Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-09
JOSEPH KUBLER. : PUBLISHER
DAKOTA.

The Times claims that q cheese factory
would be a paying investment at Wessing-
ton.
A 6so-pound bell has been placed In the
belfry OF the German Reform church at
Memo.
The washington Springs lodge, l. o, 0. r.,
celebrated It's third anniversary last Tuesday
evening.
The Indians are drawing lumber from Fort
Sully to Bad river to build houses for Indian
farmers.
Ed Pulley OF Mitchell, has been bound over
to the district court for selling mortgaged
property.
The free delivery system is to be inaugar
ated at Aberdeen AS soon as the buildings are
numbered.
The citizens CT Sioux Falls subscribed $40,
600 for the purpose of erecting Bishop Mart.
a dwelling.
The WATERFOWL board on trade is making
arrangements to establish a WOODEN mill IN
that town.
The Yankton oil mill will shut down for the
season In q short time on account Of a lack
Of fax seed.
The city council OF Deadwood has con-
cluded to build a three-story city hall instead
Of two stories.
George McGee was arrested at Pembina for
breaking into G.. Kellar's butcher shop and
stealing hams.
The Press says there Gre rumors Of the or
ganization Of accompany to develop a coal
End close to Yankton.
Orient wants a first class drug store; also a
jewelry and music store, and other business
houses and enterprises.
Maurice O'Hara, the suspected murderer,
has been removed from the TRAIL county jail
TO Fargo, for safe keeping.
The two story school building at Oelrich
was burned TO the ground last Sunday morn
Ing. 1t was insured for g., COO.
b. G. Kohorn, dealer I'm clothing at Dead
wood, has made An assignment to ?. ID.
O'Brien. Liabilities about $l0,0 00.
d. NJ. Donabey, an extensive farmer living
four miles east Of Ipswich, committed suicide
last Monday morning by taking arsenic.
Yankton college has received a valuable ad-
dItion TO Its cabinet, consisting Of specimens
Of Japanese wood and minerals from the holy
land.
A large number OF farmers In the vicinity
of Elkton have formed a horse company and
VIII purchase a thoroughbred ClyGesdaie
stallion.
The NJ. II, church society at Leola has re-
ceived plans and specifications for q new
church, and Is making arrangements to begin
work soon.
Spcarfsh has a genuine Doodle alderman,
who is accused of drawing bis yearly salary
Of s24 three months I'm advance OF the expira-
ton Of his term.
The Press says that arrangements are nearly
completed for the theological institute to be
held at Yankton next summer commencing
the first week in July.
A Columbia lady has been circulating a pc
tition in Aberdeen praying that she be APP
pointed successor to +. +. Mcclure, commits
sioner Of immigration.
Hereafter March 5 is to be a memorial day
In Sioux Falls. The Germania society has
picked that date on which to have their an
pual mardi gras festival.
The Pierre Journal says that the running
expenses of Hughes county last year, amount
ing To SIC, COG, were less than they have been
any year since its organization.
A lengthy petition has been Gled with the
Lawrence county commissioner from citizens
OF Ruby Basin, praying that license for the
sale Of liquor thereabouts be not issued.
The ball TO be gwen under the auspices OF
the Custer board Of trade a. the court house
on Friday evening. the 23i inst, promises to
be the browning social event Of the season.
The Press SAYS: From the number OF let
tiers received at YanktOn pertaining TO the
Violin coal mine II would seem that the states
are liable to become depopuIated by a rush of
spectators 10 the scene.
A letter from Yauktcn agency gives the
name Of the white woman married to an In.
dian as May Britton, and describes her as a
beautiful blonde, employed as sean stress In
the government school, and the groom's
name as Eugene Wellington, and describes
him as insignificant, big eyed and emaciated,
a full blooded Indian. The girl had been
teaching him Epgllsh at night and the init
macy lipened into love and hence the mar
rage. A reputable white man, an employc
at the sgency, bad paid court TO the lady r.
vain. The marriage and its probable results
Is all the gossip at the agency.
A second attempt bss been made to burn
Gary, hut luckily the work Of the fiend was
discovered In time to Illustrate his plans. The
iucend!ary threw a ball of cotton saturated
With coal oil into the -four and feed store OF
w. III. Scanned, the back room being used for
the furniture repair shop. A blaze was scon
started In the shavings and tools, and one
partition burned before the fire was discov-
cred. Other balls were discovered in other
buildings, which shows a desperate attempt
to burn the town.
Clancy and Harry Blake, Two nnsophisti-
Gated youths of Pierre. were crossing the
reservation on horseback. Thinking lics
had som pretty good horse flesh, they worked
w a race with a halforeed named Laplaaot,
stalking their entire outfit on their own horse
Laplaunt's horse won The boys walked forty
miles to Pierre ard had Lsplauut arrested.
The trial came Of before United States {, In.
missioner Dell Coy, resulting In a verdict for
IsnIaunt. who was given an order for the