl
open to visitors. RedGeld today voted to IN
corporate under the general law hy Z vote 0
70 toe.
A mass meeting Of The farmers Of Brow
county was held in the court house Satulda,
afternoon. Speeches were made by Georg,
G. Crosse, Gen. Harrison Allen aud Others
after which the organization Of the Aberdeel
alliance was perfected.
The creditors of the firm OF Commit, Bucl
Il Co., who failed at Bridgcwater and Spence
some two weeks ago, are having the member
Of the firm brought up before the judge oI
supplemental proceedings to compel them I
show where the assets OF the firm and book
Of accounts are.
VIM. Miller, ir., while boring an %artesiaI
well on his farm just north Of Canton, strucl
a hard substance, which when brought to tn
surface proved to be al excellent quality o
coal. This was only 100 feet down. The Goa
has been on exhibition in Canton aad Ia
created considerable comment.
W. {. Miller, one OF the most prominen
young farmers 10 Brulc county, engaged in
scuffle with a visiting friend. A broom Wa
the prize they were wrestling for. Both ar
young athletes and evenly matched i
strength. In the struggle for the possessior
OF the broom, the end Of the stick was ihrus
Into Miller's eye, forcing the cycbalI from tn
socket and completely destroying the sight.
Adjutant General Jumper has issued char
tiers To two new Grand Army posts: W. II
Fisher post Ne. 49,, at Roekham, y. Il SAT
terly, commander, and John 4. Logan post
No. 1875, at Darlington, W. II. Flint, con
mandcr. Gen. Allen, during his administrs
ton, has organized twelve new posts.