Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-03-31
DAKOTA.


lsh IN laukton a Turklsh bath hospital.
E1-City Treasurer Reed, Of Bismarck,
pleaded guilty 10 the charge OF embezllement.
Asher Barton, "a young lawyer, died on
Sunday evening At the residence Of Judge
Trip.
A cali has been issued for a mass conyen-
ton a: Fargo March % TO consider trus, mo-
nopolics.
The annual tournament Of the Black Hills
Firemen's association will be held at Dead
wood July 4.
Deadwood is already figuring on having a
big and patriotic time in that city on the
Fourth Of July.
The South Dakota homo missionary society
Of the Congregational church ask for 80, 600
10 carry on their work.
The Minnehaha and Citizens National
banks, OF Sioux Falls, have been consolidated.
The united capital is 5000 600.
An effort viii be made TO raise a guarantee
or the appearance of Mrs. Langtry In Bis-
marck this year. She will pass over the road
under the management Of John Mcguire. Of
the Montana circuit.
AT Fargo Tuesday motion vas denied for
q new trial in tho case Of Herman Bass, who
sued the Northern Pacific for damages for
personal injuries. A verdict was found for
the defendant at the last term.
Don {. Ncedham plucked "a dry and with
cred peach blossom from of a peach tree nine
miles south Of Mitchell two weeks ago. He
is very proud Of the rarity and has had sew
eral photographs taken Of il TO send 10 east
crn friends.
James \. Fitzgerald, q farmer residing five
miles from the village of Lorraine, went
there Monday 10 buy groceries and left for
home ~ ) O'Clock in the evening. Wednes-
day his horse was found in II eeld half frozen.
Fitzgerald is undoubtedly buried unGer the
snow.
The Pierre Bridge compsny has organized
with a capital If $30,0Oe. The object Is to
construct, maintain and operate u pontoon
bridge between Pierre and Fort Pierre for
the crossing of teams and foot passengers.
Work upon it will BEGIN as soon as the Ice
moves OUT.
The Hermosa Pilot il urging the early es-
iaDllShtftcuA Vi u cuuuilE ldINOIN hllHdh DidNt,
with a view 10 preserving for winter use the
enormous surplus OF garden truck grown in
that locality, a market for which may be read
iiy found in the mining districts Of the Hills
when the tin boom has fully eyentuated.
A domestic employed in family al Rapid
City visited a grocery In that city the Gthoy
night in q condition that led the citizens te
believe that she was ineane, but an inspec.
ton proved that she WAS only intoxicated,
She had an inordinate desire for alcoholic
liquors, and when eaken into custody she
was bordering on trepens.
A party of Boston capitalists arrived IL
SiouxFalls by special car on Saturday and II
leaked out that the object Of their visit 10 The
building OF d railroad from Forest City, ID. T.
via Sioux Falls, TO Chicago, 10 be called TIA,
Forest City and Southeastern. This line, il
built, will give Sioux Falls just an even hall
dozen separate and distinct lines Of iron
highway.
Huronites are talking of sinking an &rtesiar
well In a natural basin some three miles on,
Of town, building a dam across one end Of the
basin and flooding 1t with water from the
well, thus converting the basin into a lake
The project is said to be entirely feasible, and
If successful a lake some three miles long
fifteen rods wide and forty feet deep will bt
the result
A young dude In Lead City, who Is wonder
fully cute, in a pleasant, familiar manner
threw a handful Of flour in a young lady's
face. She, with two young lady friends, pre-
pared for vengeance, and the chance came
Saturday for retrIbutive justice. They caught
him, downed him, and plastered his !@ee and
hands with pot-black. At the conclusion %
the ceremony they fred him out into the
street.
The Burleigh county grand jury Tuesday
returned an indictment against ex-City Treas
urer George +. Reed, Of Bismarck, for enbcz-
element. Reed was promptly arraigned aud
pleaded guilty. Judge Francis fixed the 26tt
as the day for pronOuncing sentence. The
grand Jury also indicted Levi n. Griffin Tor
60 bodily harm. This Is the famous case
where it ia alleged Griffin assaulted w. z.
Xolatt, a young newspaper man.
f.. w. Wickensbam, a wealthy s"eculator
of Fargo, At the instance of one Alexander
Mklef, was arrested Monday. charged with
malicious prosecution. Two years ago Miller
and Wickensham quarreled over q yearly set
Element and Wickensham sned Miller for sell
ing mortgaged property. He was acquitted.
Hence the suit for malicious prosecution.
Rudolph Uhlman, . hornestcader Of New
Salem, after seeding his place in 1887, went
to Montana. Having earned considerable
money he started home in company with q
stranger, and a. he never reached New Salem
and no news OF his whereabouts has been re-
ceiyed foul play ls suspected. His homestead
entry Is Iow being contested for abandon
ment.
Pierre was honored by the presence Of White
Buffalo, son OF Sitting Bull, and a number OF
other prominent chiefs OF the Sioux nation.
Saturday. Their surprise was great when in
formed that the Sioux reservation bill had
passed the house. They said the Indians
would gladly ratify the treaty, and wanted to
live like white men, have homes and educate
their children.
The difference between standard and mer-
;Iian tina io I;Ea1y 20 ont an Gr,r. a.. a