Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-02

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school district of which he was treasurer.
1t is said that he is something over $500
short.
Henry Bentner, a 14-year-oid boy living
at Crow Lake, Aurora county, committed
suicide by hanging himself with "a harness
lire. He let a horse fall in a we'll, and,
fearing the displcnsure of his father, hung
himself.
Excitement around the new lead find up
the Bad river valley still continues. The
vein is much larger than at first thought
and u number of mineral claims have
been staked out in the vicinity Of the find.
The work of developing will begin at
once.
Forest City is preparing for q big cele-
bration on the completion Of the Sioux City
aud Forest City road from Gettysburg to
that point. 1t was expected the road
would be completed in time TO celebrate
the event on July 3, but delay in the mr.
rival of iron prevented,
The report that Mrs. John II. King had
become deranged Is denied In a~letter from
Washington to the Sioux Falls Press. She
had been very ill for the past six weeks,
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ter health than she has been for some
months. There was nothing in her illness
of the nature referred to.
Professor Free of Yankton college, who,
with Professor Culver, has cen making a
geological survey of the clay deposits in
the vicinity of lankton, says that the sup
ply is practically ~insxhaustibie. Analysis
shows that the clay is identical with the
famous Thames clay, from which the
famous Portland cement is made.
Ii. d. Cooper, of Fo.som, Custer county,
reached Pierre the other day after an ex.
tensive trip over the reservation country.
In an interview in the Capital he states
that the reservation is being fast settled,
despite the stories OF bad lands and worse
indians, which, he says, are set aaoat by
the big ~stockmen, who want to monoroiize
the country for grazing purposes.
The Deadwood Pioneer says George ii.
Willard, Of that city, "has received tho sad
and painful news of the death of n great
uncle in England, who leaves an estate OF
SIC, CO., O0u,N of which lie is heir to one
eighth, and that he will 80 over and get
his share of the 'scads'' as soon as be re
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Judge Kinyop, of Plankinton, is the sole
owner of Il peculiar town site. Three
years ago two prairie dogs took UP their
abode in the judges pasture. Being the
first lie had even seen he would not allow
the boys TO kill them, They laid out u
town, which has ever since been on a con
tinual boom, and at q census taken the
other day it was found that tue opulation
has now reached fully 800.
Among the most prosperous people in
South Dakota are the Mennonites of Han
son and Hutchinson counties. In the
former COT nty, a short distance south of
Alexandria, is located what is known as
the Rockport colony. They deal largely in
stock and are extensive wool
Although the colony is small it possesses
gcodly herds, the crop of lumbs alone
this season being over 1000. The other
day they marketed 1900 pounds of wool,
the product of 900 sheep. This year they
have 500 acres of wheat, which is in fine
and promises to yield high above
tie average.
Bishop Marty, of the Sioux Falls diocese,
has appointed the following priests as
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Rev. Geo. SLeehan, of Mitchell; Rev. Syl-
Maddock, of Huron; Rev. Cyrille
st. Pierre, of Jefferson; Rev. Thomas +.
Hopkins, of Nankton, and Rev. George A.
kicklin, Of Sioux Falls. The board will
have charge Of oil the Catholic schools Of
the state, which includes the entire diocese
of Sioux Falls.
There arrived at the Yankton insane
asylum the other day a poor 10y, an timer.
ant bootbiack, in charge of the sheriff of
county. He was known in many
Dakota cities as "Dutchy,n and made his
living by backing boots, running errands
and doing odd jobs. While in Ipswich
reason it is thought permanently i'm
paired.
When the Deadwood and Sturgis stage
coach was making II trip the other night
a cabin midway between the two places
discovered TO be on fire. The coach
was stopped and a passenger, through
curiosity, went over and pceped through
the window to SEQ If there was anyone on
the inside. Three men were lying in bed
fast asleep and would undoubtedly have
been badly burned but for the timely ar
Of the coach. The fire, which caught
from a camp fire near by, was e~xtinguished
much damage was done.
William Craven, census enumerator for
Liebach, the extreme western reservation
opened for settlement, says a very
large immigration is pouring into that sec
ton and the good farming land is being
taken up. The county is well
watered and there is not a better county
n the state for agricultural purposes.
At Fort Rice, in Morton county, In the
post graveyard lie the remains Of some
fifty soldiers who were massacred by the
Indians some years ago while building the
The place was visited by relatives
lie other day, who report the graves in a
neglected condition, An effort
will be made to have congress pass a
special net consecrating the grounds as a
national cemetery and thus secure proper
are of the graves by the government.