Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-06-01
DAKOTA.

Gam Valley wants a harness shop and a
doctor.
George Lear is erecting a $50, 600 residence
at Sioux Falls.
The mayor Of Kimball receives a salary Of 3
cents pei week.
Huron voted against bonding the city to dig
an a~rtesian well.
Chess playing is becoming a popular amuse-
ment In Bismarck.
A resident Of Rock Island, ILL.,, is doing the
territory on n bicycle.
The streets Of Rapids City are being placed
in excellent condition.
An lows man contemplates putting In an
overall factory at Yankton.
Governor Mellette has been'made an hon
orary member OF the Aberdeen club.
John White, aged %, is the Oldest man In
Bismarck, and he is as spry ss a man of IS.
1t is reported that diamonds have been dis
covered in the Black Hills adjacent to Rapid
City.
The opera house at Parkston has been
commenced and will be pushed to compile
ton.
There is a pottery In RDlette county, at the
foot OF the Turtle mountains, the only one in
the territory.
Real estate transfers recorded with the
May amount to $50, 277.
The question Of Incorporating the town
comes before the count, comml sioners at
Parkston on Monday next.
Sioux Falls is excited over the prospect of
a 81 900 600 packing house and stock yards
and a $685. 600 opera bouse.
The chair If astronomy in Brookings col
lege has been rendered to President Me
Louth, OF Bookings college.
The sixth annual encampment Of the Da-
kota division OF the Sons OF Veterans held its
session on Tuesday at Jamestown.
There have been 397 pupils enrolled at the
normal school at Madison during the past
year and l04 are now IN attendance.
Custer will appropriately celebrate the
Fourth Of July. The celebration will be
managed by the Custer fire department.
Billy Nuttall, well known throughout the
Black Hills, recently sold q coal mine, located
about twenty-five miles above Fort Fetter-
man, for $l0,5 800.
Fire Tuesday night destroyed the dwelling,
grsnsry and barn OF A. q. Descent, near
Wahpeton. The loss will amour to 81, 600.
A street car company has been organized
by the citizens Of Miller and st. Lawrence for
the purpose Of uniting those tive towns with
a line Of road.
The transportation committee Of the fair
association has secured Decent rates for ell
who desire to attend the territorial exhibition
in Aberdeen next September.
ut is reported that Governor Mellette has
decided upon the banks Of Lake Kampeska,
near Waterfowl, for the location Of the next
territorial militia encampment.
Bishop Walker, at Bismarck, on q recent
Sunday, preached to four governors of Da-
kato, one live goyernor-Mel ette-aud three
ex-goveruors-Pierce, Ordway and Church.
The editor of the Lead City Herald glee-
fully announces that he proposes 10 eat three
meals a day and wash his front windows now
that the type founders tIust is "busted.n
The foundry, machine shops and reamery
for Rapid Clty are now secured. what comes
next3 1t Is not a good zine TO stop reaching
out for desirable institutions, says the Jour
nal.
Mr.. Andrews, locating engineer Of the Ere
mont, Elkhorn and Missouri Valley railroad,
is now making a survey for q railroad from
a point at or near Buffalo Gap to Hot
Springs.
General William Harvey, who recently died
at Orlando, Fla, led one Of the first explor-
ing parties to the Black Hills, and the %tsllest
point in the upheaval bears his name-Har-
ney peak.
The prisoners In the county jail at Red
field sawed off the staple holding the cell
lock with q sew made from a case knife, but
the sheriff discovered them and the boys are
still In jail.
Sioux Falls militia company has about
completed arrangements with the Sioux Falls
WOODEN mill to provide cloth for new uni
forms. This means over fifty suits Of Da-
kota cloth.
The Building and Loan association Of Da-
kota has sent out from It's general office in
Aberdeen notice of the second quarterly diyi-
dend upon It's stock at the rate Of "A per cent.
per hnnuu.
Kimball, In Brule county, cast fifty nine
votes for the constitution and sixty against
the constitution. Kimball lie the only town
In South Dakota giving a majority against the
constitution.
The county commissioners OF Campbell
county offer g bounty OF 2 cents for all gopher
scalps brought to them, and the small boys
are making Fourth of July money at the ex-
pense OF the gophers.
The ANIMAL meeting OF the Dakota Sunday
School association will be held at jamestown
on June 4. At this session the association
will be divided and a North and South Da-
kota association organized.
Dell Rapids saloon license Is higher than
that OF any other town or city In Dakota
81, 800 n year, $500 OF which goes TO the
county. With license at this figure there are
two well regulated saloons.
The Chicago and Northwestern railroad
officials who are developing the coal mines
nesr Centervilie, announce that their work IL
highly satisfactory, and that they have found
coal in unlimited quantities.