Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1890-12-27

the legislature of North Dakota and 80 per
cent of tina: body are farmers.
IL. l.. ketchum. of Sioux Falls, received
a commission "Wednesday appointing hip
aide-de-camp on Governor MeIlette's stan
with the rank Of colonel,
South Dakota offers the following beet
sugar houuties: For raw, granulatel or
refined sugar, l cent per pound for syrup
or molasses, = cents per gallon.
The Custer Chronicle reports IA tin
strike IN the Saliie Cavanaug h claim. The
ore, it says, Equals, if ~ does not surpass,
IA richness, any found on the belt.
IN Clark county the brotherhood Of Pur
pose has several indictments against z
large number Of persons on the charge Of
usury, One Insurer has been convicted.
Rev, Vim. Fielder, Of Huron, has beer
appointed delegate from South Dakota tc
tie ecumenical NJ. L, conference 10 be held
n Washington next October and Noyem
Der.
Thu Minnehaba National Of Sioux Fails
holds 500 Of the paper Of the Huron Ma
tioral bank, which failed Tuesday. Tbs
MinneLaAa is secured with abundant col
lateral.
The ndian in the penitentiary at Sioux
taiis has been INDUCING IN tie ghost dance
for the past month. 1t seems he got onto
tie Messiah racket about as Quich as nis
dusky brethren out on the plains.
The Arsus.Leader says the Sioux Falls
e~lectric railroad Ia, the longest circuit in
the world fourteen miles. The next long
est is ten miles, And the Sioux Fails road
is making money.
Tie Rapid City Journal says that the
best Ind an fighters in this part of the
country are found in the hotel Hobbies of
Rapid City. They might be be found IN
The Saloons, if Rapid City had any saloons
The Fort Pierre Fairplay says: The
bounty of So by the county for wolf scalps
IS hnTing a tendency to stimulate this in
dUstry with the Indians who trap them, as
the pelt has a further value of 81
The Sioux Falls Press says the Indian in
the peniteutiary in that city has been in
duising in the ghost dance for the past
month. 1t seems be co. onto the Mess al
racket about as quick as bis dusky breth
fen out on the plains,
1he Geadwood Pioneer says: Bartlett
"Trip is sanguine of his election TO the
United States senate, He claims he has
the entire democratic support, and a ma
jority Of republicans and Independents are
for him as a second choice
Ben Arnold, the Bad river philosopher,
was at Pierre the other day. Ben brought,
with him the latest official dispatch from
the seat Of war, TO the effect that Indians
had stolen the Nebraska line and were
fast making il into lariats,
Four indictments have been found
against Godkin, the Rapid City photo
%grapher, who took nude pictures of young
girls, for the following offenses; Making
indecent photographs; enticing young girls
aud corrupting morals, etc. rape; assault
with intent to rape.
Judge {. s. Palmer, of Sioux Falls. has
just received his discharge from the army.
He took the place of his brother, ). NJ.
Palmer, and served thaough the rebellion
in his name. Lately he has had the rec
ords at Washington changed and received
an honorable discharge in his own name.
4. Z. Blanchard, of Nutshell, public ex-
aminer for the state, was on an official
visit to the insane hospital at Sioux Falls
Wednesday. His official report has no.
yet made its appearance, but from re-
marks he has made unoficially he finds
the institution in excellent condition.
In commenting upon J. Leslie Thomp-
sons alleged interview with Grover
Cleveland, the Sioux Falls CORES pondent
of the Sioux City Times says in the last is
sue of that paper: "Mr. Thompson was
seen by your correspondent and remarked
that the Press story was simply the out
growth of Calls imaginative intellect"
Charley De Ryder, of Sioux Falls, Tues
day sold his half-interest in the pacing
horse Skylark to N. Z. Phillips for 81, 100
spot cash. This is a pretty good price for
the ha~lf-ownership of any one horse out Of
every thousand, but it is dirt cheap for the
gaunt, thin, 1.-THE side wheeler Skylark.
Hermosa has offered the Dakota, Wyom-
ing and Missouri River railroad company,
for the building Of the road from Hermosa
to Hin City and the coal fl elds, a warranty
deed TO 900 acres of land in the immedi-
ate vicinity of the town; also o niuety-
nipe-year franchise for a street car line,
electric light, gas works and water works.
Some people in Yankton are saying tina.
the Palmer license law would fit that
towns case pretty well.
Fred ~Skogiand was found by the road
side in "A dying condition near Lead, and
b. died before lie could be moved TO shell
ter.
Hon. J. {, White, well known to the tenn
perance people of North Dakota as the
secretary OF the mon partisan prohibition
! alliance is lying very i'll at his home in
Cassel,on, having been confined TO his bed
for more than one year past from diseases
resulting from wounds received in the SER
vice. An effort is being made to secure
for him an increase of pension.
The Redfeld Observer is informed that
Sphinx county will lose from 500 to $500 on
the seed wheat deal of a year ago.
"This," the Observer says, ''seems like o
considerable amount, but when compared
with the deficit in other counties in the
state, IL is small.
Circuit court of South Dakota opened
with the case of Clark @. Coa vs.. II. L..
Hollister. This Is a suit to recover si4,-
OO0 invested by Mr., Coats In the purchase
Off, 100 shares Of stock In the late Dskota
Insurance company. The transaction
dates from April, lSSS, in the days whom
the insurance company WAS by rsputs In
a hourishing condition,
Armour Tribune: Another thing that
South Dakota needs are a few beet &
factories. 1, now remains for Yankton or
Sioux Falls TO lead out in this new indus
try, and IA few OF the other cities-among
them A rmoar-wiif follow suit With fr-
rigation aud beet sugar raising our farm
sra would nave money to throw At the
birds."
One day last week eighteen persons con-
fined in the Cass county. N. d., jail await
ing trial, were discharged because the
witnesses had all removed from the
county. Two days after sixteen OF the
eighteen were again beshnd the bars, prinr
e'2aliy for stealing.