Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-07-06
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Desdwood has a small sized scarlet fever
scare.
Faux county farmers have monthly horse
fairg.
Huron has a long list Of attractions for the
Fourth.
Two new chool houses are being erected at
Miller.
Forepaugh's circus will be at Sioux Falls
August 10.
Watertown's new motor line is nearing
completion.
The frame work of Hand c~ounty's new
court house is up.
Codington county now pays the cash for
all warrants presented.
Aberdeen is ambitious to secure the re-
publican state convention.
A new grist mill at Chamberlain will be n
running order September l.
The North Dakota Farmers alliance will
meet In annual session at Fargo.
A large amphitheater is being erected on
the base ball grounds at Madison.
ID. G. Williams has established the Repub-
lican at Bowdle in Elmunds county.
The Hurley Herald remarks that the oat
crop in that section is nearly used up.
The new foundry and machine shop at
Madison is completed and in operation.
Cattle are dying In the vicinity Of Howard
owing to the bad condition of the water.
Howard's military band has been engaged
to furnish music for Woonsocket July 4.
The Odd Fellows of North Dakota have
sent 81 800 TO the sufferers at Johnstown.
The rain of last Wednesday did consider
able damage In and around WATERFOWL.
Attorney General Nlckeus has been chosen
the orator for Grand Forks on the Fourth.
The charity ball at Rapid City Friday even
ing netted $3.50 for the Johnstown sufferers.
The LaMoure county Sunday school con
~vention will be held June ~ and % at Dickey
The buffalo herd located in Buffalo park, at
South Sioux Falls, is the third largest In the
world.
The contract for building the new high
school building al Watertown has been let
at SCI, S44.
The material to be used in the construction
Of the soap factory at South Sioux Falls Is on
the ground.
Leols Methodists are working bravely to
rebuild their church destroyed by the prairie
fire April2
A stranger giving the pame Of Kennedy
has been working the forged check racket a;
Watertown.
Bismarck is now moving for a pontoon
bridge. The Sioux City bridge will be taken
as a pattern.
Ben Shannon, late Of the Huron Huronite,
has accepted a Z l,400 place In the government,
printing Office.
The Riverside Rancho company, u few
miles from Fort Abraham Lincoln, has gone
into buffalo raising.
Geo. Turpip, a colored barber OF Grand
Forks, has ordered his coffin and is quietly
waiting for his death.
The Merchants Retail Commercial agency
Of the northwest has located its Dakota head
quarters at Aberdeen.
The Rapid City Marble works Is turning
Q~uarried near that place.
Editor Streeter, Of the Emmons County
Record, has been appointed clerk Of the dis
trict court of that county.
The members OF the constitutional conven
ton are not required TO take an oath of office
They are above swearing.
On Wednesday OF next week the board Of
trade Of Yankton will meet the board Of trade
OF Duluth and Sioux Falls.
Manager Hillger, of the Bismarck foul
mills, has been elected president OF the NORTH
Dakota Millers' association.
1t costs 81 300 to run a saloon one year In
jamestown. OF this $500 goes to she countS
fund and $500 into the city treasury.
Sioux Falls has increased its capital com
mittec to nine Members and IS putting IN the
best licks for the seat OF government.
The steam stamp in he Highland mil! a.
Lead City has Iroved q failure aud will be-
taken down and shipped back TO Chicago.
Mrs. A. Goosep, aged 81 years, living wes'
Wednesday caused by a runaway team, which
threw her out Of the buggy, breaking and
crushing her knee so badly that amputstior
Was necessary.
An exchange, In speaking Of the storm OF
the 17.h inst, says: Near W~sshburn, n. D.,
the sky was black with a mammoth flock OF
ducks, estimated al from 5000 to Zoo, 600.
Suddenly there came In quick succession four
vivid flashes Of lightning, aud swarms OF
birds fell In heaps to the ground. 1t Il
thought at least 10000 were killed.
Tie summer meeting OF the Dakota Horti-
cultural society will be held at the agricultu-
raj college, Bookings, s. d., June rs and 26.
The large plantations Of small fruits, includ-
ing many sorts Of strawberries, and the ex-
tensive gardens, orchards and forest tree
| plats of the experiment station will be thor
oughly inspected by the society, aud the OBJ
eerva.ions made will form the basis for AN
informal discussion OF + horticultural methods.
There Is q row In the Grand Forks city
council concerning the alleged confirmation
by the council of Martin Walsh az superip-
| tendcnt Of water works. To confirm hiM 1t
was necessary for him to receive seven votes.
Two of his friends, Aldermen Ryan and Ken
nedy, were appointed by Mayor Grigge as
t~ellers. They declared the vote 10 stand :
for confirmation to 3 against. Wednesday
morning five aldermen vent before tire grand
Jury and swore they voted against the confr-
nation. An Indictment has been found
arstrat Dean on1 Kapradv and tho ayctto