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Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
DOINGS IN DAKOTA
The Yankton CoIIege---Romance
and Crime.
Packing House at Pierre-United
states Court at Deadwood-Cattle
Business i'm the West.

The fall term of the Yankton college
will open September 0, with Rev. d. T.
Bradley as acting president. The in
stitution was never on a better footing,
and the prospect for a large number OF
students is better that ever before. The
corps Of professors and instructors are
as follows: Rev. j. 7. Shaw, Latin; w.
j. McMurtry, Greek; IL. II. Swain, his
tory; A. T. Free, natural science; f. f.
Thwing, mathematics, with Miss Up
dyke as assistant; Miss Emma Parsons,
English history; Miss Alice Kingsbury,
French; G.. G.. Wenzlaff, German. The
musical department will be in charge of
f. J.. Stead and John Randolph, and
Miss Minnie jerks as assistant. Mrs.
Garfield will have charge of the ladies'
hall. Several improvements have been
made in the course. 1t is expected that
the graduating class in the regular col
lege curse will be twice as large as in
any previous year.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
RODhcd q Safe.

MARsHALLTowN, Sept. 6.-Burglars
cracked the safe of Manawaring Bros.
store at Melburn, this county, last
night, securing $3.50 in cash, $1,000
worth of notes and checks and some
other valuables, ali belonging TO an
other merchant named John q. Chand-
Ter, which his clerk had deposited in
Manawaring Bros safe while Chandler
was attending the state fair at Des
Moines. 1t was an expert job and the
robbers left no clue.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
A Romance.

An interesting romance m from
the Crow Creek reservation. Il. +.
Balch, a badly crippled veteran of the
civil war, now a settler on these lands,
has just received intelligence which
makes his heart glad. Some fourteen
years ago, wnIIe living IN MISSOURI, Mr..
Balch's little girl, hen s years old, was
stolen from her home 10y some unknown
persons, and for many years, though
much money and time was spent in the
search, no trace Of the lost one could be
found. A communication of his to the
authorities at Washington recently in
regard TO his pension was published in
the newspapers, and caught his daugh-
ter's eye, who has been residing in
Texas. She at once opened up COM
munications with Mr.. Balch, and with
the aid of a pair of earrings on her at
the time Of her capture, and in other
ways convinced him that she was be-
yond all doubt his long lost daughter,
and whom he had long since given up
all hope of ever seeing again. The un-
bounded delight CT the father can bet
ter be imagined than described, and he
can hardly contain himself until her
arrival, she having left her home in
Texas to Join her father in his reserva-
ton home.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

Last week a gentleman was at Pierre
from Chicago quietly making inyestiga-
tions relative to establishing a big beef
packing house there next spring. Good
local authority asserts that the gentle
man was a representative of Phil Ar
mour. Whether it will result into any
thing tangible or not, there is every
reason to believe such an institution
would find a superb location in Pierre,
it being the shipping point for the
greatest cattle and stock country in tho
United States.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
CnmnIicnIcd Rann Gasa.

Gettysburg, OAK, advices state that
John Hanlein was arrested and brought
there OF a charge of rape. d, Vaun,
the girls father, was the prosecuting
witness. The girl, who is only 10 years
of age, in her testimony implicated her
mother and uncle, and a good portion OF
the neighborhood besides, among others
w. Il. ThUrlow, independent candidate
for state senator, and ho is now under
arrest. The testimony of the girl, her
mother and the other witnesses showed
a state Of total ~depravity simply dis
gushing and british. Moses Slawson,
who was a witness and somehow impli-
Gated in the case, made an effort to cut
his own throat, but did the job in a
bungling manner and was around again
IN a few hours. The man IIanlein vas
bound over in $500, and the chances are
that several others, with the mother of
the girl, will be held for trial.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

The stock raising business is becom-
ing al important industry west of the
Missouri river. Since the opening to
settlement Of the Sioux reservation
thousands of head of cattle and sheep
have been taken across the big river TO
be herded on the excellent and extern
siye ranges there. The stockmen in the
Black Hills region alone will ship fully
90, 900 head Of cattle to the eastern mar
kets yet this year. The Elkhorn road
will handle this immense amount of
stock. Apportioning eighteen head to
a car it will take 1873 trains of fifteen
cars each to complete the work or a
total Of 5000 cars. Estimating the rate
at 500 per car land it will exceed that
amount), the Elkhorn road will receive
an even $500, 900 for the haul. Ship
ments will soon begin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
Fell Sixty Feet.

