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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15
Lead Laughs,

Lead City is intensely and reasonably
elated over late decision Of the Home
stake railroad company to extend ITS
track to point q miles south ofTilford
for connection with the Elkhorn, as in
dicated by an advertisement appearing
in the Herald, in which the Homestake
company calls for 10000 railroad ties to
be delivered along the line of said ex-
tension. This move upon the part of
the Homestake is ofthe utmost import
ance to Lead and the following taken
from the Herald of that place is ample
evidence Of it being so regarded.
Elsewhere appears a notice of the
greatest moment and interest to Lead
City. The Black Hills & Fort Pierre
Railroad company advertises for forty
thousand ties to be delivered along the
line Of the survey of its road from its
present terminus to the point of its in
tersection with the I. +. x NJ. V. rail-
road about two and halt miles south
of Tilford. Whoopi That means that
the company will shortly proceed to
build the proposed extension of its roaGa
Whoop, again Lead City will soon have
direct railroad communication with the
East, and will be the first town i'm the
northern Hills to secure such advantage.
'Tis no paper road this time, but real,
able bodied, carrying line, constructed
of iron and wood. AS usual, Lead is OH
top! We are first! Other towns have
far surpassed Lead in building roads
with printers ink, but the City of Mills
will have the first actual steaming,
whistling locomotive from the East.
'Rah, 'Kah Lead to the front again.
Deadwood, shake; the ID. T.. connects
US! Central, rejoice with us, the route
down Poorman gulch is feasible! Spear
fish, you are next. We car now invite
your carrying trade and your travelling
citizens. Come in the summer and hear
the first train come roaring from the
States" Come to the railroad terminus!
Triumph is ours. We will have the
first road built into the Hills. Every
body yell! Whoope-e.
We are too full for details, but they
will be forthcoming as soon as COM
plete realization of what is coming can
be reached. We must break the news
o little at time-gently, o, so gently.
We have waited for il for years, but il
nevertheless catches us with suddcness
that takes away our breath for other
than bowling purposes. Let us rest
awhile. Suffice is to state this evening
that the company has fully decided up
on the operations indicated by the call to
which We have referred. We will have
railroad that is q railroad-early
next summer. A railroad direct from
the east. Think of it you who have
pondered over its necessity to the de-
velopment OF the city and the Northern
Hills in general and long and patiently
awaited its coming. A railrsad our
voice wakes faint, but. we must give one
more long, loud, airsplitting, razzle-daz-
zle yell. Whoop! Hu rrah Hurrah
WhOop! Who-o-op.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

The lottery scamps in the North Da-
kota legislature are hearing thunder all
around the horizon. If they imagined
that their dark and deep laid plot
would slip through the legislature un-
noticed they are undeceived by this
time. The people of North Dakota are
thoroughly aroused to the enormity
which has been devised against the
good name of the state. They are pour,
ing indignant protest into the hands Of
members of the legislature otherwise
speaking with an emphasis which is not
to be mistaken. That portion of the
North Dakota press which was subsidiz-
ed in advance by the ill-gotten money
of that gigantic swindle known as the
Louisiana lottery, is hardly heard in the
storm of the angry denunciation of
people whom it has been planned to out.
rage. The governor will surely veto
the bill, and there is reason to believe
that it cannot be passed over his veto,
although the conspirators fully believed
that they. had fortified themselves
against possibility of failure in that di.
CITY Journal.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

night at III o'clock. They had over
wenty five teams with wagons loaded
with lumber and supplies, and managed
by the closest secrecy TO cross the ice
entirely about mile below the city and
just above Farm island. They were dis
covered by sentry. He attempted to
raise the alarm, but was seized from be-
hind by party that had been lying in
ambush and was bound hand and foot
and laid in the bushes. The boomers
proceeded over the hill about 500 strong,
and had almost succeeded in getting be-
yond the lines when they were discover
ed by skirmishlng party. Immedi-
ately company of mounted infantry
was dispatched from Fort Pierre and
was soon in hot persuit. The boomers
scattered in all directions, but, nearly
all were captured.
V. L. Prentice, town site boomer,
and partner Of United States Senator
Pettigrew, was shot in the leg. He was
taken to the guard-house at Fort Pierre
and the military authorities refuse
to give him up 10 friends in this city.
The boomers returned to this side of the
river all worn out and somewhat dis
couraged over the loss of ten teams and
wagons loaded with supplies.
About the same time the South Pierre
boomers were making this attempt
another crowd, though somewhat small
er, made desperate effort about half
mile north at the boat landing. This
crowd numbered about 200. They sue
ceeded in making the other bank, but
were then discovered. They made a
grand rush and scattered. The wagons
escaped into the interior Of the reserya-
ton and some of the boomers are scat
tered over the lands. Half of them |
were caught and returned to this city.
West Of the Mile square there are a |
large number of houses built by the |
Indians and half breeds, who will claim |
all the land adjacent to the Mile square.
Last night several boomers built houses
on the quiet in that neighborhood and
all were burned by the soldiers this
All night long the boomers
were sneaking over in ones and twos;
many escaped the guards. This morn
ng the Indian police found colony of
boomers ten miles west of here, The
houses and effects they burned and car
-ied the boomers to Fort Sully. The
boomers are becoming anxious, it is ex-
oected tomorrow an order to allow them
,n the reservation will be received.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15
Circuit Court Sessions.

