Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-01-21
DAKOTA.

l~ication Of the Daily News at Huron. 1t is a
fve-column quarto.
There were l,046 loads of farm produce, etc.
weighed on the town scales during the month
OF December, at Blunt.
The great depth of the snow in come por-
tons Of Dakota enables the rabbits to denude
the apple trees Of their twigs.
The January term Of the United States cir
cult court, which was to have convened ut
Deadwood on the 10Th, will be omitted.
The School Of Mines at Rapid City has en-
gagged Hon. Daniel Mclaughlin to deliver
three lectures during this month, on mining
law.
Doe. Harding, a Deadwood druggist, has
packed up his goods and will leave. He says
the country is too healthy to sustain a drug
store.
j. +. Branch, of Yankton, has been recently
granted a patent on a road grading and ditch
ing machine. 1t is said to be superior to any
thing yet in use.
Hamlin county commissioners have fixed sa-
loon licenses at $1,000. The Courier-News
thinks there will be at least three In the cyun-
ty at even that figure.
The Rapid City Gun club have received a
consignment Of five dozen quail from Ne
braska. They propose letting parties have
them at cost, for planting purposes.
The coroner at Deadwood laid in a bill Of
$3.50 for his services for one year and was
mortified to find the commissioners cut it
down 10 cents and only allowed him $500.
Chief Justice Trip delivered his opinion In
the Yankton asylum trustee matter Thursday
morning. The decision ~sustains the act of
the governor in removing the old board, and
continues the new board in office, retiring the
old board. The case will hardly be appealed.
Rev. Hartsough, Of Sioux Falls, has green
back 81 bill which he received at Point Lock
out, Maryland, December 81, 1864, for the
marriage Of an ebony couple OF contrabands.
The bill Is a genuine grcenbacker, and was
the first one ever owned by the dusky bride
groom.
Blunt Advocate, 8: That the saloons will
etst the validity of the local option law there
cannot be any doubt. They are fully organ
lied and have addressed a circular letter TO
the eastern brewcries soliciting aid in prose-
cutting the cause, and will no doubt make a
vigorous fight.
sFlorina Sueiier, armer living near Iro
quois, committed suicide on last Wednesday
morning by discharging a loaded gun in his
mouth. The only cause assigned is that he
had been hurt In the head years ago, and suf-
fered in consequence periodically. He was a
well-to-do farmer, and leaves a wife and
family.
ODelegate Clifford, who has suffered consider
ably from disease of the eyes, resembling cat
aract, has had an operation persormed, and
has decided to give up evening work alto
gether. As soon as gas is lit he is forced to
retire. He is mending rapidly, and hopes to
find his eyes In a normal condition in a few
days.
Justin Davis, a bachelor carpenter aged
forty years, while in "a semi-delirious condi-
ton, brought about by a protracted gree,
left his room at Deadwood, early on the
morning of the Sth In his night clothes, and
wandered about till exhausted, when he fell
of an embankment and became unconscious.
When found he was dead.
Being out Of business, an cx-saloon-keeper
~ "H'B'SNNA w hdNt q luI. duu
has placarded his closed door with: ssDrink
as You Voted. Town Pump | Block East"
X. X. Adler, of Fargo, has been arrested for
selling a barrel Of whisky without a license.
the district attorney having decided that
wholesaling even for shipment out of the ter
ritory was a violation of law.
Black Hills Times, g.: Chartreusc is q
French 1iupor aIaor 90 yratar ,nt ,,, l., ~
ties and for sale at all bars in this city. 1t is
a stimulant of the animal propensities, fol-
lowed by insanity and death In a few months.
This is evidently what was referred to in the
old adage, "Whose evils are the evils of satan.
whose smile is DEATH We could give the
names OF six persons well known in this COM
munity who stood high until lowered by
"Chartreuse."
Pierre Special: Proteau, the first white
resident in Dakota, was found frozen to death
near Fort Bennett. He was ninety-three
years Of age and from the time he was eight
years old has lived with the Indians. His
home was on the great reservation, where he
was engaged in trapping and fishing. He was
we'll known along the Missouri slope, and
"'y va ~ N"iy pionccIs VI DahoJ3 anu
Montana owe their lives to old Protcau's
kindness. He acted as scout and Interpreter
guide for Generals Custer, Harvey, Sibly and
Sully and carried over twenty arrow points in
his body. He made several trips into the
Black Hills over fifty years ago, and on one
expedition returned with over SIS, 900 worth
OF gold nuggets, which he traded for several
OF pork and sugar to Chatran Brothers. He
was wealthy several times, but his money
went like the wind. 1t is supposed that Pro
teau was endeavoring to make his way to the
post, when he was caught In a blizzard and
persisted. The remains were taken In charge
by Indians and buried with Indian ceremonies.
Chief Hump made a few remarks and the
squaws gave q chant.
The constitutional convention met at Huron
on Monday. Rev. II. S. Mills, of Huron. Of
fcred prayer. Myers, Of Sphinx; Bookings,
OF Minnehaha; Kanouse, Of Sanborn; Neil,
of Grant. and Owen, OF Kingsbury, were APP
pointed a committee on resolution. Waldo NJ.
Potter, of North Dakota, addressed the con-
vention at length and was frequently APP
plauded. Adjournment till 8 this evening.
The convention is much better attended than