Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-03-23
DAKOTA.

terrain church at Huron last Sunday.
A number Of citizens OF Dell Rapids are
planning to build new residences this spring. |
The site is being selected for the location
of the Standard OH company's plant ut
Yankton.
Rev. L. A. Ransom, pastor Of the Congre
gational church at Ouids, has rendered his
resignation.
Gam Valley now needs a harness shop, q
farm implement and hardware store and o
Touring mill.
Over twenty persons have professed re-
lgion az a result Of the Free Methodist meet
ings at Olivet.
c.. II. Brock, well known In Aberdeen, died
at the residence Of T. V. Thorp in that city
last Saturday.
Prof. Kidney has resigned his position as
principal of the Holabird school on account
OF poor health.
J. Yale Is the name Of 6 new postofiice re-
Gently established in the northwestern part OF
Beadle county.
An effort is being made In Rapid City to
form a stock company for the purpose OF
building a creamery.
An effort is being made to have John L.
Chase take charge Of the cracker factory at
Sioux Falls and run 1t.
A number Of persons were arrested In
Deadwood last Friday for refusing to remove
snow from the sidewalks.
The base ball fever has broken out In Sioux
Falls, and the Cyclones, the crack club OF
tha tnuup "a ha{pu raoroapfzpd
A company with a capital OF 100000 has
been organized for the purpose OF purchasing
real estate IN and about Redfeld.
The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader was 4 years
old last Monday, having begun it's life with
the Inauguration of ex President Cleveland.
The Deadwood reduction works will be re-
built at once. The work will be commenced
coon aud diligently prosecuted until com
pleted.
The papers for the incorporation OF Park
ston have been prepared and the matter will
be brouQ hit before the county board at It's
April session.
The patrons Of the postofice at Blunt Will
hold an election next week to decide whether
OF not they want q change in the postofice
administration
Some excellent clay has been found at
South Sioux Falls just suited for the manu-
~facture OF brick. and this spring q brick yard
will be opened there.
Geo. Cowl,ng, the mall carrier between
Yankten and Harrington, Neb., while cross
ing the river on the ice Monday night lost
the mail bag and came near losing his life.
Farmers In the vicinity OF Rapid City have
commenced blowing In earnest, and state that
the ground is in excellent condition for crops.
Preparations are being made for a large acre
age.
At the session just closed nineteen indict-
ments were returned by the Turner county
grand jury. Five of them were for dis
pensing liquors without the necessary H.
cense.
A. W. Appleby, a farmer living southwest
of Parker, was shot at by James Baird, whose
land Appleby was crossing. The shootist did
no damage farther than to scare the tres
passer.
Matt Thimmesel, a resident of Huron since
1882, died last week OF consumption. He
was an extensive dealer in family and fancy
groceries and Is well known In Minneapolis
and st. Paul business circles.
The Sioux Falls military company, Dakots
National guards, Capt. Jefries In command,
numbering forty, reached Washington sun
day night IN a car and are living in it on d
sidetrack within sight Of tie lone Of the cap
itol.
Sunday afternoon the Watertown packing
house was damaged a few hundred dollars by
fire. Sunday night the paint factory took
fire and was damaged $ 1900: covered by In
s~urance. The fires are supposed TO be incen-
diary.
The saw and sawbuck to be voted 20 the
LATEST man In town at the firemen's fair in
Yankton last week were captured by j. d.
Stay, the principal OF the city schools, who
received 1857 votes. The pupils perpetrated
the joke on him.
One hundred leading citizens OF Water
town met with the county commissioners
Tuesday and urged upon them the necessity
of issuing advertising matter to induce immi-
grafton into that country. The board will do
nate 81 900 for that purpose.
Rev. C. M. Arthur, who was Ia Yankton In
the company Of two young girls, was arrested
Monday for abduction at the instance Of the
father. Arthur WAS released on a hsbeas
corpus, and he claims ne was only protecting
the girls from sD ipbrmsn father, who 10 AZ
present out on bail for rapipg the youngesl
girl. Tn case 10 rather mixed.
A resident VI Marion, who was prominent
In closing q "olipd pig there, hes received
the followicg notice, sigaed Zone hundred
viii G caps: You are hereby notttpd and
warned that you-shal not give evideps oT ia
epy wsy done epy thipg 10 inger ;hose Marion
or elsewhere that are soposed 70 sell intoxs-
kstiog drink, you are well knoawn sni will
be well delt With according TO your deeds you
are wsrpd
Frank Lockwood. dealer in b>.ts and shoes,
Of Rapid Civ, hss De "a clostd Ip by credit
ors on foSeeiOsuTs u ebarsl nps tgages. The
sggrfgs'e snnp9us r. a. chsftsi mortgages on
the stick J.. slO Dn. Ana0ng the principal
creditors are TIE Blsek ILL. National bank,
OF Rapid Cts. spd e. " HsEderfOr Il Co
Chicago Totsl iiitiiurs are ,sfimated At
sis $50 Asa.u &7,ODo. lac. sdiag stock mort.
aged. |