Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1891-04-25

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Cham berlain to open up Aluminium fields,
which are said to exist there in great
abundance
A. G. Folsom. of Deli Rapids, is acting as
warden of the Sioux FelIs penitentiary
during the temporary absence Of Il. D..
kanouse in California.
Pat Cusick, of Whitewood, will soon
commence the construction Of his big irri-
eating canal in Butte county. 1t will be
twenty-five miles long.
DIR. ID. +. Roger, In an interview with a
Sioux Falls Press reporter, says he is san
guine OF being reinstated as Indian agent
at the Pine Ridge agency.
Christian Anderson, Of Charles Mix
county, has been bound over to the United
States grand Jury for selling liquor with
out government license
Over 500 government licenses have been
issued in South Dakota during the past
year, which is 23l less in NUM- ber than w as
issued the previous year.
The Sioux Falls Journal says the school
lands in Minnehaha county sold for higher
prices than were received in any other
county in the state.
While John Beatel, of West Union, was
telling tree It caught his leg cutting it
entirely off. The injury was fatal as lie
died the next day. He was a young man,
and leaves a wife and one child
a Walworth county paper is aut hority
for this man sold his son-in.l law one
half Of COW and then refused to divide
the milk, maintaining that he sold the front
half He also required his son-in.law to
provide all the feed the COW consumed and
compelled him to carry oil the water TO
her three times a day. Recently the cow
hooked the old man and now he is suing
the son -in.law for damages.
The Ortonville Headlight publishes the
opinion of one OF her old settlers, now
dying in California, that there is gold TO
lie found in paying Quantities in the hills
west of Milbank.
William Bruce, of Yankton, died on the
3Oth inst, aged 10 years. He had been
resident Of Yankton since 1870.
The Odd Fellows of South Dakota have
raised over S5, 0C0 for the relief Of afflicted
brethren in the drought stricken portion
If the state.
The Sioux Falls Press thinks wheat will
.e .s worsa .. 9. 40 20 per b su.ael by May J. and
>"i ns s> anasSn MON sTsSiegru,n IS author,,y fer
the statement that the charming young
ladies of that place wear onions in their
hats TO keep numerous persistent admirers
at IA distance.
The management of the Lake Madison
Chautauqua assembly has arranged for
cn claI 4 a., 4
speakers of national repute are to be SO.
cured for that occasion.
VIM. McFarlane, for six years gate.
keeper of the Sioux Falls penitentiary
has resigned because his salary was cut
from $50 to s37 per month. Miles Nc
Laughlin, guard, has also resigned for
the same reason
The Indian base ball club Mt Fort
Thompson wants to play the Woonsocket
club on the Fourth OF July. If Woon.
socket celebrates she can secure 100 other
Indians and have bigger show than
Buffalo Bills.
The Union County Leader thinks 1891 is
going to lie the most prosperous year
South Dakota has evef witnessed. 1t
says: ut is the history of ali states that
period of adversely is succeeded by a
period of activity and prosperity"
Governor Mellette certifes to the fact
some miscreant tampered with the school
law, after he had attached his signature
thereto, by erasing the words 'in excess"
and inserting "below any" prohibiting
the purchase Of books "in excess" Of
prices given, etc.
Two small children of A. Norris, at
Pierre had a narrow escape from being
burned to death. They were playing with
matches and set the house on FIRE, and had
crawIed away and hid in one corner of the
room, too badly frightened to make their
whereabouts known. They were finally
rescued and the flames were extinguished
with outdoing u great deal of damage.
Plenty Horses puts his time in ut the
county Jail in smoking cigarettes. He
takes his imprisonment stoically and
looks upon his probable execution in a
matter of fact way that indicates an as
tonishing amount of nerve. The shackles
which were put on his ankles by tho SOL
diers at Fort Meade, were welded and riv-
eted so that they could only be taken off
by fling, which was done Yesterday by
city blacksmith. The prisoner is we'll
educated and spent five years In the Indian
school at Carlisle, Pa. His father is q
well-to-do Indian on the reservation, has
quite herd of cattle and horses which It
is said he will sacrifice to save the life of
his son. John Burns. OF lead wood, 1t 10
said, will appear for Plenty Horses and de.
fend him.
Maggie Bell, a I6-year old girl o; Spear
fish, was poisoned by eating cocoa candy,
but an emetic saved her life.
The date OF holding the encampmsnt Of
the South Dakota Sons ofVeterans has
been changed from tho first week in June
to the third week of May.
II. c. Kennedy, OF Lebanon, the owner
Of the eight-legged calf, has sold the mon
strosity to a Chicago museum man for
8, ,0oC It had two heads. two tails and
eight loga
The veterans Of the Soldiers home have
adopted q resolution Of thanks to Governor
NJ Gillette for his veto Of the bill authorIx-
ing the sale of the home to the United
States government
The pastor Of the NJ. e. church at Mad
ison had just pronounced tho benediction
Sunday evening and said "Amen," when
the electric lights went out Matches
were lighted which enabled the worship
ers to find their wraps and the way to the
church door.
The G. A. r encampmsnt at Yankton
appointed the following ~ board of ad-
whose duty 1t 10 to settle any
difficulty between the several posts. be-
sides other supervising work; M. j.
Wolley, of Yankton; ID. w. Diggs, of NIL
bank; +. w. Lillibrldge, OF Pierre; 8. II.
Jumper, Of Aberdeen. and G. q. Pratt, Of
The veterans also adopted rule
providing that In the future the ann ual en-
campment will Le held only In cities that
have Sons of Veterans camp so that
both organizations can hold their encam D.
ments ut the same time.