Custer chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, Black Hills, D.T. [S.D.]) 1880-1890, 1890-01-18
south Dakota.

""hinB = tour OF the cities in the state.
About sl7e,000 was expended in building
Improvements at Hot Springs during 1889.
The Brunswick hotel at Groton was re-
Gently damaged by FIRE to the extent of
$500.
1t Is expected that the new court house at
Canton will be fully completed by Febru.
AIRY /.
The Manitoba road has closed its stations
Mt Plana and Geneseo on account of dull
times.
Make Kuehn, q small boy Of Arlington,
was seriously injured the other day by be-
Ing kicked by a colt.
The Deadwood city council has prohib-
tied the small boy from coasting down hill
within the city limits.
Dan Nourse, former city editor of the
Belt Herald, Lead City, has secured a half
interest in that paper.
The Sanborn county publishers have en-
tered into a mutual agreement to reduce
the size of their papers.
"A thorough canvass has developed the
fact that Hand county favors equal suf-
frage by a large majority.
Sioux Falls parties are in the east In the
interest of a new $3.50, 900 hotel to be built
during the coming season.
Work on the water irrigating canal
had to be suspended last week on account
OF the extreme cold weather.
over l0O cars of coal have been handled
by the commissioners of Faulk county and
supplied to the people at reduced rates.
A fire at c. g. Leyse 81 Co.'S general
store at Brookings last week damaged the
building and stock to the amount of $4,000.
During 1879 the transactions of the First
national bank of Deadwood amounted to
no 100000, or at the rate of about SSS, 600 a
day.
Citizens of iroquois will hold a meeting
on Thursday evening to discuss the sinking
of an artesian well to furnish water for the
city.
The Kimball Graphic shines in a new
dress. The faces of South Dakota news
papers indicate that South Dakota is all
right.
The boarding house of Mrs. Woods, at
1alena, was destroyed by fire. The board
ers escaped, but only with their wearing
apparel.
susan b. Anthony has written a pam
phlet on woman suffrage, and 5000 copies
Oh It will be distributed throughout South
Dakota.
Charles Wilkins, accused of criminal as
sault on Ella Murphy, a weak minded girl.
has been bound over to the grand Jury at
Sioux Falls.
1here il n $t5J organ awaiting the lucky
holder of ticket 1857 in the Dakota Book
and Stationery c~ompany's holiday lottery
ut Madison.
Ed Kennedy, a rising youSg lawyer Of
Parker, has just fallen heir to the sum of
IS 5000 by the death of a rich uncle in New
York state.
"A bill will be introduced into the legis-
iature by a Black Hills member providing
that nine Jurors may agree upon a verdict
I'm civil cases.
Swans Thompson, a farmer living near
Deadwool, was thrown from his horse last
week and received a broken leg and severe
internal injuries.
OF some twenty wells put down In the
vicinity OF Ashton, at a depth of from 100
to 20 feet, gas in greater or less quantity
has been found in all of them.
The Deadwood Times and Pioneer both
Issued first class New Years editions set.
ting forth the wonderful growth and
bright future prospects of tie metropolis
of the Hills.
The marriage record of Lawrence county
Tor the year 1859 shows that eighty nine
marriages were contaminated. The oldest
groom was "a; the oldest bride the same
age. The youngest groom was is: the
youngest bride II.
So for ms The A..
to learn all the saloons in the city except
three remain wide open. The A~rgus-Leader
IS inclined to favor a postponement of any
aggressive enforcement measures until the
legislature has had time to act.
Governor Miller gave as his reasons for
vetoing the North Dakota agricultural col
lege bill that there was no money with
which to support the institution and that
the attorney-general had rendered a de-
sisfon declaring the bill unconstitutional.
The members of the State Fair associa-
ton will meet at Pierre on the 18th inst. to
elect officers for the ensuing year and de-
eide upon the location for the next fair.
Sioux Falls, Mitchell, Huron, Aberdeen
and Watertown are in the race for location.
IL. 5, Bliss, OF Rapid City, has Just
patented a fire escape which gives promise
Of making him indepently wealthy. A patent
office official states that out of about 200
applied for on fire escapes the one
originated by Mr.. Bliss is the be It and
1 mpiest.
Sioux Falls has been asked TO report to
The treasury department at Washington the
amount of space required for postofice
room, and also the amount of room re-
CURED by the United States marshal. This
Is regarded as encouraging to the govern
ment building project.
Teddy Green, a blooming young Britisher
direct from Lunnon, ye know horn
~swoggled a Sioux Falls business man into
starting him upin the restaurant business.
and after cutting a wide swath in Sioux
Falls society for about two months, and
about $500 in debt, last week de-
parted without bidding good. by to his
creditors.
The Glendale Mining company will be
The first company to put Black Hills tin
Upon the market. The large stamp mill il
now In constant operation and a large
quantity OF concentrates will be shipped to
Chicago this week for smelling, the com
pany having not rs vet added a smeltery