Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-05-04
DAKOTA.

On uduu.
The Canton Advocate has entered upon it's
l4th year.
A bond Of 5000 Is required Of the post
master at Madison.
Hon. 0. s. Clifford, Of Canton, has invested
$l2, 600 In Sioux Falls real estate.
Kingsbury county on the l4th Of May will
vote on the question OF purchasing q poor
farm.
The Deadwood Plonee says: ''The merry
capital fight goes on east Of the Missouri
Among the committees Of the Rapid City
board Of trade are a foundry committee and
q creamery committee.
Thomas Bardell is dead from burns re-
ceived In the Mcpherson county prairie sres.
He makes the second victim.
One OF Salem's saloonkeepers was arrested
on Monday morning for keeping open on Sum
day. He plead guilty and was fined.
The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader says the
money is in sight for a $3.50, 900 opera house,
with the exception OF s25 900, easily raised.
The Presbyterians at Aberdeen expect to
let the contract for a new church building
next month. Contractors are figuring on the
plans.
Britton has let the contract for $1,tOO feet
OF water mains on Main street. The power
will be furnished from the city's excellent
~artesian well.
The first territorial convention Of the Y.
M. c. A. for South Dakota will be held at
Mitchell on the 3lst day Of May and continue
in session until June 2.
st. PauPs city council has appropriated
$1,000 for distribution among sufferers from
the prairie fires In Dakota. A committee was
appointed to superintend the die tribution.
Mayor Wiley, OF Sioux Falls, has IN
structed the chief OF police to strictly enforce
the laws regulating the saloons. THE sa-
looms have run wide open long enough" he
says.
The Salem Special rum the following as an
advertisement "If John Jones, VINO twenty
years ago deserted his poor wife and babe,
will return said babe will lick the stuffin' out
OF him"
The Black Hills was visited on the 18th
Inst. with one OF the severest storms known
In years. 1t commenced with rain, and
turned into sleet and snow, accompanied by
high wind.
Rev. Father Murphy, formerly Of Elk
Point, is now located at Woonsocket, where
he has charg of parishes covering a radius of
about 100 miles, requiring his whole time and
that Of an assistant.
Mrs. ID. G. Morgan, OF Salem, the wife Of
County Commissioner Morgan, was thrown
from a wagon and badly Injured. The ex-
tent OF the injury is not yet known, except
that one arm was broken.
DR.. McGillycuddy tells the Rapid City
Journal that he is not aspiring to the posi-
ton OF Indian agent at the Piro Ridge
agency, the dispatches from Washington to
eastern papers to the contrary notwithstand-
ing.
f. A.. Sherman, Of Sioux Falls, has been
making a personal examination of the Turner
county Goa! fad, and he is completely salts
fled that the deposit of coal is something
which will absolutely settle the fuel question
far all that region.
Hon. F.. II. Aagerty, commissioner OF immi-
grafton, has sent W.. F. Eirod, Of Clark, to
Oklahoma for a few days loaded with Dakota
literature. 1t is believed much of the surplus
Immigration to that country can be turned
Dakotaward II proper efforts are put forth.
c F. Hackett, editor Of the Parker New
Era, has received notice OF his appointment
as clerk of the district court under Judge
Aiken. Not more than one term Of court will
be held between this and Ell, Ton, when a
clerk will be elected along with o.hcr Off ,ers.
This is the thirteenth year Of the opening
OF the Black Hills country to settlement.
The Rapid City Republican says thirteen Is
commonly thought &c DC an uulucky mum
Der, but present indications are that I'm this
instance the lumber IS decidedly a lucky
one.
A controlling interest in the Northwestern
Land association at Pierre has been sold 10
an eastern syndicate and several Pierre
for $500, coo. This association owns
the Wells second addition TO Pierre, which
comprises fully one-third of the area Of the
city.
Six prisoners in jail at Madison made their
CeNapc Ihuicu"y AiSub' onc u tutUl pre-
to be sick and called the jallor In.
They made a rush, knocked the jailor down
and got out In the next room and locked the
In. The whole gang made a rush for
The open air and escaped.
Mrs. X. Rosseau, while walking along the
streets in Pierre, either dropped or had
stolen a roll OF bills containing 5000. The
n money was wrapped IN a handkerchief,
which was carried under her arm. The
are on the track of the ones who
nave this money and will probably run them
The lady is a quarter-blood indian
nd wife Of an old French trader, the earliest
t Pierre.
The Grand Forks police have arrested
hree boys, Julius Listoe, Charlie Gardner
nd Envy Mckay, aged IL years, charged with
and arson. some time ago the
elevator was broken into and some
ools stolen, and the boys are said to have
'uined buggies in Hunt, Holt IL Gardner's
warehouse. They are charged with firing the
BARN of w. X. Ryan, but it is supposed to
i've been accidental.
Sioux Falls special, IS: T.. Kaverik, a tough
Who Is wanted at Bingham Lake, Mimi, for