Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-09
valuable acquisition, not only from a bust
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A wonderful mineral spring he's been
discovered sixty-fve miles northwest OF
Fort Pierre. Some of the water will be
shipped east for u test pitts medicinal prop
critics, which are believed to be very great.
A Mitchell man, who has travelled exten.
sively over South Dakota, estimates that,
taking the state as a whole, wheat will he
about IS per cent. short of IA good crop,
oats so per cent. and corn and fax about
the average.
G.. NJ. Dryer, n St. Lawrence horse:nan,
was attacked while leading a vicious stal.
lion and frightfully bitten about the head,
breast and arms. Tho brute had 10 be
knocked down with u club before he would
loosen his hold.
a piece of petrifed bone measuring
fifteen inches in circumference and thir-
teen inches long and weighing fifteen
pounds was found in the river near Har-
rison thu other day. 1t is believed to he
part of the leg of a mastodon.
The ham berlain Tribune says it is un-
derstood the boundary line Of the new
Brule reservation will be settled in favor
of tie Indians, and they will secure sew
eral Thousand additional acres of the best
land in Lyman county.
The Indians at Flandreau held a pow
WOW to discuss the question of removal to
Minnesota. A majority favored remain
ing in Flandreau md vicinity. They ex-
pect to receive about s45, GOO some time
this month under the provisions of the bill
opening the Sioux reservation.
Nh n..-.. Dab m r Al
Black Hills, c~ontemplates building a
block tin tower over fifty feet high at the
worlds fair exposition. The various gold
and silver mining companies are already
saving rich specimens of ores for the
South Dakota mineral exhibit.
A cheese factory with a daily capacity
of 500 pounds has been established at Rio.
A vigilance committee has been formed
at Lead City to investigate the numerous
burglaries that have taken place lately.
The journal, n neat appearing, crisplv
written weekly, published at Alcestcr
Union county, is the latest newspaper ven
ture in South Dakota. The paper is re-
publican in politics and is under the di-
rectorship OF S. ID. McUmber.
Anton Stouss is held in the sum of 81 900
to await the action Of the grand jury of
Edmunds county on a charge of assault
with intent to kill. AtIps witch a few days
ago, while crazed with liquor, Stouss
stabbed and seriously wounded two Rus
will recover, but il is feared the former
will die.
Lightning played a queer freak at Tower
City. Charles SPHINX was sitting in his
kitchen reading a newspaper, while his
wife was preparing supper. Suddenly an
electric bolt descended through the roof,
passing through the parer he was holding
in his hands and striking one of his little
toes. IL then followed the limb 10 above
the ankle, where it penetrated, taking a
downward course and coming out of the
sole of the foot, leaving a large hoe. Both
feet were paralyzed but the doctors think
he will fully recover.
IL. +. Robe, who has just returned from
Cheyenne, brings word Of a supposed case
of murder in Ziebach county, on the reser-
walton, says the Pierre Capital. 1t seems
that two parties came there some time
ago and located in the Northwestern por.
tion of the county, on the Cheyenne river.
A few day ago the Indians came to Chey-
enne and told that one of these men had
been found dead by them Mt the place
where the amp was located. He had a
bullet hole right through his breast and
his partner has disappeared. The sup
position is hat the man was murdered by
his partner.
Mitchell has had a mad dog scare. The
supposed rabid animal rolled his eyes.
frothed at the mouth, and went through
all sorts of contortioDs People barri-
caded themselves in their houses, and n
policeman was rent for to dispatch the
canine. But it's owner insisted on an ante
norton examination. The dogs mouth
was opened and the cause of his insanity
was at once apparent. Sticking to his
teeth was a big wad of chewing gum,
which some careless girl had probably
filed away on tie leg of a chair for future
reference and which had been found by
the inquisitive animal. The gum was re
moved and the excitement subsidized.
When an Indian wants to become a hero
at Fort Pierre he hustles around md finds
a chunk OF coal at the agency and then
takes it to town and claims to have discov
cred an inexhaustible mine. Capitalists
take him by the hand and the ''world Is
his'n'' until they find out where he found
his specimen.
Some time ago Frank Clemens, a ranch
man living near Rapid City, narrowly cs-
capped death by eating food upon which
strychnine had been sprinkled by some I'M
known person. Friday he lodged com
plant against his brother, William, claim
ing he was guilty of the act, and a warrant
has been issued for the arrest of the ac-
cused.
Colonel Tassin, of the regular army, now
stationed at Fort Pierre, famous as a con
tributor to the leading magazines, has per-
haps the queerest 'literary DEM in the
country. A little cave has been followed
out in one Of the bluffs on the Bad river,
where from the inside only u few rushes
and a stretch of water can be seen-and It
Is here the splendid articles, descriptive Of
life in the far west, are penned. Tie cave
is tastefully fitted up and makes a cool
and pleasant retreat during the warm
weather.
The Rapid City Journal says word has
been received in that city of the discovery
of "A large vein of very high grade silver
ore. TIE discovery was made tho other
day by a prospector named Brisbine. The
vein Is located a short distance south of
Lookout, between Castle and Slate creeks.
The ore is very rich and much excitement
has been aroused by the discovery. Pros
pectors for the past few DAYS have Leen
focking into the vicinity of the find and
the country in that neighborhood 10 now
getting pretty well staked.
The Lawrence Cyclone.
LAWRENCE, Mass, July 2s.-All day
yesterday thousands Of teams sur
rounded the scene of the cyclone and
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