A bill fixing the sessions of the Cir
cult Court in the various counties of
South Dakota recently passed both
houses Of the legislature and is now q
law. The following sections are of in
terest in the Hills:
Sec. 7. The circuit court of the sew
enth judicial circuit shall annually hold
terms of conrt in each of the counties
comprising such circuit as follows:
Pennington county, on the first Tuesday
In March, the second Tuesday in June
and the first Tuesday in November. Fall
River county on the fourth Tuesday i'm
November and the second Tuesday in
July. Custer county. on the first Tues
day in May and September.
Sec. 8. The circuit court in the eight
judicial circuit shall annually hold terms
Of court in each of the counties compris-
ing such circuit as follows: Lawrence
county. on the second Tuesday in Janu-
ary and August. Meade county, on the
second Tuesday in May and second
Tuesday in October. Butte county, on
the second Tuesday In June.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15
She's Wide Open.

The gates ajar. Cary the news to
King and Kleiner-mention it TO Moody
proclaim it to Pettigrew--give it to
Clifford. OH Offenbacher. have you
heard about it? Say. Sioux Falls. what
are you going to do about it? Oh! peer
less Pierre, shake! Courageous Cham
berlain yield to our embraces. Rustling
Rapid ring out-Dreaming Deadwood
where are you? Contented Custer, can
you now continue to slumber? open
do open your sealed lids and catch a
passing glimpse of the great panorama
Of glorious events that are now about to
pass in grand review.
The reservation is open by a large
majority--the great barrier to our
progress aint there any
more--the garden Of the gods is ours for
keeps-let every body and their numer-
Gus constituency now rise and hilarious
ly howl-Hip!
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15
Interesting Information.

AT the conclusion of the business
meeting at the Catholic church last
evening Bishop Marty was asked to
state the position of the church in re-
gard to secret societies, he having been
one of the committee that took action
in that matter at the late council of
Bishops at Baltimore. He kindly did
80 and the sense of his remarks is about
as follows: Owing to an antagonism
existing in certain European countries
between the Masonic order and the
church, which has led to the cdict from
the Pope that no member of the church
could receive the benefits of the church,
and belong to the order at the same
time, and while the Masonic order in
this country has never shown any of
this antagonism, still they claim frater-
nifty and unity with the order all over
the world; therefore the Catholic is
also restricted from joining them. But
that is positively the only organization
which the church has at any time taken
action upon any Of the others, the 1. O.
o. F.-Workman-K. Of P.-Forresters
or any of the many secret societies can
be joined by Catholics with perfect con-
curence from the church. Organizations
in uniform can also attend funerals and
even perform the. ceremonies of the or
ganization where the ceremonies consist
simply Of a fraternal, social form. But
where religious services and the pres
ence Of chaplain is required there the
church will not cooperate" The posi-
ton Of the church as defined by the
Bishop is great deal more liberal than
1t has heretofore been supposed to be-
Lead City Tribune.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

The New Castle Alert is intensely
gratified over the brilliant prospects Of
early statehood-Hear it:
The present prospect for statehood
could not be brighter. We insisted
frop the start that Wyoming would be
admitted before our national holiday
celebration, but at the present time it
looks as if We could 60 it little better.
The bill in both houses Of congress is re-
ceiving favorable consideration, and de-
legate, Judge Carey, Is leaving no stone
unturned to bring the question to an
early and favorable consideration. With
new state, new county, new railroads
and twenty new brick two-story builings.
the other developments must follow.
We Newcastle 'uns will feel as big as
girl with new bonnet.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

Pierre, Feb. 1.-THE situation here
today over the opening Of the sioux res
ervation IL nearly the same as last night.
Last night the attempts to cross the
river into the promised land kept on, 1t
seeming that boomers never sleep. The
soldiers were taxed TO their utmost In
their attempts to keep the excited crowd
at bay. Another attempt 10 cross was
made by the South Pierre boomers last
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