DUBUQUE, Sept. 4.-Henry Hiele, 4
tinsmith. while at work yesterd ay
morning on the roof of a high school
building, lost his footing on the wet
and slippery shingles and fell from the
rear Of the building to the ground, a
distance of sixty feet. He struck upon
q pile of bricks and was picked up un-
conscious. His right leg Is broken in
two places and his jaw bone, shoulder
and ankle dislocated. He also received
internal injuries which will prove fatal.
He came to Dubuque seven months ago
and vas the support Of a widowed
mother, who lives in Chicago.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

courts convened at Deadwood last Mon
day, Hon. A. J.. Edgerten presiding, as
sisted by Clerk Fender and Marshal
Fry. The session will probably last two
or three weeks. The sessions of the
United States courts will now and here
after be held in the new city hall, where
spacious accommodations are provided.
United States Attorney Sterling is pres
ent, as well as other prominent mem
bers Of the bar from all over the state.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
The retaliation Me..ure.

WASHINGTON, Sept Now that the
president has signed the meat inspec-
ton bill it Is in order for the state de-
partment to call the attention of the
United States ministers to Germany,
France and England to invite the At
tention of those governments TO the
measure. This will be done next week.
No further action will then DO taken In
the matter for . couple Of months, but
unless the determinations exercised to-
ward American meat product In those
countries are Withdrawn by that time,
the president will be advised by many
members Of the house Of representa-
tives who are watching the matter
closely, TO put In force the authority TO
re~taliste with which he ie vested by the
law In question.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

OMAHA. Nsb., Sept 5.-A party OF
agents Of western railroads will leave
for New York and the east next week
for the purpose Of securing several
thousand railroad laborers for work In
the extreme west A large number of
roads are suffering from the scarcity OF
this class OF labor, and IL is said that
not less than 10, 900 men, strong, able
bodied and whiting to rought 1t can find
steady employment in Colorado and the
states beyond for fully year at good
wages.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

The Preacher Was DRINK.

DUBUQUE, Sept 4.-The people Of the
United Lutheran church Of Andrew,
Jackson county, are badly demoralized
over the scandalous conduct of their
pastor, Rev. j.. NJ. Macarthur. On his
return recently from the presbytery he
remained two days in a neighboring
state in an intoxicated condition, while
his wife was very sick and only eight
miles away. The elders of the church
have enacted a promise from Macarthur
that he will leave Andrew within a
week, never to return. He is a we'll
educated and a brilliant pulpit orator,
but original packages kept him o
SANITY in original sin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
His Last SIeep.

DUBUQUE, Sept. Adam Fleckstein,
q farmer living near Sherill's Mound,
left homo at noon Tuesday to pick hops.
Not returning at 10 o'clock last night
his wife and sons started to look for
him. Alter searching the hop field
they went down to the Chicago, st. Paul
and Kansas City railroad track and
there found his l~ifeless body lying on
the r~ight-of-way. A coroner's inquest
developed the fact that Fleckstein had
been drinking during the afternoon.
and 1t seems that he lay down on the
track and went to sleep.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
All Over the state.

