Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-08-30
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Cyrus J. Fry, United States marshal for
South Dakota, brought in two noted horse
thieves from Pine Ridge to Deadwood for
examination before Commissioners Coad.
An infant about 4 days old was recently
discovered in a market basket in the
streets of White Lake. 1t was properly
cared for. There is no clue to it's parent
age.
II is reported that a rich strike has been
made in the Blacktail Chief, "a mining
claim near Garden City. The rock which
is being taken out is said to average $3.50
a ton.
The billiard table license at Plnnkinton
has been reduced from $50 to $40 per an
mum.
II is asserted that before snow flies at
least ten artesian wells will be flowing in
Blendon township, Dawson county.
Judge Allison, of Lead City, is nursing Il
broken rib, caused by being hit with Il
pitched ball while practicing last week.
Mrs. Julia X. Olmstend, of Aberdeen,
won the 800 prize offered by the Chicago
Tribune for the closest guess on Chicago's
population.
Representatives of n prominent Chicago
stock yard are at Pierre trying to make
arrangements TO locate IA stock yard at
Fort Pierre.
The transfer OF the Yanktcn pork house
property TO Pnssick Bros. is now u fxed
fact, and that valuable plant will he put
in shape to do business to it's fullest ca
pacity.
Bruce Dill has been sentenced to q
80. r.. .t,,l,, T,1a
Schrader's horse ard buggy at Ralid
City, and has been taken 10 the Sioux Fails
penitentiary.
The steamer Rosebud last week made
tie trip from Pierre to Bismarck in two
days aud eighteen hours, which is claimed
to be as fast time as was ever made oil the
Missouri river.
At tie Elm river, near Ordway, last
Sunday twenty five persons received the
rite Of baptism of the NJ. r church. Two
were immersed in the river and the bal
aucc were sprinkled.
The remains of some unfortunate being
were found last week in an abandoned
well near Edgerton, Charles Mix county.
A hunter suddenly disappeared from Ed
gcrton some two years ago AMI it is sup
posed the remain are his.
The state board of charities and correc-
tions has paro.ed eight more prisoners
from the state penitentiary ut Sioux Falls
This makes thirty convicts in oil out on
parole. so far the new plan hos worked
admirably, but one having violated the
condition of the parole.
The body Of Corporal Francis, who was
drowned while Lathing in the Missouri
river at | ierre, has been recovered 1t
Ia lodged in tie bushes some ten or
twelve miles below Pierre, where it was
exposed by the water receding, and had
reached n high stage Of decomposition.
The lody was taken to Fort Sully for
burial.
Cyolite, a substance looking like pun
mcershauln, as been discovered in the
Black Hills. 1t is "A clay, such as is used
in China for the manufacture of dishes.
and heretofore it has been found in this
country only in very thin strata, half an
inch thick, in slate bed rock. Mr.. Griffin,
the discoverer, snys the vein is two feet
thick, .0J feet below the surface, and that
the clay can be procured by tie ton.
1t is reported that Fred Il. Evans re.
fused, a few days ago, a big sum Of money
offered him by a company of capitalist,
for the big spring and II few acres of
ground surrounding it at Hot Springs.
The sum named as having been offered
was $1,000 hut MIR, Evans would not
sell. 1t is said lie vents $l.tOJ.C0 90 or moth
ing for the big spring, which is the most
valuable thing around Hot Springs.
Mrs. Jennie Bigelow, who was sen
I$Snced about four years ago to the pen.
tftentiHry at Sioux Falls, for nine
ssen years for killing George Mid
kdleton near Hermosa, was in town
last week visiting her former homestead,
which is now owned by Mrs. Timothy
Miller. Mrs. Bigelow is on a furlough,
according to a law passed by the legisla-
ture last winter, which gives the board of
charities and corrections power to parole
all convicts who have behaved themselves
well while confined.
Louis NJ. Noder, son Of William Yoler, a
farmer residing near Ramona, committed
suicide. Tn young nan had been engaged
at work In the field shocking grain and
having completed his work returned 10 the
house and went TO his own room. Soon
after the rel ort of a revolver was heard,
and mem hers of the family going 10 the
room found Louis dead. lie had taken a
pair of scissors and cut an opening in his
shirt directly over the heart, and with q
SO caliber revolver sent a luilet into his
body, death being instantaneous. No cars Sc
is assigned for the deed.
Vim. Kleeman, living near Rapid City
charged with attempting TO poison his
brother Frank, is under 500 Loads to
await tie action of the grand jury The
testimony at tho preliminary examination
wns that the defendant and his brother
have rot been on good terms for several
years, tie defendant, according TO the tcs-
timony, having sey eral tin e. threatened
his lrother's life. Ca June 3 the meat in
the cellar at the ranch of Frank Kleeiran
was poisoned with strychnine. Frank
was absent ut the time and only his hired
man AMI brother were at the ranch. The
former, according to his testimony, mar
rowly escaped being poisoned. When
Frank returned he ate sone of the meat
and nearly died from the effects.
Nels c. Nelson, a G ration jeweler, com
mitted suicide under peculiar circum-
star ccs. For three days he had barri
caded his door, fearing robbery, 90 lie
claimed, aud had refused admission To cit.
liens. Several attempts to dislcdge Linn
failed, Nelson defying capture by the aid
of a revolver, which he several times fired
at citizens. Mayor Chandler, with 100
citizens, went to his store and endeavored
to get him out. but the only reply was a
pistol shot. Subsequently, Frank Tombs,
chief engineer of the FIRE department,
stcalthily forced his way into Il store
and, .um ping over n partition, he landed
upon the PROSTATE body of Nelson. To
his horror he found him dead, lie just having
fred a bullet into his heart. Physicians
were bestily summoned, but they pro.
noun ced him dead. Netlson was q Dane,
80 years old, a bachelor, and was always
considered lenurious and eccentric. He
left no friends so far as known.
A Salvation Army Jubilee.
CHICAGO, Aug. 19.-The Salvation
army will open a grand bombardment OF
Chicago tonight to celebrate the success
~ tho urorL Of tho Communication in India