Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-05-16
his eyes by the rod slipping from th. tougs

his eyes by the rod slipping from tho tougs
and striking him in the face.
The Potter County Index announceo that
1t will succumb to the inevitable May 9,
and suspend publication
a recent resident of lroquois, who moved
to the state of Washington, writes his
brother advising him to stick to his Da-
kota farm. He says everything is over
done out there and that thousands OF men
are out of employment.
Articles of incorporation for the SPHINX
County Abstract company, Redfeld, the
Brooking County Fair association and for
tho Great Northern Sheep company ut
Milbank, Grant county, have been filed
with the secretary of state.
The annual meeting of the Midland asso-
citation of Congregational ministers and
churches will lie held at Columbia the
10Th, 10Th and 21st of May. United States
Senator Kyle is announced TO speak on the
"Princip'es OF Christianity Applied to FL
nance
Clark Pilot Review: The annual state
year 1890 by the four leading hail associ-
ations shows that they sustained losses
amounting TO Sl9p, 240. so. If, as is esti-
mated, there was fully as much loss sus-
tained by those not insured, It really looks
as IL it Is the farmers first care to know
that he is protected against hail.
Press and Dakotan: South Dakota will
have u prosperous year. 1t will be pros
perity of q substantial character, not bor-
rowed and transient, but produced from
the soil. Not IA boom, but n genuine growth
that will remain to be Increased by subse-
quent prosperous seasons.
The time for holding the state Sabbath
school convention at Madison has been
changed to June 9, 10 IL. The day ses-
sions are to be conducted on the Chau-
tauqua grounds, at Lake Madison. Each
sunday school pupil will be asked to con-
tribute cents for the expenses. glori'
Gus meeting is anticipated.
Mayor Peck in his coming message will
recommend great reduction in the sal
aries of city officials. The largest cut is
in the mayors salary. which he thinks
ought to be reduced from g., 600 to $500.
ANt" lONh SgClOn lines ufe DelnE
established in Valley Springs and Red
Rock townships. Nearly every public road
in Red Rock is changed by the new sur
vey, necessitating much labor and ex-
pense.
The Parkston advance says "thcre is
large lake IN Hutchinson county well filed
with corn.fed fish (bullheads). They got
away with seven acres of corn which was
left in the field shocked but not husked.
The Huron Huronite's mathe met tician
has found that the chief city we'll in Hu.
ron sends up 1900, QC0 tons of water every
year. At ten tons to the car 1t would load
400 coo cars or about !, 100 cars a day; or
ffty-fve trains Of twenty cars each per
day. To carry this off by railroad the
would have to start "A fully loaded
twenty car train every twenty-six minutes
even IL he carried water on both shoul-
ders. 1t is going to be wet in South Da-
kota.
James Calleran, near Montrose, is pre-
pairing to revolutionize the business of sod
breaking He has just received "a gang
plow with four l4-inch breaking plows at
tached, which will be propelled across the
prairie by a twelve-horse power traction
engine.
ii. c. Gaymon, of Watertown, has just
recovered his little 9-year-old daughter,
who was kidnapped by woman from IA
Watertown hotel two years ago. Tho
woman died in St Joseph, Mo, short
time ago and m ade confession which led
to the recovery of the child by her father.
A meeting of the officers and advisory
committee of the Lake Madison Veterans
as sociation is called TO meet ut Madison,
Tuesday, May 5. All Grand Army posts
interested in the coming encam pment are
requested to send delegates to this prepar.
atory meeting. The proposals of cities or
localities desiring the encampment will be
considered.
Madison Leader: A. A. Bartlett, tho
.s.aa r@l.s las as.s & oSassa Hy ssss.s.
stands two and half feet high, is formed
like crane and has delicate white plum
age. 1t is unlike anything before captured
in the north, and is believed to be native
of the southland. 1t was shot by Henry
Cuisine on Lake Madison.
The Shaft Shoe company Of Aberdeen
mus ~ i"poSslpAo W heep up Win tbo
orders for it's seamless vamp shoe. More
help has been telegraphed for and addi-
tional power will soon be supplied to run
the machinery.
w. o. Roberts, a man about 80 years of
nge, committed suicide at the farm of o.
II. Dehart, near Warner, Monday morn
ing. He came to Warner from Athol
some time ago and worked at various little
jobs until he found mploy ment with Mr..
Dehart. Monday morning he took a
loaded shotgun and went to tho granary.
Placing the muzzle at his breast in the
Vicinity of the lungs he sprang tire trigger
with lath and received the full charge,
tearing u horrifying looking bole in his
body.
The Press and Dakotan says that Yank-
ton cement Is now handled by the largest
i'm mporters and dealers in the United States.
An example of the profit in sheep raising
is found in the experience of a North Da-
kota farmer. He started two years ago
with u capital of 5000. Since then he has
sold 500 worth OF wool and $500 worth of
sheep, and has 400 sheep now, for which
he Ii as refused 81. so each.
READY FOR BUSINESS.