Yankton is working for a free ferry.
Hay is bringing IS per ton at Rapid City
Rapid City has built a tower for its fire
alarm bell.
Indian creek hay is selling at sls per ton
In Deadwood.
Rapid City is talking about gas for man
ufacturiHg purposes.
Sioux Falls has made application for
two additional mail carriers.
East Sioux Falls decides in favor of in
corporation by a vote of 142 to 0.
The poy roll of the Northern Pacific
road at Fargo is about 8 1000 per month.
Alex Mclean, Of Mitchell, has been
taken to the Yankton insane asylum for
+. F. Crow, charged with arson in con-
nection with the Highmore FIRE, is under
81, COO bonds.
Pierre claims to have built this year, or
to now have in the course Of CONSTRUCTION,
$50 new buildings.
The corner stone of the irst six-story
building in South Dakota was laid in Sioux
Falls Saturday.
Thomas Bennett, who had his leg broken
a few days ago in a min at Deadwood,
died of lockjaw.
Another artesian well has been struck
at Ysnkton, GO feet in depth, with an
ample flow of water.
TIL McCook County Veterans assocla-
tion has made arrangements to nave q re-
union at Salem September4.
Burglars raided the residence of Jules
Rebsamen. in Deadwood Thursday after
noon, securing "a in money and some
jewelry.
The house of r. B. Baldwin, near Olivet,
was destroyed by fire last week. The fam-
lily lost all their household goods and wear
Ing APPAREL; no insurance.
Carl, the l~2-year-old son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob Knudson, of Grafton, was killed
Thursday by being thrown from u wagon,
and one of the wheels passing over the
head, crashing the skull.
In Hermosa Charles Robertson's little
daughter was playing with matches in the
stable the other day, and as a consequence
SGT Gre to the hay. destroying his log stable
and quite a quantity Of hay.
A l00-acre field OF wheat belonging to
Younger. living near Elkton, was
destroyed by FIRE . fswdsys age. The Are
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
The Chicago Exposition.

CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-The annual inter
state exposition was opened in the ex-
position building on the lake front last
night with the usual elaborate cere-
monies. 1t is more complete than any
of its predecessors. Wisconsin, Michi-
gan, Indiana and other states being
we'll represented. The fine art exhibit
is especially fine, and in the agricul-
tural, mechanical and manufacturing
departments the EXHIBITS are of a re-
markably higb order. The attendance
promises to largely eclipse that of all
previous interstate shows given in this
CITY.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
Tired of Life.

DUBUQUE, Sept Al. Flint. OF Ryan,
Delaware county, shot himself through
the heart and was found dead Tuesday.
Though but "a years old he was post.
master and the leading business man in
Ryan and conducted o bank and q gen.
eral store, a livery and wagon shop,
and bought grain and stock. He left a
note saying that he was tired Of bust.
ness cares, but 1t is thought he was dis.
appointed in love.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
Statue ola prohihitionlHt.

CHICAGO, Sept 4.-The work of plac-
ing in position the statue to the men,
DRY Of the Hon. John p. Finch at Rose
Hill cemetery was finally completed
last evening and the unwilling cere.
mony will take place toward the end Of
the month, Tho eminent abstainer and
prohibitionist occupied the position Of
Right Worthy Grand Templar at the
time OF his death, October 3, 1882, and
members of the order of Good Templars
in every part of the world whore it has
even the slightest foothold have con-
tributed toward the memorial shaft.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
VIII Try the boycott.

LIVERPOOL, Sept. 6.-The trades
unions congress at today's session
adopted resolutions to boycott unfairly
made goods and railways, tramways or
boats whose ~workmen are u~nderpaid,
and to exclude n%on-union papers from
all future congresses Of the onion dele
gates. Birstwill and Slater refused to
serve on the committee appointed to
urge 4 parliament measure making
eight hours a days work. John Burns
was appointed to fill the vacancy. The
congress then dissolved amidst groans
and misses,
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
Tho Order or Red Men.

BOSTON. Sept. 4.-The annual meet
ing Of the supreme league of national
chieftains Of the Independent Order of
Red Men OF the United States opened
here today. This is the uniform branch
OF the order and they propose to treat
the Huh to . public parade Of adopted
savages in full war paint. Next week
he great council OF the order in the
United States will kindle its big cam
flre in this city. :
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
~Independents Meet.

ELK POINT, Sept. G-The i%ndepend-
ents Of the county enjoyed a mass meet
ing here yesterday. Loucks, Zipp and
Grill made addresses. Loucks claimed
that the nomination of John r. Gamble
was set up in Sioux Falls by Senator
P%ettigrew, which Of course is false. Mr..
Gamble was fairly nominated after an
animated contest About 500 persons
were preSent.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
dumas, Daupbter 70 wed.

