Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-05-11
DAKOTA.

Watertown Is getting there. A Chinese
laundry is among its latest.
The Building and Loan association OF Da-
kots will open a savings bank In Aberdeen.
The bonding election for water works car
ried Mt Brookings, there being but two votes
cast against the proposition.
Seven hundred carp arrived In Rapid City
the other day by express from P%lattsmouth,
Neb., and 693 of them we're dead.
A company is being organized at Blunt for
the manufacture OF header attachments.
They expect to turn out twenty-five per day.
The Huronite urges Sioux Falls to 'brace
up" in the capital fight, for Huron don't
want anything that comes too darned easy"
The Mt. Vernon Gazette, still in its re-
iuced form, wants to know "What is the
matter with Mt. Vernon having an a~rtesisn
| wella"
Faux county farmers claim that the condl-
ton OF the soil is better for oil small grain
than Is has been at the same date for six
| years.
There is once in a while an honest news
| paper. They have one in Buffalo county.
1.-THE editorial work this week" It says, "has
been largely lone with the editorial shears."
Dave Clark has gone to Texas to look
after the shipment Of 5000 head OF steers
which it is the intention Of the Sheidley
Cattle company to ship to the Black Hills
this year.
Yankton is finding Mr.. Pcttigrew, Of Sioux
Falls, a man after it's own heart. Mr.. Petit
grew says to Yaukton that II the Wtlimar
and Sioux Falls will not build their own road
from Sioux Falls he will undertake to build
the road himself.
The Lake county commissioners offer
prizes TO the boys for the destruction Of
gophers. The boy who kills the largest num-
Der is to receive $40, the second prize Is so,
and the third $40. The other prizes range
from 81 up to S..
While many Of the people Of Faux county
would look with favor upon the reported ex-
tension of the Northwestern from Gettysburg
to Forest City and the bridging Of the
river at that point, yet it is not at all prob.
able that 1t will be done.
The WATERFOWL board Of trade extends 8
cordial invitation to each OF the counties In
terested In the immediate opening Of the Lis
seton and Wahpeton Sioux reservation to set
Element to send delegates to a convention TO
be held in Watertown on the LIST Of May.
At Hillsboro Friday morning, after an all
night session, the jury brought in q verdict Of
guilty in the case Of Maurice O'Hare for kill
ing Peter Casey. O'Hare was sentenced to
the penitentisry at Bismarck for life. His
attorneys are now moving for q new trial.
The appointment OF f.. J. Rice as q member
Of the Dakota railroad commission gives uni
versal satisfaction at Huron. For many years
Mr.. Rice was connected with the Chicago and
Northwestern railway, is now teller In the
Huron National bank and serving his fourth
term as mayor OF Huron.
Fire Tail and Little Wound, two Indians
from the reservation, were arrested and
brought to Pierre Monday by Sheriff Guthrie
for stealing seven head OF horses from Hank
Jones, a saua@ man. The herses were stolen
on Chappell Greek and the capture was made
eleven miles beyond Fort Thompson.
The Mitchell Republican makes this COM
ment: Colonel Gale has won In his man
damus suit against Auditor McManima, and
will get the cash for his warrant on the
Yankton asylum fund, while the poor devils
who have not been paid for their work by
Gales contract will get left"
at Scotland an alarm of fire was sounded
Sunday evening at 6 o'clock, and was discog
cred to be he large barn OF G., Singer and
ice house Of Geo. Jassman. There was not a
particle Of wind at the time, ana the prompt
arrival OF the fire company wi h the assist
soon e~xtinguished.
Nick Frederick was killed in the Star mine
at Lead City on Sunday. He was down to
the 200 foot level and was engaged IL ~fssten-
ing the car when the engineer started up ard
Nick was thrown TO the bottom Of the shaft,
300 feet below. The engineer clat~.s al he
had the signal, but the nainers ins .sted upon
his immediate discharge.
The Cam Valley Chief says the special
newspaper correspondent els the prince of all
liars, beside whom Judas ~Iscarlot is as a
molehill to a mountain" The Chief proceeds
to say that the fact is that Buffalo county sus-
tanned a smaller loss by the prairie fires Of
April 2 than any other county In the territory
through which the fire passed.
The jamestown Alert says, with a deal Of
emphasis; "You may hive the stars In a nail
keg, hang the ocean on a rail fence to dry,
put the sky to soak In 3 gourd and unbuckle
the bellyband Of eternity and let the sun and
moon out, but don't think you can escape the
place that lies on the other side Of purgatcry
If you don't pay for your paper"
The Aberdeen News says editor!ally: 'The
most senseless oficeseeker II Dakota will be
sensible enough to leave Delegate Matthews
undisturbed while watching over the bedside
OF a wife who is lowering between life and
death. Mrs. Matthews has never been very
strong ard the climate Of Washington did
not agree With her. Now that che is in Da-
kJ,a again there IS hopes that che may re-
we from her present illness.
A Circus In High Life.
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