Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-16
All over the state.

Clay county has asurplus in the treasury
of 81, $50. 23.
The Union county alliance has a ber-
ship of over 600.
The Onida postofice has been placed on
the money order list.
Dickinson county will ship 100, 600 pounds
of WOOL this season.
There are 4, 100 cattle and 1850 sheep
owned in Sully county.
A Congregational church society has
been formed at Canova.
Work on the Minnesota extension of the
Elkhorn has commenced.
The clerk of Stanley county sold a mar
riage license to an Indian the other day.
Butte county horsemen have formed an
association and will build a half mile
track at Minnesota.
Charles Mix county teachers contemplate
publishing n monthly journal devoted to
educational interests.
The Tyndall council has passed an ordi-
nance imposing a tax of s400 per annum on
original package houses.
The little child of Silas Carmen, living
near Mound City, drank from a dish of fly
poison with fata! effect.
A stock company is being formed at Wes-
sington Springs for the purpose of build
ing n first class Touring mill.
The Beresford alliance has purchased
the warehouse at that point and will en-
large it to receive this seasons grain crop.
1t is said that in some portions of Nc
Pherson county crops are a total failure,
having been burned up by the extreme
heat.
From a bunch of sheep costing less than
300 a North Dakota farmer this year re-
ceived s471 worth Of wool and 500 worth
Of lambs.
The Rustler and Contra Dakotian, of
Walworth county, rave been consolidated,
and will hereafter aprear as the Walworth
County Record.
The assessed valuation of Mcintosh
county 10 $3.50, 900. The number Of acres
under cultivation Is SO, 1902, nearly double
that of last year.
A fight to a finish has been arranged to
take place OF Lead City between young
Danny Daley, the light weight, and a local
''pug'' for 500 a side.
A park is being laid out and the neces-
sary buildings are being erected for the
coming meeting of the Black Hills Chau-
tauqua at Hot Springs.
Preparations are being made to open the
Indian industrial school at Fort Totten. 1t
Is expected that the school will rave about
$50 pupils to begin with.
Elder Fielder, president Of the South
Dakota Enforcement league, declares
there is not a legitimate original package
house running In the state.
Hereafter rations will be distributed at
sub-agencies in South Dakota, so that no
Indians will have to travel more than
forty Ave miles for supplies.
Burglaries have become so frequent in
the Black Hills cities IS to call for the re-
organization Of the old and effective vigil
ance committees Of the early days.
Sheriff Boyd, of Pennington county, re-
Gently captured an embezxler named
Smith, wanted at Lancaster, o., and
turned him over to the Ohio authorities.
Sioux Falls has just engaged thirty-four
Instructors for her public schools, and has
1t a contract for a $50, 100 school building,
making the sixth structure devoted TO this
purpose.
A thief broke open the corner stone Of
the new institute building at Piedmont and
a~bstracted therefrom the bright new silver
dollar placed In It whom the stone was laid
. >hsxt time ago.
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