A Missouri poet is said to be response
BILE for the following thrilling lines !:
Twas out in the glooming, way up in
Wyoming, maiden set combing her
golden hair, when, all heated with
roaming, all painting and foaming, there
came up and hugged--a grizzly bear.
1t did not alright her, the bear did not
bite her. she lay back and murmured,
still tighter dear! This broke up the
old bruin, he eft off his wooen', sneaked
back to the mountains and hid for q
year."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

A Nebraska paper notes the meeting
oftwo gentlemen upon the sidewalk in
one OF the towns of that state, where,
after the usual salutations, one says to
the other, II hear you are running a
prohibition paper in Iowa" eyes, he
replied, and doing well. See this cane ?
1t was presented to me by the local
prohibition club" 'Its a beauty"
"You bet it is. and its holds pint" said
the delightful Hawkeye expounder of
prohibition.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

In 1860 the state of Iowa had popu-
lation of only 674,9lS. Iowa then had
been a state in the union for fifteen
years and settlement had been in pro-
gress for nearly thirty years. South
Dakota has just barely been admitted
as state, and it has to-day nearly as
large population as Iowa had in 1850.
The probability is that within ten years
South Dakota will pass Iowa in popula.
ton. and still have room for multiplying
its population by ten.--Sioux City Journ-
nj
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15


Mining is fascinating industry, and
when it once folds its arms around
man, he is forever clasped in its en-
brace. For years and years the pros
pector, leaving comforts and friends be.
hind, will brave all hardships in new
and untried land, and encounter all the
hardships incident to such life, till at
last, as is too often the case, he lays his
bones to rest in some unfrequented wild
spot in the eager search for the hidden
wealth of the earth. He is the forerun
ner of civilization, the harbinger of the
good time coming, and a blessing to man
kind. In his restless wanderings in
search of the hidden metal. the miner
sees no stately forests, no luscious fruits
TO enchant the senses OF soothe the
mind; but in its torrid valleys, and on
base, bleak and trackless mountains.
that gold and silver are sought and only
occasionally found. In his search the
miner leaves behind him every luxury
of life, and every convenience of COM
fort. The metal which the gold miner
seeks to obtain is not gathered from
alluvial sands by unskilled toll. II can
only be wrenched from its embrace of
adamant by exhausting toll. 1t can
only be separated from the bases sur
rounding it by expensive machinery
and efforts Of patent science. To own
mine and mill that pays expenses and
profit, is the miners greatest ambition,
and the income derived therefrom gives
him more pleasure than an equal or
or even greater one from any other
source. To get it man must fight with
nature all the sciences and arts are
brought to his aid, and in the mill and
mine her obstacles are over come, md
the miner, learning more of natures
laws and ways, comes nearer and nearer
to God and to an appreciation of his
works. His rough gait and uncouth
appearance betoken more progress and
honesty than the silks and fine linen of
palace, and his open, free and manly
bearing make him as one of natures own.
No nobler, more patriotic, whole-souled
man liyes than the miner.-Pioneer.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

to be built at that place. 1t is further
stated that this force of men will come
to Pierre as soon as they finish their
work at that city for the purpose Of
making the final soundings for the
Northwestern railroad bridge which Is
TO be built across the river at Pierre. The
outfit is expected to be here within a
week or two. This would seem to in
dicate that the Northwestern was going
to extend its line to the Black Hills at
an early day."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15
NOT l,lamoriua.

Commenting upon an article appear.
ing in the CHRONICLE, in which it was
alleged that county division was seri-
ously contemplated by few individ-
uals." the Buffalo Gap News says:
The "few individuals" referred to do
not live in Buffalo Gap. County division
Is not one oft pressing needs of Custer
county. at least the voters In these parts
are not clamoring for 1t.
The News, and the people of Buffalo
Gap, evidently agree with the CHRONICLES
in the opinion, that the division plum
is at present triae too green to pick
profitably.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15
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Coles Minority Ranort.

The house committee on Mines and
Mining have reported unfavorable to
the passage of House Bill 2l5, a bill for
memorial to Congress asking that a
tariff be imposed on the importation OF
tin. Hon. Cyrus Cole: a member of the
house from this county, and member
of said committee, submitted minority
report, which is herewith appended.
Mr. SPEAKER:
The undersigned member of your
Committee on Mines and Mining is COM
PEELED by sense Of justice and fairness
TO dissent from the report of the major
ity Of the committee on the question Of
the adoption of House Bill No. 2l5:
A Memorial TO Congress praying for
protective duty on tin.
For the reason that il is the
plain duty Of every American citizen,
as well as the government of which
he is part, TO foster and encour-
age evey promising enterprise, and more
especially one of such importance as
that of the production Of tin, as the es-
tablishment of this important industry,
on firm basis in this country can only
result in great and permanent benefit
to the country, and add greatly to its
prosperity and wealth. 1t will also keep
at home, TO be paid out to honest labor,
the millions of dollars that are annually
being paid to foreign importers for this
indispensable mineral.
There has been great hue and cry
raised by foreign importers of tin that
the metal could not be produced in this
country, and it certainly would not be
IL they could prevent II. but notwith-
standing this formidable opposition and
the difficulties attending the establish
ment of an entirely new industry, We
are producing tin at this moment and
the enterprise will succeed in spite of
the venomous opposition of foreign in
terest, or the apathy Of our own citizens
to that which Is for their greatest good.
Respectfully submitted.
Cyrus COLE
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

