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

Clark county.
There Is talk Of building a $40, 900 Touring
mill at Rapid City.
Thc Samaritan hospital at Aberdeen con-
tains nine patients.
Tho business men of Whltewood are aboE.
TO organize q board OF trade.
The bounty for Wolf scalps in Clay county
has been raised from 81 to 81.
A Catholic fair Is being held In Huron and
will continue during the week.
SO far this month over thirty cars OF stock
have been shipped from Scotland.
The choral union at Yankton will practice
this winter on the oratsrio Messiah"
The movement to build \ Catholic church
at Dell Rapids Is now fairly under way.
The Press is making an effort to instin new
life into the Y. NJ. G. A.. at Sioux Falls.
1t is stated that a new hail insurance com
pany has been organized at PlankintOn.
TIL citizens Of Columbia are making al
effort to secure q suitable site for q cemetery.
Sioux Falls is overjoyed because the street
car line OF that place is about to Issue a time
table.
The roller mill at Arlington has been sup
piled with a new pump and is again In ope-
ration.
OF 1882 600 taxes to be collected in Mime
haha county this year Sioux Falls win pay
$4,000.
The new Milwaukee depot at Aberdeen
Will be ready for occupancy the latter part Of
this week.
The interior OF the opera house at Elk
Point has been greatly improved during the
past week.
The young folks OF Alexandria are getting
ready to spring a thrilling drama on the un-
suspecting public.
+. +. Randolph, Ike new receiver for the
Watertcwn land district, entered upon his
duties last Tuesday.
{. b. Reynolds, an expounder OF jnidel doc
%tr!nes, has been lecturing to large audiences
Ia YApkton this winter.
There is talk In Lead City Of organizing .
company for the purpose Of erecting reduc-
ton works on Squaw creek.
The board Of trade at Rapid City is Gle
cussing an opportunity offered to secure .
foundry and machine shops.
Mayville's school building has proved toe
small for present needs, and another school
has been opened In the city hall.
The Waterfowl Courier News wants tc
know what Is the matter with organizing =
Sioux Valley immigration society.
Thc primary department Of the public
schools at Redheld has been closed on &C
count OF the prevalence Of measles.
The difference be tNe.n the toll road owner:
and the Deadwood Central railroad has beer
settled and the injunction dissolved.
The Republican declares that the churcl
editces at VermilliJn must be enlarged to &C
> commodate the increasing population.
Speaking OF the location Of the proposed IL
sane asylum FOR the Black Hills, the Chroni
. Gle asks: What's the matter with Custer!'
The journal says that the social season II
Rapid City has not been a gay one. So Gar a
known but one card party has been given thi
- winter.
The Index announces that one Of the lesC
ing society girls of Kimball has been forced
TO stop chewing gum-on account Of hel
= health.
According TO the superintendent's rcpor
: there is an average daily Attendance OF 2,s2.
childIen in the public schools OF LawIenct
, county.
The members OF the South Dakota club a
9 Canton have decided TO tender the use O
their club rooms to the ladies' one evening o.
each week.
The man who drops poisoned meat around
: promiecuously for animals to eat has reached
; Deadwood md a righteous how goes U,
: against him.
The Sentinel says that a little judicious
work just al this time might secure 70.
: Brooking the location o, quite extensive mar
Die works.
A movement IS on foot TO erect a monu
ment on the Yankton Indian reservation tc
7 the memory OF Strike-the-R Rec, the late chief
OF the Yanktons.
AT Deadwood a few days ago a child 6
years old was held up and relieved Of 81 by
two lads aged 10 and l2years. Verify, this is
t a progressive age.
I For the first time In the history OF Sully
county not an applicant appeared at the time
and place set for holding the last teachers
examination in that county,
Edward Crawford, a carpenter, and an old
!, resident Of the Hills, is another one added to
the list Of unfortunates who have become IN
sane. He has been placed In the Deadwood
jail.
Toe Journal alleges that several young men
in Rapid City are sitting up nights and de.
voting every moment possible to snatch from
business to the assiduous cultivation Of mus
tathes.
The Argus-Leeder alleges that a number Of
Sioux Falls people are now troubled with
lame eyes caused by being compelled to de-
pend on the poor light furnished by the gas
company.
The ministers OF The Watcrtown district
surprised their presiding elder, the Rev. A.
ID. Traveller, the other LAY, by presenting him
with a very hGe econ skin coat, trimmed with
plucked OTTER.
A movement is on foot to organize q Sons
OF Veterans camp in Dell Rapids ant it prom
ises TO be a success. a charter has been sent
for and a meeting viii De held 0 o to perfect
the organization.
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