Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-11-02

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on election day TO vote for prohibition.
Oldham was the nearest voting place to
his home.
W. o.. Dresbeck, had his arm caught in
the betting of a thrashing machine at work
near Canton, and sustained a compound
fracture.
The Catholic church at Vermillion, which
was so badly demoralized last summer, Is
being rebuilt and will soon be ready for
occupancy.
Mrs. S. o. Burke, living twelve miles
northwest of Mitchell, was thrown from a
horse and had her right leg fractured in
two places.
tipped his lantern over while doing the
chores and is short a barn and ninety bush
els of wheat.
DIR. Louden, of Deadwood, has become
insane and imagines that his friends are
conspiring to kill him. He will be sent &c
the asylum.
Morris Mcbride had two of his toes am
putated by a mass of rock falling on his
foot while at work in the Homestake mine
near Lead City.
Frank Hotterlu, charged With b~rutally
assaulting his 7-year-old nephew with Q
dangerous weapon, was bound over at
Rapid City to await trial.
Lawrence Jacobs, aged : years, shot anG
instantly killed his b. other Elmer, aged L
years, at Lidgerwood. The two were play
ing with a rife and the shot was acci
dental.
julius Nordby, living near Park river
became insane from Bible study and was
taken to the asylum at Jamestown. He
labors under the delusion that somebody is
searching for him to kill him.
A. j. Mckenzie, Of Dickinson, was run
over by u passenger train near Manden
and died three hours afterward. McKin'
zie was boss bridge builder of the Missouri
division of the Northern Pacific.
An Omaha young man with a pair of gold
trimmed spectacles and a wealthy father, is
talking of starting a daily paper in Yer
million. The spectacles will come in handy
in watching the "old mans money go.
A. S. Trude, a Chicago lawyer, promi.
nently identified with the Cronin case
through his partner Alex Sullivan, has
been hunting in the vicinity of Rapid City,
and left for home Friday from that place.
w. A. Ward made a balloon ascension
in Chamberlain Tuesday. He jumped
from the balloon with a parachute when
about a mile up and came down. The bal.
loon kept on heavenward and has not been
since seen.
Weather prophets advise the farmers of
Dakota and all the country west of the
Mississippi to prepare every acre of land
under their control for crop next year, as
the season will be the most favorable in the
history of the country.
NJ. c. Roseau filled up on celebration
juice ut Pierre and when he started for
home his horses ran away and dumped
him into the street. He was picked up un-
conscious and it is feared he has received
internal injuries which may prove fatal.
While fishing in the Big Sioux at Dell
Rapids Ada Hoyt accidentally fell into the
river. Her little sister was close by and
ran for her father, who was farther up the
stream. He arrived just in time to fish her
out as she was sinking for the last time.
A party of ranchers on the way from
Central City to Deadwood found the body
of VIM. Marston, OF the former place, ly.
ing lead in the middle of the road with his
neck broken. His horses had run away
and thrown him out. The body was taken
TO his home.
N. F. Boucher, OF Mclean county, had o
race with a prairie ere in that county last
week, and it was only by a hard struggle
chat he came out first best'' and reached
a place of safety. A large amount of prop
crty is reported destroyed in Mclean and
Burleigh counties by fire the past week.
An Indian wedding will take place at the
Fort Bennett agency on the 9th. Rev.
George Pay-Pay will lead to the altar 0
beautiful indian maiden named Hamp
ton. Rev. George will be very apt to real
lie that there is something in q name-his
name at least = before many moons haze
elapsed.
A young man named Grain, OF Miner
county, fell in love with his cousin, n Miss
Eller, and not receiving her parents con
seat he took her anyway and lit out for
oarts unknown. Her awful dad Is on
he warpath with a double arreled shot
un, and says there will be Grain on toast
nc moment he lays his eyes ON hun.
a novel scheme IS being worked on the
ministers and justices of the peace La the
towns throughout the state. A young
couple are travelling from town to town
Getting married. The happy groom hands
is officiating minister or justice q fraudu-
mt so check, g~raciously allowing him $40
Tor his trouble In tying the knot. He then
ochets the change and the happy couple
20 on o protracted wedding four.