New York, Sept 6.-Numerous in
vitations have been received In this
city from Alexander Dumas to the we'd
ding of his daughter Jeannine to Count
Hauterive, which takes place in Paris
early next month. The groom belongs
to one of the most ancient families of
Auvergne. The preparations for the
event indicate that 1t will be one of the
finest hat Paris has witnessed for
many years.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
A promiuent ,Jourpaliss dead

New York, Sept. GA Paris letter
nnounces the death Of Colonel Evelyn,
a prominent American journalist, and
of late years m of the best known and
most poplar members Of the club circle
in that city. He served in the confed-
crate army throughout the war and sub.
sequently went to Paris as correspon-
dent of several prominent American va
pers, gaining considerable Of q reputa-
ton. Gradually, however, he gave up
journalistic pursuits and lived entirely
in the club world. He was Sc years Of
age and succumbed to a malady Of long
cfapliup
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

SCRANTON. Pa, Sept A coal train
on the New York, Ontario and Western
railroad a over q COW tonightat Mary,
vile, fourteen miles from this city.
The train left the track and crashed
into . small hotel standing close to the
track. The building was lifted from It's
foundation walls and . man named VIM.
Lyons, who was inside, was killed.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

The approaching marriage of the
beautiful daughter of the Baron de
MUnrrTncfn to tho young Vieompte de
Seze is made unusually interesting by
the connection of both families with the
revolution of 1896. 1t was the grand
father of M. de Seze who defended
Louis XVI. before the national conven-
ton. and it was the greataunt of Mile.
Mohrenheim's mother, Nine. de Korff,
who lent her carriage to the king and
- 10 when they ~endeavored to escape
"a krennes.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

WASHINGTON. Sept. 4.-Acting sscre-
tary Wharton has received . dispatch
from Minister Miner ct the city OF
Guatemala saying that peace will b.
proclaimed next week and that the
armed forces were rapidly ~disbanding.
The minister makes no allusion TO the
recent shooting affair, and Wharton a.
taehss no importance 70 ths episode
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
Shoe his Wire.

ATLANTIC CRY, NJ j., Sept. 4.--Jo-
seph +. Young, OF Philadelphia. shot
and fatally wounded his wife early this
morning ct tho Minnequa house. He
then attempted to commit suicide but
only succeeded In slightly woundinp
himself In the head. The cause was
Iealousy.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

Inc figure 0 seems to have largely en-
tered into the life Of George w. Keene,
Of Boston. His father died in 1859 at
the age of SO, and was buried on jan
uary 20. Mr.. Keene was married May
90. and enlisted In the civil war June
10, 1863, the figures of the year when
added being a multiple nine. He was
mustered out June 20 and discharged
July o. His son was married October
30 and on the 9th Of the present month
be was injured and had to go TO the
hospital, from which hewas discharged
on the 10th. AS Mr.. Keene Is now in
his 59th year he might attribute his in
jury TO that fact.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
Ready for n FRAY.

Albany, N. Y, Sept. 6.--The non
union employees Of the West Albany
yards are armed with reyolvers today
and will deal summarily with any who
attempt to beat them. The assault on
Snyder Thursday night has led to this
determination.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

In a western town the other day two
funeral professions met in a narrow
street, and tho driver Of each hearso re-
fused to give way, resulting in a block
ade which lasted for hours. Meanwhile
the somewhat hilarious mourners passed
the time in songs. The names of the
songs are not given, but nothing could
be more appropriate than IF a Body
Meet a Body" suggests the Pittsburg
Bulletin.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
PROMINENT LaMyer Dxine.

SPRNGFIELD. ILL.,, Sept. 6.-Colonel
James II. Matheny, Judge Of the county,
court and n OF the best known men in
central Illinois, was suddenly stricken
with congestion of the lungs this morn
ing and Is now lying at the point
death.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

A new cure has been invented in
Germany, which may be adopted as q
gfsater novelty than the mind sure or
the faith cure. Its basis is the harden
ing OF the human organizm, which has
been disastrously enfeebled by civiliza-
ton. Tho patients initiate the noble
savage and the gypsy, and the system
includes going barefoot as one part of
the cure. One German parish includes
400 patients.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
Wil Brine suft

Dies MONIES, Sept 5.-The board OF
railroad commissioners have ordered
Attorney-Gsneral Stone TO bring suit
against all railroad lines In the state
that have refused or failed TO put into
effect the Joint rates recently ordered
BY the commissioners
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
shot Himself.

