Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1888-01-14
DIX DTA.

10 EuTtkd.
'Night-cap suppers'' is the way they express
i. in Elkhorn.
The first election held In Deadwood was
August 10, 1876.
The first newspaper published at Dea6Wood
was the Weekly Pioneer.
The first house ever erected in Deadwood
was Lee & Browns saloon.
At the recent term OF the district court at
Aberdeen l39 civil cases were disposed Of, 80
were found and 80 criminal cases
were determined
A Sphinx county man has published a card
in the Redfeld journal requesting that deal
ers in intoxicating drinks refuse to sell him
liquor under any and all circumstances
Rapid City parties have sent of for a lot OF
quail for the purpose of planting them in
that country. They believe they will with
stand the rigors Of the winter.
A mass convention is called TO meet at
Howard on Saturday, January :, att O'Clock
p. m, for the purpose Of eifecting an organ
ization to enforce the local option law, which
went into effect January l..
The Sioux Falls druggists have published a
notice declaring that they will not sell intoxi-
eating liquors Of any kind except upon the
written prescription of a physician, and agree
mutually with each other that any one who
shall violate the agreement shall be prosecut-
ed by the others. They do this voluntarily,
for the purpose Of maintaining the dignity OF
their profession.
Judge Mcconnell decided at Fargo that a
justice of the peace had no jurisdiction to fine
a sheriff or his deputy for cruelty to animals.
The Manitoba road has carried to the east
this season, from Manitoba and Dakota rang
es, 1900 head of beef cattle and $4,000 head
of sheep.
Frank Chadwick, manager of the Big Bend
Mining camp went on a hunt on Tuesday and
as he had not returned Friday it is supposed
he was frozen to q death.
Sioux Falls parties are making strenuous
efforts to induce English capitalists to invest
their surplus in that city, and are meeting
with encouraging success.
A convention of the anti-licensc party Of
Brown county will b. held at Aberdeen, Jan
uary 5, to take steps. to enforce the local OPP
tion law throughout the county.
The farming lands OF Dakota are said TO be
passing into the hands Of actual settlers at
the rate OF 4,0OO,0O v acres each year. Twenty
five per cent. of the entire territory still be-
longs to the government.
Bismarck Tribune: The conservative sta
~tistician of the agricultural bureau for Dako-
Ia summarizes our principal crop are as fol-
lows:
Bushels.
Wheat. s., G5S,4 10
Oats. o,4o3,@N
corn. .....-., -,pi-,oip
DaIiey' ''''' o,"os'doo
r lax o,euo,"aJ
The complete tale Of the thresher and elc-
vators will. swell the wheat statement and
justify the GO, 000,0 900 estimate. A territory,
a bit OF outlying domain raises the greatest
wheat crop in the United States, and not only
the greatest n quantity but purest in quail
ity.
Prohibition thus far doesn't prohibit in
Sioux Falls. The Law aud Order league has
entered into an agreement with the saloon
men. The latter are to continue their bust
ness until the supreme court Of the territory
has passed upon the legality of the local OPP
tion law. Both parties have agreed to abide
by the decision.
The body Of an old trapper, known as old
Proleau, was found near Fort Bennett after
the late blizzard. He was nearly SO years old,
and had lived in Dakota and Montana for sew
enty years, trapping and hunting. He acted
as scout for the government during the late
trouble with the Sioux Indians. He was mar
ried to an Indian squaw and was buried Tues
day by his Indian relatives.
Two buildings burned with their contents,
at Sargent, early Wednesday morning. They
were occupied by j. +. Rowens, publisher OF
the Rustler, and dealer in drugs. The print
ing material, store stock and Mr.. Rowens'
household goods were all destroyed, and the
postofiice, which was located in one Of the
buildings, suffered accordingly. The fire
caught from a defective lue. The amount of
insurance is not known, but is said to be
light.
Monday evening occurred the public install
lation of officers of Mitchell chapter No. 16,
X. A. NJ. The ceremony was conducted by
ex-Chief Justice Edgerton, and the following
are the names OF the officers installed. T.. Is.
Bracy, III. p; W. l.. Warren, X; Ii. l.. Warne,
s.; j. n. Crow, G. H.; +. Z. Moses, p. s.; J.
T. Morrow, II. A. c.; NJ. NJ. Well, G.. NJ. Sd
"; j. w. Belcher, G. VI. I'd "; w. Z. Ran
dali, G.. NJ. 1st "; NJ. II. Rowley, treasurer;
George III. Rathman, secretary; J. Low
niger, G..
All reports which had been sent out from
Aberdeen to the effect that the brains of any
body were being rackcd to raise funds to de-
fray expenses Of the one state committee TO
present memorials to congress are false and
are inspired by some unknown cause, nppar-
emily opposition to the success Of the move
ment or of the success of the committee In
who's hands the work has been placed. The
committec has completed al arrangements
for transportation and the funds are bother
ing Others more than the committee. 1t is
expected that all members Of it will meet in
Chicago about the 18th OF January, and from
there will 60 to Washington.
In making chattel mortgages and giving
that kind Of security, 1t has been customary
To mortgage crops, growing and to be sown,
usually for machinery TO be paid yearly for
three years. some of the companies have
their mortgages so worded that il is a lien on
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