and patronage of the state in addition
to the state normal school at Madison,
the presidents salary of which has been
increased this year from $l.750 to S2,250
per year. If the commissioner is going
into business he will do we'll to "blink'
his eye over the eastern portion of
South Dakota where he may discover
something abnormal in the number of
Normal schools. This were better than
to close the only Normal school west Of
the Missouri in South Dakota.--Water-
town Courier News.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

Mr.. Way has introduced house bill
No. 3O4, requiring county commissioners
to give bonds. Also pill for an act to
require the board of county commission
ers of counties segregated and created
from territory embraced within the
boundaries of another county, to issue
bonds TO pay an equal proportion of the
Indebtedness of the county existing at
the time Of the segregation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15
Wen 9ald.

The suggestion of Commissioner
Parker to close the Industrial school at
Plankington, and the Normal school at
Spearfish in view Of . lack Of funds in
the state treasury, seems unfair to the
institutions named. The Normal scho-
ol at Spearfsh is an efficient school ef-
ficiently managed. II is the only
school Of the kind in the Black His
country, while we have . system OF nor.
NAL departments in the vermillion
university, the Yankton college. the
Scotland academy, the Mitchell univers-
ity, the Pierre college, and the Red6eld
college. all conducted under the sanction
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

Pierre is wild with joy over the open
ing of the Sioux reservation, and Cham
berlain is rejoicing and throwing up its
hat for the same reason. The Black
Hills is less demonstrative, and max IS
but little noise, hut there is a deep i'm
preston prevailing among the people
that she will largely share in the bene-
fits growing out of the deal
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

The Pierre Fire and Marine Insurance
company has gone to the wall, with
liabilities eighteen thousand dollars in
excess of its assets. The company was
organized in February, 1885. The cause
of the failure is attributed to too much
underground insurance placed through
brokers in the east
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

Now that the Sioux reservation is
declared open, it remains for Uncle Sam
to go down in his jeans and at once dig
up about two million dollars for Lo, the
disconsolate, and commence rustling
around for the other three million
which in due time must be promptly
paid to the nations preferred creditors.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

The Pierre Capital Of recent date has
the following: "A few weeks ago there
was a number of the Northwestern
officials in the city for several days and
while here they had a small force OF
men engaged in making preliminary
soundings across the Missouri river at
the old boat landing. 1t Is now reliably
stated that force Of men with machin-
cry, ETC.. are at work in Sioux City
making the dnal soundings for bridge
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

A Fairburn correspondent. in a recent
communication to the Buffalo Gap News,
says: Fairburn now has three stores,
two blacksmith shops and one board
ing house. We need news paper and
an NJ. d. then we can afford one or two
Atty's at Law and a steam laundry and
compete with Chicago for the Worlds
Fair.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

Senator Moody has introduced bills in
the senate for the relief of Morris Appel,
of Pennington county, in the sum Of
$725. Henry Bradley, of Yankton coun-
ty, in the sum of 81 ,030, and John Ston-
age, Of Yankton county, in the sum Of
81 ,53S for Indian depredations.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

A Washington special of the 10th inst.
says Senator Moody's bill creating three
special divisions of the South Dakota
district court passed the senate to-day,
and provides for district court meetings
at Pierre, Deadwood and Sioux Falls,
while the circuit court meets at Sioux
Falls and Deadwood.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

The Pierre Capital says, q motion Of
DIR. Stewart, that the members contri-
butte one-half of their per diem to the
seed wheat sufferers, created lively
scramble among the poor senators.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

Through the influence of Congress.
man Pickler, the secretary of war has
decided to furnish colored maps of the
battle grounds of the late war to the
Grand Army posts of South Dakota.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

The gentiles of Salt Lake are rejoicing
in consequence of their victory over the
Mormons at the late municipal election
in that city.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

The supreme court has decided against
the saloonkeepers, in recent case test
ing the North Dakota prohibitory law.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15

The lower house of the state legis-
lature have declared in favor OF Chicago
for the Worlds Fair.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-02-15
AGENT FOR BUCKEYE BINDING AND MOVING MACHINES

Custer. City. SO. Dakota.