Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1889-10-19

Large number of cattle are being shipped
from the Black Hills country to the eastern
markets.
The city hall at East Grand Forks wa.
burned down Saturday morning by an in
cendiary.
An unprecedented fall of snow for this
time of the season fell in Pennington county
Wednesday.
A well has been struck in Doland, Sphinx
county, with n pressure of 15u pounds to
the square inch.
Sixteen artesian wells are to be put down
N Beadle county for private parties by an
Dill City, Pa, firm.
Acrazy man attired in n wooden shirt and
;wo pitchforks made things lively around
Faulkton last week.
They have to sprinkle the bottom of the
Missouri at Pierre to keep the dust from
blowing over the city.
Tom Malana, of Alexandria, broke 100
glass balls, eighteen yards rise, in less
than six minutes time.
Yankton's street railway tracks will be
completed this week and the road will at
once be put in operation.
South Dakota has only three breweries,
shey will be closed under the prohibition
Jaw.
In a runaway near Gettysburg Mrs. r.
b. Carr was thrown from a buggy into u
barb wire fence and badly cut about the
face and body.
D;o~-o ID, o,,al Ko-, x,biIa hu,t;no
west of that place, accidentally put a
charge of birdshot into his right hand,
rendering amputation necessary.
Lum Hing voted the republican ticket at
Bismarck at the election 'allee samee Mel
lean man, with the remark, "Dem'clats
40 godee; newell washee shirtee ~
The ladies of Pierre are making crazy
quilts out of the city's campaign badges.
he people there seem TO be in a state of
mind to do just that kind of work.
The night Waterman of a Hot Springs
bank shot a cow that was wandering about
were trying to break into the place.
George Barrett, of Cavour, found a hand
some boy baby on his doorstep the other
morning. No clue to the parents has been
found and George will adopt the infant.
Frank Protaska, aged 80, a well-to-do
farmer, of Pisek, shot himself through the
head with a revolver. He leaves a wife
the act.
Mrs. Z. j. Green, of Marvel, wanted a
new dress, but Z. j. wouldn't buy it.
Hence Mrs. Z. ]. eloped with a farm hand
named Johnnie Bell. Green says he will
prosecute the pair.
Since the election n new city, with a full
quota of municipal officers, has been started
on the opposite side of the river from
Pierre. Its name Is Coulson and is located
on the reservation.
The depot safe of the Chicago and North
western at Lake Preston was blown open
from it, $1,000 being express money in
transit from Volga to Bryant, and the bal.
ance railroad money.
Sadness fills the heart of the editor Of
the Redfeld Observer. A sneak thief en-.
tered his Office, and not finding anything
else of value walked off with a bronze
statue of President Harrison, presented to
the editor at the Inauguration last spring.
The Salvation army has struck Sioux
Falls and the sinners of that town are be.
ing gathered in by the hundreds. A scamp
turned out the gas in the hall the other
evening and the captain of the Salvationists
offered to knock him out in the most ap.
proved style if he made himself known.
w. II. Twist, of Egan, was twisted into
pretty bad shape by a mad bull the other
day. He was trying to catch the animal,
when the animal caught him, tossing him
twelve feet in the air and breaking his col.
lar bone. He was rescued in time TO save
his life.
Two shots were fred through the door Of
j. NJ. Hammond's store ut Armour one
evening last week, one OF them narrowly
missing Mr.. Wetlaufer, who was standing
at the counter making purchases. No clue
.ould be found as to the author Of the mis-
,hief.
Chas. Yates, q Milwaukee brakeman, was
| injured at Eureka Friday in a peculiar
manner. He was riding on top Of a freight
car when a derrick alongside the track
swung around and a piece of the machinery
struck him In the face, cutting the flesh IN
a severe manner and knocking out several
Of his teeth. But for the assistance Of a
fellow employe he would have fallen free,
the train.
Peter N~eisendorfer, Of sioux Falls, had
bis hand accidentally shot of by a dog. He
discovered q hawk In the vicinity of his
hen house, and seziing his gun started to
lay him low. While watching for an op-
portunity a pet dog which was gamboling
about him accidentally pulled the trigger
OF the gun with his paw, the charge enter
ing Pete's hand ard rendering ~amputstiau
necessary.