CHICAGO, Sept. GA man killed him
self this morning In a disreputable
house on Third avenue. He left . card
bearing the name Joseph Seaclustal, ar
chitect, $50 La6alle street
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

John McCrancy, living near King
ston, has found a most wonderful stone,
says tho savannah News. While plow-
ing on n sand bar in the Etowah river
he saw something shining with the
most brilliant light just to one side of
him. lie stopped his pillow and went to
,pick it up, 1t was a clear white stone,
the size Of an egg, rejecting in one way
all the colors Of the rainbow. Turning
it over the colors took on the character
Of a spirit level, following each other
up through the center of the rock till
all were gathered at one end. Mr.. Nc
Crancy has been offered $1,000 for it.,
bat refused it. lie will take it to At
lanta to have it tested, 1t may be a
diamond. 1t cmits a perfectly white
light in the dark.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
CHICAGO, Sept. 8.

NHfNhuV, Dcpts o,
HoGs-Light, So. 90@i60; mixei, 500
$50; heavy, IS. e0ta4.5,.
CATTLE-Beeves, g.. e0a5.2 5; steers, S. 40
a. 40; stockcrs and feeders, s2.00(03. %:
cows, bulls and mixed, 81. 1908. 50; Texas
corn fed steers, $2.t0@S.5t.
SHEEP-Nativcs, S4.00@5.00; western,
%. 1904. 30; Texans, 81 .75Qet.6O.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
ELECTROCUTED.
A Des Moines Bill Poster Meets a Horrible
Death.

N DUE "UIHtb Dill II UbFFT MttVtH HOFFIHIt
Death.
DIES MONIES, Sept Jack Crockett,
aged 10 years, bill poster for Fosters
~opera-house, was killed last evening
while on top of the building witnessing
the fireworks. BY some mischance he
caught hold OF al electric light wire and
received a fatal shock. His hands were
burned in a terrible manner.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

Something in the wheel pit at Cooks
mills, ~Prestontown, Conn, the other
day, made the wheel gurgle, wheeze
and ]clattcr, so the mill man shut Off tho
water and the machinery stopped. When
the water oozed out of its pit he and his
man went down into the dark hole to
see what the matter was. Lying on
their faces, they gazed into the gloom
and heard something creak and splash
about in the wet pit. Two big swapping
turtles were in the hole, and they APP
reared to share the miller's desire that
in some way they might be got out.
The ncighbors rallied at the mill, and
after a good deal Of work and by means
Of tackles and ropes the beasts were
hoislcd out Of the pit, One turtle
weighed forty-thrce pounds and tho
other thirty-seven.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
THE MARKETS.
Live Stock.

SIOUX CRY, Sept. 8.
HoGs--Light, 81 l09L20; mixed, s4.00
@i.i.H; heavy, s4.10@t15.
CATTLE Steers, 1,lu0 to 1900 pounds,
90. 000d3 80; feeders, S2.25@2.75; stockers,
S2. 25012. 65; cows, common to good, 81. 25@
$50; yearlings, $2.000G2. 80; bulls, $1,000
1.5O; veal calves, $1.0O@2.00
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13
Fire Still RaRing.

CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-Zealnot and sew
eral other Hungarian villages have been
nearly destroyed by fires.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

Over ll0,C0o-to be exact Ill ,5s9-smi-
grants embarked during the last quarter
from the various ports OF the British Isies
These include 50, 46s foreigners.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

According to the returus Of the DO
-ainim Immigration department no
less than ST., 200 immigrants from for
eign lands settled in the dominion be-
tween the years 1851 and 1882, yet the
year book just received by the federal
government only claims an increase of
730,o46 in the dominion population
since 1851. There is too much emigra-
ton to this country for the dominion to
grow very fast.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-09-13

Tho London Times predicted the re-
cent storm in Argentine politics by an
editorial published about a fortnight be-
fore the fighting began. The article
WA, extremely moderate in tone, and
Was oyidcntly intended to caution the
British public against lending any more
money in the Argentine republic at
present. With s2S5, OOO, 600 of money in
jeopardy, one would think the British
investor would say that ne has had
enough III hat country,