Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-01-05
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The ice harvest at Aberdeen will begin
shortly after the holidays.
Dell Rapids has incoi porated and will elect
city officers January Z.
A petition is In circulation TO bond Bridge
water for an ~artesian well.
The subject Of a mammoth hotel is being
discussed again In Deadwood.
An urgent need at Canton just now is a
butter and egg buyer who will pay cash.
J The Bachelors club at Bismarck talks OF
giving a rooster banquet In the near future.
1t is expected that the new Touring mill a
Armour will be In operation some time this
week.
The Press declares that the Yankton oil
mill Is not In the trust, but profits by It's ope-
ration.
! A number OF boys at Eden for amusement
rob chicken roosts and enjoy picnic dinners
OF roast fowl.
The county physician Of Yankton county
says there Is not a case OF scarlet fever In his
jurisdiction.
A petition Is being circulated In Lead City
asking for the appointment of David Morgan
as fire warden.
An ingenious citizen Of Gettysburg has
been putting In his,spare time inventing an
improved hay rack.
The Milwaukee depot at Villas and two cars
OF coal standing,sson a sidetrack were CON
sumed by fire last Friday night.
A New Year's..ball is In contemplation by
the married men Of Yankton In return for
tln .,a,a1 e.. "A a. 80. EL.,..
mas night.
DR.. Irwin who has been practicing medicine
at Grand Forks for the past three years left
the city last W lnesday leaving a large num-
Der Of unpaid bills.
The Elkton village board has employed an
attorney to put the ordinances into legal
shape and has ordered them 10 be published
in pamphlet form.
The Press says that there is now an oppor-
tunity for Bookings to..icaw the next annual
encampment OF the Central Dakota Veteran
association to t. place.
The a~rtesian well at Letcher was a windfall
TO the editor OF the Blade. He offers a pic
ture Of the well as an inducement 10 coy de-
linquents to come TO time.
John Bippus, who has been a resident
Sioux Falls for more than twelve years, de.
parted last Friday for Atlanta, Ga, where he
expects to make his home.
The Rural Voice says: Some Of our citi-
zens in Memo are assuming somewhat tony
airs and putting telephones from their bust
ness houses to their residences.
The Deadwood Central Railroad company
has filed articles Of Incorporation. Its capital
stock is 81 100000 divided into shares OF
81, 200 each. OF these 1896 are in the name
Of J. X. p. Miller.
The Madison Sentinel says that already
plans are being projected for the erection OF
a summer hotel on Lake Madison and the
construction Of a motor line from the city out
to the lake next season.
An interested citizen suggests the idea that
? a mass meeting Of the real estate and bust
? ness men of Mitchell be held at which some
steps might be taken toward advertising Dav-
ison county.
Charles NJ. Day and Miss Annie Louise
Davenport, both Of Sioux Falls, were married
at the residence of the brides brother last
Tuesday. The groom is managing editor OF
the Argus-Leader.
A number Of Turner county grangers living
near Hurley want to go to Chicago and see
the sights, so they will load up ten or twelve
cars Of cattle next Monday and take them
along to sell to provide some spending money
for the occasion.
The Redfeld Journal says: 1t is stated
} that Sphinx county is likely to lose a citizen
upon whom 1t has recently conferred the
honor Of an election TO the legislature. Burr
f. Blxler, It is understood, has dispose of
term as Spink's representative at Bismarck
this winter will return to Iowa to reside.
Among the resolutions adopted at a recent
session of the Union County Teachers asso-
citation is the following: "And we believe
! the law should be so amended as TO enable
the territorial board Of education TO issue a
professional certificate good for life, and that
a diploma from our norma schools should be
equal to a professional certificate"
AS an incident Of the opening of the street
car line IN Deadwood the Pioneer says: 'For
the purpose Of placing the fact on record,
Aid. Mcdonald will have the pleasure In years
to come Of referring TO the fact that be
dropped the first nickel for a ride on what
promises to be q great convenience 10 the
city"
John Fogleburg of Grand Forks worked up
cases against about thirty saloon men In
Grand Forks county for violation Of the local
option law. On Saturday Fogleburg disap-
peared, telling his friends he would be back
on Monday. Nothing has been since seen of
him, and it 10 supposed he left for good, after
being well paid by the saloon men. II he
cannot be found the county is liable to lose
several thousand dollars In fines.
One year ago Thursday last, according to
the Rapid City Journal, three young ladies
sat down to dinner together in that thriving
town. They enjoyed the meal heartily and
before parting had sworn themselves to a life
Of single blessedness and aleo agreed to dine
together each year on December 10 at the
house of one or the other. some time since
they elected their husbands honorary mem
bers Of the club and last Thursday evening
three couples sat down 70 the first ~anniver-
sary dinner. II Is tolerable well assured the
evening was q merry one.